CELEBRATE IMAGE DAYON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
On February 1, 1992, seven comics superstars Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino came together to form their own company that would change the landscape of comics forever. Current partners McFarlane, Valentino, Kirkman, Larsen, and Silvestri collectively have brought creator-owned comics to the forefront of industry change and, after 25 years of amazing storytelling freedom, Image is pleased to celebrate the milestone anniversary with Image Day—Feb. 1, 2017.Image Comics wouldn’t have succeeded without the tremendous creativity and passion of its creators, the unwavering support of retailers, bookstores, and libraries, or the unbridled and unrelenting enthusiasm of the fans who show up each and every Wednesday to purchase Image titles. On Image Comics Day we celebrate together, nationwide, the exciting legacy that Image’s creator-owned publishing model has cultivated as we prepare for the next 25 years of amazing creator-owned comics to come.There will be Image Comics promotions, giveaways, creator signings, social media events, and more—don’t miss out on all the festivities and check back to the events pages on imagecomics.com for more information and announcements about Image Comics Day celebrations near you.Join us for the single most anticipated day of the year, as we come together and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Image Comics—but more importantly, the 25 years of true creative freedom and history-making storytelling from the best writers and artists in the world. Find an Image Day event near you in the complete list below!
IMAGE COMICS DAY EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATESARIZONAPhoenixSamurai Comics | 3:00 PM-7:00 PM | 1051 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix Az 85014Jay Fotos, Meredith McClaren, Scott Godlewski
CALIFORNIALos AngelesMeltdown | 6:00 PM | 7522 Sunset Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90046Brian K. Vaughan, Steven Seagle, Joe Casey, Matt HawkinsA Shop Called Quest | 4:00 PM-6:00 PM | 300 S Santa Fe Ave B, Los Angeles, CA 90013Malachi Ward, Keenan Keller, Kyle Higgins, Tom Neely, Greg Hinkle, Megan Hutchinson, Chris BurnhamThe Last Bookstore | 7:30 PM-9:00 PM | 453 S Spring St, Ground Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013Rus Wooton, Gabriel HardmanGolden Apple | 1:00 PM-3:00 PM | 7018 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038Matt Hawkins, Darick Robertson, Marc SilvestriThe Grove Barnes & Noble | 7:00 PM | 189 The Grove Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90036Rick Remender, Ed Brubaker, Chris BurnhamLong BeachPulp Fiction ComicsDustin NguyenParadise ValleyCollector's Paradise | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | 319 S. Arroyo Prkwy Unit 4, Pasadena, CA 91105Sina Grace
PasadenaCollector's Paradise | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | 7131 Winnetka Ave, Canoga Park, CA 91306Garry Brown
PetalumaBrian's Comics | 3:00 PM-6:00 PM | 1 Fourth Street Suite B, Petaluma, CA 94952Nick Dragotta, Justin GreenwoodSan DiegoYesteryear ComicsBrandon ThomasSan FranciscoMission ComicsBrian Schirmer, Ken Garing, Jeremy SalibaComix Experience | | 12:00 PM-2:00 PM | 305 Divisadero St., San Francisco, California 94117Ken GaringGEORGIAAtlantaMy Parents' Basement | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | 22 North Avondale Road, Avondale Estates, GA 30002Rich TommasoILLINOISChicagoGraham Cracker Comics | 11:00 AM-2:00 PM | 77 E. Madison, Chicago IL 60602Tim SeeleyMARYLANDAnnapolisThird Eye | 11:00 AM | 2027-A West St, Annapolis, MD 21401Jonathan Luna, Justin JordanMINNESOTASt. PaulThe Source Comics and GamesOtis FramptonMISSOURIJoplinHurley's HeroesJeremy HaunKansas CityElite Comics | 11:00 AM | 11842 Quivira Rd, Overland Park, KS 66210Megan Levens, Steven SandersSt. LouisStar Clipper | 11:00 AM-5:00 PM | 1319 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103Kyle StarksNEW YORKNew YorkForbidden Planet | 8:00 AM | 832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003Cliff Chiang, Joe Harris, Brenden Fletcher, W. Maxwell Prince, Alex de Campi, Brandon Montclare, Cameron Stewart, Jason Katzenstein, Amy Reeder, Ivan Brandon, Karen BergerOREGONPortlandFloating World | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | 400 NW Couch St., Portland, ORJoe Keatinge, Sloane Leong, Leila del Duca, Emi Lenox, Eric Stephenson, Brandon Graham, Farel Dalrymple
ExcaliburKurt BusiekBridge City | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | 3725 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, Oregon 97227Joseph Bergin IIIBooks with Pictures | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | 1100 SE Division Street, Portland, Oregon 97202Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matt Fraction
Cosmic Monkey | 11:00 AM | 5335 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97213Steve Lieber, Tony ParkerPENNSYLVANIAPhiladelphiaFat Jack's ComicryptBryan J.L. GlassTEXASAustinAustin Books | 8:00 AM-9:00 PM | 5002 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas 78751Donny Cates, Nick PitarraDallasZeus ComicsMichael Lark, Jordan BoydWASHINGTONLaceyOlympic Cards and Comics | 10:00 AM-11:59 PM | 4230 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503Greg RuckaVancouverI Like Comics | 1715 Broadway St., Vancouver, WA 98663Michael OemingINTERNATIONAL IMAGE COMICS DAY EVENTS:AUSTRALIAMelbourneAll Star Comics *will take place on February 4* | 11:00 AM-5:00 PM | 53 Queen St., Melbourne, Victoria, 3000Fil Barlow, Helen MaierSydneyKings Comics | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | 310 Pitt St., Sydney, Australia 2000Nicola ScottCANADABritish ColumbiaKelownaOkanagan Sports Cards & Comics | 1795 Harvey Ave, Kelowna, British ColumbiaEd BrissonVancouverGolden Age Comics | 852 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1K3Kaare Kyle Andrews, Steve Skroce, Nathan Fairbairn, Colin LorimerOntarioTorontoThe Beguiling | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | 319 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T1S2Chip Zdarsky, J. BoneSilver Snail | 4:00 PM-6:00 PM | 329 YONGE ST., TORONTO ONT. M5B1R7Raffaele IencoREPUBLIC OF IRELANDDublinBig Bang | 6:30 PM | Unit 2.3, Sandyford Road, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16, IrelandDeclan Shalvey, Jordie Bellaire, Simon SpurrierUNITED KINGDOMLeedsTravelling ManAntony JohnstonLondonForbidden Planet | 6:00 PM-7:00 PM | 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2h 8JRSara Kenney, Tradd MooreOrbital | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | 8 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JAKieron Gillen, Alison SampsonGosh!Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard
ABOUT IMAGE COMICSImage Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com
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