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Pre-Order coupon for ENIAC #1. Watch Bad Idea Fans on Facebook or @ badideahello on Twitter as we announce the participating stores!

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Yay a Canadian store. Ontario
I Miss the good old days.

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The closest thus far is Dublin, Ireland.

https://whereisbadidea.com/

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I'm surprised. There's a store an hour from me...

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Some surprises here. Still waiting on SEATTLE, and Northern Virginia. Fingers crossed.

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Are any of these stores offering any incentives or discounts to buy all issues and do they mail out?

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Bad Idea Destination Stores.

Here’s the list:

Friendly Neighborhood Comics
799 South Main St.
Bellingham, MA 02019
(508) 966-2275

Big Planet Comics
7315 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 699-0498

Brave New World Comics
22722 Lyons Ave., Ste 2
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 259-4745

Knowhere Games and Comics
744 Grand Ave Ste 102,
San Marcos, CA 92078
(760) 891-8333

The Dragon
55 Wyndham St. North, Unit T-19B
Guelph, Ontario
Canada
(519) 763-5544

The Comic Place
105 E Holly St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 733-2224

Time Warp Comics & Games
3105 28th St.
Boulder, CO 80301
(800) 552-9108

Keith's Books and Comics
5400 E Mockingbird Ln
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 827-3060

Kings Comics
283 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
02 9267 5615

Titan Comics
3128 Forest Lane, Suite 250.
Dallas, TX 75234
(214) 350-4420

Njoy Games & Comics
8820 & 8824 Reseda Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 709-0599

Comics Adventure
15705 SE McLoughlin Boulevard, Suite A
Milwaukie, OR 97267
(503) 305-7946

BaT Comics & Games
218 Broadway St.
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 898-0550

A Comic Shop
114 S Semoran Blvd.
Winter Park, FL 32792
(407) 332-9636

Alternate Reality Comics
4110 S Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 736-3673

Anyone Comics
1216 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(347) 350-8422

Variant Edition
10132 151 St NW
Edmonton, AB T5P 1T4
Canada
(780) 452-9886

Fourcorners Comics
42 Baltimore St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-2336

Pop Comics
203 W Center St Promenade
Anaheim, CA 92805
(657) 208-3835

Rick’s Comic City
2720 Old Lebanon Rd #104
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 883-7890

The Collective
515 E. Altamonte Drive, Unit 1023
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
(321) 295-7091

Comics Elite
5575 Elmwood Ave, Suite E-2
Indianapolis, IN 46203
(317) 755-2533

Memory Lane Comics
201 Princess St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 392-6647

Rebel Base Comics & Toys
701 S Sharon Amity Rd, Suite C
Charlotte, NC 28211
(704) 442-9660

The Adventure Begins
525 Woodland Square Blvd #130
Conroe, TX 77384
(936) 273-3223

Samurai Comics
1602 E. Indian School Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 265-8886

Summit Comics & Games
216 Washington Square South B
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 485-2369

Green Brain Comics
13936 Michigan Ave.
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313-582-9444)

Comics Are Go
5214 Detroit Rd
Sheffield, OH 44035
(440) 695-8401

I Want More Comics
550 E Thornton Pkwy #114
Thornton, CO 80229
(303) 460-7226

Nerd Store
601 South 2700, West Suite G106
West Valley City, UT 84119
(801) 964-4776

Ultimate Comics
1301 Buck Jones Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 377-8778

Flying Colors
2980 Treat Blvd.
Concord, CA 94518
(925) 825-5410

Beyond Comics
5632 Buckeystown Pike
Frederick, MD 21704
(301) 668-8202

Aw Yeah Comics
313 Halstead Ave.
Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 732-3600

Cosmic Comics
3830 E Flamingo Rd, Suite F-2
Las Vegas, NV 89121
(702) 451-6611

The Fantasy Shop
10560 Baptist Church Rd.
St. Louis, MO, 63128
(314) 842-8228

Safari Pearl
660 W Pullman Rd.
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 882-9499

Global Pop Culture Collected
7420 N Beach Street #236
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 576-3656

Borderlands Comics and Games
1434 Laurens Rd.
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 235-3488

Space Cadets
27326 Robinson Rd #117
Oak Ridge North, TX 77385
(281) 298-1111

More Fun Comics and Games
103 W. Hickory St.
Denton, TX 76201
(940) 387-5893

Pittsburgh Comics
113 E McMurray Rd.
Canonsburg, PA 15317
(721) 941-5445

Captain Blue Hen Comics
280 E. Main St., Suite 101
Newark, DE
(302) 737-3434

Books With Pictures
1401 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 841-6276

Alakazam Comics
17777 Main Street, Suite E
Irvine, CA 92614

Big Bang Comics - Ireland
2,3 Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Rd
Dundrum, Dublin 16
Ireland
(+353) 1 216 5093

Dr No's Comics & Games Superstore
3372 Canton Rd. #104
Marietta, GA 30066
(678) 903-3705

Challengers Comics & Conversation
1845 N Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 278-0155

Cards, Comics & Collectibles
51 Main St.
Reisterstown, MD 21136
(410) 526-7410
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Juki wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 4:03:05 pm Are any of these stores offering any incentives or discounts to buy all issues and do they mail out?
The one in Dublin certainly does! :lol:

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Looks like another 50 stores will be revealed tomorrow.

