'Toon Tumblers Glassware

When asked what makes 'Toon Tumblers glassware so special and why we think it is the best on the market, here's why:

• The president of the company is a huge fan of comics.  For us, that rings in big because instead of having a company that simply gets a license for a product and mass produces whatever it can, the president of 'Toon Tumblers is careful about each and every item made.
• 'Toon Tumbler glasses are made in the United States of thick, quality glass.
• Every item is officially licensed.
• The glasses made by 'Toon Tumblers are lead and cadmium free.
• 'Toon Tumblers are simply cool!

Don't forget that Comic Safari carries a wide variety of 'Toon Tumblers pint glass and shot glasses!

Steve Borock Introduces New Comic Grading Company!

(This news is a bit late, but better late than never.)

Steve Borock, the former Senior Consignment Director for comics at Heritage Auctions and the founder of the Comics Guaranty Company (CGC), has formed a new comic book grading service.

Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS) will open for business to the public via the Internet this coming July and will be offering a myriad of services for those wishing to have their books authenticated and graded.  CBCS has already appeared at a comic convention and will be appearing at more to come.

CBCS is offering faster turn around times on grading books, better quality control, a better comic holder, a signature service, and more to be announced.  

Steve Borock has had a lifelong love and career in the collectible comics field, and his name in the industry has become synonymous with trust and integrity.  We here at Comic Safari know Steve personally and professionally, and we are very excited to see CBCS breath new life into the third party comic grading arena.

Best of luck to Steve and CBCS, and we have no doubt the company will be successful and bring more innovation to third party comic grading!

Game of Thrones now in the store!

After selling out of our Games of Thrones inventory at the Cherry City Comic Con this last weekend, we thought it'd be a good idea to stock up on some more!  We've created a special Game of Thrones category on the site so you can easily find great items from the epic television series.

You'll find figures, ceramic steins, embroidered patches, magnets, pint glasses, shot glasses and more!  Best part is we're offering some exclusive pre-order items including figures: Jaime Lannister, Cersei Baratheon, Arya Stark, Robb Stark, and the White Walker!  We're also going to offer a killer The Hound bust!

Salem, Oregon: Thank you!

 
We had a great time at and were proud to be a sponsor of the Cherry City Comic Con in Salem, Oregon! Good crowd, nice people, some fantastic costumes, and overall one of the best inaugural shows we've done.

We also want to mention an incredibly talented, 14 year old artist named Hannah who came by our booth.  She had a portfolio with her and she was kind enough to share some of her art.  In a word:  A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.  Please be sure to look at Hannah's work here.  I hope she posts more because the piece linked to here does not even come close to what Hannah showed us.  She's 14 and has the artistic talent of most professional artists.  Seriously, she's so talented that we're going to hire her for some commission pieces.

Thank you all for stopping by our booth and we will definitely be seeing you all at next year's Cherry City show!

The Greatest Jim Steranko Story. Ever.

The day Jim Steranko slapped Bob Kane.  Wow.

Story at Bleeding Cool.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Game of Thrones

Comic Safari is proud to announce that we are now an official Dark Horse Specialty Retailer and will be carrying items exclusively licensed by Dark Horse Comics!

For those attending the Cherry City Comic Con in Salem, Oregon (May 10 and 11), this means we will have some very cool Game of Thrones merchandise at the show - pint glasses, shot glasses, statues, steins, magnets, figures, and more!

We'll see you in just 6 days at the con!