If the only thing you know of comic books are superheroes and the movies based on them, you’re missing out: some of the best stories being told today are being told through comics. (Some personal favorites over the last few years include Promethia, Fables, Y: The Last Man, and Walking Dead, just to give you a few fairly mainstream examples.)
Tomorrow is “Free Comic Book Day,” one of the comics industry’s best ideas in a while: find your local comic book shop, pop in, and walk out with several free comics to whet your fiction buds. Sure, it’s the “first hit is free” school of marketing, but that’s a great way to sample some ongoing titles to see what you like. If you haven’t read any comics in years, I think you’ll be surprised how mature and creative (some of) the industry has become.
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Free Comic Book Day, the happiest day in the land. Just beware — at some stores (Midtown Comics, for example) the lines are long and somewhat tedious, so bring a sammich.
That said, an armful of free comics is worth the wait.
I’d also second the accolades for Walking Dead. And, if you dig Vaughn’s stuff, be sure to give Ex-Machina a spin, too.