Do you like Sci-Fi? Horror?

How about having your comics defaced by the very people who created it in the first place? Not physically - I mean, we don’t host printers (yet). I mean the writers and artists who created them initially before printers get their hands on them.

Well then, friend, let me tell you about a unique opportunity: Come by East Side Mags on January 28th and meet Sean Von Gorman (artist). Not only is he the artist behind this amazing one-shot, all-in-one story for Scout Comics called Ghost Planet (and its AWESOME) but he's also the artist who brought such family favorites to life on page like Toe Tag Riot, Pawn Shop, a variety of Star Trek covers and more including our ever-popular, never-ignored Gwar Orgasmageddon store exclusive cover!

About Ghost Planet: A family of deep space explorers rushes to solve the mystery of Ghost Planet before their recently-dead loved ones return to kill them next! Murder birds, eye stalks and space pigs abound in this 40-page graphic novella. Ghost Planet is a classic sci-fi tale with a body horror twist.

So if you like Sci-Fi, horror and vandalism, come one by and let Sean scrawl his name all over the front of your freshly purchased comic. He's amazing company and you’ll have a great time.

East Side Mags is proud to present to you: This Nightmare Kills Fascists!

This comic anthology is brought to you by the awesome mind of Eric Palicki and gives you horror, in the vein of Creepy and Eerie comics, but reflects on the world politics as told by some of today's TOP comic talents!

This book starter as a Kickstarter - which East Side Mags was happy to back - and is now being brought to you LIVE and IN-PERSON featuring some really awesome people like:

-Tyler Chin-Tanner (writer)

-Matt Miner (writer)

-Sean Von Gorman (artist)

-Vita Ayala (writer)

-Joe Corallo (writer)

-Soo Lee (artist, not pictured yet)

The event will take place from 2pm-6pm.  Our esteemed guests will be signing copies of the book and hanging out with fans! Come check it out! This anthology is not something to be missed!

East Side Mags was born on 6/14/2014.  According to the Chinese Astrology, one of our lucky numbers is 3 - which is great cuz this is our THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

It also says we were "born" in the year of the Horse so, naturally, we're going to have enough fun to choke one! :)

Since we've hit this legendary 3-year mark, we've decided it's time to up the ante and get in the store exclusive variant game!  Lots of publishers offer this for a variety of comics but - like a first tattoo - we wanted it to be meaningful and special to us - before we just go hog-wild and get whatever looks cool.

Our decision happened to be an easy one - GWAR Orgasmageddon #1!

Why such an easy choice?

1. Gwar is a kick-ass rock band and everyone knows East Side Mags is all about rock n roll!
2. It's written by one of our favorite writers - Matt Miner - who wrote Liberator and Toe Tag Riot -  2 of our favorite Black Mask comics EVER!
3. Our store exclusive variant is drawn by Sean Von Gorman - the hardest working man in comics and an the artist behind Toe Tag Riot (see the connection?)
4. The comic is lettered by our great friend Taylor Esposito - who has himself lettered something like 400+ comics across a plethora of publishers!
5. Lastly - did we mention we LOVE rock n roll?

To celebrate our new-found exclusive variant cover, Taylor Esposito, Matt Miner and Sean Von Gorman will be here in person from 1pm-6pm, signing copies of the East Side Mags exclusive, sketching and talking about rock n roll til you're blue in the face!  And we wouldn't have it any other way!

We'll also have PLENTY OF OTHER 3RD BIRTHDAY SURPRISES along the way so stay tuned...

Keeping to our rock n roll theme, we're excited to culminate the day with a kick-ass punk show featuring 2 bands that are near and dear to us:

Thee Volatiles @ 8PM- After a nearly 16 year hiatus, the trailblazing indie rock quartet, Thee Volatiles, which came of age in the late 1980s underground East Village DIY club scene, has been rocking again with disarming energy and intensity.  There was never much tawdry glamor with Thee Volatiles; just raw nerves, and thankfully, we can all start scratching that itch once again.  

Hollywood Ave Reunion @ 8:45PM - For those who don't know, Jeff was in a band called She Could Be King.  His band played a TON of shows with a kick ass rock band called Hollywood Ave from Essex County!  Hollywood Ave had an amazing run, playing shows all over the East Coast and a HUGE fan base with their catchy riffs, sing-a-long lyrics and witty banter on stage.  They were one of the last remnants of the massive punk scene North Jersey became known about for decades!  NOW - they're BACK and better than ever after a brief hiatus as Policemen in Pickups.  East Side Mags is PROUD to have HWA back in action and even more proud to bring them to our store for a reunion show unlike any other!

Just in time for Valentine's Day - it's Sean Von Gorman and Matt Miner!  Come say hi to these cutie-pies and pick up a copy of the new Toe Tag Riot trade paperback for your sweetie!  Get it signed by both the writer and artist and maybe get Sean to draw something cute inside!  

Matt Miner is a dog rescuing superhero and comics writer. Matt's known for his radical animal rights based comic series LIBERATOR (Black Mask), CRITICAL HIT (Black Mask), and has written a handful of shorts for various indie publications and DC/Vertigo. Matt is currently realizing his absolute #1 fanboy dream - working with legendary shock rock heavy metal band GWAR on a comic series sure to be even more irreverently violent than TOE TAG RIOT. Find Matt on twitter at @MattMinerXVX

Sean Von Gorman makes comics, lives for danger. Sean is an NYC based comics illustrator & writer. He is known for SECRET ADVENTURES OF HOUDINI (Alterna) and PAWN SHOP (Z2 Comics). He has also contributed Art for ROCKET GIRL (Image), NEVERBOY (Dark Horse) as well as the OCCUPY COMICS anthology w/ such comics legends as Alan Moore, Mike Allred, and David Mack. Find Sean on Twitter at @VonGormanArt

Nothing says I love you like a great story about punk rock zombies featuring Andy Hurley from Fall Out Boy!

Get ready for one the most punk appearances in East Side Mags history starring Sean Von Gorman and Matt Miner - creators of Toe Tag Riot and many other amazing, insightful and innovative comics!

Sean Von Gorman is an NYC based Comics Illustrator & Writer. known for TOE TAG RIOT, SECRET ADVENTURES OF HOUDINI and his work for the Occupy Comics Anthology w/ such comics legends as Alan Moore, Mike Allred, David Mack.

His next book PAWN SHOP an Original Graphic Novel which he co-created with Joey Esposito will be released this fall through Z2 Comics.

In addition to his comics work, Sean is also a brilliant guerrilla marketer, who has been known to handcuff himself to things and escape straightjackets to promote his comics.

Matt Miner is a comic writer based in NYC. His work includes Liberator, Critical Hit, Toe Tag Riot, and contributions to Vertigo's CMYK, Occupy Comics, and Nix Comics.

Sean and Matt will be signing copies of their work, sketching, talking shop and, who knows?  Maybe we'll all get into a zany adventure of our own!  Or turn into zombies.  Anything can happen!