Captivating audiences for over 20 years, the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS are back with a brand new series by BOOM! STUDIOS!

"Finally free from Rita Repulsa's mind control, Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger, cannot return to a normal life but now finds hope in a brighter path: defending the world against Rita with his newfound family: the Power Rangers!"

To celebrate, writer KYLE HIGGINS will be signing copies of this hot release at CULVER CITY, 11am-2pm!

Covers will be evenly split between Red, Black, Pink, Blue, and the Yellow Ranger. Green and White are the rare variants!

More POWER RANGERS surprises to come so stay tuned!

TRAMP-le into the New Year with ZOMBIE TRAMP creator DAN MENDOZA! It's The Comic Bug's first signing of the year!!!

Zombie Tramp is dripping with dark humor and growing in popularity! Dan is moving from the Los Angeles area soon, so if you wanted to meet him and get your copies of ZOMBIE TRAMP signing, the time is NOW! Come on down for the ultimate CREATURE FEATURE!!!!

Our Monthly Comic Creator Group Meeting hits 2016 with a running start as BIZARRO writer HEATH CORSON joins us for a special Q&A session. Mr. Corson has written several animated movies and television episodes and has recently transitioned into comic book writing with DC's critically-acclaimed BIZARRO, our favorite backwards and often misunderstood super-villain.

We'll be discussing Mr. Corson's career as well as the differences required to write for two distinct mediums. See you here!

Meet the creator behind Andre The Giant.

BRANDON EASTON, writer of television's AGENT CARTER and Lion Forge's ANDRE THE GIANT graphic novel will be joining us at our Manhattan Beach shop for a special signing!

Mr. Easton will be signing from 1:00 to 3:00 and then sitting down with Mike for a bonus COMIC CREATOR MEETING from 3:00 to 4:30. The Q&A is open to the public.

Brandon has also written such greats as BAD MOON RISING, TRANSFORMERS and WATSON AND HOLMES. Come check out his fantastic books and meet the man behind the magic!

Find ROMANCE and use your GEEK KNOWLEDGE to win big at The Comic Bug and Cuddli's GEEK SPEED DATING & TRIVIA NIGHT!

For the first part of the evening, Cuddli will be conducting a speed dating session for you to find others with your interests. From there, you will form your trivia team and enter into the arena of nerd knowledge!

Already have a significant other? That's okay! You can play too! Like all CUDDLI events, it's a great way to meet new people, but also the perfect DATE NIGHT for those already in love!

Special thanks to The Slip Bar and Eatery on Redondo Pier for inviting us to host this fun-for-all event at their fine establishment! See you there!

In 2150, Earth’s resources are depleted, and countries race to outer space to mine what they need from other planets. China has laid claim to Mars, so the U.S. and its allies have to make do with getting what it needs from the inhospitable world of Venus. But for a group of Americans making its way there, survival has become all too real. After their ship crash-lands on the planet, the scrappy crew is forced to do whatever it takes to navigate the harsh landscape in their journey to find the science base they were flying toward. In the vein of great adventure survival stories like Lost and The Martian, there’s only one reality on Venus—adapt or die.

Meet writers RICK LOVERD and FILIP SABLIK and partake in a special Q&A afterwards with genuine SCIENTISTS about the scientific accuracy of VENUS! A mind-bending evening awaits you!

The world's first HORROR-SKYPE! Husband and wife David and Laura are separated by five thousand miles so rely on technology to stay in touch.

As if the monitoring from a homeland security agent wasn't enough, things get even more dark and twisted when a little girl's ghost starts making appearances from David's end of the chats!

Featuring appearances by TOHORU MASAMUNE, who played SHREDDER in the TMNT movie, Battlestar Galactica's RICHARD HATCH and ATTACK OF THE SHOW'S ALISON HAISLIP, CHATTER is an innovative new take on the first-person fright film!

CHATTER has been winning awards across the nation!
Winner: "Best Experimental Feature" at LA THRILLER FILM FEST 2015
Winner: "Best Emerging Filmmaker" & "Audience Choice Award" at RIP HORROR FILM FEST 2015
Nominated: "Best Thriller" at SHRIEKFEST 2015
Nominated: "Best Actor" & "Best Actress" at RIP HORROR FILM FEST 2015
Official Selection at INNOVATIVE FILM FESTIVAL 2015
Official Selection at GEEKONOMINCON 2015
Official Selection: PHILIP K. DICK SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL 2016 (Awards TBD)

We'll be sitting down for a Q&A with writer/director MATTHEW SOLOMON after the film, so aspiring filmmakers, come on down! FREE EVENT!

It's our first screening of the year and our first ever at the Culver City Arclight Cinema, join us and check out the zany adventures of everybody's favorite Merc with a Mouth, DEADPOOL!

Deadpool artist SCOTT KOBLISH is rocking out a very special art print that you'll receive the night of the screening and an awesome secret limited nifty exclusive item!  Tickets are almost sold out!

Movie Time: 8:00 (Reserved seating check-in will begin at 7:00pm.)

