SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!!!

Unless the whole world is wiped away in the Continuing Great Blizzard of 2010, we will be hosting Afrodisiac co-creator and artist Jim Rugg this Sunday! NOTE that we’ve moved the time up an hour from the 3-6pm listed in the image above. To give you guys more time to get home and safely ensconced in your many sofas and Barca-loungers for the Super Bowl, we’ve changed the time to 2-5pm.

WHICH MEANS that you can come join in the event, which will not only be a signing, but a discussion of the book, which is drawing praise from every direction. Publisher Chris Pitzer will be in attendance as well, and the two will answer questions about the book, its design, sandwiches, whatever you want to ask! The discussion will be led by our own Heroes Discussion Group leader Andy Mansell, so it’s sure to be a lively one!

Hope to see you on Sunday–come support us before you throw corn chips at the TV that night!

This Wednesday we have a special treat for our reserve customers! Shelton has decreed that any reserve customer that comes in and buys everything in their bag on Wednesday, December 30 2009, will get 25% off ANY new comic or book in the store! All you have to do is clean out your bag, no matter how big or small, and you’ll get 25% off all the books in your bag and any other new book you want to add on that! Had your eye on one of those fancy Absolute Sandman hardcovers? Marvel Masterworks? 25% off!

What’s EVEN CRAZIER is that Shelton has decided that this promotion will go on all week–that means from tomorrow, December 30th, all the way to Tuesday, January 5th! And if you come back during the promotion and have already cleaned out your bag, you still get the discount! Insane!

And most crazy of all, we will be GIVING AWAY a free copy of the new Blackest Night #6 to anyone who spends at least $20 (before tax)! What? And before you ask, yes–this includes discounted books, sale items, whatever. Just buy $20 worth of stuff and you can have the new Blackest Night issue for free! Plus we’ll have the Marvel Origin of Siege handbooks available for free, and a free Marvel 2010 calendar, both part of the Marvel “New Year’s Eve Eve” promotion we’re taking part in. Here’s a list of all the stuff we’re getting tomorrow:

ANGEL #28 10 COPY VIRGIN FRISON INCV
ANGEL #28 20 COPY DENHAM INCV
BLACKEST NIGHT #6
BLACKEST NIGHT #6 VAR ED
BLACKEST NIGHT #6 VAR SKETCH ED
FALL OF HULKS ALPHA NYEE MCGUINESS VAR
MARVEL ORIGIN OF SIEGE GIVEAWAY
NEW YEARS EVE EVE PROMO CALENDAR

As if that weren’t enough, just as further enticement and thank you to our regular customers, Shelton has turned this into a full-fledged store-wide sale, like a sequel to our recent Holiday Sale! Deals will include:

● New Dollar Stock including nearly 10,000 back issues, sorted in alphanumeric order, just a buck apiece! Ask at the store for special “load a box” deals on both short and long boxes of dollar books!

● Selected statues on sale–look closely throughout the store for some insane deals on some great statues, with discounts up to 90% off!

● Lots of new BOGO (buy one get one) deals and 50% off trades and hardcovers!

● Plus a whole rack of 75% off trades and hardcovers!

● Select toys marked down to giveaway prices!

● Spend $100 and Shelton will give you a free T-shirt of your choice from our in-store inventory!

All this is just our way of saying “thanks” to our regular customers, while still making it easy for new customers to get their toe wet in comics! Happy New Year to everybody–don’t miss this chance to end one year and start another with some great deals and free books at Heroes!

This Wednesday we have a special treat for our reserve customers! Shelton has decreed that any reserve customer that comes in and buys everything in their bag on Wednesday, December 30 2009, will get 25% off ANY new comic or book in the store! All you have to do is clean out your bag, no matter how big or small, and you’ll get 25% off all the books in your bag and any other new book you want to add on that! Had your eye on one of those fancy Absolute Sandman hardcovers? Marvel Masterworks? 25% off!

Plus I’m told there will be other deals throughout the store, as we try to make space after Christmas for new stock in 2010! So even non-reserve customers can join in the savings jamboree! We almost NEVER discount new books this deeply, but Wednesday is a very rare “skip” week for comics, and we just wouldn’t feel right without a ton of customers in our store on Wednesday! Plus, our regular “reserve” customers (if you don’t know, it’s kind of like an in-store subscription service) are our life’s blood, so it’s doubly great to be able to thank you guys like this!

