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Everything you need to know about Free Comic Book Day this Saturday!

Published by Kevin on May 2nd, 2013 - in Comic News, Events, News, Store News
Free Comic Book Day will be on Sat. May 4th, 2013

Free Comic Book Day will be on Sat. May 4th, 2013

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 4th!

Q. What is Free Comic Book Day and why should I visit Stadium Comics on May 4th?
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 4th at Stadium Comics. Here’s our address:
Stadium Comics
Shoppers World Mall
Brampton, Ontario L6Y 1N7
905-451-3751

Q. Do I need to line up early?
A. In past years, we’ve had free comics well into the afternoon, but it’s hard to predict and the best free comic offerings go early. Also, our DOORCRASHER items below are very limited, and you’ll want to be there early for those. HELPFUL HINT – the mall generally opens their entrances at 8am!

Q. Who will be attending as guests?
A. We have about 16 creators showing up! They will be able to sketch and sign books for people in attendance. Visit http://www.stadiumcomics.com/fcbd for all the details!

  • Ken Lashley – DC Comics’ Cover Artist, “Black Panther”, “Flash” (2pm to 6pm only)
  • Marcus To – “Cyborg 009″ and DC Comics’ “Red Robin”, “The Huntress”, “Batwing”, more!
  • Ty Templeton – Marvel Comics’ “Ultimate Spider-Man (animated)”, Batman Animated titles!
  • Adam Gorham – “Teuton” Graphic Novel, “Undertow”, “The Vampire Conspiracy”
  • Agnes Garbowska – “My Little Pony”, “Spider-Ham”, “You Me and Zombie”,
  • Vince Sunico – “Shrugged” and “Jirni” Exclusive Covers, Spent Pencils Studio
  • Joe Osei Bonsu – Spent Pencils Studio
  • J Aaron Ong – Spent Pencils Studio
  • Alvaro Cruz – Spent Pencils Studio
  • Gemal Plummer – Spent Pencils Studio
  • Mark Williams – Spent Pencils Studio
  • Gen Ishihara – Spent Pencils Studio
  • Shane Heron – “Black Hole Hunters Club”, “Mike Gorbsmith”, “Horror in the West”
  • David Bishop – “Stranger”, “Deep Sea”, “Squirrels”, “Of Stone”
  • George Todorovski – “The Bear Stories”
  • Paris Alleyne – Independent artist

Q. Can I get them to sign books/sketch for me?
A. Of course! Guests will be happy to sign books. For sketches, please ask the artist in person. Depending on the guest, there may be a fee/donation required for a sketch. Guests will also have merchandise and awesome art prints for sale!

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. How many comics can I get for Free?
A. We ask that you only take 5 comics per person, and that you not take multiples of issues. Also, and this is important – you must be here in person to pick up the free books, we can’t let you take some for your friend or relative at home. We do this to be fair to the people that have actually come out to show their support, and so that as many people as possible who come to Stadium can enjoy free books!

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 4th. Cost is $29.99 each, limit one per person. First come, first served. Contributing artists are Vince Sunico, Paris Alleyne, and our very own Tiffany Medeiros! Here’s are some samples of what will be available from Vince Sunico:


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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 4th:
IMPORTANT: All sales exclude new releases, and items on hold in customers’ pull boxes

  • 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 Discounted Marvel and DC Graphic Novels, Hardcovers, and Trade Paperbacks These are marked as:
    • 2 for $12
    • 3 for $12
    • 2 for $20
    • PLUS! Spend $50 on the above discounted books and get a free discount book!! (up to $11.99 value) Excludes Doorcrasher books
  • 50% off recent Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, Image, IDW and Indy back issue comics, PLUS: buy 20 or more, pay only $1 each! Reg price up to $4.25 only, this excludes “Batman” and “Amazing Spider-Man”.
  • 20% off Selected regular priced Action Figures, Toys, and Statues
  • 50% off all regular priced Variants
  • 50% off all regular priced Blank Covers
  • NO TAX on all in-stock CGC Books
  • $9.99 for all regular priced Posters
    PLUS: 2 for $15, 3 for $20!
  • $9.99 for selected discount T-Shirts (prices as marked)

Q. What about these Doorcrashers?
A. They are amazing, they are awesome, and they are extremely limited! You’ll want to get here early for these guys. Once they’re gone they’re gone. Limit 1 of each doorcrasher per person.

