Local Comics Creator Eben E.B. Burgoon to Sign Books on Black Friday

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Local Comics Creator Eben E.B. Burgoon to Sign Books 

Ben Schwartz & Eben Burgoon at 2013's APE Con

This coming Black Friday, Creator of Eben07: Covert Custodian & B-Squad: Soldiers of Misfortune, Eben E.B. Burgoon, will be signing comics and have a trove of 1st edition copies of B-Squad: Soldiers of Misfortune #1 & other goodies.

Eben was recently an Editor's Pick for Best of Sacramento by the Sacramento News & Review and B-Squad is coming off the heels of a successful Kickstarter campaign. Come check this action humor series about the poor man's A-team! Join up with B-Squad!

Enjoy Coffee And A Light Breakfast On Us!

First of all, we know you'll be wrapping up some late, late night shopping or early shopping and are going to be in need of a little break. That's why we're going to have some coffee and a quick bite waiting for you when we open our doors at 9 am on Black Friday. Of course, it's while supplies last, so the sooner you get there, the better.

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• Announcing Black Friday Sale 2013
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• Crocker-Con Art Mix Features Local Shops and Creators

Announcing 2013 Costume Contest Winners

The final results are in, and here are the winners!

• In first place, Costume 09.
• In 2nd place, Costume 12.
• In 3rd place, Costume 14.

Prizes and Recognition

Winners should visit the store and talk to Ben to receive their prizes:

• Grand prize: $50 in store credit and your picture proudly displayed in the shop for a year
• Second prize: $25 in store credit
• Third prize: $15 in regular priced back issues

 

Crocker-Con Art Mix Features Local Shops and Creators

We're excited to have been invited to the Crocker this Thursday night for Crocker-Con! It's one part Comic-Con and one part Art Mix.

Featured artists include:

• Writer Eben E. B. Burgoon of Eben07 and B-Squad fame
• Illustrator John Cottrell, Dark Horse Comics
• Illustrator Timothy Green, Marvel and DC
• Illustrator Chris Wisnia, SLG and Tabloia.com
• Painter/illustrator Jared Konopitski

Plus, enjoy pop up comic shops from:

• A-1 Comics, Inc.
• Empire's Comics Vault
• Metropolis Comix
• River City Comics and Games, and more.

Drink specials under $5 all night. Watch for the 501st Legion. Free for members. Purchase general admission for nonmembers online. Cosplayers get in FREE. Art Mix is designed with adults in mind. Event sponsored by the fine folks at Submerge Mag.

Annual Food Drive To Benefit Senior Citizen Services Inc.

SACRAMENTO’S TWO BIGGEST COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS HOSTING FOOD DRIVE TO BENEFIT SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES, INC.

Saturday, November 16th, 2013 11AM-4PM

This year Sacramento’s two largest comic book publishers, Scattered Comics and ECV Press, are teaming up for our annual food drive to benefit Sacramento’s elderly community.

Our Food For Comics Drive will showcase Jason Dube’s Scattered Comics and Ben Schwartz’s ECV Press. Each company will be bringing in writers and artists who will be on hand to speak with the fans, do live art, and of course sign and sell their books. Each creator will be providing special deals on their books and product for canned food donations. See special guests and donation deals below.

This Saturday, November 16, 2013, from 11am-4pm, Food For Comics Drive attendees at Empire’s Comics Vault will enjoy great local books, meet amazing creators and most importantly support Senior Citizen Services Inc., a food service organization that provides reduced-fee food boxes to those in need.

Special Guests

Noel Serrato Artist for Blinth. He will also be doing portfolio and comic book reviews for artists and creators looking to break into the industry.

Calvin Ellis Jr. and Jasmine Ellis Artist for Shadow Hunters and Sworn. 

Artist Melissa McCommon

Fredrick Allison Jr. Artist & Writer for Hybrid Earth

Melissa McCommon Artist for Caffeine Poisoned and Creator of Epic Chaos.

Krysten Reis Writer and Artist for A Curious Journey.

Joining them will be horror hostess Miss Misery of the popular San Francisco television shows “Miss Misery’s Movie Massacre” and “The Last Doorway Show.” She is also a regular on “Creepy Kofy Movie Time” and hosts the annual “A Nightmare To Remember” film festival. Miss Misery stars in her own comics that include “Miss Misery’s A Haunting Desire,” “Forgotten Tales,” and “Creepy kofy Movie Time.”

Ben Schwartz is a writer and creator for ECV Press. 14 books are available now!

