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HEY THERE!!! .....Hello, & WELCOME BACK to IMAGE COLLECTIONS, CANADA's Most NIGHT-OWL-ishly Sleep-Deprived but still artistically afflicted COMICS / CARDS / GAMING STORE's... 24 Hour Comics Day Comic PAGE

 

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24 Hour Comics Day is a special day where YOU CAN live YOUR DREAM, prove your skills, & even pave a pathway....

......... .@.Image new LOGO.2015......

Big THANKS TO EVERYONE who came out to our ---8th ANNUAL 24 HOUR COMIC DAY--- @ Image Collections Comics Cards Games Store in Mississauga to help us CELEBRATE CREATORS CREATING in a medium they LOVE, those who LOVE READING COMICS, & those who would just LOVE TO BECOME ONE of the members in the just stated 2 groups ------

---- 'JUST IMAGINE' Gets Better When it can be painted onto a page & shared, so we helped others share how to JUST DO IT using their own minds & tools -----

----- .Some stories make us weep, some give us the creeps, but overall the whole experience [...which we hope YOU ALL ENJOYED AS WELL!! ], after over 32 HOURS & many multiple acts of sequential arts-manship running wild & free, well it seems it [as always] makes most of us long for the reward of a longgggggg sssssllllllleeeeeppppppppppzz...zzzzz........

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[ REGISTER NOW----DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR DESTINY----YOUR 24-hour COMIC is waiting for YOU!!! ]

Take the 24-Hour Comics Day Challenge!

Writers, Artists, & ANYONE Else who are interested in taking the 24-Hour Comics Day Challenge can participate in a few different ways at Image Collections...

 

  -----Wash:"Man walks down the street in a hat like that, you know he's not afraid of anything ... "----from FIREFLY TV SHOW [....Don't be afraid to show off your fabulous talents....you're not one of the afraid, are you??....because BATMAN says they are a cowardly and superstitious lot.... and making a comic is a lot of easy, once you get started! ]

 "Much cooler than the television show could ever have been." --George R. R. Martin writer of 'Game Of Thrones', describing the comic adaptation of his work.

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep." ---- Robert Frost [...It only seems to go on & on...]

"Never got to bed mad. Stay up and fight." —Phyllis Diller [...to finish the comic book, obiviously!.. ]

      Image new LOGO...... PRESENTS our 8th Annual 24 Hour Comic Book Day at Image Collections....Image new LOGO

---START @12:15pm [noon]...---SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2015

.....thru till...

---FINISH @12:15pm [noon]...SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2015 ....

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                                                                                                    THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND @ 24 HR C.B.Day......

[ ten-4-good-buddy!....an old 'C.B.' joke ]

----You don't have to be a good ARTIST to participate---It's a lot of fun to do, even if you use stick figures to tell your story.

----You don't have to be a good WRITER to participate---Logic is that you can tell your story better than anyone else, yes?

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       Image Collections ARTS GROUP is made up of writers & artists who regularily meet to work on projects, host one of Canada's largest and longest-running PARKING LOT Free Comic Book Day Events, create comic-themed days, host multi-annual on-the-street COMIC-FESTs, take part in 24HR COMIC BOOK DAYs, have locally-based comic-flavoured Halloween Events every year, and are constantly doing outreach programs into the community to promote the industry....

..... CALL US for more details :o)

We will again be revisiting THIS....... events like this are wonderful places for the challenging process of making comics that no one else can make....not that it is a thought you are not aware of, but YOU are the only owner of your brain & the tales it can tell....

Welcome back to IMAGE COLLECTIONS, CANADA's Most Sleep-Deprived COMICS / CARDS / GAMING STORE's... 24 Hour Comics Day Comic PAGE

    24 Hour Comics Day in Canada 2014     [...in STREETSVILLE, MISSISSAUGA ;o]    [......in CANADA!!! ]

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...... PRESENTS our 7th Annual .....24 hour comics day 24 hour comics day

.....2014 24 Hour Comic Book Day  at Image Collections....

..SATURDAY OCTOBER 4..

...........starting @12pm [noon]..........

[ REGISTER NOW----DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR DESTINY----YOUR 24-hour COMIC is waiting for YOU!!! ]

[ .........MUCH MORE '24' INFO BELOW LINKS! ]

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Reading Comics PAGE == Collecting Cards PAGE == Playing Games PAGE == Other Fun Stuff PAGE  Free Comic Book Day PAGE == Art Group PAGE == Local Talent PAGE ==24 Hour Comics Day PAGE  All Ages PAGE == EVENTs PAGE == Store Hours PAGE == Contact Us PAGE ==  Directions.2.Us HISTORY of Image Collections PAGE ==Streetsville= B&H = Posters PAGE ==  Home PAGE  ==

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              24 Hour Comics Day in Canada 2014                 24 Hour Comics Day in Canada 2014                 24 Hour Comics Day in Canada 2014            

Image Collections [...just outside Toronto...] Canada Calls Out To Those
Whose Compelling CREATIVE Nature Can Only Be Contained In 24 ART &
Narrative-Filled Pages Flowing Freely Over A Single FUN-Filled-Day To Join
Us For Our 7th ANNUAL 24 HOUR COMICS DAY To Pursue Their Dream...

 

=====>>>What is 24 Hour Comics Day?, you ask........

     For 7 years in a row [see here] we have hosted a 'marathon' for comic book fans....a whole day to celebrate the 100+ year tradition of the making/creating of the sequential arts medium...COMIC BOOKS!...

 

=====>>>OK, But What Happens That Day?....

    Writers / Artists / Painters / and anyone else who wishes to challenge themselves attempts the creation of a 24-PAGE-COMIC in just 24 HOURS!!!

 

=====>>>Who is it for?, you ask........BATMAN inspired by a bat

     Anyone can join in on the fun, though they must register with us [by phone] first--up until SATURDAY MAY 4th @ noon [start time]....

You NEVER KNOW when INSPIRATION will come calling.....

