News, events, and information about Comix Experience and the Graphic Novel of the Month Clubs.
Once again it looks like UPS shipping problems may delay new comics until Wed afternoon, argh, UPS work it out already! The third Milestone book, HARDWARE, looks like the lead periodical, but there's also DEFENDERS from Marvel. And Zoe would probably punch me if I didn't put CHEER UP: LOVE AND POM POMS up here. Much more behind the cut -- what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreIt's Wednesday morning, and the store is supposed to be open in about forty minutes, and we still don't have our hands on a single comic, from either periodical distributor. Please call first to confirm comics arrived, we advise -- unlikely to be anything on sale before 1p, BEST case scenario!
Looking good to us this week is LOST ON PLANET EARTH, next month's Graphic Novel Club selection, and we're intrigued by Skottie Young's THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK, while there is a lot of pent up anticipation for the next ADVENTURE ZONE. But that's just the slightest portion of the wonders and delights that await you this week... what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreAnother nicely diverse week of comic books coming on Wednesday. We're going to lead with PAX SAMSON, an upcoming Kids selection for our Graphic Novel of the Month Club, and new periodical launches include SUPERMAN SON OF KAL-EL and THE LAST BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ. But that's but a eensey fraction of the joy that awaits you below the cut... what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreLots of new comics coming in this week! We're the most excited for THE DIRE DAYS OF WILLOWWEEP MANOR, book that will be our new Kids Club selection, but was so funny that ALL of adult staff here loved and laughed. On the periodicals side, BERMUDA looks pretty good, and getting a last taste of Grant Morrison on DC is always good with SUPERMAN & THE AUTHORITY. But that's just a tiny fraction of the joys and delights that await you with this week's arrivals! What looks good to YOU?
Read MoreUPDATE 7/14!!! While we don't yet have a finalized contract, the have an agreement in principle for a new owner whom I think will be a FANTASTIC fit, and OUTPOST WILL NOT BE CLOSING AFTER ALL!!! More details once things are finalized!!!
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This is in regards to our second location on Ocean Avenue. The main Divisadero St. location proceeds at full speed ahead!
Dear Comix Experience Outpost patron,
Due to personal changes in their lives, we are losing both of our key employees at Comics Outpost on Ocean Ave at exactly the same time. While we probably could find people and retrain and fully restaff the store, we have big plans for the main store on Divisadero in 2022 that demand a lot of attention from us and really leaves us very little time to put in to the other, less-profitable, location. If only I was ten years younger!
We’ve tried to find folks to purchase the store, but have been unsuccessful, so therefore it is my unfortunate duty to inform you that Outpost will be shutting down before the end of the year. Our final New Comics Day will be October 20th, 2021. As a result of this, we will stop taking new Final Order Cutoff orders for Ocean Ave no later than the last week of September. Many products will have even earlier deadlines! It is important for you, the customer, to understand that periodical comics are ordered non-returnable, and that most reorders from major publishers are non-existent, and so San Francisco’s surviving stores really do need clear communication if you want to make sure you’re going to be able to get all of the comics you want in November and December.
WE would like to continue to earn your business however, at our flagship 305 Divisadero St. location (at Page st.) – if you are a subscription customer, it will be very easy for us to move your sub between stores and continue all of your pulls and requests with absolutely no interruptions! You simply have to let us know that you want to make that shift. In addition, we are firmly committed in making sure that every Outpost customer gets a “soft landing”, so we would be happy to transfer your records and requests to any other Bay Area store and to help make this a smooth transfer process. We hope you choose US, but we want to help ensure you continue to get your comics more than any other consideration.
It’s always hard to see a comics shop end – I opened the Divisadero St. location in 1989 and when I opened there were twenty-four comic book stores within the forty nine square miles of San Francisco. And then I bought Comics Outpost seven years ago to stop it from closing within a fortnight. Now there are about to be just six stores remaining in San Francisco, a full three-quarters drop from when I originally opened, and I don’t take that lightly whatsoever. When most comic book stores in San Francisco close, they usually close suddenly and with little warning, and I vowed I wouldn’t do that. But, stores stay open and thrive based on *your* patronage, and I strongly encourage you to strongly support the remaining local stores if you want San Francisco to still *have* comic book stores:
Comix Experience, 305 Divisadero St. (at Page)
Amazing Fantasy, 650 Irving (at 8th ave)
Cards & Comics Central, 5424 Geary Blvd (at 18th ave)
Isotope Comics, 326 Fell St. (at Gough)
Jeffrey’s Toys, 45 Kearney st (at Maiden Lane)
Mission: Comics & Art, 2250 Mission (at 18th st)
We will provide further details as we get closer, but after that final New Comics Day of October 20th, we’ll be having a series of liquidation sales to try and get that location down to the bare walls. In the meantime, orders are going to be tighter at Outpost, given that we’re no longer ordering there with a long term in mind. If there are comics that you know you are going to want, it is 100% in your best interest to set up a subscription order to guarantee your access to periodical comics, and to make the transition to the next location that much smoother.