Deals for Donating

Empire Comics Vault will match all can donations! We will also be giving $1 off all ECV Press books with any can donation and with 5 cans or more you get 10% off all store merchandise, 3 Rolly Buttons, 1 FCBD book for each can brought in and can take $2 off all ECV Press books.

Jason Dube is offering $1 off his books for any donation and $2 off any of his books for 5 cans or more donated.
Melissa McCommon is doing FREE Sketches for the first 10 people to donate 5 or more cans!

Krysten Reis is giving you $2 off any medium or large print and 1 FREE min-print with the purchase of another mini-print by donating can.

Calvin and Jasmine Ellis are offering $1 off his books for any donation and $2 off any of his books for 5 cans or more donated.

Miss Misery is giving $2 off her DVDs with any donation.

Fredrick Allison Jr. Artist & Writer for Hybrid Earth is giving a free copy of his book to the first 5 people to donate 5 or more cans.

Announcing Black Friday Sale 2013

Ah! Another crazy fun Black Friday Sale. It's time to get all the comics you've ever dreamed of. But be sure to come by on the first day of the sale for the best discounts and most merchandise, because when it's gone, it's gone! Here are the details:

Nov 29 (Friday) 9am-9pm Back Issues $5 and under ONLY .50c • $5.01-$10 ONLY $1 • $10.01-$15 ONLY $2 • $15.01+ 75% OFF Toys, Posters, Statues & Games 40% OFF Graphic Novels 35% OFF
Nov 30 (Saturday) 11am-8pm Back Issues $5 and under ONLY $1 • $5.01-$10 ONLY $2 • $10.01-$15 ONLY $3 • $15.01+ 50% OFF Toys, Posters, Statues & Games 30% OFF Graphic Novels 25% OFF
Dec 01 (Sunday) 12pm-5pm Back Issues 50% OFF Toys, Posters, Statues & Games 20% OFF Graphic Novels 15% OFF

Write A Novel, Screenplay or Comic This November

All month long, November 2013, we're participating in NaNoWriMo -- National Novel Writing Month. Of course, we realize that you may not want to write a novel but a comic or movie screenplay instead. Write what you want! Every Friday night starting at 5pm.

What is NaNoWriMo?

NaNoWriMo is an annual event that takes place each November with the goal of motivating professional and amateur writers to complete writing 50,000 words of their novel.

Naturally, because the comic book creating and writing community is so important to us, we've expanded to include anyone who wants to join a motivated group of people to write something.

Write With Us Every Friday Night

Come down to Empire's every Friday night, starting at 5pm, in November to meet others who are working hard to write, and put in some serious writing time. This is the 3rd year we have participated in this and it has been a lot of fun. We hope to see you all there.

Voting Starts Now: 2013 Pumpkin Carving Contest

Voting ends Thursday, November 14! Each pumpkin is numbered. Vote for your favorite pumpkin in the right-hand column of this blog. You get one vote, so make it count!

Carved Pumpkin Entries for Sacramento's Best Pumpkin Carver

Voting Starts Now: 2013 Halloween Costume Contest

Voting ends November 10 at 9 pm PT. You may vote only once. Each picture has a costume number on it that you will use for voting. The voting poll is just to the right of this post in the right-hand column.

Note: Having a current comic book in the photo as part of the contest rules. It was added to ensure that entries were not photos from previous years. In some cases, comics are not included in the photos because we took the pictures ourselves in the shop this year. :)

Sacramento Halloween Costume Entries

Costume 16

2013 Halloween Costume Contest

You already have a costume picked out for Halloween, so you might as well enter our costume contest!

But, hey, if cosplay isn't your thing, then carve a pumpkin for a chance to win some comics. Or do both!

How To Enter

Submit a photo of yourself in costume while you hold up a recent comic book.

Email the photo to empirescv@gmail.com before November 1

How To Win

We'll post all the pictures on our website on November 1 and let the voting begin! 

Prizes and Recognition
Winners will be the top three submissions with the most votes, and they will receive:

• Grand prize: $50 in store credit and your picture proudly displayed in the shop for a year
• Second prize: $25 in store credit
• Third prize: $15 in regular priced back issues

Here are the complete rules. Ooh, how exciting!

