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DRAWN TO COMICS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY FESTIVAL
May 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2018
SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 2018
Free Comic Book Day Festival at Glendale Velma Teague Library from 12p to 4p. Glendale, Velma Teague Library is located at 7010 N. 58th Avenue.
In store event from 11a-8p with a 25% Off all* Comics sale! (*excludes consignment items)
Free Comic Book Day is right around the corner and again Drawn To Comics will be the place to be. We will be making announcements about this years event right here and we hope you stay tuned as it is sure to be another awesome event.
Our 1st Major announcement is that our Drawn To Comics FCBD guest of honor this year is Comic Book Artist Phenom, Livio Ramondelli!
Here is more info about our lead guest:
Livio Ramondelli is currently drawing various projects for IDW
Publishing. His credits include Transformers: Autocracy,
Monstrosity and Primacy ( with Blizzard creative director Chris Metzen and Flint Dille), Robots in Disguise, as well as covers for
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, 30 Days of Night and others.
He has also provided Star Wars covers for Dark Horse Comics,
Battlestar Galactica covers for Dynamite Entertainment, and
Pacific Rim for Legendary.
In addition, he provides art and designs for Google, Hasbro,
and Upper Deck, among others.
He previously worked for artist Jim Lee at WildStorm/DC
Comics, doing design work for the “DC Universe Online” MMO
title, among other games.
He received a Masters Degree from The Academy of Art
University, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the
Pennsylvania State University.
He resides in Los Angeles.
Get this Exclusive DTC FCBD Livio Print for 0nly $10 at the Drawn To Comics Free Comic Book Day Festival
DTC FCBD18 WELCOMES EDDIE NUNEZ!
We have just been informed due to new unexpected work requirements comic book artist Eddie Nunez will now not be making it out to our Drawn To Comics Free Comic Book Day Festival. We hope to get Eddie out for a future event and we thank you for your understanding. 5/3/2018 1:59pm
Drawn to Comics also wants to give a warm welcome to first time Drawn To Comics Free Comic Book Attendee as we announce that the amazing DC and IDW Comics artist Eddie Nunez will be in attendance. Eddie was born and raised in El Paso, Tx. He got hired to work and relocate to sunny San Diego for Wildstorm/ DC in 2008. Most of Eddie’s time was spent working on the DC Universe Online doing concept design and artwork for in game cut scenes. He also did design work for the Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters video game.
Some of Eddie’s comic credits include working on Lois Lane and the Resistance, Deadpool, Batman/ TMNT, Nickelodeons Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10 and Legendary’s World of Worldcraft. Eddie now resides back home in El Paso, Tx as a freelance artist and hunting chupacabras on his free time.
More Exciting Drawn To Comics Free Comic Book Day Festival confirmed Guest Creators..
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- Mike Debalfo artistic talents have graced the pages of Aspen Comic Soulfire, Zenescope Grimm Fairy Tales, Big Dog Inc, Lady Death and more
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- Hector Echavarria is an amazing local Acrylic medium painter of pop culture theme art
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- Jason “Venien” Ventura is the man behing the artwork and music of Venien. Comic Book title Dark Gods will be featured at this year’s event
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- Jesse Heagy is a comic colorist and a veteran of the USAF. He colored for HiFi Design in 2008 and worked on DC’s Nightwing, Justice Society of America, Booster Gold, and others. He is now coloring covers for Zenescope titles such as Van Helsing vs Amun-Ra, Grimm Fairy Tales, Tales of Terror, Belle Beast Hunter, Red Agent: Human Order, and others. He has also recently colored variant covers for IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and GI JOE.
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- John Paul Reid is the 4x Publised Fantasy novelist on the Medford Family Chronicles Novels
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- Josh Dubois is Granite Comic Fouder and writer and arist of self-published title “Queen City: Days of Decadence”
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- Michael R Martin is the Blood & Dust creator and writer
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- Randi Lapham is the talented original design pop culture themed mirror etching art
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- Russ Kazmierczak is the Amazing Arizona Comics writer, artist and creator. local talk show host for Phoenix Tonight and podcast co-host of the Drawn To Comics Podcast
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- Scott ‘Doc’ Vaughn is Creator, writer and illustrator for independent comic series Warbirds Of Mars
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- Scott Shehi Founder and artist for Tribe Comics, artist on Comic Bug, Hot Dog Man Armadillo Bros., and Shadow Uprising
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- Sean Sautter is an amazing up and coming artist who has work on the cover and an interior story for the independent published comic book Hyde Komics Inc. Presents: Commencement He is currently working on his own online Comic Series SeanyPoo and other freelance projects.
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- Tony Amato is one of Arizona’s top independent comic and fine art illustrators.
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- Trevor Grace Action Labs Miraculous Ladybug & Black Betty upcoming issue cover artist
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- Wayne Gardiner, Crucidel Press publisher, founder and writer of Knightingail
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- Ken Schwab of Ken’s Custom Buttons
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- Amanda Coats. A first time attendee to DTC 2018 FCBD. Amanda is an original Acrylic and Water Color Painter of Pop Culture themes
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- Birdie Birdashaw is a local cartoonist who has produced Bunny Vomit and other fine small press titles
Also other guest booths featuring:
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- Arizona Autobots
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- Arizona Autobots will be rolling in at the DTC FCBD 18
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- Arizona Avengers
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- Arizona Avengers will be assembling at the DTC FCBD 17
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- Comicare
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- Comicare will be changing lives at DTC FCBD 17
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- Dune Sea Garrison 501st
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- Hide your Droids the Dune Sea Garrison 501st will be at DTC FCBD 17
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- Kingdom of Umbria
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- Ghouls and Ghosts alike beware because the Phoenix Ghostbusters will be in the Neigborhood at DTC FCBD 17
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- Phoenix Ghostbusters
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- Very Awesome Girls Phoenix
Plus don’t miss the Drawn To Comics Free Comic Book Day 2017 Festival Music Concert featuring the talents of Driftwood Quintet, Dratini on the Rocks and Minibosses located at the Drawn To Comics main store!!!
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- Dratini On the Rocks
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- Driftwood Quintet
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- Mini Bosses
With all of this fun and excitement you may need some extra fuel to keep up…No worries we got you covered on that too! Stop by any of these local Downtown establishments for great Free Comic Book Day deals and offers!
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- Steaks, Pizza Bistro, Game Lounge and more!
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- Desert Rose Steak!
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- The 1950s are just a Hop Stop away from Drawn To Comics
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- Hop Stop Superman Burgers are back for FCBD
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- 7146 N. 58th Avenue! They have super hero ice cream!!
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- Papa Eds Ice Cream and Craft Teas are a cool treat on FCBD!
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- 7003 N. 58th Ave. Did you see the cat foam art?!
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- Get a free Flavor Shot on FCBD!
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- They have Calzones that are custom order and baked to perfcection!!
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- Pizza Old Roma Calazone! See I told you they looked amazing!
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- German food that event the Food Network Raves On About!
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- Haus Murphys Schenitzel! Delish!
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- Baked Speaghetti Pie! Nuff Said!
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- Pizza
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- Bitzee Mama’s Latin Flavor!
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- Try their FCBD Breakfast Special and be fueled up for the day; Archie Breakfast of Bisquits & Gravy or the Smurfy Shirt Stack of Berry Pancakes for only $7.99!
and more soon to be announced!