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Free Comic Book Day at Image Collections in Canada
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Free Comic Book Day ( FCBD ) in Canada has always been a fun-filled, jam-packed, talent-fueled day of excitement!!!
Wherever you live, don't forget to mark off every 1st SATURDAY IN MAY in the coming years so you don't forget about one of the largest showcases of creative talent available to be viewed anywhere......Free Comic Book Day!
Every year most of the publishers in the comics industry (including Archie Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics [...the home of one comic-ONE UNIVERSE stories...], IDW Comics, Boom Entertainment, Dark Horse Comics, Valiant Comics, Titan Comics, Abstract Studios, Zenescope Comics, Spent Pencils & more....put aside a SPECIAL DAY to celebrate the mediums of North American comics, Japanese Manga, European, Indian Chitrakatha, Australian Comics world of sequential arts.....
Please choose a year from the menu below [--see HISTORY--] or on the left (scroll down) to get more info on each of our FCBD Events.....
Throughout our history, Image Collections has been a home for many to discover exciting pastimes, create lasting friendships, explore wonderous worlds,
and find amazing new talents within themselves...
Thanks for being a part of our past and if you haven't checked us out lately, the events listed below might just be reason enough to come on in to say...
"Hi!"...
...you never know, there might just be some future left in you yet....;o)
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Yes......we've done this BEFORE [see below]
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WHAT IS BELOW???.......LOTS, so keep up the good reading...
...., ok, not-so-great reading then, :o)
=====**** FREE COMIC BOOK DAY @ Image Collections is ALWAYS the 1st SATURDAY of MAY! Be there!...in fact why don't you mark it in your phone / fridge right now........[it's OK, we'll wait...] **** ====
=== FCBD What To Bring ==
With 'COMICS-RELATED-Things' happening from 9:30 to 6:00pm, ARTISTS, WRITERS , & lots n' lots of FRIENDLY, KNOWLEDGABLE,& READY-TO-DRAW/DEBATE/SHOWCASE/DISCUSS /ENLIGHTEN peoples, you surely DON'T want to miss out!!!
..oh yeah, don't forget to bring your CAMERA,
BLOG-BOX, or TWEETER-PHONEy thing with you! :o)
...ALONG WITH...YOUR SCRIPTS & SKETCHBOOKS!!!....an
d a pencil !
[....'cause MEMORIES are made [...as well as futurely-fruitful-friendships & networking-buisness-relationships-possibly-resulting-in-your-fame-and-fortune-in-the-prestigious-world-of-comics-before-you-hit-skid-row-oh-who-are-we-kidding-you'd-never-hit-skid-row...;o] of this! ]
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---VENOM [First words to Spiderman], from Amazing Spider-man #300, words by David Michelinie---
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--Batman: That's a negative attitude, Robin.
----- from BATMAN (60s TV show)
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Free Comic Book Day at Image Collections Intro
W E L C O M E...................TO IMAGE COLLECTIONS 2012 Free Comic Book Day Page...
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“Right -UPDATE having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve
--UPDATE #01: What is Free Comic Book Day? ... --UPDATE #02: Will YOU be @ FCBD??... --UPDATE #02.5: What's FCBD @ Image.C?? ....-UPDATE #03: ... --UPDATE #04: ... --UPDATE #05: ..--UPDATE #06....--UPDATE #07...--UPDATE #08: Avengers ACTION! ... --UPDATE #09: Get PRIMEd @ FCBD! ..--UPDATE #10 STAR WARned: Brace Yourself! .... --UPDATE #11
----------2012 FCBDay UPDATE #01.....WHAT is Free Comic Book Day?
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional effort to help bring new readers and creators into the exciting world of SEQUENTIAL ART....It occurs the FIRST SAT OF MAY every year...
......in 2012 terms, that's SAT MAY 5th :o]....
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............HELP US SPREAD THE WORD about FREE COMIC BOOK DAY......
“I told two friends about......
...and THEY told two friends,...
….and SO ON, and SO on, and so on.... "
-------From A Catchy 1980'S SHAMPOO COMMERCIAL
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THE SHORT.............
For over 10 years, We have made this day EXTRA-SPECIAL by offering even MORE out of a day already PACKED with reasons to get pumped about COMICS, a truely spectacular medium for telling the tales everyone wants to read....
