FREE Comic Book Day! TODAY!! May 2, 2009

Here is a quick list of comic book shops that are participating in FREE COMIC BOOK DAY and having special appearances by illustrators writers and other special guest in the comic book industry.

There still time to check out your favorite comic book stores to get the inside scoop on the latest in comic book news and pick up some freebees!!!!

via: Free Comic Book Day

List of COMIC BOOK DAY events happening today!!

California
4 Color Fantasies
7172 Archibald Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701
(909) 563-8751
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
Todd Nauck (Amazing Spider-Man/Obama)
Amy Wolfram (Teen Titans Year One)
Danny Miki (Ultimatum, Ultimate Avengers, Thor)
Norm Rapmund (Booster Gold)
Allen Martinez (Uncanny X-Men, Mighty Avengers)
Rahsan Ekedal (Warhammer Online, Warhammer:Forge of War, Warhammer:Condemed by Fire, The Cleaners)
Richard & Tonya Horie (Colorist for DC’s 52, Infinite Crisis, Final Crisis, Un-men)
Kirk Kushin (Super Teen Topia)
Pedi Shohadai (3-D Visual artist, Artist/Inker for Marvel & Image)
Stephanie Lesniak (Scrape Pictures)
Robert Zalio (Local Artist)
John Narcomey Jr. (Hightower Comics  Creator for Ghost Face, Jungle Jive & Space Boogie)
Jacob Crippen (Hightower Comics, Marvel, DC Comic  Creator Smart Bullets)
Patrick Scullin (Creator of Super Siblings Web Comic)
Melody Mooney (Hygena from Season 2 of Who Wants to Be A Superhero)
Dynamic Forces/Original Art Raffles for the following charities:
- Hero Initiative
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
- Big Sunday
Character Appearances
Wolverine and his Demolished Sentinel
Star Wars 501st Legion
Batman & Robin
Catwoman
Superman
Joker
Contests
Coloring Contest
Costume contest
Hot Wing eating contest sponsored by Wingstop
Rancho Cucamonga PD Crime Prevention unit will be here
Farmers Insurance will be signing kids up for Digital Fingerprinting,
FREE Face Painting
FREE Bouncers
FREE Hot Dogs
FREE Nachos
FREE Balloons
FREE game piece
Game Demos of:
- World of Warcraft Trading Card Game
- World of Warcraft Miniatures Game
- Vs Trading Card Game
- Huntik Trading Card Game

Florida
Comic World (formerly Beyond Books)
1300 East Bay Drive, Suite E
Largo, FL 33771
(727) 656-5000
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
Open 12 Noon until 7 PM
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
Amanda Stevens – (X) Origins: The Superhuman Experiment
Test Subject-X – (X) Origins: The Superhuman Experiment
Jesse Starr (artist) – (X) Origins: The Superhuman Experiment
In addition to the advertised selection of FCBD comics, we are giving away hundreds of other comics courtesy of Marvel, DC, Image and more!
Random Drawing – Enter to Win FREE Signed Comics!
* 25 raffle tickets will be drawn randomly for an opportunity to win comics signed by:
Pat Broderick (Captain Atom)
Alex Grecian (Proof)
Barbara Kesel (Hawk & Dove, Meridian, Spelljammer)
Pablo Marcos (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Ron Marz (solo signature) (Scion)
Ron Marz and Brandon Peterson (Chimera, Mystic)
Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner (Birds of Prey, Supergirl)
Jimmy Palmiotti (solo signature) (Shanna the She-Devil)
* No Purchase Necessary!
* You do not need to be present to win!
STOREWIDE SALE!
Thousands of comics ON SALE for $1.00!!
25% off Recent New Releases, Variants, Trade Paperbacks & Hardcover GNs, Slipcase Editions, Toys, Action Figures, Statues, T-Shirts, Golden & Silver-Age comics and Comic Sets!!
Feel free to DRESS IT UP!
Come in costume & enter to win a $25.00.

