On Saturday, May 3rd, walk into one of the 2000 stores across America and pick up a free comic book. More than 40 publishers are releasing special edition comic books for Free Comic Book Day.
Joe Field, owner of Flying Colors Comics in Concord and President of ComicsPRO, the comic specialty retailer trade organization, is the founder of Free Comic Book Day. Field brainstormed the concept of Free Comic Book Day in his monthly column in Krause Publications' Comics & Games Retailer trade magazine in 2001.
“Free Comic Book Day is like a holiday for an original American artform,” Field said. “Comics can entertain, inspire and teach, and comics are the basis of Hollywood blockbusters, while also a great medium for telling smaller, more intimate stories. This truly is a Golden Age for comic books and graphic novels.”
With the release and the attendant publicity of the first Spider-Man movie in May 2002, the first Free Comic Book Day shone the spotlight on Hollywood’s favorite source medium. Their efforts were helped by comics’ broad appeal, and the day has grown each year.
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I read more Hardy Boys books than comic books. I liked Sgt. Rock though. Spider Man too.
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hey this is doc from the itunes podcast: Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy, a little history for you. Episode 23 features an interview with Joe Field Founder of Free Comic Book Day. Joe's store Flying Colors Comics was ground zero for the interview. Joe Talks about meeting and working for Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, origins of Wondercon, and The Will Eisner Spirit Award. website www.heroesofsciencefictionandfantasy.com voicemail 1-206-333-1297
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