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Moonlight Madness Sale and Signing at Stadium Comics – Dec 21st 9-11pm UPDATED!

Published by Kevin on December 11th, 2012 - in Events, News, Store News

On Friday, December 21st two noteworthy events are occurring:

  1. The end of the word, according to some interpretations of the Mayan Calendar.
  2. Our mall – Shoppers World – is making us stay open until 11pm for their annual “Moonlight Madness”

So with those two things in mind, we’re going to have a time-limited BLOWOUT sale at the store on Decemeber 21st from 9pm-11pm!

UPDATED 12/18/2012 – We are finally able to reveal what will be on sale this coming Friday! Remember, that all of these offers will ONLY be in effect from 9pm-11pm. Please don’t ask us to hold any of these items for you before they go on sale.

DOOR CRASHERS!

  • Marvel NOW! Iron Man issues 1 to 4 only $6.99 – You save $10!! Get issue #’s 1 to 4 for less then the price of 2 issues!
  • More door crasher items will be added!

RECENT & BACK ISSUE COMICS!

  • Get 20 NEW or recent comics for only $29.99!! Pick any 20 books you want! Choose from Marvel NOW! The New 52! And More!*
  • Select back issue comics 50 cents each!**

*Some exceptions apply
**When you buy 10 or more books

VARIANT COMICS!!

  • All Scottie Young Baby variants only $2.50 each! Limit 2 per title per customer.
  • All Blank Variant Covers only $2.99 each! Limit 2 per title per customer.
  • All Variant cover comics 50% off!

GRAPHIC NOVELS!

  • All Graphic Novels, hardcovers, & trade paperbacks on sale! From 25% to 80% off!
  • Select Graphic Novels 3 for $20!!
  • Select Graphic Novels 4 for $12!!

TOYS & POSTERS!

  • Select DC Direct Figures only $5.99 each!
  • Select Marvel Comics posters only $3.99 each!

If you’re looking for something to grab for the comic reader or pop-culture junkie in your life, Friday Dec 21st from 9pm-11pm will be the time to pick it up!

Also joining us will be our special guest comic artist ADAM GORHAM! Adam is currently the artist on TEUTON and has made a few very popular art prints over the last year that were well received by our customers. Adam will be on hand to sketch on blank covers for fans, and will also be signing copies of his book TEUTON, and his art prints. You can check out some of Adam’s work over at his blog: http://aprincelydreadful.blogspot.ca/

JUST ADDED – We are very excited to announce that AGNES GARBOWSKA will be returning to Stadium! Agnes is know for her cute illustrations and crafts, and she’ll have some holiday-themed items available at our event! Agnes is well known for her work on Marvel’s SPIDER-HAM and GIRL COMICS, as well as several series she’s created herself such as Waking Up Abbey, Imagination Station, and You, Me and Zombie! She’s also working on the webcomic Boo Bear and Flo. You can check out her work at http://www.mymisiu.com/

Keep watching this page, and our Facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/events/377987962290548 for more details as they become available.

The world may not be ending, but it will remain forever changed after our amazing event and sale!

PS – if you do think the world is ending, come and spend a bunch of money at Stadium first.

See you all there!

Some of Adam Gorham’s more recent prints – The Joker and Punisher vs. Wolverine!

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Movember NOW! All-New X-Men #1 Launch Party November 14th!

Published by Kevin on November 8th, 2012 - in Events, News, Store News

Join us for the release of All-New X-Men #1 on Wednesday November 14th from 10am-9pm and help us raise money for prostate cancer research! We’re going to Donate $1 from the sale of every standard copy of All-New X-Men #1 we sell on Wednesday November 14th to the Movember cause.

We will also be giving away Copies of Uncanny Avengers #1 or A Plus X #1 with a $2 donation to the Movember cause. If you haven’t had a chance to jump onto the Marvel Now! Bandwagon here’s your opportunity to do it while supporting a great cause.

Want Stadium Comics to make a donation to your mustache growing team? Tell us why you deserve the money, post it on Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, or wherever you want and we will choose 2 teams and donate all of the money we raise to them.

Please go to our Facebook Event Page to RSVP or get more details!

Blank Cover Sketchfest!

