Events
Free Comic Book Day 2008!
Join Pulp Fiction, Long Beach’s most unique bookstore, in celebrating Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 10AM to 7PM.
As the name implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores.
Pulp Fiction will have a large assortment of comic books featuring all your favorite characters - including Batman, Spiderman, X-Men, Iron Man, Simpsons, Star Wars, Archie, Sonic and many more available absolutely FREE for the taking. Plus, lots of other surprises – watch our website for details.
Super Sales continue through Free Comic Book Day at Pulp Fiction!
Save big $$$ at Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction will have a "50's" theme...as in Retail back issue comics and sets, along with select figures, will be 50% OFF!
Magic The Gathering Game
Our first beginning Magic the Gathering game was held on Sunday, March 9th at 2:00pm. Due to various circumstances, we ended up playing here, but everyone had a good time. Look for details about a regualr game coming soon.
Manga bookclub with Cosplay Night
The return of the Manga bookclub with Cosplay Night - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, starting at 8:00pm! Dress up and join the fun! Hang with your friends and fellow fans, check out everyone's costume, roll-play and more! Free Japanese snacks (Pocky and Collon) and prizes for best outfits!
Free Comic Book Day
Be sure to join us on May 5, 2007 from 9AM to 7 PM. We will have a large assortment of comic books featuring all your favorite characters - including Batman, Spiderman, X-Men, Simpsons, Star Wars, Transformers, Archie, Sonic and many more - available absolutely FREE for the taking. You can also visit our artist's alley, where some of Long Beach's brightest artists will display their works and draw whatever you request! Plus, lots of other surprises...Come join the fun!
Just Added: The first 100 people who come to FCBD will receive a Free Fantastic Four 2 Movie Mini Poster!
Super Signing Day
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 will be Super Signing Day at Pulp Fiction. Scheduled to appear are Mark Andreyko (writer of Manhunter, Torso), Andersen Gabrych (Batgirl, Omega Men) and Mark Masterson (Dorothy); all of whom will be signing their works. Also, we will be presenting the premiere of Stephen King's Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born.
If that wasn't enough, we will also be featuring a "Save The Manhunter" raffle. Everyone who purchases Manhunter #26 or #27 will receive one (1) ticket. Buy a Manhunter tradepaperback and get two (2) tickets. Or, bring a letter (along with a stamped envelope) exclaiming how much you lover Kate Spencer and why the world will end if DC does not bring back Manhunter, present it to the folks at Pulp Fiction and we will give you five (5) raffle tickets. These tickets will give you the chance to win lots of great Manhunter-related prizes, along with the eternal gratitude of writer Mark Andryko, who will draw the winning tickets for lots of great prizes including:
- A signed set of Manhunter #1-25
- Save the Manhunter t-shirts
- Manhunter comics and tradepaperbacks
Don't Miss Out!
Give the Treat of Literacy this Halloween
Pulp Fiction, Long Beach's most unique bookstore, is running a very special promotion this Halloween. In an effort to encourage literacy and reading, they are giving local adults, absolutely FREE, a packet containing child-friendly Spiderman, Archie and Donald Duck comic books to hand out to lucky trick-or-treaters this Halloween. Response has already been phenomenal as many patrons have expressed what a great idea it is to have a "healthy" alternative to passing out candy. Just come by the store and ask for your free packet of comic books.
Cosplay Night Saturday, Nov. 4th
Come one, come all to Pulp Fiction's Cosplay Night on Saturday, November 4th, starting at 7:00pm. Everyone who shows up in costume will receive a treat, and the best voted costumes will win an extra special prize. Have fun and cavort with your friends and fellow fans. Share, discuss and debate your favorite manga and anime (and comics). Everyone is welcome.
UPDATE: We've put all the pictures from Cosplay together and came up with a gallery, Cosplay Night
Pulp Fiction's C.S.I. Murder Mystery Contest
by Steven Grant and Stephen Mooney (Issue #2 on sale now!)
Presenting an all-new storyline set firmly in the world of comic books, sure to appeal to comic book fans and CSI fans alike! Grissom and his CSIs take in a Las Vegas comic convention that ends in tragedy-the death of online gossip columnist RICH JOHNSTON. The suspects are many-among them Marvel Comics EIC JOE QUESADA, ED BRUBAKER, MARC SILVESTRI, ROBERT KIRKMAN, BEN TEMPLESMITH, PETER DAVID, GREG RUCKA, and many other well-known comic creators! Can the CSIs solve the crime before "dead is dead" becomes commonplace at the con?
GET A FREE COPY OF CSI: DYING IN THE GUTTERS #1...
just for joining the Pulp Fiction Message Boards and signing up for our murder mystery contest. Match wits with your fellow fans. Be the first to solve whodunit and figure out the killer's motive! Win valuable prizes including: an autographed copy of the rare 1 in 50 variant edition to issue #1 and CSI graphic novels. Acclaim and fame await you!
First Friday of the Month - Manga Book Club
See the Manga Book Club page for details!
Anime Expo
Anime Expo was held at the Anaheim Convention Center on July 1-4, 2006 and we've got pictures! They can be found at the Anime Expo Gallery.
Free Comic Book Day
Join us on Saturday, May 6, 2006 from 9am to 8pm as we celebrate Free Comic Book Day! We will have a large assortment of comic books featuring all your favorite characters (including Superman, X-Men, Simpsons, Star Wars, Archie, and many more) available absolutely FREE for the taking, an artist's alley where some of Long Beach's brightest artists will display their works and draw whatever you request and lots of other surprises!
Special Workshop / Demonstration - Comic Book Creator program
Saturday April 1st, starting at 9:00am the fine folks at Planetwide Games will be here at Pulp Fiction to demonstrate their great new program, Comic Book Creator. This program provides you with templates for various panel layouts and word balloons and helps you to create your own comic book! Check out their website (www.planetwidegames.com) for more details.
New York Times Best-Selling Author Eric Jerome Dickey at Pulp Fiction
Eric Jerome Dickey, critically acclaimed author of New York Times bestsellers Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, and Genevieve, has signed on to create a spectacular, six-issue limited comic book series featuring Storm, the popular X-Men heroine. The first highly anticipated issue is scheduled to debut in February 2006, coinciding with Black History Month.
Dickey's Storm story arc will present an epic romance, revealing the untold love story of the world's two most popular African American Super Heroes, Ororo (also known as Storm of the X-Men) and T'Challa (a.k.a. The Black Panther), the world's first African American Super Hero. Marking Dickey's first comic book writing effort, the captivating series blends romance and adventure against the backdrop of Africa's cruel plains.
"This is a truly groundbreaking storyline that will draw in readers from all cultural backgrounds," said Joe Quesada, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics. "Eric's unique vision for this series will thrill traditional comic fans of Storm and The Black Panther, as well as appeal to a whole new audience drawn towards Eric's remarkable storytelling ability."
Pulp Fiction, in partnership with the Tabahani Book Circle, is hosting Mr Dickey for a signing to celebrate the release of Storm. Come meet Eric Jerome Dickey at Pulp Fiction on Saturday, February 25th starting at 12:00 noon - he will be autographing the first issue of his newly-released comic book series, Storm.
Dickey's novels Liar's Game, Between Lovers, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, Naughty or Nice, Drive Me Crazy, and Genevieve have all earned him the success of a spot on The New York Times bestseller list.. Liar's Game, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, Naughty or Nice, and Drive Me Crazy have also given Dickey the added distinction of being nominated for a NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Fiction in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. His 12th novel, Chasing Destiny, will be released in May 2006.
To find out more about Eric Jerome Dickey, check out his website (www.ericjeromedickey.com).
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