10 Years Serving Sacramento's Comic Book Fans

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It seems like just yesterday we opened our doors. Really, it's been 10 whole years -- good years!

It seems like the people in the picture are really excited about our 10-year anniversary. Really, though, they were excited to make it through 24-Hour Comics Day, haha. Let's pretend it's about our 10 years anyway. <smile>.

Starting tomorrow, Friday, February 1, we're throwing a party that'll last through Sunday. Of course, there's also going to be an Anniversary Sale (details below).

We'll have snacks and drinks every day, and then, Saturday, after hours, we'll have cake! Saturday night we'll also be playing video games, board games, and just plain old having a good time. Hope to see you there.

Comic Book Savings Club Members: Check your inbox for a special Power Up coupon that increases your savings during the sale, and be sure to pick up your free 10-Year Commemorative Button.

Not a member yet and want more information? Read all about the program.

10 Year Anniversary Sale

Friday and Saturday, February 1-2
*50% OFF Back Issues
*25% OFF Graphic Novels, Variants, Posters, Action Figures, Statues & Games

Sunday, February 3
*1 Free Back Issue of equal or lesser value for each back Issue purchased
*15% OFF Graphic Novels, Variants, Posters, Action Figures, Statues & Games

Note: Sales discounts cannot be combined with any other offer, coupon or discount.

Sacramento's Girl Power Superheroes Getting Love from The Mary Sue, Gail Simone and Watch TV With Me

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Girls read comic books too. We're over-our-heads excited that these photos are making the rounds on comic reader's blogs and tumble blogs, including the following notables:


And you know what! They deserve it. They both love comics, and their discerning parents try to expose them to the reading and art contained in comics. One things their parents would appreciate is more comics for children, and especially, comics that portray girls and women in a manner appropriate for their girls to enjoy.

There's certainly a market for those kinds of comic books. Let's see who fills that gap.

Children's Party for Huntress and Power Girl This Sunday

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Costume Contest Winners

We'd like to thank everyone who helped these two little girls win costume contests. Your votes helped make that possible!

To celebrate, we throwing a party for the kids, so bring your family down this Sunday, December 2 at 5 p.m. for cake and punch and good times. If you can make it, and if you have a Facebook account, please RSVP on our FB Event listing, so we can make sure we have enough cake!

Hope to see you there.

Buy Comics, Get a Twinkie, or Pay $100 on eBay for a Twinkie

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Now people are getting crazy, selling boxes of Twinkies on eBay! There's even one Twinkie, listed for 30 days, with a Buy It Now price of $100. Seriously?

Ok, you can do that. Buy your $100 Twinkie.

Or...

Buy a comic book and get one Twinkie on Empire's Comics Vault

That offer is available while supplies last. We don't ship Twinkies, so this offer is only available for purchases made in the shop.

It's a great time to be a Twinkie-loving comic book enthusiast!

Eat Your First Or Last Hostess Twinkie at Empire's Comics Vault

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When we hear the sad, sad news -- Hostess is going out of business and there will be no more Twinkies in the world. -- Ben ran out and bought up all the boxes of Twinkies off the shelves of our local Smart & Final. What a Twinkie-loving man!

Other customers watching him greedily grab up all the Twinkies made comments, like,
"Hedging your bets?" and "I guess you want to make sure you don't run out of Twinkies!"

Embarrassed, he offered the line, "We're throwing a party!" And, we kind of, sort of, are!

So, to mourn the loss of the Twinkie, while supplies last...

Get 1 Goodbye Twinkie With Each Comic Book Purchase at Empire's Comics Vault!

As it was, Hostess produced 500 Million Twinkies each year -- that's an average of 1,369,863 Twinkies per day.

Of course, comic book fans, Hostess aficionados, gamers, coders, hackers, those "people with the munchies," and the like will miss the other fine Hostess products, like Suzie Q, Ding Dongs, Pink Puffs, and fruity pies. That being the case, we're proud to announce a Twinkie Caption Contest!

Write A Twinkie Caption For A Chance To Win A Hostess Twinkie, Cupcake, and Ding Dong!


 If you had seen some guy buying up all the boxes of Twinkies at Smart & Final, what would you have said to him?? The picture you're captioning is the one below! That's the theme of our caption contest. 