We’ll also have some great artists on hand to sketch on your blank cover variant of All-New X-Men or any other item you’d like to have sketched on. In fact, we’ve been blessed with EIGHT new blank covers since our last sketch event:

  • ALL NEW X-MEN #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • THOR GOD OF THUNDER #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • X-MEN LEGACY #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • DEADPOOL #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • IRON MAN #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • SWAMP THING #14 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • A PLUS X #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER

Artists currently scheduled to join us are:

  • Vince Sunico (Spent Pencils
  • Daniel Wong (Spent Pencils)
  • Alvaro Cruz (Spent Pencils)
  • Gen Ishihara (Spent Pencils)
  • Marvin Law
  • Adam Gorham
  • Joe Osei Bonsu (Heroes of the World)

All New X-Men Variants!

There will be many variants for sale so make sure you pick up one of our cover packs and save big! The All-New X-Men #1 cover pack is only $14.99 and will include the following covers:

  • ALL NEW X-MEN #1 REGULAR COVER
  • ALL NEW X-MEN #1 UNIMPRESSED DEADPOOL VARIANT COVER
  • ALL NEW X-MEN #1 BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • ALL NEW X-MEN #1 YOUNG BABY VARIANT COVER

Free Stuff!

This wouldn’t be a launch party without free stuff so make sure you come in early and pick up a FREE Lithograph and a FREE Coaster!

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Halloween ComicFest Sale Details, Sketch Covers, and Updates!

Published by Kevin on October 25th, 2012 - in Events, News, Store News

We’ve got some very important updates to share with you regarding our Halloween ComicFest/Free Comic Book Day event this Saturday October 27th at Stadium Comics!

First, we’ve got our Artist Alley Guest List pretty much finalized – it’s going to be HUGE! About 20 different comic creators will be in attendance to sign and sketch for fans – including folks like Ty Templeton, Alex Milne, Adam Gorham, Agnes Garbowska, Spent Pencils, and more! Check out the full guest list here. We’ve also just added Fearless Fred Kennedy to our guest list – who you may know from radio’s Edge 102.1, and TVs Teletoon at Night. He’s also an awesome comic writer! Check out his work at BigSexyComics.com

We’ve also got two book signings – “Horror in the West“, “The Bear Stories“, and “Deep Sea“, featuring the creators of both! More details can be found here.

Second, we’ve finally got details on our MASSIVE in-store sale. Here’s what you need to know:

  • 25% off US Cover on all regular priced Hardcovers, Trade Paperbacks, and Graphic Novels. If it’s not in stock, we’ll order it in for you at the sale price!
  • Up to 75% offa HUGE selection of Marvel and DC Hardcovers, Trade Paperbacks, and Graphic Novels.
    • These books will be priced 3 for $12, 2 for $12, and 2 for $20.
  • 25% off Selected Action Figures, Toys, and Statues. Some items are excluded, check in store.
  • No Tax on all CGC Graded Comics
  • Buy 1 get 1 FREE on Selected Recent Back Issues. Some titles are excluded, check in store.
  • Older Back Issues in our bargain bin – $1 Each!
  • Buy 1 get 1 FREE on all Posters!

Finally, we have something really special to share with you. We had Spent Pencils’ Vince Sunico create some AMAZING sketch covers that will be available starting at 10am the morning of our event on Saturday October 27th. Full details of how you can own one of these extremely limited and one of a kind comic books can be found below. There are a limited number available, shown below. Click on the image to see a higher-res version.

Vince Sunico Exclusive Sketch Covers

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These original sketch cover comics will be available for sale at our store starting at 10:00 am on Saturday October 27th.

These sketches will be sold on a first come, first served basis; you have to be at the store to pick one up! They will sell for $29.99 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 by any of the artists attending, including Vince!

In addition to all of the above, remember that FREE COMICS will be distributed during this event, while supplies last! Click here to see them all, or watch this handy video we made that shows each of the comics included in this promotion!

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Halloween ComicFest & Free Comic Book Day – Saturday October 27th!

Published by Kevin on October 20th, 2012 - in Events, News, Store News

Who says Free Comic Book Day should just be held once a year, anyways? Join us at Stadium Comics on Saturday October 27th from 10am-6pm for our first annual Halloween Free Comic Book Day, held in conjunction with Halloween ComicFest!

RSVP TO OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE!