We thank you deeply for your patronage of Comics Outpost over the years, and look forward to serving you at Divisadero St. for many more years to come.
Yours, in comics,
Brian Hibbs
Head Cheese, Comix Experience
On Behalf of:
Tony Guzman
Julien Letham
Nathan McMaster
Katt Kelly
Zoe Hu
The most interesting looking periodical launch to this observer this week is MAMO, but Marvel would point you to X-MEN, Image to SKYBOUND X and DC to JUSTICE LEAGUE INFINITY. And that's just the new launches! There's so much more just below the cut... what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreAlison Bechdel! Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez! Jay Hosler! There’s literally something for everyone; check out our events page!
Issue #304 of Comix Experience ONOMATOPOEIA is available for download now — see what is coming out in September 2021!
It's that rare week of new comics where we're more fired up for a stack of books than the periodicals -- especially CHIBI USAGI, ah so cute! There is also Guy Delisle's FACTORY SUMMERS and the super-mental KANE & ABLE. Love you comics! There's a whole lot more this week, though, all behind the cut! What looks good to YOU?
Read MoreComics are arriving late this week to most of the Bay Area, so maybe call first before you start the trip to be sure we actually have them -- DC comics currently show as being in New Mexico with no scheduled delivery date (!), and the Diamond shipment indicates Wednesday delivery, and we'll need a bit of time to work the shipment before they're up for sale. Hopefully all ready by 1p, but let's see what UPS brings us!
BUT, it's a nice big week of funny books, so when they finally come you've got many great things this week! DC's next big crossover event dealie kicks off this week with INFINITE FRONTIER, Marvel gives us their MARVELS VOICES PRIDE anthology, and let's give it up for Todd McFarlane and his launching SPAWN UNIVERSE twenty-nine years of the main title! But what looks good to YOU?
Wow, big diverse week of funnybooks! We like the look of COMPASS, like the premise of SAVE YOURSELF, and are excited for the return of STATIC SEASON ONE... But that's just the tiniest portion of this particular week of comics! Get thee behind the jump and tell us what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreNot a ton of new periodical releases this week, and SIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON looks the most promising to me, and as a perverse person, I'll go with the over of CHERRY BLACKBIRD as wanting me to take a look. On the book side, there are multiple Geoff Darrow stories coming back to print this week, but I have to give the edge to MIGHTY MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN GREAT POWER GN TP which is the first 10 issues of 1962's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (plus AMAZING FANTASY #15) for a measly $16. Knowing Marvel this will go out of print before the end of the year, so snap it up while you can, sez Hibbs! There's a lot of other comics coming out this week, all behind the jump….what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreAnother sterling week of comical books! The lead book is almost certainly James Tynion's THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE -- what a swell read! This week also starts the X-Men "Gala" crossover with three tie-in releases. Finally, we're pretty up for the newest Katie O'Neill book with TEA DRAGON TAPESTRY, scrummy! But that's just the least of it, so much more below the cut.... what looks good to YOU??
Read MoreOh comics, how we love you! A lot of folks are pretty excited about MILESTONE RETURNS, while BLUE FLAME is getting a lot of buzz too, and on the book front SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY is pretty great. But there's a lot more coming out down there under the cut... what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreThis week's Periodical is clearly Ed Piskor's RED ROOM, while on the Book side we are thrilled for WE LIVE (June's Comix Experience Graphic Novel Club selection!); plus WONDER GIRL has a good deal of buzz. And that's just the tip of the spear this week with the full shaft under the cut below….. what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreSmaller week of new releases, but a nice mix of books. Things that look interesting to us are TIME BEFORE TIME, HOUSE OF LOST HORIZONS and JUNKYCABLE, but we'd love to hear what you're looking forward to this week from the list below the cut!
Read MoreIt's a swell week for the funnybooks! The big winner this wek is Alison Bechdel's THE SECRET TO SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH (Also our Graphic Novel Club selection for June), while we're anticipating THE GOOD ASIAN and HEY KIDS, COMICS! But there's a tonnnnn of stuff below that cut... what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreWhat’s shipping in July? Find out in this large download of our instore newsletter (that you can traditionally grab for free at the counter) — find it by following this link.
Another fantastic week of comics, led by the second "Reckless" book FRIEND OF THE DEVIL. We also like the looks of 20 FISTS and HELM GREYCASTLE, but that's just the tip of a mighty big iceberg! The full list is below the cut.... what looks good to YOU?
Read MoreYay comics! Kinda excited about Ben Sears' YOUNG SHADOW (which is also May's Kids Graphic Novel of the Month selection!), and ooh, LOVESICKNESS from Junji Ito. On the comic book side, have a thrill from OLD GUARD: TALES THROUGH TIME and, hm ALICE IN LEATHERLAND looks interesting too. Many and more below the cut, what looks good to YOU?
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