Free Comic Book
Day (FCBD) is one of the best Geek Holidays ever! If you’ve attended our Free
Comic Book Day event in the past, then you know we’ve always featured a handful
of local artists who sketch for the kids. This year, however, we’ve
super-powered our Free Comic Book Day so much that we’re calling it our FCBD
Mini-Con.
DATE: Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 9 a.m.
Not only are we
giving away more than 10,000 free comics, but we’ve also invited many of
Sacramento’s most talented individuals to showcase what they do. This includes local
comic book creators, artists, writers and local groups, like Supreme
Pro Wrestling, SacGeeks.com, and Sac Comedy Spot.
And now, FIVE reasons this year’s FCBD Mini-Con at Empire’s Comics Vault is the best ever:
1. 42 free titles for this year’s Free Comic Book Day. Take
one of each as long as you plan to read it.
2. $1 OFF Coupon for the June 3 Sac-Con
3. Firefighters (at 11 a.m.) – Bring a camera!
4. Exclusive FCBD books and more from Sacramento’s finest
local talent
5. One of the best SALEs of the year:
75% OFF their hefty inventory of back issues;
35% OFF Toys, Games, Statues, Posters;
25% OFF Graphic Novels, Wall Comics & Variants; and
50% OFF the Kid’s Comics section of comic books for the kiddies.
On Saturday, May
5, Empire’s Comics Vault is hosting a FCBD
Mini-Con with an amazing line-up of locals -- and they have the promo videos to prove
it! Here’s who you’ll find at the Sacramento comic shop that day:
Noir
Amador is a prolific Sacramento artist who will be giving out his all ages
mini-comic for Free Comic Book Day.
Cartoonist,
comedian and podcast Junior Bruce will be
hand to show his work and to give out his 2012 Free Comic Book Day coloring
book.
Daniel Bethel and
Eben Burgoon’s Eben
07 tells the tales
of the spy world’s “covert custodian -- espionage janitor.” Enjoy Eben07 in
print and online.
Plotless
Comics is the creation
of Matt Marchetti and Cory Patten. They’ve been drawing Rabbit-Walrus and
Sadocat since 1992.
Comics writer
Cameron Brewer will represent ECV Press at the
Empire’s FCBD Mini-Con. Explore ECV Press’ five different comic book titles and
chat with Cameron on Free Comic Book Day. Read more of his works online.
Concept artist
and 2D animator Krysten Reis will be
in attendance to share her work.
Neill Brengettsey is a
veteran comic book artist who has worked at Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics,
Hasbro and Scattered Comics.
At the Mini-Con, Melissa McCommon will feature her self-published comic book,
“Carnation,” and accept donations to bring copies of Carnation and the love of
comics to her young fans at a children’s hospital. Learn more about her web
comic, Epic Chaos, and meet Melissa at Empire’s FCBD Mini-Con.
Yolante Charles of Ceephor
Studios will show her
gorgeous anime related art, available as prints, key chains, etc. “Yola” has
also done work for Scattered Comics’s Panda Shorts.
We’re proud to
have Neil
Reihle for his first
ever public appearance. Neil will be giving out a special Free Comic Book Day
release that is currently in the works.
Hainanu Saulque grew up on a small reservation in Benton, CA. He spent his youth fighting off Indian folk tale monsters and defeated them all. After many adventures, he decided to follow his souls' desire and draw until the monsters try and take their revenge... Today is not that day. Enjoy more of Nu's work online at Nooligan.com.
Sacramento native Craig Glenn will showcase his artistic works. The only thing Craig loves more than comics might possibly be drawing comics.
You'll have fun with funny man and
artist Mike Gray, Pencil for Hire. Mike has a wide array of experience, from animated series pitches, Flash animation, background layouts & paintings, music, sfx, voice-over, and animated e-card creation.
The best little pug in the world will be dearly missed. Farewell, Rolly Polly.