Free Comic Book Day is a day to celebrate comics as a great literary and visual art form for people of all ages – and now it’s going to have a Halloween twist! Visit this link to see a list of books that will be given away for absolutely FREE on the 27th, including characters like Batman, Spider-Man, Ninja Turtles, Avengers, Ghostbusters, and MORE!

We are going to be celebrating the day with lots of giveaways, exciting discounts, and an AMAZING lineup of artists to sketch and sign for fans!Currently scheduled to join us are:

Ty Templeton worked on these two Halloween ComicFest Free Comics!

TY TEMPLETON – One of Canada’s pre-eminent comic book creators, Ty Has written, pencilled, and inked on countless titles for DC, Marvel, and many other publishers. Ty also runs “Ty Templeton’s Comic Book Bootcamp”, where he teaches up and coming creators the ins and outs of the comic industry!
***Ty will be signing two Halloween Free Comic Book Day titles he has worked on: BATMAN ADVENTURES from DC Comics, and ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN from Marvel Comics!***

ALEX MILNE – has worked on several titles for IDW’s Transformers series. Currently he’s working on the “Transformers: More than Meets the Eye” ongoing title.

AGNES GARBOWSKA – cute artwork enjoyed by all ages, Agnes has worked on Marvel Comics titles “Girl Comics”, and “Spider-Ham”. She also has many original series she is currently working on such as “You, Me, and Zombie”, “Imagination Station”, and “Waking Up Abbey” to name just a few.

SPENT PENCILS – The Greater Toronto area’s largest collective of artists, the Spent Pencils crew is always a fan favourite at Stadium and conventions across North America! Joining us will be VINCE SUNICO, GERARD DE LA COSTA, ALVARO CRUZ, and KEVIN BRIONES

ADAM GORHAM – is the artist of the gritty medieval tale ‘Teuton’ Previously Adam made quite an impression with his graphic novel adaptation of Canadian indie film ‘The Vampire Conspiracy’, and has also contributed to the Western Horror anthology “Horror in the West”.

MARVIN LAW – a fan favourite at Stadium Comics, bring him a Pepsi and he’ll talk to you about the comic industry and wresting for hours on end. Oh, and he’s an awesome comic artist as well!

Horror in the West Book Signing!

**HORROR IN THE WEST Book Signing**
“Horror in the West” is a horror anthology featuring eleven stories that combine the mysticism of the Old West with demons, zombies, aliens, and blood-curdling storytelling. PHIL McCLOREY, BRIAN EVINOU, SHANE HERON, and DAN SIMON will be joining us to sign for fans! Adam Gorham and Marvin Law also contributed pinups for this book.

**DEEP SEA Book Launch/Signing**
This Halloween a story will rise from the murky ocean about the depths of human depravity, self loathing, and ingenuity. Writer/Stadium Employee RICKY LIMA and Illustrator DAVID BISHOP (Creator of STRANGER) will be on hand to sign copies of their comic.

**THE BEAR STORIES Signing**
Everyone loves cute cuddly bears right? Well if you aren’t easily offended step on up and pick up a copy of “The Bear Stories”! What if the world’s most inconsiderate and rude being was – a cuddly bear! GEORGE TODOROVSKI and CHRIS HATZOPOULOS will be on hand to sign copies of their book. George and Chris will also have other merchandise for sale!

**SALE!**
This will be one of our biggest sales of the year. If you know us and Free Comic Book Day – you know that we like putting LOTS on sale. Check back for more details as we get closer to the event!

**MORE INFO COMING SOON**

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Batman #0 Blank Cover Release Party – September 12, 2012!

Published by Kevin on September 3rd, 2012 - in Events, Store News

Batman #0 by Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder

Join us on Wednesday September 12, 2012 as we celebrate the release of the Batman #0 Blank Cover which will be available as part of DC’s “We Can Be Heroes” Campaign!

Comic fans everywhere have patiently awaited official blank covers from DC Comics – and now they’re finally here! Batman #0 is the first in a monthly series of Blank Covers.

Blank covers are perfect for getting your favourite comic artist to sketch on. You have an opportunity to get your very own, one-of-a-kind cover sketched on by two of our favourite artists on Wednesday, September 12th: Alex Milne and Adam Gorham!

