Category Archives: Books & New Comics!

With Comic-Con International in San Diego coming to a close, and Tampa Bay Comic Con arriving this weekend, we're taking you back to last March, when the world's first online comic con made its online streaming debut!

The Coast to Coast Comic Con gave comics fans an opportunity to have a convention experience without the lines, expense and hassle, which sounds great to us, so we're celebrating all cons with our Wednesday Raffle!

Join us on Wed., August 2nd, when ALL GUESTS can enter our FREE, ALL-DAY RAFFLE for a chance to win* a FREE COAST TO COAST COMIC CON FAN PACK!!!

The fan pack includes exclusive covers for Archie comics' Riverdale, BOOM! Studios' Power Rangers, Marvel Comics' Spider-Man / Deadpool, America Chavez, Top Cow Productions, Inc.'s Think Tank Animal, and DC Comics Justice League of America!

The winner will be called on Friday, August 5th! ... See MoreSee Less

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Tampa Bay Comic Con is July 28th-30th, and in the spirit of the event, we're having a little comic con of our own!!!! We're celebrating with a BIG SALE and a chance to meet two special celebrity guests!!!

Join us on Sat., July 29th, and SAVE 10% STORE-WIDE ON EVERYTHING - EVEN VINTAGE & NEW COMICS!!!
(Okay, there is ONE exception, which is Consignment items.)

Plus, They're heeerree...!!! You'll also get to MEET Poltergeist (1982) and Airplane 2 star Oliver Robins and his latest co-star Alissa Schneider Actress & Model, star of BTS: The Web Series from 11a-1pm!!! They're here to promote their latest movie, "Celebrity Crush," which was filmed in part, here at EC!!!

Plus, enter our FREE, ALL-DAY RAFFLE for a chance to win* a $100 EC GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!

(The raffle winner will be called on Monday, July 31st!) ... See MoreSee Less

5 days ago  ·  

Join us during our Joker & Harley Quinn Day at EC!, as our friends from All Things Nerdy host EC Game Day, with our spotlight on Amun Re, from Tasty Minstrel Games!!!

If you're new to the game, worry not!!! Our ATN friends will help you learn in a friendly, patient and welcoming atmosphere, and you're sure to have lots of fun!!!

From Tasty Minstrel:
Everyone knows of the pyramids on the Nile - eternal monuments of a powerful and beautiful culture, that can still take our breath away. The pharaohs choose their sites, build their pyramids, and thank Amun Re and the other Gods for their bounty. Each player wants, as pharaoh, to build the most pyramids. To accomplish this, he must first acquire a province, where he can trade and farm. With his profits, he can buy new provinces and building stones to erect pyramids. For all his actions, the player must make clever use of his power cards, and always offer appropriate sacrifices to Amun Re. Players must always keep their eyes on the goal of the building of the eternal pyramids or risk falling behind in points. ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago  ·  

Now through July 31st, EC is hiring Team Members for our Sales & Service Specialist position!

Our Specialists work on the sales floor to assist our Guests, support our Merchants with special projects, and conduct sales transactions at the register. We are currently offering FULL TIME (40 hour) positions only.

All candidates MUST meet the following conditions:

• 1-2+ years experience in retail sales and merchandising
• 1-2+ years experience in providing excellent customer service
• Responsible, accountable and self-motivating; a proactive thinker, with a positive attitude
• 1-2+ years experience with Point of Sale systems
• Outgoing, friendly personality with the ability to resolve issues in a fast-paced environment
• 18+ years old with strong knowledge of books, comics, games & toys

All interested and qualified candidates can pick up an application at the front register, or apply online at emeraldcitycomics.com/jobs/

For questions, or further information, please do not reply to this post. Instead, you may contact the store during our open hours at 727-398-2665!

Thank you... and good luck!!! ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago  ·  

Once the dust settles from Saturday's Joker & Harley Quinn Day at EC! event on July 22nd, it's time to let Batman take over again... and this time he's bringing some help in the form of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!!!

Join us on Wed., July 26th, when ALL GUESTS can enter our FREE, ALL-DAY RAFFLE for a chance to win* a FREE BATMAN / TMNT BOOK SET from IDW Publishing and DC Comics, featuring the "BATMAN - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ADVENTURES" & "BATMAN / TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES" PAPERBACKS!!!

(2017; color, 144 pgs.. All Ages, a $19..99 value, and 2017; color, 176 pgs., a $16.99 value!)

The winner will be called on Friday, July 28th!

* Winners do not need to be present to win and will be notified by the phone number/email given on the entry ballot. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER! All winners must collect their prize(s) within 2 weeks of the drawing date. (EC reserves the right to alter/substitute give-aways and raffle prizes when unexpected circumstances occur. One entry per person, please. All entries must be printed legibly to be considered eligible.) ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago  ·  

Join us as our friends from All Things Nerdy host EC Game Night!!! This week we're getting together to play Steam Park from IELLO!!!

If you're new to Steam Park, you can attend our Learn & Play session in a friendly, patient, welcoming environment, from 6-7pm, and then stay for Open Play of Steam Park, or any of our many demos from 7-9pm!!!

From iello:
As owners of a fantastic steam park, you're to build gigantic, coal-powered rides to attract as many visitors as you can - but building attractions won't be enough. You'll also need to manage your employees, invest in advertising in order to attract and please the different kinds of guests visiting your park, and, above all, keep the dirt that your park produces under strict control! Steam Park is an easy-to-learn game with two difficulty levels: one for the less experienced gamers and a more strategic one for those who want a more exciting challenge. In this management game, you'll have to build your own amusement park and make it the largest and most profitable in the region. By constructing the three-dimensional, wonderful rides designed by Marie Cardouat, you will see your park grow right before your eyes. Choose your strategy! Build Stands to attract more Visitors, or Toilets to keep the Dirt under control. Whatever decision you take, take it quickly: The less time you spend planning, the more time you'll have to maintain your park. Thanks to a clever, original action-choosing mechanism, winning in Steam Park is as much a matter of being the best as of being the fastest! ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago  ·