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Free Comic Book Day: Go Visit Collectors Corner Now! (A #DCM Recap)

Title: Free Comic Book Day: Go Visit Collectors Corner Now! (A #DCM Recap)

Feel free to enjoy this lovely surprise every year and partake in the festivities of Free Comic Book day with Collectors Corner.

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Each year comic book stores throughout the state of Maryland participate in the largest celebration for comic book fans in the mid atlantic region. Free Comic Book Day is a day dedicated to the celebration of the illustrators and writers who give us the best pieces of their imagination.

This weekend I grabbed me a plethora of free books. I already read them all, and proclaimed my favorite to be Bob’s Burgers out of the bunch. That was predestined, of course. I swear I’m glued to the screen each chance I get to watch the Bob’s Burgers television series. To hear that there was a comic book simply sealed the deal.

Bob Burgers 2016 Free Comic Book
Bob Burgers 2016 Free Comic Book

As I learned about Free Comic Book Day at the very last-minute, I’m glad I crawled out of bed that Saturday morning because I witness a special part of each comic book’s universe in the span of an hour. My comic knowledge excelled from knowing about only two universes to now knowing of eight. I use to think there was only Marvel and DC. Now I can categorize characters into universes such as Springfield, MacFarlane, Tintin, and Hanna-Barbera. I always could, but now I know I can.

Collectors Corner is an awesome store to venture to if you want to literally feel like you are a part of a new world. The store is set up into sections, where a customer can easily find their favorite world to get lost in. Apparently, I got lost eyeing the Pop Collector Vinyl figures section, astonished by the fact a John Oliver, host of HBO comic review series “Last Week Tonight,” has an official Pop figure.

 

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The event also sponsored tickets to see the new Captain America film Civil War. The first 100 people to arrive at 9 am for the event were giving free tickets to see the movie.

Every person in attendance received five free comic books, and if you didn’t want to accept the comics offer specified for the day, Collectors Corner managed to rally up some classics. Lines grew very long circling the entire store, as the most important offer available was of twenty comic books given to the ultimate lovers of comics.

I am not ashamed to say I did not get in that line
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People also took the time to dress up as their favorite superheroes and villains.

Free Comic Book Day 2016 was the 15th annual event. With all those years to attest, I’m certain they’ll be yet another great Free Comic Book Day in 2017.

Who’s your favorite comic book character? Leave a comment below.

#SupportBlackMedia: Watch the Justice or Else Recap via Mindy Jo News Show

Last week, I attended the Justice or Else Million Man March called by honorary Minister Louis Farrakhan.

To be an event with an estimate of 3 million people who showed up, there still were lots of disappointed black folk who didn’t have the chance to attend. As I spoke to some people through social media, I’ve heard many excuses for why they weren’t in attendance. Some saying because they had no transportation given such short notice or had to be at work. Others didn’t feel it necessary to come because they don’t believe in a current generation being in charge of black liberation. Lot’s of people simply didn’t want to hear what Minister Farrakhan had to say in conjunction to his past.  But the majority relayed their absence was because they weren’t aware of the 20th Anniversary of the March being held this year.

If you weren’t aware of the Million Man March, who could truly blame you for not showing up for this special moment in history. Mainstream media failed to make you aware of such a historical event and still brushes it off with failure to broadcast the event’s successes and positivity.

Black media was sure to be in attendance. There’s plenty of good footage for you to get the gist of everything that happened on 10/10/15. Watch video brought to you by The Mindy Jo Show, below.

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What is the Mindy Jo News Show?

Mindy Jo News Show is an independent news show under PR WIZ, LLC and is based out of Washington, DC. The show’s purpose is to “connect with people through compelling content across various platforms such as online, digital, and mobile devices in the DC Metropolitan areas and around the world.”

Mindy Jo, photo from http://mjnewsshow.wix.com/
Mindy Jo, photo from http://mjnewsshow.wix.com/

Mindy Jo, who’s the brains behind such publication, personally provided me with this video to share with my readers. I met her through Twitter as she caught wind of the coverage I’ve shared of the Million Man March. After I retweeted of footage with the hashtag #SupportBlackMedia, it came to my attention that I should really do just that.

Mindy Jo aims to be an “affiliate of the people” while “embracing all human beings.” Through her actually taking the time to share my writings, I know she’s doing a great job achieving that.

The Mindy Jo Show focuses on various topics, such as health, lifestyle, weather, wealth, science, education, technology, and politics. All news provided to you with a “pure” and “organic” touch. It’s a perspective worth taking the time to watch.

Are you willing to support black media? Check out more from the Mindy Jo Show via her website, mjnewsshow.wix.com.
Have you read the Five Main Points Minister Farrakhan screamed at us during the Million Man March? Read it here on Doc’s Castle Media.