 

 BIG HUGS AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN, SPONSORED, & TAKEN PART IN OUR EVENTS LIKE THESE, YOU MEAN A LOT, & WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU PEOPLE...... 

--- Saturday OCTOBER 4TH--- 7th ANNUAL 24 HOUR COMICS DAY @ iMAGE cOLLECTIONS <click 4 details> ----

                     10:30 am - 11:30 am   ART LESSONS for PEOPLE of ALL AGES

                      11:30 am - 11:45 am   INTRO & Beginner Lessons On Producing A Comic Book

                     11:45 am - 11:55 am      '24 Hour Comic Day' INTRO

                      12:00 pm -------------- 24 HOUR COMICS DAY 'START--TIME'

                      2:00 pm - 5:00 pm I.C.'s 5th ANNUAL '4 Hour - 4 PAGE -COMIC' Challenge

--- Saturday OCTOBER 4TH----- Image Collections 6th Annual 'GamesNIGHT' & 'Midnight-MAGIC-Card-Game'

                      6:30--- 7:00 pm ------  

                       7:00 --- 8:30 pm ------

                       9:00---11:00 pm ------

 

HINTS:  --- Get Lots Of SLEEP Beforehand & EAT HEALTHY Before & During   [ Yes, you can 'S or E' anytime ]

            ---- Stay CALM, There's No Race  [ Pacing is everything -- Like LIFE, the only person U compete w/is U ]

            ---- Whatever You Produce Is AMAZING!!!   [ ....MUCH BETTER than EVERYONE who's never tried it!... ]

 

--- Saturday OCTOBER 24th-- HALLOWEEN COMICFEST 2014 / Streetsville Spooktacular @ iMAGE COLLECTIONS--

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             24 Hour Comics Day in Canada 2014                 24 Hour Comics Day in Canada 2014                 24 Hour Comics Day in Canada 2014          

...MORE details very soon...

    24 Hours!.....24 Pages!.....1 Artist!......1 Writer!....YOU!!!   

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----- HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN COMIC BOOK?....

----- WANTED TO PROVE TO YOURSELF YOU ARE JUST AS CAPABLE AS...?....

----- TEST YOUR ARTISTIC ENDURANCE WHILE HAVING FUN @ THE SAME TIME!!!

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"I'm Federal Agent Jack Bauer,......and today is the longest day of my life."
-------Jack Bauer in the repeated introduction from the '24' TV SHOW----
 
 
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Hi from IMAGE COLLECTIONS, ONTARIO's Most Sleep-Deprived COMICS / CARDS / GAMING STORE...

   http://www.imagecollections.ca      [...in STREETSVILLE, MISSISSAUGA ;o]    [......in CANADA!!! ]

............2013......................

Image Collections is hosting it's 6th ANNUAL 2013 24 Hour Comics Day marathon on Saturday October 5th 2013 at 12:00 NOON until SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th @ 12:00 NOON...

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....Yes, THAT's RIGHT!....It's time once again to PLAY,....with a pencil, that is!

.............2013.......................

You KNOW this is one of those things you MUST-DO before you die....

[Regardless.Of.You.Denying.Your.Own Masterful Talents!]

"Every child is an artist......24 Hour Comic Book Day 2011 Artists at Image Collections Art Group at comic store Toronto Mississauga Streetsville 2

     .....The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up."
— Pablo Picasso
 .
Image Collections Art Group (for Artists & Writers) PRESENTS:
 
our '6th Annual 24 HOUR COMICS DAY'
 
 
....where everyone is encouraged to partake in a 'CREATIVE COMIC BOOK MARATHON' of sorts,...
 testing their own endurance by attempting to... 
   Singularily, Each CREATE-A- 24-PAGE-COMIC-IN-JUST-24-HOURS   [plotting/writing/penciling/inking/lettering/colouring/cover/everything!]
    ......TOGETHER....in-store!! [see our website for past PICs!]
.............2013.......................
 24 Hour Comic Book Day 2009 Artists at Image Collections Art Group at comic store Toronto Mississauga Streetsville 2There is still time to register to involve yourself in this memorable experience, a once-in-a-lifetime 'bucket-list' activity for many.....
 
DISCOVER YOUR ARTISTIC SIDE
....and DO something you may never get the chance to again....
 
 
 24 Hours!.....24 Pages!.....1 Artist!......1 Writer!....YOU!!!
 
What?-----24 Hour Comics Day - A Worldwide Event
Why?-----Creative Challenge For Writers / Artists / Painters

......Come out & share your SPECIAL BRAND of creativity & prove to EVERYONE [...but ESPECIALLY to the person who counts most, YOU! ;o)...] that you've got what it takes to put pencil to paper & 'spill your story'...24 Hour Comic Book Day 2008 Artists at Image Collections Art Group at comic store Toronto Mississauga Streetsville 2.

    The 2013 24 Hour Comics Day in Canada is the perfect proof you don't need to turn on your television to find out just '...who's got talent?..' , as an accomplished 24 Hour Comics Day [....no easy task...] will forever be a reminder the answer lies with that great smiling face in the mirror....

......and you can't knock that! :o)

.....So when 24 Hour Comic Book Day comes around, it's like opportunity knocking!....

----SAT-----11:30am: INTRO & Beginner Lessons On Producing A Comic Book-------

-----SAT---12:00pm: 24.H.C.B.Day BEGINS @ 12:00 NOON on SATURDAY--------

---SAT---2:00pm to 6:00pm:  'Image Collections 24 Hour Comic Book Day JUNIOR EDITION'

.............2013...................

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[...For ALL those whos timetable isn't yet equal to their aspirational 'freedoms'....]

** 'JUNIOR EDITION' [for ANY age] is the creative challange of 4 PAGES in 4 HOURS

 DROP BY & VISIT...if only to come out for a while to show your support for these 'Courageous Crusaders of Creativity'!!!

....4 MORE about  our 2013 24 Hour Comics Day click [HOME] above!   