Maryland
Collectors Corner Inc.
8108 A Harford Rd.
Baltimore/Parkville, MD 21234
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
All artists and characters will appear from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on May 2nd
Writers and artists:
Jo Chen (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Runaways)
Pat Carlucci (Hotinks Studios)
H.C. Noel (Mr. Scootles)
Michael S. Bracco (Birth & Novo)
Nathan Getz (No One)
Tony Calandra (No One)
GW Fisher (Image Comics’ Shadowhawk)
Frank Zeigler (Waki & Rusty)
Patrick Kelly (Local Artist)
Carlos Taylor (Local Artist)
Chris Hewitt (The Living Corpse)
Tom Arvis (Sureshot Comics)
Ver Curtis (Moonstone Comics)
Kata Dales (Lost in the Woods)
Character Appearances : (Spider-Man, Captain America, Black Cat, Elektra, Supergirl, Rorschach, Venom, Iron Man, Wolverine, Hawkeye, Ozymandias, The Comedian, Batman, War Machine, Hulk, Deadpool, Superman, White Queen, Daredevil, Green Lantern, Thor)
SALE all DAY – 20% Off Everything in the store on Free Comic Book Day!
25 Cents Back Issues (5 for $1.00) – 1000′s to chose from!
Charm City Roller Girls (Baltimore’s Own Pro Roller Derby Girls)
Vu Skateshop : Gary Smith – Professional Skateboarder
Game demonstrations, MTG, D&D, HeroCLix and BOARD GAMES too!
BAND list and schedule:
Plus, Live Music and Free Pizza & Refreshments All Day!
Playing in front of the Gaming Clubhouse in the back parking lot behind the store
12:00-12:40 The Alameda
1:00- 1:40 Bene Gesserit Witch
2:00-2:40 Davey G and the Keyboard
3:00-3:40 Muscle Twin
4:00-4:40 Person Parcel (Gary B)
5:00-5:40 Mandroids

New York
Chautauqua Comics
214 Fairmount Ave.
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 664-2287
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
Leonard Kirk (Artist from Captain Britain MI: 13, World War Hulk, Wolverine First Class, Star Trek,Supergirl, Aquaman, starting at 11 AM)
Members of Star Wars 501st (beginning at 11 AM)
Holding a Comic Book Jeopardy “game show” and giving away a gift card

Philadelphia
America’s Most Wanted Collectibles
735 Washington Blvd.
Williamsport, PA 17701
(570) 327-1486
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
Christopher March (Publisher/Writer, Imperium Comics; Writer, “Trailer Park of Terror”; Executive Producer, “Trailer Park of Terror’, the movie based on the comic book series)
James Dracoules (Editor/Writer, Imperium Comics; Writer/Editor, “Trailer Park of Terror” and “Pierce”; Executive Producer, “Trailer Park of Terror’, the movie based on the comic book series)

Texas
Dave’s Comics & Paintball
5360 N. Mesa St.
El Paso, TX 79912
(915) 875-8600
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
Adversary Comix
Alex Riegel (Heavy Metal Magazine, Battery Acid, Deep Throat)
Ray Ramos (Heavy Metal Magazine, Battery Acid, Infestacion: Hell’s Pass, El Valiente)
Villano Montanenas (Infestacion: Hell’s Pass, Human Supremacist, P.H.A.T.M. Deathsquad)
656 Comics
Francisco Arce (Karmesi)
Marcos Porras (Grindhouse)
Daniel Chavez (Las Charras del Costra)
Oliver Lee Arce (Heavy Metal Magazine, Battery Acid, Infestacion, Karmesi, Los Meksmen)
Alessandro Esparza (Guardian)

Washington D.C.
Fantom Comics
4500 Wisconsin Ave.
Washington D.C., DC 20016
(202) 362-5053
Scheduled Creator & Character Appearances
Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi, Kull) 12 Noon – 2 PM; 4 PM – 6 PM
Jim Dougan (Crazy Papers, How I Lost My S*@t at the Apple Store, Sam & Lilah) 12 Noon – 6 PM
Molly Lawless (Infandum!… Ad Infinitum) 12 Noon – 6 PM

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