Category: Around the Shop

A Hiccup In Your Happiness – Untidy Secrets Storytelling

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8 PM on Friday, March 31 at Ash Ave Comics

★★★SPECIAL GUEST HOST: Joseph Raisanen★★★
Untidy Secrets Storytelling is a monthly storytelling and zine swap event. Each month a new theme is selected from song lyrics. This month storytellers will be telling stories under the theme “A Hiccup In Your Happiness”. Each month, Storytellers interpret the theme in interesting and unexpected ways.

Storytellers This Month Are…
Britt Kemp
Sean David Christensen
William Wonderful
Sarah Maria Rainier
Laura Marie
Pedro Kowalski
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This event is all ages and BYOB (though, some of the storytelling has adult themes). Ash Avenue Comics & Books has some chairs available at first come first serve basis but feel free to bring your own chair or stand.

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Untidy Secrets Storytelling’s goal is to encourage literature through alternative means (storytelling, small press, self publishing, zines, and more). If you’re a writer, bring your printed work to swap and connect with others. If you’re a storyteller come out and connect with other storytellers and writers.

Untidy Secrets Storytelling – A Comet Appears

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8 PM on Friday, February 24 at Ash Ave Comics

★★★SPECIAL GUEST HOST: Shamus Burns★★★
Untidy Secrets Storytelling is a monthly storytelling and zine swap event. Each month a new theme is selected from song lyrics. This month storytellers will be telling stories under the theme “A Comet Appears”. Each month, Storytellers interpret the theme in interesting and unexpected ways.

Storytellers This Month Are…
Bri Valdivia
Bradley Sutherland
Sarah Maria Rainier
Jessie Balli
Lance Turner
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This event is all ages and BYOB (though, some of the storytelling has adult themes). Ash Avenue Comics & Books has some chairs available at first come first serve basis but feel free to bring your own chair or stand.

★★★

Untidy Secrets Storytelling’s’ goal is to encourage literature through alternative means (storytelling, small press, self publishing, zines, and more). If you’re a writer, bring your printed work to swap and connect with others. If you’re a storyteller come out and connect with other storytellers and writers.

★ Ode To My Family ★ Untidy Secrets Storytelling and Zine Swap

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8 PM on Friday, December 30 at Ash Ave Comics

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The 14th Installment of Untidy Secrets Storytelling. The theme this month is “Ode To My Family”. Storytellers interpret this theme in interesting and unexpected ways.

Storytellers This Month Are…
Laura Marie
Haley Colz
Jessie Balli
Britt Kemp
Ashley Naftule
William T. Terrabley
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This event is all ages and BYOB (though, some of the storytelling has adult themes). Ash Ave Comics has some chairs available at first come first serve basis but feel free to bring your own chair or stand.

★★★

Untidy Secrets’ goal is to encourage literature through alternative means (storytelling, small press, self publishing, zines, and more). If you’re a writer, bring your printed work to swap and connect with others. If you’re a storyteller come out and connect with other storytellers and writers.

Black Friday at Ash Ave Comics!

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Ash Ave Comics will be closed on Thursday, November 24th for the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will be open our regular hours on Wednesday from 9 AM to 9PM, as the Thanksgiving holiday does not impact our shipping schedule.

Our doors will open at 9 AM on Friday November 25th with extended hours for Black Friday sales.  We’re offering 30% off storewide from 9 AM to Noon, all back issues are 50 % off, and all discount bin books are .25¢  The entire store will be 20% off from Noon to 8 PM. If you know the shop, then you know we have tons of great gift ideas for the holidays and something you’ve wanted to add to your own collection as well.

 

Ash Ave Comic Book Club December Meeting: Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

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As 2017 is just around the corner, our Ash Ave Comics’ Comic Book Club reconvenes for one final discussion before bidding adieu to 2016 with a reading of the classic imaginary tale Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by writer Alan Moore and a bevy of artists (Curt Swan, Dave Gibbons, George Pérez, Kurt Schaffenberger, Murphy Anderson, Al Williamson, and Rick Veitch).

Finally, a reminder that the selected readings of a given month are 15% off at the shop.  Thirsty? We recommend Bring Your Own Beverage.  Below is our schedule for December and January’s readings and a plot summary for Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, our discussion groups begin at 6 PM.

Sunday, December 4th: Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

Sunday, January 8th: Y: The Last Man vol 01 

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Legendary writer Alan Moore’s seminal Superman issues are collected in this title featuring beautiful art from Curt Swan (ACTION COMICS), Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN), and Rick Veitch (SWAMP THING)! Collects the two-part “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” from SUPERMAN #423 and ACTION COMICS #583 as Superman faces his greatest foes and his final battle! Also featuring the classic story “For the Man Who Has Everything” from SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11, in which Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman fight the evil warlord Mongul for the fate of The Man of Steel, and DC COMICS PRESENTS #85,  in which Superman meets Swamp Thing.