Free Comic Book Day articles in the City Paper

How to Spend Free Comic Book Day

 by Mike Rhode on May. 5, 2011
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2011/05/05/how-to-spend-free-comic-book-day/

Free Comic Book Day in D.C. Saturday May 7
By Megan Arellano on May 6, 2011
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40798/free-comic-book-day-in-dc-may-7/

April 23: Heroclix Tournament & Demo at Beyond Comics

Beyond Comics Heroclix Tournament... Saturday April 23rd 1:00pm to 2:00pm Free Demonstration. Learn to play Heroclix                 2:00pm to 5:00pm Giant Size X-men Tournament $2 Entry Fee Prizes include $25 Gift Card, Limited Edition GSX Figures  At Beyond Comics 5632 Buckeystown Pike Frederick, MD 21704             (301) 668-8202

Beyond Comics | Gaithersburg Square | 536 North Frederick Avenue | Gaithersburg | MD | 20878

Comic books uh-oh

Beyond Comics puts out a weekly newsletter, listing the new comics and the like coming  out that week.

This list caught my eye as an egregious sign that speculation is back in the comic book market:

Variant Covers
 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD VAR #658
 BATMAN AND ROBIN VAR ED #22
 BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR THOR GOES TO HOLLYWOOD #517
 FLASH VAR ED #10
 GI JOE VOL 2 10 COPY INCV #1
 HELLBOY BUSTER OAKLEY GETS HIS WISH MIGNOLA VAR
 IRON MAN 2.0 DJURDJEVIC VAR #3
 JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN 10 COPY INCV #5
 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY A ADAMS VAR #622
 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD VAR #62
 JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST VAR ED #23
 NEW AVENGERS THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD VAR #11
 SHIELD INFINITY WEAVER VAR
 SKAAR KING OF SAVAGE LAND TAN VAR #1
 SUPERMAN VAR ED #710
 TRANSFORMERS ONGOING 10 COPY INCV #18
 TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM 10 COPY INCV #3
 ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES CHO VAR #3
 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN MCGUINNESS VAR #157
 UNCANNY X-FORCE THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD VAR #7
 UNCANNY X-MEN THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD VAR #535
 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS 10 COPY A ADAMS VIRGIN VAR #2
 X-MEN LEGACY THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD VAR #247

...almost 25 variant covers in one week?  Not good.

PR: Beyond Comics military appreciation sale this weekend

Saturday, February 19th to Monday, February 21st

Active and Retired Military Personal

Get 30% Off all Comics and Trades*

Military ID Required for discount. 

Not in the Military?

You can Get 25% Off All Comics or Trades

With your donation to the troops.

We are looking for

DVD's, CD's, Graphic Novels, Books, And More...

PR: Beyond Comics New Year's Sale!

FACEBOOK EVENT LINK You Must Utter the Phrase "Beyond Comics is my Favorite Comic Book Store" And get a 50% Discount new comic books or a 30% Discount graphic novels For any purchase over $10 (pre-discount) Discount only applies to comics and graphic novels over 1 month old. (see below for further restrictions) Store Hours Friday December 31st - Saturday January 1st 10:00 am to 6:00 pm All sales subject to availability. Sales do not apply to recent arrivals except where noted. Sale prices not applicable to special orders, on hold items or subscriptions. Discounts may not be combined with any other sales or promotions. Certain exclusions apply, see individual stores for details. Subscriber's not in good standing may be excluded from sales as deemed appropriate. Please visit our stores any time. Gaithersburg                                       Frederick Gaithersburg Square                       Route 85 536 North Frederick Ave                  5632 Buckeystown Pike Gaithersburg, MD 20877                  Frederick, MD 21704 301-668-8202                               (301) 6668-8202

