Elfsar Comics gave away over 20,000
comics on May 1st, 2010 (Free Comic Book Day) A total of 12 full
boxes of food and a total of $1,711.54 was raised for the Vancouver
Food Bank!
We had a head
count of approx 2,000 people! FCBD 2010 was an overwhelming
success.
I do want to
thank everyone who puts a great effort into FCBD, from the Elfsar
staff to all the volunteers and costumed guests to the many artists,
writers and publishers who made this day happen. We retailers are
in the frontlines of this industry. Sadly this was the last FCBD
for Elfsar, but it was a no-less a special one. Below you will
find pictures of the event followed by the original posting.
Taylour
Winn Latour Photographer
778-883-5169.
Thanks to all the people who donated to the Vancouver Food Bank.
Find and save your photo below.
Free Comic Book Day is Saturday,
May 1st 2010!
THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, JOIN US
FOR FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
On May 1st.
Put
on a costume.
Note: This is
optional but strongly encouraged.
Come to Elfsar, get
5 comics FREE!
Bring food or money
donation
($2 minimum), and get 10
comics FREE!
Bring a donation and
get pictures with
awesome costumed heroes & villains.
Meet comic creators,
get sketches & stuff signed.
Win prizes in our
raffles and help us with our fundraiser.
Over
20,000+
copies of FCBD books from over
200+
different titles
will be given away for FREE!
If you missed Free
Comic Book Day the first time around or have
never been to one, here is your chance to get
some of those missed titles and even some we
have never offered before.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Depending on the weather we may be featuring
more than the artists listed here.
I suggest to follow us on
twitter,
facebook (group page),
facebook (fan page), or heck all 3. for more news when it is
made available. The following are confirmed guests:
FRACTURED FABLES, is a 36-page full color comic book, will be
made available at Elfsar on Free Comic Book Day, May 1 2010.
Get your Fractured Fables signed by artist
and designer Camilla
D'Errico (Nightmares
& Fairy Tales, Burn, & Avril Levignes Make 5)
2pm - 6pm
Want to see what she
has done? Check
out some of her fantastic art:
HERE
Meet Eisner Award wining Comic Book Artist
Steve Rolston
(Ghost Projekt, Emiko Superstar,
Escapists, TMNT, One Bad Day, Queen & Country
and Pounded)
12pm
- 2pm
An art consultant/designer for
Electronic Arts
Canada, a part-time teacher at
Van Arts,
and a comic book illustrator who has worked
alongside some of the biggest names in comics
today!
Meet Comic Book Inker
Diana Greenhalgh
(Nova, War of Kings: Warriors,
BloodRayne, Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West).
Diana is also a professional pinup artist and
official sketch card artist (Golden Age of
Comics, Moonstone Maximum).
Meet Toren Atkinson
an artist in many forms: Illustrator,
Musician and Voice Actor. (Acts of
Violence, Exploded View) Will be on hand to sign
copies of the new publications from Critical Hit
Comics and Cloudscape!
4pm
- 6pm
Their
Fantastic Fourth Book! Featuring 25 unique Sci-Fi visions from
25 artists, this is their greatest work to date! Featuring the
talents of Camilla d’Errico, Toren Atkinson, Colin Upton, Steve Lecouilliard,
Angela Melick, Jonathon Dalton, Scot Ritchie and Kevin Forbes.
To name a few!
From CLOUDSCAPE COMICS
get a copy this great
Anthology filled with Vancouver talent!
A collection of short stories in the pulp
tradition, its stories ripped from the world's filthy
underbelly. In 'The Three Princes,' three young friends confront
the blood-soaked streets of Prohibition-era America. A rookie
lawman must protect a killer from the desperate and despairing
parents of a murdered girl in 'Six O'Clock Noose.' A drug addled
ten-time loser seeks to break the chains of misery that bind him
in 'Reggie-Town.' And in 'The Orchard,' two cops take a late
night drive into broken morals and violence.