Location: Arclight Cinema in Culver City. 9500 Culver Blvd., Culver City 90232

Parking: Parking structures on streets

Check out the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONHBaC-pfsk

Check out the adventures of BLACK FIST and BROWN HAND, two way cool cats united against the evil tyranny of THE MAN!

Nobody lays it down like these two and BF & BH author/creator JOHNNY PARKER will be in the house this Wednesday with some truths so hard you can't help but laugh at them!

Come pick up BLACK FIST AND BROWN HAND: READY TO OFFEND trade paperback and check out some of Mr. Parker's other work! Horchata, yo!

THIS SATURDAY! Meet legendary artist DENYS COWAN as he lectures at our Monthly Comic Creator Group. Please note, this event is at our Manhattan Beach location from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mr. Cowan has worked on some amazing books from BATMAN: BLIND JUSTICE, to his critically acclaimed run on THE QUESTION to several issues of the original POWER MAN & IRON FIST and we are honored to have him! Denys is also one of the founders of Milestone Media and has served as a producer on the animated BOONDOCKS and STATIC SHOCK. Thanks to Don Walker for setting it all up.

Denys will be offering insight, advice and sharing some fun stories from his illustrious career! Don't miss it!

BECOME a part of the action as PENNY STRIKES! writer/artist RUBEN GERARD and GUNS A' BLAZIN'!/SONAMBULO co-creator/artist RAFAEL NAVARRO draw YOU as your favorite superhero or adventurer at our Culver City location all day, Wednesday, March 2nd!

Check out their wonderful books too! These guys can pull off anything you can imagine!

NEXT SATURDAY! Gamers Unite! It's the grand opening of THE GAME HUB!

The Game Hub is the South Bay's new gaming store (table-top games, collectible card games, party games, family games and more!) brought to you by The Comic Bug and offering the same welcoming, family-friendly environment you know and love at 'The Bug! We have a HUGE new space that can accomodate over 100 gamers daily!

We're going to have game demos, free refreshments, giveaways (while supplies last) and more!

Have a favorite game you'd like to share with the local gaming community? Bring it! Contact us at info@thecomicbug.net and we'll work on scheduling demo sessions for you during the day of the grand opening.

We've opened this store for YOU! For many months now, gamers have been coming in and asking for more variety than our usual inventory of collectible card games and heroclix. We hear YOU and we're expanding into the gaming universe in a MAJOR WAY!

Some games you can expect to find and PLAY at The Game Hub include: BLOOD RAGE, PANDEMIC, SUPERFIGHT, CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY, SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM, DOMINION, SETTLERS OF CATAN, EXPLODING KITTENS, LANTERNS, KING OF TOKYO and many, many more! We'll also stock the games you know and love like MAGIC: THE GATHERING, POKEMON, MONOPOLY and others.

We're excited about this new adventure and can't wait to introduce the new store to everyone! Swing by next Saturday and let us know what you'd like to see at The Game Hub!

Witness a One-Of-a-Kind Convention Experience from the comfort of your Local Comic Book Store!

Featuring first looks at upcoming projects from the biggest publishers in the industry, heaf from you r favorite creative teams about upcoming projects, without the hassle a convention brings.

Ask questions to the publishers via social media Get come great Convention Exclusie items and covers.

Only a the 2016 In-Store Convention Kick-Off!!!

www.Conventionkickoff.com

HEY YOU GAMERS!!! Because YOU demanded it, we're opening THE GAME HUB brought to you by THE COMIC BUG! That's right, we've doubled our space and are devoting most of our new addition to GAMING, MAGIC THE GATHERING, POKEMON, table-top games, party games and much more! Let us know what games you want to see us carry in the comments below. Just like The Comic Bug, THE GAME HUB will be a fun, well lit and FRIENDLY environment where you and your friends can gather and GET YOUR GAME ON!

We're open now with our regular FNM tournaments, Pokemon Thursday and Magic most other nights, but our grand opening will be Saturday, March 5th and you'll start seeing our shelves fill up with new and exciting gaming products.

We're excited about this new endeavor. To wet your whistle, check out our new logo designed by Comicraft's RICHARD STARKINGS!

TRANSFORM and ROLL OUT to THE COMIC BUG CULVER CITY and meet TRANSFORMERS: DEVIATIONS writer BRANDON EASTON!

Brandon is also responsible for the critically acclaimed ANDRE THE GIANT graphic novel from IDW/LION FORGE and a writer on Marvel's AGENT CARTER!

Here's the synopsis for TRANSFORMERS: DEVIATIONS!

In a World... Where OPTIMUS PRIME Never Died! One would stand and one would fall... and we all know OPTIMUS PRIME fell. But how would history have played out if he hadn't? Would the AUTOBOTS have still stood triumphant in their darkest hour... or would UNICRON have reigned supreme?!

See you there!

POWER MAN & IRON FIST!
SHAFT!
NIGHTHAWK!
CYBORG!

David Walker is writing some of the most BAD-AZZ comics on the shelves nowadays and he's going to be joining us all the way from Portland, Oregon for a special signing and appearance on Drinking With Comics on Monday, March 28th!

