Atomicon XXVII Comics Expo (July 2012)
June 8, 2012 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention Profiles, New Jersey
Event Details:
It’s Sand..and Sun…and a MegaTON of Comic FUN!
N.J.’s favorite “Mom-and-Pop” Comic Book Show RETURNS to the Jersey Shore when Atomicon XXVII Mid-Summer Comics Blast! comes to the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin, N.J., on SUNDAY, July 29th, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.!
*LOW Admission Price of just $2 for Adults and Teens means YOU have MORE to SPEND on TENS of THOUSANDS of COMICS (from Golden Age to Present), DVDs, Toys, Action Figures, Comics’ Supplies, and all manner of Comics Collectibles!
*FREE, FREE, FREE!: FREE Admission for Kids 12-and-Under, FREE Parking for Con attendees in the hotel parking lot, FREE Give-Away Items at the Door for the First 100 patrons!
*Dandy DOOR PRIZES: Bat-Bux $howca$h (Gotham City script good like REAL $$$ anywhere in the Dealers Room), the (infamous!) Mystery Box ‘O’ Stuff (over $125 value inside!), Super-Hero MOVIE Tickets Give-Away (Batman 3 and Spider-Man 4 are just around the corner!), Free GAS CARD Give-Away (One LUCKY Winner will get FREE GAS for the trip home!) are ALL for PAYING Attendees. Special Dealers-Only Drawing held at the end of the show!
*Guest CREATORS in attendance!: Independent Artist Francisco Ramos, DC Inker/Artist Bob Petrecca…and a talent-scout crew from Gotham Casting…looking for fans who want to be a part of the smash AMC TV show: Comic Book Men! Meet and Greet Fandom’s Elite: signing autographs and selling original art, sketches, and exclusive items available ONLY at this show!
*Easy ACCESS: via the Garden State Parkway or Route 9 (north-south)…or Rt. 72 (east-west). No car? No problem! Use the Rt. 9 Bus (Atlantic City/Lakewood line), get off at Rt. 72, walk one-half block to the hotel!
*Our Host Hotel, the Holiday Inn of Manahawkin is a FIRST CLASS facility, with MANY amenities: indoor POOL and HOT TUB, in-house Restaurant, Sports Bar and Lounge, Spacious ROOMS (COMFORTABLE beds) equipped with fridges and microwaves! A GREAT Place to Stay while you VACATION at the Jersey Shore! If you intend to make a “Comics Safari Weekend” out of it, CALL EARLY for Room Reservations (they go FAST)!
*For a Dozen Years (and over TWO Dozen shows) Atomicon has stood for Always-Affordable Family Entertainment…and a MegaTON of Comic FUN! So, bring your shades, your “flip-flops”, your Hawaiian shirts, your Bermuda shorts…AND your “Want Lists”! It’s a Mid-Summer Comics BLAST you WON’T want to miss! As Maynard G. Krebs, the Beachcombing Beatnik, is known to say:”Like…Be THERE, man..or Be SQUARE!”
THIS Year: ROCK ON…at Atomicon!! - The Promoters at Surf Pirate Productions
do you have a list of guest as of yet?
Not yet.
Is there someone to contact regarding getting a table or booth for the show? (For comic creators)
Thanks
Sorry. Sam. Did not realize the email was not in there. You can contact Ken at beezee622@netzero.net
Are these the same dealers from the phil (ramada Inn) convention.
THANKS
Dear Frank: So far, only 4 dealers are “repeaters” from the Philly Show. That leaves the MAJORITY as “new faces” to you…!
As of 7/15/12, the Dealers Room for Atomicon XXVII Comics Expo is completely SOLD OUT! Our NEXT show will be Sept.30th, 2012, same location…
Thanks for the info B.J Phillips
Guest List for Atomicon XXVII: Independent Artist Francisco Ramos, DC Inker/Artist Bob Petrecca…and a talent-scout crew from Gotham Casting…looking for fans who want to be a part of the smash AMC TV show: Comic Book Men!
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