"You rang?"-----Lurch ,"The Addams Family" [...old,....RETRO Retro-ish!]...TV SHOW

"Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven's Door....."----Bon Jovi,....from some 'knuckle-hurtin' song

 

"Dawn:  When men [..& women.. ;] of reason go to bed."  ----Ambrose Bierce. [...also those 3/4 done their 24 hour Comics Day Comics..]

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.IC ART GROUP mini 5.......IC ART GROUP mini 5.......IC ART GROUP mini 5.......IC ART GROUP mini 5......IC ART GROUP mini 5..

"I'm Federal Agent Jack Bauer,.......
             ..........and today is the longest day of my life."---Jack Bauer in the repeated introduction. from '24' TV SHOW

Anyone of any age, gender, or skill level...  We want YOU to be a partof  and spread the word for others also!...............  ......Fact is, @ Image Collections, MORE WOMEN have been a part of '24 HR Comics Day' than MEN!!!.

"If there's a book you really want to read,...but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."~~~~Toni Morrison

"Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born and they start using sleep deprivation to break you." —--Ray Romano. [...Don't let them break you, stay up & make a comic like you 'meant' to, in fact BOTH of you stay up and MAKE COMICS!..] 

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http://www.imagecollections.ca/all-ages            http://www.imagecollections.ca/reading-comics

http://www.imagecollections.ca/all-ages/196-all-ages-comics-shine-on

http://www.imagecollections.ca/all-ages/222-sonic-the-hedgehoge-comics-speed-up

 

SPECIAL: ARCHIE COMICS UPDATE for 2014:

LEGENDARY COMIC BOOK CHARACTER ARCHIE ANDREWS DIES IN JULY - http://www.imagecollections.ca/225-legendary-comic-book-character-archie-andrews-dies-in-july.

ARCHIE afterlife zombies deathARCHIE afterlife zombies

READ the emotional roller-coaster-ride rich with character-defining moments of the shocking events in a zombie-crazed

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE COMICS - http://www.imagecollections.ca/239-afterlife-with-archie-comics

.............2013.................

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 Hi from IMAGE COLLECTIONS, Mississauga's Most Sleep-Deprived COMICS / CARDS / GAMING STORE...

   http://www.imagecollections.ca      [...in STREETSVILLE ;o]  [.....in Mississauga,,,,]   [....Near Toronto, ONTARIO, ...in CANADA...]

 

For An Updated Version Of THIS PAGE, including INFO about our....

2014 24 HOUR COMICS BOOK DAY Event ----CLICK here

 

.............2013......................

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Image Collections is hosting it's 6th ANNUAL 2013 24 Hour Comics Day marathon on Saturday October 5th 2013 at 12:00 NOON until SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th @ 12:00 NOON...

....Yes, THAT's RIGHT!....It's time once again to PLAY,....with a pencil, that is!

.............2013........................

You KNOW this is one of those things you MUST-DO before you die....

[Regardless.Of.You.Denying.Your.Own Masterful Talents!]

"Every child is an artist......24 Hour Comic Book Day 2011 Artists at Image Collections Art Group at comic store Toronto Mississauga Streetsville 2

     .....The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up."
— Pablo Picasso
 .
Image Collections Art Group (for Artists & Writers) PRESENTS:
 
our '6th Annual 24 HOUR COMICS DAY'
 
 
....where everyone is encouraged to partake in a 'CREATIVE COMIC BOOK MARATHON' of sorts,...
 testing their own endurance by attempting to... 
   Singularily, Each CREATE-A- 24-PAGE-COMIC-IN-JUST-24-HOURS   [plotting/writing/penciling/inking/lettering/colouring/cover/everything!]
    ......TOGETHER....in-store!! [see our website for past PICs!]
 
24 Hour Comic Book Day 2009 Artists at Image Collections Art Group at comic store Toronto Mississauga Streetsville 2There is still time to register to involve yourself in this memorable experience, a once-in-a-lifetime 'bucket-list' activity for many.....
 
DISCOVER YOUR ARTISTIC SIDE
....and DO something you may never get the chance to again....
 
 
 24 Hours!.....24 Pages!.....1 Artist!......1 Writer!....YOU!!!
 
What?-----24 Hour Comics Day - A Worldwide Event
Why?-----Creative Challenge For Writers / Artists / Painters

......Come out & share your SPECIAL BRAND of creativity & prove to EVERYONE [...but ESPECIALLY to the person who counts most, YOU! ;o)...] that you've got what it takes to put pencil to paper & 'spill your story'...24 Hour Comic Book Day 2008 Artists at Image Collections Art Group at comic store Toronto Mississauga Streetsville 2.

    The 2013 24 Hour Comics Day in Canada is the perfect proof you don't need to turn on your television to find out just '...who's got talent?..' , as an accomplished 24 Hour Comics Day [....no easy task...] will forever be a reminder the answer lies with that great smiling face in the mirror....

......and you can't knock that! :o)

.....So when 24 Hour Comic Book Day comes around, it's like opportunity knocking!....

----SAT-----11:30am: INTRO & Beginner Lessons On Producing A Comic Book-------

-----SAT---12:00pm: 24.H.C.B.Day BEGINS @ 12:00 NOON on SATURDAY--------

---SAT---2:00pm to 6:00pm:  'Image Collections 24 Hour Comic Book Day JUNIOR EDITION' **

[...For ALL those whos timetable isn't yet equal to their aspirational 'freedoms'....]

** 'JUNIOR EDITION' [for ANY age] is the creative challange of 4 PAGES in 4 HOURS

 DROP BY & VISIT...if only to come out for a while to show your support for these 'Courageous Crusaders of Creativity'!!!

....4 MORE about  our 2013 24 Hour Comics Day click [HOME] above!   

"You rang?"-----Lurch ,"The Addams Family" [...old,....RETRO Retro-ish!]...TV SHOW

"Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven's Door....."----Bon Jovi,....from some 'knuckle-hurtin' song

"Dawn:  When men [..& women.. ;] of reason go to bed."  ----Ambrose Bierce. [...also those 3/4 done their 24 hour Comics Day Comics..]