NOTE that the discount only applies to new books, not back issues, “hot” comics (variants, signed stuff, like that), etc. The discount applies only if you empty your bag completely, and that doesn’t mean just putting a bunch of comics back on the rack somewhere either. Besides, at 25% off, it’s a lot easier to afford those books! Plus it helps us clear some space in our reserve boxes. So come on in this Wednesday and clean out those boxes!

DON’T YOU FORGET that this Saturday and Sunday is our massive 2-day Holiday Sale! There’ll be enormous deals on pretty much everything in the store, including half-off back issues, a huge stock of dollar books, deep-discounted trades and hardcovers, and tons more! In true holiday style, amateur-Santa Shelton’s going to be serving hot chocolate, cookies, and coffee, and I’m sure he’ll be jamming some Christmas music as well–that guy is crazy about Christmas music. He also told me he’s been unearthing some weird stuff from the warehouse that will be seeing the light of day for the first time in awhile, including some old t-shirts, HeroesCon prints and swag, and more!

AND AS IF THAT WEREN’T ENOUGH, we’re hosting a big celebrity signing just to make it a big happening. As reported last week, we added famous-people-types Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love cover artist Chrissie Zullo and Cavewoman creator Budd Root! They join Olympus writer Nathan Edmondson and Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein artist Andy Smith in a store signing going on December 12 from 2 to 5pm, all a part of our big 2-day holiday sale that weekend (Saturday-Sunday)!

Our holiday sale has become legend in the area over the years, as not only a place to get ridiculous deals on back issue comics–especially with Seth building a brand-new, never touched by mortal man (Seth is immortal, natch) stock of $1 books–but a great place to pick up presents for that hard-to-shop-for friend or family member! Why, heavens knows we’ve got comics, graphic novels, mangas, back issues, statues, toys… all sorts of stuff. Why, it sounds like a downright jamboree to me!

Heck, if you still can’t find a gift for that special (or let’s face it, not-that-special) someone, you can always buy them a 3-day pass to HeroesCon 2010! We’ve even got a fancy little voucher you can give them! Truly, we have thought of everything this year. See you there!

Huzzah! Joining our star-studded roster of star studs (and at least one studette, not to mention Shawn and Shelley) for our annual Holiday Sale and signing are Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love cover artist Chrissie Zullo and Cavewoman creator Budd Root! They join Olympus writer Nathan Edmondson and Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein artist Andy Smith in a store signing going on December 12 from 2 to 5pm, all a part of our big 2-day holiday sale that weekend (Saturday-Sunday)!

Our holiday sale has become legend in the area over the years, as not only a place to get ridiculous deals on back issue comics–especially with Seth building a brand-new, never touched by mortal man (Seth is immortal, natch) stock of $1 books–but a great place to pick up presents for that hard-to-shop-for friend or family member! Why, heavens knows we’ve got comics, graphic novels, mangas, back issues, statues, toys… all sorts of stuff. Plus Shelton will have a ton of trade paperbacks and hardcovers he’s been piling up for some good ole deep discounting. Why, it sounds like a downright jamboree to me! Heck, if you still can’t find a gift for that special (or let’s face it, not-that-special) someone, you can always buy them a 3-day pass to HeroesCon 2010! We’ve even got a fancy little voucher you can give them! Truly, we have thought of everything this year. See you there!

Well, it may be Black Friday over the rest of the country today, and we’re seeing tons of you guys coming into the store today… but we’re scheduling our huge annual sale this year to coincide with a sweet store signing! Coming up on December 12-13 will be our Annual Holiday Sale, with deals on pretty much everything in the store! From discounts on new comics and books, DEEP discounts on Shelton’s stock of marked-down trade paperbacks and hardcovers, toys, statues, and more.. it’s hard to think of something that WON’T be on sale.

Plus as usual we’ll have not only 50% off all regular back issues, but an enlarged, expanded, and untouched stock of $1 books courtesy of Seth Peagler. This has become one of the most popular parts of our events recently, and Seth works super hard on putting these stocks together and making sure there are tons of “gems” in there.

