The Konamis is a webcomic by Jack Crawford and Bookmans own Tavis Maiden (@tavismaiden). Updated each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, follow the adventures of The Konamis, a real comic tale about the real comic adventure of The Konamis (meaning "little waves"), the little ol' rock band that makes a big splash!

The Konamis: Kinky Escapades

Up, up and away!

May saw the third Bookmans Treasure Hunt in Phoenix. Like the other two, our crazy smart twitter followers used the clues on @bookmansphoenix to find the local business booty. Prizes from Harkins Theaters, Midnite Movie Mamacita tickets and Stinkweeds were hidden at the local comic book store All About Books and Comics!

Shiver me timbers to our super successful April Hunt Edition of the Bookmans Treasure Hunt -- The Search For Local Business Booty had us skipping down the aisles. Many thanks to the Local First Arizona business that hid the prize package including movie theater tickets, a BOB coupon, a stuffed sheep, a $25 local business gift certificate and Tucson Roller Derby Tickets to our devoted fans who used their noggins and the clues to find the booty (you sprogs brought tears to our eyes). Though we distributed no doubloons each prize package was worth $85 and in this economy we could all use some awesomely free stuff.

You may have heard her tragic story on the local news, saw her interview on Montel or read about it in the newspaper. Tracy Stombres, a valley woman whose struggle with domestic violence caused an end to her marriage and, even more disheartening, an end to her mother's life. Authors Tracy Stombres and Stephanie Angelo visited Bookmans Phoenix for an author signing and lecture surrounding their book, Serrated: A True Story of Survival, Recovery and the Pursuit of Justice.

The Konamis is a webcomic by Jack Crawford and Bookmans own Tavis Maiden (@tavismaiden). Updated each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, follow the adventures of The Konamis, a real comic tale about the real comic adventure of The Konamis (meaning "little waves"), the little ol' rock band that makes a big splash!

The Konamis: Full Yellow Jacket

The Konamis is a webcomic by Jack Crawford and Bookmans own Tavis Maiden (@tavismaiden). Updated each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, follow the adventures of The Konamis, a real comic tale about the real comic adventure of The Konamis (meaning "little waves"), the little ol' rock band that makes a big splash!

The Konamis: Birds and Bees by Steve Mooney Jr.

Good day Bookmans world! Mata Ortiz is a small pottery-making village that is built on stream terraces along the west bank of the Palanganas River in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. John V. Bezy and Stuart D. Scott have put together a most beautiful book about the artistry and history of Mata Ortiz. They shared there wonderful adventures and all they have learned with a power point presentation at Bookmans Speedway.

The pottery for sale is made by many of the artists featured in their book. Joining them was master artist Oralia Lopez, creating finely executed geometric pottery designs right before your very eyes. Thank you for joining us for this very enlightening presentation of the incredible artistry and history of Mata Ortiz. Find us on Flickr to see video and pictures. PeaceLove

Our peeps love video games of all kinds. Old school, new gen, pc or handheld -- it's obvious gamers gravitate towards Bookmans because of the selection, prices, knowledgeable electronics department staff and the sheer joy of the hunt.

Find us on Flickr for more photos of this event.

The Konamis is a webcomic by Jack Crawford and Bookmans own Tavis Maiden (@tavismaiden). Updated each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, follow the adventures of The Konamis, a real comic tale about the real comic adventure of The Konamis (meaning "little waves"), the little ol' rock band that makes a big splash!

The Konamis: Pierre Play Fair

The game is awesome. The turnout, phenomenal.

Gamers came into Bookmans Mesa and threw down their gauntlets ready to rumble. Our annual video game challenge hosted by Devastation and featuring Mortal Kombat for the PS3. Individuals had the opportunity to battle it out for a chance at $100 in store credit and the title of Bookmans Mesa Champion.

Do you know how to warp from world to world in Super Mario Bros? How to get Walugi’s outfit onto Mario in Paper Mario? How to get more carnival cards in Mario Party 8? We do! We’re a little bit obsessed and we’re always happy to share our tips and tricks with our customers – especially if it’s Mario related. Everyone knows who he is, even if you’ve never picked up a controller in your life – you still know the tale of those silly plumber brothers and that pesky princess who is always getting herself kidnapped.

The Konamis is a webcomic by Jack Crawford and Bookmans own Tavis Maiden (@tavismaiden). Updated each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, follow the adventures of The Konamis, a real comic tale about the real comic adventure of The Konamis (meaning "little waves"), the little ol' rock band that makes a big splash!

The Konamis: Trapport

It was a Egg-tastic day at Bookmans Mesa when we were treated to a special visit from none other than the Easter Bunny himself! Happily walking throughout the store handing out all kinds of goodies to shoppers, the Easter Bunny was gracious enough to sit and pose for pictures that you could take home and cherish.

There's always something awesome happening in store and as always all events are free, so check back with us often!

Find us on Flickr for more photos of the Easter Bunny's visit to Bookmans Mesa.

It’s not every day that we get to hang out with a television writing legend like Mark Rothman, who appeared at Bookmans Phoenix for an author signing and mini lecture. He flew in from Detroit to spend time with our customers and give them a sneak peak into the life of a writer, director and actor and to promote his new book Mark Rothman’s Essays. His book compiles entries from his blog sure to make you LOL. The blog focuses on the little and big events in his life that he finds humor in -– and you will too! From brief moments with friends and family to encounters with Hollywood greats, Mark wraps his readers into his somewhat dark sense of humor.

We were excited to help the Phoenix Film Festival celebrate their 11th year in production at their annual Kids Day. Valley kids enjoyed a hands on experience that mimicked the film production processes. They started their journey at the Bookmans booth where they decorated a fight censorship souvenir bag to hold the rest of the goodies they’d make throughout the day.

We’ve all played that song in our cars a little too much, accidentally let the dog get a hold of our Lord of the Rings DVD for the third time or just decided that it might be time to finally get rid of those pesky NOW CDs that we haven’t listened to in quite a while. We’re saving those old discs from a landfill fate. We held an arts and crafts class in honor of Earth Month that provided everyone with the materials and instructions for repurposing old CDs and DVDs.