The first Saturday in May is always Free Comic Book Day, so says the comic book industry for the 8th year. For its second year The 4th Wall comic book shop celebrated it with a full house.
- The first Saturday in May is always Free Comic Book Day, so says the comic book industry for the 8th year. For its second year The 4th Wall comic book shop celebrated it with a full house.
- The 4th Wall is not a typical comic shop. It has beautiful glass tables, dark stained hardwood shelves and leather armchairs invite you to sit and relax while flipping through the latest and greatest. Throughout the day the shop was packed with customers.
- Two customers read some information about May 1st events, items, and other goings on.
- Free Comic Book Day sounds great and it is, though before getting too excited, it does not apply to the entire shop; there were about 50 titles to choose from.
- One of three brothers looks through a comic on the table of free comic books. He came into the shop in the spirit, with a Batman T-shirt.
- Comic book attraction knows no age limit, either young or old. A woman enjoys the comforts of the leather armchairs in the shop while holding her free comic book and waiting for the rest of her family to finish their shopping.
- One little girl was having an off moment. It was nap time, and she was nowhere near her bed. Instead, she was making do with her free comic book held tight to her chest guarding her prize lest her brothers try to steal it.
- Everyone is entitled to their super hero moment, and this mom is no exception. She takes a moment to flex those super hero muscles just before making her purchase.
- Throughout the store, artwork in the form of original comic pages from artists, is displayed. These go through several stages before making it to the final comic book. The one in the foreground is from Gotham Underground: Issue #9.
- Three comic book artists sit and spend the day sketching and signing autographs. Wes Craig, artist for Marvel is best known for Guardians of the Galaxy (left), Karl Kerschl who drew Teen Titans: Year One (middle) and Karine Charlebois who drew Gargoyles: Bad Guys (right).
- A little girl is happy to get a signed sketch by Karl Kerschl who drew Teen Titans: Year One.
- The shop had a contest asking customers to draw their own Iron Man to win two free tickets to the movies premiere, which takes place on May 5th. This customers theory was simple is best.
- When thinking of a comic book shop, most would imagine that the merchandise would not go over 20-something pages, but one customer looks through a much thicker book.
- At age 5, this little girl knows her own mind and what she likes. That includes the Green Lantern, which surprised her mom when she asked if they could go and get it. She was more than content to sit and read through her stack of comics.
- Despite it being FREE Comic Book Day, there was still a line at the cash as the store was packed and had a good day.
- Artists, Wes Craig of Marvel (left) and Karl Kerschl who drew Teen Titans: Year One (right) have a tete a tete moment during the day.
- Karine Charlebois who drew Gargoyles: Bad Guys signs a copy of the comic for two very excited fans.
- A staff member offers a customer a free issue of the exclusive in-house comic Least I Could Do. Writer Ryan Sohmer was in the shop signing autographs throughout the day.
- Ryan Sohmer, writer of the comic book Least I could Do, Volume Three, cleverly titled My Eyes Are Up Here, signs autographs (www.licd.com).
- A customer leaves the shop after a good shopping day. The shop is open six days a week, everyday except Monday.
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