Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions That He Attended...   Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2015 At Two LCBS In San Diego!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4025 -    Yesterday, Saturday May 2nd was the annual Free Comic Book Day event for the year 2015.

I have blogged about attending previous years events, such as in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and now I am blogging about the two places where my youngest son and I attended.

We drove up to Kearny Mesa where Southern California Comics is located. We were there from 9:45 am till 11:45 am.  Then we drove over to ComicKaze also off of Clairemont Mesa Drive.

While Vinny stood in line for an hour to pick up his ration of 10 Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) comics, I walked around taking photos of every booth and table, plus photos of the inside of Southern California Comics, which had expanded since last year's FCBD event.

Those photos will be shown at this link at my Facebook Fan Page.

Here is what Vinnie and I saw at Southern California Comics:

A very long line that split into two lines near the middle of the line.  There were four tables of comics in total. Two tables with 2015 FCBD comics, and two tables with older comics in case there weren't any FCBD comics to come to a total of TEN comics you could take for Free!   There were about 32 FCBD comics out of a total print run of 50 FCBD comics, so this was worth the hour wait.

Approximately seven booths of comic book artists and creators.  Those persons included Barbara Marker, Jackie Estrada, Batton Lash, and others.  Plus the two folks from Comic Relief Podcast were there!

In addition there must have been about twelve booths of toy vendors at this event.  Comic book dealers were not allowed to set up there, as this event was being sponsored by Southern California Comics after all!

Plus the band was 'Digital Lizards of Doom'.

There was a shaved ice truck there.

Plus setting up about 11:30 am there was a BBQ grill.

Photos of all of the above can been at my Facebook Page's album.

After seeing all of the above, we went inside Jamie's shop.  There were a lot of people inside checking out comic books to buy.   This year's special collection was a set of seven Amazing Fantasy #15s, which was the first appearance of Spider-Man.  Check the photo album to see.

Well... after two hours we had seen it all, and decided to go to Robert's ComicKaze, which is just a few miles away.  We arrived there at 12 noon, and found a parking spot.  It is in a strip mall, so parking on Saturday was a little tight. 

We picked up our allotment of three FCBD comics very quickly, within 5 minutes, and checked out the IDW table for their comics they were giving away free.

We had a few photos taken with cosplayers, and then quickly checked out the shop which was full of persons paying for comics they had picked that weren't FCBD comics.

Since Robert was busy handling the cash register duties, we didn't stay long.

That was our 2015 FCBD event schedule for the day.   We didn't get a chance to see the new Avengers film on Saturday, as we had to go to Bingo night, but are attending a showing of it today, Sunday May 3rd.

For those of you not aware of the world wide event that took place yesterday, here are a few important links:

What is Free Comic Book Day (FCBD)?

What FCBD comic books are possibly available?

I will be listing some of the FCBD comics that I picked up in my online comic book shop, ComicBooksCircus.com, in the days to come, so be sure to check that link out.

My thanks to Jamie of Southern California Comics & Robert of ComiKaze Comics for sponsoring their FCBD events! 

~Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions That Tomorrow, Saturday May 2nd Is...   Free Comic Book Day 2015!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4024 -    I wanted to remind all of you that TOMORROW, May 2nd is the annual Free Comic Book Day event for 2015.

I have blogged about attending previous years events, such as in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and now it is time to prepare where I will be tomorrow.

I'm thinking about just attending a local event, and probably just the one, as I want to see the Avengers 2 film this weekend, also probably on Saturday.

For those of you not aware of the event, or haven't taken the time to see what is available this year to pick up, here are a few important links:

What is Free Comic Book Day (FCBD)?

What FCBD comic books are possibly available?

Where I can find a FCBD in my local area?

I will probably blog again about my 2015 FCBD experiences, so check back at this blog again...

~Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On The Top Five Comic Book Based TV Shows Of The 2014 / 2015 Season   My Top Five!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4023 -    I finished watching Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. last night, which is the lead in episode for the Avengers II - Age of Ultron film that starts running this upcoming Friday in theaters.

Which reminded me that I hadn't posted a blog on my personal Top Five Comic Book Based TV Shows for this current season that is winding down.

I have already blogged on Agent Carter, (blog #4022), but not on the others.  There are currently eight comic book based TV shows on television this season.  Here are my Top Five:

# 1 Agent Carter (Marvel)

# 2 The Flash (DC)

# 3 Arrow (DC)

# 4 Gotham (DC)

# 5 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel)

I don't watch Constantine or iZombie, nor Daredevil, which just started on Netflix that I don't subscribe to.

There are other upcoming tv shows in the works, but I'm just blogging on what you could currently see, or view in the Summer re-runs.

Here's my thoughts on this Season's shows:

Agent Carter - A very nice limited TV series.  I liked this series very much, and didn't set my DVR to record to watch later. I actually watched it each night it was on.  The cast was very good in their roles, and the storylines kept my interest. I'm looking forward to Season Two of this series.   When it is re-run you should check it out!

The Flash - Just started this season.  I found the cast to be very chosen for their roles.  The storylines were pretty darn good as well.  I'm not a DC fanatic, so the changing of the background story didn't affect me as much.  I have read Flash comics, but basically only in the Silver Age of Comics.  You should check this series out!

Arrow -  The storylines this year were a little muddled, and I just DVRd this series to watch.  I like most of the cast, but the stories just didn't hold my interest as much this season.

