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Archie Creators Celebrate Free Comic Book Day

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Free Comic Book Day rolls around on the first Saturday in May each year. Fans look forward to their own personal holiday full of gifts and fun!

Archie Comics has participated in FCBD since the beginning and will offer a rousing story in Pep Comics Featuring Betty & Veronica written by Dan Parent that Comics Alliance called “fantastic, and it’s another one that’s perfect for the kids coming to the shop looking for something fun to read.”

Look out for your favorite Archie artists, writers and creators at your local comic shop.

Dan Parent will be at…

Captain Blue Hen Comics in
280 East Main Street
Market East Plaza, Newark, DE 19711-7324
11:00 to 5:00

Fernando Ruiz will be at…

Dewey’s Comic City
13 Park Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940-1825
1:30 to 3:30

Bob Bolling will be at…

The North Port Library
13800 North Tamiami Trail
North Port, FL 34286
10:00 to 2:00

Ian Flynn will be at…

Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find
1957 E. 7th St.
Charlotte NC 28204
1:00 to 5:00

Bill Galvan will be at…

Night Flight Comics
Library Square
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
2:30 to 6:00

Craig Boldman will be at…

Comics and Friends
7850 Mentor Ave, Suite 1054,
Mentor, OH 44060

Pep Cover FCBD

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I got my comics for the week, did you?  Reviews will be Sunday as usual, but they might be at a decent time (earlier in the day) than the 6ish time period like last week.  If you haven’t picked yours up yet, check out Takio, it looks pretty entertaining.

Other than that, the Emerald City Comicon is this weekend, which means expect to see other blogs’ coverage over the next day here (not like we’re there).

Around the Blogs:

Comicsbeat – Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: January 2011 -We don’t have the patience to go over the month to month sales, luckily others do!

ICv2 – First Look at Wizkids’ ‘Captain America Boosters’ – We love our Heroclix and ICv2 just happened to snap some photos of the upcoming Captain America line at Toy Fair.

Comics Alliance – 10 of “Wizard” Magazine’s Most Dubious Moments – Wizard is dead, but the bizarre reporting lives on.

Arts Beat – Even Superman had a Mom, and Diane Lane Will Play Her – Hmm, we love Diane Lane, but Superman’s mom should not be this hot.

Comic Book Resources Spinoff – Avengers To Shoot in Cleveland – A great excuse to visit where I was born and grab some good food.

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In the Brightest Day and the Blackest Night, No One Shall Hurt Ohio Snowplows

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Mr. PlowIt was either the above or reciting the Mr. Plow episode from The Simpsons.  The Ohio Department of Transportation has said Green Lantern comic books were the inspiration for the new green lights being installed on snowplows.

In an attempt to lower crashes with plows the traditional yellow lights are being replaced with the more easily visible green lights.  From the ODOT news release:

Taking a cue from the comic book superhero who uses green light to protect the people of Earth, the Ohio Department of Transportation is hoping a Green Lantern will protect its snowplows from a dangerous spike in crashes this season.