Flying Colors 34th anniversary

34 years is 12418 days.
Today is the 34th anniversary of the opening of Flying Colors Comics in Concord CA.

All new enterprises start with the wide-eyed hope of something good, viable and sustainable.

The truth is this:
* 20% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open.
* 45% fail during the first five years.
* 65% during the first 10 years.
* Only 25% of new businesses make it 15 years or more.

Flying Colors Comics has beaten those odds with our secret formula:

* Service first... profits in time.
* Be good to others and they'll be good to you.
* Add in our frankly fantastic Flying Colors Retailing Brigade!
* Represent comics as amazing entertainment first, last and always!


* Make the shop a fun & welcoming place for long-time fans and curious new readers.
* Build the business on gratitude. Even when things are a challenge, we're grateful to learn from the experiences to make not only our shop better, but to hopefully make us better, too.

After 34 years, I've got at least 12418 different ways to say "thank you" but I'll try to keep it short.

Thank you to an elite group of 59 awesome people on staff here since 1988. You are my  Flying Colors Retailing Brigade!  

Thank you to our
FlyCo Angels. You know who you are and I'm deeply grateful for you.


For all those who have helped us by buying cool stuff here or spreading the good word about Flying Colors to your friends and families, you are the FlyCo Faithful... and I thank you!

To all of you---

and to my family and friends---
Libby and I send you love and peace and heaping tons of gratitude!

Joe "FlyCoJoe" Field

A Cool Deal for Shopping Local!

In a bold move to Keep Local Dollars Local, our City of Concord is offering a new round of SHOP CONCORD giftcards. 

When you buy SHOP CONCORD giftcards, it's a great way to save $$ at Flying Colors Comics... and many other favorite local shops & restaurants.

Buy a $50 giftcard and get a $25 bonus giftcard!
(Hint: That's like buying a 30% discount at Flying Colors!Yowza!)

This special offer is limited, so get your SHOP CONCORD giftcards now!

Hit this link to get your giftcards 

NOW!

https://app.yiftee.com/gift-card/concord

Colorful even in the Rain...

Rain or Shine, Flying Colors is OPEN daily from 11AM-6PM.
We invite you to visit us soon!

Watch this! Flying Colors Mini-Documentary 2020

Here's the new Scotch Parlor short documentary focusing on Flying Colors Comics.

We've worked hard for many years to build this community of comics lovers, so we dedicate this to our FlyCo Faithful.

Thank you, All Ye FlyCo Faithful, for helping us get through this year, for being part of our comics community and for your ongoing patronage and your enthusiasm for what we do in this humble small business.

Thanks to Rick "Scotch" McDaniel for this video.

For Scotch Parlor's deeper dive into the Flying Colors story, hit this LINK!

New Comics for May 27, 2020 at Flying Colors!

NEW COMICS & OTHER COOL STUFF FOR MAY 27, 2020
Please note: Many items are in very limited quantities. In order to get these items to more readers, Flying Colors will limit the number of copies sold to any individual. If you're interested in multiple copies of new titles coming soon, please place an advance order before our "Final Order Cut-Off"--- usually three weeks before the release date. Thanks for understanding.

20XX #4 ,  3.99 

ALIENATED #3 (OF 6), 3.99 

ALTER EGO #164, 9.95

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #43 , 3.99 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #43 KEOWN MARVEL ZOMBIES VAR,  3.99 

ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 30, 10.99 

AVENGERS #33,   3.99

AVENGERS #33 BENJAMIN MARVEL ZOMBIES VAR, 3.99 

AVENGERS #33 PHAM SPIDER-WOMAN VAR,   3.99 

BACK ISSUE #120, 9.95 

BASKETFUL OF HEADS #7 (OF 7) ,                         3.99 

BASKETFUL OF HEADS #7 (OF 7) GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ VARIANT, 3.99

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12, 3.99 

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12 MICHAEL GOLDEN VARIANT , 3.99 

BATMAN BEYOND #43,   3.99 

BATMAN BEYOND #43 FRANCIS MANAPUL VARIANT, 3.99 

BOG BODIES OGN, 12.99 

BOOKS OF MAGIC #19, 3.99 

BORUTO GN VOL 08 NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS , 9.99 

BUTCHER OF PARIS #5 (OF 5, 3.99 

CATS ARE PEOPLE TOO COLL CAT CARTOONS SC, 16.99 

CHURCHILL GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY GN, 19.95 

DC SUPER STARS #17 FACSIMILE EDITION, 4.99 

DEAD DAY #1 CVR A CLARKE,  4.99 

EXORSISTERS #6 CVR A LAGACE & PANTAZIS, 3.99 

FAMILY TREE TP VOL 01,  9.99 

FIREFLY UNIFICATION WAR HC VOL 03,   19.99 

FLASH #753, 3.99 

FLASH #753 JUNGEUON YOON VAR ED,  3.99 

FLASH GIANT #4,  4.99  56

FRANKENSTEIN UNDONE #2 (OF 5) CVR A STENBECK, 3.99 

FRANKENSTEIN UNDONE #2 (OF 5) CVR B D ARMINI , 3.99 

GI JOE #6 INCV VIECELI,  6.99

GI JOE #6 CVR A EVENHUIS, 3.99 

GO GO POWER RANGERS #31 CVR,  3.99 

GODZILLA COMP RULERS OF EARTH TP VOL 01 NEW ED, 29.99 

GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3, 3.99 

GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2 #3 (OF 12) SCOTT WILLIAMS, 3.99 

