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Creator Signings 2005

On Free Comic Book Day,
comic book creators from a variety of publishers will make special appearances at comic book stores. It's a great opportunity to meet the people who make the comics you love!

Check this list to find a creator appearance near you.  We have listed the address of the comic book store as well as the store’s zip code
(in parentheses) which can be entered into the FCBD Store Locator for more store details.

*Special message to retailers and creators: if you would like to have a signing appearance added to this page,
please e-mail the relevant information to
info@freecomicbookday.com.


(Please note: This list is not comprehensive and FreeComicBookDay.com bears no responsibility for its accuracy. Please check with stores to make certain of their plans regarding creator appearances.)


COUNTRIES
(CLICK EACH LINK TO GO TO THAT COUNTRY’S SIGNINGS)

UNITED STATES / CANADA  / SOUTH AFRICA

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA

Tuscaloosa (35401)

The Comic Strip
503 Hargrove Rd. East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Lewis LaRosa (Punisher Max, Spectre)12:00 NOON to 5:00 PM

ARIZONA

ANTHEM 
(85086)
SPAZDOG COMICS
11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM
AT MARICOPA COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT NORTH VALLEY,
BOULDER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL,
40410 NORTH GAVILAN PEAK PARKWAY,
ANTHEM, AZ 85086
JON MORRIS 
(GOTTZEDDE DEATH),
JUSTIN ISON (MONON STREET POWER COLLECTIVE),
KEN & MAGGIE WRIGHT (BIKINI AUTOMATIC)
mesa
(85210)
atomic comics
12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
1120 s. country club drive,
mesa, az, 85210
john romita jr. (WOLVERINE),
reginald hudlin (BLACK PANTHER),
scott kolins (MARVEL TEAM-UP)
Phoenix
(85014)
Samurai Comics
5024 N. 7th St
Phoenix, AZ 85014
Chris Giarusso (Mini Marvels & G-Man) 12 NOON to 3:00 PM
David Reyes (Playground Pop) 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Levi Smith (Chop Shop Comics) 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Kenny Puckett (Chop Shop Comics) 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Davin Yant (Chop Shop Comics) 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Issac Horn (Chop Shop Comics) 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Brandon Huigens (Checkered Wristbands) 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Blue Coble (Checkered Wristbands) 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
PHOENIX
(85051)
 
atomic comics
12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
10215 N. 28th dr,
phoenix, az 85051
tyler kirkham (DARKNESS/SUPERMAN),
raven gregory (THE GIFT),
rob osborne (1000 STEPS TO WORLD DOMINATION) 
CHANDLER
(85226)
 atomic comics
12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
3155 w. chandler blvd,
chandler, az 85226
josh howard (dead at 17),
mike bullock (lions, tigers & bears),
patrick scherberger (MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN),
marat mychaels (X-FORCE: SHATTERSTAR)
PARADISE VALLEY
(85032)
atomic comics
12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
4537 E. CACTUS RD,
PHOENIX, AZ 85032
DARICK ROBERTSON
(transMETROPOLITAN)
,
brian pulido (LADY DEATH),
james owen (STARCHILD) 

CALIFORNIA
CAMPBELL
(95008)
HEROES COMICS
24 E CAMPBELL AVE
CAMPBELL, CA 95008
ERNIE CHAN (SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, CLAW),
DANNY BULANADI (FANTASTIC FOUR,MICRONAUTS)
Concord
 (94518)

 

Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff
2980 Treat Blvd
Concord, CA 94518

Phil Ortiz (The Simpsons, Bongo Comics)
Mick Gray (Legion of Super-Heroes, Seven Soldiers: Zatanna)
 
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Fontana
(92335)
Shooting Star Comics
8580 Sierra Ave Fontana, CA 92335
Rachel (Model - Titania from She-Hulk) 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EJ Su (Voltron, Tech Jacket) 1:00 PM
MANHATTAN BEACH
(90266)
 THE COMIC BUG
1015 N. AVIATION BLVD,
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266
 
