August is a busy month, but we’ve got something for everyone and all of these events are open to everyone and free to attend! August 5th – Royal Lot Con Billy Bombs will be set up at Royal Collectibles’ 2nd annual Lot Con from 12pm – 5pm along with a host of other vendors. It’ll be in the parking lot under the tent at 9601 Metropolitan Avenue in Queens! https://royal-collectibles-nyc.myshopify.com/ August 12th – Atomic Pink Flea Market at Neir’s Tavern This event will be taking place at 87-48 78th St. Woodhaven, NY 11421 and be held outside the tavern. Stop on by for toys, comics, and other items and grab yourself a burger and a beer! This one starts at 12pm and ends at 5pm. https://neirstavern.com/ August 13th – Queens Comic Party At The 18th Ward Brewery New vendors and a new venue! Join us at 300 Richardson Street, in Brooklyn for books, beers and food. This event will be going on from 12pm until 7pm. https://www.18thwardbrewing.com August 20th – Brooklyn Invasion We’re back at 148 Frost Street in Brooklyn on Sunday, August 20th from 10am until 5pm with more comics than you can shake a stick at – Pops and toys too! August 27th – Queens Comic Party In Woodside We finish the month off at the Woodside location at 6946 61st Street in Queens where we’ll have comic and toy vendors set up from 1pm until 7pm.
Queens Comic Podcast – Episode 18
The latest episode of The Queens Comic Podcast is now live! This time around, Ian and Billy cover comic book hunting etiquitte, the scourge of Key Collector addicts and why you should take chances on $1 bin books. They also go over recent comic pickups, Zap Comics #8 and how S. Clay Wilson’s art gives Ian anxiety, Moebius Comics, Maria Wolf’s rad cover art, Swedish Spider-Man comics and the international comics craze, Dark Horse Presents #55, why Ian doesn’t like Hobbits but Billy loves Lord Of The Rings and Lone Wolf & Cub! All this plus more CGC ranting, thoughts on samurai films and details on Billy and Ian’s respective film acting careers. Completely free comic book content and nerdy ramblings for your ears! Follow us on instagram @queenscomicpodcast
Queens Comic Party Events For July 2023!
There’s a lot going on this month and we want you to be a part of it! And the best part? All of these events are free to attend! On July 15th, we’re hosting the FIRST EVER Queens Comic Party Comic Book Crawl! How does this work? Visit any of these stores to get your booklet – get each section stamped at each store listed, and bring it to Billy Bombs (you can’t miss him, he’s the guy below!) for a free grab bag of comics! We’ll have different vendors set up at different locations on the 15th offering all sorts of great books at great prices, so make a day of it! Then, on July 16th, we’re back in Woodside, Queens for another show at 3946 61st Street, right across from the 7 train. This show runs from 1pm through 7pm and it’s sure to be a good time. As always, it’s free to get in so c’mon down and check out the scene. Lastly, the Brooklyn Invasion is happening once again at 148 Frost Street in Brooklyn on July 22nd from 10am until 5pm. This is the big one, folks!!!! With over 20 vendors, it’s free to get in and always a blast and we hope to see you there!
Queens Comic Podcast – Episode 16
The lastest episode of the Queens Comic Podcast is now live! This time around, Billy and Ian go into detail on the one and done obscurity that is Savage Ninja #1, London Night Studios’ Dead Boys #1 and the beautiful van art of James O’Barr’s Savages #1 as well as Billy’s weird love of David Patrick Kelly, the fantastic Giant Size Santos Sisters #1, Darkwing Duck, the majestic artwork in Will Eisner, Jules Pfeiffer and Wally Wood’s Outer Space Spirt, the TMNT movie adaptation, Frank Miller and Geof Darrow’s Hardboiled #1, a weird old calendar from 1974 with Wrightson and Jones art, Rocket Blast Comic Collector and last but not least, World War III Illustrated! It’s everything you’d want from the Queens Comic Podcast by this point, and this time it’s really short! Follow us on Instagram @queenscomicpodcast