Thanos is searching the universe for the Infinity Gems in an attempt to rule over the Cosmos.
Stadium Comics is hosting a Heroclix Tournament this Thursday to help stop Thanos in his tracks.
This tournament is for month 4 of the Heroclix Infinity Gauntlet series. There will be a $12 buy-in for 4 Avengers Gravity Feed boosters plus the Time Gem and as always there will be the standard IG prizes in addtion to Stadium Comics prizes and fellowships.
Registration is from 5:30pm – 6pm on Thursday the 24th of May at Stadium Comics, Shoppers World, Brampton and the tournament is to be played at Teddy n Me also located in Shoppers World down the main hall from Stadium Comics.
Come one, come all and have a fun evening of Heroclix at Teddy n Me in Shoppers World sponsored by Stadium Comics.
We’re putting together a lot of information about Free Comic Book Day here in this one post for easy access to any and all the info you need about our event which happens right here at Stadium Comics on Saturday May 5th!
Q. What is Free Comic Book Day and why should I visit Stadium Comics on May 5th?
A. Free Comic Book Day is held on the first Saturday of May every year. Participating comic stores all across North America give away comics for FREE to anyone who enters there store on that day.
Free Comic Book Day is meant to promote and celebrate comic books as great literature for all ages, and a true art form.
Stadium Comics runs one of the largest Free Comic Book Day events in Canada. In addition to the free comics, the Brampton, Ontario comic shop brings in several guest artists and creators to sign and sketch for fans. Combined with the raffles and contests, and their biggest sale of the year, Free Comic Book Day at Stadium is one event that you don’t want to miss!
Q. When is Free Comic Book Day?
A. Free Comic Book Day runs from 9:30am-6pm on Saturday, May 5th.
Q. Who will be attending as guests?
A. We have about a dozen creators showing up! They will be able to sketch and sign books for people in attendance. Go to our website http://www.freecomicbookday.ca/guests.html for all the details!
Marcus To – DC Comics’ “Red Robin”, “The Huntress”, “Batwing”, more!
“Fearless” Fred Kennedy – “Teuton” Graphic Novel, Edge 102.1, Teletoon at Night
Adam Gorham – “Teuton” Graphic Novel, “The Vampire Conspiracy”
Shaun Hatton – G4TV’s Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run
Vince Sunico – Spent Pencils Studio
George Todorovski and Chris Hatzopoulos – “The Bear Stories”
Cris De Lara – Pinup Artist and Digital Painter
Paris Alleyne – Independent artist
Chris Leung – Co-creator of “The Misadventures of Mal and Lot”
Luca Baldassarra – Co-creator of the “Shadowlines” comic
David Bishop – Artist and writer of zombie survival tale “Stranger”.
Norm Antonio – Costume Designer from Heroes in Tights
Daniel Goodland – Sandtrooper from the 501st Legion
Q. What Books can I have for Free?
A. Great question! We’ve provided this handy little video for you below which shows all of the books that will be available on Free Comic Book Day. You can also check out the Free Comic Book Day website for info on each book.
Q. What’s the deal with the one-of-a-kind sketch covers that will be for sale?
A. The deal is that they are AWESOME. No seriously, they are! Check out this page for all the info on the limited sketch cover comics for sale starting at 9:30am Saturday May 5th. Cost is $25 each, limit one per person. First come, first served. Contributing artists are Marcus To, Vince Sunico, Paris Alleyne, Alex Milne, and Adam Gorham. Here’s a small sample:
Red Robin blank sketch cover comic by Marcus To
Q. BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR, you say? Give me details!
A. That’s right – it doesn’t get bigger than this! Free Comic Book Day has become like the “Black Friday” of comic book sales. Here’s what we are doing to make it worth the trip out to Stadium on May 5th:
25% off all regular priced Graphic Novels, Hardcovers, and Trade Paperbacks – If we are out of stock of the book you are looking for, we’ll special order it for you at the sale price! (Prepayment required on special orders)
Up to 75% off a huge selection of Marvel Comics Graphic Novels, Hardcovers, and Trade Paperbacks
50% off recent Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, Image, IDW and Indy back issue comics
25% off recent DC “New 52″ back issue comics
25% off all regular priced Action Figures, Toys, and Statues
Up to 50% off selected regular priced Posters
Geek T-Shirts – 2 for $35
NO TAX on all in-stock CGC Graded Books
DOORCRASHERS Premium Pack #1 – Spider-Man & X-Men
$100 worth of Comic Books and Graphic Novels for only $9.99!
Premium Pack #2 – Marvel Universe
$100 worth of Comic Books and Graphic Novels for only $9.99!
Death of Spider-Man Set
Ultimate Spider-Man #153 to #160 + Ultimate Fallout #4 (2 covers)
$40 worth of Comic Books for only $4.99!