ALLAN HEINBERG (YOUNG AVENGERS, THE O.C.)
JOSHUA H. FIALKOV (MORTAL COILS PRESENTS: FREE BODIES) 12:00 NOON to 5:00 PM VARIOUS LOCAL CREATORS
Pasadena
(91106)
Comics Factory
1298 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91106
Tone Rodriguez (Snake Plissken Chronicles, Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors)
Mark Dos Santos (Family Guy, Air Space) 12:00 NOON to 7:00 PM
San Mateo
(94043)
Lee's Comics
1020-F N. Rengstorff Ave San Mateo, CA 94043
Billy Martinez (Heavy Metal, Wildflower)

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

SANTA CRUZ
(95060)
ATLANTIS FANTASYWORLD
1020 CEDAR ST,
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
BILL MORRISON (THE SIMPSONS)
Sherman Oaks
(91403)

Earth-2 Comics
15017 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Todd Nauck (Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!)
Jeff Johnson (Way of the Rat)
Westminster (92683 Comics Unlimited
16344 Beach Blvd
Westminster, CA 92683
Luis Escobar (Simpsons Comics)

Colorado
Boulder (80301) Time Warp Comics
1631 28th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
Dark One (Animal Mystic) 
Doug Schuler (Magic the Gathering)
 
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Longmont
(80501)
Time Warp Comics
321 Main St
Longmont CO 80501
 
Tom Studholme (Local Artist)
Kevin Caron (Local Artist)
Jeff Lafferty (Local Artist)
 
11:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Westminster 
(80003)
Hero Headquarters
8757 Sheridan Blvd
Westminster, CO 80003
Star Wars Characters (Stormtroopers, Darth Maul, R2-D2)

DELAWARE
CLAYMONT
(19703)
BETWEEN BOOKS
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
2703 PHILADELPHIA PIKE,
CLAYMONT, DE 19703
JOE MCCABE (HANGING OUT WITH THE DREAM KING: CONVERSATIONS WITH NEIL GAIMAN AND HIS COLLABORATORS) 
Middletown (19709) Beav's Comics
124 W. Main Street
Middletown, DE 19709
Greg LaRoque (The Flash, Legion of Super-Heroes)
NEWARK
(19711)
CAPTAIN BLUE HEN COMICS
12:00 NOON TO 5:00 PM,
280 E. MAIN
 STREET,
SUITE 101,
NEWARK, DE 19711
RICH FABER (BUZZBOY, GREEN LANTERN),
SCOTT NEELY
(CARTOON NETWORK COMICS, SCOOBY DOO ARTIST),
NEIL VOKES
(BLACK FOREST, SUPERMAN ADVENTURES),
MIKE MANLEY (
EDITOR OF DRAW! MAGAZINE, STORYBOARD ARTIST - KIM POSSIBLE & SAMURAI JACK)

FLORIDA
Clermont
(34711)
 UNITY ENTERTAINMENT COMICS & GAMES
782 MONTROSE AVE,
CLERMONT, FL 34711
ALEX SAVIUK (THE PHANTOM,
SPIDER-MAN NEWSPAPER STRIP)
Florida
Longwood (32750)

 

ACME SUPERSTORE
12:00 NOON to 3:00 PM
905 E. State Rd 434 #100
Longwood, FL 32750
George Perez (JLA/Avengers, Teen Titans)
Derrick Fish (Dandy and Company)
Sergio Cariello (The Iron Ghost)
Phil Noto (The New West, Birds of Prey)
Chuck Dixon (The Iron Ghost, Nightwing)
Original sketch donated by each artist for Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women raffle.
MELBOURNE
(32934)
FAMOUS FACES & FUNNIES
1:00 PM TO 5:00 PM,
3146 LAKE WASHINGTON RD,
MELBOURNE, FL 32934
DEREC DONOVAN (JUBILEE, MERIDIAN),
JAY LEISTEN (X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE, WITCHBLADE),
KARL MOLINE (ROGUE, DAREDEVIL 2099),
PAUL PELLETIER (GLA, SHE-HULK)
NEW PORT RICHEY 
(34653)
YANCY STREET COMICS
11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM,
6843 STATE ROAD 54,
NEW PORT RICHEY,
FL 34653
PETER DAVID (HULK),
RON MARZ (WITCHBLADE),
GREG LAND (PHOENIX ENDSONG),
AARON LOPRESTI (EXCALIBUR),
MARIO GULLEY (ANT),
DON HILLSMAN II (MARVEL) 
orlando
(32807)
sci-fi city
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm,
6006 east colonial dr,
orlando, fl 32807
ethan van sciver (green lantern rebirth),
tim townsend (x-men age of apocalypse)
Tavares (32778) Collector's Dream
548 S. Duncan Dr
Tavares, FL 32778
Jerry Loomis (Shanda The Panda)
Jay Jacobs (Lineage, Myriad)

