Cliff's Cons

Cliff's show March 18th, 2012

2012-01-30T07:46:00.000-08:00

Cliff's got a show on Sunday, March 18th!
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.
99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Owners of Free Lunch Comics and Free Lunch Studios, Steve Kanaras and Matt Ryan will be there, now with a weekly strip just for Patch.com. Check it out and enjoy...

http://thegranbys.patch.com/articles/a-la-cartoon-cell-phone-nightmares#photo-8981691

...as well as conduct portfolio reviews, talk about upcoming classes and special events. You can check everything that's going on at the site! www.freelunchcomics.com

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

First Show of 2012! 1/29/12

2012-01-22T16:11:00.000-08:00

Hey there, everyone! It's a new year and Cliff's got a show on Sunday, January 29th!
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.
99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Owners of Free Lunch Comics and Free Lunch Studios, Steve Kanaras and Matt Ryan will be there, now with a weekly strip just for Patch.com. Check it put and enjoy...

http://thegranbys.patch.com/articles/a-la-cartoon-riddle-me-this

...as well as conduct portfolio reviews, talk about upcoming classes and special events. You can check everything that's going on at the site! www.freelunchcomics.com

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

The 2012 Schedule is IN!!!

2011-12-11T08:58:00.000-08:00

The shows for 2012 are:
January 29th
March 18th
April 29th
May 27th
June 24th
August 26th
September 30th and
November 25th

Thanksgiving, Black Fri, Saturday then Cliffs Con with a Shuffle too!!

2011-11-20T05:22:00.000-08:00

Feeling a little heavy from the big holiday meals? Maybe a little spent from the holiday shopping craze? Maybe it's time to take a few hours for yourself and go to the Comic Show!!

Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (November 27th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios will be hosting it's fourth COMIC BOOK SHUFFLE! This is the final part of an event where writers and artists were randomly matched up and competed to try to complete a 5 page story in 5 HOURS! Every attendee of the show will receive votes that they can cast for their favorite team-up. The winning team will be awarded with a number of honors and one voter will win a great prize just for voting!

Hosting this part of competition is Free Lunch Comics own, Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers, Pork and Beans, Beyond the Kuiper Belt and upcoming Hostile Universe.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Huge News! Next show in September - 3 days!

2011-08-14T17:34:00.000-07:00

Next Show May 29th!

2011-05-21T06:05:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! It's a new year and Cliff's got a show on Sunday, May 29th!
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.
99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Owners of Free Lunch Comics and Free Lunch Studios will be there with Matt's 24 Hour Comic: Sentinels of Blood Island as well as conduct portfolio reviews, talk about upcoming classes and special events. You can check everything that's going on at the site! www.freelunchstudios.com

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Show March 27th

2011-03-17T17:20:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (March 27th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios will be hosting it's third COMIC BOOK SHUFFLE! This is the final part of an event where writers and artists were randomly matched up and competed to try to complete a 5 page story in 7 HOURS! Every attendee of the show will receive votes that they can cast for their favorite team-up. The winning team will be awarded with a number of honors and one voter will win a great prize just for voting!

Hosting this part of competition is Free Lunch Comics own, Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers, Pork and Beans, Beyond the Kuiper Belt and upcoming Hostile Universe.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

1st Show of 2011!

2011-01-11T17:12:00.000-08:00

Hey there, everyone! It's a new year and Cliff's got a show on Sunday, January 30th!
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Owners of Free Lunch Comics and Free Lunch Studios will be there to do portfolio reviews, talk about upcoming classes and special events. Events scheduled for November, December and the new year are listed at the site! www.freelunchstudios.com

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

UPDATE! Are you a comic writer or artist? The Comic Book Artists Guild will be meeting at noon at the show. Come to the meeting to see what it's all about!

November 28th show!

2010-11-03T11:25:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday, November 28th!
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Owners of Free Lunch Comics and Free Lunch Studios will be there to do portfolio reviews, talk about upcoming classes and special events. Events scheduled for November, December and the new year are listed at the site! www.freelunchstudios.com

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (September 26th)

2010-09-24T06:05:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (September 26th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Comics own, Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers, Pork and Beans, Beyond the Kuiper Belt and upcoming Hostile Universe will be there to do portfolio reviews, talk about the Comic Book Shuffle, 24 Hour comic day and discuss scriptwriting. Classes at Free Lunch Studios will restart in mid -October! www.freelunchstudios.com

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Show August 29th and the return of the Comic Book Shuffle!

2010-08-15T11:19:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (August 29th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios will be hosting it's second COMIC BOOK SHUFFLE! This is the final part of an event where writers and artists were randomly matched up and competed to try to complete a 5 page story in 7 HOURS! Every attendee of the show will receive votes that they can cast for their favorite team-up. The winning team will be awarded with a number of honors and one voter will win a great prize just for voting!

Hosting this part of competition is Free Lunch Comics own, Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers, Pork and Beans, Beyond the Kuiper Belt and upcoming Hostile Universe.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Next show is Sunday, May 30th

2010-05-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

Cliff's got a show Sunday, May 30th (and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Free Lunch Comics will be there with their books and more! They are also launching new classes that start Saturday including: Figure Drawing, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Comic Book Storytelling, Cartoon Anatomy, Graphic Novel Writing, The Monday Night Jam and MORE!

Find out about these classes and more at www.freelunchcomics.com

And we'll see you Sunday!
http://cliffscons.blogspot.com/

Plainville Show March 28th! Introducing the COMIC SHUFFLE!

