The High Holiday of geekdom is upon us. The publishers have deemed us worthy once a year to give us free books, but more importantly, to get kids reading. Avengers hits the big screen as Free Comic Book Day celebrates an eleventh year!

“One does not simply GET INTO comic books.”

Your local comic book store or LCS will likely be decorated with balloons, offer snacks and be slightly more awesome than usual on Saturday. The stores want your business, your kid’s future business and will be offering smiles to all who come in the door. It won’t be about the money, it will be about the pride shared by our fandom.

Comics and graphic storytelling have been inadvertently promoting literacy for nearly a century.

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