GEORGIA
Atlanta
(30305)

Oxford Comics
12:00 NOON to 3:00 PM
2855 Piedmont Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30305

Rich Tommaso  (8 1/2 Ghosts, PERVERSO!)
Marietta (30066)

Dr. No's Comics
& Games SuperStore

Blackwell Square Shopping Center
3428 Canton Road
Marietta, GA 30066

Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man)
Dan Jolley (Firestorm, Hell Michigan)
Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot)
Joe Pruett (Negative Burn, Beyond Avalon)
Paul Jenkins (Spectacular Spider-Man, Batman: Jekyll & Hyde)
Bobby Nash (Fuzzy Bunnies from Hell)
April Doster (Desperado Studios)
Dabel Bros. (Hedge Knight, Imperial Dragons)
Woodstock (30189)

Comic Books, Etc!
1105 Parkside Lane
Woodstock, GA 30189

Paul Jenkins (Batman: Jekyll &Hyde,Spectacular SpiderMan)
Tony Harris (Ex Machina, Iron Man)
Jon Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Illinois
Wheaton (60187)

Graham Crackers Comics Wheaton
 1207 E Butterfield Rd
Wheaton,IL 60187

Josh Blaylock (President/Founder - Devil's Due) 10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON Mike Norton (G.I. Joe, Queen & Country) 10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) 10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON Will Pfeifer (Hero, Aquaman) 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Mark Ricketts (Nowheresville) 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

INDIANIA
SOUTH BEND
(46635)

BUY ME TOYS.COM
6327A UNIVERSTIY COMMONS,
SOUTH BEND, IN 46635

ALEX ROSS (JSA),
GEOFF JOHNS
(jsa),
don kramer (
jsa)

IOWA
MARION
(52302)

ALTER EGO COMICS
11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM ,
331 7TH AVE,
MARION, IA 52302

CHUCK SATTERLEE (OF BITTER SOULS, SMOKE & MIRRORS)

KANSAS
Overland Park
(66210)

Elite Comics
11842 Quivira Rd
Overland Park, KS 66210

Andy Parks (Green Arrow)
John Schuler (Sundown)
Steve Daniels (Frostbite the Snowman)
Travis Fox (Artist)
Star Wars Characters (Boba Fett, Stormtroopers)
OVERLAND PARK
(66212)

POP CULTURE COMIX
9337 W. 87TH STREET,
OVERLAND PARK,
KS 66212

GREG GILDERSLEEVE 
(VIRTUAL INFINITY COMICS)
,
MIKE SULLIVAN
 
(VIRTUAL INFINITY COMICS)
,
D
ARRYL WOODS
(WOODYTOON GRAPHICS),
STAR WARS CHARACTERS:
STORMTROOPER & BIKER SCOUT (501st LEGION) ,
DARTH VADER & LUKE SKYWALKER
(REBEL LEGION)
,
KEVIN DILMORE (STAR TREK NOVELIST),
DAYTON WARD (STAR TREK NOVELIST) 

KENTUCKY
FLORENCE
(41042)

