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Post by The Doctor on May 1, 2013 19:52:12 GMT
I always used to enjoy this when I stayed in Glasgow as FPG put it on. FPE don't usually participate but they are advertising having guests for it. I may have to have a look!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 3, 2013 15:15:59 GMT
I'm going to visit my LCS in London - Raygun comics in Richmond - tomorrow but when Liz arrived today she brought with her a package containing the FCBD versions of Marvel's Infinity, IDW's Judge Dredd and 2000ad
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Post by The Doctor on May 3, 2013 16:36:16 GMT
FPE had posters up today for the event. I will be there for their Saturday 10am showing! They are also advertising 20% off graphic novels for the day. Almost like they have at last remembered that they are a comic shop!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on May 3, 2013 21:44:29 GMT
I shall be on trains and aeroplanes for the duration of Free Comic Book Day, otherwise I would have been down there as well!
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on May 4, 2013 7:22:23 GMT
Their shop sign says they open at 10am on a Saturday. I shall report back...
Mission: Free Shit and Cheap Trades* is a go.
-Ralph
*Or: now the same price as online.
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Post by kayevcee on May 4, 2013 10:40:23 GMT
Ooh- I was planning to visit the cinema today to see Iron Man 3- I think I'll pop into FPG on the way up to Cineworld.
-Nick
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Post by Jim on May 4, 2013 20:29:50 GMT
No opportunity to get into town today, though my "free" comics did arrive from Disposable Heroes. Hard to believe it's a whole year since the RG1 signing at Orbital.
-Jim
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Post by Jaymz on May 5, 2013 12:36:36 GMT
FCBD gets busier every year at Orbital. Queue was around the block before opening and then was a solid queue from the back of the shop to out the door [it's a long shop] for about 3 hours. Plenty of people still showing up throughout the day for the books and everything had gone by around 3pm. Then we had a very successful signing with Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie.
It's a great event for getting people into stores, I hope it went well for everyone. Would be interested in hearing how it went at other stores as I've never had a chance to visit one as I've always been at work.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 12, 2013 17:00:58 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 12, 2013 22:20:54 GMT
It will be mine.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 28, 2014 7:16:40 GMT
Got my GI Joe/TF and 2000ad pre ordered to avoid hunting on the day
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 28, 2014 22:32:37 GMT
Preorders in with Disposable Heroes as I am working on Saturday.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 29, 2014 7:55:03 GMT
FPE did, unusually, have a go last year but it was a bit of a debcle so I have pre-ordered the TF V Joe book online so I can get it.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 1, 2014 22:39:16 GMT
Surprisingly, I saw a sign for FPE saying they are doing FCBD with 25% off all trades during the day. I will be safe from red hazing though as any trades I thought 'maybe' were badly damaged. The TF 30th anniversary HC had a bloody hole in it!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on May 2, 2014 11:46:00 GMT
A hole? And they still consider it suitable for sale? Good grief...
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on May 2, 2014 14:15:16 GMT
Typical of most brick and mortar stores which sell trades, sadly.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 3, 2014 14:30:42 GMT
Nice bundle from my London LCS today
GI Joe vs TF
Guardians of the Galaxy
Rocket Racoon
Previews
Power Rangers for Jonathan.
I had some friends from the Royal Holloway Sci Fi soc that went up to town today and had a 40 min wait to get into Orbital! Hope things have gone ok there James!
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Post by The Doctor on May 3, 2014 17:22:11 GMT
FPE gave no choice of books and were handing out random bags so I was unable to get what I came for. The shop was also rammed with folk and far too claustrophobic so I had to avoid the sale and went instead to the library where I got some trades.
At least I have TF V Gi Joe on order to arrive next week so not a total loss. Hopefully the Marvel stuff and Tooth will be online.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 3, 2014 19:11:59 GMT
Marvel stuff should be, tooth won't.
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Post by The Doctor on May 3, 2014 20:27:43 GMT
Oh well. FPG allow folk to pick their FCBD titles, FE don't so there was nowt I could do. But the one I really needed is on order and I got a good haul in the library today so no harm done.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 4, 2014 20:26:02 GMT
The Rocket Racoon book is tops, had the Joe TF book not been out it would have been the winner of FCBD.
Andy
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Post by Benn on May 4, 2014 20:56:18 GMT
I had not known there was a Rocket Raccoon book. Now I am sad.
My LCS had pretty much nothing in when I got there about 1pm. Picked up all that was left: An awful thing about a zombie prostitute, a modern Grimms Fairy Tales type affair, and a hardback Mouse Guard anthology, which is really good.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 4, 2014 20:59:56 GMT
The Mouse Guard hardback is nice too, I got that as well.
Andy
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 4, 2014 21:06:41 GMT
Mouse Guard is always good.
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Post by The Doctor on May 5, 2014 7:49:05 GMT
I don't like Mouse Guard.
-Ralph
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Post by kayevcee on May 5, 2014 10:14:20 GMT
I made it to Nostalgia Comics before racing off to meet Matt on Saturday. I had to make a snap decision as I already had seven books in my hand when they told me it was four per customer. In the end I settled on Guardians of the Galaxy (it was a bit poo- meet the team then three random pages of Thanos looking at things then... Spider-man, for some reason), Teen Titans Go! (it was pretty good- three fairly solid stories), Scrooge McDuck (excellent as always, with two complete tales) and Buck Rogers (haven't read it yet). The only TF vs GI Joe they had were three copies they put in the window as part of the FCBD display. They were not made available.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 5, 2014 10:52:05 GMT
I have a spare if you want one Nick!
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