Over at Ain’t It Cool News, Squashua makes a pitch to promote literacy, rather than tooth decay, next Tuesday:
I have given out comics from my house for the last 4 years, and only once has a child complained. Most of the time I get happy kids who start requesting certain heroes like the X-Men or Batman or Spider-Man. Once I handed a kid a recent, slightly-bent, issue of JLA and his eyes lit up and he proclaimed, “Cool! Old-fashioned comic books!” I didn’t know whether to smile or take it back and kick him off of my porch. I let him keep it. You’ll get that sometimes. Don’t let them make you feel too old.
“I got a Sgt. Rock.” Ha!
Meanwhile, Comic Coverage needs your help in putting together a “Bizarro Justice League” made up of “poorly-costumed contestants gathered from the dregs of internet photo galleries.” This week you can vote on Batman.
October 25th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
That’s a lotta pasta. Thanks for the linkage!
October 25th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
I give out comics as well as candy…have for about the last 4 years…my LCS makes up packs of leftover FCBD stuff…sells them 10 for a dollar…his motto: Rot their minds, not their teeth…:p
October 25th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
That’s a great idea. I was trying to think of something other than candy. Good job you!
October 26th, 2006 at 4:58 am
FCBD stuff…sells them 10 for a dollar
Sells *free* comic book day stuff? What, on Halloween?
“Nice costumes! Have some comic books”
“Yay!”
“That’ll be a dollar please”
October 26th, 2006 at 5:58 am
I generally give out unsuitable comics. Hellblazer, Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children and Swamp Thing have proved popular over the years.
October 26th, 2006 at 10:08 am
You’re risking pulling a “Gordon Lee” there, Richie.
October 26th, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Some comics publishers have actually published ashcan size special editions of kid-friendly, Halloween-themed comics that are perfect for non-candy treats. My LCS gave me a free copy of each, and when I asked to order a couple of bundles (25 in a bundle) to give to my son’s classmates, he just gave them to me at no charge (well, I’m a regular and spend a lot of money each week on comics, so …).
October 26th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
I usually give girlie-type comics to the too-old boys trolling for free candy but love to give the younger kids stuff they’d like….Muppet Babies and the like.
My motto, “Rot their brains, not their teeth!”
October 27th, 2006 at 8:38 am
Actually, I’d give ‘em a clip round the ear’ole and tell ‘em to bugger off and stop knocking on folks doors begging for sweets.
It is actually illegal to beg here in the UK, y’know.