Sam Humphries is what some would call an up and comer in the comic book world. His one-shot
Our Love is Real sold through several printings while stirring up a tad bit of controversy. The work was successful on its own, but Image did it a solid by picking it up and distributing it as well. That was enough to get the attention of Collector's Paradise, who's honoring him and his work with a whole day on May 9.
"Sam has been a great friend of the store. We launched his first major comic, Sacrifice, with an exclusive cover and 2 release signings." said owner Edward Greenberg, adding: "It is fitting that we continue the tradition and help him launch the next step of his career in comics, his first publisher-produced creator-owned work, and his first major Marvel Comics work."
His second book was
Sacrifice, a currently published mini-series about a modern age man stuck in time at the end of the Aztec Empire's heyday. Humphries has moved onto publishing
Higher Earth, John Carter: Gods of Mars, Fanboys vs. Zombies and
Ultimate Comics Ultimates as well, building up that always nice repertoire.
Collector's Paradise will have copies of first issues of all four series and Humphries will be on hand at the following times:
May 9th 12pm-3pm at the Pasadena store
May 9th 5pm-8pm at the Canoga Park store
Full press release below.
| COLLECTOR'S PARADISE ANNOUNCES THAT MAY 9, 2012 IS TO BE KNOWN AS "SAM HUMPHRIES DAY" AT BOTH COLLECTOR'S PARADISE STORES!
Los Angeles area's Leading Retail Comic Book Store Chain promotes one of this industry's biggest up-and-coming talent with his own Day, releasing four new books!
Canoga Park, Calif., May 3, 2012 - Collector's Paradise Comics & Gallery, is proud to announce that upcoming Wednesday, May 9th is going to be Sam Humphries Day at both stores!
"Sam has been a great friend of the store. We launched his first major comic, Sacrifice, with an exclusive cover and 2 release signings." said owner Edward Greenberg, adding: "It is fitting that we continue the tradition and help him launch the next step of his career in comics, his first publisher-produced creator-owned work, and his first major Marvel Comics work."
Sam Humphries' first broke through with his controversial one-shot, Our Love is Real, which sold through several printings while being self-distributed by Sam to better comic book shops around US. It got attention of Image Comics, who later reprinted Our Love is Real as a one-shot comic.
Sam's second attempt at self-publishing is Sacrifice, a fantastic, currently published mini-series about a modern age man stuck in time at the end of the glory days of the Aztec empire. Sacrifice has been very critically acclaimed and loved by fans. Collector's Paradise celebrated release of Sacrifice #1 with an exclusive variant cover (available in our online store) and Release Signings at both stores.
In the few short months since release of Sacrifice, Sam Humphries has broken out with 4 brand new projects including:
Higher Earth - creator owned series published by Boom Studios, about parallel worlds that feed on each other.
John Carter : Gods of Mars from Marvel Comics, with an amazingly talented artist, Ramon Perez, which picks up the story
Fanboys Vs. Zombies - a fun look at the comic book industry through the lens of it's biggest craze, zombies.
Ultimate Comics Ultimates - starting with issue #10, Sam is taking Marvel's "other universe" Avengers team into a brand new, unexpected direction, in a world changed forever by the issue before that.
Collector's Paradise will have copies of first issues of ALL FOUR series, and is proud to host Sam Humphries, at both stores at these times:
May 9th 12pm-3pm: at the Pasadena store May 9th 5pm-8pm: at the Canoga Park store
Please visit Collector's Paradise' official site, ComicsAndCards.net for full details about our Free Comic Book Day and Free Comic Book MAY Events.
For additional information, please contact Edward Greenberg, managing partner of Collector's Paradise @ 818-999-9455 (business) or by email, at store@comicsandcards.net
Collector's Paradise Canoga Park is located at 7131 Winnetka Ave, at Sherman Way in Canoga Park. Collector's Paradise Pasadena is located at 319 S. Arroyo Parkway Unit 4, at the corner of Del Mar in Pasadena. . |
| Collector's Paradise Comics & Gallery has been a mainstay in the Southern California Comic Book scene since 1994. In recent years, the store has focused on offering their customers an exceptional experience that goes beyond collecting comic books, from creator appearances, to proprietary online subscription manager software, and an Art Gallery. A year ago, the store opened its second branch, on the corner of Arroyo Parkway and Del Mar in Old Town Pasadena. The store's future plans include many new and very different ways to experience the comic book culture. |
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