DOORCRASHERS (Click to see the video!)
1. X-Statix Omnibus Regular $140 CDN, Now only $29.99!
2. Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Regular $140 CDN, Now only $29.99!
3. X-Men by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee Omnibus Regular $140 CDN, Now only $29.99!
4. Wolverine by Jason Aaron Omnibus Regular $113 CDN, Now only $29.99!
5. Iron Man Extremis Pack Regular $54 CDN Now $9.99
6. Death of Ultimate Spider-Man pack Regular $88 CDN Now only $19.99!
7. Carnage Family Feud Pack Regular $28 CDN Now only $4.99
8. Brian K Vaughan Saga/Logan Pack Reg $40 CDN Now only $7.49!
9. Marvel Now #1s Pack Regular $55 CDN, now only $9.99!
10. Stadium Variants/All 52 Free Comics Pack – Buy our Stadium variants for $17.99, get EVERY FCBD book FREE! First 20 customers only!

Q. It’s also “May the Fourth” – how will you be celebrating that?
A. MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU! We’re excited that FCBD and Star Wars day are going to be on the same day. We’ve got some costumed Star Wars characters from the 501st Legion that will be showing up for photo opportunities, and the guys from Teddy N’ Me will be demoing the Star Wars Deck Buidling game! We’ll also have some special Star Wars items available for purchase, as well as a Star Wars FCBD book!

Q. Will there be people dressed up in costume?
A. Yes! Cosplay has become such a huge part of comics culture. Norm Antonio will be here with some friends showing off his latest superhero designs from Heroes in Tights, as will Daniel Goodland and Troy Bowman in their Starwars costumes. We’re also told that twin Poison Ivys will be attending, and many more!. We hope some of YOU show up in costume as well!

Q. How are you doing this all in your tiny store?
A. We kind of take over the mall on May 4th. The doorcrashers, sale items, and free comics will be in our store. The artists will be in our artist alley in front of our store in the hallway. We are also taking over the former Game Stop (across from Pharma Plus) for our Star Wars Card Game, additional discount graphic novels, prizes, and more!

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!

Q. I have a question you didn’t answer!
A. Feel free to leave a comment and we’ll answer your question below.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

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Jirni #1 Stadium Comics Exclusive Cover signing and details!

Published by Kevin on April 4th, 2013 - in Comic News, Events
Jirni #1 Stadium Comics Exclusive Cover

Jirni #1 Stadium Comics Exclusive Cover – Click for larger version!

JIRNI #1 STADIUM EXCLUSIVE COVER

Cover by Vince Sunico and Daniel Wong
Story by J.T. Krul
Pencils by Paolo Pantalena
Release Date: Wednesday April 17th 2013

Store Event! Vince Sunico and Daniel Wong are signing copies of this book at Stadium on April 17 from 10am-3pm!

We’re pleased to announce our next Exclusive cover – JIRNI #1 from Aspen Comics featuring a cover only available at Stadium Comics illustrated and coloured by local artists from Spent Pencils Vince Sunico and Daniel Wong!

JIRNI #1 is the latest release from Aspen Comics’ “10 for 10″ initiative, where 10 first issues from Aspen Comics are offered for only $1!

Take an incredible JIRNI with Aspen’s newest ’10 for 10′ series debut!
Discover a whole new world of adventure! Trekking through a violent and dangerous frontier of savage barbarians, devious thieves, and wild creatures, a warrior-princess named Ara searches for her mother, who was stolen away from her kingdom by a mysterious sorcerer with the help of his powerful D’jinn. What great and terrible secrets await her in the distant horizon? Prepare to experience an epic tale of fantasy and wonder without boundaries. This is Ara’s quest. This is Ara’s destiny. This is Ara’s – JIRNI.

JIRNI #1, with an exclusive Stadium Comics cover by Vince Sunico and Daniel Wong, is available both in-store and online, only from Stadium! The comic will be released on April 17th and any orders placed before then will be shipped out on the 17th.

Also – if you would like to order quantities other than the options we have listed here, feel free to contact us and we can work something out! Check out our other store exclusives here!

Please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping within North America, and longer everywhere else in the world.

$1.00 each
 

SPECIAL IN-STORE OFFER – due to the cost of shipping we are unable to offer this deal online:
JIRNI Collectors Pack!
Only $24.99
Only 15 packs availible!

You get the following:
JIRNI #1 (OF 5) Stadium Comics limited edition exclusive cover signed & numbered w/cert of authenticity from Stadium Comics
JIRNI #1 (OF 5) Standard cover signed & numbered w/cert of authenticity from Aspen Comics
JIRNI #2 (OF 5) Standard cover
JIRNI #3 (OF 5) Standard cover
JIRNI #4 (OF 5) Standard cover
JIRNI #5 (OF 5) Standard cover
FREE BONUS! Limited edition signed & numbered art print by Vince Sunico and Daniel Wong!

Please visit us in-store to order the JIRNI collectors pack today!

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Stadium Comics Art Exhibition and Sale on November 17th!

