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Marco Davanzo
ComicsPRO
(949) 387-9599
marco@comicspro.org
LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY® RETAILER REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Fifth Annual Event on for Saturday November 23
(August 31, 2019) – Local Comic Shop Day®, the day celebrating the independent spirit of local comic book shops, returns for its fifth annual event on Saturday, November 23rd. Retailer registration is now open at www.comicspro.org/lcsd2019.
Local Comic Shop Day® gives local comic shops an opportunity to bring something special to their local community during the busy holiday season. “Fans are inundated by big box messaging during the holidays, and may not remember their local comic shop is a fantastic font of comics related coolness,” said Peter Dolan, President of ComicsPro. “Local Comic Shop Day® puts the spotlight on the local shop..where pop culture begins!”
Every participating Local Comic Shop Day® retailer adds their own unique spin to the event. “There Is no ‘standard’ way to celebrate Local Comic Shop Day because every comic shop is its own universe,” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPRO. “Local Comic Shop Day® is all about how comic shops serve their unique and diverse local communities. Some shops will have special sales, or children’s art contests, artist signings, cosplaying, and charity involvement. All participating LCSD shops bring excitement to their communities!”
Publishers and creators help stores celebrate the local comic shop by providing EXCLUSIVE and LIMITED items for fans to purchase. Announcements from ComicsPRO and publishers are coming soon.
Comics publishers wanting to get involved with Local Comic Shop Day® or creators looking to distribute self-published work to participating retailers, please email marco@comicspro.org.
Current information about Local Comic Shop Day® can be found atwww.localcomicshopday.com.
ABOUT LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY®— Local Comic Shop Day® is organized and implemented by ComicsPRO retailers, putting the focus on locally owned independent comic book specialty stores— the fire-starters of Pop Cuture!
ABOUT ComicsPRO— ComicsPRO is the comics’ industry’s trade organization dedicated to the progress of comic book specialty retailers. The goals of ComicsPRO are to help direct market retailers speak with a single, strong voice on important industry issues, to provide educational and mentoring opportunities to current and future retailers, and to offer opportunities for retailers to reduce fixed costs. For more information about ComicsPRO, please visit www.comicspro.org.