.

.IC ART GROUP mini 5.......IC ART GROUP mini 5.......IC ART GROUP mini 5.......IC ART GROUP mini 5......IC ART GROUP mini 5..

"I'm Federal Agent Jack Bauer,.......
             ..........and today is the longest day of my life."---Jack Bauer in the repeated introduction. from '24' TV SHOW

Anyone of any age, gender, or skill level...  We want YOU to be a partof  and spread the word for others also!...............  ......Fact is, @ Image Collections, MORE WOMEN have been a part of '24 HR Comics Day' than MEN!!!.

"If there's a book you really want to read,...but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."~~~~Toni Morrison

"Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born and they start using sleep deprivation to break you." —--Ray Romano. [...Don't let them break you, stay up & make a comic like you 'meant' to, in fact BOTH of you stay up and MAKE COMICS!..] 

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  SATURDAY OCTOBER 5th is ALSO our 5th ANNUAL MIDNIGHT MAGIC DAY.....come out & play the great CCG everyone is talking about.....ALL NIGHT LONG!!! [details SOON!].

Playing MAGIC this Weekend...at Site Logo starting @ 7:30pm SATURDAY NIGHT ......until, yes ,7:30am SUNDAY!!!
.....yes you DID read that correct!....7am!!!

--We will be Playing CASUAL MAGIC [the card game, no tricks here ;o]  ALSO:

---COMMANDER [E.D.H.]   ---MULTI-PLAYER Tournament  ---3-PACK DRAFTS [8pm,12am,3am]  ---2 Headed GIANT   ---Mini MAGIC......MORE!

---We will be introducing you to at least one format you've never played before..
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----Robin: Gosh Batman, dig those flavors; Lemon-Lime, Orange, Raspberry, Pineapple...
----Mr. Freeze: Pick your choice, Boy Wonder!
--1960s BATMAN TV SHow--NOW CONTINUING as a MONTHLY DC COMIC!!!..."Holy AMAZING, Batman!!!"...ask us for details, boy wonder!!!
We are still compliling the exact MAGIC timetable, taking feedback into consideration, so If you have a prefered time to take part in any of the above feel free to let us know.....FULL TIMES UP SOON!

.....ALSO......

. 'COMIC-ING SOON'....GET READY for the muscle-bound excitement of our very own   'THOR 2' MOVIE EVENT   coming up the SATURDAY NIGHT of the release weekend [ NOVEMBER 9th ] @ your movie headquarters, The 5 Drive-In....

[......drive-in?....November?!?....won't it be 'cool-ish'?.....Yes, but for all good things, sacrifices must be made.....besides,....haven't you EVER heard of 'A COAT'??.....Look at it THIS way, it makes it MORE MEMORABLE, cuts down on the [lazyish] crowds, & proves how much of a 'FAN-Fan' you are!!   ]

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"!#&$#*!#@ Hour Comic Book Day" ---------EXTRA SPECIAL Quote from an otherwise very friendly & kind person with about a hour [...and a few pages...] left to go on a beautiful sunshiny SUNDAY morning...

 .THINKING YOUR STORIES are too out-there??....Who would have ever thought THIS story would ever be told: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Marries_Veronica/Archie_Marries_Betty

 ----Blue Beetle: You think maybe it's too late to petition for a new Green Lantern? Hey, Bats--mabe you could wear the ring...
----Batman: It would only get in my way.
-----Blue Beetle: Yeah...besides, who'd ever buy a super-hero called the "Green Batman"? I mean, that's almost as dumb as--
-----Batman: The Blue Beetle?
------Blue Beetle: Well...um...ah...
------------------From JUSTICE LEAGUE [..the funny one] in the 1980s [...showing that ANY IDEA can work, even those some would call dumb, like the muti-million-comic-selling BLUE BEETLE [greatest stories: 'BATMAN:THE OMAC PROJECT' & 'JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL's] or even the idea of a funny JLA...]@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

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"Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience - unless they are still up." ----- Ellen Goodman [...hence why the "24 Hour Comics Day" experiences works so well for YOU!..]

 "Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about....." ----Joker [...give it a well deserved try, and soon you will !..]

Hi there.... from IMAGE COLLECTIONS, Mississauga's Groviest COMIC STORE........to learn more , just clicky:    http://www.imagecollections.ca

 
Hello there, we are just letting you know about this comic book happening in the GTA......thanks for reading!! :o)
 
-----IN THIS EMAIL: 
 ----24 Hours Of Creative 'Spirits'----   ----Midnight Magic Card Game----- 
 ----Heroclix Reborn----   ----Streetsville SPOOKTACULAR----
 
We are gearing up for this coming SATURDAY OCT 20th when......
 
Image Collections Art Group (for Artists & Writers) PRESENTS:
 
our '5th Annual 24 HOUR COMIC DAY'
 
where everyone is encouraged to partake in a 'CREATIVE MARATHON' of sorts,...
 testing their own endurance by attempting to...
 
   ....Singularily Each CREATE-A- 24-PAGE-COMIC-IN-JUST-24-HOURS....
        [plotting/writing/penciling/inking/lettering/colouring/cover/everything!]
                      .............together....in-store!! [see our website for past PICs!]
 
There is still time to register to involve yourself in this memorable experience, a once-in-a-lifetime 'bucket-list' activity for many.....
 
DISCOVER YOUR ARTISTIC SIDE
....and DO something you may never get the chance to again....
 
--------------24 Hours!.....24 Pages!.....1 Artist!......1 Writer!....YOU!!!
 