Empire's 2013 Costume Contest Rules

1. Contest Description. Empire's 2013 Costume Contest (the "Contest") is designed to encourage eligible U.S. entrants ("Entrant(s)") to express their creativity in putting together and wearing a costume. Empire's Comics Vault's fans will choose the winning entries via an online poll at http://www.EmpiresComics.com. Prizes will be awarded in accordance with these Official Rules. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Inc., Google, Inc., or any other social media sites used to promote this contest.
2. Sponsor. The Contest is sponsored by Empire's Comics Vault ("Sponsor"), a California company with principal place of business at 1120 Fulton Avenue, Suite K, Sacramento, CA 95821, USA.
3. Binding Agreement. In order to enter the Contest, you must agree to these Official Rules ("Rules"). The Rules consist of the terms and conditions on this page. Because these Rules form a legally binding agreement with respect to this Contest, please read them carefully. If you do not agree to the Rules, you are not eligible to participate in the Contest or to win any of the prizes. You agree that registration for this Contest and/or a submission of an entry in the Contest constitutes your agreement to these Rules.
4. Eligibility. This Contest is open to any legal resident of the United States age eighteen or over, except employees, agents, or representatives of the Sponsor. Only one pumpkin per Entrant is allowed. At the time of submission, each Entrant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. legal resident (e.g., must be able to show proof of legal permanent residence, for example, a "green card"). Employees, interns, contractors, and official office-holders, as well as their immediate families, of the Sponsor, its affiliates, and any representatives or agencies of the Sponsor or other persons professionally connected with the Contest are not eligible to participate. This Contest is void where prohibited.
5. Contest Period. The Contest begins on October 17, 2013 at 12:00:01 A.M. Pacific Time (PT). The Contest ends on November 10, 2013 at 9:00:00 P.M. Pacific Time (PT).
6. How To Enter. To enter, submit to the Sponsor via email a photograph of yourself in costume while holding a current comic book ("Entry"). The Sponsor's email address for submissions is "empirescv@gmail.com." Contest Rules and instructions are posted at http://empirescomicsvault.blogspot.com/search/label/Costume%2013 ("Contest Website").
7. Submissions must be sent to the following email addresses: empirescv@gmail.com
8. Entries sent by means other than email to email address listed above will not be considered eligible entries. Submissions must be: (i) complete (as determined by Sponsor); (ii) received no later than October 31, 2013, by 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time (PT). Any submission not meeting the aforementioned criteria will be disqualified. The Sponsor accepts no responsibility for submissions lost, delayed, damaged, defaced, or mislaid, howsoever caused.
9. Conduct. By entering the Contest, you agree to comply with and be bound by the Rules, which will also be posted on the Contest Website. Failure to comply with these Rules may result in your disqualification from the Contest. You further agree to comply with and be bound by the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be: (1) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (2) violating the Rules; (3) violating the terms of service, conditions of use or general rules or guidelines of any of the Sponsor's property or service; (4) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or (5) failure to provide documentation verifying U.S. citizenship or permanent U.S. residency. Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any Entrant concerning identity, postal address, ownership of rights or non-compliance with the Rules may result in the immediate disqualification of an Entrant from the Contest. The Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion, infringes upon any third party right, violates any law or otherwise does not comply with these Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY PROPERTY OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
10. Selection of Winners. Entries will be judged by any person who participates in the voting process by voting for their favorite entry using the online poll found in the righthand column of our website at http://www.EmpiresComics.com available on November 2, 2013. Decisions are final and binding. In the event there are not enough eligible entries, not all prizes will be awarded. If a winner is not able for whatever reason to accept his or her prize, then the Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to another Entrant.
    Online public voting starts on November 2, 2013 at 5:00:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) and closes on November 10, 2013 at 9:00:00 P.M. Pacific Time (PT). Empire's Comics Vault will then select the three entries with the most votes to receive prizes. In the event of a tie, two prizes will be awarded at the level that the tie occurred.
11. Prizes. One (1) Grand Prize: The entry with the most votes will receive $50 in store credit. One (1) 2nd Place Prize: $25 in store credit. One (1) 3rd Place Prize: $15 in regular-priced back issues. 
12. Media Activity: By participating in this Contest, you agree and hereby grant the Sponsor permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and publicly display your Contest submissions for any purpose, such as, but not limited to, press and media communications, without any compensation or attribution to you. You also agree to participate in any media or promotional activity regarding the Contest. You agree that the Sponsor may use your name and likeness to administer and promote the Contest and to conduct media interviews and promotional events.
13. Privacy Notice. By participating in this Contest, you agree that the Sponsor can collect your personal information, and that if the Sponsor cannot collect the required data, you may not be eligible to participate in the Contest. Any personal information collected during the course of the Contest by the Sponsor will only be used for administering this Contest and for other purposes as outlined in these Rules. You will have the right to access, review, rectify or cancel any personal data held by the Sponsor by writing to Empire's Comics Vault (Attention: Privacy Related) at the Sponsor's address listed in Section 2.
14. General Conditions. This Contest is governed by the laws of the State of California, United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating in this Contest, you agree to be bound by the terms of these Rules and by the Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any potential winner who cannot be contacted within five (5) business days of attempted first notification will forfeit his or her prize. Potential prize winners may be required to sign, notarize, and return an affidavit or declaration of eligibility, a liability/publicity release, an I.R.S. Form W-9, within three (3) business days and provide any additional information that may be required by the Sponsor. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. The Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes. Entrants certify that their submission is original and that they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted submission (or if they are not sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submission, that they have obtained the necessary permission to include the submission in the Contest) and that they have the right to submit the submission in the Contest. Each entrant agrees not to participate in the Contest in any manner that might: (i) infringe any third-party proprietary, intellectual property, industrial property, personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligation; or (2) otherwise violate applicable law in any countries in the world.
15. No Recourse to Judicial or Other Procedures. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief, or to any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and you expressly waive any and all such rights.
16. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU AND/OR A BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY BY YOU SET FORTH HEREIN. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT WILL OR MAY BECOME LIABLE BY REASON OF OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU UNDER THESE RULES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION RESULTING FROM OR IN RELATION TO ANY BREACH, NON-OBSERVANCE, ACT OR OMISSION WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE, PURSUANT TO THESE RULES BY YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO HOLD EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT, ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND ASSIGNS HARMLESS FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND/OR USE OR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PRIZE WON.
17. Third Parties. The Sponsor is not responsible for the policies, actions, or inactions of others, including Entrant’s parents/legal guardian or representatives that might prevent the Entrant from entering, participating, and/or claiming a prize in this Contest.
18. Intellectual Property. By registering for the Contest and/or submitting an entry you agree explicitly that your submission is indeed an original creation. Any intellectual property infringement, misuse or plagiarism of another’s work in any form or state will result in immediate disqualification and forfeiture of eligibility to receive all awards, recognition and prizes. You also agree to allow the Sponsor to make public statements regarding any disqualifications and any grounds for disqualification. All intellectual property and industrial property rights in any entries that belonged to the Entrants will remain with the Entrants, but the submissions will otherwise become the property of the Sponsor, and will not be returned after the Contest. You grant the Sponsor permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and publicly display your Contest submission for any purpose, including display on the Sponsor's website, without any attribution or compensation to you.
19. Internet. The Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission. The Sponsor is not responsible for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Contest materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind. The Sponsor is not responsible for inaccurate transmissions of or failure to display Contest materials on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
20. Severability. If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
21. Winner List. The names of the winners will be posted on the Contest Website within one (1) week of the end of the Contest.

