{"id":12675,"date":"2019-02-11T19:09:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T01:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=12675"},"modified":"2019-02-11T19:09:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T01:09:15","slug":"valiant-heads-to-comicspro-2019-for-a-toyo-harada-wake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/11\/valiant-heads-to-comicspro-2019-for-a-toyo-harada-wake\/","title":{"rendered":"Valiant Heads to ComicsPRO 2019 for a Toyo Harada Wake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valiant Entertainment<\/strong>\u00a0is heading to the\u00a0<\/span>13th Annual ComicsPRO<\/strong>\u00a0meeting taking place February 21-23 in Charlotte, NC with a bunch of cool freebies and an unforgettable celebration of the world’s most powerful man.<\/span><\/p>\n

Valiant will host an hourlong reception for ComicsPRO attendees to celebrate the life of\u00a0<\/span>Toyo Harada<\/strong>\u00a0from 7:30-8:30 pm on Friday, February 22nd. Guests will receive a Valiant tie and in memoriam cards and have a chance to sign the late Mr. Harada’s guest book. Funeral attire is encouraged but not required. It’s what the late and great Mr. Harada would want, after all. He may be gone, but his memory lives on in\u00a0<\/span>THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #1\u00a0<\/strong>by<\/span>\u00a0Joshua\u00a0Dysart\u00a0<\/strong>and<\/span>\u00a0CAFU<\/strong>, on sale March 13th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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ComicsPRO attendees will also receive “Welcome Bags” from Valiant and even more retailer-exclusive goodies during roundtable chats with Valiant staff. Want to relieve some stress? Squeeze a chunk of New Japan with the\u00a0<\/span>FALLEN WORLD<\/strong>\u00a0stress ball, based on the upcoming series by\u00a0<\/span>Dan Abnett<\/strong>\u00a0and<\/span>Adam Pollina<\/strong>\u00a0debuting on May 1st. Need to jot down some important secrets? Use the FALLEN WORLD pen! And after a long day, unwind with the FALLEN WORLD shot glass.<\/span><\/p>\n

Show the world you rock by sporting a\u00a0<\/span>PUNK MAMBO<\/strong>\u00a0pin, based on the gritty new series debuting April 24th by\u00a0<\/span>Cullen Bunn<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Adam Gorham<\/strong>. Or use the PUNK MAMBO pink highlighter to brighten your scribbles on\u00a0<\/span>THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN<\/strong>\u00a0sticky notes, based on the phenomenal new series by\u00a0<\/span>Tini Howard<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Amilcar Pinna<\/strong>\u00a0coming out on February 27th. There may or may not be some other fun items. (Spoiler: There are.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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While these items are for attending ComicsPRO retailers only, fans who wish to obtain any of these cool collectibles should check if their local comic shop is a member of ComicsPRO and planning to attend the annual meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

ComicsPRO is the only trade organization for direct-market comic book retailers. ComicsPRO’s goals are to promote advocacy, education, and opportunity for their members and for other storefront comic book retailers. For more information on ComicsPRO, visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.comicspro.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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