With San Diego Comic-Con just over a week away, Barnes & Noble in Valencia, CA, is getting into the pop culture spirit with their “Get Pop-Cultured™ with Barnes & Noble” comic book events taking place throughout this summer! Starting on Friday, July 18th, and lasting through Sunday, August 10th, the Valencia location will be hosting free comic book events in their store, highlighting popular comic book properties from Batman and Guardians of the Galaxy to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You won’t want to miss these fun (and FREE!) activities that will be sure to be a blast for the whole family!
The first big events of the “Get Pop-Cultured™” series will be the DC Comics Spectacular, taking place from July 23-27. DC Comics is the creator of a pantheon of massively popular characters including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Hawkman, and The Green Arrow, as well as superhero teams like the Justice League, the Watchmen, and the Teen Titans. The DC Comics Spectacular will offer fans the opportunity to celebrate DC Comics with fun activities, special giveaways, and a 5-day only offer on all DC Comics graphic novels.
In addition, on Wednesday, July 23rd, Barnes & Noble will feature the Dark Knight for their official Batman Day! Barnes & Noble is celebrating the Caped Crusader’s enormous influence on pop culture in all stores nationwide with exclusive Batman merchandise. Highlights include a Batman exclusive comic book giveaway (limited supplies) of a special edition 75th anniversary collector’s issue featuring the original Batman story (Issue #27) and Brad Meltzer’s re-imagined story of Batman’s origins (Issue #27 of the New 52 series); giveaways of bags, bookmarks and buttons, and the chance to win a Mini Bat Signal. Visit Barnes & Noble Valencia for all-day activities such as a scavenger hunt, bat crafts, story time at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., plus surprise visits from some of your favorite Batman characters! Special café treats will be available for purchase, including a Dark Knight Frappuccino. All ages are welcome in Gotham City, Valencia style! Be sure to come in costume.
Simultaneously, from July 24-27, Barnes & Noble will celebrate all-things collectibles with their Comic Convention Collectibles events! Barnes & Noble has partnered with FUNKO, creator of POP!, the Legacy Collection and ReAction Figure Lines, to offer customers the opportunity to purchase never-before-seen exclusive collectibles that can only be found at this summer’s premier comic convention. In addition, 25 lucky customers will receive a FREE Funko POP! TV Collector’s poster with the purchase of any regularly priced POP! collectible.
More comic book events will be taking place throughout the summer, and Fanboy Comics will also be lending their support to the activities! Barnes & Noble, Valencia is located at 23630 Valencia Boulevard, Valencia, CA 91355. To learn more about the events, please visit Barnes & Noble Store Locator and stay tuned to the Fanboy Comics website for details!
