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Tonight I head out to New Jersey for my grandpa's 90th birthday! We never really connected on the geek culture (baseball was more of our thing), but that didn't stop him from taping every episode of Transformers for me (it wasn't syndicated down here when we moved in 1987), bought me my first MMPR Dragon Dagger at the now defunct chain Jamesway, and mailed me all of the Amazing Spider-man reprints that were sent out in the Star Ledger.

Halloween Comic Fest is this Saturday, and I'm in no way joking when I say that it's going to be even bigger than our Free Comic Book Day/ grand opening! 30+ titles to give away, 7 artists, sales & door prizes!

Tomorrow morning I'll be hitting the road with Smitty & Chris G. for Hampton Comicon in Virginia Beach! It's just a one day show put on by the promoters of Tidewater Comicon, but I'm looking forward to seeing a whole new comic scene (and eating BBQ)!

Six. Months.

Today marks six months that we've officially been open. The most shocking thing to me is that we've been open every day of it. As someone that used to try and daisy-chain holidays into five day weekends, that was a tough change. I think the longest streak I've had without a day off is 27.  No regrets!

Not much going on around this shop this weekend, but rest assured that it'll be the last time I can say that between now and the end of the year, so instead it's time for sports talk!

Your Marvel Legacy deal of the week is that you can add on any standard cover to your purchase of a lenticular variant for just $2! Keep in mind that the Marvel Value Stamps are only available in the 2-D version, so if you want to complete your collection when the FREE album comes out the first week of November, you've gotta be on your game now!

Today I want to stress the importance of this week's Marvel Legacy #1, written by Mighty Thor's Jason Aaron and painted by Secret Wars artist Esad Ribic. We believe in the direction that Marvel is taking so much that we're taking the hit and offering the standard 2-D cover of the one-shot for 50% OFF, just $2.99 before your regular Rewards Program discounts, putting it on the same footing as DC Universe Rebirth #1 last year!

As one of the organizers of Comic Book City Con back in 2013, I'm thrilled to be returning to the Elm Street Center for Greensboro Comicon! It's one of the most beautiful venues I've ever been in for a show, downtown is always bumping on the weekend, and Comic Book City is ready for its own annual con!

I'd like to take the time to encourage our faithful non-subscribing customers to consider pre-ordering your books. It's absolutely free, you still get your rewards points for everything you buy, and you have the piece of mind that the books you'd like to read most will be waiting for you whenever you come by!

There's no pre-payment necessary, and you can either sign up on an ongoing basis by speaking to myself, Jay or Bret next time you're in, or you can stay ahead of the game a-la-cart by clicking your picks each week via this very website!