Monday, July 22, 2024

New Comics Every Wednesday @ Flying Colors Comics!

New This Week at Flying Colors 
for Wednesday July 24, 2024 

NEW FROM MARVEL COMICS!

ANNIHILATION 2099 #4

BLOOD HUNT #3 NEW PRINTING

CAPTAIN AMERICA #11

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE WWIII #3

MARVEL ZERO  #1

NYX #1

SAVAGE AVENGERS BY GERRY DUGGAN VOL. 1

SPIDER-MAN 2099 MIGUEL O'HARA

STAR WARS DARTH VADER #48

STRANGE ACADEMY BLOOD HUNT #3

ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #6

VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #7

VENOM SEPARATION ANXIETY #3

VENOMVERSE REBORN #2

WOLVERINE #88

WOLVERINE BLOOD HUNT #4

X-MEN REIGN OF X BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1


NEW FROM DC COMICS!

ABSOLUTE POWER ORIGINS #1

ABSOLUTE POWER TASK FORCE VII #2

BATMAN DARK AGE #4

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #15

BATMAN VS ROBIN TP

CATWOMAN #67

DC CONNECT #51

DETECTIVE COMICS #1087

FLASH #11

GREEN ARROW #14

GREEN LANTERN WAR JOURNAL #11

HARLEY QUINN #42

NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #1

NIGHTWING #116

POISON IVY TP VOL 02 UNETHICAL CONSUMPTION

POWER GIRL #11

SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW THE DELUXE EDITION HC

TITANS #13

ZATANNA BRING DOWN THE HOUSE #2

 

NEW FROM IMAGE COMICS!

BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN #3

FERAL #5

FRIDAY TP BOOK 03 CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE AGAIN

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #308

KING SPAWN #36

LEGO NINJAGO SHATTERSPIN #1

LOCAL MAN #12

MONSTRESS #53 (MR)

NO ONE #10

PURR EVIL #5

REMOTE SPACE #2

ROOK EXODUS #4

SACRIFICERS #10

SELF HELP #2

SIX FINGERS #5

SPAWN KILLS EVERY SPAWN #1

SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 29

SUPERMASSIVE 2024

TALES OF THE UNNAMED TP THE BLIZZARD

UNIVERSAL MONSTERS CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON LIVES! #4

VOID RIVALS #11

 

MORE NEW COMICS!

ADDICTION DEATH OF YOUR LIFE #1

ALLEY JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION HC

ARMY OF DARKNESS FOREVER #10

ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #352

BACK ISSUE #153

BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #326

BIG BURN #1

BLOW AWAY #4

BRZRKR A FACEFUL OF BULLETS #1

CANTO A PLACE LIKE HOME #2

CARMILLA TP VOL 02 LAST VAMPIRE HUNTER

CONAN BARBARIAN #13

CREEPY ARCHIVES TP VOL 07

DARQUES SOULSIDE #1

DICK TRACY #3

EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1

ETERNAL WARRIORS LAST RIDE IMMORTALS #1

FLASH GORDON #1

GODZILLA SKATE OR DIE #2

GODZILLA VS MMPR II #4

GREASER GEMINI BLUES #1

GRENDEL OMNIBUS TP VOL 06 DEVIL TALES

HATE REVISITED #2

HELLO DARKNESS #1

JOY OPERATIONS 2 #2

MASTERS OF UNIVERSE REVOLUTION #3

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #122

MINOR THREATS FASTEST WAY DOWN #4

NEMESIS ROGUES GALLERY #1

NEXUS NEWSPAPER STRIPS VOL 2 #5

OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG  VOL 54

RESIDENT ALIEN BOOK OF LIFE #2

RIVERS OF LONDON STRAY CAT BLUES #3

SHUDDER #18

SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #39

SPACE BETWEEN TP

STAR TREK DEFIANT #17

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 2024 #1

UNDERHEIST #5

VAMPIRELLA #670

WHEN THE BLOOD HAS DRIED #4

WRITER #2

Monday, July 15, 2024

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

Friday, July 12, 2024

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

 

Thursday, July 04, 2024

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!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, July 03, 2024

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

Thursday, June 27, 2024

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 theol’ 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...




