Not everyone can go to Comic-Con International in San Diego — it sells out earlier and earlier each year, after all. As first hinted at last week, Dark Horse Comics is making life a little brighter for the unlucky masses not attending the massive pop culture conglomeration.
Today, Dark Horse gave fans the scoop behind their #NotAtComicCon promotion (named so after the Twitter hashtag used by folks, you guessed it, not at Comic-Con) — they’re working with 55 comic book stores across the country to bring a little bit of the Comic-Con flavor to those stuck at home.
Taking place on Saturday, July 24 (Saturday traditionally being the biggest day at Comic-Con), stores will offer “free drinks” (soft, we’re guessing), and more than $200 worth of Dark Horse-provided prizes. They’re also making an announcement through the stores sometime between noon and 2 p.m. Pacific time that day, before it becomes public information at Comic-Con — one could guess that might have something to do with The Guild panel taking place at 2 p.m. at Comic-Con that day.
Five stores — Atomic Comics in Mesa, Arizona; Graham Crackers in Naperville, Illinois; Midtown Comics Time Square in New York City; Lone Star Comics in Arlington, Texas and Comics Dungeon in Seattle, Washington — are “premiere locations,” a list of remaining 50 participating stores after the jump, full lowdown from Dark Horse here.
Bosco’s – Anchorage, AK
The Comic Shop – Fairbanks, AK
Comic Book Store – Little Rock, AR
A-1 Comics – Sacramento, CA
Comic Relief – Berkeley, CA
Comics Factory – Pasadena, CA
Dr. Comics & Mr. Games – Oakland, CA
Golden Apple Comics – Los Angeles, CA
Lee’s Comics – Mountain View, CA
I Want More Comics – Denver, CO
Time Warp – Boulder, CO
Coliseum of Comics – Orlando, FL
Tate’s Comics – Lauderhill, FL
Oxford Comics – Atlanta, GA
Daydream Comics – Iowa City, IA
Mayhem Collectibles – Ames, IA
Chicago Comics – Chicago, IL
Downtown Comics – Indianapolis, IN
Prairie Dog Comics – Witchita, KS
The Great Escape – Louisville, KY
Harrison’s Comics – Salem, MA
New England Comics – Norwood, MA
Newbury Comics – Boston, MA
Vault of Midnight – Ann Arbor, MI
Double Danger Comics – Minneapolis, MN
Star Clipper – St. Louis, MO
Acme Comics – Greensboro, NC
Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find – Charlotte, NC
Jetpack Comics – Rochester, NH
The Comic Warehouse – Albuquerque, NM
Cosmic Comics – Las Vegas, NV
Fourth World Comics – Smithtown, NY
Brooklyn’s St. Mark’s Comics – New York, NY
Carol & John’s Comics Shop – Cleveland, OH
Atomik Pop – Norman, OK
Silver Snail Comics – Toronto, ON
Cosmic Monkey Comics – Portland, OR
Brave New Worlds – Willow Grove, PA
New Dimension Comics – Cranberry, PA
Comics & Collectibles – Memphis, TN
Bankston’s – Waco, TX
Bedrock City Comic Co. – Houston, TX
Dragon’s Lair Comics – Austin, TX
Keith’s Comics – Dallas, TX
Madness Games & Comics – Plano, TX
Night Flight Comics – Salt Lake City, UT
Phoenix Comics & Toys – Sterling, VA
The Trilogy Shop – Virginia Beach, VA
Collector’s Edge – Milwaukee, WI
July 14th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
This is a great idea for both Dark Horse and Comic Shops. If this is successful, I could see other companies attempting tie-ins with comic shops on SDCC weekends. It could become a sort of follow-up to Free Comic Book Day for comic shops to have an event day.
I could see, let’s say Dark Horse, schedule panels for Saturday afternoon and have a camera film the panel live. Corresponding Comic Shops could have a computer in the shop, telecasting the panel live.
I could see comic companies offering Shop only books (or other goodies) that Comic fans who can’t get to the con could not only experience least the panels , but also have their only “Con Exclusive” swag as well.
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