Pumpkin Carving Contest 2013

This is our 3rd pumpkin carving contest. Do you have your pumpkin and design picked out? 

Carve your pumpkin. Take a picture of yourself with your pumpkin and send it to us at empirescv@gmail.com.

We'll post all the pictures and let the voting begin! 

Prizes and Recognition
Winners will be the top three submissions with the most votes, and they will receive:

• Grand prize: $25 in regular priced back issues and your picture proudly displayed in the shop until next year's winner takes your spot.
• Second prize: $15 in regular priced back issues
• Third prize: $10 in regular priced back issues

Everyone wins bragging rights!

Critical Information

For your entry to be considered valid you must submit 2 pictures (as stated below) and  your name and phone number to empirescv@gmail.com by Sunday, November 3, 2013:

1. A picture of the carved pumpkin by itself, and
2. A picture of you with your carved pumpkin

And now for the complete rules. Yawn...

Empire's Pumpkin Carving Contest Rules

1. Contest Description. Empire's Pumpkin Carving Contest (the "Contest") is designed to encourage eligible U.S. entrants ("Entrant(s)") to express their creativity by carving a pumpkin. Empire's Comics Vault's fans will choose the winning entries via an online poll at http://www.EmpiresComics.com. Prizes will be awarded in accordance with these Official Rules. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Inc., Google, Inc., or any other social media sites used to promote this contest.
2. Sponsor. The Contest is sponsored by Empire's Comics Vault ("Sponsor"), a California company with principal place of business at 1120 Fulton Avenue, Suite K, Sacramento, CA 95821, USA.
3. Binding Agreement. In order to enter the Contest, you must agree to these Official Rules ("Rules"). The Rules consist of the terms and conditions on this page. Because these Rules form a legally binding agreement with respect to this Contest, please read them carefully. If you do not agree to the Rules, you are not eligible to participate in the Contest or to win any of the prizes. You agree that registration for this Contest and/or a submission of an entry in the Contest constitutes your agreement to these Rules.
4. Eligibility. This Contest is open to any legal resident of the United States age eighteen or over, except employees, agents, or representatives of the Sponsor. Only one pumpkin per Entrant is allowed. At the time of submission of a pumpkin, each Entrant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. legal resident (e.g., must be able to show proof of legal permanent residence, for example, a "green card"). Employees, interns, contractors, and official office-holders, as well as their immediate families, of the Sponsor, its affiliates, and any representatives or agencies of the Sponsor or other persons professionally connected with the Contest are not eligible to participate. This Contest is void where prohibited.
5. Contest Period. The Contest begins on October 17, 2013 at 12:00:01 A.M. Pacific Time (PT). The Contest ends on November 10, 2013 at 9:00:00 P.M. Pacific Time (PT).
6. How To Enter. To enter, submit to the Sponsor via email two photographs of your carved pumpkin ("Entry") as follows: (1) the carved pumpkin alone, and (2) a photo of you next to your carved pumpkin. The Sponsor's email address for submissions is "empirescv@gmail.com." Pumpkins may not be carved at the Sponsor's principal place of business. Contest Rules and instructions are posted at http://empirescomicsvault.blogspot.com/search/label/Pumpkin%2013 ("Contest Website").
7. Submissions must be sent to one or both of the following email addresses: empirescv@gmail.com
8. Entries sent by means other than email to email address listed above will not be considered eligible entries. Submissions must be: (i) complete (as determined by Sponsor); (ii) received no later than November 3, 2013, by 9:00:00 P.M. Pacific Time (PT). Any submission not meeting the aforementioned criteria will be disqualified. The Sponsor accepts no responsibility for submissions lost, delayed, damaged, defaced, or mislaid, howsoever caused.
9. Conduct. By entering the Contest, you agree to comply with and be bound by the Rules, which will also be posted on the Contest Website. Failure to comply with these Rules may result in your disqualification from the Contest. You further agree to comply with and be bound by the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be: (1) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (2) violating the Rules; (3) violating the terms of service, conditions of use or general rules or guidelines of any of the Sponsor's property or service; (4) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or (5) failure to provide documentation verifying U.S. citizenship or permanent U.S. residency. Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any Entrant concerning identity, postal address, ownership of rights or non-compliance with the Rules may result in the immediate disqualification of an Entrant from the Contest. The Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion, infringes upon any third party right, violates any law or otherwise does not comply with these Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY PROPERTY OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
10. Selection of Winners. Entries will be judged by any person who participates in the voting process by voting for their favorite entry using the online poll found in the righthand column of our website at http://www.EmpiresComics.com available on November 4, 2013. Decisions are final and binding. In the event there are not enough eligible entries, not all prizes will be awarded. If a winner is not able for whatever reason to accept his or her prize, then the Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to another Entrant.