What?-----24 Hour Comics Day - A Worldwide Event
Why?-----Creative Challenge For Writers / Artists / Painters
When?------SATURDAY OCTOBER 20th 2012 @ NOON to SUN OCT 21st @ NOON
www.24hourcomicsday.com
 
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Image Collections is one of only 2 PLACES in ONTARIO offering this....
....and only a handful in ALL OF CANADA!!!!!
***BEGINNER LEVEL '4 Pages in 4 hours MINI-COMIC Version [perfect for younglings] starts @ 2pm***
 
--Jack Bauer: "I'm Federal Agent Jack Bauer,...
              ....and today is the longest day of my life."
[Repeated introduction. from '24' TV SHOW] 
 
 
"The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time, the last 10% takes the
other 90% of the time" - Murphy's Law

=======Is this really the best way to make a great comic?

Probably not (although some really cool comics have been made this way), but that's not the real goal. The goal is to have the experience of trying. It's a creative exercise that can teach you a lot about what you're capable of.

=======Who came up with the concept of 24 hour comic?

A cartoonist namd Scott McCloud. Scott is the leading theoretician in the comics field, a position he achieved with the release of Understanding Comics, an analysis of the comics form in the comics form. Head on over to www.ScottMcCloud.com to learn more about Scott and his insights.

========How many 24 hour comics have been done?

Over 1000 people have taken the challenge so far.

========Who can take part?

Anyone of any age, gender, or skill level....Fact is, @ Image Collections,

MORE WOMEN have been a part of '24 HR Comic Day' than MEN!!! 

We want YOU to be a part, and spread the word for others also....

 
Yes, that means you are welcome to visit...if only to come out for a while to show your support for these 'Courageous Crusaders of Creativity'....
 
 
 "It's like, that people … well, that everybody has a secret world inside of
  them. I mean everybody. All of the people in the whole world — no matter how
  dull and boring they are on the outside. Inside them they've all got
  unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds … not just one
  world. Hundreds of them. Thousands, maybe...."
 -------Barbie, in Sandman #36, "I Woke Up And One Of Us Was Crying"
 
"If there's a book you really want to read,....
...but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
  ~Toni Morrison
 
 
"Every child is an artist......
     The problem is how to remain an artist once they grow up."
— Pablo Picasso
 
"---Smiley: Sure enough! Look! It's a map of that mountain range!
---Phoney: I'm saved! Give it to me!
---Smiley: Gimme a dollar first.
---Phoney: What?
---Fone Bone: Go on Phoney, give him a dollar!
---Phoney: WHAT?!
---Fone Bone: We're lost in the middle of the desert! Give him a dollar!
---Phoney: All right, all right...HEY! What is this?.....
 This looks like it was drawn by a five-year-old! This thing is WORTHLESS!
---Smiley: It's worth a dollar! "
---------From 'BONE', words & rat creatures by Jeff Smith----
 
If you happen to be in the area, you're welcome to drop by....
[...we've made the hours very convenient, just for you....and everyone else ;o]
 
....which brings us to.......
 
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Our 4th Annual 'Midnight Magic Card Game Night'
 is ALSO ON SATURDAY, so drop by with your deck....[more details to come]
 
 
Playing MAGIC this Weekend...
 starting @ 7:30pm SATURDAY NIGHT until, yes ,7:30am SUNDAY
.....yes you DID read that correct!....7am!!!
 
 
--We will be Playing CASUAL MAGIC [the card game, no tricks here ;o] 
 
ALSO:
 
---COMMANDER [E.D.H.]
---MULTI-PLAYER Tournament
---3-PACK DRAFTS
---2 Headed GIANT
---Mini MAGIC
---We will be introducing you to at least one format you've never played before....
 
We are still compliling the exact timetable, taking feedback into consideration, so If you have a prefered time to take part in any of the above feel free to let us know.....FULL TIMES UP [on our WEBSITE] by THURSDAY!!!!
 
Deadpool----”Hey, did you ever hear of a game called Street Fighter?...”
Kitty Pryde---”As i.....”
Deadpool-----”SHORYUKEN!!” (as he knocks her in the air)
-------From Deadpool Comics
[...DEADPOOL is soon to get his OWN video-game, it's got an.....
   ...on-line 'trailer' viewable & hilariously well-done! Go see...we'll wait ;o]
 
****waiting****
 
=Riddler: Rats, I am a man of a few words, but a man of many Riddles, so riddle
me this: what is it that is always coming, but never arrives?! [No one answers]
Quickly, quickly!
-=-Fangs: Uh, we ain't tuned in on the Riddle bit, chief!
=Mousey: Yeah! We give up! What is it that is always coming, but never arrives?
=Riddler: Tomorrow.
=Whitey: Tomorrow?
=Riddler: Tomorrow. For when it arrives, it is today, and today, my dear rodents,
should prove to be most memorable!
--------From 60s BatmanTvShow.....
 
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24 Hours----THIS WEEKEND!!!!

24 Hours of FUN.......Saturday OCTOBER 1st 2011

INDEX-------1........24 Hour Comics Day 2011@ Image Collections---

2.........Midnight MAGIC Cards--3..........Bookfest


4.........New stuff...NEW POKEMON, YUGIOH, & MAGIC SETS Released!!!


Hello, and welcome to yet ANOTHER of the long, boring, DRAWn out [...PUNny us :o]

over-hyped 52 reasons why this LIST exists.....
[and why occasional doses of 'Image Collections' can be healthy for your soul!]

  
"Pikachu.......THUNDERSHOCK Now!!!!"
-from POKEMON cartoon----


"Comics as art?.... I do comics as comics, and my opportunity to tell stories. Simple. 

Basic. Let the characters have the excitement, not the package. That's where I

come from. "
-----Jaime Hernandez [co-creator LOVE & Rockets]


"Jazz, rock and roll, movies and COMICS are the culture of America. "
----quote by Bill Griffith 


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 24 Hour Comics Day 2011 @ Image Collections
.......OUR 4th ANNUAL!!!
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index ---- THE INFORMATION ---- THE DARE ---- THE SCHEDULE ---- THE FUN ---
  ---- THE DIRECTIONS --- THE QUOTES . . 