Avengers 0.1 FCBD
Q. The AVENGERS movie comes out the same weekend as Free Comic Book Day. How will you celebrate both?
A. We’re super excited about the Avengers Movie coming out. As part of our promotion for Free Comic Book Day we have partnered with AMC Theaters to give away prizes and have a Free Comic Book Day preview at the Avengers Movie Marathon and Midnight Screenings at AMC Courtneypark 16 in Missisauga on Thursday May 3rd! Joining us will be Spent Pencils artists Vince Sunico and Arnold Trinidad. You can find out all the details here.
There’s also a pretty awesome Avengers 0.1 Age of Ultron Free Comic Book that will be available at Stadium on May 5th!
Q. Will there be people dressed up in costume?
A. Yes! Norm Antonio will be here with some friends showing off his latest superhero designs from Heroes in Tights, as will Daniel Goodland in his Sand Trooper costume. We hope some of YOU show up in costume as well! We’ll be holding a contest all day long at the store that will award prizes to the folks wearing the best costumes!
Q. What else can we expect on Free Comic Book Day?
A. Aside from the free comics, awesome deals, and the chance to chat with or get a sketch from some of the most talented artists working in comics today – we’ll have prizes to give away, balloons for the kids, and people dressed up in superhero costumes!
“And lo there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest comic shop and movie theater chain found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Stadium/AMC alliance was born – to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! Heed the call, then—for now, the Avengers Assemble!”
Lame, I know… but we are super excited to be partnering with the AMC Courtney Park 16 Theater in Mississauga for their Avengers Marathon and midnight release event!
AMC is showing a marathon of all of the recent marvel movies leading up to the midnight release of The Avengers. We’re going to have tables set up selling Avengers-related comics, and giving away awesome prizes to the people who will be in attendance at any of the Avengers screenings or marathon screenings going on that day!
If that wasn’t enough, Vince Sunico and Arnold Trinidad from Spent Pencils will be coming along with us to sketch the night away on blank covers of Avengers comics, and other books! Here’s a look at what Vince did for our last Avengers-related event at our store.
Ballots for prizes will be available starting at 11am, with Vince and Arnold joining us around 6pm.
Here’s what’s coming into Stadium Comics on Wednesday April 18, 2012. Be sure to sign up to our weekly newsletter to get this info sent straight to your inbox every week!
DC Comics brings us Batman #8 – a prelude to the Night of the Owls crossover event, as well as Justice League #8.
Marvel is putting out their highly anticipated Issue #2 of Avengers vs. X-Men. Issues #0 and #1 have been flying off shelves! We also see the release of Wolverine and the X-Men #9, which is an AVX tie in book this month.
In terms of smaller press we have issue 2 of the superb Jonathan Hickman book “Manhattan Projects”, TMNT “Leonardo” microseries, and issue #96 of The Walking Dead!
Plus, a ton of awesome new T-shirts!
Keep an eye out on our YouTube channel for Unboxing Wednesdays #77, where we will unbox this shipment in front of the cameras for your viewing pleasure! That episode should be online sometime on Thursday.
Remember that Stadium Comics offers a free subscription program! Start your pull list today, and manage your subscription online, and save money while you do it! Check out all the new books below: (more…)
Uniqlo is offering people who live in the UK the chance to win tickets to the exclusive European Premiere of the new Avengers movie at Westfield London! We’ve been asked to share the information, and the opportunity to win, with our site visitors and web show viewers who reside in the UK.
Assemble right here at uniqlo.com for the chance to win tickets to attend the European premiere of Avengers assemble.
Written and directed by Joss Whedon of Buffy the vampire slayer and Firefly fame – Avengers assemble follows S.H.I.E.L.D’s Nick Fury’s formation of The Avengers: a superhero collective comprising of The Hulk, Iron man, Thor and Captain America to fight an enemy which threatens the safety of the world.
Fill in the form below to be in with a chance to rub shoulders with super heroes and galactic royalty and witness the formation of the legendary Avengers in full 3D at its European premiere in Westfield London.
We recently gave one of our favourite artists Vince Sunico some advance copies of Marvel’s Avengers vs. X-Men blank variants so he could get some sketches done on them in advance of our Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Launch party Tuesday night from 6pm-9pm.
He just emailed us scans of his work – and we were BLOWN AWAY! Click on each image to see a larger version.
These covers will be available for sale at our store starting at 8pm on Tuesday evening, along with all of the other covers of Avengers vs. X-Men #1. Vince Sunico will also be in-store doing custom sketches on blank covers for people in addition to these covers he’s done in advance. Make sure you come in and pick one up, or get your own sketch and see Vince bring your idea to life! Vince will be at the store around 6pm.
