1st Saturday! Free Comic Books

Thats right! Free comics! For those of you in Anchorage, Bosco's is participating, but if you aren't then I have the web linkage for you.

Most of us read comics as kids. Some of us really got into it. At one point in my life I had a collection, all organized with each one in its own mylar bag with a back board. I still have a lot of those, but I don't collect them that way anymore. These days I just get them because I enjoy reading the stories. Some of the classic titles, like Daredevil, have always had very compelling story lines. Others are less about the dramatic stories, and more about fun. So this is the list of what you'll currently find in my pull box at Bosco's:

• Daredevil - It manages to tell compelling stories, while being less wordy than many other titles, it is very art driven.
• Green Arrow - Just plain awesome. Oliver Queen is one of the original anti-heroes. Kevin Smith started writing for this title in 2000, and handed it over to Judd Winnick in 2002 (The author of two of my other favorites, Frumpy the Clown and Barry Ween: Boy Genius)
  
• Green Lantern - One of my all time favorites, the idea that GL's can create anything that they can imagine makes them my far and away favorite. Hal Jordan is back. Kyle saved the corps and he has gone on to become:
• Ion - Kyle is the torchbearer for the Green Lantern Corps.
  
• Dork Tower- This is a fun one, which is mostly about gamers and gaming (Old style table top gaming mostly). It's on the web as well.
  
• Knights of the Dinner Table - This one has evolved from a book about a table top gaming group, into a magazine full of useful stuff for role-players and Game masters. Put out by Kenzerco, the same folks who brought you Hackmaster.
• Xmen- Everyone is familiar with these guys.
  
• Warlord - One of the first comics I read regularly, it ended in 1989. However, they tried to revive it last year, but it only made it through 10 issues. From the comic:

"In the savage world of Skartaris,
life is a constant struggle for survival.
Here, beneath an unblinking orb of eternal
sunlight, one simple law prevails:
If you let down your guard for an instant you will soon be very dead."

If you haven't picked up a comic book in awhile, I encourage you to get out on Saturday, stop by your local comic shop and check some out! Hey while you're out stop by Barnes & Noble and help out TBA Theatre!

It's a good cause!

Most of the folks who read this with any regularity will probably have already heard about it, but this weekend is a fund raiser for TBA Theatre. The short version is that if you make a purchase from Barnes & Noble on Saturday they will donate a percentage to TBA. The best part is that it costs you nothing extra above the cost of your book or CD! All you need is a voucher, which you can print out by following that link or just ask your cashier for one. Tell all your friends!

Here is the full story from the TBA Website:

Hello Friends of TBA Theatre! Do you have books, music or movies you have been dying to buy? Looking for a fun afternoon out with the kids? We're giving you the perfect opportunity!

We have partnered with Barnes & Noble for a book fair to benefit TBA Theatre and our production of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island the Musical". Face painting and story time will happen from noon to 5:00pm, with special appearances by Folks Tales at 2:00pm, and by various scruffy pirates who'll sing songs from "Treasure Island the Musical" at 3:00pm.

So join us for some hearty, pirate-themed fun at Barnes & Noble on Saturday, May 5th! Simply present your voucher at the cashier's counter when you are ready to check out - this costs you nothing extra over the price of your purchase! Vouchers can be used during the entire business day from 9am to 11pm. If you can't print out a voucher, just tell your friendly Barnes & Noble cashier that you would like to use a voucher to benefit TBA Theatre and they will provide one for you.