Bat City Comic Professionals

06/06/2026

Shann and Sara will be at SRQ Con at the Selby Library from 11AM-4PM! Come shop books, take part in Shann’s comic making workshop at 11:15, and have a blast! It’s all FREE!

K-80 is at the shop for all your weekly comic shopping needs so stop in!

06/06/2026

Kid Reporter Noah is on the scene to tell you about Saphie: The One Eyed Cat! Check out why he loves this book!

06/04/2026

Last week Matt and Shann went to France to study wine and celebrate six years of Wine Down Your Weekend! Here’s Shannon talking about Nectar outside of Chateau MontContour in Vouvray, France.

Want to see more? Check out our Wine Down Your Weekend shot inside a wine cellar in a cave in Vouvray on our YouTube channel now!

06/02/2026

Hey BatFam!!! For the past four years, we have had the honor of being nominated by you for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award! That’s like being nominated for an Oscar and it’s thanks to you that we get a chance to be a part of the experience.

Part of this includes making a new video each year showcasing the store and what we do here. Here is this year’s video so you can check out what Bat City is all about:

https://youtu.be/WHpfPgnyu50?si=Bfce6uvxB32RcFxd

Thanks to all who nominated us and our BatFam at large. We love you and this space we’ve all created together!

We are honored to have been nominated by our community for the Eisn...

06/02/2026

Summer is here! And with it comes tons of fun! Here is what is happening at Bat City this month!

Book Clubs:
Fresh Start - June 11 at 7PM
Q***r Book Club - June 24 at 6PM
Story Spelunkers Kids’ Book Club - June 27 at 12PM

Meet-ups:
Manga Meet-up - June 17 at 6PM
Ladies & Non-Binary Nerd Night - June 18 at 8PM
Creator Meet-up - June 25 at 6:30PM

Art Fun
Zine Night - June 10 at 6PM
Kids’ Art Class - June 13 at 12PM
Comic Creation Workshop - June 20 at 11:30AM
Sunday Crafternoons - Every Sunday 11AM-7PM

SLAM Academy (Advanced Art and Writing Program)
Character Design (Art)- June 13 at 3PM
World Building (Writing) - June 20 at PM
Perspective and Composition (Art) - June 27 at 3PM

Plus, we will be at SRQ Con at the Selby Library on June 6 from 11AM-4PM!

Don’t forget to track your summer reading with a Summer Reading Log off our website for a chance to win prizes!

We’ll see you at the shop for an awesome summer!

06/01/2026

We are LIVE on YouTube Wining Down Our Weekend and talking about all of the indie comics that came out this week! Comment and say Hello!

Small Press Shann comes to you live from Bat City Comic Professionals in Bradenton, Florida to discuss all the new small press and independent independent co...

06/01/2026

Matt and Shann are back and ready to Wine Down Your Weekend live on Bat City’s YouTube channel!! We will be talking this week’s indie and small press new releases starting at 9:45PM EST! Come join us!

05/31/2026

It’s time to get crafty with our weekly Sunday Crafternoon. Stop in any time today to have some self-guided fun! Make a comic collage, create a cat mask, or come up with your own unique idea with our supplies! Plus, you can shop all your favorite titles with Matt. Open til 7PM so stop on in!

05/30/2026

Happy Birthday to the daughter of Bat City! Whether you shop at the store, attend our art classes, get free drawings at baseball games, or see us at the library…you have probably meet K-80! Her warm smile and jovial personality brings a sense of wonder to every room she is in. We are so lucky she found us and made Bat City her home. She’s been such an incredible edition to our BatFam. We’re proud of you today and every day!

Share your K-80 moments and best wishes as she celebrates the big 21 today!