From CRITICAL HIT COMICS get an advance copy of
ACTS of VIOLENCE Anthology Of Crime Comics Graphic Novel
This will not be available until June 2010 But you can get
a copy of this awesome new book at Elfsar early!
FCBD
COSTUMED GUESTS:
It has become a
tradition. Some of
the most talented cosplayers I have ever had the
pleasure of meeting, come out on our national geek
holiday to help us
celebrate our passion
for comics, sci-fi, anime and fantasy.
Yes, this is like a
Comic Con, if you would like to help out this year
contact The BIG ELF at
elfsar@shaw.ca
How cool would
it be to get your picture taken with one of these guys?
Forgot to
bring a camera? No problem. We are very fortunate to
have some talented professional
photographers on hand
to take your
picture for you.
After the
event we will post your photo so that you can download your
picture from our website.
All you have
to do is make a food or money donation to the Vancouver food
bank.
The more you
donate, the more photos the photographers will take.
I urge
everyone to take part in this unique event. Can you
think of a better way to spend a toonie?
Each year it
is a nice surprise who will be at Elfsar and every year you
can always count on the fact that the costumes will be
awesome.
At Elfsar you
will be greeted throughout the day by costumed heroes and
villains who have taken a break from crime fighting and
devious plans to rule the world so they can be with us on
our national geek holiday.
These great
people will be posing for photographs with anyone who gives
a donation to the food bank.
These photos
look awesome on your Facebook and Myspace pages!
(NOTE/TIP: if you donate $2 you get an extra
raffle ticket to win one of the raffles listed below)
CHARITY DONATIONS:
Nothing can make you feel better than giving back to YOUR own community. We strongly
advise everyone to bring in non-perishable food items to donate
to the Vancouver Food Bank. You would be amazed at how far
a simple jar of peanut butter will go to feed the hungry.
By just bringing in a minimum of $2 worth of food or $2 money
donation, you will qualify to get a FREE entry into
one of our raffles and get access to even more free
books than just the ones designated for FREE COMIC
BOOK DAY. We add a multiple amount of
titles and offer incentives for you to walk away
with a ton of stuff. This year will be the
biggest one we have ever thrown.
RAFFLES TO WIN:
Not only is
helping out a charity rewarding but at Elfsar, you get raffle tickets to
win awesome prizes. Every dollar helps the food bank buy those
much needed perishable food items like, bread, milk, eggs ...etc.
Here are some of
the bigger featured items this year:
CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS:JENNIFER NEWMAN&
ERIC WHITE
ENTER THIS
RAFFLE TO WIN:
ARTWORK FROM ARTIST CAMILLA
D'ERRICO
Get a "OCTOGIRL" 14x 11 print signed by Camilla! This is a high end, fine
art paper print with archival
inks and is perfect for framing!
Camilla was kind enough to
donate 2x so there will be two
winners of this fantastic work
of art!
The edition was of only 50 pieces!
ENTER THIS RAFFLE TO WIN:
STAR WARS
POWER FX DARTH VADER LIGHTSABER
Back by
popular demand, this lightsaber is the closest
creation to the real thing!
Own a piece of film history!
Great fun for collectors or lucky kids!
Features humming blade plus lights and sounds!
STAR WARS DARTH VADER LIGHTSABER!
CONGRATS TO THE WINNER:
RICHARD S. CHILTON
CONGRATS TO THE WINNER:JACK
YEE LIU
ENTER THIS RAFFLE TO WIN:
T2 T-800 ENDOSKELETON DIE CAST FIGURE
SILVER VERSION
Imported from Japan! Based on
James Cameron's blockbuster 1991 film,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Aoshima's version is
fully-articulated, detailed 12' tall figure is
crafted of die-cast metal and comes complete
with two guns, a switch-out hand with trigger
finger and display base.