....Image Collections FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Event is....
---One of the oldest & largest Free Comic Book Day Events in Canada...
---Only 20 minutes from Toronto & most of the GTA...
---Come on down every year for a Giant-Sized Celebration of the medium of sequential storytelling...
8:00am - 6:00pm -- 10 Hours - Over 100 Comic-Related Interactive Activities,
Live-In-Person Debates, Discussions, Jams, Presentations, Showcases,
Showdowns, Teachings, Workshops, and more!
10 Hours of EXCITEMENT!
....Oh,....and yes, there's FREE COMICS!!! [which ones?....SEE BELOW ;o]
.....Sounds like some kind of FUN, yes??
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THE 'NOT-AS-SHORT'....... ;o)
We thought as long as we are showcasing THE BEST OF THE INDUSTRY, why not put a spotlight on the creators who will make up the foundation of the FUTURE of it....
As we read, we all know there are LEGENDARY WRITERS & ARTISTS [as well as Inkers, Letterists, Colourists] who built skyscraping bodies of work upon
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. SAYS.......Don't Forget your CAMERA & a hat on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY.......
forgotten this before.”
― Comedian [...No, no, not the one in 'WATCHMEN'...] Steven Wright
― Maya Angelou
― from Spider-man's 1st App, A.F.#15, words by the Legendary Stan Lee
GET INVOLVED...YOU 2 COULD become a Creator, Presenter, Panelist,
Demo Dude/Dudette, or Volunteer on this day. Just contact us....
(please by phone only) at 905.542.8307.
...(NOTE: Lineup begins at 8am, EVENTS commence at 9:00am, Store opens at 10:00am, FREE COMICS START AT 11:00am) .
---------2012 FCBDay UPDATE #03.....
More information about FCBD 2012 is forthcoming....
....we will try not to lose control of ourselves in anticipation :o)...
-------From Deadpool [...MUCH funnier than the 'WOLVERINE'-MOVIE-version...] the Comic
---------2012 FCBDay UPDATE #04.....
....FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: 'PEANUTS' Among 'Man...
......Yes, the rumours ARE true!!!!...
......which ones??.....we're not sure....
....but we DO KNOW: Along with 'SONIC The HEDGEHOG', 'ARCHIE', 'MEGA MAN',
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....& 'YO GABBA GABBA' [..find out SAT MAY 5th what-the 'GABBA' a 'YO' is bro'!]
....CHARLIE BROWN & Company will be offered @ .....
Image Collections' 2012 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Event!!!!
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz
SAYS.....Bring the WHOLE family, and your favourite parts of OTHER ones too!
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---------2012 FCBDay UPDATE #05......
....FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: Streetsville?...Streetsville??...Where the heck is...
http://www.villageofstreetsville.com
"And there's nothing I can do. So I wait and watch and feel his breath against my
face, cool and brave. His salt licks my skin, his promise brushes my hair. His
fury drives the wind to touch my cheek and whisper something I can't hear..."
they call you kids "wise fools."
-------Gertrude Yorkes: Actually, that's a fake etymology, Dad. "Sophomore" is
derived from "sophist". It has no direct correlation to the Greek word for
"fool"... as any fool would know....
-----Dale Yorkes: [to himself] Do other parents have to deal with this?
To him,....LIFE is a great big bang...UP......
Daniel's an electrical engineer turned professional artist, pursuing his first love: the rush of artistic creation. His work ranges from comic book pencils and inks [ CELTIC SHAMAN] to freelance illustration, from fan art to pin-ups, and from web programming to web design.
See MORE of the fruits of Daniel's hard work @:
http://www.oshouki.com - http://www.oshouki.deviantart.com
http://www.celticshaman.ca - http://www.spentpencils.com/
Earth, Captain America and Cyclops have very different thoughts on
how to prepare for the return. Lines are drawn. Lines are crossed.
...The war for Cybertron is over-now the hard part begins!
This first of two new ongoing Transformers series offers an excellent jumping-on point and all-new direction as BUMBLEBEE and his fellow AUTOBOTS struggle to maintain control of a world without OPTIMUS PRIME!
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
---Admiral Motti: "Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerous ways, Lord Vader....Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you enough clairvoyance to find the rebels' hidden fortress..."
