We’re doing things a little differently this year for Comics Fest activities at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.

Instead of having one large event at our Central (downtown) location, we’re switching things up!

There will be a Comics Fest event at our Orchard Park location on Saturday, August 10 from 12 pm until 4 pm. The library is located at 4570 S. Buffalo Street in Orchard Park, three blocks south of the 20A/277 intersection.

Another Comics Fest event will be held at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. library on Saturday, October 5. The time of this event is TBA, so stay tuned for more information. Merriweather is located at 1324 Jefferson Avenue, at the corner of Jefferson and Utica.

An event is also being planned for the Central Library. Stay tuned for more information, as well as more details about the other events, including guest speakers, workshops and more!

 It’s May and that means FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!!

Many local dealers are participating. Click here to find out where you can get your free comics.

Our friends at Queen City Book store are part of the celebration and here’s what you could get for free.

Happy New Year to all our friends in the Get Graphic World!

It’s a new year, and 2013 is rolling in. Before we start the new year, it’s always fun to talk about the great graphic novels that came out in the past year. There are so many fantastic reviews and opinions, such as:

CBR’s Top 100 Comics of 2012

Robot 6’s Favorite Comics of 2012

Which was your favorite for 2012?

Here’s a great free download for you Bam! Your Guide To Digital Comic Books

Lachlan Roy and Makeuseof.com have put together a short but incredibly informative guide to understanding and finding web-comics.

As mentioned at makeuseof.com

This amazing guide will teach you:

• The main digital comic book formats today, from CBR to CBZ.
• The best Windows, Mac and Linux software for reading comic book files.
• Where to purchase comic books, legally.
• Where to find free legal comic books.
• Where to find and read comic books online.
• How to use Graphicaly, a cross-platform online/offline reader.
• Where to find amazing webcomics to read.

DC’s major revamp of titles and heroes last year with their New 52 shook up the comic world and brought new life to the industry. This year they look to broaden their readership by offering all the new titles in digital format on of the most popular and growing e-readers.This makes them the first to offer comics across a major e-print platform.  DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee said. “We’re very excited to work with Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble to bring best-selling DC Comics and Vertigo periodicals to their e-bookstores.” Can this ease of access and possible discount for digital format be yet another boost for DC? What do you think? Has anyone downloaded any yet?

Check out this article from the Hollywood Reporter and this article from Publishers Weekly for more information.