PR: Beyond Comics Artist Signing Tomorrow - FUBAR

Graphic Novel Release Event Saturday December 11th 11:00am to 4:00pm Beyond Comics Frederick FUBAR is just another old fashioned zombie anthology featuring 15 stories by a large army of small-press creators. This zombie Nazi smashing epic spans the entire European Theater from Sussex to Stalingrad as the Allies come face to face with the walking dead. JEFF McCOMSEY BLOODY PULP, FUBAR, AMERICAN TERROR Confession of a Human Smart Bomb.] is a freelance artist carving out a living illustrating funny books and anything else that comes within arm's reach. When Jeff isn't chained to his drawing board, he enjoys spending quality time with his all too understanding bombshell girlfriend, Samantha, in their swanky Lancaster City pad. STEVE BECKER In the past Steve has worked with White Wolf for the 6th edition of Gamma World, inked Tim Truman's pencils on a Grimjack miniseries for IDW, and worked a freelance gig with Rockstar Games NYC on the Grand Theft Auto IV add on "The Ballad of Gay Tony". Most recently Steve has contributed two stories and the back cover art as well as designed the zombie shooting target line of merchandise for Jeff McComsey's World War II zombie comic anthology FUBAR. Steve is also lead background designer on the Atomic Robo: Last Stop animated film currently in production with The Fictory. MIKE IMBODEN FIST OF JUSTICE, WARMAGEDDON, Beyond Comics own store icon and creator/writer of Fist of Justice. Mike has become one of the top small press super-hero writers of the last several years and has written for divers comics throughout the indy arena. His latest work gets him back to one of his favorite subjects....zombies. Beyond Comics Frederick Location 5632 Buckeystown Pike Frederick, MD 21704 (301) 668-8202

PR: Beyond Comics Black Friday to Sunday Sale !

Black Friday - Sunday Sale! Store Hours  Friday 8am-10pm         Sat 9am-9pm         Sun 12n-6pm Graphic Novels* Excludes Recent Arrivals   25 % OFF GI Joe Graphic Novels   50 % OFF New Comics* Excludes Recent Arrivals   50 % OFF Back Issues  In the Bins   50 % OFF Back Issues In the Showcase   25% OFF $1 Comics  25% OFF Magic the Gathering Scars of Mirrodin   $90/box Limit 1 box/Limited availability Hero Clix   25 % OFF World of Warcraft CCG   50 % OFF DC Universe 6" Mattel Action Fig. Excludes Validus Set   25% OFF DC Universe 3 1/2" Mattel Action Fig.   50 % OFF Iron Man 2 Action Figures   50 % OFF Star Wars Hasbro Action Figures   50 % OFF Star Wars Sideshow 12" Figures   25 % OFF Star Wars Statues By Gentle Giant 25% OFF Apparel T-shirts / Hats / Sweatshirts 25% OFF All Trading Cards Excludes Box Prices 25% OFF Monopoly Games 25% OFF Posters 25% OFF Simpsons Merchandise 50% OFF Collectible Figure Magazines Marvel/DC/Star Wars/Buffy 30% OFF Statues 10% OFF Sideshow Statues Namor Comiquette Sabertooth 1/4 Scale She-Hulk Comiquette Silver Surfe Comiquette Iron Man w/flag Freddy Krueger 1/4 Elektra Comiquette SW Dagohba Luke 1/4 The Thing 1/4 Scale The Thing - Movie SW Speeder Trooper & Bike SW Speeder Trooper 15% OFF Sideshow Statues X-men Dioramas Star Wars Dioramas 25% OFF Hard Hero Statues 25% OFF Bowen Statues Excludes: Moon Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Black Cat, Mestro, Dr. Doom, Grey Hulk, Falcon 25% OFF Bowen Mini Busts 25% OFF Diamond Select Statues & Busts X-men, Avengers, Etc. 25% OFF DC Direct Statues  Excludes: Cover Girls of the DCU Series 25% OFF DC Direct Busts  Excludes: Women of the DCU Series 50% OFF Watchmen Busts 25% OFF Kotobukiya Statues 25% OFF These Statues  300, Belit (Conan), Mandrake, King Kong Chess Set, V for Vendetta GI Joe Action Figures & Sets 50% OFF Lightsabers 50% OFF Star Wars Game Miniatures 50% OFF Life Size Props Helmets/Hammers 25% OFF Alien Statues 25% OFF Action FIgures 25% OFF Marvel Select AF Excludes Dr Doom, Abomination, & Thing 50% OFF Marvel Legends 12" Icons 50% OFF Star Trek 50% OFF Bakugan Figures 25% OFF Spawn Action Figures New and Old 50% OFF All Mighty Mugs 50% OFF Marvel Minimates 50% OFF Marvel Paperweights 50% OFF DC Direct 1:6 Figures 50% OFF DC Direct AF Excludes Recent Arrivals 25% OFF Mattel DC Retro Figures   25% OFF 007 Barbies 25% OFF Sideshow Buffy The VampireS 12" Figures 25% OFF Sideshow Lord of the Rings 12" Figures 50% OFF These Toys World of Warcraft, Futurama, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, All sales subject to availability. Sales do not apply to recent arrivals except where noted. Sale prices not applicable to special orders, on hold items or subscriptions. Discounts may not be combined with any other sales or promotions. Certain exclusions apply, see individual stores for details. Subscriber's not in good standing may be excluded from sales as deemed appropriate. Please visit our stores any time. Gaithersburg                                       Frederick Gaithersburg Square                       Route 85 536 North Frederick Ave                  5632 Buckeystown Pike Gaithersburg, MD 20877                  Frederick, MD 21704 301-668-8202                               (301) 6668-8202