Join us for a fun evening with one of comics' fastest rising stars!

Come by and enjoy the comedy of The Brothers Brothers Band (Jed N Leland Brothers), Mr. Goodnight (Flavius Josephus), Kimberly Clark,Curtis Fortier, Justin Decker, Tim Vargulish, Shawn Donovan and your host John Faso. We'll also be providing beer while supplies last (doesn't free beer always taste the best?)

Geek & Sundry’s International TableTop Day will return on April 30, 2016! Gather your friends and join us for a day-long celebration of all things TableTop gaming. From quick card games, to intensive board games, to all-day RPG sessions, any game is the right choice for this day of merriment. Play by the book, or make up your own house rules. There is no wrong way to play. Except cheating. Unless of course you’re playing Munchkin, then by all means. Need ideas for what to play? Check out past episodes of TableTop to discover a new game and learn how to play.

Whose Side Are YOU On?

Come join the Comic Bug crew at Arclight: Beach Cities for a screening of the hot movie of the year, Captain America: Civil War.

Buy an Exclusive Captain America: Civil War Print for $20.00 and you will get a FREE ticket to Arclight Cinema!

Seating is reserved seating.  Start time 8:15pm

Heads up, true believers! Here is a list of WHO is going to be WHERE on Free Comic Book Day. If it's a limited appearance, we'll have their times posted here too. Can't wait to see everyone Saturday at both Manhattan Beach and Culver City!

MANHATTAN BEACH

Andrew Robinson
Bad Apple
Brad Rader
Cesar Rosas
Chris Brandt
Chris Kawagiwa
Christine Hipp
Dave Holtz
David Blake Lucarelli
Don Walker
DJ Kirkbride
Don Schmidt
Flobo Boyce
Glenn Brown
Joe Rubenstein
John Ercek
Karl Altstaetter
Lak Lim
Matt Jacobs
Michael O'Hare
Ralph Miranda
Richard Starkings
Saddler Ward

Sketch Fighter
Burnt To A Crisp Texas Smokehouse
Kotobukiya
Sideshow Collectibles
That Hashtag Show

CULVER CITY

Agnes Garbowska
Alan Tudyk (from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. only)
Alicia Hollinger
Barbara Kesel
Ben Russel
Bernard Chang (from 1:30 to 3:00 only)
Blond
Brandon Easton
Brandon Perlow
Dan Wickline
Dave Baker
Dave Crosland
David Moreno
Edward Ambriz
Ethan Castillo
Erika Alexander
Frank Mastromauro
Hannibal Tabu
Jodi Tong
Joie Brown
Joshua Fialkov
JT Krul
Kevin Altieri
Lord Mesa
Michael Tanner
MOM
Norm Rapmund
Peter Steigerwald
PJ Haarsma (from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. only)
Rafael Navarro
Renae Geerlings
Robert Baker
Ruben Gerard
Saddler Ward
Shannon Eric Denton (from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Shannon Lee (from 1:30 to 3:00 only)
Siya Oum
Stan Lee (100 lucky winners at our Culver City shop)
TJ Troy
Tanya Bjork
Yehudi Mercado

CUDDLI dating app speed dating
Nerder Mysteries
LA Weekly
TeeFury
TeeNoEvil
Brie Creative
Defective Geeks
That Hashtag Show
Stan Lee's Comikaze
Sideshow Collectibles
Kotobukiya
Mighty Morphin Power Con
Attack of the Flash Photo Booth
CoolHaus Ice Cream
Dog Town Dogs
Kogi Truck

We'll have cosplayers galore! Giveaways! Fun! Double your chances to win an autograph from Stan Lee by visiting BOTH locations before 1:30 and entering your name in our COMIKAZE PRESENTS: MEET STAN LEE AT FREE COMIC BOOK DAY raffle!

The fun starts at 10 a.m. at both The Comic Bug Manhattan Beach (1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266) and the Culver City Teen Center (4153 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230)
See you Saturday!!

 

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STAN LEE is signing the following raffle winners!

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IT'S HERE!! The Ladybug Anthology has landed and is coming out MAY 11TH at the Manhattan Beach Comic Bug!! We're going to have GIRL BANDS, food, wine, and AMAZINGLY TALENT Women Comic Creators from the Los Angeles area!! Join the comic book revolution and get yourself a SIGNED copy of the PREMIER LADYBUG ANTHOLOGY!!

The Ladybug Anthology features 15 comic book and short stories by members of the Los Angeles Women's Comic Creators League (aka The Lady Bugs), a group dedicated to creating a safe space for women who love comics to create, make friends, and HAVE FUN! Stories range from scfi hijinks to test day jitters in elementary school!!

Check out the creators behind the Ladybug Anthology!!