These sketches will be sold on a first come first serve basis; you have to be at the store to pick one up! They will sell for $20 each. Please don’t try to reserve one over the phone or via email. These particular covers will be limited to 1 per customer, although you are more than welcome to get additional custom blank covers sketched on at our event!
Also attending the event will be Transformers artist Alex Milne, and independent artist Marvin Law. Alex has also completed a bunch of sketch covers in advance, and we’ll have pictures of those soon!
There will be lots of opportunities for sketches! And don’t forget that we’ll have freebies such as posters, pins, and other prizes!
Here’s what’s coming into Stadium Comics on Wednesday March 28, 2012. Be sure to sign up to our weekly newsletter to get this info sent straight to your inbox every week!
DC Comics brings us Batman: The Dark Knight #7, as well as the spectacular Flash #7.
Marvel brings the heat this week with the highly anticipated Issue #0 of Avengers vs. X-Men. The even more highly anticipated Avengers vs. X-Men #1 launches next Tuesday at 8pm at our Launch Party!
In terms of smaller press we have New Deadwardians #1 from Vertigo, Magic the Gathering #3, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8. Oh! And how can we forget The Walking Dead #95?
Keep an eye out on our YouTube channel for Unboxing Wednesdays #74, where we will unbox this shipment in front of the cameras for your viewing pleasure! That episode should be online sometime on Thursday.
Remember that Stadium Comics offers a free subscription program! Start your pull list today, and manage your subscription online, and save money while you do it! Check out all the new books below: (more…)
As part of our upcoming Avengers vs X-Men Launch Party event on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 we are excited to offer the opportunity to get a sketch on a blank “Avengers vs X-Men #1″ comic by one of our attending artists – Alex Milne, Vince Sunico, and Marvin Law, and then have it recognized and graded as an authentic Signature Series book by CGC!
We have a limited number of slots available for this event, so please Contact Us if you are interested and let us know what character you’d like a sketch of, and which artist you’d like to do the sketch. Payment may be required in advance and can be made in-store or using paypal.
The cost is $75. Included in that price is:
1 blank comic book (You can choose from Avengers vs. X-Men #1, or from any other of our in-stock blank covers!)
1 Head Sketch of a character of your choice, by either Alex, Marvin, or Vince (your choice!)
A CGC Authorized Witness to verify your sketch.
Delivery of your completed sketch cover to CGC, and back to Stadium.
Grading service provided by CGC.
In addition, since Alex Milne will be in attendance, this is a great opportunity to get your issues of IDW’s Transformers books featuring Alex’s artwork signed and recognized as an authentic Signature Series book! The cost for this is $40 and includes:
1 signature from Alex Milne on a comic that you provide
A CGC Authorized Witness to verify your signature.
Delivery of your signed comic to CGC, and back to Stadium.
Grading service provided by CGC.
Click here for more information on CGC and their Signature Series. Please note that this is just an optional service we are offering to those interested. Customers attending our launch party can still get sketches and signatures from artists outside of this CGC program.
Recently, Marvel asked comic shops to choose sides for the upcoming Avengers vs. X-Men event. Then each store would get merchandise, variants, and giveaways for the team that they chose. We decided to make our choice a little more “dramatic”…
We held a Press Conference at Stadium Comics concerning which team the store will be supporting as part of the upcoming Avengers vs. X-Men series, which is the comic event of the summer!
Also we announced our Avengers vs X-Men #1 Launch party, set to take place on Tuesday April 3rd from 6pm-9pm. It will feature an early release date for Issue #1, cool giveaways, exclusive variants, big savings, and awesome comic artists! Check out http://www.stadiumcomics.com/2012/03/18/avengers-vs-x-men-launch-party-on-tue… for more details!
Thought we’d have a little fun and put on this press conference for everyone. No actual offense meant to Brian Michael Bendis – he’s actually a really good writer Hope you all enjoy!
Join us at Stadium Comics for our Avengers vs. X-Men Launch party on Tuesday April 3rd from 6pm-9pm and grab your copy of Avengers vs. X-Men, what many are saying will be the start of the comic event of the year, a day early!
We’ll have some comic artists on hand to sketch on blank covers of issue #1, or any other book of your choosing. Along with that we’ll have some giveaways of X-Men Team pins and X-Men team posters – to go along with our decision to support the X-Men during this event!
In addition, there will be exclusive Avengers vs. X-Men #1 variants available, and a BIG SALE!!
All the action gets underway at 6pm when comic artists Alex Milne, Vince Sunico, and Marvin Law arrive to start sketching! You can read more info about them below. For those interested – we will be witnessing for CGC Signature Series books at this event. We will be posting more info on this soon.
Then, Avengers vs. X-Men #1 will go on sale at 8pm!
Hope you all enjoy!
