East Side Mags would like to thank EVERYONE who came out for FCBD! We had a TON of fun and it was great seeing familiar faces and SO MANY new ones!

Paul Castiglia and Stephen Coughlin were here, signing copies of their work and sketching for customers! They had a great time and got to meet a TONG of fans face to face!

Big Kev's Geek Stuff was here too! They set up near the line of customers waiting to purchase amazing comics and gear and got to interview and talk to customers about their favorite comics, what they're looking forward, tested out an Iron Man helmet and discussed their favorite FCBD issues!

We had an amazing community art project going. We brought in a 6' x 8' canvas that everyone who came out for FCBD got to paint on! We had some amazing artists incorporate their work and a ton of kids who were just excited to paint! The theme was "Who's Your Superhero" to compliment the Montclair Public Library's summer reading program which also happens to be superhero themed! Once the painting was completed, we delivered it to the Library where you can see it in all its glory on display in the Young Adult section!

We had a costume contest sponsored by DK Publishing and LEGO! We had a whole bunch of contestants with really great costumes! You can check out the great photos of our costumed customers below!

All in all, we had an amazing time! Thank you so much to everyone on Team ESM - Steph Vargas, Joe Siegel, Marie Musiol, Susan Bittman, Howard Levy, Ellen Musiol, Paul Beck, Pele Marques, Josh, Zack and Chelsea Smith, Greg and Andrea Pason! Without all of you, this day would not have been nearly as smooth or as much fun as it was!

Another BIG THANK YOU to all our customers, staff and friends for coming out and showing us love and support! A BIG BIG Special thank you to News 12 for coming out to do a quick story on us and HSL Photography for taking so many AMAZING pics too!

Can't wait til next year!

Much love! ~East Side Mags

He was there best there was at what he did. And what he did wasn't always pretty. But he was a solid soldier, a good friend, a formidable opponent, a cunning strategist and a respected teacher. I am, of course, talking about Wolverine aka Logan aka James Howlett.

On Wednesday, 9/3, East Side Mags hosted a memorial service for the (soon to be) fallen hero while also commemorating the release of Death of Wolverine #1 by Marvel Comics.

We presented a eulogy and even had a guest appearance from Spider-Man who shared some his professional and personal thoughts from his previous experiences with Logan.

Spidey brought along a set of dog tags, given to him by Mr. Howlett himself.

Spider-Man's Eulogy Part 1

Spider-Man's Eulogy Part 2

It was a heart-felt moment and ESM dedicated its famed chalkboard wall to those who wanted to leave a message for the dearly departed. The chalkboard wall will remain up all week for those to record their memories and share their thoughts with the community.

We lost a great hero. His death will surely leave scars and have ramifications across the entire Marvel Universe. Time will tell what those ramifications will be - in the form of a series of upcoming comics centering on some of the people Wolverine was closest to and how they deal with his untimely demise.