Lucy Keifer
Tanya Bjork
ZombieTeddie
Nellii Bug of Graphic Ramblers
Jenn Bazilius
Rachel Poulson
Ash Noelle
Vanessa Fogelquist
Courtney Davis
MOM Comics
Adventures of Aws
Mos Dakky Comics
Angelica McLaughlin
Joie Brown
Alexandra Smith
Christine Hipp
Mel Maldonado

Special Thanks to our Behind-the-Scene heavy-lifters:
Consulting Editor: Barbara Randall Kesel
Cover Artist: Angelica McLaughlin
Cover Letters: Ali Guerin
Project Manager: MOM Comics
Production Artist: Christine Hipp
Anthology Layout & Design: Megan Madrigal
Publishing Coordinators: Alexandra Smith & MOM Comics

Want a digital copy? You can pick one up on Gumroad:https://gumroad.com/l/nkxBr

Not in the LA area? Order a copy of the Ladybug Anthology here:https://gum.co/KRIj

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1745918262353561/

Play it again, Sam! We're reprising our table read of JOSS WHEDON'S WONDER WOMAN for WHEDONOPOLIS 2016, a convention that celebrates all things Joss Whedon!

Last year, we got our hands on Joss Whedon's script that he wrote in 2007. We performed the table read at The Comic Bug last December with actress/Wonder Woman cosplayer Jennifer Wenger in the starring role. Steve Trevor was brought to life by Curtis Fortier, who also blocked out and directed the piece. Narration is provided at a lightning pace by Adam Marcus and there is sound design and musical score provided by Chris Saunders of the Thirsty Crowes!

The cast is rounded out by Rafael Navarro, Eddie Jordan III, Kate Enggren, Tracy Drolet, Scott Koblish, Debra Sullivan and Mike Wellman.

The entire cast returns to bring WONDER WOMAN to life for attendees of WHEDONOPOLIS 2016 in full costume! This is a fun and rare opportunity to see what COULD have been!

Tickets for Whedonopolis 2016 are $20 for adults and $15 for kids under 13. Check out their website www.whedoncon.com to see all the exciting guests and activities they have planned for the weekend!

The Ladybug Anthology came out MAY 11TH and we will be celebrating at The Comic Bug in Culver City!! We're going to have food, wine, and AMAZINGLY TALENT Women Comic Creators from the Los Angeles area!! Join the comic book revolution and get yourself a SIGNED copy of the PREMIER LADYBUG ANTHOLOGY!!

The Ladybug Anthology features 15 comic book and short stories by members of the Los Angeles Women's Comic Creators League (aka The Lady Bugs), a group dedicated to creating a safe space for women who love comics to create, make friends, and HAVE FUN! Stories range from scfi hijinks to test day jitters in elementary school!!

Check out the creators behind the Ladybug Anthology!!

Lucy Keifer
Tanya Bjork
ZombieTeddie
Nellii Bug of Graphic Ramblers
Jenn Bazilius
Rachel Poulson
Ash Noelle
Vanessa Fogelquist
Courtney Davis
MOM Comics
Adventures of Aws
Mos Dakky Comics
Angelica McLaughlin
Joie Brown
Alexandra Smith
Christine Hipp
Mel Maldonado

Special Thanks to our Behind-the-Scene heavy-lifters:
Consulting Editor: Barbara Randall Kesel
Cover Artist: Angelica McLaughlin
Cover Letters: Ali Guerin
Project Manager: MOM Comics
Production Artist: Christine Hipp
Anthology Layout & Design: Megan Madrigal
Publishing Coordinators: Alexandra Smith & MOM Comics

Want a digital copy? You can pick one up on Gumroad:https://gumroad.com/l/nkxBr

Not in the LA area? Order a copy of the Ladybug Anthology here:https://gum.co/KRIj

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1745918262353561/

That's right! All day long this upcoming Wednesday, it's D.J. DAY at The Comic Bug(s)! That doesn't mean you should wear your dancing shoes and get ready to booty quake (though you're certainly welcome to!), but you might wanna consider bringing an extra $4.35 cuz D.J. KIRKBRIDE is dropping his BIGGEST BANG yet at The Comic Bug! He'll be hanging with us at our Culver City location for the lunch shift (12:00 to 3:00) and then hustling down to Manhattan Beach for the evening (5:00 to 8:00) rush! Don't miss out!! THE BIGGEST BANG is in stores EVERYWHERE on May 18th!

We're at it again! This time, we've unearthed the screenplay to what was to be GEORGE (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD) MILLER'S take on JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA! The gang's all here! Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Cyborg and Maxwell Lord!

Production on JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL was halted due to the writer's strike in 2008, but the screenplay received very high marks from those who've read it! Come to THE COMIC BUG MANHATTAN BEACH on Saturday, May 21 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. to see and hear the screenplay brought to life by an amazing cast of actors including CASPER VAN DIEN, JENNIFER WENGER, ADAM MARCUS, DEBRA SULLIVAN, CURTIS FORTIER, RAFAEL NAVARRO, SCOTT KOBLISH and some big suprises to be announced soon! And it's FREE for everyone! If you plan on attending, please RSVP here so we can plan for seating!

It’s not a reboot and it never was - it all begins here.

Join us at midnight on Tuesday as we welcome the future (and past) of the DC Universe, with Rebirth #1

This 80-page one-shot is priced at just $2.99. It kicks off the entire "Rebirth" saga, with a story written by comics legend Geoff Johns with art by a lineup of superstar artists including Gary Frank, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver and Phil Jimenez, plus a wraparound cover by Gary Frank!

