I recently got a Blackberry Curve 8350i. It's a sweet phone, full of features that I don't yet know how to use. I went to the local wireless phone store, so that I could get the contacts ported from my old phone to my new phone, and maybe a few tips about great ways to use this new SmartPhone.
While there, I happened to overhear another customer of the store talking about Batman. I smiled at him and informed him that I own a comic book store. He came right back at me, "Which one?"
I responded, "Comic Zone. Have you been there yet?"
"Oh yeah," he said. Then he paused for a moment and said, "Wow, good for you, owning a comic book store! I love comics."
Wow - someone out in the world, a member of the general public, has been in our store. Yeah, I know. Big deal, right? But for me, it IS a big deal! Our fame is growing.
But best of all, I know he'll be back.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Do It Yourself Con
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 13, 2009, Scottsdale, Arizona - Comic Zone presents Do It Yourself Convention (DIYCon) featuring local self-publishing comic creators and musical guests
Do-It-Yourself Con is the brainchild of STUMP Comix founder and owner, Tosh Delaney. He's rounding up a bunch of the Valley's best self-publishing comic creators, as well as some musical guests, to come in and celebrate complete freedom in the comics world.
The event starts at noon, and will feature the following:
- Brad Dwyer of Black Marker Comics
- Jeff Owens of Screw Jeff Owens
- Joe.Distort of Geek 666
- Dave Dell'oso of Cartown Comics
- Tosh Delaney of STUMP Comix
- and the World Wide Villains
PLUS! Musical performances starting at 5pm, by:
- Brad, the one man damned
- Leftover
- The Great Unconformity
Brandon Huigens will be here as well! He is also one half of The Award Winning Male Pattern Radness! Ask him what it was like to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune! He will be bringing wares and possibly performing at the end of the night. Check his stuff out here:
http://www.myspace.com/theleadingbrand
http://www.myspace.com/malepatternradness
Dead Gear Dan, whose CD release party was held at the store a few weeks ago, will be added to the mix as well! The newest addition to the Stump Comix family, Travis Hibbs, will be there as well! Dude's got killer artwork for you manga fans!
Check out everyone's stuff that will be attending Saturday here:
Brad Dwyer
http://myspace.com/bradtheonemandamned
http://blackmarkercomics.com
Jeff Owens
http://myspace.com/jleightonowens
http://screwjeffowens.com
Joe.Distort
http://myspace.com/joedistort
The Great Unconformity
http://myspace.com/tgudiy
Dave Dell'Oso
http://davessketchbook.blogspot.com
World Wide Villains
http://worldwdevillains.com
http://myspace.com/worldwidevillains
Leftover
http://myspace.com/billywretch
Help support some of the best talent around the valley!
Comic Zone is the best and only comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, conveniently located at 5909 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250, just off the 101. Take McDonald Drive to the third traffic light (Granite Reef Road) just two doors down from Casella’s Deli.
In addition to all of the latest and greatest comic books, trade paperbacks, and graphic novels, the store features ever-changing and ongoing sales on merchandise, regular video game tournaments, Magic the Gathering tournaments, and Dungeons and Dragons role playing games. Come on by. You will like what you find!
Website: http://www.comiczoneaz.com.
Phone: 480-483-2685
# # #
ComicZone is a new family-run comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, dedicated to providing a fun, friendly atmosphere for our clients. We believe in giving back so we will be contributing to various local charities and community causes.
Actual press release here: http://www.prlog.org/10257385-comic-zone-presents-do-it-yourself-convention-featuring-local-selfpublishing-comic-creators.html
June 13, 2009, Scottsdale, Arizona - Comic Zone presents Do It Yourself Convention (DIYCon) featuring local self-publishing comic creators and musical guests
Do-It-Yourself Con is the brainchild of STUMP Comix founder and owner, Tosh Delaney. He's rounding up a bunch of the Valley's best self-publishing comic creators, as well as some musical guests, to come in and celebrate complete freedom in the comics world.
