Ssalefish GSO First Look #98 for 2.20.19
Desert Island Top 5 Comics in no particular order: All-Star Superman, New Frontier, Casanova, Scott Pilgrim, and The Umbrella Academy. Tonight, as I did in 2008 before the Justice League animated adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s beloved opus of DC and 2010 before Edgar Wright’s cult-smash debut (I’ve never watched the ASS DC feature and I’ll probably never have to worry about this with Cass), I’ll read the first two collections one last time with whatever my brain can come up with for their voices before the actors replace them forever.
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #97 for 2.13.19
I should be talking about Jay, who turns 40 next Thursday, when I will be far too preoccupied making last minute preparations for Valentine’s Day and anticipating The Umbrella Academy debuting on Netflix the next day.
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #96 for 2.6.19
Twin City Comic Con 2019 tickets go on sale tomorrow morning! This year we’re offering two options, just $5 for those that want more cash in their pockets for the show, or $10 for the deluxe option that includes getting into the show 30 minutes early and your choice of one of two convention exclusive variant covers that are some of the most limited editions we’ve ever done! We’ve got a tone of guests and improvements to announce in the coming weeks, so stay tuned to our Facebook and Instagram for the latest!
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #95 for 1.30.19
This weekend the ol’ fish will be represented by our Winston-Salem contingent at the 42nd annual Charlotte Mini Con, but they’ll be bringing along a good chunk of our $1 boxes, so if you missed out on Sunday at Greensboro Comicon, here’s your chance to make up for it! Anyone 18 and under gets in FREE, and it’s just $5 if you’re already of age!
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #94 for 1.23.19
As promised, here are my colors on Smitty’s Rick & Morty test piece! It took me until I was doing the sack color holds near Morty’s hand to realize that he was inside the fish, but that’s where that mostly transparent color overlay on him helps tell the story!
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #93 for 1.16.19
Posting a little late today because I was throwing some color on the homage to our Ssalefish exclusive Umbrella Academy Hotel Oblivion #1 variant by Francesco Francavilla that Chris Giarrusso drew for me as a Christmas present!*
Greensboro Comicon is really this weekend! We’re once again a co-sponsor of our hometown show, primarily presented by Ultimate Comics out of Durham, Cary & Raleigh. We’re rolling out our usual set-up, with thirty-one long boxes of $1 comics (or 20 for $10), six boxes of $5 graphic novels (or 5 for $20), two boxes of complete sets (priced as marked), three master cases of $5 Pops (or 5 for $20), and the combined might of the GSO and Winston backwall!
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #92 for 1.9.19
The thing I was most struck by when scrolling through our Instagram feed yesterday morning was just how many key books we bought and sold over 2018, and that’s just when I remembered to take pictures!
We’re happy to hunt down anything you’ve been after (there’s a Werewolf by Night #32 on that list that never made it to the sales floor, just straight on to a customer that had asked us to track it down)!
In case you ever wondered, we’re ALWAYS buying, so feel free to bring ANYTHING up here for us to look at and possible make an offer!
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #91 for 1.2.19
Despite the disclaimer jargon below, our new releases are already in-house, so no need to worry about delayed delivery due to New Years, and, as I stated last week, our hours of operation will be normal despite the holiday!
Which brings us to tomorrow’s festivities, The After Christmas Stan Lee Birthday Sale! Buy One • Get One FREE Funko Pops, Buy Two • Get One FREE graphic novels, statues and toys OR Buy Five • Get Five FREE graphic novels, statues and toys to mark what would have been Stan’s 96th birthday!
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Ssalefish GSO First Look #90 for 12.26.18
Merry Christmas! Our holiday hours are as follows:
That’s it! Other than that, we’ll be here regular business hours, including on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day! But, next week’s new releases are what we call in the business a “skip week.” In other words, spend those gift certificates on a graphic novel, back issue or statue that you’ve had your eye on in addition to your sparse new releases and keep an eye out for a few flash sales!
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