COMICS 2 CARS
166 MT. ZION RD,
FLORENCE, KY 41042

JOE CORRONEY
(STAR WARS COMICS)
,
CRAIG BOLDMAN
(
ARCHIE COMICS),
ROBERT WAYNE 
(BLOOD & ROSES) 
MARY OYAYA (STAR WARS ACTRESS - JEDI MASTER LUMINARA UNDULI)
NUTOPIA (STAR WARS MODEL)

LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGE
(70806)
THE SCHOOL OF COMICS
660 JEFFERSON HWY,
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
ZACK SOTO (PROJECT: SUPERIOR,
THE SECRET VOICE)
LAFAYETTE
(70503)
AND BOOKS TOO
5520E JOHNSTON ST,
LAFAYETTE, LA 70503
MICHAEL LARK (THE PULSE, GOTHAM CENTRAL),
KODY CHAMBERLAIN
(30 DAYS OF NIGHT: BLOODSUCKER TALES),
JEFFERY LAJAUNIE (MORTAL COILS PRESENTS FREE BODIES)
,

MARYLAND
Reisterstown (21136) Cards, Comics, & Collectibles
100 Chartley Dr
Reisterstown, MD 21136-2321
Frank Cho (Spider-Man, Liberty Meadows)
Steve Conley (Bloop, Astounding Space Thrills)
John Gallagher (Buzzboy, Roboy Red)
 
12:00 NOON to 5:00 PM

MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER
(01609)

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
244 PARK AVE,
WORCESTER,
MA 01609

JAMES LLOYD (THE SIMPSONS, 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM)
MARK MARDEROSIAN
(WALT DISNEY ARTIST, 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM)
BILL GRIFFITH
(ZIPPY THE PINHEAD, 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM)
SEAN WANG
(RUNNERS, 2:30 PM TO 5:30 PM)

MICHIGAN
SAGINAW
(48602)
COYS COMICS
301 S. HAMILTON ST,
SAGINAW, MI 48602
JERRY DECAIRE (X-MEN, GREEN HORNET) 
DEARBORN
(48126)
GREEN BRAIN COMICS
13210 MICHIGAN AVE,
DEARBORN, MI 48126
Jim Ottaviani (Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards) 12:00 NOON to 4:00 PM
Kenji Watanabe
(Eldrad's Adventures)
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Douglas Paszkiewicz
(Arsenic Lullaby) 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Donavan Cater (Null and Void)
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Jeff Manley
(Manley Thoughts)
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Marty Hirchak
(Pop Art Funnies)
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Michelangelo Cicerone
(Ozone Jones) 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Paul Storrie
(Robin Hood, Gotham Girls) 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Yul Tolbert
(TimeLikeToons)
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Space Band
(live music)
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

MINNESOTA
Burnsville
(55377)
Shinders in Burnsville
Cobblestone Court
14150 Nicollet Ave S
Burnsville, MN 55377
Andy Runton (Owly)
11:00AM to 1:00PM
Taki Soma (Mortal Coils: Free Bodies) 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Sherwin Schwartzrock (Deal with the Devil) 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Edina
(55435)
Shinders in Edina
Leisure Lane Shops
7101 France Ave S
Edina, MN 55435
Taki Soma (Mortal Coils: Free Bodies) 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
MINNEAPOLIS
(55415)

BIG BRAIN COMICS
1027 WASHINGTON AVE SOUTH,
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415

ZANDER CANNON (BONE SHARPS, COWBOYS, THUNDER LIZARDS),
CHRIS JONES
(BATMAN STRIKES)
,
SHAD PETOSKY (BONE SHARPS, COWBOYS, THUNDER LIZARDS),
KEVIN CANNON (BONE SHARPS, COWBOYS, THUNDER LIZARDS) 
Rochester (55906)

 

