Held annually on the first Saturday on May, Free Comic Book Day is an event that is pretty much self-explanatory. Walk into any of the participating specialty comic book stores and you’ll find an array of comics free for the taking.
It is an event that had a two-fold purpose, to encourage younger folks to jump into reading and to get increased traffic into these small, niche retailers.
If you haven’t read comics, it’s a great way to get back into them. Most of the issues that will be available are great jumping on points, they get you up to speed or expose you to certain publisher’s upcoming projects. Marvel, DC, IDW Publishing, BOOM! Studios, ONI Press, and Dark Horse are participating as many other smaller publishers.
Many of the participating shops tend to have big sales and artist signings, so call ahead and head out.
I’ll be headed down to Bagged & Boarded, which is located in the Kohls/Staples shopping center on Street Rd. in Bensalem.
Check out the first official image from the set of Iron Man 2, where Tony Stark is working on his Hall of Armor. [First Showing]
My second favorite hottie Terminator, Kristanna Loken will be appearing at Wizard World Philly. Wasn’t she in Bloodrayne? [Wizard World]
Robert Rodriguez is writing the treatment, producing, and possibly co-directing a reboot/sequel to Predator, titled Predators. The possibility of this being 100x more awesome than AvP. [Comic by Comic]
The international trailer for GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra was unleashed on the Interwebz this week. What do you think? [Hisstank]
Check out the trailer for District 9, a new scifi movie directed by Neil Blomkamp, who SHOULD have been directing the HALO movie. [/Film]
Diamond Select & Art Asylum will be unveiling a new line of busts featuring Transformers, with classic Optimus and Megatron being the first releases. [via Cool Toy Review]
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! Avengers, Wolverine, Transformers, Green Lantern … all can be had at your local participating comic shop. You’ll find me at Bagged & Boarded in Bensalem, PA. [Bagged & Boarded]
In little less than 8 hours I’ll be heading out to see Iron Man … I’m pumped for it. And everyone who has seen it says to wait for ALL of the credits to roll for a super special suprise … (which isn’t really since I reported on it nearly a year ago)
Amy Smart is full of awesome on the set of Crank 2 … still haven’t seen Crank [Egotastic] (Possibly NSFW)
io9 complied a list of PSA from 80s cartoons. Scroll down for the absolutely absurd He-Man & She-Ra one regarding “bad touches” [io9]
Last week ASU Cheerleaders set the Interweb on fire with their semi-nudity, this week they got fired [With Leather]
Just another reminder, tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day … find your local retailer here. I’ll be at Bagged & Boarded in Bensalem, PA [Free Comic Book Day]
Entertainment Weekly debuted a new Spider-Man villain this past week …. Anti-Venom who is apparently going to be Eddie Brock, because he isn’t Venom now … Mac Gargan is. [Entertainment Weekly]
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