2012 April | Con*tourage

Axl Rose, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx & Supergirl to attend FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Buford’s ROCK SHOP MUSIC & COMICS on May 5th

April 21, 2012 By Bama Spyder 1 Comment

What are the odds that you’d be able to get frontman Axl Rose of Guns n’ Roses in the same building, much less the same room as Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue? And to boot…SUPERGIRL!?!? Those odds would be out-of-this world….just as hard to win the recent $640 million Mega-Lottery or actually get the original line-up of Guns n’ Roses back together. But if you come out for the Annual FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Buford’s ROCK SHOP Music & Comics on May 5th, 2012, you’ll get the next best thing…with photo evidence. But first…FREE COMICS!

FREE COMICS you say? Yep….that’s what we say. For the majority of people who are into Sci-Fi and the accompanying culture like we are….comic books go hand-in-hand. Dragon*Con, the annual…massive….pop culture phenom, held in downtown Atlanta every Labor Day weekend, has it’s roots in comics and with some of the biggest blockbusters out there today being based on Comic Books, it’s hard to not get pulled in.

What exactly IS Free Comic Book Day? It’s an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. Free Comic Book Day is scheduled on the first Saturday of May (for 2012 it’s May 5th) and is often tied into the release of a major theatrical film adaptation of a well known superhero property, in order to take advantage of the film’s heavy promotion and related press about the comic book medium. On Free Comic Book Day, participating comic book store retailers give away specially printed copies of free comic books, and some offer cheaper back issues and other items to anyone who visits their establishments. In addition to comic books, some stores also give away other items, including mini posters for live-action superhero movies, keychains, Green Lantern promo rings, etc.

For those of you who haven’t checked out the Rock Shop, located at the Mall of Georgia in Burford, it’s a great combination of all things geek and music. In addition to having a great comic book selection and lots of other comic book related items, they also have a vast array of music related items…hence the name ROCK SHOP Music & Comics.

Model Alisa Farrington will be appearing as SUPERGIRL

In addition to FREE COMICS, Dean Trippe (artist/writer for web comic Butterfly, Project: Rooftop) will be there from 12pm – ?. Check out his personal website HERE. Cosplay model Alisa Farrington will be appearing as Supergirl from Noon-3 p.m. Alisa was a hit last year as Wonder Woman at the ROCK SHOP but this year she will be appearing as Supergirl. Comic artist legend George Perez actually just redesigned Supergirl in Alisa’s image in Supergirl #8. Photographer Danny Hunter will be on hand to snap photos so for all of you who have costumes….wear them! Danny will be there from Noon-3 p.m. for photo opportunities so tell all of your friends (all ages welcomed), load up the car and come hang out in one of the coolest comic book stores this side of Metropolis.

And if you are also a fan of hard rockin’ music…CRUE members of our own CON*tourage will be appearing as famous rockers Axl Rose of Guns n’ Roses and Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue….which will lend itself for even more killer photo opps! Don’t forget to bring a camera!!!

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY is on Saturday, May 5th, 2012 and will start at 10 a.m. and last till 9 p.m. (NOTE: Some of the guests listed in this article will not be appearing all day so make note of their appearance times.) ROCK SHOP Music and Comics is a retail store located at the Mall of Georgia and is located in the Village area (where the fountain and ampitheater are, outside of the food court entrance) next to Charming Charlie. They carry an extensive line of band apparel and merchandise, comic books (new comics and back issues,) trade paperbacks, games (ccg, rpg, and board games) action figures and statues/busts, posters, music cds (mostly new releases), dvds, and vinyl. For more info. on the ROCK SHOP visit them at RockShopMusicAndComics.com. ROCK SHOP is located at 3333 Buford Dr. Ste V-B02, Buford, GA 30519.

Check out the FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE for ROCK SHOP’s Free Comic Book Day HERE and invite your friends.

Stranger things have happened! Infamous rockers Axl Rose (of Guns n' Roses), Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx (of Motley Crue) will also be appearing at the ROCK SHOP's Annual FRE COMIC BOOK DAY on May 5th for photo opportunities with attendees and music fans.

