Y Comics Avengers Funko POP! Vinyl Giveaway Sweepstakes

The third time's a charm!  We couldn't be more excited for this third franchise movie - Avengers: Infinity War.

To celebrate, we will be giving away FIVE Funko POP! Vinyl figurines, includine Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Thanos.

To enter, all you have to do to be entered to win is LIKE our Facebook page (Facebook.com/ycomics.net), and then LIKE and SHARE the corresponding post.

The winner will be drawn April 30th, 2018.  Good luck!

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No purchase necessary to win.  Winner must be a legal resident of the United States.  Sweepstakes entry is valid from 3/29/18 through Midnight PST 4/29/18. 

The winner shall be chosen on April 30th, 2018.  1 Grand Prize Winner will be chosen, at random, by either a random number generator program or “name being pulled from a hat,” depending on the number of entrants.  This winner will receive an Five (5) Funko POP! Vinyl figurines, manufactured by Funko.  This can either be picked up in person, or shipped to the winner.  

The Vinyl POP! Figurines are: [1] Iron Man (#285), [1] Thor (#286), [1] Captain America (#288), [1] Thanos (#289), and [1] Hulk (#68).  All figures, except for Hulk, are of Funko's "Avengers: Infinity War" line, and branded as such.  The Hulk figure is from Funko's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" line.

Winner must respond to correspondence within a reasonable timeframe (2 weeks) to redeem prize.  

If winner fails to redeem prize within two weeks, the prize shall be forfeited and a new winner shall be picked at random in the same manner.  This process will continue until the prize is redeemed.

The winner hereby acknowledge that Y Comics, LLC may use their names and likenesses in promotional material in the future, including, but not limited to photographs and social media posts showcasing them winning.

Odds to win depend on the number of entrants.  

Sweepstakes is being held by Y Comics, LLC.  PO Box 80472  Seattle, WA 98108.  The Y Comics and Kinetic logos are trademarks of Y Comics, LLC.  

Y Comics, LLC is not affiliated with Funko, Marvel, or Disney.  All characters remain the copyright and trademark of their respective owners.

Where we will be in 2018!

This is going to be an exciting year for us at Y Comics, with the release of our first comics, issues 1 through 4 completed, and even more to come for us in this upcoming year. We will be attending and have booths at several comic cons, which is super exciting to get our name out there, Looking forward meeting people who have a passion for comics like we do!

Find all our upcoming events on our Meet us page!

Y Comics SNES Classic Sweepstakes!!!

Game on!!  KINETIC is coming to Northwest comic book stores FEBRUARY 7TH, 2018.

To celebrate, Y Comics is giving away an SNES Classic!  One lucky winner will walk home with this season's hottest retro console, jam packed with 21 games.

To be entered to win, all you have to do is LIKE and SHARE this post, and LIKE our Facebook Page.

For more information or official rules, visit www.ycomics.net.  And be sure to check out KINETIC at your local comic book store.

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No purchase necessary to win.  Winner must be a legal resident of the United States.  Sweepstakes entry is valid from 1/12/18 through Midnight PST 2/12/18.   

The winner shall be chosen on February 13th, 2018.  1 Grand Prize Winner will be chosen, at random, by either a random number generator program or “name being pulled from a hat,” depending on the number of entrants.  This winner will receive an SNES Classic, manufactured by Nintendo.  This can either be picked up in person, or shipped to the winner.  Winner must respond to correspondence within a reasonable timeframe to redeem prize.  

If winner fails to redeem prize within two weeks, the prize shall be forfeited and a new winner shall be picked at random in the same manner.  This process will continue until the prize is redeemed.

The winner hereby acknowledge that Y Comics, LLC may use their names and likenesses in promotional material in the future, including, but not limited to photographs and social media posts showcasing them winning.

Odds to win depend on the number of entrants.  

Sweepstakes is being held by Y Comics, LLC.  PO Box 80472  Seattle, WA 98108.  The Y Comics and Kinetic logos are trademarks of Y Comics, LLC.  

Y Comics, LLC is not affiliated with Nintendo of America.

