The Copacetic Blog

It looks like it's going to be another crazy year.  As we head into the future, now might be a good time to see how that future looked from the vantage point of sixty years ago, when Gyro Gearloose, the madcap inventor created by Carl Barks, brought forth his vision for the future...

You can read (and, if you like, download) a PDF of the full story HERE.

PLEASE NOTE: The Copacetic Mailroom will be CLOSED from Saturday 27 December 2025 through Sunday 4 January 2026.

Orders placed between 9am on Friday 12/26 and 9am 1/5/26 will ship on Monday, January 5, 2026.

HAPPY  HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

The 2025 Copacetic Holiday Gift Guide is where we've assembled our annual harvest of gift-worthy items.  We've got three pages worth of items up – many of which are being offered at SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE PRICES! 

And, if you're looking to support Pittsburgh creators, here are a few possibilities:

This tailor-made Holiday Gift Item from Cameron Arthur and The Copacetic Comics Company is a hand-numbered edition of eight copies of Arthur's premiere book collection, Hidden Islands, each of which comes with an original drawing.

AND, you may choose the drawing of your choice (first come, first served, obviously).

Then we have a pair of items from author, photographer and book-seller, Karen Lillis:

How about a deluxe handmade sketchbook from artist and photographer, Karen Antonelli?  We've got three different, each one-of-a-kind, to choose from:

And then, of course, there's the old standby, Frank Santoro's Pittsburgh – at a special holiday price!

All on the 2025 Copacetic Holiday Gift Guide – along with plenty more!

We just want to take a moment to let anyone who's interested know that we just got in the latest two issues of Š!, "The Baltic Comics Anthology" – along with a hefty restock of previously out of stock issues – from that Latvian comics powerhouse, Kuš!  

Here's a quick peek:

All are availble HERE (on page 2).

And, while we have your attention, don't forget to check out the 2025 Copacetic Holiday Gift Guide.

In acknowledgement (and, to a very limited degree, in support) of the “Mass Blackout” organized by Blackout the System, that is being promoted to encourage people to refrain from shopping and spending unnecessarily during the traditional shopping frenzy that takes place around Thanksgiving weekend – this year from November 25 to December 2 – and so send a message to corporate America (especially its financial arm) that consumer choice extends to not buying anything in order to effectively embody the principle that people have the power, Copacetic won't be running any "Black Friday" or "Cyber Monday" sales this year (although we may have a special or two after this period has passed). 

Ultimately, the greatest benefit of the Mass Blackout will be to free up more time in which participants can relax and enjoy each others' company (instead of running around shopping).  Here's wishing you and yours a safe and low-stress holiday season.