And we’ll be hosting a number of special guests, including Olympus writer Nathan Edmondson–Nathan will have advance copies of the Olympus trade on hand for you! Plus our buddy Andy Smith will be on hand, and we’ve got even more names to roll out over the next few weeks! So be sure and mark your calendars now–this will be a great opportunity to pick up some gifts for your comics-reading friends and loved-ones, and hey–we won’t argue if you want to pick up some things for yourself, too. Your secret is safe with us!

Come to Richmond, Virginia this weekend, November 21-22, and support the Virginia Comicon! Our good friends Brett Carreras and Guy Rose are pulling out all the stops promoting Richmond’s first two-day comic convention in over 25 years! The guest line-up is fantastic, several cool exclusives will be available, and tons of great comics, old and new, will be available for sale to add to your collections. Including our rather impressive stock I might add.

I’ve been on the road a lot this past year, especially this Fall, and everywhere I’ve been, Brett has been there too, promoting the heck out of this show. The VA Comicon boasts a heavy-hitting line up of comic creators including Larry Hama, Chris Claremont, Chuck Dixon, Billy Tucci, Randy Green, Mike McKone, Budd Root, Andy Smith, Alex Saviuk and many more. There will be a full schedule of programming including a panel with Marc Nathan, the owner of the Baltimore Comic-Con, Brett and ME, talking about our comic conventions and how we do what we do.

Up to the minute info and announcements will be made.

Randy Green has produced an exclusive holiday themed cover for the VA Comicon edition of Witchblade #132. The first 1000 paid admissions get a copy of this “Sweet Christmas!” variant for FREE! There will also be a extremely limited sketch variant cover produced as a thank-you to the attending exhibitors and guests. I’ll be giving my copy away to some lucky customer before the show is over. Just print out the attached 20% off coupon and use it at my table this weekend to be entered into the drawing for this hot collectible.

I can’t wait for this weekend! I’m going to have a blast and I know you will too!

I’ll see you all in Richmond!

Don’t forget that going on all day tomorrow is our Halloween Costume Contest! Come by in costume, especially all our younger customers, and we’ll take your picture to put up on our site! We’ll judge all the entries and announce the winner on Monday!

AND THAT’S NOT ALL! Shelton and Seth have put together one of their super dollar box stocks, so be sure and come early to look for some sweet deals on back issues. Plus we’ll have a selection of horror-themed books and graphic novels discounted 20% for those of you looking for some macabre reading material! PLUS tons of free comics for trick-or-treaters, candy, and more! It’s a celebration!

Road Warrior Shelton Drum is hitting the highways again this weekend, this time headed up to New York City for the Big Apple Comic Con! He’s not going alone either; he’ll be accompanied by Winslow and Shelley Drum, and they’ll join forced with our buddies Steve Saffel and Dana Heyward in NYC to form a five-pointed ninja throwing star of comics retailing power. Best metaphor ever, believe it baby!

The show is going on tomorrow through Sunday, and for those of you within the sound of my digital voice who’ll be there, please accept this coupon! Bring it by the Heroes booth (Booth 1607) to get 20% off regular back issues and statues! Shelton will have his big stock that he and Seth have been working for months, and which is a big hit at every show he does. Plus the tons and tons of Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age books and other goodies!

And while you’re up there saying hey to Shelton and the gang and checking out the convention itself, buy Shelton a cup of coffee, would ya? He’s been hitting the road hard, and I’m sure he’s looking forward to a good long sleep after this!

Oh yeah! If you’re going to the Baltimore Comicon this weekend (it’s going on tomorrow and Sunday, October 10-11), here’s a special offer just for you! Click here or on the image above to open a printable pdf of this coupon! Take it by the Heroes booth (Booths 805-807) at the Baltimore Comicon to get 20% off Shelton’s sweet stock of back issues AND statues! Note that fancy books like Golden and Silver Age, “board” stock, etc, are not part of this offer, and there’s a little disclaimer just in case there’s something we forgot. But otherwise, go to town on that thing!

And even if you’re not hunting any back issues, be sure to stop by the Baltimore Comicon and say hey to Shelton and Winslow!