Jimmy Jams
1609 N. Broadway (Northbrook Plaza)
Rochester, MN 55906

Chris Srnka (Mortal Coils Presents: Free Bodies)
Doug Mahnke (Batman, JLA)
Tom Nguyen (Batman, JLA)
Pat Gleason (Aquaman)
Sean Shaw (Vampirella)
Chris Srnka (Mortal Coils Presents: Free Bodies)
Michael Hutchison (Shooting Star Anthology, Metro Med)
Phil Meadows (Shooting Star Anthology, Metro Med)
Zach Miller (Joe and Monkey)
Bob Lipski (Uptown Girl, Tommy Chicago)
Brian Bastian (Tommy Chicago)
12:00 NOON to 7:00 PM
Roseville
(55113)
Shinders in Roseville
Roseville Commons
2480 Fairview Ave
Roseville, MN 55113
Sherwin Schwartzrock (Deal with the Devil) 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Andy Runton (Owly) 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Missouri
St. Louis (63129)

Comic Headquarters
4352 Telegraph Road
St. Louis, MO 63129

Rick Burchett (Batman, Queen & Country)
Jeff Weigel
(Big Bang, Atomic Ace: He's Just My Dad)
Don Secrease
(The Terranauts, Colt) David Zimmermann (Vigilante, Big Bang)

NEBRASKA
OMAHA
(68124)

KRYPTON COMICS
2912 S. 84TH ST,
OMAHA, NE 68124

FREDD GORHAM (STEEL ANGEL),
PHIL HESTER
(NIGHTWING),
RICK HILTBRUNNER (ARMOR X),
BRUCE MCCORKINDALE

(STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE)
,
MAX RIFFNER
(GOLDEN BOY),
JOHN SULLIVAN (DIGITAL UNDERWEAR HOUR)

NEVADA
Las Vegas (89119)

Alternate Reality Comics
4800 S Maryland Pkwy Ste D Las Vegas, NV 89119

Bill Willingham (Fables, Day Of Vengeance) Gilbert Hernandez (Palomar, Love and Rockets)

12:00 NOON to 3:00 PM

NEW HAMPSHIRE
SOMERSWORTH 
(03878)

THE PAPERBACK BAZAAR
1:00 PM TO 5:00 PM,
120 TRI-CITY PLAZA,
SOMERSWORTH,
NH 03878
 

Craig Rousseau (Perhapanauts)
RICH WOODAL& MATT TALBOT
(JOHNNY RAYGUN FREEBIES)
,
SEAN WANG (RUNNERS)

NEW JERSEY
Madison (07940)
Dewey's Comic City
1:30 PM TO 3:30 PM

13 Park Ave
Madison, NJ 07940
Fernando Ruiz (Archie Comics, Tales from Riverdale)

NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE
(28204)
HEROES AREN'T HARD TO FIND
1:00 PM TO 5:00 PM,
1957 E. 7TH ST,
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
RANDY GREEN (NEW X-MEN),
CULLY HAMNER
(
RED, THE RIDE),
CASEY JONES (FANTASTIC FOUR),
JASON LATOUR (EXPATRIATE),
ANDY SMITH (ARMOR X),
BRIAN STELFREEZE (MATADOR),
KARL STORY (OCEAN)
,
MIKE WIERINGO (FANTASTIC FOUR)
Greensboro (27408) Acme Comics
2150 Lawndale Dr
Greensboro, NC 27408
Marty Blevins (GravyBoy, Fanboy Almanac)
Brian Shearer
(GravyBoy, Fanboy Almanac)

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

TAYLORSVILLE
(28681)
COMICS EXPRESS
135 E MAIN AVE,
TAYLORSVILLE, NC 28681
SANFORD GREENE (ARMY OF DARKNESS, PLANET OF THE APES) 

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City (73112)

New World Comics
6219 N. Meridian Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73112

D. L. Nelson (I Am Domino)
Scott Sackett
(I Am Domino)
Zachary Nelson
(I Am Domino)

OREGON
PORTLAND
(97220)

COSMIC MONKEY COMICS
10227 NE CLACKAMAS ST,
PORTLAND, OR 97220

KURT BUSIEK (CONAN, ASTRO CITY)
OVI NEDELCU (PIGTALE),
ADAM GALLARDO (100 GIRLS)
BRANDON GRAHAM (ESCALATOR)
COREY S. LEWIS (THE REY, SHARKNIFE)