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FREE COMICS every day at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. First 2 comics on the sidewalk sale table are FREE. 50 cents per copy after that.

APRIL FOOL'S COMIC COVERS
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We got some special new releases in this morning that are perfect to for TODAY'S comics aficionado.



ALL NEW, ALL DIFFERENT IDENTICAL GIRL
She's got a new number one comic. One of many.





NASCENT LOVE
Will the formless horror from the beginning of time still respect you in the morning?





JUNGHAID
Carl Jung, Siggie and the gang need some psychoanalysis to get through the teen years.





BACON WOMAN
The comic that proves that two rights do make a wrong!





A BOY NAMED POOPEYE
After a lifetime of being teased by siblings and friends, the angriest li'l sailor boy takes on the man who gave him the name.





MANY MISADVENTURES OF MANPURSE
It's in the bag for Whatta Woman and she's got a sidekick to carry it.





GAGA
This bestseller continues it's great run. Best issue yet! Would I lie to you?

As always, we have FREE COMICS every day at the Escapist Comic Bookstore. First 2 comics on the sidewalk sale table are FREE. 50 cents per copy after that..... But guess what's coming up?


That's right it's ... FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

Saturday, May 7th - ALL DAY


It's the biggest day in the comic book industry! On Free Comic Book Day, over 5.6 million comic books will be given away by participating stores worldwide, introducing as many people as possible to the wonders of comic books! This year we are celebrating Free Comic Book Day, offering the community a fun, family-oriented event featuring with FREE COMICS and GUEST APPEARANCES!

  • FREE COMICS 
  • Ramon Villalobos
  • Stick figure portraits by Meggie Ramm
  • ... and SALES on graphic novels!
Keep checking back for further details

Fifth Annual CCA Student Comics Fair

Sunday, May 8th 5pm to 7 pm

Come by for this annual event. Meet some of tomorrow's comics creator who are studying at the California College of Art today! See what they are doing!




ESCAPIST COMIC BOOK CLUB

Sunday, May 15th at 6:45 pm

Get together with a group of people who (like you) read comics and want to talk about them. Each month we discuss a graphic novel that is chosen by the group. This month we are reading

AYA: LIFE IN YOP CITY
by Margerite Abouet and Colement Oubrerie

Ivory Coast, 1978. It’s a golden time, and the nation, too, is an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa that seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet’s youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted 19-year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It’s wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City.







Our selection for the next month is

DOCTOR STRANGE: The Oath
by Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martin

Doctor Strange embarks on the most important investigation of his career, as he sets out to solve an attempted murder--his own! And with his best friend near death, Strange turns to an unexpected corner of the Marvel Universe to recruit a new ally.




Book Club Benefits include:

  • Most excellent company
  • Refreshments
  • 20% discount on book club titles
  • ..and sometimes surprises

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INDIE COMICS AND COMIC ZINES

NEW!..... OBIT BITS: Drawings of the Not So Recently Dead

by Lee Amir

Drawings of those no longer here with the odd little details and the personality quirks that people remember them by in funeral notices and obits.



Check out all the fine comics that independent creators have been dropping off at the store lately. Try one of our 10 comics for $5 grab bags of older minis to sample a bit of that indie feel.


Creators! We have our consignment system in place. Contact us at hello at escapistcomics dot com ....... natch!

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But while you're waiting, come by for the .....

SECRET WARS Tie-In Mini-Series SALE

One Dollar ($1) each!

Good for $3.99....... but for a dollar....they're great.



Wolverine Contest Update

This is directed to the contestants of our "When Does Wolverine Come Back to Life" contest. We still have the ballots and the prize but, according to the contest definition of what qualifies as back to life (actual Logan, no clone, no fauverines), he is still DEAD. All New Wolverine is a woman ,Old Man Logan came from another universe, and Secret Wars solved nothing. Keep waiting... All will be revealed.. maybe.

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Watch Katie Couric's Feature:
RISE OF THE FEMALE SUPERHERO


Click on picture to be taken to her yahoo page to view.

Some of the great, new female comic creators, including (of all people) Kelly Sue, talk about the roles of women in todays comics as both superheroes and creators.




FIRST 2 COMICS ARE FREE. Next 10 are 50 cents a piece. After that 25 cents each. Sale applies to all comics in white boxes on the sidewalk. NEW COMICS HAVE BEEN ADDED and will be ADDED EACH WEEK.




There is one guy who is getting a lot of great comics. Why isn't that guy also you?




Don't miss out on your favorite comics Come in and ask us about our

SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM

  • We pull and hold the comics for you every Wednesday.
  • Free bags and boards
  • No minimum, but if you order 5 or more titles per month.......
  • You get a FREE copy of Previews and ...
  • You can pre-order from Previews and get a 20% discount on those pre-orders except for new comics and selected toys.



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