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Geeky Superheroines expected to hit beaches this Summer

April 19, 2012 By Bama Spyder Leave a Comment

With the Summer season well on its way and Dragon*Con just a little over 4 months away, bathing suit-shopping tops the list of high-stress activities for many females. Not because of negative body image issues but more how exactly are geeky chicks going to wave their superhero-geek flag high in a season known for wearing less? Well Spencer Gifts has released a new line of “Officially Licensed” bikinis for those fem geeks out there who want to show their love for a favourite superheroine.

Supergirl, Batgirl and Wonder Woman styled bikinis are now available online!

Send your own Superheroine swimsuit photos to contourage@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to share them with the rest of the geek world in the upcoming months!

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CONtourage announces new MONTHLY PHOTO CONtest!

April 16, 2012 By Bama Spyder 2 Comments

CON*tourage is super excited to announce a new fun way our fans can get involved monthly…visually….creatively…and win prizes along the way!

This monthly contest is a no-brainer and doesn’t really take much planning…if any at all. You don’t have to be a professional photographer by any means. You don’t have to own or have access to a expensive-as-all-get-out camera with lots of settings. Hell, this might be the first photo you’ve ever submitted to a contest! If you have access to a cell phone camera or a simple point-and-shoot camera then you are good to go. And yes….Instagram photos are do-able too!

The ONE requirement that you will need to include in your photo is the word CON*tourage….that’s it! You can do that several ways:
1.) If you have a CON*tourage t-shirt — wear it in the photo.
2.) Print out the CON*tourage logo HERE (.pdf file) and show it in the photo in some way.
3.) Write the word CON*tourage on yourself (or an object) and have it appear in the photo.

What does the photo need to be of or show? ANYTHING! Be creative…take chances….anything goes! Going out clubbing with your friends? Planning on hanging with a celebrity? Scaling Mt. Everest? Traveling to a foreign country? Found a funny/interesting setting for a photo? Feeling nerdy, sexy or a maybe little naughty? In the middle of no where, all alone and the sights are killer? Bachelor Party in Vegas? Really…ANYTHING GOES as long as the word CON*tourage is in the photo.

Sure…this is a damn easy and fun contest but there are GUIDELINES / DEADLINES so read on!
• DEADLINE for submitting a photo is the last day of each month (11:59 p.m.).
• EMAIL the photo (.jpg preferred) to: contourage@gmail.com
• In the EMAIL SUBJECT please put “Photo Contest Entry”
• In the email put your FIRST NAME and LOCATION and a short description/write-up about the photo. If there are several people in the photo, feel free to include their names also. Say as much or as little as you want.
• Each photo can only be submitted ONE TIME so if you don’t win one month, try something different the next month.
• You CAN submit more than one entry per month BUT photos must be different. (i.e. Don’t submit the same photo from just different camera angles. Who knows…one night out of the town might get you numerous photos as the evening develops!) Quality over quantity, friends!
• The word/logo CON*tourage must be “in” the original photo and not added afterwards with a photo editing program (i.e. via Photoshop)
• NOTE: CON*tourage reserves the right to post, edit, and/or reproduce any photos submitted for contest. Photos submitted may possibly be featured during future CON*tourage parties/events.

MONTLY PRIZES:
Leading up to Dragon*Con 2012, monthly winners will receive a PAIR of CON*tourage VIP PARTY PASSES (21+) to our Dragon*Con 2012 events (FYI, we SOLD OUT well over a month before Dragon*Con 2011 so these VIP Passes will be a hot item). If you are one of the lucky monthy winners but don’t plan on attending Dragon*Con 2012 let us know and you can:
A.) Transfer your VIP Passes to someone else (21+)
B.) We’ll give you another kick-ass prize instead.

After Dragon*Con passes, we’ll change up the montly prizes. Photo Winners will also have bragging rights with photol be posted online for future viewing purposes.

REMEMBER…ANYTHING GOES!! Email monthly entries to: contourage@gmail.com