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Bridge City Comics, Portland’s newest comic book and graphic novel shop, will be hosting a special event for the release of the new comic book G.I. SPY on Thursday, September 8, 2005 starting at 7 p.m.

Portland comic book artist (and co-creator of G.I. SPY) Matt Haley will be on hand at the event to talk about G.I. SPY, comics, art and more. In addition, Haley will be creating new artwork all throughout the night! Purchase a copy of G.I. SPY #1 at Bridge City Comics and Matt will autograph it free of charge.

This event will coincide with Mississippi Avenue’s 2nd Thursday Music Walk event so there will be plenty of fun for the whole family!

Bridge City Comics is located at 3725 N. Mississippi Ave in North Portland. Please call 503-282-5484 or email info@bridgecitycomics.com for more information.

About G.I. SPY:
G.I. SPY is a war-behind-the-war story that follows America's first counterintelligence agent as he uncovers Hitler's secret 'wonder weapons' program, which if left unchecked could give the Nazis the edge and allow them to actually win the Second World War - and rule the world.

About G.I. SPY co-creator and artist Matt Haley:
The Houston, Texas-born comic book artist Matt Haley gained a solid fan base by drawing Dark Horse Comics' 'Ghost', which invigorated the penciller’s love of pulp adventure themes. Fuelled by his work on 'Birds of Prey' for DC, Matt then became a writer/artist, co-creating such titles as 'Tangent: Joker', 'Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl and Batgirl', 'Gen 13: Science Friction' and 'G.I. SPY'. He is also a seasoned graphic illustrator, having become a creative consultant for Nike Inc., done animation design for the "Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman" American Express commercials, art-directed Stan Lee's "Who Wants To Be A Superhero" TV show, and many others. "G.I. SPY" has recently been optioned as a PS3 game.

View the G.I. SPY trailer online: http://www.gispyonline.com/media.htm