Archive for 2007

Rising from the pits of Hades, Black Metal is a full-length graphic novel by Rick Spears (Teenagers From Mars, Pirates of Coney Island, Dead West) and Chuck B.B. Black Metal is the story of Sam and Shawn, misunderstood twins with a mysterious lineage and a penchant for the darkest metal. Though daily plagued ... Full story

Meet the team behind Crazy Mary on Wednesday from 5-8pm. Michael Colbert, writer, and JK Woodward, artist, will be at The Comic Bug to sign copies of their new series Crazy Mary. Woodward is also the artist for the IDW series, Fallen Angel. www.whoiscrazymary.com www.myspace.com/logos728 www.digitalwebbing.com Full story

The rumors are true, bunky! The Comic Bug has teamed up with the mighty forces of CGC and none other than Stan "The Man" Lee to spread a little holiday goodness and cheer to the merry boys and girls at The Hero Initiative! Never one to leave you, the loyal comic book collector, out in ... Full story

The Comic Bug celebrated it's Grand Re-Opening on thanksgiving weekend by hosting local artists, bands, stand-up comedian and also money saving discounts! We would like to thanks "30 Days of Night's" Dan Wickline, "The Simpsons" Phil Ortiz, Emmy Award Winning animator Rafael Navarro, "Clockwork Girl"s Sean O'Reilly and "KISS"s Tone Rodriguez for donating their time and ... Full story

The boys at Necessary Evil Academy meet the female student body! The creative team of Necessary Evil appeared at The Comic Bug and signed copies of their second issue! Necessary Evil Issue 2!! Written By Joshua Williamson Art by Marcus L. Harris and Vicente 'VINNY' Navarrete Cover by Todd Nauck! www.desperadopublishing.com... Full story

WE DID IT! Almost 40 creators came to The Comic Bug to attempt to write and draw a complete 24 page comic book in 24 hours. 13 creators completed all 24 pages with the last pages finished in the final minutes. The Comic Bug will print the stories for our customers to read ... Full story

What defines evil? Necessary Evil Number 1 from Desperado premiered on October 10th and the creative team was on hand at The Comic Bug for the event. Writer Joshua Williamson, Artist Marcus L Harris and Vicente Navarrete a.k.a. Vinny spoke to fans and soon-to-be fans about their new series and autographed copies. School ... Full story

The Comic Bug thanks Tokyopop and the creators for their store appearance on October 6th. This was the first official event at the new location and it was great! Considering it was a Saturday night, we had over 50 people show up and it was a fun atmosphere. Beverages and snack were served ... Full story

We moved to a bigger location next to Trader Joe's. The new address is 1807 1/2 Manhattan Beach Blvd. It is twice as large as the original pre-fire location. We will have a real lounge with the possibility of a stage for a band. The stage and lounge will also host ... Full story

New TOKYOPOP Manga signing with Battle of the Bands creator Steve Buccellato and Grand Theft Galaxy's Tricia Riley Hale on August 29th Steve Buccellato is an artist best known for his award-winning coloring work that has appeared in nearly all of the most popular American comics (too many to name!). He is also a busy ... Full story