Opening Day for the NEW Flying Colors!

Wednesday September 4 will be Opening Day at the NEW Flying Colors at 1170 Concord Avenue.

We hope you'll join us to work the kinks out, take the new place for a test drive and know that you, our Flying Colors Hero Society members, have helped us get to this exciting new start. THANK YOU!!
More below...

We still have a LOT to do to get ready! That doesn't matter because we're going full steam ahead into a bright NEW future for Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff!

For those waiting til the last minute to join the FlyCo HERO SOCIETY, visit us in the old shop until August 31 and we'll get you in. Or for a few extra bucks, you can join online at http://FlyingColorsComics.com

In our new shop, we hope you'll find there's a lot of the comforts of our long-time location along with bigger and better things.

PLEASE BE AWARE: The shop will not be fully stocked on September 4. We'll be having orders arrive almost daily... and we'll be working to fill our walls and our back issue bins with vintage comics.

Important Flying Colors Dates!!

Special Event!

Saturday August 24 11AM-7PM is the Moving Sale at Flying Colors.
Just to be clear, this will NOT be a massive blow-out sale. We'll have a couple of specials and we're sure you'll find something to get.

Saturday August 24 4PM
Live Blues music from Ranchero Supreme, featuring bluesman and comics artist Robert Stewart (AFTERBURNER, Tales of the Cool & Wicked).

Given these are the final days of Flying Colors 36 years in our shop at Treat Blvd & Oak Grove Rd, we thought it would be appropriate to be singing the blues.

But rest assured, FlyCo Faithful, when we open our NEW shop, we'll be singing much happier tunes!

The NEW Flying Colors Comics!

There's been lots of concern and anticipation for this announcement.

So it makes us very happy and relieved to let you know the NEW Home of Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff!

Carrying on a 36 year tradition of Slinging Comics to Concord, Contra Costa and the Cosmos...
 

... Flying Colors will be OPENING SOON in Heritage Square at 1170 Concord Avenue near Trader Joe's!  

Hint: Now's a great time to join Flying Colors HERO SOCIETY!
If you've joined already, thanks so much!!

New Comics Journal Interview

There's a new career-spanning business-focused interview with me posted on The Comics Journal site.

Read the interview HERE!

I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks!

Joe "FlyCoJoe" Field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get ready! SHOP CONCORD returns July 22

 Good news!

SHOP CONCORD returns!

Starting Monday, July 22, the City of Concord, California and the Greater Concord CA Chamber of Commerce will relaunch the very popular SHOP CONCORD digital gift card program.

While supplies last, receive a FREE $50 Shop Concord bonus card with every original $100 gift card purchase, a FREE $25 Shop Concord card with every $50 gift card purchase, or a free $10 Shop Concord card with every $20 gift card purchase.

These gift cards can be used at many locally owned Concord shops, restaurants and services... and you know one of those shops is Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff!

Be sure to get your SHOP CONCORD gift cards available online Monday July 22. https://app.yiftee.com/gift-card/concord

Flying Colors Short Documentaries

I was happy to be interviewed for an upcoming comics related documentary about comic artist Jack Katz whose career goes way back to 1943!

As I mentioned recently on the Flying Colors Facebook page, I’ve been getting inquiries lately from people wanting to shoot documentaries about Flying Colors Comics before our original shop moves to its new location (Coming Soon, we promise!).

So far there’s nothing concrete, but if you’re among those having an interest in making a documentary about Flying Colors and you want to shoot in our original location, consider doing it SOON!

For a look at short documentaries and other videos from Flying Colors history, please take a look at the Flying Colors YouTube page.

When you visit the YouTube page, take a look around at the interview videos, bits from the history of Flying Colors and be sure to check out these short documentaries:
FlyCoJoe Looks Back at FCBD
Flying Colors Mini-Documentary 2020 produced by Scotch Parlor
Free Comic Book Day 2015 & Beyond
Free Comic Book Day 2013 at Flying Colors
Free Comic Book Day Origins: A 2012 Mini-Documentary
Flying Colors Short Documentary 2012: Little Shop of Heroes

 

2024: A Look Around Flying Colors Comics

 

We’re heading into the final weeks and months of the Flying Colors Comics shop on Treat Blvd!

We hope you’ll share this video and more than that, we hope it will inspire you to visit our shop if you haven’t been here lately. If you have visited recently, we hope you’ll visit more often!

After almost 36 years, Flying Colors Comics will be moving to a new location.

Please consider joining our FlyCo Hero Society… all Hero Society memberships are 100% directed to our build-out fund, plus you’ll get value in return. Sign up in store next time you visit us (preferred!). Sign-ups are also available online.

Thank you, FlyCo Faithful, near and far! You are the reason we’re taking this massive leap of faith to move our shop to a new location. This community of comics fans needs a home to take us into the future!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open July 4th 11AM-5PM

Flying Colors will be OPEN on Thursday July 4th with special holiday hours from 11AM-5PM.


Happy 248th Birthday, USA!

http://FlyingColorsComics.com

Progress, Thanks and Requests

Hey, look!
With the crazy clouds and high breezes earlier this week, we were given a pretty cool look at what I often refer to as the “ol’ Building & Loan.” (Jimmy Stewart fans unite!) 

I'm happy to report progress with the new home of Flying Colors. 

While it’s still too early to be publicizing the exact Concord location, we’ve received lots of fun guesses. It’s possible one of those guesses is even correct!

Until then, can I encourage everyone to do two things to help us with this huge project?

1) Please continue shopping at Flying Colors at the corner of Treat Blvd & Oak Grove Rd. We’re open Sunday-Tuesday from 11AM-6PM and Wednesday-Saturday from 11AM-7PM.

We will be OPEN on Independence Day, Thursday July 4 from 11AM-5PM.

2) Please consider joining the FlyCo HERO SOCIETY, our mutually beneficial way to raise funds for the build-out of the new Flying Colors while also giving you a good value in return. (BIG thanks to all those who have already joined! You are officially even more awesome than you were before!)

Sign up when you visit Flying Colors (preferred!) or you can sign up online HERE!

While we're at it, though, here's another little sneak peek at our new location...

Everyone Belongs in the Hero Society!

Enroll Dad in the Flying Colors HERO SOCIETY! 

Sign up in the shop (preferred!) or online (especially for faraway folks) at http://FlyingColorsComics.com.

Thank you for helping us build the NEW Flying Colors (coming soon, we promise!).

Flying Colors is OPEN Saturday 11AM-7PM and Sunday 11AM-6PM.