In one of the most heart-felt speeches of the Comic Industry Conference, Filip Sablik, of BOOM! STUDIOS, described how change, though hard, can lead to better outcomes. Comparing personal challenges to recent retailer struggles, Sablik encouraged retailers to take back the power that they’ve given away*. He said that retailers…
Read MoreList of Events to Celebrate at your store
Many stores find success in celebrating various events.
Here are some ideas.
If you’d like to add something to our Calendar, please email marco@comicspro.org.
KEY DATES 2019
April:
7-13 National Library Week http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek
8 – Rex Manning Day
26 – Alien Day
26 – Avengers: Endgame
29 – May 5 – Children’s Book Week http://everychildareader.net/cbw/
May:
3 – Uglydolls Movie
4 – Star Wars Day
4 – Free Comic Book Day www.freecomicbookday.com
5 – Revenge of the 5th
10 – Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
Tolkien (limited release)
17 – John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum
18 – 20 – Diamond Retailer Summit (Las Vegas)
24 – Aladdin
25 – Geek Pride Day
31 – Godzilla: King of the Monsters
June:
1 – International Tabletop Day www.tabletopday.com
7 – X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Secret Life of Pets 2
14 – Men In Black: International
Shaft
16 – Captain Picard Day http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Picard_Day
21 – Child’s Play
Toy Story 4
28 – Annabelle Comes Home
July:
2 – Spider-Man: Far From Home
17 – 21 – San Diego Comic Con https://www.comic-con.org
19 – The Lion King
31 – Harry Potter’s Birthday
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
August:
1 – 4 – GENCon (Indianapolis) http://www.gencon.com
2 – The New Mutants
9 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
16 – Angry Birds Movie 2
19 – Gene Roddenberry’s Birthday
28 – Jack Kirby’s Birthday http://www.kirby4heroes.com
29 – Judgment Day (Terminator)
September:
6 – It: Chapter 2
17 – Optimus Prime Day
19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day http://talklikeapirate.com/wordpress/
22 – Hobbit Day / Bilbo Baggin’s Birthday
October:
3 – 6 – New York Comic Con http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com
4 – Joker
5 – 24-Hour Comics Day http://www.24hourcomicsday.com
11 – Zombieland: Double Tap
18 – The Addams Family
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
21 – Back to the Future Day
26 – Halloween Comicfest www.halloweencomicfest.com
November:
1 – Terminator: Dark Fate
5 – Guy Fawkes’ Day
8 – Sonic the Hedgehog
22 – Frozen 2
23 – TARDIS Day, Local Comic Shop Day® www.localcomicshopday.com
29 – Black Friday
30 – Small Business Saturday www.smallbusinesssaturday.com
December:
2 – Cyber Monday
13 – Jumanji 2
18 – Masters of the Universe
20 – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
23 – Festivus http://festivusweb.com
28 – Stan Lee’s Birthday