Image Collections, a store FULL of SEQUENTIAL-ART-GOODNESS in Streetsville, Mississauga

(VERY near Toronto), CANADA is hosting Our 4TH ANNUAL 24 HOUR COMIC BOOK DAY Event on

SAT OCT 1st starting @ 11:00am!.....

[[[come out and support the creators]]]

***********THE INFORMATION 

 24 Hour Comics Day 2011 @ Image Collections
Entertainment & Arts - Comics & Animation

 ENERGIZE yourself by entering this CREATIVE MARATHON guaranteed to be memorable, forfilling, and FUN!!! . .

 WHAT IS '24 HOUR COMIC BOOK DAY' ? 
.....It is a worldwide event which occurs in the Fall of every year!
 Spend 24 hours creating a 24-page comic book from start to finish!

We could tell you more, but it's easier to go play HERE if you need to....
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_comic . . .

 **************THE DARE:

. ----Create a complete 24 pg comic book in 24 hrs! .

 ---------Story, layout, pencils, inking, finished art, lettering, colours, paste-up,...

....everything done by ONE PERSON over ONE DAY!!! . .

 --Once pen hits paper, the clock starts ticking.... 24 hours later, the pen lifts off the paper,

...never to descend again.

 --Even proofreading has to occur in the 24 hour period.

 --No sketches, designs, plot summaries or any other kind of direct preparation can precede

the 24 hour period.

 --Indirect preparation such as assembling tools, reference materials, food, music etc. is fine. . .

---THE 24 HOURS ARE CONTINUOUS.... 
........You can take a nap if you like but the clock will continue to tick!

---If you get to 24 hours and you're not done, sadly it will remain so...

------THE FUN

Everyone has a story inside them....

It really isn't that difficult to find one bumping around in your brain,

and, as hard as it may seem, creating one on demand is much easier than you think...

and can result in astounding results....

Having FUN, challenging yourself, and meeting creative people who love to share

is much more of a strong incentive to attending as thinking your ouput will look funny can discourage...

Discovering your hidden abilities, even if it is only a few pages worth, is truly ispirational and affirming!

COME ON OUT on 24 Hour Comic Book Day and finally show off to the world your,

as yet, untapped artistic skills...

YES, we'd LOVE to see some of that 'flair with a pen' you used to dazzle friends & family with,

and you might just make a connection @ Image Collections, join our free art group,

and be showing off your OWN creative masterpieces before you know it.....

 -----Writers, Artists, Filmakers.... . HERE's YOUR CHANCE to break onto the scene....

-----Bucketlist Creators....HERE's ONE you've not considered before....

 -Create a 24 page Movie Storyboard . . .

"I never thought that Spider-Man would become the world wide icon that he is.

I just hoped the books would sell and I'd keep my job."
-----STAN LEE

24 HOUR COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 @ IMAGE COLLECTIONS
 ******************SCHEDULE

THE 4th [4th??...are we crazy,or what!] ANNUAL EPIC DAY BEGINS..... 

. SATURDAY
 11:00am........ How to Make your OWN COMIC learning session
 11:30am.... INTRO.... 
 11:45am....
 11:55am....LAST MIN. 'PREPs'....
 11:59am...COUNTDOWN to FINAL CRIS---er,...TO START, we mean :o)
 12:00pm--NOON------24 Hour Comic Day 2011 @ Image Collections BEGINS...
 12:00pm.....WE REVEAL the MULTIPLE 'POSSIBLE SUBJECTS of the 24 Hour Comics!
 12:01pm.....the talent begins to show itself as the race to finish a comic is on....
 1:00pm....
 2:00pm....
 3:00....
 4:00....
 6:00......SAT 
 8:00.....
 10:00....SNACK.....

 SUNDAY
 12:00 MIDINIGHT....
 2:00....SNACK....
 4:00...
 6:00...
 8:00...BREAKFAST Time [sorry....not provided]
 10:00...SNACK
 11:00...ONE HOUR WARNING....
 11:30...
 11:45... 
 12:00...NOON....
 12:01
 12:02

 . . .......DROP BY AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT..... .

 [[[ THESE EVENTS GO OVER QUITE WELL IN THE COMMUNITY....

IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE A PART OF IT, MAKE AN APPEARANCE,

OR ANY OTHER IDEAS, LET US KNOW....IT is 24 HOURS LONG :o]]] 


. . .24 HOUR COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 @ IMAGE COLLECTIONS 

************************DIRECTIONS . .

We are located @ 181A QUEEN ST [mississauga road] beside an I.D.A. Drug Store

.[---look for the SPIDER-MAN SIGN---]

. ---from TORONTO we are approx. 22 min. away...

---from downtown TORONTO approx. 28 min away...

[[[-take QEW west, to Highway 427 north, to Highway 401 west, to Erin Mills Parkway, then South 7 lights]]

] ---from HAMILTON we are approx. 36 min away...

[[[-take QEW west to Highway 403 west to ERIN MILLS PARKWAY north...

....to Thomas Street east, to Queen Street(Mississauga Road)north 2 lights]]]

---from BRAMPTON we are approx. 24 min away...

---from SQUARE ONE we are approx. 18 min. away...

[[[-take Burnhamthorpe Road west to Mississauga Rd, then (turn right) north apx 8 lights.]]]

---from Meadowvale Town Centre approx. 9 min. away...

[[[-take GLEN ERIN south to BRITANNIA east to Queen Street

(Mississauga Road) south 2 lights]]]

---from ERIN MILLS Town Centre approx. 5 min. away...

[[[- take ERIN MILLS PARKWAY north to Thomas Street east,

to Queen Street (Mississauga Road)north 2 lights]]] . . .

24 HOUR COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 @ IMAGE COLLECTIONS 

****************---- THE QUOTES---- . .

 "When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone,

'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."