Bad Idea Expands To 100 Retailers, Reveals First 50
https://comicbook.com/comics/2020/03/09 ... tore-list/

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Closest so far is one in Mass.

I feel like if Idaho can get one, Connecticut should.


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Looks like Denton is probably the closest one to me out of this first batch. 40 miles closer than Boulder!

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Here's the 100 stores. https://comicbook.com/comics/2020/03/10 ... iler-list/
Map: https://whereisbadidea.com/

I'm shocked and annoyed that there isn't a single store near me. Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, Wichita, or even Denver could have worked. These are big cities! Out of 100, I kind of assumed that one of them would have made the cut.

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I look forward to reading them at some point.
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Nothing near Seattle, DC or NOVA, which are my cities. Nonetheless, I’m sure I’ll figure it out.

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Looks like none available at my local stores. I may call one about 30 mins away to see if they're spoken for. Funny though, the guys at my shop said they'd spoken with Atom! and were talking as if they're copies were already claimed by another patron(s). Huh.

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Of course, all 3 Collector’s Paradise stores are ALL-IN on #BadIdea. Like anyone had any doubts 😊
There are some rules though, both imposed by the fine people at #BadIdea and by us to promote fairness and in order for us to successfully follow the #BadIdea rules.
1. There is a strict limit of 1 copy of any #BadIdea comic book, and don’t bring your kids to get more. These will be limited, and the goal is to get as many people into the books as we possibly can.
2. The comics will require a pre-paid pre-order of a complete series. I.e. Eniac #1-4. You pay for and receive all 4 issues guaranteed. We are not in the business of setting up speculators with #1 issues and not having the buyer read the series. Commit to it or look for it somewhere else.
3. If you would like to set up mail order with us, we are really excited to do this with you, provided you have checked around and no local store is able to help you. We offer an online subscription service which you control yourself, with ability to add and remove titles at any time, see covers and solicitations for books, order a whole event/crossover at a time and more.
4. Our mail order minimum is 5 titles (not counting your #BadIdea pre-paid series orders) and we ship either bi-weekly, or monthly, depending on number of books on your pull list OR a special arrangement we come up with. You pay exact shipping on each shipment and receive a 10% discount on the books on your pull list.
5. Pull lists can be combined for shipping. If two (or more) people would like their books shipped together, we can combine them for shipping, but each person needs to qualify for it separately, following rules #1-4.
I will post some instructions here for those who are interested. First step to set up mail order with us is to fill out a credit card agreement and send it to us. You can find it here: https://comicsandcards.net/ccagreement.html
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TheFerg714 wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:14:29 pm Here's the 100 stores. https://comicbook.com/comics/2020/03/10 ... iler-list/
Map: https://whereisbadidea.com/

I'm shocked and annoyed that there isn't a single store near me. Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, Wichita, or even Denver could have worked. These are big cities! Out of 100, I kind of assumed that one of them would have made the cut.
Legend Comics is a great shop in Omaha, super nice people. Talk to them, maybe they can work it out.

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Ryan wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:09:07 am
TheFerg714 wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:14:29 pm Here's the 100 stores. https://comicbook.com/comics/2020/03/10 ... iler-list/
Map: https://whereisbadidea.com/

I'm shocked and annoyed that there isn't a single store near me. Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, Wichita, or even Denver could have worked. These are big cities! Out of 100, I kind of assumed that one of them would have made the cut.
Legend Comics is a great shop in Omaha, super nice people. Talk to them, maybe they can work it out.
That's my LCS! :o

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TheFerg714 wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:04:56 pm
Ryan wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:09:07 am
TheFerg714 wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:14:29 pm Here's the 100 stores. https://comicbook.com/comics/2020/03/10 ... iler-list/
Map: https://whereisbadidea.com/

I'm shocked and annoyed that there isn't a single store near me. Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City, Wichita, or even Denver could have worked. These are big cities! Out of 100, I kind of assumed that one of them would have made the cut.
Legend Comics is a great shop in Omaha, super nice people. Talk to them, maybe they can work it out.
That's my LCS! :o
Good taste :D I'm not in the area currently, but when I am I love going there. The owner (Jason?) is really cool and I'm sure would be into Bad Idea and doing what it takes to become one of the stores (I would think).

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Midtown Comics - 7th Avenue location

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Theres like 4 in a one hour stretch south and west of Baltimore. None under an hour from where I am in southern PA. This is definitely a bad idea.
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The one nearest to me is about a 30 minute drive. Called and placed my order today. :thumb:

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SsaleFish Comics, Greensboro & Winston Salem NC

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Forbidden Planet UK stores will all have it.
My local comic shop is Forbidden Planet.

Seems the hype about 20 stores, was a bad idea marketing. Got people talking, good hype machine.
Wonder what the print run will be?
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More than 350 miles to London (UK)....about 7.5 hrs by car and ferry; that's one way.... #BadIdea

Or I could fly to Dublin. Might be faster and even cheaper (thanks to Ryan air) but still.... #BadIdea

So, I'll probably mail order ENIAC (from Forbidden Planet/UK or the Big Bangie in Dublin) and that'll be it. No way I'm gonna pay more then 10 Euros for each and every issue and series just to wait an additional 7-10 business days. Back in the day, comics used to be affordable.


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