Saturday, July 25th from 11am to 8pm FREE ROLE-PLAYING GAME DAY is an annual gaming event celebrating the joy of tabletop role-playing, popularized by games like DUNGEONS & DRAGONS! Established in 2007, Free RPG Day works with participating hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring new and exclusive RPG quickstart rules and adventure modules […]
Wednesday, August 5th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm The Emerald City Book Club meets the FIRST WEDNESDAY of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm, in “The Hub” at the center of the store (or by remote conference on Zoom during the COVID-19 crisis), to chat about the featured book. We usually begin each meeting with a “Comics […]
Wednesday, July 15th through Wednesday, September 9th! Free Comic Book Day, the comic book industry’s largest annual promotional event, is traditionally scheduled to take place the first Saturday in May each year. However, the impact and spread of COVID-19 prevented the event from being celebrated at its normal time this year. Now, the beloved event […]
EC Family! Faced with an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday passed an emergency ordinance requiring that citizens wear face coverings in most indoor public places, effective today, Wednesday 6/24/20 at 5pm. https://go.activecalendar.com/pinellascounty/site/pressrelease/event/bcc-passes-emergency-ordinance-requiring-face-coverings/ What does that mean for you? You must wear a face covering while in […]
It’s no secret that comic book shops have had a rough go of it during the COVID crisis. From distribution being temporarily shut down, to people sheltering in place, to figuring out curb-side pick up or delivery, it hasn’t been easy. Well, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard wanted to see if they could do something […]
Wednesday, June 24th at 11am Marvel Comics and Emerald City are celebrating being “Back in Action” with a FREE PRINT by Ron Lim! The first TEN Guests who purchase a Marvel comic book starting at 11am Wednesday, June 24th will receive this print!
Enough people have asked us about this, so we want to put this out so we’re all on the same page: DC Comics has declared Tuesdays as their new release day, but have not yet found a way to reliably get their comics to stores early enough for that to happen (we get comics on […]
You may have heard by now that DC Comics recently announced that they’re leaving Diamond, the main comic book distributor, for other comic distributors. We’ve heard a lot of people worried about how that will change their subscriptions, and wondering what kind of delays to expect for DC books. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU? […]
Wednesday, July 1st from 6:30pm to 7:30pm The Emerald City Book Club meets the FIRST WEDNESDAY of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm, in “The Hub” at the center of the store (or by remote conference on Zoom during the COVID-19 crisis), to chat about the featured book. We usually begin each meeting with a “Comics […]
Click here for the full list of new releases! Featured Comics: CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100 PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR #1 DC COMICS (W) Ed Brubaker & Various (A) Cameron Stewart & Various (CA) Joëlle Jones Our gal Catwoman is turning 80 next year (and looking very good, if we meow say), and DC is celebrating […]
Saturday, June 6th from 11am to 8pm ALL GUESTS, ALL DAY can enter our FREE, ALL-DAY RAFFLE for a chance to win* a prize assortment of some kid-friendly toys, a game, & a book! EC is a safe space! * ONE entry per person, please. No purchase necessary to enter! Winners do not need to be […]
Wednesday, May 27th from 11am to 7pm! All Guests all day can enter our FREE raffle to win* 1 of 2 copies of the BLACK WIDOW#1 TRAVIS CHAREST “PRE-RELEASE”VARIANT COVER! The series will be released later this year! BLACK WIDOW #1 MARVEL COMICS (W) Kelly Thompson (A) Elena Casagrande Best-selling, Eisner-nominated writer Kelly Thompson (CAPTAIN […]
Monday, May 25th from 11am to 7pm EC will be OPEN during our REGULAR HOURS of 11am – 7pm on Monday! ALL DAY MONDAY, May 25th, SAVE 10% on ALL BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS AND ALL GAMES & GAMING SUPPLIES THROUGHOUT THE STORE – AND ON OUR ONLINE SHOP! We give much thanks to those […]
Wednesday, June 3rd from 6:30pm to 7:30pm The Emerald City Book Club meets the FIRST WEDNESDAY of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm, in “The Hub” at the center of the store (or by remote conference on Zoom during the COVID-19 crisis), to chat about the featured book. We usually begin each meeting with a “Comics […]
Monday, May 4th from 11am to 6pm To celebrate Star Wars Day (“May the 4th be with you!”) AND our official re-opening to the public, we are offering 10% OFF all Star Wars merchandise in the store! [We are re-opening in accordance with the Governor’s new orders of 25% capacity and 6’ distancing. For more […]
Great news, EC Family! In accordance with the Florida Governor’s new orders of 25% capacity and 6’ distancing, we re-opened our doors to Guests on Monday, May 4th! Starting Friday, May 8th, these will be our hours: Sundays 12-6 Mondays – Thursdays 11-7 Fridays & Saturdays 11-8 We care about your health and safety: We […]
Wednesday, May 6th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm The Emerald City Book Club meets the FIRST WEDNESDAY of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm, in “The Hub” at the center of the store (or by remote conferencing using ZOOM if there is still a COVID-19 “stay at home” order), to chat about the featured book. We usually […]
http://www.joebenitez.com And if you’re new to Lady Mechanika, here’s a link to read Issue #0 (from the FCBD issue) for FREE! http://www.joebenitez.com/lmfcbdissue0
We carry some of TKO’s graphic novels, such as SARA by Garth Ennis and Steve Epting! We offer curbside pickup and mail order if you are uncomfortable entering a storefront right now – just call 727-398-2665 or email orders@emeraldcitycomics.com! And our friends at TKO Studios have an offer of their own to help comic book […]
