special valentine sale!
February 10, 11, 12

In celebration of Valentine's Day we're having a sale unlike any other! As usual, everything will be 25% OFF! And during this sale only, you can choose a favorite character or title and all their merchandise will be 40% OFF! Now that's love! 

We're even extending hours at the Forest Hill location to 8pm on Friday and Saturday!

Click here to RSVP the Facebook event page.

dec 16, 17, 18 - winter holiday sale!

It's a special time of year for huge savings and we are spreading the holiday cheer with another great sale! All non-subscriber merchandise will be 25% OFF all locations! All toys and action figures will be 40% OFF!

Additionally, Forest Hill book exchange prices are:
$1 paperbacks, $2 large paperbacks, and $3 hardbacks!

Get all your holiday shopping done in just one trip with us!

Click here to RSVP the Facebook event page.

Huge Summer Sale

It was what you've all been waiting for... our huge annual hot summer sale! All non-subscriber merchandise was 25% off at all three of our locations on July 29-31!

Additionally, the Forest Hill location extended business hours to 9pm on Friday and Saturday for the sale!

Forest Hill was also selling used books at the following prices...

PLUS! The first 25 paying customers got a free 10% OFF discount card good for 6 months!

Costume Contest and Party with Play N Trade

Play N Trade on Saturday hosted a free costume contest and party on June 11th, 2011!

Play N Trade ColonialHeights and Stories Comics joined forces to give you a chance to win some great prizes! It was free to enter, and rewards were one prize from each store in any of these categories:

Judging took place on Facebook after the party. Pictures were posted online and voted for through the Facebook "Like" system.
Photo Album - Pictures by Joe Pollard
Photo Album #2
<- Check out the video of the event!

Play N Trade Colonial Heights
798 SOUTHPARK BLVD., STE 6
Colonial Heights, VA

Add us on Facebook to be a part of other future events we run together and separately!

Ann Crispin In-Store Book Signing

Ann C. Crispin, writer of the Pirates Of The Caribbean Prequel The Price Of Freedom (and Star Trek, Star Wars, V The Visitors, and other books) was signing hardback copies of her newest book at our Forest Hill location on May 19th Thursday Night. 

On Friday and Saturday, Ann Crispin was at Regal Commonwealth Theater in Midlothian for the release of Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides, promoting her new book in the lobby Friday 6:00-10:30 pm and Saturday 12:00-10:00 pm. We were there with cameras to make a video of the events! To see the video of this and other events, click here!

Free Chocolate Cookie Day

We wanted to offer something better than lame advertisements on Free Comic Book Day... We offered food and discounts!

On May 7th was our first annual Free Chocolate Cookie Day! That's right, the way to a collector's heart is through their stomach. 

To add to the fun we had a 25% off sale on everything at all three locations. We will be doing this every year from now on!

Here is everything we had for Free Chocolate Cookie Day with THOR freebies and 25% off Sale!
2 Thor Figural Bottles.
2 Destroyer Figural Bottles.
4 Sets of 4 Big Cups.
5 Sets of 4 Holographic Big Cups.
4 Shirts (1 Small, 2 Medium, 1 X-Large).
5 Hats. 11 11x17 Posters.
18 Bumper Stickers.
4 Sets of 2 Inflatable Bangers.
5 Unopened Packs of Marvel Superhero Squad Cards.
5 $20 7-11 Gift Cards.
A Ton of 7-11 Free Coupons!
    ...Whew!

Séance and Tarot Readings

Elizabeth Bissette guided a live tour and seance along with tarot readings. There was a short pendulum tour through the aisles and a Q&A period followed. While many of us may be skeptics, let's all look at this as entertainment and a learning experience! 

This event started at 9pm on April 12th and  ended at 11pm.

To see the video of the event, click here!

Bat Appreciation Day Sale

During the weekend of
April 15-17, everything in the store was 25% off!
PLUS, any merchandise with the word "bat" in the title (i.e. Batman,
Bat Lash, etc) was 40% off!

Play 'n' Trade Midnight Release Party

On February 14th 2011, Stories teamed up with Play'n'Trade in Colonial Heights to provide prizes and free discount cards to all the participants.

First Annual Cornchip Day Sale

National Corn Chip Day is January 29th, and this year we decided to honor the chip with a two-day sale and free corn chips for all customers!

Customers also had the option of submitting their corniest jokes for a free issue of X-Force #1 (by the one and only teen heart throb Rob Liefeld)!  The best (or worst?) jokes got posted to the Stories facebook feed.

Halloween Costume Party And Contest

Stories celebrated Halloween 2010 with a huge sale and a costume party that lasted all weekend at all three locations. There were treats, prizes, and many fantastic costumes!

Check out the video to see how we party! Cameo appearances by Fozzie Bear, Rorschach, Bulbasaur, Commander Keith, and many more!

First Stories Paranormal Investigation

One night in the summer of 2010, two paranormal investation groups came to the Forest Hill location in search of evidence that the store is haunted.

Their findings suggested that the store is in fact a home for paranormal activity. What do you believe?

Dave Prowse at Stories

Dave Prowse, best known for his portrayal of Darth Vader in the beloved original Star Wars trilogy, is a friend of ours and has visited the store for signings.

Here is a photo set of the events.

Other Past Events

Here's a slideshow of photos from past events! It includes photos from celebrity signings, quarterly sales, halloween and holiday parties, and more!

Watch our movies!