ALL DC PRE-REBIRTH NEW COMICS AND TRADE PAPERBACKS/HARDCOVERS ARE 52% OFF FROM MIDNIGHT TO 1AM!

ALL DC PRODUCTS ARE 20% OFF! STATUES, ACTION FIGURES, T-SHIRTS AND MORE!

THIS IS MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TO CLARIFY. GET YOUR NEW COMICS 9 HOURS EARLY!

BONUS! Marvel Comics will also allow sales of their new comics also!

ANOTHER BONUS! The first people in line at both locations will get the beautiful Sideshow Collectibles: Capturing Archetypes vol. 2 Hardcover showcasing it's amazing statues and figures!

AND ANOTHER BONUS! We will give away Sideshow Collectibles statues and figures while supplies last at both locations!

Bring your game to The Game Hub for the Magic the Gathering: Eldritch Moon Pre-Release!

Date: Saturday 7/16 & Sunday 7/17

Start Time: 10:00am

Price: $28.00

 

OPEN DUELING

If the idea of spending a whole day playing a tournament doesn't fit into how you prefer to play Magic, or if you have less time and just want to experience the excitement of Eldritch Moon at your own pace, you can get involved in Open Dueling!

You get a ready-to-play 60-card Intro Pack and use it to do battle against others participating in Open Dueling, including players participating in the main tournament who are between rounds. This is a great way to dip your toe into the water if you aren't sure the Prerelease is something you want to do, or if you can't commit five hours to a Prerelease event. You can just play games in Open Dueling at your leisure. Plus, it's fun!

Price: $14.99

Some helpful links:

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/eldritch-moon-prerelease-primer-2016-07-11

THIS WEDNESDAY! For 30 minutes only, 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK writer MATTHEW ROSENBERG and THE REVISIONIST/FIVE GHOSTS writer FRANK BARBIERE will be swooping through The Comic Bug Culver City to sign copies of their books, meet fans and talk about some of the exciting things they've got cooking!

Matthew and Frank are some of the hottest new creators on the block with innovative creator-owned works like 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK, THE REVISIONIST, WE CAN NEVER GO HOME, FIVE GHOSTS under their belts along with HOWLING COMMANDOS OF SHIELD, CIVIL WAR II: KINGPIN, LOBO and DEJAH THORIS for MARVEL COMICS and DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT. Be sure to come in for a quick hello and get your stuff signed!

The Comic Bug will have limited quantities available of We Can Never Go Home #1-4! 

Do you like to draw? Do you like to drink? They go together like peanut butter n' chocolate! Presenting the FIRST EVER Drink n' Draw at The Slip Bar and Eatery presented by The Comic Bug!

We'll have comic and sci-fi themed DRINK SPECIALS, the amazing Hendo Art posing from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. so you can work on your life-drawing and the company of dozens of awesome fellow artists and maybe even a writer or two!

LadyBugs, SketchyBugs and Uninitiated Bugs, come on down! Admission is FREE! Drinks will be flowing and pencils and pens will be on fire! Finally, the South Bay has it's own drink and draw gathering! Special thanks to The Slip for having us!
Come have fun!

My buddy John Faso throws a pretty hilarious show here at The Bug once a month.  It's FREE! See you here.

Joëlle Jones is an Eisner nominated artist currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Since attending PNCA in Portland, OR, she has contributed to a wide range of projects and has most recently began writing and drawing her own series, Lady Killer, published by Dark Horse comics. Jones has also provided the art for  Superman: American Alien (DC), Helheim, Brides of Heleim (Oni Press) and Mockingbird (Marvel). She's also done work for Boom! Studios, The New York Times, Vertigo and More! Joëlle will be taking on  projects for DC and Marvel this year as well as continuing her Series Lady Killer.

If you want to know more about her and her process watch her interview on Back to the Gutters

You can follow her on twitter @joelle_jones

Check out her Tumblr http://joellejones.tumblr.com

Or contact her directly at joellejones@gmail.com

For commission inquiries please contact her at joellecommisions@gmail.com

Come watch Suicide Squad with The Comic Bug crew!  Pick up a limited print and get a free ticket to watch Suicide Squad at the amazing Arclight Theatre Beach Cities.  Movie start time 8:15pm

The Comic Bug is proud to support the 2nd Annual Buy Indie Comics Day on August 6!

A celebration of all things INDIE! It's BUY INDIE COMICS DAY at The Comic Bug! We're opening both the main store AND The Game Hub to invite 40 independent comic creators to come and share their work with readers looking for new and different material. Here's the list of creators we've lined up so far! Let me know if we've accidentally left you off the list!