Free Prints

Y Comics is pleased to announce our CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE PRINT SERIES.At select comic conventions, with purchase of our comics, we will be giving away a limited-edition print artwork, completely FREE. Each piece is individually numbered, and will only be available at that convention.  One they’re gone - THEY’RE GONE! We see this as a great way to give back to the fans and comic community that gives so much to us.

For 2017, shows already signed up on the program include Central City Comic Con (Yakima, WA), Jet City Comic Show (Tacoma, WA), and Eucon (Eugene, OR).  

We will continue this program into 2018. Be sure to check back at www.ycomics.net or Facebook.com/ycomics.net often for updates.

Get tickets to these shows here:

Rose City here we come!!!

It's finally that time!! Rose City Comic Con is finally here and we are excited to attend this event for the second year in a row! This is a no joke Comic Con based at the convention center in the heart of beautiful Portland, Oregon. Looking forward to seeing some of our favorite artist, publishers, writers, and actors. Going to be another great year with featured artist such as: Dark Horse Press, Randy Emberlin, Qew Publishing, Jon Bivens, and so many more!!!

Stay posted for an official recap of the weekend, photos, and more! 

Kinetic Issue 1 and 2 are here!!!

After much anticipation finally the first two issues of Kinetic are finally here!! Only a few more loose ends to tie up  and you will be able to get your copy of Kinetic 1 and 2 for yourself! Look for updates on our website, facebook, and twitter!!! 

Up and running!!!

Here we go! After months of planning, countless hours of work, a few sleepless nights, and a lifetime of comic book love, we are proud to announce that we are an official business here at Y Comics! The first 2 issues of our brand new comic, Kinetic, is back from the publishers, issue 3 will be on it's way shortly, and issue 4 to soon follow that. We have been working hard over the last two years to finally take our dream of Kinetic into a reality, and now we are here! Over the next few months we will be hitting the streets in hopes to bring our comics to you, we have various comic cons coming up where we will have a featured booth, not to mention you can now buy Kinetic straight from our website!! 

Just want to thank all our friends, family, and fans out there who supported us while we developed. Looking forward to the future and hope you all will stand by us thru this great adventure. 

Is Registration Mandatory for Superhero Comics?

This 2016 has been an excellent year to be a comic book fan. We had the epic brawl between the Bat and Superman finally hit the big screen, and Civil War was a third Avengers movie mistitled Captain America. Both shared a common theme becoming more and more apparent in today’s more realistic comic scene: the question of SUPERHERO REGISTRATION.

Superheroes working for the government is not a new theme. Alan Moore and Frank Miller touched on the subject in their seminal Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns, respectively (nearly 30 years ago!). And while Moore and Miller deconstructed the idea of superheroes in a realistic world, we’ve seen later works, such as Brian Michael Bendis’ Powers and Kurt Busiek’s Astro City, touch on this idea too. Even the forgettable Youngblood touched on the idea.

Is a registration plotline endgame for any superhero story?

Should it be?

Today’s comic reader is savvier than the readers of the Golden and Silver Ages. Heck, one of the Comics Code Authority’s first regulations of books in the 60s was that heroes ALWAYS had to win and villains ALWAYS had to lose at the end of the story. Today it’s usually more ambiguous.

Just as Superman’s popularity waned due to his arguably dated morals and the rise of the Marvel-type superhero (men and women with fantastic powers, but also human problems), it seems that some of the more fantastical elements of superhero stories have given way to a more realistic portrayal. Then Marvel-type heroes became passé, and we started seeing even darker heroes and anti-heroes.

Then the pendulum swung too far. We began to see more upbeat tales.

For me, this is where the Dark Age begets the Modern Age of comic books. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment we saw this, but there definitely is a more light-hearted feel to, say, Civil War than the Registration tales of the 80s, while remaining serious. And yet, both stories touch on Superhero Registration.

As I write this, Civil War II is on its second issue. Sales seem strong, no doubt bolstered by the popularity of Captain America: Civil War.

However, part of the reason I originally got into the comics medium is the infinite characters and worlds possible. Knowing that, I’d warn against another registration plotline. Registration, once cutting edge in this genre, is now a trope in itself, and becoming cliché.

If that plot is truly in your heart, go ahead and write it. Don’t let me stop you.

I’m just saying I might not put it on my pull list.

Bill