    Online public voting starts on November 4, 2013 at 12:00:00 P.M. Pacific Time (PT) and closes on November 10, 2013 at 9:00:00 P.M. Pacific Time (PT). Empire's Comics Vault will then select the three entries with the most votes to receive prizes. In the event of a tie, two prizes will be awarded at the level that the tie occurred.
11. Prizes. One (1) Grand Prize: The entry with the most votes will receive $25 in regular-priced back issues. One (1) 2nd Place Prize: $15 in regular-priced back issues. One (1) 3rd Place Prize: $10 in regular-priced back issues. 
12. Media Activity: By participating in this Contest, you agree and hereby grant the Sponsor permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and publicly display your Contest submissions for any purpose, such as, but not limited to, press and media communications, without any compensation or attribution to you. You also agree to participate in any media or promotional activity regarding the Contest. You agree that the Sponsor may use your name and likeness to administer and promote the Contest and to conduct media interviews and promotional events.
13. Privacy Notice. By participating in this Contest, you agree that the Sponsor can collect your personal information, and that if the Sponsor cannot collect the required data, you may not be eligible to participate in the Contest. Any personal information collected during the course of the Contest by the Sponsor will only be used for administering this Contest and for other purposes as outlined in these Rules. You will have the right to access, review, rectify or cancel any personal data held by the Sponsor by writing to Empire's Comics Vault (Attention: Privacy Related) at the Sponsor's address listed in Section 2.
14. General Conditions. This Contest is governed by the laws of the State of California, United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating in this Contest, you agree to be bound by the terms of these Rules and by the Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any potential winner who cannot be contacted within five (5) business days of attempted first notification will forfeit his or her prize. Potential prize winners may be required to sign, notarize, and return an affidavit or declaration of eligibility, a liability/publicity release, an I.R.S. Form W-9, within three (3) business days and provide any additional information that may be required by the Sponsor. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. The Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes. Entrants certify that their submission is original and that they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted submission (or if they are not sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submission, that they have obtained the necessary permission to include the submission in the Contest) and that they have the right to submit the submission in the Contest. Each entrant agrees not to participate in the Contest in any manner that might: (i) infringe any third-party proprietary, intellectual property, industrial property, personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligation; or (2) otherwise violate applicable law in any countries in the world.
15. No Recourse to Judicial or Other Procedures. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief, or to any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and you expressly waive any and all such rights.
16. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU AND/OR A BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY BY YOU SET FORTH HEREIN. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT WILL OR MAY BECOME LIABLE BY REASON OF OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU UNDER THESE RULES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION RESULTING FROM OR IN RELATION TO ANY BREACH, NON-OBSERVANCE, ACT OR OMISSION WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE, PURSUANT TO THESE RULES BY YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO HOLD EMPIRE'S COMICS VAULT, ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND ASSIGNS HARMLESS FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND/OR USE OR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PRIZE WON.
17. Third Parties. The Sponsor is not responsible for the policies, actions, or inactions of others, including Entrant’s parents/legal guardian or representatives that might prevent the Entrant from entering, participating, and/or claiming a prize in this Contest.
18. Intellectual Property. By registering for the Contest and/or submitting an entry you agree explicitly that your submission is indeed an original creation. Any intellectual property infringement, misuse or plagarism of another’s work in any form or state will result in immediate disqualification and forfeiture of eligibility to receive all awards, recognition and prizes. You also agree to allow the Sponsor to make public statements regarding any disqualifications and any grounds for disqualification. All intellectual property and industrial property rights in any entries that belonged to the Entrants will remain with the Entrants, but the submissions will otherwise become the property of the Sponsor, and will not be returned after the Contest. You grant the Sponsor permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and publicly display your Contest submission for any purpose, including display on the Sponsor's website, without any attribution or compensation to you.
19. Internet. The Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission. The Sponsor is not responsible for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Contest materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind. The Sponsor is not responsible for inaccurate transmissions of or failure to display Contest materials on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
20. Severability. If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
21. Winner List. The names of the winners will be posted on the Contest Website within one (1) week of the end of the Contest.

