Thank you for the music, the songs we're singing, what would life be... and with that, well, hours ago really, the end of the event known as the February sale.

Last ever, as in no more, and it's done. To death, with no sunshine further in the end of the month that is St Valentine's own four week stretch of marketing moola. Hence the cut and slicing of a limb mentioned on flyers and the like.

Farewell and bye-bye where the mascot chosen, Wolverine from the Age of Apocalypse universe, is much easier to render than the blinding initial vision in the mist of rain.

Apparently, the image of one of the many zombies littering the fields of corpses, with limbs adroppin' leper like, not the clearest of a bright and future meaning. Oh, but the things you'll see when you walk the night across town with the brains and guts dragging behind, tagging along a little dog that just won't stop yapping.



Next up and to clear the calendar to make an appearance at, the very much anticipated August birthday sale. Wherein the Comic Shop will have notched a full year at the new location next to the Liverpool library.

Be there. Or be there the next day.

 

Non-stop action as the crowds of people paid a visit on the very first day at the new larger location. Legs were on all day and the crew busy with keeping the flow moving like dollops of ice cream into tubs of yogurt and back again.

Fun?

Hopefully so, the atmosphere was sure ripe for it. A swelling to extremes of smiles and working that carpet burn like a house set on a partial fire blaze. One sale to pull them in like a phoenix reborn.



On stand-by, a few of the super hero happy friends. Batman & Robin and Iron Man out front late in the day keeping the peace and making sure things were right and proper with the world.



Superman and even that kooky Space Ghost back inside helping out with the party.

 

Pencils down, red eyes up and a few broken wrists for the effort. Entries are done and in for OzComics 24 Hour Challenge for 2006.

Double the audience flavour with general accessible entries and the mature entries available now for viewing.

Might have taken them all one day to create the 8, 16 or 24 pagers, but the reading time will be far more than that.

No one actually broke their arms. At least, early reports don't report such ailments.

 

What exactly are the reasons behind the "staff picks" down the shipping list every week? Depends. Largely on who's picking it out and what they're looking at in terms of what interests them and their storage space at home.

Reasons why they picked a comic or two for that week might be because of a story line that they're getting into. Or a character they want to see more. Even a title that sparks their fancy from the mere mention of the concept alone. Who knows?

They do, and if they so choose to impart their reasons on the site, you'll read it here. Otherwise, it's a matter of walking in the shop and quizzing them on their picks. It's not hard, we're a friendly bunch, so don't be afraid to chew the fat about why a comic is worth your time.

Flavour to taste, with results varying wildly between the many.

 

And so it ends for another year.



Not more than one hour into the Comic Shop's 11th annual sale and with everything released that month not on sale, space was at a premium.

Thanks to all who came along and snapped up so much stuff on discount.