Tag Archives: heavy

CA – Heavy Metal Artist Signing | Convention Scene

BILLY MARTINEZ Art Party at Earth-2 Comics on 11/6/09!! On FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6th from 7-9pm, popular HEAVY METAL and GIRLS artist BILLY MARTINEZ will be. ... 11/01/09 Collectibles Convention | Cleveland, OH | Saturday's Child Nostalgia Festival; 11/01/09 Comic Book Convention | Wayne, NJ | The Wayne Collectibles Show; 11/01/09 Comic Book Convention | Albany, NY | Albany Comic Con; 11/01/09 Collectibles Convention | Sharonville, OH | Cincinnati Toy and Collectible Show ...
Posted in Collectibles | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The week in Con Wars

Well, it’s been a busy week in the ongoing (choose one): a) war between Reed Exhibitions and Wizard/Gareb Shamus b) “flaming Viking Death Ship” for Wizard/Gareb Shamus and some kind of roundup post seemed warranted. While we’ve been on semi-vacation, Sean T. Collins and Rich Johnston did the heavy lifting of finding posts and messages now deleted.
Posted in Comics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

FuFu Frauenwahl

Berlin-based comic book artist/illustrator FuFu Frauenwahl has a classic style that really appeals to me. They remind me of the Tales from the Crypt and Heavy Metal comics I used to read late at night when I couldn’t sleep. His Mollusk Head character is pretty gnarly too.
Posted in Comics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The “Local Store Premium” – How Much Is It Worth to You?

When I was in college, there was a local independent bookstore – the name completely escapes me now, but I could still almost walk to it blindfolded – not too terribly far from campus. It was a very popular hangout for the heavy reading crowd and the store did all they could to maximize customer loyalty, both with students and people in the broader community. They had book clubs, author signings, frequent buyer programs, and countless other little perks, plus the staff was spectacular at findi
Posted in Comics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment