The Comic Bug » Local Events http://thecomicbug.com Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:00:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2012 Southern California Comic Book Convention Schedule http://thecomicbug.com/2012/12/31/so-cal-comic-book-convention-schedule/ http://thecomicbug.com/2012/12/31/so-cal-comic-book-convention-schedule/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:00:20 +0000 jun http://thecomicbug.com/?p=933 Support your local comic book conventions! comiccon

Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, bi-monthly, www.comicbookscifi.com

Frank & Son Comic and Card Show, Wednesdays & Saturdays www.yelp.com/biz/frank-and-son-collectibles-show-city-of-industry

California Comic Book Convention Jan 29  www.CalComicCon.com

Wondercon Mar 16-18 www.comic-con.org/wc

Long Beach Comic Expo May 12  www.longbeachcomiccon.com

Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con  www.wizardworld.com/home-anaheim.html

San Diego Comic Convention International Jul 11-15 www.comic-con.org/cci

So Cal Comic Con  www.socalcomiccon.com

Alternative Press Expo Oct 13-14 www.comic-con.org/ape

Long Beach Comic Convention  Nov 3-4  www.longbeachcomiccon.com

Comikaze Comic Expo,  Sep 15-16 www.comikazeexpo.com

 

 

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2012/12/31/so-cal-comic-book-convention-schedule/feed/ 0 Get Special Deals on New Games at Best Buy El Segundo! http://thecomicbug.com/2011/12/25/get-special-deals-on-new-games-at-best-buy-el-segundo/ http://thecomicbug.com/2011/12/25/get-special-deals-on-new-games-at-best-buy-el-segundo/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:55:17 +0000 admin http://thecomicbug.com/?p=1734 Batman Arkham City Best Buy in El Segundo/Manhattan Beach is offering FREE pre-ordering for some of the biggest video game titles coming out in the next few months, including Batman: Arkham City!

They’ll even be having midnight release events for Arkham City and Gears of War 3!
Gears of War 3 - September 20th (come out to El Segundo Monday night the 19th)
Batman: Arkham City – October 18th (come out to El Segundo Monday night the 17th)
MORE COMING SOON!

Best Buy also has a special deal where if you pre-order and purchase 5 of this fall’s big game releases, they’ll give you a $100 dollar Reward Zone certificate! Head on over to the El Segundo Best Buy for more information and to reserve the hottest games of the year!

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2011/12/25/get-special-deals-on-new-games-at-best-buy-el-segundo/feed/ 0 Join the Comic Bug at the West Hollywood Book Fair – October 2nd http://thecomicbug.com/2011/10/02/join-the-comic-bug-at-the-west-hollywood-book-fair-october-2nd/ http://thecomicbug.com/2011/10/02/join-the-comic-bug-at-the-west-hollywood-book-fair-october-2nd/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:00:35 +0000 admin http://thecomicbug.com/?p=1692 West Hollywood Book Fair Join the Comic Bug at the West Hollywood Book Fair Sunday, October 2nd! Once again, we’ll have our tent set up and sharing our comics obsession with the regular joe book-loving crowd of West Hollywood and beyond. Food, fun, celebrity appearances and signings, discussions with your favorite creators, and of course lots and lots of books!

More information coming soon! Check out westhollywoodbookfair.org for more information.

Click here for our schedule of events and signings.

Check out the 10th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair PSA…

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2011/10/02/join-the-comic-bug-at-the-west-hollywood-book-fair-october-2nd/feed/ 0 Free MEGAMIND Screening For the Whole Family Sponsored by the Comic Bug! http://thecomicbug.com/2011/07/29/free-megamind-screening-for-the-whole-family-sponsored-by-the-comic-bug/ http://thecomicbug.com/2011/07/29/free-megamind-screening-for-the-whole-family-sponsored-by-the-comic-bug/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:15:12 +0000 doug http://thecomicbug.com/?p=1627 AES Seaside Cinema The Comic Bug will be hosting the Superhero Star Party at the AES Seaside Cinema Redondo Beach Community Nights FREE Outdoor Movie Screening Series! The featured movie will be Megamind on Friday, July 29th. Megamind is an animated film for the whole family that features the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Brad Pitt.

The movie is free and held outdoors so bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets (and the whole family) to enjoy a night at the movies under the stars! Speaking of stars, there will also be an astronomy showing by Celestron that night.

The Comic Bug will be there to host the night and there might be a few surprises in store for those in attendance.

Seating is limited, so come on out early to the Seaside Lagoon at 200 Portafino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.
The gates open at 7pm and when the sun goes down the curtain goes up!

Free giveaways! Special guests! Sunset party! Tons of fun!

Also, the Ruby’s window will be open to serve drinks, burgers, hot dogs, fries, milkshakes, and more! (available for purchase)

For more information, contact us or go to www.seasidecinemaproductions.com.

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2011/07/29/free-megamind-screening-for-the-whole-family-sponsored-by-the-comic-bug/feed/ 0 MARVEL’S NEW YEAR’S PARTY, DEC 30th http://thecomicbug.com/2009/12/30/marvels-new-years-party-dec-30th/ http://thecomicbug.com/2009/12/30/marvels-new-years-party-dec-30th/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:33:23 +0000 jun http://thecomicbug.com/?p=870 hulkMarvel Comics has announced a New Year’s Eve Eve Party, a December 30 (Skip Week) promotion allowing retailers to offer customers exciting items from the House of Ideas that are perfect for ushering in a new year of comic reading. 

Fall of the Hulks Alpha, Ed McGuinness Variant. 

ORIGINS OF SEIGE #1.  SIEGE is almost upon us! And this special giveaway issue contains everything readers will need to prepare themselves for the ultimate conflict to hit the Marvel Universe, six years in the making! Showcasing an ALL-NEW lead-in story featuring Loki, the God of Evil, ORIGINS OF SIEGE also contains an ALL-NEW origins section covering all of the major players in the battle, as drawn by the biggest artists at Marvel, as well as pinups and a checklist so you don’t miss a single important issue. All that and a preview of SIEGE #1! It’s time! Rated T …FREE

NEW YEAR’S EVE PROMO CALENDAR

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2009/12/30/marvels-new-years-party-dec-30th/feed/ 0 Makin’ Comics Seminar at Redondo Beach Library http://thecomicbug.com/2009/10/19/makin-comic-seminar-at-redondo-beach-library/ http://thecomicbug.com/2009/10/19/makin-comic-seminar-at-redondo-beach-library/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:45:13 +0000 jun http://thecomicbug.com/?p=561 DSC01564Monday, October 19th from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.  MAKIN’ COMICS SEMINAR with Mike Wellman and Rafael Navarro at the Redondo Beach Library.  Many folks come to The Comic Bug wondering how they too can be a successful, multi-thousand dollar comic creator like our own Mike Wellman.  Well, come on down to the Redondo Beach Library on Monday, October 19th and Mike will tell you every dirty trick he’s got up his sleeve on how he created a publishing empire Atomic Basement and even landed high-profile writing gigs on franchises such as Warcraft and Battlestar Galactica!  Award winning illustrator and comic creator Rafael Navarro will be joining him for this very special seminar.

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2009/10/19/makin-comic-seminar-at-redondo-beach-library/feed/ 1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – June 24th http://thecomicbug.com/2009/06/24/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-june-24th/ http://thecomicbug.com/2009/06/24/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-june-24th/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:59:40 +0000 thecomicbug http://thecomicbug.com/?p=275 transformers2 Hey, look, more movie robots smacking each other around! In regular theaters and Decepticon-sized IMAX June 24th!

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2009/06/24/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-june-24th/feed/ 0 GI Joe: the Rise of Cobra in theaters Aug 7 http://thecomicbug.com/2009/06/07/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-in-theaters-aug-7/ http://thecomicbug.com/2009/06/07/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-in-theaters-aug-7/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:59:10 +0000 thecomicbug http://thecomicbug.com/?p=293 gijoesnakeeyes I’m pretty sure that Hasbro is making the toys for nearly every big movie this summer (okay, not Star Trek or Terminator Salvation). Between Wolverine, Transformers, and GI Joe, they could stand to make a pile of money. Gosh, I hope none of these movie suck.

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2009/06/07/gi-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-in-theaters-aug-7/feed/ 0 Terminator Salvation in theaters May 21st http://thecomicbug.com/2009/05/21/terminator-salvation-in-theaters-may-21st/ http://thecomicbug.com/2009/05/21/terminator-salvation-in-theaters-may-21st/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 06:59:23 +0000 thecomicbug http://thecomicbug.com/?p=282 terminatorsalvation Christian Bale is John Connor in the new Terminator film, set in the future, after Judgement Day. Go see this film. Just don’t walk through Bale’s eyeline. I hear he hates that.

]]> http://thecomicbug.com/2009/05/21/terminator-salvation-in-theaters-may-21st/feed/ 0 Star Trek in theaters May 8th http://thecomicbug.com/2009/05/08/star-trek-in-theaters-may-8th/ http://thecomicbug.com/2009/05/08/star-trek-in-theaters-may-8th/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 18:59:45 +0000 thecomicbug http://thecomicbug.com/?p=277 startrek Kirk and Spock are back, but much younger and with their real hair this time around. Catch it in regular theaters and IMAX.

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