Russell Nohelty
Tanya Bjork
Dave Baker/Nicole Goux
Johnny Parker II
Alex Chung
Sam Grinberg
Allen Carter
Nick Doan
Steve Waldinger
Jay and Sanders Fabares
Chris Anderson
Christie Shinn
DJ Kirkbride
Don Walker
Rachel Dukes
Lonnie Millsap
Steve Macisaac
Christine Hipp and Mom
Iggy Nicklbottum
Binx Taylor
Jaxen de Nobriga
Aaron Alexovich
Rob Worley
David Blake Lucarelli
Nick Marino
Norm Harper
Darin Henry
Joie Brown
Andre Owens
Amanda Meadows
Daniel de Sosa
Emily Joy
David Roberts
Glen Wilson
Mike Wellman

Get more info on Facebook/BuyIndieComicsDay

Brace yourself for Scott Snyder's next epic BATMAN series! Inker Danny Miki will be joining us to celebrate the release of ALL-STAR BATMAN #1 at our Manhattan Beach location to sign copies of the book. Come in Batman-related cosplay for special treats from Danny and The Comic Bug! Let's celebrate in style!

Check out The Comic Bug booth at the Power Morphicon in Pasadena

http://officialpowermorphicon.com/

Pasadena Convention Center

300 E. Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101

Convention Hours

Friday Badge pick up 12 noon

Friday floor hours 4pm-10pm

Saturday Floor hours 10am-6pm

Sunday Floor hours 10am-5pm

Meet Sons of Anarchy creator KURT SUTTER in his first signing at a comic book store! We scheduled this event to coincide with LUCAS STAND #1, but had to postpone, but here we have it! Wednesday, August 17, just in time for the release of LUCAS STAND #3!

Lucas Stand is a military vet who can’t reintegrate into society and has emotionally cut himself off from the people he loves. At his lowest, Lucas does something he can’t take back. Hell comes calling, offering him the opportunity to make things right. Demons escaping Hell are upsetting the balance of evil, and now Lucifer has recruited Lucas to send them back. It doesn’t matter in what era the demons escape—World War II, old-timey Hollywood, Vietnam, present day—he must learn to fit in both the past and the present. Given new purpose, Lucas starts to rebuild himself and his life, even as he struggles at the human cost that comes with it.

Buy the book! Meet the man! Get the book signed!

ALL DJ ALL DAY! Amelia Cole versus The End of Everything is new on the shelves, the final chapter in the Amelia Cole saga and D.J. Kirkbride will be signing at BOTH Comic Bug locations to celebrate THE END OF EVERYTHING!

Meet D.J. at our Culver City shop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then at Manhattan Beach from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. Double the DJ, double the fun!

Amelia, Hector, Lemmy, Omega Company, and the rest band together for one last stand against The Council. There’s no going back, and no way around it–all of Amelia’s adventures since arriving in The Unknown World have lead right here! It’s AMELIA COLE VERSUS THE END OF EVERYTHING!

Image's next hit series, ECLIPSE, is upon us and writer ZACHARY KAPLAN will be on hand to sign and chat about his sci-fi crime thriller!

"Imagine if sunlight burned you alive. A mysterious solar event has transformed the sun's light into deadly immolating rays. The world's few survivors now live in nocturnal cities.
But a killer emerges using sunlight to burn his victims, and when he targets the daughter of a solar power mogul, it falls to a disillusioned solar engineer to protect her."

Zachary will be ambitiously signing at BOTH stores:
11a-2p at Manhattan Beach
3p-6p at Culver City

See you there!

Join us for an intimate look at the life and creative process of award-winning author NEIL GAIMAN! Director Patrick Meaney will be joining us for a Q&A following this fantastic film!

While working on Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods and Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, Sequart and Respect Films were cooking up another film, one that would take a few years to come to fruition. And now it’s almost ready to be released to the world: Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously. Thanks to the diligent work of producers Mike Phillips and Julian Darius, Neil Gaiman offered unprecedented access to filmmakers Patrick Meaney and Jordan Rennert on his final signing tour (the largest signing tour in history) and Neil’s farewell to life as a public figure before returning to writing full time.

Dream Dangerously offers viewers a fly-on-the-wall look at Neil on the road, interacting with fans and experiencing the struggles and joys of being an acclaimed public speaker and in-demand personality. At the same time, the film delves deeply into Neil’s writing process, exploring the childhood origins of his love of mythology, up to his struggles to keep his writing fresh after 25 years of successful storytelling.

The film includes unique interviews with Amanda Palmer, George RR Martin, Grant Morrison, Bill Hader, Michael Sheen, Kirsten Vangsness, Lenny Henry, Will Wheaton and many more key figures in Neil’s creative and personal life. Ultimately this is a portrait of one of our most beloved fantasy writers that shows the way that fantasy can be a mirror for the world around us, and for the writer himself.

THIS EVENT IS FREE to attend!

The acclaimed dynamic duo of Kyle Higgins & Alec Siegel (Batman, Nightwing, C.O.W.L., Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) makes a dramatic return to kick off their new IMAGE series: Hadrian's Wall!

"When an astronaut on HADRIAN'S WALL is murdered, pill-popping detective Simon Moore is dispatched to investigate the ship's crew... including his own ex-wife. But if Simon's not careful, what he finds could ignite the interstellar Cold War. From the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed series C.O.W.L. comes a gripping, locked room murder mystery where the secrets of everyone involved are as dark as the space that surrounds them."