HARLEY QUINN #72,  3.99 

HARLEY QUINN #72 FRANK CHO VAR ED, 3.99 

HAWKMAN #23,  3.99 

HAWKMAN #23 GERARDO ZAFFINO VARIANT, 3.99 

HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE #6 (OF 6), 3.99 

HOUSE OF WHISPERS #20 , 3.99 

I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI YR HC,  15.99 

JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 OF 9, 5.99 

JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #4 (OF 9) MIKE MAYHEW , 5.99 

JUSTICE LEAGUE #45, 3.99 

JUSTICE LEAGUE #45 DAN MORA VARIANT, 3.99 

KING OF NOWHERE #2 (OF 5), 3.99 

LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12), 3.99 

LOIS LANE #10 (OF 12) TULA  LOTAY VARIANT,  3.99 

LOW LOW WOODS #5 (OF 6) (MR) , 3.99 

MARAUDERS #10, 3.99 

MARVEL ACTION CAPTAIN MARVEL #5, 3.99 

METAL MEN #6 (OF 12), 3.99 

METAL MEN #6 (OF 12) GEORGE PEREZ VARIANT, 3.99 

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 11, 16.99 

MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #1 (OF 6) 2ND PTG, 3.99 

MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #2 (OF 6) CVR A ANDOLFO (MR), 3.99 

OUR FIGHTING FORCES GIANT #1, 4.99 

OUTER DARKNESS CHEW #2 (OF 3) CVR A CHAN (MR), 3.99 

POP COMIC MOMENT MARVEL SPIDER-MAN VS VENOM METALL,  36.99

POP SPECIALTY BIRDS OF PREY HARLEY QUINN VIN FIGURE, 11.99

RETROFAN MAGAZINE #9, 9.95 

RICK AND MORTY PRESENTS TP VOL 02,  19.99

ROGUE PLANET #1 CVR A MACDONALD,  3.99 

STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1,  3.99 

STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1 REMENAR VARIANT,  3.99 

STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1 WITTER VAR,  29.99 

STARGIRL BY GEOFF JOHNS TP (RES),  34.99 

SUICIDE SQUAD #5, 3.99

SUICIDE SQUAD #5 JEREMY ROBERTS VAR ,  3.99 

SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS TP VOL 02 LEVIATHAN RISING , 17.99 

SUPERMAN HC VOL 03 THE TRUTH REVEALED,  24.99 

TEEN TITANS #41, 3.99 

TEEN TITANS #41 KHARY RANDOLPH VAR ED , 3.99 

TERRIFICS #27,  3.99 

VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #7 CVR A PARILLO,  3.99 

VENOM #25,  5.99 

VENOM #25 BAGLEY VAR,  5.99 

VENOM #25 BLACK BLANK VAR,  5.99 

VENOM #25 CHECCHETTO VAR,  5.99

VENOM #25 RAPOZA VAR,  5.99     

VENOM #25 RON LIM VAR, 5.99

VENOM #25 STOKOE VAR, 14.99

VENOM #25 ZAFFINO VAR,   39.99

WONDER WOMAN GIANT #4,  4.99 

YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #3 (OF 4) 3RD PTG,  4.99

The Return of New Comics!

At last! New Comics are here!
Here's the list for New Comics released for this week and available Thursday May 21 at Flying Colors!
Email coolstuff@flyingcolorscomics.com.
* Give us a list what you'd like to buy this week.
* If you'd like to add anything from our regular stock-- like graphic novels, bags & boards & boxes, please add those to your list.
* Be sure to include your phone number!
Please note: Some titles are in very limited quantity.
Going forward, if you'd like us to reserve particular titles, make sure to let us know by giving us your list!
And now, this week's new releases:

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN BY GEORGE PEREZ HC, 49.99 

AMERICAN JESUS TP VOL 02 NEW MESSIAH, 9.99 

ANTI HERO TP, 9.99 

BANG #1 (OF 5) 3RD PTG, 3.99 

BATMAN #89 3RD PTG, 3.99 

BATMAN GIANT #4, 4.99 

BATMAN HC BOOK 12 CITY OF BANE PART ONE, 24.99 

BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH HC, 29.99 

BATMAN SUPERMAN HC VOL 01 WHO ARE THE SECRET SIX, 24.99 

BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III HC, 24.99 

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #14 CVR A MAIN LOPEZ, 3.99 

CARTOONS MAGAZINE #26, 6.99 

DAPHNE BYRNE #4 (OF 6), 3.99 

DC FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL HC, 39.99 

DCEASED UNKILLABLES #3 (OF 3), 4.99

DEADLY CLASS #44, 3.99

DETECTIVE COMICS HC VOL 03, 24.99 

DEWDROP TP, 16.99 

DOCTOR WHO 13TH SEASON TWO #4, 3.99

DOLLHOUSE FAMILY #6 (OF 6), 3.99 

DREAMING #20, 3.99

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS INFERNAL TIDES #3, 3.99 

EC ARCHIVES IMPACT HC, 49.99 

EX MACHINA COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01, 59.99 

FAMOUS FIRST EDITION NEW FUN #1 HC, 19.99 

FIVE YEARS #9, 3.99 

FREEDOM FIGHTERS RISE OF A NATION TP, 24.99 

GARFIELD TP GARZILLA, 14.99

GHOSTED IN LA #10 (OF 12) CVR A KEENAN, 3.99 

GOTHAM HIGH TP, 16.99 

GREEN LANTERN BY GEOFF JOHNS TP BOOK 03, 39.99 

HELLFIGHTER QUIN #1, 3.99 

JIM HENSON STORYTELLER GHOSTS #2, 3.99 

JUSTICE LEAGUE #44, 3.99 

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK TP VOL 03 THE WITCHING WAR, 16.99 

JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #20, 3.99 

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA A CELEBRATION OF 60 YEAR, 29.99 

KILL WHITEY DONOVAN #5, 3.99 

LOIS LOWRY GIVER SC GN, 12.99 

LOST CARNIVAL A DICK GRAYSON GRAPHIC NOVEL TP, 16.99 

LUDOCRATS #1, 3.99 

MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #10, 3.99 

MIRKA ANDOLFOS UNSACRED #5, 3.99 

MY VIDEO GAME ATE MY HOMEWORK TP, 9.99 

NIGHTWING #70 2ND PTG, 3.99 

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #45, 3.99 

PLUNGE #3, 3.99 

RED AGENT ISLAND OF DR MOREAU #4, 3.99 

RED HOOD OUTLAW #45, 3.99 

RED SONJA #15, 3.99 

ROBIN THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC, 125.00 

SAVAGE DRAGON #248, 3.99 

SHAZAM THE WORLDS MIGHTIEST MORTAL HC VOL 02, 49.99 

SNOTGIRL TP VOL 03 IS THIS REAL LIFE, 15.99 

STAR WARS ADVENTURES CLONE WARS #1, 3.99 

SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS HC VOL 03 LEVIATHAN HUNT, 24.99 

SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN TP, 16.99 

SUPERMAN UP IN THE SKY HC, 24.99 

SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #10, 3.99 

TALES OF THE BATMAN STEVE ENGLEHART HC, 49.99 

TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP BOOK 03, 29.99 

WONDER WOMAN & JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK WITCHING HOUR TP, 16.99

YEAR ZERO #1 CVR A ANDREWS, 3.99 

YOUNG JUSTICE TP VOL 01 GEMWORLD, 17.99 Flying Colors is now available for Curbside Comic Service Wednesday through Saturday!
Thursday May 21, 11am-5pm
Friday May 22, 11am-4pm
Saturday May 23, 11am-4pm

You can also order now from our Shopify page:
http://bit.ly/3dPbOjM

(Please note: New Comics for May 21 are not available via Shopify. Please order those from the list above.)

Flying Colors Comics featured on ABC 7 News

Flying Colors Comics is featured on an ABC 7 News report about the Small Business Administration programs aimed at helping small biz owners get through the coronavirus shutdown.

Ways you can help?
1) Purchase comics and graphic novels for Curbside Comic Service at our new Shopify page:
bit.ly/3dPbOjM

2) Join the Legion of FlyCo Angels here:
flycofaithful.com
3) If you're one of our many FlyCo Faithful with comics reserved on hold for you, send an email to coolstuff@flyingcolorscomics.com to pay for them (and set a Curbside Service time or tell us you want to wait until the shutdown is over).

4) Email coolstuff@flyingcolorscomics.com to purchase credit on your account or to have us mail you a Flying Colors Gift Card.

5) Please share Flying Colors news and posts so we can reach more of our FlyCo Faithful and our wider community.

Please, ONLY take us up on these offers if you can afford it! We're well aware everyone is dealing with a lot in this unprecedented time.

Flying Colors has always been a community shop built on gratitude! We are SOOO thankful for our FlyCo Faithful... and we want to let you know, we WILL get through this.

Peace and health!

--- Joe "FlyCoJoe" Field