Other Details: Add your caption to the comments of this post, and we'll pick our 3 favorite captions. The writers of those captions will receive 3 Hostess snacks - 1 Twinkie, 1 Cupcake, and 1 Ding Dong! Submit your caption by Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Also, email your caption, with your name and phone number, to empirescv@gmail.com so we can contact you if you win. We'll also announce and re-post the winners in a blog post here at EmpiresComics.com.


Monster Big 2012 Black Friday Sale Headed Your Way On November 23

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Just in case you forgot about the awesomeness headed your way starting the day after Thanksgiving. Yup, lots more reason to give thanks right here:








Nov 23 (Friday) 9am-9pm

Back Issues $5 and under ONLY .50c
  • $5.01-$10 ONLY $1
  • $10.01-$15 ONLY $2
  • $15.01+ 75% OFF
Current Comics 25% OFF
Toys, Posters, Statues & Games 40% OFF
Graphic Novels 35% OFF

Nov 24 (Saturday) 11am-8pm

Back Issues $5 and under ONLY $1
  • $5.01-$10 ONLY $2
  • $10.01-$15 ONLY $3
  • $15.01+ 50% OFF
Current Comics 15% OFF
Toys, Posters, Statues & Games 30% OFF
Graphic Novels 25% OFF

Nov 25 (Sunday) 12pm-5pm

Back Issues 50% OFF
Current Comics 10% OFF
Toys, Posters, Statues & Games 20% OFF
Graphic Novels 15% OFF

Empire's Open Vault Comic Book Reviews & Opinion

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On August 23, 2011, Empire's Open Vault posted its first customer submitted blog post telling one fan's return-to-comics story.

Probably, most of you knew nothing about it. One reason might be that our store website was different from our store blog which was different from our comic book reviews and opinion blog... Oh, and the store website didn't have a link to either of the blogs.

We've Simplified Our Comic Book Blogs & Website

Now, things are easier. At one site, you can access everything you need. It is also our hope that over the next two months we'll bring our podcast over and possibly our Souvenirs blog. You can access Empire's Open Vault using the Reviews & Opinions link at the top of the page. Hope you like what you find...

What Is Empire's Open Vault?

Empire's Open Vault contains
our comic book reviews and opinion AND the reviews and opinions of our customers. It's an enjoyable way to hear what others are thinking about the state of comics, what they're reading, and most any other geek related topic one wishes to write about. There are some basic submissions guideline, terms and commenting guidelines, but there's not much to it.

If you have something to say and want to submit a blog post, we look forward to receiving it.

Getting Things in Order

We transfered all of the posts from the old blog to our new blog, and some of the formatting and links are "off", so please bear with us until we get that all in order. Also, we plan on adding the original dates of the posts and hope to transfer as many of the comments as possible. Of course, that'll take a little time. We appreciate your patience.

In the meantime, we have this new blog ready enough to receive more reviews and opinion pieces, so please watch for them. Maybe one of them will be from you. We'll share the posts on our Twitter account and on Facebook. Who knows? Maybe you'll get as famous with the world wide web as you are already with us.

Two Cans For Local Comics Discount, Benefitting Senior Services Inc.

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This Saturday, November 10 there will be a canned food drive at the shop. Bring in two cans (or more!) of food and you'll receive $2 off select local comics. You'll also be helping Sacramento's senior citizens.

Also, Empire's Comics Vault will match every can you bring in, can-for-can!



That matching will take place for every can that comes in between now and Saturday. Of course, if you can't come in on Saturday, you're welcome to drop off the canned food before or after Saturday.

Hope You Enjoy Our YouTube Channel - EmpiresCV.tv

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We're always having fun with these videos. You can't see the "audience" but there are always one or two or three people in the shop watching the shoot. I guess you could call it our "Live Studio Audience." Here's the latest video.


Announcing Winners in the 2012 Pumpkin Carving Contest

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The results are in! Five hundred and one votes were cast, in total. Wow. That's some hot competition. So, then, here are the winners, starting with 3rd place. To collect your prizes, please come in and see Ben. Congratulations to our winners, and to everyone who participated, nice job on your beautiful pumpkins! We'll do this again next year (most likely).

3rd Place Winner - 42 Votes

Carver: Kyle Lawrence
 












2nd Place Winner - 222 Votes

Carver: Jatin Solanki
















1st Place "Sacramento's Best Pumpkin" Winner - 227 Votes

Carver: Pauline Posadas