How cool is this?
On May 2, comic book shops across America will participate in the eighth annual Free Comic Book Day. What does that mean? It means you go to a participating comic book store, you get free comic books. It’s that simple. All of the major publishers and a lot of the minor ones have put together special edition comics to hand out for free. Some of them are samplers of their whole line. Some of them are prequels to major upcoming events. Some of them are free issues of a regular, ongoing series. But in every case, it’s a chance to try something new, whether you read comics every week or if you’ve never picked one up.
And you know who else wants you to go to FCBD 2009?
Wolverine.
I’ve been skeptical about the Wolverine movie, I haven’t made any secret of that, but Hugh Jackman is one of my personal heroes for doing this spot for FCBD. He’s absolutely right about comics being a great tool against illiteracy, which is yet another reason I’m so passionate about finding good comics for younger readers. Hook ’em young, make them enjoy comics for kids, and keep them reading when they get older. And I promise you, guys, kids who read comics are more likely to become adults who read books. The first stories I ever fell in love with reading were the adventures of Archie and Jughead. Now I teach kids about Shakespeare and Homer. Don’t tell me it doesn’t work.
So this message is for everyone, but especially for parents who want to get their kids reading. May 2. If you don’t know where the nearest comic shop to you is, go to www.FreeComicBookDay.comand try the locator service. Just punch in your ZIP code and it’ll tell you where your local shops are.
Get out there and make it happen!
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