This past Saturday was “Free Comic Book Day” and as a pretty close to lifelong comic book fan, I made a small pilgrimage around our Metropolis to visit a few of the local comic shops to see how they were doing things for this always special occasion. Before I begin, let me explain to the newbies about what this is. “Free Comic Book Day” is as simple as it sounds. One gets to enjoy a batch of free comic books at a participating retailer but its important to know that each shop has their own way of doing things. Sometimes you get a whole stack or something just a few issues that you can pick from the releases. My first stop on that First Saturday in May would be Galaxy Comics in Park Slope.
As a Bay Ridge resident, my regular comic book store is their Bay Ridge branch located right next to the Alpine Theater but they have not been doing FCBD at this location for a couple of years now. To enjoy the offerings from them I had to head down to Park Slope. Galaxy was permitting a maximum of “5” comics from the FCBD releases and it was already crowded just past 10AM. Can you predict the five choices that I would make at this location?
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