ENTER THIS RAFFLE TO WIN:
IRON MAN
MOVIE DISPLAY STANDEE & IRON MAN 2 OFFICIAL
DOUBLE-SIDED MOVIE POSTER
This is
a big one! Get your hands on what only a
movie theatre can offer, a large standee of IRON
MAN from the first movie!
Perfect
for that Iron Man themed party. Celebrate
with your peers the opening of IRON MAN 2!
The poster is highly sought after by collectors
and is double-sided for movie light boxes.
CONGRATS TO THE WINNER:
SHANNON STEVENSON
CONGRATS TO THE WINNER:
HENRY WONG
SPECIAL CREATE A HERO
CONTEST:
VIP TICKETS TO
SEE IRON MAN 2 ON MAY 5th WITH RESERVED
SEATS!
Would you
like to see Iron Man 2 days before anyone else?
Want VIP reserved seats and not have to stand in
line?
The
Scotiabank theatre (900 Burrard St) and Elfsar
Comics have made it possible so that YOU can!
The biggest
sale we have ever had in our 7 year history is on!
SAVE 20 to 80%
OFF -
Toys, Statues, Models, Novelties, T-Shirts & Posters!
SAVE
up to 50% OFF - Graphic Novels, Art Books, Comic Sets & Magazines(with our
new and improved Buy 1 get
another 1 FREE sale!)
A BACK ISSUE
CLEARANCE SALE THAT GEEKS DREAM ABOUT
SAVE 55% OFF - on
any single comic.Or BUY 10 comics for only $10Or BUY 30
comics for only $25 Or BUY a short box (approx 150 comics) for $75
and fill it up with as many comics from the back issue bins as you
can.*Or BUY a long box (approx 300 comics) for $100 and fill it up with
as many comics from the back issue bins as you can.*
*Note:
To be fair to everyone, you may not select more than 1 copy per comic of
the same cover. In other words you can not grab all 50 copies of
Wolverine #1 to fill a box. However, you can buy as many times as
you like (if your goal is to get more of the same comic with the same
cover). Comics
placed in boxes must be stacked vertically and the cashier must be able
to insert one finger in on both ends to qualify. Boxes must be
able to close with a lid.
As the name
implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when Elfsar Comics
& toys is
giving away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into
the store.
Elfsar will have over 200 titles selected this
year, from major publishers like DC & Marvel Comics to an array of
independent studios from across North America.
Only the
designated Free Comic Book Day comics are free and Elfsar will
be giving away even more titles to those participating in the
food drive, as a bonus Elfsar will also have a storewide-sale on its
non-free merchandise.
What kind
of charity donation are you looking for?
What do you
think would make a difference in someone's life who needs to
eat? No one should ever go hungry. We are looking
for a minimum donation of 2 to 5 dollars worth of
non-perishables or a 2 to 5 dollar donation to be able to
purchase perishables. Of course the more you give, the more we
give. We have special prizes reserved for those who make a
larger impact. Trust me, you will want to donate more.
Is this the first Free
Comic Book Day?
No. This is actually the
ninth year that Free Comic Book Days have occurred and each year it
gets bigger and bigger. This event is however, only local to Elfsar Comics & toys in Vancouver. In the past, thousands of stores around
the world have given away millions of free comic books to
interested readers. Check out previous FCBDs at Elfsar here:
http://elfsar.com/FCBD/FCBD_2009.htm
Overall participation from
just about every major comic book publisher has been amazing,
from the biggest publishers to independent publishers, fansites,
news magazines, and more. At the Elfsar level, we are
hosting a mini-convention style celebration of comics with a food drive for the Vancouver Food Bank.
And costumes! Let's not forget about costumes! Show your
passion and come dressed up!
Comic
books are an original North American art form, created in the
early days of the twentieth century. They are fun to read,
featuring a wide range of diverse storylines that capture the
imagination of the readers, and have survived: the dominance of
radio, the ubiquity of television, the spread of color and sound
motion pictures, the rise of videogames, and the Internet.
That's worth celebrating in our book!
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