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Washington DC Comic-Con May 29, 2005

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Capitol Collectibles Announces Two More Washington DC Comic-Con Shows for 2005

 

Washington, DC - Capitol Collectibles is pleased to announce two additional dates for the Washington DC Comic-Con schedule this year: May 29th and October 30th. Last year at Capitol Collectibles, we decided to bring back comic book conventions to our Nation's Capital. As best we could tell, there had not been a comic book convention in the District of Columbia in at least 20 years (and most likely thirty). All previous area shows were outside of the city and required a car to attend; we were looking to bring comics back into the city and to those fans that rely on public transportation (just like Boston and New York).

 

We decided, in our infinite wisdom, to have our first show on January 30th. We worked hard to bring in some great guest artists and get the word out. Unfortunately, snow brings our fair Capital to a standstill and as luck would have it, snow arrived the night before and continued during the day of the show. We thought we'd end up spending the entire day hanging out with our invited guests and all five fans who would brave the snow (that doesn't sound so bad now). Luckily for us, despite the weather, nearly 500 people attended our January 30th Washington DC Comic-Con. While a few of our guest artists and venders were unable to attend due to the weather, Frank Brunner, Michael Kaluta, and John Snyder III were all in attendance and busy with fans and sketch requests well beyond our 5:00 PM closing time and all of our vendors said they were extremely pleased with the show. So we ended up having a great reception for our inaugural show and decided to add two more dates to this year's Washington DC Comic-Con schedule (in warmer weather this time).

 

The next Washington DC Comic-Con will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 29th, at the Marriott at Metro Center in the heart of downtown Washington. There will be platinum, gold, silver, bronze and modern age comic books, toys, t-shirts, non-sports cards, DVD's, original art, and much more. Our guest list includes Rich Buckler Sr. and John Snyder III, with more to be announced. All of this is easily accessible via Metro and there will be plenty of free street parking. Admission is only $5 (with flyer) and children under 12 are free.

 

Capitol Collectibles, owned and operated by Joe Esparza and Jamie Jonker, is headquartered in the heart of our Nation's Capital. Capitol Collectibles is an eBay™ Power Seller™ (eBay id: capitolcomics) with an eclectic collection of gold, silver, bronze, and modern comics and original comic art. Capitol Collectibles maintains an active comic book convention schedule exhibiting throughout the Middle Atlantic states and is proud to be the sponsor of the Washington DC Comic-Con, the only comic book convention held in Washington, DC.

 

For more information, please visit www.capitolcollectibles.com. All inquiries should be directed to jamie@capitolcollectibles.com or joe@capitolcollectibles.com.

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Conrad Brooks to Appear at May 29th Washington DC Comic-Con

 

Washington, DC – Capitol Collectibles is pleased to announce the addition of horror and sci-fi movie actor Conrad Brooks to the May 29th Washington DC Comic-Con. Brooks, a Baltimore native, has appeared in over 200 movies and has been called “the King of B movies”. He started his career appearing in many Ed Wood movies including “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and “Glen or Glenda”. Brooks has also written and directed numerous movies including the Jan-Gel series. His latest movie, “It Came from Trafalgar” was released in March. Brooks will be available to sign autographs during the day of the show.

 

The Washington DC Comic-Con will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 29th, at the Marriott at Metro Center in the heart of downtown Washington. There will be platinum, golden, silver, bronze and modern age comic books, toys, t-shirts, DVD's, original art, and much more. All of this is easily accessible via Metro and there will be plenty of free street parking. Admission is only $5 (with flyer) and children under 12 are free.

 

Capitol Collectibles, owned and operated by Joe Esparza and Jamie Jonker, is located in the heart of our Nation’s capital. Capitol Collectibles is an eBay™ Power Seller™ (eBay id: capitolcomics) with an eclectic collection of gold, silver, bronze, and modern comics and original comic art. Capitol Collectibles maintains an active comic book convention schedule exhibiting throughout the Middle Atlantic states and is proud to be the sponsor of the Washington DC Comic-Con, a regular recurring one-day comic book convention held in Washington, DC.

