Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Free Comic Book Day

For comic book aficionados, nothing beats the visceral appeal of holding a real comic book in your hand, paging through the vibrant art and smelling the ink on the pages.

On Saturday, comic fans of any age can feed their love for the genre during Free Comic Book Day, an annual extravaganza in which more than 2,000 retailers in 50 countries will give away special editions of favorite comics - from Disney heroines to Marvel and DC superheroes to the offbeat charms of manga.

"Over 3 1/2 million comics were available for giveaways last year," says Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics in Concord. "And more than a million people showed up to stores, so it's really the world's largest comic book-related event."

Free Comic Book Day

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