The event starts at noon, and will feature the following:
- Brad Dwyer of Black Marker Comics
- Jeff Owens of Screw Jeff Owens
- Joe.Distort of Geek 666
- Dave Dell'oso of Cartown Comics
- Tosh Delaney of STUMP Comix
- and the World Wide Villains
PLUS! Musical performances starting at 5pm, by:
- Brad, the one man damned
- Leftover
- The Great Unconformity
Brandon Huigens will be here as well! He is also one half of The Award Winning Male Pattern Radness! Ask him what it was like to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune! He will be bringing wares and possibly performing at the end of the night. Check his stuff out here:
http://www.myspace.com/theleadingbrand
http://www.myspace.com/malepatternradness
Dead Gear Dan, whose CD release party was held at the store a few weeks ago, will be added to the mix as well! The newest addition to the Stump Comix family, Travis Hibbs, will be there as well! Dude's got killer artwork for you manga fans!
Check out everyone's stuff that will be attending Saturday here:
Brad Dwyer
http://myspace.com/bradtheonemandamned
http://blackmarkercomics.com
Jeff Owens
http://myspace.com/jleightonowens
http://screwjeffowens.com
Joe.Distort
http://myspace.com/joedistort
The Great Unconformity
http://myspace.com/tgudiy
Dave Dell'Oso
http://davessketchbook.blogspot.com
World Wide Villains
http://worldwdevillains.com
http://myspace.com/worldwidevillains
Leftover
http://myspace.com/billywretch
Help support some of the best talent around the valley!
Comic Zone is the best and only comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, conveniently located at 5909 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250, just off the 101. Take McDonald Drive to the third traffic light (Granite Reef Road) just two doors down from Casella’s Deli.
In addition to all of the latest and greatest comic books, trade paperbacks, and graphic novels, the store features ever-changing and ongoing sales on merchandise, regular video game tournaments, Magic the Gathering tournaments, and Dungeons and Dragons role playing games. Come on by. You will like what you find!
Website: http://www.comiczoneaz.com.
Phone: 480-483-2685
# # #
ComicZone is a new family-run comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, dedicated to providing a fun, friendly atmosphere for our clients. We believe in giving back so we will be contributing to various local charities and community causes.
Actual press release here: http://www.prlog.org/10257385-comic-zone-presents-do-it-yourself-convention-featuring-local-selfpublishing-comic-creators.html
Sunday, June 7, 2009
the Partay!
Our six month anniversary has come and gone. We had a great time. We had twenty or thirty people in the store all evening, munching on hors d'oeuvres and drinking sparking cider. We even had some great balancing art made out of empty champagne cups ;)
The winner of our raffle was Toby, our Dungeons and Dragons dungeon master. Woo hoo! A percentage of that will be going to Alice Cooper's The Rock charity.
We didn't have as much activity in our silent auction as I had hoped, but as a result, the folks who did participate got some GREAT deals!!! Congrats to all of our winners!!!
Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures, so.... guess we will just have to have another party sometime that I can capture on digital.
The winner of our raffle was Toby, our Dungeons and Dragons dungeon master. Woo hoo! A percentage of that will be going to Alice Cooper's The Rock charity.
We didn't have as much activity in our silent auction as I had hoped, but as a result, the folks who did participate got some GREAT deals!!! Congrats to all of our winners!!!
Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures, so.... guess we will just have to have another party sometime that I can capture on digital.
Friday, June 5, 2009
6 Month Anniversary Party tomorrow night!
Comic Zone celebrates their six month anniversary on June 6, 2009
Comic Zone is having a party from 6:00 - 8:00 pm to celebrate six months as the only comic book store in Scottsdale. Come and join us for sparking cider, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, raffle, music, and sales galore!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 05, 2009 – Comic Zone of Scottsdale, AZ is celebrating their six month anniversary on June 6, 2009!