 

For more information, please visit www.capitolcollectibles.com.

 

All inquiries should be directed to jamie@capitolcollectibles.com or joe@capitolcollectibles.com.

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Not to be a , but why are you having a show in downtown DC, especially on Memorial Day weekend? frustrated.gif 95% of your audience lives in the burbs, and that can't possibly be a good weekend to have a show, especially downtown. I'll be there, but I hope you reconsider, at least have it in Georgetown so you get walk-by traffic.

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Actually, about 80% of the 500 attendees at our January show were from within the District and not among the usual attendees at other local shows in the suburbs. The DC market is distinct from NOVA or MD suburbs in that most of the attendees rely on public transportation (aka Metro) to attend. This precludes locating the show in Georgetown.

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More Special Guests to Appear at May 29th Washington DC Comic-Con

 

Washington, DC – Capitol Collectibles is pleased to announce the addition of local Washington DC artists, writers, and celebrities Matt Cail, Bruce Lindsay, and A. David Lewis to the May 29th Washington DC Comic-Con. Special guests will be available to sign autographs, draw sketches and accept commissions during the day of the show.

 

Horror artist Matt Cail (www.horrorart.biz) began sketching monsters as a child growing up in the Pacific Northwest. Cail is a popular horror artist in the Washington, DC metro area having multiple gallery shows and the originator of the fantastic online horror comic at www.horrorcomicstrip.com.

 

Bruce “Porkchop” Lindsay is a member of the Hogettes (www.hogettes.org), an irreverent group of die-hard Washington Redskins fans. A Civil War Re-enactor for 30 years, Lindsay has been in many Civil War movies and in many T.V. shows taped in the D.C. area. Most recently, Lindsay appeared in the Conrad Brooks movie Jan-Gel 3: Hillbilly Monster .

 

The Washington DC Comic-Con will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 29th, at the Marriott at Metro Center in the heart of downtown Washington. There will be platinum, golden, silver, bronze and modern age comic books, toys, t-shirts, DVD's, original art, and much more. All of this is easily accessible via Metro and there will be plenty of free street parking. Admission is only $5 (with flyer) and children under 12 are free.

 

Capitol Collectibles, owned and operated by Joe Esparza and Jamie Jonker, is located in the heart of our Nation’s capital. Capitol Collectibles is an eBay™ Power Seller™ (eBay id: capitolcomics) with an eclectic collection of gold, silver, bronze, and modern comics and original comic art. Capitol Collectibles maintains an active comic book convention schedule exhibiting throughout the Middle Atlantic states and is proud to be the sponsor of the Washington DC Comic-Con, a regular recurring one-day comic book convention held in Washington, DC.

 

For more information, please visit www.capitolcollectibles.com.

 

All inquiries should be directed to jamie@capitolcollectibles.com or joe@capitolcollectibles.com.

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We have commitments (varying from verbal to paid) from dealers in five states and the District. The list below is tentative and subject to additions (yeah) and deletions (nay). I will update the list with any changes in the coming weeks.

 

Archival Grading (Woodbridge, Virginia)

Basement Comics (Havre de Grace, Maryland)

Brett's Comic Pile (Richmond, Virginia)

Capitol Collectibles (Washington, DC)

Collector's Corner (Parkville, Maryland)

Everyday Comics (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Four Color Comics (New York)

Horror Art (Washington, DC)

Guy Rose (Richmond, VA)

Koop's Comics (Waldorf, MD)

NJPower3000 (New Jersey)

Pin-Up Collectibles (Germantown, Maryland)

Retro Station DVD (Baltimore, MD)

Suburban Legend Comics (Newark, Delaware)

Welcome Back Comics (Washingon, DC)

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Cool, I still should be in town on business and will more than likely be able to check out your show.

 

The only store I have been to so far in this town (one in Georgetown) didn't have any back issues. Is that the case for most/all stores in DC? Any store recommendations from the locals?

