Comics and Friends

7850 Mentor Ave, Suite 1054, Mentor, OH 44060 phone: (440) 255-4242
email: joe@comicsandfriends.com
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NEW COMICS FOR JULY 28, 2010

Happy Birthday to US!!

August 1st marks the one-year anniversary of Comics and Friends!

Come celebrate with us! In order to thank our patrons without whom none of this would be necessary, on Friday, August 6 we will be serving
cake and punch and offering A 10 percent discount off all back issues!

On Saturday, August 7, get back issues for 20 percent off!

And on Sunday, August 8, save a whopping 30 percent off back issues!

We don't have many sales, so come get 'em while they're hot!

Muchos thanks to everyone who made our first year so special and successful.

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SAVE THE DATE!

On September 28, Comics and Friends becomes Comics and Clix! That day we will host what we hope will be a regular Hero Clix match in front of our store. Contact us for more details.

And coming in to the store on September 8 will be the new Web of Spider-Man booster packs.

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Harvey Pekar: 1939 - 2010

by Gary Dumm (American Splendor artist)

I don't get on Facebook much, but with the passing of my friend and collaborator Harvey Pekar I thought I'd say something here. As irascible and curmudgeonly as Harvey might have truthfully appeared in the pages of American Splendor and certainly somewhat in his daily life NOT recorded there, I can only say that in 30 plus years of knowing and dealing with him there was much more.

He was, first of all, without fail a generous and helpful friend to me, whenever possible finding work that I could do either with him or not. Our working together at first was somewhat cautious, as Greg Budgett and I found that Harvey knew what he wanted and that was ALL that he wanted - we'd sometimes "deviate" particularly pictorially from Harvey's vision. But we hit a rhythm and an understanding, and that's why I'm proud to say that my art brought Harvey and his stories to life in almost every issue of American Splendor published. I "got" Harvey early on, realizing and appreciating that his quasi-reportorial writings about his life was almost zen in approach (although that appraisal Harvey would only laugh off). And so American Splendor became an integral part of my artistic life.

I am so sorry for his passing, especially for his wife Joyce and daughter Danielle. We have lost a great talent, but they have lost so much more. Laura's and my thoughts are with them. I will miss talking with him and even hearing him kvetch about whatever: editors, publishers etc. So long, Harvey...like a Chekov from Cleveland, some episodes and memories of you are there for the ages to read. I know that I'll never forget you.

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Youtube loves Comics and Friends! Here's Director Leah's video of our Lake Effect Comic Con. Everybody dance!

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SCOOP loves Comics and Friends! Check out the article at Scoop.

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Comics and Friends and the Lake Effect Comic Con featured on page one of the News-Herald!

To see some pictures of the event, click <here

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Free Comic Book Day at Comics and Friends!

Click here to see pictures from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY and our guest signing guy Chris Yambar, Simpsons Comics writer.

Here's Leah's video! Thanks, shorty.

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Comics and Friends' own John Haines named adviser to the Comic Book Collecting Association. Press release here.

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Have you joined the Comics and Friends club yet?What waiting you are for?

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Just In! Check out the Frank Cho video from his appearance here in September. Thanks to Leah!

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Ask the Experts Dept: Join Comics and Friends Chief John Haines and Brett Carreras of Brett's Comics Pile and VA Comicon at the Mid-Ohio Comic Con discussing what's hot and what's not in the investment-grade collectibles market. This session focuses primarily on high-grade comics from the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Ages and is informative for pros and novices alike. Sorry, we can't embed the Youtube video, but you can see it in all it's glory here.