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Darryl Banks, fan favorite Green Lantern artist, will be joining Packrat Comics for the release of his variant cover for Icon & Rocket Season One on July 28 from 11-3pm. Best known for his long run on Green Lantern along side Ron Marz, Banks is well known for co-creating Kyle Rayner, he’s responsible for designing costumes for Parallax, Grayven, Fatality, Dr. Polaris, and Dr. Light.   Darryl Banks is an American comic book artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, Cyberpunk, and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis to revamp the long-running The Justice Machine series for two publishers, Innovation and Millennium. He always loved art but decided in high school that he wanted to...

Attention all aspiring artists! As part of our August 14th Free Comic Book Day event, we are raising funds for the Nationwide Children's Hospital Burn Victims unit. You can help by participating in our BLANK COVER COMIC FUNDRAISER and have a chance to win up to  $100 gift card to Packrat. We will have two age groups and will award a first & second prize.   Simply purchase a blank cover comic in store or on our website here, fancy it up with your favorite heroes, villains or smash up of characters. Return it to Packrat Comics by July 23...

Packrat Comics Presents SUMMER SMASH ONE INCREDIBLE SATURDAY WITH LOU FERRIGNO Lou Ferrigno at Packrat Comics! We are thrilled to announce that LOU FERRIGNO, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, will be at Packrat Comics on June 26, meeting fans and signing autographs from 11-2pm** during our SUMMER SMASH 2021. Lou will be taking photos & signing autographs.Pricing for Mr. Ferrigno's items are as follows Signature $100 Personalized autograph $608x10 signed $40 or 2 for $60Selfie $40, Group Selfie $60Inscriptions $20Video Shoutout $100 **Mr. Ferrigno will stay and meet fans as long as the fans want to see him. It may go past...

Brent Mckee will be making his inaugural appearance at Packrat on May 19 with the release of his new series Redshift. He'll be signing comics and doing sketches and probably eating a bit of cotton candy (William has mastered the machine). Redshift is a 6 issue limited series from Scout Comics, written by Himkar Tak, and in this new sci-fi adventure, humanity grapples to survive on Mars, the Ministry of Exploration pins mankind's last hope of resurgence on an astronaut who's scared of space. Hellener and his team of explorers hunt for a new home while civil war threatens to...

Here's the bullet points you need to know: * Starts Saturday, May 1 at 10am - ends at 7pm * Selection is 2020 comics -  set up on tables OUTSIDE * We will participate in the official FCBD on August 14, 2021 * No limit to the titles - take what you want, read what you take! * 2 creators - Dirk Manning & Joel Jackson * 1 publisher - Aftershock Comics * We are collecting canned goods for the food bank. * Our neighbor, ZiegenBike, will be grilling hot dogs, offering popcorn & cotton candy and collecting donations for the food...