ALEX MILNE is well known in the comics industry for his amazing work with everyone’s favourite robots – The Transformers. Alex has worked on several Transformers titles for IDW comics such as ‘The Reign of Starscream’, ‘Tales of the Fallen’, ‘Drift’, and most recently he is the artist on the ongoing Transformers comic ‘More than Meets the Eye’. **ALEX WILL BE AT STADIUM FROM 10AM-4pm**

To see some of Alex’s work check out his deviantART page: http://markerguru.deviantart.com/

ADAM GORHAM is the artist of the gritty medieval tale ‘Teuton’, which he produces in conjunction with Fearless Fred Kennedy, now on its second volume. Previously Adam made quite an impression with his graphic novel adaptation of the Canadian indie film ‘The Vampire Conspiracy’. Lately, Adam has impressed people with his exclusive limited print tributes to “The Dark Knight Rises”. **ADAM WILL BE AT STADIUM FROM 4PM-8PM**
Adam’s Art Portfolio: http://adamgorham.daportfolio.com/
Adam’s Dark Knight Print: http://aprincelydreadful.blogspot.ca/2012/07/batman-prints.html

We’ll also be having a sale!

  • $1 on selected DC Comics “New52″ back issues
  • up to 75% off selected DC Comics Hardcover and Trade Paperbacks – lots available at 3 for $12, 2 for $12, and 2 for $20!
  • More sale items coming!

About “We can be Heroes”
The We Can Be Heroes Blank Variant cover editions will feature a wraparound blank cover printed on heavy cover stock with a matte finish, with the We Can Be Heroes banner at the top. One DC Comics title will be offered with a We Can Be Heroes Blank Variant cover edition each month for twelve months, starting in September 2013. For every variant edition sold, $1.00 will go to benefit the people of the Horn of Africa.

For more information on the We Can Be Heroes campaign, visit www.wecanbeheroes.org.

The regular cover to Batman #0 will also be available :)

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Dark Knight Rises Day at Stadium Comics – Thursday July 19th

Published by Kevin on July 13th, 2012 - in Events, News, Store News
Batman Earth One Special Preview Edition

Batman Earth One Special Preview Edition – FREE at Stadium Comics Thursday July 19th

Stadium Comics has declared Thursday, July 19th to be DARK KNIGHT RISES DAY, in honour of Christopher Nolan’s final installment in his Batman trilogy, which comes out at Midnight that day. We’ve got a full day of Bat-fun prepared for you, both in-store and at local movie theaters!

Free Stuff – Get it while you can!
To celebrate, starting at 10am on July 19th we will be handing out FREE COPIES of “Batman: Earth One Special Preview Edition”, which features the first chapter of the highly anticipated graphic novel Batman Earth One written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank, as well as a preview of “Batman Vol. 1 The Court of Owls”, the New York Times #1 best-selling graphic novel collection of the hit series written by Scott Snyder and illustrated by Greg Capullo!

In addition to the comic books, there will be FREE Batman pins to give away. Both the comic and pin are available only while supplies last, and are limited to one per customer. So try to get here early if you can!

Sale!
We’re also going to be putting on sale approximately one thousand just-received Batman and DC Comics trade paperbacks and graphic novels at up to 75% off the regular price! Those who frequent our events will tell you that we NEVER have Batman and DC collections priced this low – now is your chance!

All posters in the store will also be Buy 1 get 1 Free.

UPDATED – Sketches in store from 10am-9pm
Fan favourites Vince Sunico of Spent Pencils Studio, and Marvin Law will be joining us at Stadium Comics to sketch the Dark Knight – or any other character you’d like – from 10am-5pm. After 5pm Vince and Marvin move to the Movie Theater (see below)

From 5pm-9pm there will be lots of sketching action featuring the talents of  Adam Gorham, Paris Alleyne, Aaron Ong, Kevin Briones, and Daniel Wong!

Evening – Stadium at the Movies!
We’ve also partnered up with Cineplex Entertainment to bring the Stadium Comics experience to the theaters once again for Dark Knight Rises! We’ll be at Silver City Brampton (Hwy 410/Bovaird) from 6pm-Midnight along with Vince Sunico, Arnold Trinidad, and Marvin Law.

  • JUST ADDED – Also appearing at the theater will be Spent Pencil’s Artists Alvaro Cruz and Gemal Plummer!

***UPDATE – Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, our appearance at Cineplex Courtneypark 16 has been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience!***

The day wraps up with you enjoying The Dark Knight Rises at midnight. Not a bad day, all in all. Free Comics, a commemorative pin, cool Batman trade paperbacks, a sketch or two, and the end of an era for Batman.