[..........Vader makes a pinching motion and Motti starts choking.......]
----Darth Vader: "I find your lack of faith disturbing......"
----Governor Tarkin: "Enough of this! Vader, release him!...."
----Darth Vader: "As you wish....." [...He does...]
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Hi there....You are looking GREAT today!!!...[..we're just sayin'..]...CHECK BACK OFTEN [and scroll this page] for the LATEST UPDATES.....
--UPDATE #01: What is Free Comic Book Day? ... --UPDATE #02: Will YOU be @ FCBD??... --UPDATE #02.5: What's FCBD @ Image.C?? ....-UPDATE #03: ... --UPDATE #04: .FCBD PEANUTS among 'MAN .. --UPDATE #05: ..--UPDATE #06...Oshouki Rises Again w/ Daniel Wong ....--UPDATE #07..215 Ink's Mark Bertolini....--UPDATE #08: Avengers ACTION @ FCBD! ... --UPDATE #09: Get PRIMEd @ FCBD! ..--UPDATE #10 STAR WARned: Brace Yourself! .... --UPDATE #11 SONIC Charged FCBD FUN! ....--UPDATE #12 ....--UPDATE #13 .....--UPDATE #14 ....--UPDATE #15 ...--UPDATE #11 ......
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----------2012 FCBDay UPDATE #01.....WHAT is Free Comic Book Day?
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual 'thank-you' to current readers and 'helper' for those who've only heard about the potential of SEQUENTIAL ART....
Enticing new creators as well as readers into the world of creativity, welcoming back those who've previously enjoyed, and offering a special holiday for fans, it occurs the FIRST SAT OF MAY every year...
......in 2012 terms, that's SAT MAY 5th :o]....
.....................HELP US SPREAD THE WORD about FREE COMIC BOOK DAY......
“I told two friends about......
...and THEY told two friends,...
….and SO ON, and SO on, and so on.... "
-------From A Catchy 1980'S SHAMPOO COMMERCIAL
THE SHORT.............
For over 10 years, We have made this day EXTRA-SPECIAL by offering even MORE out of a day already PACKED with reasons to get pumped about COMICS, a truely spectacular medium for telling the tales everyone wants to read....
....Image Collections FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Event is....
---One of the oldest & largest Free Comic Book Day Events in Canada...
---Only 20 minutes from Toronto & most of the GTA...
---Come on down every year for a Giant-Sized Celebration of the medium of sequential storytelling...
8:00am - 6:00pm -- 10 Hours - Over 100 Comic-Related Interactive Activities,
Live-In-Person Debates, Discussions, Jams, Presentations, Showcases,
Showdowns, Teachings, Workshops, and more!
--------------10 Hours of EXCITEMENT!---------
[..........TIMETABLE COMING SOON........]
....Oh,....and yes, there's FREE COMICS!!! [which ones?....SEE BELOW ;o]
.....Sounds like some kind of FUN, yes??
.
THE 'NOT-AS-SHORT'....... ;o)
We thought as long as we are showcasing THE BEST OF THE INDUSTRY, why not put a spotlight on the creators who will make up the foundation of the FUTURE of it....
As we read, we all know there are LEGENDARY WRITERS & ARTISTS [...as well as Inkers, Letterists, Colourists...] who built skyscraping bodies of work over decades which continue to inspire today's output, as well thousands of top-shelf collections and GRAPHIC NOVELS which continue to astound as best-sellers long after their release, but what is the cement that has made all of this possible?...
While billions worldwide [...that's right, the 'B' word!...] have experienced and LOVE the 'complete package' of art intermingled with words taking them into realms different than their own, and millions have laid down their hearts and sentiments on a panelled page to provide it, how is it REALLY so many have seen this medium as worthy as a place for their visions?...
....and...."What-the-heck does THIS long-windedness have to do with getting me my FREE COMICS, anyway!?!?".....
. SAYS.......Don't Forget your CAMERA & a hat on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY.......
2012 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EVENT @ Image Collections, Mississauga's COMIC & CARD Store!
myths that actually touched you at that time - not Hercules, Orpheus, Ulysses
and Aeneas - but Superman, Captain Marvel, and Batman.”
― Tom Wolfe [novelist..to the masses :o]
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