Champaign, IL
May 8, 2006
Story by Chris Spice (Darth Spice)
FREE
COMICS FOR ALL! As
many of you know Free Comic Book day was Saturday May 8th, 2006.
This is truly a magnificent idea on the part of comic book
distributors across the country to take part and invite future
generations of collectors into their hobby, albeit one day for free!
From titles like Superman, Justice League, G. I. Joe Sigma 6 and yes
you guessed it, Star Wars! Members of the Midwest Garrison were
dispatched to several locations yesterday, we received several
photos from a Bounty Hunter known as BH-4265.
Their
location was Champaign, IL and the venue was G-Mart Comic Books.
While the Boba Fett costume was a great attraction, there were
several Stormtroopers, a very dirty Sandtrooper and an Imperial
Officer to help create a better atmosphere for those attending Free
Comic Book day. Doug Wangler, the model for Darkhorse Character
Quinlan Vos was also on hand to assist with the festivities. It
looked like they all had a great time clowning around the streets of
downtown Champaign. The main Star Wars title was called Routine
Valor which features Commander Cody and a squad of Clone Troopers
performing a Siege on the Planet Sarrish. There are also several
other previews to lure you to future Darkhorse titles such as Legacy
which is set 100 years beyond everything you know about Star Wars.
What
can you say about another great script by John Ostrander and what is
sure to be another superb performance by pencil from Jan Duursema. It
is too bad Hasbro doesn't do free action figure day, although that
could be a bit costly. I just think this is a brilliant way to bring
in new collectors into the fold. I did notice the Star Wars issue
flips upside-down and shares the same book with Conan. For those of
us who can't simply get enough of Commander Cody, you may want to
run out and see if your local store still has a copy laying around!
Special thanks to the members of the Midwest Garrison for the photos
from their mission.
PHOTO GALLERY To see the photo gallery
containing 16 photos click
here.
As
many of you know Free Comic Book day was Saturday May 8th, 2006.
This is truly a magnificent idea on the part of comic book
distributors across the country to take part and invite future
generations of collectors into their hobby, albeit one day for free!
From titles like Superman, Justice League, G. I. Joe Sigma 6 and yes
you guessed it, Star Wars! Members of the Midwest Garrison were
dispatched to several locations yesterday, we received several
photos from a Bounty Hunter known as BH-4265.
Their
location was Champaign, IL and the venue was G-Mart Comic Books.
While the Boba Fett costume was a great attraction, there were
several Stormtroopers, a very dirty Sandtrooper and an Imperial
Officer to help create a better atmosphere for those attending Free
Comic Book day. Doug Wangler, the model for Darkhorse Character
Quinlan Vos was also on hand to assist with the festivities. It
looked like they all had a great time clowning around the streets of
downtown Champaign. The main Star Wars title was called Routine
Valor which features Commander Cody and a squad of Clone Troopers
performing a Siege on the Planet Sarrish. There are also several
other previews to lure you to future Darkhorse titles such as Legacy
which is set 100 years beyond everything you know about Star Wars.
What
can you say about another great script by John Ostrander and what is
sure to be another superb performance by pencil from Jan Duursema. It
is too bad Hasbro doesn't do free action figure day, although that
could be a bit costly. I just think this is a brilliant way to bring
in new collectors into the fold. I did notice the Star Wars issue
flips upside-down and shares the same book with Conan. For those of
us who can't simply get enough of Commander Cody, you may want to
run out and see if your local store still has a copy laying around!
Special thanks to the members of the Midwest Garrison for the photos
from their mission.