Free Comic Book Day!

You know those days that you mark down on your calendar? Those days that you look excitedly forward to when you're sitting in the middle of your boring lecture or while your halfway through a shift at work. 

Know what I'm talking about now? Yeah well on May 3rd (the first Saturday of May), the world celebrated Free Comic Book Day. FCBD is a day which aims to bring people together to celebrate the incredible art that is comic book writing, regardless of whether you're an avid comic book reader - which I am - or if you're completely new to the comic book universe. 

In Sydney, my favorite comic book store exists on Pitt Street in the city. On Saturday, the temperature dropped, especially in the city. I, and many others, were forced to line up along Pitt St. in the cold, icy wind blasting us every few seconds, for about 30 minutes to just get into the store to prevent overcrowding. But believe me, once you got in there, it made everything worth it. 

Needless to say, the day was incredibly awesome on so many levels. I met a whole bunch of really great people, got a bunch of new comics and some sweet freebies, such as a sketch of Batman by one of the comic artists who were at Kinokuniya! 

So just remember, next year on the first Saturday of May, you might want to check out Free Comic Book Day! 

~Alex ^_^