Free Comic Book Day/PastimesCon 2015 comic convention in Niles!

Join us on Saturday, May 2 for our annual FREE COMIC BOOK DAY celebration - this year also known as PASTIMESCON 2015! We’ve got free books, great sales, and wonderful local talent to fill your day with friendly fun and savings at Pastimes.

FREE COMICS!
Of course the #1 attraction at Free Comic Book Day is FREE COMICS. We’ve got a huge selection of books available for no charge at all. You can get books featuring characters and stories like:

*Adventure Time
*Transformers
*Justice League
*Avengers
*Attack on Titan
*The Simpsons
*Spongebob Squarepants
... and dozens more!

For more info on what’s available, visit the Free Comic Book Day website. However, we’re also giving away books that other stores won’t be, like Amazing Spider-Man #1, Death of Wolverine #1, and Star Wars #1!

SALES!
Free comics aren’t enough? Then how about tons of sales throughout the store on comics and related merchandise?! Saturday, May 2 only, enjoy:

*All back issues at 40% off sticker price!
*20% off select graphic novels - including both great new series and classics to fill out your library!
*Rare variant comics at cover price - in some cases, this is a markdown of over 75%!

GUESTS!
For our inaugural Pastimescon, Pastimes is incredibly excited to feature some fantastic talent from around Chicagoland. On May 2, you’ll meet a handful of local comic artists sharing their work and providing sketches and other commissions at your request. Don’t miss:

*James Francis
*Joe Tinman
*Kevin Budnik
*Kevin McPartlin
*Unshaven Comics

In addition to these artists, we’ve got some other great creative people sharing their talents and projects, like:

*Chicago Loot Drop - a wonderful charity that raises money for Comer Childrens Hospital through nerdy fundraisers including superhero art auctions
*Kali Butterfly - dynamic chainmail jewelry by Vanessa Walilko, Skokie resident and published author/expert in the field
*Max Temkin - publisher of the Maxistentialism Zine (recently funded successfully on Kickstarter) and co-creator of Cards Against Humanity
*The Nerdologues - Chicago comedians, storytellers, and producers of cool things; they’re here playtesting their first game (soon on Kickstarter), Fisticuffs!
*Secret Panel - “an elusive art collective whose origin is entrenched in mystery,” Secret Panel embraces comic art with exclusive releases from high-profile artists. For PastimesCon, they’ll be bringing along Boom! Studios/Marvel Comics artist Logan Faerber (Oh Killstrike, Secret Wars Battleworld)!

MAY THE FOURTH WEEKEND!
In addition to Free Comic Book Day, May 2 is also part of our May the Fourth Star Wars celebration weekend! We’ll be running free demonstrations of Star Wars games all day. Participation scores you a free Star Wars comic from Marvel! And trust us - most stores won’t be giving these away.

THE DETAILS
Free Comic Book Day/Pastimescon 2015
Saturday, May 2
8502 W Golf Rd (located one door to the left of Walmart)
Niles, IL
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Call (847) 470-9636 or send an email to Eric with any questions. We can’t wait to see you there!