Saturday, June 15, 2024

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.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

New Interview at First Comics News

First Comics News' Rik Offenberger interviewed me about my career in comics and what the future might hold for Flying Colors.
You can read the interview HERE!


There's just a brief mention of our Flying Colors HERO SOCIETY which is our way for anyone interested to help us with the build-out of our new location.






















Read on....

Friday, May 31, 2024

Join the Hero Society: Help Build the New Flying Colors!

We recently posted a photo from inside the space that will be the new home of Flying Colors Comics in the coming months. 

We've had lots of guesses where this new location is, but since there's nothing to see there (yet!), we're not giving away the address.

After all, until we move, we honestly and truly need everyone our FlyCo Faithful to keep shopping at our long-time Treat Blvd at Oak Grove Rd  location.  

On Free Comic Book Day,  Saturday May 4, we introduced the Flying Colors Hero Society, a reciprocal way to help us with the building fund for the new shop. Since FCBD, we've had many of our Faithful join the Hero Society in-store. We're so truly grateful! 

Now, we know many people aren't local enough to visit the shop regularly. 


Maybe you used to shop here when you lived in the area.
Maybe you were a kid from way back when for whom Flying Colors was your refuge. 
Maybe you have good memories of the times you've had here at our special events.
Maybe you're a faraway fan of Free Comic Book Day, the world's largest comic book related event that was born here at Flying Colors.

For all fans of what we do here at Flying Colors, we've pleased to add an online component to our Hero Society. 

For a $100 Hero Society one-time online membership, you'll receive:
* Your Name on the Hero Society Honor Scroll that will be in our new shop! 
* A Comics Gift in Your Name to a local organization. 
* Our long-lasting gratitude for helping us build-out our new shop. 
(Yes, you can buy more than one Hero Society membership and designate the names you'd like added to our Hero Society Honor Scroll!) 

One more appeal:
We honestly and totally under-estimated what the build-out costs will be moving into a different space. It looks like the build-out for our new shop may wind up costing twice our initial estimated.

When we lost our lease in Oak Grove Plaza, Libby and I faced two stark choices: Either find a new and suitable location in Concord allowing us to operate a full-line, full-service comic shop in an area that will continue to be convenient for long-time FlyCo Faithful while also hopefully bringing more people into the wonderful world of comics...  or we could have retired. Yes, the choices were that stark...and yes, we're that old. 😆

Our choice is to continue to serve the community we've built over these last 36 years, continuing to be a bright, fun spot Bringing Happiness through Comics. We invite you to join our Flying Colors Hero Society and help us continue our mission. 

Thank you for your consideration! 
--- Joe "FlyCoJoe" Field 
on behalf of the Field Family and the Flying Colors Retailing Brigade

Join the Hero Society NOW!


Monday, May 20, 2024

Sneak Peek at the New Flying Colors!

First photo of the new Flying Colors location!

Yeah, we hope it doesn't give anything away yet! We've been asked a lot why we're not sharing the address of the new place?
Well, for the simple reason that now more than ever, we really need you to keep shopping at 2980 Treat Blvd in Oak Grove Plaza!
When you visit, we'll encourage you to join the many other already signed up for the Flying Colors Hero Society, our way of having you help us with the build-out for the new shop. If you've joined already, THANK YOU! (For non-local online followers wanting to join, we'll be adding an online component to the Hero Society soon.)
What we can tell about the new space is we are staying in the great City of Concord,-- and we're excited by this! The City has been very good to Flying Colors and other small businesses over the years and our commitment to keeping Flying Colors in Concord is testament to that.
To sum up:
1) Please keep shopping with us at our long-time location at 2980 Treat Blvd in Concord.
2) If you haven't yet, please help us with the building fund for the new shop when you join the Flying Colors Hero Society (sign up in-store or online).
3) Admire this photo of FlyCoLibby in our new space (to be filled in the coming months). 😀
We've Got Your Cool Stuff Right Here (and soon to be Right There) in Flying Colors!