Are You a Wimpy Kid?

Miss Jen, the Wimpy Kid

Prove it! Enter the Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Comics Contest!

Jeff Kinney himself will announce the winners at the American Library Association Annual Conference on June 25, 2011.  Kids & teens 6-16 can enter until June 10, 2011, and all the details are here!

And if you're looking to get some inspiration from the original, you can pick up one of these Diary of a Wimpy titles at the library!


ps... this is what I look like as a wimpy kid, courtesy of http://www.wimpyourself.com/ --->

A cool FREE app for Marvel Comic fans with iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch

From Wendy Stephens at YALSA:

"The app offers a selection of free comics, access to saved titles, and top 25 lists sorted by series, author, and genre. There is also an option to browse by series title, creator, genre, rating, storylines, and release date. [...] The range of titles available on the interface dates to the 1950s. Readers will need an email address to set up a Marvel.com account."

Free Comic Book Day is May 1

Do you already have your route to the nearest comic shop mapped out? Do you know what free comic you're planning to read first, and which one you're saving for last? Better get ready, because Free Comic Book Day 10 (FCBD10), is only a month away!

With the biggest comic book event of the year being celebrated in just a few short weeks, Freecomicbookday.com is your source for all the information you want on this year's free comics.

• Download previews for all the free comics!

• Find a shop near you!

• Check out what Creator Signings & special events are happening where!



And if you can't wait until then, you can drop by your local library branch to grab a few comics or graphic novels like these!

Free Comic Book Day is Tomorrow!

Don't forget to visit one of your local shops to pick up some free comics!

And this year, you can even meet some comic creators at guest appearances in Tampa or Largo!

It's coming...

Zowie! Doesn't that sound cool!

TOMORROW IS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

SATURDAY MAY 3RD IS THE 7TH ANNUAL FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Thanks to Diamond Comic Distributors and all their sponsoring comic publishers, almost 2,000 comic book stores across the U.S and around the planet are planning to give away 2 million comic books absolutely free on Saturday, May 3! With over 40 titles to choose from, the selection of books on May 3rd will include comic books for all ages and tastes!

FIND A PARTICIPATING STORE in Tampa or ANYWHERE

• GREEN SHIFT, 5226 N. NEBRASKA AVENUE, TAMPA, FL (813) 238-4177
• YUMMY GEEK, 19651 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD.STE # E-1, TAMPA, FL (813) 991-7700
• WONDER WATER CARDS & COMICS, 14743 NORTH DALE MABRY HWY., TAMPA, FL (813) 269-8859
• READ MORE COMICS, SUITE A115 BRANDON BLVD, BRANDON, FL (813) 655-7838
• THE COMICS CLUB, LA VIVA PLAZA, 714 WEST LUMSDEN ROAD, BRANDON, FL (813) 653-4111
• DEMOLITION COMICS, 4049 S. DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL (813) 832-2692

MAKE FREE COMIC BOOK DAY YOUR FRIEND
Go to http://www.myspace.com/freecomicbookday, the FCBD MySpace page that provides a wealth of information on the event.

FREE COMIC BOOKS! WHOOHOO!!!!

How exciting is this weekend gonna be! Not only do we have the much awaited Spiderman 3 swinging into theaters, but on Saturday we get free comics!

Visit a participating local comic shop to get some of the free comics supplied by several major publishers. Many are special editions only available on Free Comic Book Day!

Thanks to Paul, the Librarian at Pasco County's New River branch, for telling me about the this last week and to the folks at Westport Library in CT for reminding me to post about it.

Along Came a Spider...

So, are your Spidey senses tingling? Okay, at least your fanboy/girl senses? Spider-Man 3 drops May 4 and its web is all ready to catch all our money. Judging the early looks, it just might be worth it.

We have 3, count 'em 3, villains this time: the New Goblin (Harry Osborn picking up the family business), Sandman (the CG star of the trailers), and maybe the deadliest Spidey enemy of all time, Venom--the "black Spider-Man to you non-geeks (played by...Topher Grace? No, really, it'll work). And if ol' Web Head didn't have enough on his plate, he gets a second love interest in Gwen Stacy, who has a very different history in the comics universe.

Now, why not feed your need while you wait by checking out Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 at your friendly neighborhood library? Or the shelf-load of Spidey comix we have in our catalog? You can brush up on your Venom and Gwen or just outsource your time until the movie opens.

Happy Slinging.