2010-03-23T05:51:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (March 28th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios will be hosting it's first ever COMIC BOOK SHUFFLE! This is the second and final part of an event where writers and artists were randomly matched up and competed to try to complete a 5 page story in 6 HOURS! Every attendee of the show will receive one vote that they can cast for their favorite team-up. The winning team will be awarded with a number of honors and one voter will win a great prize just for voting!

Hosting this competition are Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers and Matt Ryan, artist from Only in Whispers and Bigger.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Cliff's Got A Show In March!

2010-03-06T15:47:00.000-08:00

Cliff's got a show Sunday, March 28th (and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Happy New Con! Sky Pirates Debut!

2010-01-24T17:27:00.000-08:00

Cliff's got his first show of the new year this Sunday(January 31st) and he is proud to present Free Lunch Comics release of the new SKY PIRATES OF VALENDOR TRADEPAPERBACK!
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios writer, Steve Kanaras and artist, Matt Ryan will be there debuting their Sky Pirates book along with their other products. They will also be conducting portfolio reviews and giving demos of some of the classes they offer at their office in Granby CT.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

November show comin' up!

2009-11-13T12:54:00.000-08:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (November 29th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios writer, Steve Kanaras and graphic designer, Steven Kuster will be there selling their products, conducting portfolio reviews and giving demos of some of the classes they offer at their office in Granby CT.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

2009-09-24T12:47:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (September 27th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios writer, Steve Kanaras , illustrator, Matt Ryan, and graphic designer, Steven Kuster will be there selling their products, conducting portfolio reviews and giving demos of some of the classes they offer at their office in Granby CT.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Plainville Show August 30th!

2009-08-04T17:02:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show on Sunday! (Aug 30th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Free Lunch Studios will be conducting live demos of some of the classes they offer at their office in Granby CT. Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers and Matt Ryan, artist from Only in Whispers and Bigger will be there giving free workshops.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Plainville show this weekend!

2009-05-27T06:58:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show Sunday! (May 31st)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

For the first time EVER, Free Lunch Studios will be conducting live demos of some of the classes they offer at their office in Granby CT. Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers and Matt Ryan, artist from Only in Whispers and Bigger will be there giving free workshops.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

Plainville Show this weekend!

2009-03-23T16:41:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show Sunday! (the 29th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers will be there signing books and listening to YOUR scary stories and Matt Ryan, artist from Only in Whispers and Bigger will be there drawing commissions for you and selling and signing this poster!

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

This just in...

2009-01-26T06:44:00.000-08:00

The first show for the year has come and gone and a good time was had by all. With that complete, we now have a complete list of the Comic Toy & Collectible shows for 2009.
March 29
May 31
August 30
September 27
October 25
November 29

Show this weekend!

2009-01-22T08:26:00.000-08:00

Hey there, everyone! Cliff's got a show Sunday! (the 25th)
(and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month.) All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.

99 CENT ADMISSION, CHILDREN UNDER 10 ARE FREE

Steve Kanaras, creator and writer of Only in Whispers will be there signing books and listening to YOUR scary stories and Matt Ryan, artist from Only in Whispers and Bigger will be there drawing commissions and caricatures for you.

Directions to the V.F.W. Hall: 84 East or West, take exit 32 and turn onto Route 10 North from the off-ramp. Follow Route 10 North for 4.5 miles, and turn right onto Northwest Drive. The V.F.W. Hall is on the left- follow the signs.

There's a show comin'

2009-01-13T19:16:00.000-08:00

Sunday January 25th....I know I'll be there, will you?

Couple more pics from 11/30

2008-12-01T10:52:00.001-08:00

November 30th show

2008-12-01T10:33:00.000-08:00

Well, that was our last show for the year. We had a good year and we grew a lot. We made new friends, got new dealers and tried new things. We are open to any ideas that you may have so please feel free to send us your thoughts. We still want to have some volunteers help us out at the shows. We here at Cliff's Cons hope you have a great holiday season and we'll see you in the new year! Our next shows will be January 25th, and March 29th 2009!

Volunteers needed!

2008-11-11T10:55:00.000-08:00

Are you a comic fan? Do you live in Connecticut? Are you in high school or college? I'm looking for a few good fans to help out. Benefits: Not only will you get to hang out with a good group of people, you also benefit from cool things like free (early) admission and free lunch. Not to mention get the inside track on upcoming shows. C'mon! Join up! It's easy AND fun! Call or email us.

Next show will be November 30th!

2008-10-29T08:06:00.000-07:00

October 26th Show

2008-10-28T07:25:00.001-07:00

Here's Fred. He works the door! He also give you your ticket for the hourly raffle and a FREE COMIC! It's only .99 cents to get in and FREE if you're under 10 years old

Tons of comics!

Friends at Free Lunch Comics!

Good food - Big portions!

Welcome to my Plainville Comic, Toy, and Card Show Site! IMPORTANT INFO HERE

2008-10-28T06:54:00.000-07:00

Hey there, my name is Cliff and I host a series of comicbook/toy and sports card shows at a VFW in Plainville, CT. We have vendor from all over and they have something for everyone! Comics, toys, cards, movies and more! We even have free coffee and doughnuts along with great food prepared in the kitchen by yours truly. Comic and collectible shows are on the last Sunday of every month, and sport card shows are on the 3rd Saturday of every month. All of these shows run at the Plainville V.F.W. Hall- 7 Northwest Dr. (Route 10) from 10 AM to 3 PM.Other questions? Want to be a dealer at the next show? DEALER TABLES: $35 for one, $65 for two! Want more information? Call me at 860-302-0493 or email me at clfgorneault@yahoo.com