"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
--Through The Looking Glass---- 

"Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right."
-- Henry Ford 

-Robin: That's an impossible shot, Batman....
-Batman: That's a negative attitude, Robin.
-----BATMAN (60s TVshow)

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 MIDNIGHT MAGIC @ Image Collections SAT OCT 1st 7pm-7am
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SAT. OCT. 1st-----3rd Annual MIDNIGHT MAGIC NIGHT begins@7pm!!!  
  [see below for formats being played]
play,...Play,...PLAY...anytime....drop by THIS WEEKEND---ALL NIGHT LONG!!!....
  [knock, if needed]

The MAGIC we are refering to is the first ever collectable CARD GAME [C.C.G],
which created an entire industry of customized strategy game C.C.G.s.....

More complex than fellow CCGs Pokemon, Harry Potter, or Yugioh, the 18
year old granddaddy MAGIC can be described as a mixture of CHESS, and 
traditional card games like EUCHRE or POKER, though there is no gambling
involved, and seldom are dice used....

TO PLAY you'll need a minimum of 60 cards, and you can choose cards from any
set [over 50 released] with a limit of up to 4 copies of the same card. It is played 
with any # of people and games can last from 5 minutes to 45min.

FREE...LEARN 2 PLAY...Drop By Anytime During The Event--ALL NIGHT LONG!!!....

Like GOLF, TENNIS, or AUTO RACING, the card game MAGIC is so popular
their exist tournaments throughout the world daily, weekly, & monthly to play....

[see http://www.imagecollections.ca ....for OUR PLAYING TIMES ]

....as well as a PRO-TOUR in which BIG$$$ are at stake on multiple continents!

There is also an exclusive WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS among many invitational
events, including one in which if you win, they'll put YOU on a future MAGIC card
that you get to design!!!

play,...Play,...PLAY...anytime....drop by THIS WEEKEND....ALL NIGHT LONG!!!....

  ----STANDARD [featuring cards only from the latest sets]
  ----LEGACY [featuring cards from ANY sets]
  ----MINI-MAGIC [playing with one pack]
  ----COMMANDER [E.D.H] [100 card deck total, only 1 copy of each allowed]
  ----MULTI-PLAYER.... and more!!! 
   
SCHEDULED [but flexible] DRAFT [play with 3 packs] TIMES are at...

4pm......7pm........9pm......12am......2am......4am....

MIDNIGHT MAGIC NIGHT @ Image Collections...........
Play ALL Night!........HOW LONG will YOU last?!?  

SAT 
 7:00......3 pack booster Draft
 8:00.....
10:00....

SUNDAY
 12:00....3 pack booster Draft
  2:00....
  4:00...
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**************MISSISSAUGA LIBRARY BOOK FEST

Image Collections,
along with local COMICS CREATORS...
[such as 'CELTIC SHAMAN's Chris McQuaid!]
will once again be at:

The 3rd ANNUAL....
MISSISSAUGA LIBRARY BOOK FEST is....
happening this weekend [SAT OCT 1st] @
THE CENTRAL LIBRARY [by Square One]
from 9:30 - 4:00......
.....for more details....

Book Fest - the City of Mississauga
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/bookfest

List Of Authors:
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/localauthors

Mississauga Book Fest | Facebook
http://ko-kr.connect.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186647724741484




List Of Booths:
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/bookfest?paf_gear_id=10200022&itemId=111900137n&returnUrl=%2Fportal%2Fresidents%2Fbookfest


"Stories shape the world. They exist independently of people,

and in places quite devoid of man, there may yet be mythologies." 


— Alan Moore (Swamp Thing Vol. 2: Love and Death) 

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----Image Collections Art Group (for Artists & Writers) Presents------------
------24 HOURS You Won't Forget----------------------------------------------
 
 
DISCOVER YOUR ARTISTIC SIDE.....and DO something you may never get the chance to again....
 
--------------24 Hours!.....24 Pages!.....1 Artist!......1 Writer!....YOU!!!
 
What?-----24hr Comics Day - SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd 2009 12pm - SUN OCT 4th 12pm
 
Where?---IMAGE COLLECTIONS CANADA, Streetsville [Mississauga, near Toronto, ONT, CANADA]
 
            ----181A Queen Street South, Mississauga, L5M 1L1
 
Why?-----Creative Challenge For Writers / Artists / Painters
 
 
Image in the Mississauga NEWS:
http://mississauga.com/article/13644
 
DIRECTIONS: (all times 'by car', walking time X by 12.5 ;o)

---from TORONTO we are approx. 22 min. away...
---from downtown TORONTO approx. 28 min away...
---from HAMILTON we are approx. 32 min away...
---from BRAMPTON we are approx.
---from SQUARE ONE we are approx. 16 min. away...(44 by bike)---take Burnhamthorpe Road west to Mississauga Rd, then (turn right) north apx 8 lights.
---from Meadowvale Town Centre approx. 9 min. away...
---from ERIN MILLS Town Centre approx. 5 min. away...
=======What is a 24 hour comic?

The 24 hour comic challenge is for a cartoonist to completely create a 24 page comics story in 24 straight hours. A "24 hour comic" is any comics story you make while facing the challenge, even if you end after 24 hours with a story that's shorter than 24 pages. For more details on the challenge, click .

=======Is this really the best way to make a great comic?

Probably not (although some really cool comics have been made this way), but that's not the real goal. The goal is to have the experience of trying. It's a creative exercise that can teach you a lot about what you're capable of.

=======Who came up with the concept of 24 hour comic?

A cartoonist namd Scott McCloud. Scott is the leading theoretician in the comics field, a position he achieved with the release of Understanding Comics, an analysis of the comics form in the comics form. Head on over to to learn more about Scott and his insights.

========How many 24 hour comics have been done?

Over 1000 people have taken the challenge so far.

=======Who is the youngest person to have drawn a 24 hour comic?

Duncan Lowell, who took the challenge at age seven during the first 24 Hour Comics Day in 2004.

=======What is 24 Hour Comics Day?

It's a celebration of creation of 24 hour comics. The first day was held in 2004, and it is a day when people are encouraged to create 24 hour comics. Some folks gather to work on comics side by side, while other folks work on their stories at home alone or in private gatherings. Many of the official event sites are open for the public to come and watch the effort.