11a-2p at our CULVER CITY location!

The annual celebration of the Dark Knight is back when Batman Day hits on September 17th! Join in on the fun with Batman Day events around the country and internationally, great discount deals and more! Check out this page for more details, as well as essential Batman graphic novels and news about Gotham City's favorite hero.

Rick Remender returns to The Comic Bug!

Come celebrate the release of SEVEN TO ETERNITY with this RARE APPREARANCE of one of comics' most exciting and critically-acclaimed writers! Rick will be signing copies of Seven to Eternity at our Manhattan Beach shop from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Don't miss out!

More about SEVEN TO ETERNITY:

Bestselling writer Rick Remender (BLACK SCIENCE, DEADLY CLASS, LOW, TOKYO GHOST), artist Jerome Opeña (Uncanny X-Force, Fear Agent), and colorist Matt Hollingsworth (TOKYO GHOST, WYTCHES) launch an all-new, jaw-dropping ongoing series in SEVEN TO ETERNITY this September.

In SEVEN TO ETERNITY, The God of Whispers has spread an omnipresent paranoia to every corner of the kingdom of Zhal; his spies hide in every hall spreading mistrust and fear. Adam Osidis, a dying knight from a disgraced house, must choose between joining a hopeless band of magic users in their desperate bid to free their world of the evil God, or accepting his promise to give Adam everything his heart desires.

“Before our time at Marvel, Jerome and I began working together at Image ten years ago on titles such as Strange Girl and Fear Agent so it’s very fitting we return now to tell the tale of the Seven to Eternity,” said Remender. “All those years ago we began discussing doing an epic fantasy tale at some point, should the planets ever align. A unique take on the familiar genre full of action, unexpected twists, totally unique characters and a villain who might end up stealing the show. It’s taken us a decade to get it together, but the wait was worth it. During the past decade we’ve collaborated on numerous projects and fine-tuned our mighty nerd skills to a point where what we produce here will eclipse our past collaborations and consume all evil in the universe and give a new pony to every child. This is without question Jerome’s best work to date and when you add super champion of color jive Matt Hollingsworth, once their powers are mixed into the art cauldron, something new and terrifying is born, a new level of sequential science.” Opeña added: "It's been a long time coming, so it's amazing that Rick and I are seeing a project we've been developing for years finally become a reality. Having Matt Hollingsworth join up with us makes it even more exciting and I hope readers will enjoy what we've all been tirelessly working on."

SEVEN TO ETERNITY takes readers on a hard road through the strange fantasy world of Zhal. All men have surrendered their freedom for fear. Now, one last free man must choose.

The Game Hub will be hosting the Midnight Pre-Release Sept.24th.

1. Saturday(Late Friday night/Early Saturday morning) Start Time: 12:01am 
Entree fee -$28.00
Please give us a call for registration to save a spot!!!

2. Saturday Start Time: 10:00am

3. Sunday Start Time: 10:00am

Reservations are encouraged as seats fill quickly.  Please call or come by the store.

Bring your game! 

 

Check out 'Menthu', the comic book created by Robert Roach. The books, set in Ancient Egypt and the modern Los Angeles area, centers on a father/son narrative; following the journey of Rashan N'Shanga, who "upon learning that he has superpowers, sets out on a quest to figure out exactly what this means". The series feature Egyptian immortals, superheroes, Voodoo super-villains, angels & demons.

The fans have spoken and so by popular demand, M.A.S.K. will hit comic shops later this year from the creative team of writer Brandon Easton (Marvel’s Agent Carter, Transformers: Deviations) and artist Tony Vargas (Rot & Ruin, TMNT: Shadows of the Past Board Game).

Development Hell I: Frank Darabont's Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods

Development Hell II: Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman

Development Hell III: George Miller's Justice League

The Comic Bug Presents... Development Hell IV: Power Man!

Actor, novelist, and writer, GEOFFREY THORNE, is double-dipping with TWO brand new Marvel releases: MOSAIC #1 and SOLO #1!

Come by the Culver City shop to talk comics and for signed copies!

http://www.geoffreythorne.com/

The Comic Bug will be hosting the annual 24 Hour Comic Book Day challenge on October 15-16 due to scheduling conflicts.  As you know, we like to have an amazing event with food, fun and comics!  Please email us to sign up.

With the change in dates, you can warm up at other stores hosting the event then bring it to The Comic Bug!

See you here!

24-Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of comics creation. On this day, creative folks take on the 24 hour comics challenge: to create a 24 page comic book story, normally months worth of work, in 24 straight hours. Many participants gather at official event sites including comic book stores, schools, and libraries. Others take part in private gatherings, and many work on their own.

Every year since 2004 this event has taken place. The thousands of participants who have created tens of thousands of pages of original art have included the young and the old, people with decades of professional comics creation experience and those who have never tried to draw a panel before, at locations on at least five continents.

The OFFICIAL event date for 2016 is SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st. The Comic Bug date is October 15.

The Comic Bug monthly creator meeting is held on every 3rd Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Manhattan Beach.

The Comic Bug Pavilion will be returning to Stan Lee's LA Comic-Con 2016!

