Celebrate Marvel’s 70th Anniversary On August 11th, 200

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Celebrate Marvel’s 70th Anniversary With Your Local Comic Shop!

On August 11th, 2009, comic fans all over will celebrate Marvel’s 70th Anniversary at their local comic shops and we’ve got the complete list of participating retailers. Click over to http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.8874 to download a full list of retailers participating in Marvel 70th Anniversary parties, offering exclusive limited edition variants, early on sale release of The Marvels Project #1, special sales, and more! All retailer parties begin at 9pm local time. As a special thank you to retailers, Marvel is sending a limited edition Captain America: Reborn #2 70th Anniversary Frame Variant to all participating stores!

Plus, at select Barnes & Noble STORES across the country, you can meet Marvel’s most popular creators, sit in on Q&A sessions and get your favorite comics autographed. All events begin at 7pm local time. As a special added bonus, all participating Barnes and Noble locations will feature guest appearances by major Marvel Characters!

NYC
SPECIAL GUESTS IRON MAN AND SPIDER-MAN
150 E 86TH Street
New York, NY
Joe Quesada
Chris Claremont
Greg Pak
Klaus Janson
Fred Van Lente

ATLANTA
SPECIAL GUEST WOLVERINE
2900 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Daniel Way
Paul Jenkins
Mark Bagley

LA
SPECIAL GUEST HULK
The Grove at Farmer's Market
189 Grove Drive Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Jeph Loeb
Craig Kyle
Chris Yost
Mark Waid

PORTLAND
SPECIAL GUEST ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
Barnes & Noble
Clackamas Towne Center Mall
12000 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97266
Brian Michael Bendis
Jeff Parker
Rick Remender

SEATTLE
SPECIAL GUEST CAPTAIN AMERICA
2675 NE University Village Street.
Seattle, WA 98105
Ed Brubaker
Clayton Crain


For more information on Marvel’s 70th Anniversary, head over to www.marvel.com/70. And remember—Make Mine ’39!

[Joe Kalicki]

This news is 1809 years out of date!

[Corwin: Bear Fighter]

Sounds great if you live in NY, LA, Atlanta, Portland or Seattle. Fuck you if you live somewhere else, though!

[evophile]

Originally Posted by Corwin: Bear Fighter

Sounds great if you live in NY, LA, Atlanta, Portland or Seattle. Fuck you if you live somewhere else, though!

You get to see Yogi Bear and Boo Boo every day!

[GelfXIII]

When NASA turned 50, we had a big gala event at the Udvar Hazy center and invited thousands. You couldn't maybe rent a hall? have a little do?

[nightwing22dg]

I'm pretty excited. We only have DragonCon here in Atlanta this year (though the convention looks better than ever this year). The last few times people tried to hold other cons here, attendance was not very good. I wasn't able to get out of town this year and missed HeroesCon for the first time in a long time. Definitely going through convention withdrawal this year, and seeing Jenkins, Way, and Bagley just down the street from me is going to be really cool!

[comicbookink]

Can we add the rest of the press release?

And after you’re done at participating Barnes & Noble stores, follow your favorite heroes to participating local comic shops around the country for parties beginning at 9pm!

NYC SPECIAL GUESTS IRON MAN AND SPIDER-MAN

Midtown Comics Times Square
200 W 40th Street (Corner of 7th Avenue)
New York, NY 10018

ATLANTA SPECIAL GUEST WOLVERINE

Great Escape Comics & Games
1050 East Piedmont Road
Suite D
Marietta, GA 30062

LOS ANGELES SPECIAL GUEST HULK

Golden Apple
7018 Melrose Ave
LA, CA 90038

PORTLAND SPECIAL GUEST ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN

Cosmic Monkey Comics
5335 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97213

SEATTLE SPECIAL GUEST CAPTAIN AMERICA

Comic Book Ink
1625 East 72nd and Portland ave.
Suite 800
Tacoma, WA 98404

For more information on Marvel’s 70th Anniversary, head over to www.marvel.com/70.

All comic shop events start at 9:00 PM local time and will run from one to two hours. To learn more about parties in your area, please visit www.marvel.com/70thparty And remember—Make Mine ’39!

[4myson]

I was able to attend the event in PDX last night. Great session at Barnes & Noble; a big crowd and a full hour of Q&A with Brian, Jeff and Rick answering a lot of good questions from the crowd.

It was considerably different from a Q&A at a con because a lot of the attendees were kids. The cool thing is that some of the kids actually asked questions about the writing process, and the answers back were great.

Definitely feel fortunate that Portland is home to some of the best creators in the industry, and that they took the time out to spend time with the community.

[4myson]

Hey everyone:

Long-time lurker, first-time poster in the forums.

I was able to attend the event in Portland last night. Barnes and Noble was packed with folks; standing room only in their upstairs events area. There was a good mix of adult fans and kids, and the Q&A lasted a full hour.

The Q&A was considerably different than those at most cons; a lot fewer questions regarding detail from current or upcoming story arcs and a larger focus on the creative process. Even the kids asked some decent questions regarding writing comics. Brian, Rick, and Jeff gave some great answers.

I've always felt fortunate to live in Portland for a number of reasons. Having some of the best creators in the industry as part of the community is a major perk, but those creators being willing to share their time with fans is priceless.

Many thanks to Brian, Jeff and Rick for taking the time and making the effort; it was a great time.

[Dude Pal]

I went to the Portland Event and it was tons of fun!