Saturday Is Free Comic Book Day at Comicazi In Somerville

When the internet eliminated the need to pay for music, all the music stores went out of business.

Online streaming services came along, and countless Blockbuster movie-rental joints vanished from the face of the Earth.

Likewise, Amazon killed Barns & Noble.

Meanwhile, even though basically anybody can illegally download all the comic books they want, Somerville’s Comicazi and many establishments like it continue to do gang-buster business.

Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

Somerville residents curious about the relatively piracy-proof appeal of comic book stores are in luck. Saturday, May 2, marks 2015’s official Free Comic Book Day - an annual promotional campaign celebrated by comic shops nationwide.

Visitors at participating stores - like Comicazi - can snag two of more than 50 (while supplies last) Free Comic Book Day special edition issues from titles ranging from household names like “Avengers,” and “Bob’s Burgers” to quirky and obscure books along the lines of “Supermutant Magic Academy,” in exchange for zero dollars.

Unique to Comicazi - special appearances by members of the Bad Kids Press comic book collective, whose independently-produced, inky wares include “The Adventures of the Galactic Wrestling Federation,” “Rapid City” and the novel “Nefarious Twit.”

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