Gotham -  Really weird series, and a little too dark for me.  But I have hung in there and caught it via DVR.  There are good good points to this series, but the subplots run all over the place.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -  Too many characters this season for me.  I've lost some interest in the series this season.  I liked the comic book series and the main cast of this show.  Hopefully next season will be better..

Here are some links of interest about these TV Series for you to check out:

Agent Carter on Wikipedia

Agent Carter on IMDb.com

Agent Carter in Marvel Comics issues

ABC's Agent Carter episodes

The Flash on Wikipedia

The Arrow on Wikipedia

Gotham on Wikipedia

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

You can check these out over the Summer, and then be caught up for next season.

~Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On What He Is Watching On Television...   Marvel's Agent Carter!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4022 -    I had meant to blog about this TV mini-series at the end of the last episode. However, I just didn't get to doing it.  After watching the return of Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tuesday night this week, I just had to do it today.

You see, Agent Carter was a 'fill-in' mini-series shown on the ABC Network.  It ran for eight episodes, starting on January 6th of 2015, and ending on February 24th.  It ran while Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was on hiatus in the same time slot.

I found the writing of the episodes and the presentation of the material to be well written and well filmed. I like stories in this time period, 1946 after World War II was finished.   The actors on this show were well cast, and the eight episodes were pretty tight in getting the story told.  

What was the series about?  Here is the plot:

ABC presents its second action packed series from the creative minds at Marvel in “Marvel’s Agent Carter,” inspired by the feature films Marvel’s "Captain America: The First Avenger" and Marvel’s "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," along with the short "Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter."

Years before Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. team swore to protect those who cannot protect themselves from threats they cannot conceive, there was Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell, Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger," Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"), who pledged the same oath but lived in a different time when women weren’t recognized as being as smart or as tough as their male counterparts.

But no one should ever underestimate Peggy.

It's 1946 and peace has dealt Peggy a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy finds herself stuck doing administrative work when she would rather be back out in the field; putting her vast skills into play and taking down the bad guys. But she is also trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life, Steve Rogers – aka Captain America.

When old acquaintance Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper, Marvel's "Captain America: The First Avenger”) finds himself being framed for unleashing his deadliest weapons to anyone willing to pony up the cash, he contacts Peggy - the only person he can trust - to track down those responsible, dispose of the weapons and clear his name. He empowers his butler, Edwin Jarvis (James D'Arcy, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”), to be at her beck and call when needed to help assist her as she investigates and tracks down those responsible for releasing these weapons of mass destruction. But Jarvis, who is a creature of habit and sticks to a rigid daily routine, is going to have to make some major life changes if he’s going to be able to keep up with Peggy.

If caught going on these secret missions for Stark, Peggy could be targeted as a traitor and spend the rest of her days in prison – or worse. And as she delves deeper into her investigation, she may find that those she works for are not who they seem, and she might even begin to question whether Stark is as innocent as he claims.

I am 'Old School', in that I've been around reading Marvel Comics at the start of the Marvel Age of Comics.  So my Marvel continuity is a little different from those that started reading Marvel Comics in their 'Ultimate' comics line.

The only weird thing that really stuck in my mind was Peggy mentioning Junior Juniper as being alive in 1946, which of course didn't happen, as he died in an early issue of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos.  Other than that, the storylines were well constructed and made sense to me.

I found the entire mini-series to be TV well worth watching, and suggest you check this out if you haven't been following it during January through February.  You know... I really did enjoy this mini-series.  Especially after watching the return of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this week.  That series is kind of up and down in presentation in my point of view.

Here are some links of interest about this TV Series and / or Agent Peggy Carter:

Agent Carter on Wikipedia

Agent Carter on IMDb.com

Agent Carter in Marvel Comics issues

ABC's Agent Carter episodes

~Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

---------------            

      

In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On The First Toys For Tech Charity Event In Lemon Grove, California...

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #4021 -    This past weekend was of course Super Bowl Weekend!

But on Saturday, after posing as money taker for our Park's Saturday Breakfast, I drove to Lemon Grove to check out the First Toys For Tech Charity Event.

I found this event on Facebook.  It was being hosted by MJK Toys.  There was just minimal info on it on the Facebook event page, Toys For Tech.

I arrived there about 11 AM.  As seen by the photos in the album at my Facebook Page, the event was on the small side in size.  However, there was a Food Truck there also as advertised.

I got out and took a look at the covered tables.  There was enough toys for sale that the average toy fan would enjoy coming to this show.   The cost to get in was 'Free'.  Not Bad!

I found a toy that made it worth driving to the show.  See the last photo in the photo album!

The photo shown above is of the promoter of the show, Mike Kyser of Mike's toys, (MJK Toys).  I had a good conversation with him on what he wants to do with this brand new show.  Most of the other dealers at this show were members of the United Toy Collectors of San Diego.  They have a 'closed' group on Facebook.  Mike has had an eBay store, and has sold at other shows in the past.

I found this show to be a good one for a brand new show.  The Church received a couple of hundred dollars from the charity event.  The parking lot was on Church grounds.

Keep an eye out for upcoming shows.  I'll be posting on any upcoming shows at my Facebook Fan Page, Michael D Hamersky On Comics. 

~Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 4,000 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to my blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to me for possible review, just contact me. 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

---------------            

      

In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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