We hope to see you all there!

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Walking Dead #100 Release Party July 11th with Vince Sunico!

Published by Kevin on July 5th, 2012 - in Comic News, Events, Store News

This Wednesday, July 11th sees the release of The Walking Dead #100 with multiple covers. Of course, we felt a need to celebrate the occasion, so we will do it in traditional Stadium Comics style, featuring our guest for the day Vince Sunico and an awesome gallery of Zombie Sketch Covers! (see below).

Did you know that Stadium fan favourite Vince Sunico has worked for Cryptozoic Entertainment as a sketch card artist on their Walking Dead Trading Cards? That makes him the perfect guest for our Walking Dead #100 release party! Here are some examples of his work:

We had such a great time offering up the unique, one-of-a-kind blank cover sketches for our Avengers vs. X-Men and Free Comic Book day events, that we had Vince work on some new, Zombie-themed covers for this event! Since there are no Walking Dead blanks available, we went with a Marvel Zombies theme. Full details of how you can own one of these extremely limited comic books can be found below. Click on the image to see a higher-res version.

Vince Sunico Zombie Sketch Covers

Wolverine Zombie sketch by Vince Sunico Spider-man Zombie sketch by Vince Sunico
scarlet spider zombie by Vince Sunico punisher zombie by Vince Sunico ms marvel zombie by Vince Sunico
hulk zombie by Vince Sunico captian america zombie by Vince Sunico daredevil zombie by Vince Sunico

These covers will be available for sale at our store starting at 10:00 am on Wednesday July 11th.

These sketches will be sold on a first come, first served basis; you have to be at the store to pick one up! They will sell for $25 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!

Vince will be in-store sketching for fans from 10am-7pm!
Just added – Marvin Law will also be joining us from 10am-7pm!

In addition to the sketch covers, remember that Walking Dead #100 is out with 9 different covers! Click here to see them all. Available for purchase on July 11th will be:

  • WALKING DEAD #100 CHROMIUM COVER
  • WALKING DEAD #100 WRAP COVER (Charlie Adlard)
  • WALKING DEAD #100 COVER A (Charlie Adlard)
  • WALKING DEAD #100 COVER B (Marc Silvestri)
  • WALKING DEAD #100 COVER C (Frank Quitely)
  • WALKING DEAD #100 COVER D (Todd McFarlane)
  • WALKING DEAD #100 COVER E (Sean Phillips)
  • WALKING DEAD #100 COVER F (Bryan Hitch)
  • WALKING DEAD #100 COVER G (Ryan Ottley)

For those who have not already pre-ordered them, we will have a limited number of sets of all 9 covers available for $44.99. On July 11th only, those who buy the set of 9 covers at the regular price will receive a free “Marvel Zombies: The Covers” hardcover. Those who have already pre-paid for their Walking Dead set can purchase the hardcover for only $10, if they so choose.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

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Stadium Comics partners with theaters for Amazing Spider-Man Premiere events!

Published by Kevin on June 29th, 2012 - in Events, Store News

The Amazing Spider-Man hits the big screen on Monday July 2nd here in Canada – which is a holiday – and we will be at TWO theaters this time to help spread the word about how awesome comic books are, and how they are a great companion to the film! Joining us to help get that message out will be some very talented artists – including the Spent Pencils crew!

We’ll be at Silver City Brampton (Trinity Common Mall 410/Bovaird) on Monday July 2nd from 6pm-12am. Amazing Spider-Man will be premiering there EARLY starting at 8:00pm. You can click here for tickets.

We’ll be at AMC Courtney Park 16 (Hurontario/Courtneypark) in Mississauga on Monday July 2nd from 6pm-12am. Amazing Spider-Man will have 4 midnight showings there. Click here for tickets.

At each theater we will have some comics and t-shirts on sale, and will be giving away prizes all night! We’ll also have plenty of blank cover comics available for the artists to sketch on.

Joining us to sketch at the theaters will be the Spent Pencils crew: Vince Sunico, Arnold Trinidad, Daniel Wong, Aaron Ong, Alvaro Cruz, and Kevin Briones. Fan favourite Marvin Law will also be attending, as will the very talented Paris Alleyne.

We’ve also just added Adam Gorham to the list of attending artists. Hooray!