Published by Kevin on November 12th, 2012 - in Events, News, Store News

Gwen Stacey by J Scott Campbell print

Join us on Saturday November 17th from 10am-6pm as we convert Brampton’s coolest comic shop into an art gallery for the day, featuring signed art prints by some of comics’ greatest creators! Comic art makes an excellent gift for the comic fan in your life.

Prints will be available in-store only on Saturday November 17th. Come into the store to see pricing. Prints start as low as $4.99 and go up to $39.99. Most prints are hand signed by the original artists. Prints will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Please don’t ask us to hold prints in advance of Nov 17th.

Watch the video below to see Kevin and Ricky’s upper class alter egos take us through some of the comic art prints that will be available as part of Stadium Comics’ First Annual Art Exhibition and Sale. Plus – watch to find out how to win your very own TIGER RICKY limited print!

RSVP to our Facebook event here

Watch regular episodes of Unboxing Wednesdays here

Here are some of the prints that will be offered for sale:

  • Avengers    - Chris Giarusso
  • Captain America – Chris Giarusso
  • Joker – Dustin Nguyen
  • Avengers    - Greg Horn
  • Baronness – Greg Horn
  • Batman – Greg Horn
  • Deadpool    - Greg Horn
  • Emma Frost – Greg Horn
  • Hulk    - Greg Horn
  • Joker/Harley Quinn    - Greg Horn
  • Superman – Greg Horn
  • Batman – Ivan Reis
  • Justice League – Ivan Reis
  • Black Cat     – J Scott Campbell
  • Gwen Stacey – J Scott Campbell
  • Spider-Man and Mary Jane – J Scott Campbell
  • Flash – Jamal Igle
  • Nightwing     – Jamal Igle
  • Spider-Man NYCC Exclusive – Jamal Igle
  • Supergirl – Jamal Igle
  • Zatanna – Jamal Igle
  • Poison Ivy – Jenny Frison
  • Revival 1 – Jenny Frison
  • Revival 2 – Jenny Frison
  • AvX 1 – Jim Cheung
  • AvX 2 – Jim Cheung
  • AvX 3 – Jim Cheung
  • Captain America/Wolverine – Jim Cheung
  • Spider-Men – Jim Cheung
  • Batman and Joker – Neal Adams
  • Green Lantern/Arrow – Neal Adams
  • Joker – Neal Adams
  • Daredevil – Paolo Riviera
  • Gotham Sirens     – Peter Nguyen
  • Nightwing and Robins – Peter Nguyen
  • Women of DC – Peter Nguyen
  • Michonne WD 100 Cover Ltd/Numbered – Ryan Ottley
  • Scarlett Spider 1 – Ryan Stegman
  • Scarlett Spider 2 – Ryan Stegman
  • Superior Spider-Man – Ryan Stegman
  • Wolverine     – Ryan Stegman
  • Black Cat     – Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
  • Phoenix – Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
  • Supergirl – Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
  • Wonder Woman – Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
  • Batman – Whilce Portacio
  • Batman 2 – Whilce Portacio
  • Wolverine     – Whilce Portacio

Plus Many, Many MORE, including prints from Agnes Garbowska, Vince Sunico, Adam Gorham, Daniel Wong, and many others.

See you at Stadium Comics on Saturday November 17th for our art sale!

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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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Uncanny Avengers #1 and Marvel NOW Launch Party – October 10th!

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

Regular Cover for Uncanny Avengers #1

Join us at Stadium Comics on Wednesday October 10th from 10am-9pm for our Uncanny Avengers #1 Launch Party, which kicks off the Marvel NOW initiative in the Marvel Universe!

We are going to be celebrating the day with lots of giveaways, exciting discounts, the beginning of our MARVEL NOW LOYALTY PROGRAM, and an artists alley for those who would like their blank cover of Uncanny Avengers #1 sketched on!

UNCANNY AVENGERS #1
Uncanny Avengers #1 will have the following covers available for purchase:

  • UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 REGULAR COVER
  • UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 AVENGERS VARIANT
  • UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 UNCANNY VARIANT
  • UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 BLANK VARIANT
  • UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 DEADPOOL CALL ME MAYBE VARIANT
  • UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 PICHELLI VARIANT
  • UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 YOUNG BABY VARIANT

These will be available separately, or you can pick up all 7 for only $24.99!

For availability of other variants, please contact us at stadiumcomics@hotmail.com

Scottie Young Uncanny Avengers Babies Lithograph

MARVEL NOW LOYALTY PROGRAM
This is an exciting new initiative for customers of Stadium Comics. For the duration of the Marvel NOW launch (which extends into 2013), we will run a promotion where you buy any 5 Regular Cover Marvel NOW comics, and you will get 1 FREE! This is for all Marvel NOW titles!

GIVEAWAYS
We’ll be giving away the following items throughout the day, while supplies last!

