Month: April 2023

Hey, Folks!

 

I was planning on writing a long and endearing EDitiorial this week including passionate reviews of Renfield and Evil Dead, a long winded discussion of FCBD, my great love for my customers, and various other things, but, frankly, I am now hopelessly behind on my Thursday work and since Hill & I are going to go see the Spirited Away stage play showing at Fallen Timbers Cinemark tonight I will NOT have time to catch up after work. So, please have a great weekend and remember that FCBD WILL be taking place on Saturday, May 6^th, and I am very muchly looking forward to seeing everyone there!

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Eddie

Hey, Folks!

 

Free Comic Book Day is a little over two weeks away and the crunch is coming on to finish preparations for it. I mean, I’m sure that you’ve all noticed the advertising push, but the Monarch Avengers (our very special cosplayer group) are ready to go and I have also successfully retained the services of Kurt Nielson Photography for the hand held photo booth. The ice cream promotion with Shivers is also locked in. It is true that I haven’t sorted through the FCBD titles yet, but I should be able to do that fairly quickly. Oh! And those of you who are fans of the Monarch Comics dollar boxes are going to be thrilled by the totally awesome boxes I have constructed for the event. They will be right outside the door on the sidewalk this year again for easy access! So much excitement coming our way!

 

I should also let everyone know that We once again have a life forming for purchasing comic collections. Brian and I are both working as fast as we can, but we are in the process of evaluating one rather large (and impressive) collection and we have a couple of other smaller collections that we are trying to power through. Also, the week after FCBD, Hill and I are taking a quick road trip to New Jersey in order to pick up a rather large collections comprised of at least 40 long boxes. I’m not entirely sure what we will find in that collection, but I suspect that it will be a lot of D.C. comics between the 70’s-00’s. So if you have a collection of books for us to look at, please don’t be upset if we have to ask you to wait a couple of weeks before bringing them in…it’s nothing personal I just have so much room for stock in the back room and I am trying to get everything cleaned up and organized for the cosplayers to use on FCBD.

 

I wanted to mention once again that due to cost, both actual cost as well as shipping costs, Monarch Comics will no longer be carrying the Diamond Previews catalog. That is not to suggest that they aren’t available to us, but you will have to ask us to order one in if you are interested in them. I believe I have enough ordered now to cover all of the folks who use them to place their monthly special orders, but if you have been inadvertently missed then please let Brian or I know and we will take care of you. The Marvel and D.C. catalogs are still available and will be free as per usual.

 

Okily dokily, that’s it for me this week. I will now spend the rest of the afternoon trying to motor through all of my FOC stuff as well as hopefully getting to spend some more time constructing dynamite dollar boxes. Oh! I also wanted to mention that I will be attending the Spirited Away Live on Stage Fathom Event next Thursday and since it starts at 7pm I will be closing the store around 6:30pm. Again, that is Thursday, 4/27, NOT today.

 

Have a great weekend and enjoy the warm up!

 

Eddie

Hey, Folks!

 

Now THIS weather is more like it! Low 70’s during the day and sunny…mid-50’s at night. Tis is absolutely perfect to me. I know I used to prefer insanely hot and humid days, but that kind of crazy thinking belongs to a significantly younger and thinner man…lol. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me just to be able to prop that front door open and get a chance to experience some of the beautiful Spring weather after that winter crap we just went through. I feel like just sitting here at the counter all day long and just let the warm weather wash over me. Oh, wait a second…I WILL be at the counter all day letting the weather wash over me while doing seemingly endless sub form and FOC work. I think I need to put a baking show on or some Justice League Unlimited episodes to make this day move a little bit faster…lol.

 

Well, Free Comic Book Day is three short weeks away! We already have most of the comics in the back room although I haven’t started sorting through them yet. I’ve also secured the free ice cream and Photo booth operator for the event and all of the Monarch Avengers will be joining Hill and I for dinner this weekend in order to make sure everyone is on the same page. I will admit that at this point, after participating in FCBD for 21 years that it is far more of a chore than a pleasure, but that’s just grouchy old Ed complaining. I know that once the day gets here and everything is locked in place that I will enjoy it like I always do. This year we will be putting fresh $1 boxes out on the sidewalk again and Brian and I are putting together some good ones this year. Remember, Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 6^th, from 11am-7pm, although the cosplayers will only be here between 11am-3pm…😊

 

So Hill and I went to go see the Dungeons & Dragons movie the other night. I was willing to wait for streaming, but my dear husbear wanted to see it at the theater and I had no problem with it. I liked the film well enough. It was fun and colorful with script, acting, and directing about the level I expected from it. I could have used some more CGI critters running around in the background to really give it that submersive D&D experience, but that’s kind of a minor quibble. The writers did a good job of balancing humor and drama and the cast, particularly Chris Pine and Richard Grant, did a great job keeping the plot moving along in a bouncy and entertaining way. It gets Ed & Hill’s Seal of Approval for what it is worth. Also, give Natahsa Lyonne’s Poker Face a try on Peacock…I kind of liked it.

 

I also wanted to let everyone know that we do have Current/Modern Resealable Bags back in stock. It is a new brand, CBW rather than Ultra Pro, but I suspect they are pretty much the same quality. They price is staying the same at $10 per bag of 100. I do believe that is the last of basic comic supplies that I have been waiting to get back into stock and I feel like the industry has turned a corner in the post-apocalyptic game of things not being easily available. Of course, I say that now and in two weeks there will be something else we are out of and can’t restock. Let’s just quietly hope that all of the supply chains for comics are back open.

 

Well, that’s it for me this week. Going to put my head down and get this FOC stuff done, hopefully so I don’t have to take anything home with me tonight. I have recently been bonding with Hill’s aunt’s miniature horsies and I am very muchly looking forward to getting home tonight to feed them apples and pet them. I love horsies…who knew?

 

Have a great weekend, Folks!

 

Eddie