SALISBURY — Holy free stuff, Batman!
Saturday is Free Comic Book Day at comic book shops across the country. The Comic Monstore at 813 S. Jake Alexander Blvd. (in the Magic Mart shopping center) will host the event locally. The store’s hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Comics publishers are providing 37 titles free this year, including special editions featuring Marvel’s “Thor” — a movie version of which opens in theaters today — and D.C.’s “Green Lantern,” which hits the silver screen in June.
Ray Franks, who owns Comic Monstore, said the purpose of Free Comic Book Day is “to celebrate comic books and hopefully get some new readers interested in the American art form that is comic books.”
In addition to the free comics, folks who show up early at the Monstore will get to see a “really cool Spider Man Corvette” on display, Franks said. Local artists will be on hand and the store — which also deals in games, action figures, T-shirts and more — will offer sales.