If you blink on December 31, your eyes re-open two weeks into January. That's how fast a year moves. We take that as a sign of good things to come.
There's no doubt in our mind that this year's
Free Comic Book Day will be our biggest and best ever, especially for our
Comic Book Savings Club members. In 2013, we gave away more than 15,000 free comic books. We'll announce numbers again later this year.
We're adding a new benefit in 2014: Graphic novels and collected editions are always on sale at 10% off for members. We're also experimenting with a board gaming night for members, so bring your favorite board game and let's play!
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| Store mascot Rolly the Pug |
Speaking of savings programs, last year we started
Rolly's Comic Book Reading Club for Children, a.k.a., Rolly's Reading Club (for short!), and we only had a soft rollout. This year, you'll be hearing lots more about it. How fantastic is it? Well, for kids 12 and under, comics from the kids shelf are always -- that's right, ALWAYS -- on sale. Plus, to encourage reading during the summer, we'll be rolling out a summer reading program with more incentives.
Now, here's a highly experimental, and hopefully, fun program that we're trying through March -- it's called the
Rolly Button Program. Earn Rolly buttons by interacting with the store in one way or another (there's a whole chart of things you can do to earn buttons). Then, when you've collected enough buttons, redeem them for cool prizes, like store merchandise, or discounts (there's a whole chart of prizes too)! Ready to play? Start collecting today. You can earn 1 Rolly button by letting us know what you think about what we have planned this year in the comments section of this post. Be sure to show your comment to Ben when you're in the store, so he can give you a button.
We'll continue bringing you up-to-date with highlights from each week's new comic books via our award winning (not really)
YouTube channel, EmpiresCV.tv, where we've already amassed 134 weekly episodes, plus special guest shows by local comic book enthusiasts.
In 2014, we're re-starting our comic book podcast. Yes, it's back by popular demand.
Last year we started featuring local artists on our art wall.
This year watch for the return of the art gallery at Empire's Comics Vault. Know someone who should show in our gallery? Have them contact
Ronnie via email.
Last but most definitely not least, we'll be promoting
our favorite roller derby team and invited you to join us for their bouts! Long live the
Sac City Rollers!
We hope you a great year too. What's on your list of things to accomplish in 2014?
See you in the shop!
The best little pug in the world will be dearly missed. Farewell, Rolly Polly.