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National comic book day over the past couple of decades, hit movie franchises like iron man and batman have breathed new life into the comic book industry, a combined literary and art genre that burst onto the american scene at the height of the great depression. May 06, 2017 both dc comics and marvel have free titles and plenty of other publishers are also giving away samplers. How is the date for comic book comic book day calculated. Check out the free comic book day website to find a store near you. Oh, and dont let comic book day pass you by without taking the family to one of the local shops in the area. Marvel comics revolutionized the medium with naturalistic superheroes such. Marvel produces special comic covers to hype espn college playoffs. Both dc comics and marvel have free titles and plenty of other publishers are also giving away samplers.
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