Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

OMG! It's that time of year again! Come on down to L.A. Mood's on Saturday, May 2nd to get your free comics! Lots to choose from but the selections thins by the end of the day, so come down early, we open at 10AM!

This year we are happy to host a live remote with FM96 between 11 and 1 on Saturday, May 2! Listen to FM96 in the days leading up to FCBD for the chance to win prizes donated by our store or check out their website for more ways to win!

Of course, we are still partnering with Comic Book Collector, Heroes, Neo Tokyo and Worlds Away for our Comic Shop Crossover! Passports are available at all 5 stores! Get your passport stamped at all 5 stores on Saturday, May 2 and you have a chance to win one of 25 prizes!

So much free stuff! but hey that's not all, there will be lots of sales to tempt you to open your wallets! So see you then!

Only 8 more days
until Free Comic Book Day!!!
Don't forget to pick up your passports
for comic shop crossover!

As well, comic fans everywhere are eagerly anticipating the release of the new Iron Man movie! Did you know that Rainbow Cinemas in Galleria is having an advanced screening, open to the public, of the Iron Man movie at 8Pm on Thursday, May 1st?!! Gordzilla and I are going and hope to see you there. If you go, be sure to save your ticket stubs for a draw for IronMan: Demon in a Bottle HC or a FCBD t-shirt. Drop your ticket stubs, with your name, phone number and email address, by the store by Monday, May 5th 6PM to be eligible for the draw.

New this week:

Comics:
Secret Invasion tie-ins: Ms Marvel#26 and Mighty Avengers #12
Hulk #3
Thor #8
Countdown to Crisis (Final Issue) #1
JLA #20
Batman #675
Supernatural: Rising Son #1 of 6...based on the TV show

Games:
Buffy RPG
Angel RPG
Army of Darkness RPG
Serenity RPG

Free Comic Book Day 2007

Another success full Free Comic Book Day! We gave away over 1000 free comics! I am soooo tired, but happy! Superman had a great time meeting all his fans and having his photo taken. You can view all the photos by clicking on one of the photos on the flickr badge on the sidebar. You can then view them as a slideshow or individually or click here to start.

Dan Brown from the London Free Press reports he had a fun time blogging about the event. You can read his blog here. We had fun sharing the event with him and thank him for giving up his Saturday to be with us! It was an awesome day!!!!!

Free Comic Book Day - Saturday, May 5th, 2007

Yes! It's that time of year again! Free Comic Book Day, an annual event that happens the first Saturday in May!

For those who don't know what this fantastic event is about, a brief summary: FCBD is a North America wide event where comic book stores get together with publishers and distributors to give away comic books. Specially printed books by dozens of publishers are made just for this event. It is an effort to bring back the fun in reading and collecting comic books. This idea was the brain child of Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics, who managed to bring the idea to Diamond Comic Distributors, and then eventually the major publishers Marvel and DC. The idea was well received by retailers and fans, where ever it was brought up for discussion. The first Saturday in May, 2002, was chosen for the inaugural launch and it was a resounding success!

We haven't looked back since! Here in London, Ontario, L.A. Mood Comics & Games makes it an even better event by teaming up with 4 other stores in town for an exclusive Comic Shop Crossover!!!! Pick up a passport at any of the 5 participating stores, and get your passport stamped at each of the 5 participating stores, drop it off at the last store, and you will have a chance to win one of many prizes donated by those awesome stores!!! Free comics! Prizes! Sales! I heard a rumour that Superman will put in an appearance at L.A. Mood's between 11 and 3!!! Awesome!

Passports are now available at the following stores:

L.A. Mood Comics & Games, 350 Richmond St.
Heroes, 179 Dundas St.
The Comic Book Collector, 610 Dundas St.
Neo Tokyo: The Anime Store, 610 Dundas St.
Worlds Away, 666 Dundas St.

You can check out photos from past Free Comic Book Days at L.A. Mood's, by clicking on one of the photos in the flikr badge in the sidebar or here. We also have this awesome countdown clock counting down the days, hours and minutes to Free Comic Book Day! You can also check out this website that is dedicated to all things FCBD at www.freecomicbookday.com. If you have enjoyed FCBD or Comic Shop Crossover in the past, please feel free to leave a comment about what a great time you had, so we can pass this message on to others, and definitely send your friends a link to this page, so they can know about FCBD, too!