The spirits of Greg Saunders and Adrian Chase are alive and well at DC,  but instead of the open prairie or the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the next Vigilante will be battling crime on the seedy backstreets of Los Angeles, as DC Entertainment announced today that THE VIGILANTE: SOUTHLAND, a six-issue miniseries written by Gary Phillips (Vertigo’s COWBOYS, Violent Spring, Perdition U.S.A.) with pencils and inks by Elena Casagrande, colors by Giulia Brusco and covers by Mitch Gerads (Vertigo’s SHERIFF OF BABYLON), will be hitting comic retailers October 5.

"This take on Vigilante incorporates current social and political issues making Vigilante: Southland both relevant and contemporary, which sounded like an incredible direction to tell new stories featuring this character,” said DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio. “Gary’s experience with crime fiction will give Vigilante an edginess and grittiness that hasn’t been seen before.”

THE VIGILANTE: SOUTHLAND is the story of Donny Fairchild, a failed NBA player who’s just making ends meet as a maintenance man. When his girlfriend stumbles on a conspiracy to steal water rights through a series of shady land development deals, she’s mysteriously murdered. Once Donny starts getting too close to the cause of her death, his house is blown up and he’s left for dead. Determined to bring the killers to justice, Donny undergoes training from an urban legend known as The Eastsider to become a masked vigilante.

“THE VIGILANTE: SOUTHLAND is incredibly relevant to our times,” said writer Gary Phillips. “It’s a politically tinged story that touches on a myriad of contemporary issues, such as gun violence, class struggle and Black Lives Matter. The book also provides me an opportunity to contemporize classic issues/tropes like the fight over water rights in southern California. I’m very excited to show readers this character, reimagined for the 21^st Century.”

Come watch Marvel Studios Doctor Strange with your fellow comic book enthusiasts at the fantastic Arclight Theatre Beach Cities!

Check out the amazing print by artist Abigail Jill Harding!

Purchase one of these prints that will be limited to only those attending the event and get a free ticket to see Doctor Strange on opening night!  Don't wait because there are less than 25 prints left!

Arclight Beach Cities

Time: 8:00pm

 

The Comic Bug is participating in the 2nd annual Local Comic Shop Day with lots of exclusive items available only on November 19th!

Come on by for amazing collectibles from all the top publishers!

The Comic Bug will have a special sale for those looking to start their Christmas shopping.  All items priced above $50 will be 30% OFF!!!

Local Comic Shop Day® celebrates locally owned independent comic book specialty stores, showcasing their unique and vital role in being the primary fire-starters of pop culture.

Each participating store is celebrating Local Comic Shop Day® differently. So please verify with the store what their plans are.

And try to visit several stores in the area! There are 28 different items being released for Local Comic Shop Day® and the selection at each store may be different.

www.localcomicshopday.com

It's that time of year again, folks! That time all of the retail world straps on their Santa hats and fires up their cash registers! Doorbusters, jingle bells and all that jazz!

At The Comic Bug, we do things just a little differently! Inspired by online stores' "Lightning Deals", we invented BLACK LIGHTNING FRIDAY, named after one of our favorite heroes. It'll be going down at BOTH LOCATIONS (there's even something in it for you if you go to both spots!), every two hours, we'll announce a new BLACK LIGHTNING sale!

 

By popular demand, we're bringing back the MAPOUPON, combination MAP and COUPON that is good for either a free new comic or 50% any item at the OTHER store! Mapoupons handed out in Manhattan Beach are good for items in Culver City and vice versa! Here's the locations...

The Comic Bug Manhattan Beach
1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

The Comic Bug Culver City
4267 Overland Ave.
Culver City, CA 90230

See you here! And there!!!

 

Ever want to be drawn by a comic artist as a super-hero? Penny Strikes! artist Ruben Gerard and Sonambulo/Guns A'Blazin'! artist Rafael Navarro have drawn hundreds of people at graduations, proms, bar mitzvahs and celebrity parties for years now and are bringing their artistic magic to The Comic Bug for a special day!

They're offering a special, discounted rate. Get drawn and use the image for your holiday cards! Get a family portrait! Super-hero wedding announcements! The possibilities are endless!

Get drawn into the fun!

Women of Comics Books Unite!

Los Angeles Women's Comic Creators League is a sketch/work group of women artist/writers/creators whose aim is to create a safe, nurturing environment to discuss current events, projects, and to have fun!

We meet every Thursday from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Comic Bug!

For those not in the Los Angeles area and who want to join us, we host a Skype call broadcasting from The Comic Bug So you won't miss out on the fun. Email MOM atmom@momcomics.org, Nikki at domenxcomics@gmail.com, or Ashley at arubay10@gmail.com for more info.

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/342151035983734/
Comic Bug Sketch Group Meetup (Meetings are Posted Here too!): http://www.meetup.com/Manhattan-Beach-Comic-Artists-Meetup/

So many comic book related movie and TV show coming! Life is good!

http://www.superherostuff.com/blog/movies/upcoming-superhero-movies-201020112012/

Upcoming Superhero Movies – 2016 and Beyond