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Cool, I still should be in town on business and will more than likely be able to check out your show.

 

The only store I have been to so far in this town (one in Georgetown) didn't have any back issues. Is that the case for most/all stores in DC? Any store recommendations from the locals?

 

Best place that's somewhat local (re: Maryland) is Mark Nathan's store, Cards, Comics, and Collectibles in Reisterstown. Only store in the DC area with a large back issue stock. Beyond Comics (in Gaithersburg, but same guys as G'town) are my LCS. They have just about everything you could want as far as new material, but back issues are sorely lacking.

 

Big Planet (at least the last time I visited) had more than Beyond, but nothing in the HG realm.

 

There was a store in Rockville (Adventure Comics) that shut down a few months back. He had a pretty good back issue selection (for Copper and up). Wonder what happened to him? confused-smiley-013.gif Paging Rich Henn....have you heard from John (Adventure Comics)?

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Thanks guys. I was in Beyond Comics 2 in G-town near my hotel. Probably one of the smallest comics shops I've been in. The burbs are tough for me to get to without a car, I was thinking mainly cab-accessible locales. Thanks for the info though, kind of confirmed what I was assuming.

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An updated list of dealers from six states and Washington, DC expected to be at the May29th show:

 

Archival Grading (Woodbridge, Virginia)

Brett's Comic Pile (Richmond, Virginia)

Capitol Collectibles (Washington, DC)

Collector's Corner (Parkville, Maryland)

Esquire Comics (Bethesda, Maryland)

Everyday Comics (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Four Color Comics (New York)

Horror Art (Washington, DC)

Guy Rose (Richmond, VA)

Koop's Comics (Waldorf, MD)

Matt Greig Comics (Milton, Delaware)

Mike DeCarl Comics (New Jersey)

NJPower3000 (New Jersey)

Pin-Up Collectibles (Germantown, Maryland)

Retro Station DVD (Baltimore, MD)

Suburban Legend Comics (Newark, Delaware)

Welcome Back Comics (Washingon, DC)

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More Special Guests to Appear at May 29th Washington DC Comic-Con

 

Washington, DC – Capitol Collectibles is pleased to announce the addition of independent comic book artists and writers JM Guinn and Madison Underground Press to the May 29th Washington DC Comic-Con. Special guests will be available to sign autographs, draw sketches and accept commissions during the day of the show.

 

JM Guinn is an independent comic book writer and artist from Washington, DC. He has been publishing his own comics since 2001. Guinn combines a refreshing anime-esque art style with innovative plotlines in his own creations. His most recent work is a four-issue series Girlstripsfinest featuring the Fin and Shannon Shamrock.

 

Newark, Delaware based Madison Underground Press publishes comics from young independent artists and writers focusing on life in suburbia. The comics include biting satire on modern life in the suburbs with undertones of timely social and political issues. Madison Underground Press will have several of their artists and writers at the Washington DC Comic-Con.

 

The Washington DC Comic-Con will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 29th, at the Marriott at Metro Center in the heart of downtown Washington. There will be platinum, golden, silver, bronze and modern age comic books, toys, t-shirts, DVD's, original art, and much more. All of this is easily accessible via Metro and there will be plenty of free street parking. Admission is only $5 (with flyer) and children under 12 are free.

 

Capitol Collectibles, owned and operated by Joe Esparza and Jamie Jonker, is located in the heart of our Nation’s capital. Capitol Collectibles is an eBay™ Power Seller™ (eBay id: capitolcomics) with an eclectic collection of gold, silver, bronze, and modern comics and original comic art. Capitol Collectibles maintains an active comic book convention schedule exhibiting throughout the Middle Atlantic states and is proud to be the sponsor of the Washington DC Comic-Con, a regular recurring one-day comic book convention held in Washington, DC.

 

For more information, please visit www.capitolcollectibles.com.

 

All inquiries should be directed to jamie@capitolcollectibles.com or joe@capitolcollectibles.com.

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