Hey, Folks!
Free Comic Book Day has come and gone and I have to say that I am somewhat relieved it is over until next year…lol. I mean, the amount of work and resources that I plow into the BIG event every year can be a bit staggering, but I have to admit that when it comes off as well as it did this year then it is all worth it! Thanks go out to everyone who participated in making FCBD 2022 so fun, including the Monarch Avengers cosplayers, Shivers Ice Cream, the Monarch Comics staff, Kurt Nielson’s Photography, and, of course, all of my terrific customer base who showed up for the event! Let’s hope it goes as well next year!
Now comes the aftermath part of the program…lol. I am currently working hard at restocking the store of all of the trade paperbacks and hard covers that went out the door. I will also be reposting a bunch of the cool cosplaying photos that were taken during the event, so keep your eyes open on the Facebook page for some truly awesome stuff!
Additionally, Brian and I have been working hard over the last several months at getting Monarch’s back issue stock up to snuff. Because of FCBD there were a couple of collections that we hadn’t gotten around to sorting through and Brian is now hip deep into that particular job. There were around 8 boxes of Dollar Books that we were holding for FCBD and those are now out on the tables, so if “dumpster diving” for cheap back issue stuff is your thing we are ready for you! Those of you who monitor the Facebook page know that there are some choice key back issues that we have recently put out for sale and it always worth a quick look in the showcase to see what may have been added recently! A lot of back issue stock has also made it out into the boxes, including huge amounts of DC New 52 titles, Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Thor, and much more. Since Brian is actually the one doing all of the work on the back issue boxes then he is the one to actually direct your questions to about specifics…😊
Additionally, I have decided to keep all of the FCBD titles that we have left out on the counter for the rest of the week in order to cover anyone who either missed the day or wanted a couple of extra comics and couldn’t get them because of the title limit I imposed at the beginning of the event. Well, feel free to grab a couple of extra titles when you are in the shop before they all get boxed up and put back into storage for the year!
I hope everyone has a great weekend. I will admit that I am looking forward to actually getting a day off this week and that I will decidedly not be in the store Saturday. I’m actually hoping to get out of the store earlier than usual Friday, but I can’t do that until I catch up on a few things. Take it easy, Beloved Patrons!
Eddie