Appearing at Silver City Brampton will be:

  • Vince Sunico
  • Arnold Trinidad
  • Marvin Law
  • Norm Antonio from Heroes In Tights

Appearing at AMC Courtneypark will be:

  • Daniel Wong
  • Alvaro Cruz
  • Aaron “Maddsketch” Ong
  • Kevin Briones
  • Paris Alleyne
  • Adam Gorham

To see some of the Spent Pencils artists’ work, visit SpentPencils.com
To see Marvin Law’s work visit: marvin000.deviantArt.com
To see Paris Alleyne’s work visit: young-art.deviantArt.com
To see Adam Gorham’s work visit adamgorham.daportfolio.com

Hope to see you all there!

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Hero Initiative Event Sale Details!

Published by Kevin on June 21st, 2012 - in Events, News, Store News

We’re just a couple of days away from four talented comic artists (Ken Lashley, Leonard Kirk, Agnes Garbowska, and Richard Zajac) coming out to Stadium to sketch and sign for a great cause! The event runs on Saturday June 23rd from 10am-6pm. Head over to this page for details on the attending artists. For more info on the Hero Initiative visit www.HeroInitiative.org

To thank everyone for coming out to support Hero’s cause, we will be putting most of the store on sale! Take a look at these deals:

 

In-Store Specials

  • 25% off all Reg. Priced Trade Paperbacks and Hardcovers!
  • up to 75% off selected Marvel Trade Paperbacks and Hardcovers!
  • 25% off Recent Back Issues!
  • 25% off selected Action Figures!
  • $1 for older Back Issues!
  • T-Shirts regularly $19.99 each, now 2 for $30!
  • Posters: Buy one get one Free!

Available in Limited Quantities:

  • Black Panther “Deadliest of the Species” TPB by Ken Lashley – $4.99
  • “Fall of the New Mutants” Hardcover by Leonard Kirk – $9.99
  • Girl Comics Hardcover by Agnes Garbowska – $9.99
  • Several Comics with art by Ken Lashley, Leonard Kirk, Agnes Garbowska, and Richard Zajac will be available
  • A big selection of Blank Covers will be available to those looking for a sketch on a comic!

Hero Initiative Merchandise

  • There will be some excellent deals on Hero Initiative merchandise! Proceeds  from the sale of these items will go to the Hero Initiative. If you have any Hero “100 Project” Books, be sure to bring them along to get them signed by the artists in attendance!


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Hero Initiative Signing and Fundraiser Saturday June 23!

Published by Kevin on June 11th, 2012 - in Events, Store News

We are pleased to announce our next event and signing which will happen on Saturday, June 23rd 2012. This signing will be a fundraiser for the HERO Initiative, and we are super excited about the lineup of artists that will be joining us:

Ken Lashley – Comic book artist on numerous titles such as Blackhawks, Flash, Black Panther, Deadpool, X-Men, Batwing, and more! Plus lots of Star Wars related work for Hasbro, Lucasfilm, and LucasArts!

Ken’s Blog
List of books Ken has worked on

Leonard Kirk – Comic book artist on numerous titles such as X-Factor, X-Men, Supergirl, Superman, Sigil, Star Trek, New Mutants, Incredible Hulk, Aquaman, JSA, and more!

Leonard’s Blog
List of books Leonard has worked on

Richard Zajac – Inker on a number of projects including The Huntress, G.I. Joe, Soulfire and more! Richard also has contributed pencils to Hero Initiative books, and Thoughtless!

Richard’s DeviantART page
Richard’s Website

Agnes Garbowska - a fan favourtie at Stadium, Agnes has worked on several projects for Marvel Comics including Girl Comics and Spider-Ham. She also is the creator of several titles such as Waking Up Abbey, Imagination Station, and You, Me, and Zombie! Agnes contributes regularly to Saturday Morning Webtoons as the artist on Boo Bear and Flo.

Agnes’ Website
Saturday Morning Webtoons

Each artist will be sketching to raise money for Hero. There will be blank covers available for people to have sketched on, and there will be some really cool Hero Initiative merchandise, such as the Ultimate Spider-Man 100 project, the Hulk 100 project, and the Wolverine 100 project comics – which some of the artists that are attending have worked on!

We’ll also hold some raffles, and a big sale on merchandise inside the store!

What is the Hero Initiative? Click Here to visit their website

The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays’ creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.

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