PR: November 21 Beyond Comics Pre-Black Friday Sale

Pre-Black Friday Sale! Not looking forward to standing in long lines, arguing with ignorant sales clerks, fighting for open parking spaces, and sweating like Niagara Falls? As a valued customer of Beyond Comics we wanted to offer you the opportunity to shop at our store and take advantage of prices even better than our Black Friday Discounts. 2 Hours Only!  Sunday, November 21st 6pm - 8pm Here Are Some of our Sales Specials! On the Rack Comics New Comics One Month or Older $1 Each Action Figures All Action Figures One Month or Older 30% OFF Apparel Excludes New Arrivals 50% OFF CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK EVENT Unable to make it to our Pre-Black Friday Sale? Stop by for excellent discounts from Friday November 26th to Sunday November 28th. Gaithersburg                                       Frederick Gaithersburg Square                       Route 85 536 North Frederick Ave                  5632 Buckeystown Pike Gaithersburg, MD 20877                  Frederick, MD 21704 301-668-8202                               (301) 6668-8202 All Sales exclude recent arrivals, on hold merchandise, subscriptions, and special orders. *Graphic Novel sales does not include Walking Dead graphic novels.

PR: Beyond Comics 5 DAY SALE!

Wednesday - Sunday November 10th to 14th GRAPHIC NOVEL SALE! Buy 1 Get 10% OFF Buy 2 Get 20% OFF Buy 3 or More Get 25% OFF (Use cash for 3 or more and get 30% OFF) Excludes new arrivals (last two weeks). Excludes Walking Dead. Not redeemable for subscriptions, special orders, or on hold items. All books must be purchased...we will not hold any books. Please Note, some items are not available at all store locations. For more information please speak with any store representative. Some items may also be allocated by the manufacturer and may not be available. Beyond Comics does not guarantee items being in stock; however we will do our best to keep them available. Email: Gaithersburg John Shine Mgr or Frederick Jon Cohen Mgr Gaithersburg Store 536 North Frederick Ave Gaithersburg, MD (301) 216-0007 Hours: M,Tu 11-8; W-Sat 10-9; Sun 12-6 Frederick Store 5632 Route 85 Frederick, MD (301) 668-8202 Hours: M,Tu 10-8; W-Sat 10-9; Sun 12-6