Major Wild Pig Comics news!

Major Wild Pig Comics news! including a full blown convention May 15th/16th!

#1 Peter

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 05:18 PM

Received this from Chris from Wild Pig Comics:

Friends! I am closing the WildPig store at the end of Feb. My reasons are primarily personal and positive, as i am getting married and adopting two wonderful little boys. The self-destructive retail comic industry and families do not mix : )

That said, I am maintaining WildPig as a business entity. My Diamond account will remain open, and I will be running a mail order service for select customers. Most importantly, I will continue to run my 50% off sales twice a year, but only they will now be full blown conventions in a hotel. I've already booked the first event. Here are the particulars:

-May 15th, noon to 8 PM, and May 16th, 10 AM to 5 PM at the Springfield Holiday Inn on Route 22 West (minutes from the old WildPig Kenilworth location)

-Everything you've come to expect from a traditional WildPig sale will be present (tens of thousands of back issues, thousands of trades, free raffle, etc.), but now with so much more!

-I've reserved a full blown ball room (approx. 2700 square feet, which is twice the size of the old WildPig store!). Hence, customers will no longer have to jostle each other, suffer unpleasant odors, or find their freedom of movement constrained. This room is huge! The hotel also features a large Mexican restaurant and bar. I strongly encourage people to get a room Sat. night, as this will be a convention in every way (rooms, two doubles or one queen, are $99 a night, or $119 with breakfast). There will be dozens of artists sketching throughout the weekend. I'm not charging artists for their tables, so I have no doubt we will pack the room with guests. The only small change is that I have to charge a nominal entry fee, $5, to help cover the cost of the room, which is considerable. Of course, per usual, CGS customers will get that money back when they announce themselves at the register : )

-I will begin a thread on the CGS website at the beginning of March with all of the details, list of guests, etc. I will also bring flyers to the SuperShow (and book ad time on the podcast). Please feel free to begin talking up this event! If everything goes to plan, this will be the beginning of a new WildPig incarnation: the bi-annual 50% off WildPig Comics Convention!

Thanks,
Chris, WPII

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:37 PM

My, my--that IS major. Well, congratulations to Chris as he commences an exciting new phase of his life. I'll be interested to hear more about his expanding family, and to see what kind of spread he'll provide for us at the first Wild-Pig-less Wild Pig sale in May!

One down side I can see: we'll have to drive to eat at the Kenilworth Diner! Mexican restaurants are fine, but they generally don't provide free pickles!

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 07:21 PM

Congrats man, glad to hear about the impending wedding and looking forward to a new con on the CGS tour

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 08:41 PM

You had me at "large Mexican restaurant and bar."

Congratulations, and welcome to the wonderful world of adoption.

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 09:39 PM

wow, didn't see that coming. i'll miss the store but this is certainly great news as well.

can't wait to have one more semi-local convention in the area.

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 09:54 PM

Dang, I was hoping for a Wild Pig III on the west coast. Congrats on the upcoming marriage, adoption, and watch out for a guy named Gareb trying to launch a con on the same date!

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 10:15 PM

QUOTE (atomic99 @ Jan 16 2010, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Dang, I was hoping for a Wild Pig III on the west coast. Congrats on the upcoming marriage, adoption, and watch out for a guy named Gareb trying to launch a con on the same date!

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Posted 16 January 2010 - 11:17 PM

Congrats on the pending nuptials and family !

Hotel thing sounds interesting. Glad to continue to have a reason to head south biannually.

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 02:59 AM

Thanks for the kind words everyone - I'll make sure that Chris stops by one of these days.

This decision was not taken lightly, but it really is for the best.
We are in the process of getting a guest list together and hopefully we'll have some info to share with you guys soon.

If there are any questions, post em here or send me a PM and I'll do my best to answer them or pass them along to Chris.

Thanks again for all your support

Ryan

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 03:01 AM

Congrats on the wedding, adoption and the exciting next phase for Wild Pig II!!!!

While I will miss the old store I am, at the same time, excited for the WILD PIG II CON! At least I got to participate in one more adventrue at the old store this last time around.

Best wishes and luck and see you in May if not sooner!

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 03:07 AM

This is PHENOMENAL news!

Chris, I knew you were in a serious relationship for quite some time, it's awesome to hear that it's gone to that next level. WONDERFUL.

So long as I'm in town, I will be there for sure. In the meantime, congrats!

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 04:19 AM

Holy crap! This is AWESOME!

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 04:22 AM

Congrats on getting married and becoming a dad. That's efficient! Best wishes on the convention.

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 05:05 AM

The more East Coast conventions the merrier I say! And congrats on the wedding, Chris. While I am saddened I was unable to make it to Wild Pig when it was a store, I will hopefully make my way to the convention!

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 05:34 AM

Congrads on the upcoming wedding & adaption Chris. Best wishes to you & your family.

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 05:38 AM

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Posted 17 January 2010 - 05:41 AM

Wow! Congrats on the pending nuptials! I'm happy I finally decided to go to a WP sale last year so at least I got to see the shop in person before it went away!

I DO like Mexican food, too! Good luck on everything - see you at Supershow! :^)

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