Legendary comics creator Eric Nguyen in-store signing
/I’m excited to have Sacramento’s own Eric Nguyen in the shop to sign his new book White Savior. Learn all about it in this post.
Read MoreI’m excited to have Sacramento’s own Eric Nguyen in the shop to sign his new book White Savior. Learn all about it in this post.
Read MoreJoin us for a sale celebrating this year’s Small Business Saturday.
Read MoreEleven (11) comic shops and 15 Sacramento Public Library locations are participating in Free Comic Book Day 2021. This year, Empire's Comics Vault & Hot Sauce celebrated Free Comic Book Day 2021 exclusively with our members. So we put together this list so you could still make a day of celebrating comics.
Read MoreDiscussing comics with other enthusiasts has to be one the most entertaining things on earth. Have you been to one of our monthly discussions yet? Admission is free. Pick up a copy of the featured title in advance of the discussion and at a discount.
Read MoreThe 10th annual celebration of Creative Women Mini-Con will take place Saturday, May 1, 2021. For two hours on Saturday, May 1, Ben will interview eleven creative women, most based right here in Sacramento (see list below).
Read MoreHere’s a quick look at this year’s events:
May 1: Creative Women Mini-Con
August 14: Free Comic Book Day
July 10: Hot Sauce Mini-Con
Applications are now open for all of these events. Please apply on our Applications page.
For more details, read on.
Read MoreNovember means it’s National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, for short. We’re not so sure we’re up for writing a novel, but we’re definitely committed to building a habit of writing every day. Ready to get started? Let’s go!
Read MoreDo you love to draw, but your drawings make your cringe? Me too! But that won’t stop me from practicing every day. How about we sketch together? Inktober 2020 is the perfect time to start!
Read MoreCreative Women Mini-Con is upon us! And this year it’s online. Everything you need to know about the event is right here. We look forward to seeing you at Sacramento’s premier event built around local creative women.
Read MoreThe first ever Roseville Comic-Con is Sunday October 27th at the Placer County Fairgrounds. We will be there with Continuum Press and the last of the Rolly Polly tote bags. We had a chance to sit down with organizer Scott Armstrong and talk about the event.
Read MoreThis year marks the 7th annual celebration of Creative Women Mini-Con. We've brought together some of the region's most creative women for you to meet. Naturally, we’re also celebrating with a storewide sale.
Read MoreWe're taking over the parking lot for all of our Free Comic Book Day Festival activities. Read all about the event on our Complete Guide to Free Comic Book Day Festival 2019.
Read MoreThe official website of Empire’s Comics Vault, owned and operated by Ben C. Schwartz and located in Sacramento, CA.
I’m excited to have Sacramento’s own Eric Nguyen in the shop to sign his new book White Savior. Learn all about it in this post.
I'm excited to share the completion of many years of work. Also, I'd like you to know, that I''ve started a new email newsletter to talk about all my creative work. If you're a fan or just curious, please check it out on Substack.
I had a chitchat with Ben and asked about his top scifi movies. Without hesitation he spat them out and in no particular order… (Interview by Ronnie)
Back in January, we welcomed to the shop local Girl Scouts cadettes to learn about comics creation. The Heroic Girls Foundation along with professional comic book artist Justin Greenwood hosted the event.
We had such a great time hanging out in the store with Sacramento artist Eric Nguyen. Here’s a photo collage of the event and a link to the replay of our online interview.