free comic book day may 3rd

This Saturday May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day.  This is an annual event that started back when the first Spider Man movie came out, this year it's being timed with the release of the new Iron Man flick.  The idea is simple, comic book stores are giving out free comics to anyone who comes in, no strings attached. 

 

The comic book business is kind of insular.  Distribution is dominated by one company, and for the most part comics are only available for on the street purchase at specialty shops (which is why you never see the spinner racks at newsstands and drug stores anymore).  Margins are brutally thin, it takes a special kind of fanatic to own a comic book store. 

 

Free Comic Book Day is a way to get to new people who might not normally stop by a comic shop.  The average person would be very surprised to see the breadth of material available in comics, it's not all spandex suits and talking animals.  Horror, crime, sci fi, romance, adventure, drama- anything you might find at your local Borders you will find in a comic shop. 

 

Go to this link to find the store nearest to your house-

 

http://freecomicbookday.com/fcbd_locator.asp

 

- then get a bunch of kids, yours or other people's, and on your way back from seeing Iron Man on Saturday, stop by and load up on a stack of free comics.  Tell 'em Uncle Case sent ya.