Comic Zone has been serving the community for six months as the only comic book store in Scottsdale. We all thought that is a great reason to have a party! Come help us celebrate our first six months in business. Come by the store at 6:00 pm to enjoy some sparkling cider, a variety of hors d’oeuvres, and the great music of Jim Durkin, a local singer-songwriter who will be entertaining us with his original work, and stay to find out the winner of our silent auction that will take place all day. The winner will be announced at 7:30 pm during our party. You do not need to be present to win. Some of the many items in our auction include a set of Frank Miller’s Sin City trades (volumes 1-7), the Will Eisner Sketch Book, Marvel’s Ultimate Fantastic Four Hardcovers (volumes 1-5), a copy of Absolute Watchmen, a set of #1 comics from the 1990’s, a Star Wars light saber, and much, much more!
During the day, all back issues of comic books will be half off in honor of our half year anniversary. We will be also be giving away a free comic to anyone who purchases over $20 in merchandise. You will also be able to buy raffle tickets for a Frazetta set that includes a Death Dealer hard cover, assorted rare, variant cover Frazetta one-shot comics, plus a hard-to-find Black & White copy of Death Dealer #1, and bookmarks. The raffle tickets are $1.00 a piece, and 6 for $5.00, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Alice Cooper’s The Rock Teen Center. The winner of the raffle will also be announced at 7:30 pm.
Comic Zone is the best and only comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, conveniently located at 5909 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250, just off the 101. Take McDonald Drive to the third traffic light (Granite Reef Road) just two doors down from Casella’s Deli.
In addition to all of the latest and greatest comic books, trade paperbacks, and graphic novels, the store features ever-changing and ongoing sales on merchandise, regular video game tournaments, Magic the Gathering tournaments, and Dungeons and Dragons role playing games. Come on by. You will like what you find!
Website: http://www.comiczoneaz.com.
Phone: 480-483-2685
# # #
ComicZone is a new family-run comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, dedicated to providing a fun, friendly atmosphere for our clients. We believe in giving back so we will be contributing to various local charities and community causes.
Comic Zone is having a party from 6:00 - 8:00 pm to celebrate six months as the only comic book store in Scottsdale. Come and join us for sparking cider, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, raffle, music, and sales galore!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 05, 2009 – Comic Zone of Scottsdale, AZ is celebrating their six month anniversary on June 6, 2009!
Comic Zone has been serving the community for six months as the only comic book store in Scottsdale. We all thought that is a great reason to have a party! Come help us celebrate our first six months in business. Come by the store at 6:00 pm to enjoy some sparkling cider, a variety of hors d’oeuvres, and the great music of Jim Durkin, a local singer-songwriter who will be entertaining us with his original work, and stay to find out the winner of our silent auction that will take place all day. The winner will be announced at 7:30 pm during our party. You do not need to be present to win. Some of the many items in our auction include a set of Frank Miller’s Sin City trades (volumes 1-7), the Will Eisner Sketch Book, Marvel’s Ultimate Fantastic Four Hardcovers (volumes 1-5), a copy of Absolute Watchmen, a set of #1 comics from the 1990’s, a Star Wars light saber, and much, much more!
During the day, all back issues of comic books will be half off in honor of our half year anniversary. We will be also be giving away a free comic to anyone who purchases over $20 in merchandise. You will also be able to buy raffle tickets for a Frazetta set that includes a Death Dealer hard cover, assorted rare, variant cover Frazetta one-shot comics, plus a hard-to-find Black & White copy of Death Dealer #1, and bookmarks. The raffle tickets are $1.00 a piece, and 6 for $5.00, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Alice Cooper’s The Rock Teen Center. The winner of the raffle will also be announced at 7:30 pm.
Comic Zone is the best and only comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, conveniently located at 5909 N. Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250, just off the 101. Take McDonald Drive to the third traffic light (Granite Reef Road) just two doors down from Casella’s Deli.
In addition to all of the latest and greatest comic books, trade paperbacks, and graphic novels, the store features ever-changing and ongoing sales on merchandise, regular video game tournaments, Magic the Gathering tournaments, and Dungeons and Dragons role playing games. Come on by. You will like what you find!
Website: http://www.comiczoneaz.com.
Phone: 480-483-2685
# # #
ComicZone is a new family-run comic book store in Scottsdale, Arizona, dedicated to providing a fun, friendly atmosphere for our clients. We believe in giving back so we will be contributing to various local charities and community causes.
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