Meet The Frog God, Jared Konopitski and Fourth Way Comics at Second Saturday Extension

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Time: 7 - 9 pm
Location: Empire's Comics Vault, 1120 Fulton Avenue, Ste. K

We Love Second Saturday

Last month we held our first Second Saturday extension event, and we're excited to bring you another Second Saturday add-on event.

BONUS: To celebrate making the Sacramento News & Reviews' Best of Sacramento 2013 list, graphic novels will be 25% off and any comic from the new comic wall that features a female heroine or is written or drawn by a woman will be 10% off. And a great big Thank You to our customers, to women creatives everywhere, and to SN&R for recognizing us the Most Egalitarian Comic Book Store. The sale starts at 6:30 pm and ends at 9 pm.

Debut of Konopitski's Hand-Painted Art from The Frog God

Local artist Jared Konopitski painted each and every panel of the comic, The Frog God, written and published by Fourth Way Comics. The comic book and the original art will be available for the first time in Sacramento. This also represents the first showing of Konopitski's original art, which will also be for sale.

Sacramento Premiere of The Frog God

Fourth Way Comics' describes the story of The Frog God this way:

"Things are not what they seem in this amphibian tale of death and resurrection.  A young girl embarks on an adventure with a strangely familiar polymorphic entity and discovers her own mysterious power.

With 44 pages of candy-colored imagery, The Frog God combines the fanciful acrylic paintings of Jared Konopitski  with the dreamlike word smithing of RFCL [Radio Free Clear Light]."

The artist and writers will be available to talk about the comic, the creative process and to sign copies of the comic.

Vote Today: Ben Affleck as Batman? What?

As soon as we heard the news, we put a poll in the field. So far, public opinion is down. Of course, there's only a few votes so far (although, overall, the fans have spoken already), so who knows how our little poll will end up. The comments are good, too, so be sure to read them.

You can use the sliding scale below to add your vote!