Cumming Comic Shop Participating in Halloween ComicFest This Weekend

Put on your Halloween costume and head to your Cumming's comic book shop for the second annual Halloween ComicFest. This weekend, comic shops across the country, including Kapow Comics at 2611 Freedom Parkway in Cumming and several comic shops in nearby Gwinnett County, will be packed with comic and Halloween fans getting their free Halloween ComicFest comics to celebrate the second-largest free comic book event of the year, according to the press release

Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27, stores will be giving away up to 22 free Halloween themed full-sized and mini comics featuring Batman, Thor, Spider-Man, My Little Pony, Adventure Time and other popular and new titles.  The free comics are great for comic fans and readers of all ages, giving them the opportunity to discover new titles and series they will enjoy.

Crowds will flock to their local comic shop to get free comics and take part in store sales, costume contests, comic signings and artist’s drawings among many other spooktacular events. Some stores are using Halloween ComicFest to promote community awareness through hosting blood drives, encouraging donations to various foundations, running silent auctions for charity and much more to give back to their community.  

“Comic and Halloween fans will have a blast at this year’s event as more stores are participating, hosting their own activities to make the weekend more memorable in addition to more Halloween comics being given out for free,” Diamond’s Director of Marketing Dan Manser said in a release. “Halloween ComicFest is another great free comic day, allowing fans to dress up in their scariest, goofiest, most remarkable Halloween costumes, and have fun with other fans during the weekend.”

Stores also will participate in promoting “The Greatest Halloween Costume Contest Ever”, where customers can submit their costume photos to the Halloween ComicFest website for a chance to win prizes. Two randomly chosen winners will win $500 to the comic shop of their choice, along with other great prizes such as graphic novels, collectible statues, pop-culture related items and more. To enter the contest or for more information, contestants are encouraged to go to www.halloweencomicfest.com/costumecontest.

Halloween ComicFest gives the community the opportunity to discover their local comic shop and see it as a go-to place for Halloween and comic fun. People who attend also are encouraged to pick up some bundles of the mini comics to pass out to trick-or-treaters instead of candy, sharing the love of comics with a younger generation.    

Celebrating its second year, Halloween ComicFest is an annual event in which participating comic book specialty shops across North America and beyond celebrate the Halloween season by giving away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops. The event is held the weekend before Halloween and is the perfect opportunity to introduce friends and family to the many reasons why comic shops are a great destination for Halloween themed comic books, products and merchandise. 

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