Do you have a teen in your household use who loves reading? Or a bored one who just hasn't found the right book yet? This summer we have a Book Bingo just for teens! Readers will get a free book and entries into a prize drawing for completing a row and more for getting a full blackout. Books and activities must be read/completed between June 15 and September 10, 2018. But what to read? This Sunday, July 8 from 3-4:30 p.m., bring teens…
Tomorrow is the first Saturday in May, which means it's Free Comic Book Day. Comic lovers can head down to Comics Dungeon (319 NE 45th St.) and choose from a variety of free comic books. Get there early for best selection. Comics Dungeon Saturday hours are 10:00am to 8:00pm. It also happens to be May 4 tomorrow, so when you see any Star Wars characters roaming around Wallingford, be sure and tell them, "May the 4th be with you!" Celebrants of this…
Once again, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Sith Lords and Stormtroopers: this Saturday (May 5) is Free Comic Book Day and it's your chance to head down to Comics Dungeon (250 NE 45th St.) to score a free comic book. Get there early (the shop opens at 10:00AM) for the best selection because it's crazy-time in the store. You also won't want to miss out on getting your picture taken with some of your favorite Star Wars characters either, as Comics…
Yesterday may have been "May the 4th Be With You" day, but don't be surprised when you see Stormtroopers from Star Wars hanging out in front of Comics Dungeon on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 10am. Saturday is "Free Comic Book Day" and it's one of Comic Dungeon's busiest--if not THE busiest--days of the year. Last year, Helen reported that there was a huge line wrapping around the free table from 10:45am to about 12:30pm, and by 1:00pm, most of the…
The whole Buffy the Vampire Slayer craze has always puzzled us a bit, but this is a point on which we are clearly in the minority. Apparently, January 19th or thereabouts is Buffy's birthday, as celebrated in the January 19th or thereabouts episode each year. Tomorrow (Wednesday) is January 19th, Buffy turns 30, and there's going to be a celebration at Wallingford's Comics Dungeon. Says Erica McGillivray of GeekGirlCon: Our favorite Vampire Slayer, Buffy Summers, is turning the big 3-0 on…
Bear with me for a moment here. Imagine you’re playing Super Mario World. You’ve just conquered the Forest of Illusion, but have yet to reach the Valley of Bowser. You find yourself in a wondrous place called Chocolate Island, where, true to its name, there’s chocolate at every turn. What’s more, the land is inhabited by wonderful creatures, such as the bounding, fire-breathing triceratops. I mean, a triceratops is awesome enough, but ONE THAT SHOOTS FIRE? That’s almost too awesome to…
Last night around 11:30 p.m., the police came to Sarah Dolezal's home to inform her that her store, A Muddy Cup (266 NE 45th St.), had just been burglarized. Someone had thrown a rock through the door and shattered the glass to break in. Police informed Dolezal that someone had also broken into Comics Dungeon (250 NE 45th St.). Dolezal wrote to let me know that they're still open for business, "just a little shaken." She and her partner Mathew spent…