In addition to being Buy Indie Day (I'll be buying indie at Words Bookstore in Maplewood, NJ) it's also Free Comic Book Day! I'm thrilled to be able to give away Scott McCloud's Zot! on this auspicious day.
Zachary T. Paleozogt lives in "the far-flung future of 1965," a utopian Earth of world peace, robot butlers, and flying cars. Jenny Weaver lives in an imperfect world of disappointment and broken promises—the Earth we live in. Stepping across the portals to each other's worlds, Zot and Jenny's lives will never be the same again. Now, for the first time since its original publication more than twenty years ago, every one of McCloud's pages from the black and white series has been collected in this must-have commemorative edition for aficionados to treasure and new fans to discover. Includes never-before-seen artwork and extensive commentary by Scott McCloud. Post a comment on either your favorite comic OR your favorite indie store (bookstore, music, etc) and you'll be entered into the random drawing. Retweet my tweet of this and you'll get two entries into the random drawing. Long before manga took the American comics market by storm, Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics, combined the best ideas from manga, alternative comics, and superheroes into Zot!—a frenetic and innovative exploration of comics' potential that helped set the stage for McCloud's later groundbreaking theoretical work.
My son would probably enjoy this one, so I'll enter. Thanks for the giveaway!
Posted by: Kathy | May 01, 2009 at 03:57 PM
My favorite indie comic book store is Million Year Picnic in Cambridge, Mass. Thanks for entering me!
Posted by: Marie | May 01, 2009 at 03:57 PM
Fond of Midgard Comics in Charleston, Illinois, my first comic shop!
Posted by: Anthony L | May 01, 2009 at 04:16 PM
Ooh! Neat! My favorite comic is "Hush" from the batman series. It brought back every main character and was illustrated beautifully. I was also rather attached to the "Sin City" series. My favorite comic store was in Port Jeff in NY. I'm not sure if it's still there, but it's my favorite because it was the one I went to every weekend as a child.
Posted by: Lauren | May 01, 2009 at 04:35 PM
I assume by "comics" you mean graphic novels as well as the serial comics? I totally love both. I think my all-time favorite is "Blankets" by Craig Thompson. It's one of my favorite books of all time, not just one of my favorite comics. I think everyone should read it.
Posted by: Julie E. | May 01, 2009 at 06:03 PM
My favorite book store is Bookends, in Ridgewood, NJ. I moved about 8 yrs. ago. I have not been there since. But they were a favorite store of mine. I used to go to book signing and author talks. My friends here in the south are amazed there is such a thing. But this introduced me to the real world of books. I met Mary Higgins Clark, Sidney Sheldon, James Patterson. I am not into that gender anymore. More on the literary side. But this introduced me to the bigger world. The other thing independent book store are so caring and know your tastes. They are passionate about the written word. Unfortunately there is not a independent book store in this area. It is over a hour away. But I do make a outing of each and least yearly. I have not done graphic comics but my son does. But I always wanted to try the genre out.
Posted by: Seaside Book Worm | May 01, 2009 at 07:26 PM
I would love t enter this giveaway. My favorite comic currently would have to be Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Incognito from Marvel/Icon.
-Steven Wilcox
Posted by: Mignola07 | May 02, 2009 at 10:16 AM
I'm a freak for Batgirl, Birds of Prey, and Red Sonja comics!!
Posted by: Samantha Russell | May 02, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Rocketship, on Smith Street in Brooklyn, is an amazing comic shop, but the recently opened Bergen Street Comics is giving it some competition! Thanks for the contest
Posted by: Gabe | May 02, 2009 at 03:45 PM
My favorite comic book series is Sonic the Hedgehog from Archie comics though it is based on the video games, I like the frequent appearances of Princess Sally Acorn (Sonic's girlfriend who also appeared in the Sonic SatAM 1993-1995 series) in it.
Posted by: Darryl Heine | May 02, 2009 at 06:07 PM
I really enjoy Robert Kirkman's "Invincible".
Posted by: Luke H. | May 02, 2009 at 09:39 PM
My favorite comic book store is Page One. Their selection is super. The series that is my favorite is Calvin and Hobbes.
Posted by: ellie | May 03, 2009 at 11:30 AM
I second the shout-out to Calvin and Hobbes! I'm also in love with Kirkman's Walking Dead. Those two don't really go together, eh?
Posted by: Kearsten | May 03, 2009 at 01:28 PM