  • Uncanny Avengers Buttons
  • Uncanny Avengers Scottie Young Baby Lithographs
  • Uncanny Avengers mini posters

SALE!

  • All Avengers vs. X-Men Regular covers and Crossover Issues only $1!
  • All Avengers vs. X-Men Variant covers and Variant Crossover Issues 50% off!
  • Almost all in-stock Marvel Posters Buy 1 get 1 FREE!

ARTISTS ALLEY
Joining us to sketch on and sign books for this event will be some members of the illustrious SPENT PENCILS STUDIO such as:

  • Vince Sunico
  • Daniel Wong
  • Aaron “Maddsketch” Ong
  • Alvaro Cruz
  • Gen Ishihara
  • Kevin Briones
  • Arnold Trinidad

Also joining us will be fan favourite Marvin Law!

RSVP TO OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE

Just what is Marvel Now?
It’s a new beginning for the Marvel Universe featuring the most popular characters, the most acclaimed creators, and the most ambitious stories!

What’s Uncanny Avengers #1 all about?
The Avengers and X-Men must join forces to overcome the greatest challenge either team has ever faced, one so devastating that neither can afford to do it alone! Can Captain America’s newly assembled team—including Thor, Scarlet Witch, Havok & Rogue– find a way to peacefully co-exist while also dealing with the game-changing repercussions of Avengers VS X-Men?

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Thoughts and Thanks for our 100th Episode of Unboxing Wednesdays

Published by Kevin on September 29th, 2012 - in Events, Store News, Unboxing Wednesdays

Ricky gets ready to show it all off while taping our 100th Episode on Friday night!

EDIT 10/3/2012 – Click here to watch the episode!

I’m taking a little break from editing our 100th episode to say thanks to everyone who came out to our 100th episode of Unboxing Wednesdays on Friday night. It was a great occasion made even greater by the people who were in attendance. Rob, Ricky, and myself all had an awesome time being up on stage and seeing all the support and love in the crowd.

Adam Gorham wrote a very touching piece on his blog today recapping the night, and spoke about us cultivating a community of “comic creators and comic lovers who all want to see each other do well”. That’s been one of our main goals since we took over Stadium five years ago. We’ve always wanted to contribute to the growth of the comics and pop culture community here in Brampton, and to a greater extent the GTA. We wanted to become more than just a couple of guys hawking comic books while trying to make a few bucks. Little did we know that Unboxing Wednesdays would allow us to share that enthusiasm for encouraging the growth of the comics culture and community with the entire world!

There have been lots of people who have questioned the usefulness of our show. We’ve had people in the industry and fellow retailers tell us that it’s a waste of our time and not worth the effort. In life you’re always going to have those people who will try to crap on a good thing you’re trying to do. For us, experiencing all the love and support we have received from our valued friends: customers, artists, writers, and people all over the world who watch our videos, is more than enough to keep us doing what we’re doing – hopefully for another 150, 200, or 500 episodes. If just one person has set foot in a comic shop somewhere in the world because they watched one of our videos, then we know it’s all been worth it!

I want to send out some special thank yous for last night. A bunch of people really came through for us in a pinch.

First thanks to Shaun Hatton for providing us with awesome video games to give away as prizes. Also for buying us a much-needed cable that was crucial to our whole sound video and sound setup that I had forgotten to pick up. Shaun has always been one of our biggest supporters.

Thanks to our friend Shaun Hume for helping us with the setup and take down at the club, and running around to pick up our tripod and tapes for the camera, which I forgot at the store – seeing a theme here? Haha.

Thanks to Anna, for going back to the store to get the comics which we needed to unbox. Yes – I forgot to bring the COMICS!

Thanks to Alice Quinn, Marvin Law, Vince Sunico, Alex Milne, and David Bishop for offering up sweet prizes and giveaways!

Thank you to Clive Felice, for all of his technical help with the production of last night’s video. He’s the unsung hero of Unboxing Wednesdays, truth be told. Without Clive we wouldn’t have a camera, and I wouldn’t have the knowledge of video production needed to pull off Unboxing Wednesdays. Sure he may think “Hal Jordan” is “Al Jordan”, but he’s always been one of our biggest supporters and has provided so much feedback and assistance over the last 2 years.

Thanks to our awesome comic industry friends: The Spent Pencils crew, who share many of the same goals as we do and have been with us since the beginning (I think Aaron’s artist roundtable video from last night is going to be hilarious!), Adam Gorham, Richard and Nancy Zajac (Richard does an awesome ‘Gangnam Style’ dance) Marvin Law, George Chris and Rene from The Bear Stories, David Bishop, Jason Loo, Alice Quinn and her crew from Tdotcomics, and everyone else who has been a part of our events over the last 5 years!

Thanks to our friends all over the world for watching every week. You guys rock.

Now, back to editing episode 100 :)

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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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