24 Hour Comics Day event sites have folks working on comics doing their own thing in an atmmosphere of creativity....

FACTS ABOUT 24 hour Comics Day: 

  • The first 24 Hour Comics Day was April 24th, 2004.
  • Over 500 cartoonists were at work in 57 event locations for the 2004 festival, with an untold number more celebrating at home.
  • Over 800 cartoonists were at work in 70 event locations for the 2005 festival, with an untold number more celebrating at home.
  • Over 1200 cartoonists were at work in 89 event locations for 2006, with an untold number more celebrating at home. More than 15,000 pages of art were created at 24 Hour Comics Day events.
  • 2004 event locations: US, Canada, and South Korea, with individual particpants in other countries and on other continents.
  • 2005: US, Canada, Thailand, France, Germany, the Nethrlands and Serbia.
  • 2006 was the big international explosion: US, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Portugal.
  • Most of the participants are in their late teens or twenties, with a real mix of male and female participants.
  • While most participants are amateurs, many pro cartoonists take part as well. Past years have seen participation from such big-name folk as former X-Men artist Paul Smith, popular online cartoonist Scott Kurtz (pvponline.com), and James O'Barr (creator of The Crow). Some were folks who want to be professional cartoonists. And many were folks just having fun by trying it.
  • You don't have to be a good artist to participate. It's a lot of fun to do, even if you use stick figures to tell your story.
  • People do different styles of comics. In addition to the most common black-ink-on-white-paper drawings, we've had full color painted comics, computer-drawn comics, photo comics, ones made of pictures of posed action figures, a series of painted stones with captions, and we even had one guy who made a Daredevil superhero comic by cutting pictures of Ben Affleck's head out of magazines and pasting them onto stick figure bodies. In terms of content, there's a lot of humor comics, some action, some superhero, some sci-fi, and a lot of autobiography.
  • The 24 hour comics challenge was created in 1990 by Scott McCloud, leading comics theoretician and author of Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics.
  • Between 1990 and 2004, people were doing 24 hour comics on their own or in small gatherings for more than a decade. However, we estimated that the number of people who have done them roughly doubled on 2004's inaugural 24 Hour Comics Day, and added a greater number to the list in 2005 and again in 2006, with 2009 looking to be bigger still.
  • The 24 hour comics that were done before 24 Hour Comics Day was launched tend to be much more downbeat and depressed than the ones done at 24 Hour Comics Day events. This is probably because people at the events are working side by side and sharing the fun; working on a comic at 4:30 AM all alone can give one a lot of time to reflect on bleak thoughts.
  • Cartoonists who are falling behind the clock often do a full-page shot (instead of a bunch of panels) in order to try to catch up.
  • Round about page 19, when cartoonists are worried if they'll finish at all, their characters sometimes fall into a cavern, turn out the lights, or get lost in a snow storm, so that the cartoonist has a page or two that is all-white or all-black with dialog balloons, a cheap and obvious trick for catching up quickly.
 THE REAL CHALLANGE IS WITH YOURSELF.....
------HOW IMPRESSIVE CAN YOU MAKE THE COMIC?
------HOW MUCH CONTENT [story & art & other] CAN YOU FIT IN?
------HOW MANY PAGES CAN YOU FINISH [...to the level you wish them to be at...]?
------CAN YOU PRODUCE SOMETHING 'UNDERtheGUN'?
------WORKING WITH OTHERS, INSPIRING FEEDBACK ENJOYED?

 
Image in the Mississauga NEWS:
http://mississauga.com/article/13644
 
Other Places To Visit:
 [note: some now dormant]
 
Image Collections Knows MAGIC The Gathering CCG
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18420736661
 
Image Collections knows Heroclix!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17269415746
 
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2008 at Image Collections, Mississauga (near Toronto)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25947273440
 
 

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...>>>Spread the word (...& pick up your garbage, Earth DAY every day!)

BIG HUGS AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN, SPONSORED, & TAKEN PART IN OUR EVENTS LIKE THESE, YOU MEAN A LOT, & WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU PEOPLE......

Is sleep a symptom of caffeine deprivation?...

----Catwoman: You'd better have something for us, Oracle
----Oracle: Oh?
----Catwoman: Listen up, Geek-girl. It's way past our respective bedtimes. We missed dinner. And we haven't washed our hair. And we can't do anything about it because we all refuse to take off our masks....
----Oracle: Hee hee, hee hee--
----Catwoman: Are you giggling??...
----Oracle: No <snort>...of coure not.... I just...hee hee!...I just always thought you licked yourself clean!
----from the Birds of Prey comic [...MUCH better than the [short-lived] TV SHOW]
[....Uh...It should go without saying to--er, never mind... ;o]
 
-----Hal Jordan: [WEARING Dodger's Costume] We must go to the same cleaners. Can, uh, can I have my ring back?
-----Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers: [chuckling] Looking good, hero boy! Heads up!
----Hal Jordan: Thank you, little black duck.
---------from DUCK DODGERS GREEN LANTERN episode

-----Wash: "Man walks down the street in a hat like that, you know he's not afraid of anything ... "----from FIREFLY TV SHOW  [....Don't be afraid to show off your fabulous talents....you're not one of the afraid, are you??....because BATMAN says they are a cowardly and superstitious lot....and a comic's a lot of easy, once you get started! ]

"To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep..." ----- Joan Klempner [...So get LOTS of rest b4 the '24'..]

"A well-spent day brings happy sleep."------Leonardo da Vinci... [...You WILL sleep grandly afterwards... :o]

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep." ---- Robert Frost [...It only seems to go on & on...]

"Never got to bed mad. Stay up and fight." —Phyllis Diller [...to finish the comic book, obiviously!.. ]

" 'Nuff Said!" --Stan Lee-- [...who knows a thing or three 'bout comics creatin'...]

 

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