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2007-05-04: The Origin of Free Comic Book Day
A fun day
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book day and I am going to go down to the Beguiling and INFILTRATE UNASKED and hand out business cards of next week's comics.
This comic is in the storyline:
- Filler
Not quite comics, not quite purposeful material. But damned if I'm going to miss an update IF I MISS AN UPDATE I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL CARTOONIST.
This begins a storyline which spans the following comics:
| 2007-05-04 |
Free Comic Book Day
The Origin of Free Comic Book Day |
| 2007-05-07 | Free Comic Cards Part One |
| 2007-05-09 | Free Comic Cards Part Two |
| 2007-05-11 | Free Comic Cards Part Three |
| 2007-06-04 | The Unconfirmed Comic Book Day Panels |
Text transcript
Rabid: I'm so bored with radio, network and cable television, newspapers, magazines, short stories, novels, websites, film, video, recorded and live music, painting, sculpture, poetry, theatre, photography, and dance!
Rabish: How we lust for novelty!
Dr Quickly: I have invented a new art form that combines image and text in juxtaposed superimposition!
Rabid: Like... subtitled film?
Dr Quickly: Not exactly.
{{title text: A sub-comic about cats}}
Badger: I AM A SUPER HERO
Sage: I AM A SUPER VILLAIN
Badger: WE FIGHT FOR IDEOLOGICAL SUPREMACY
Sage: OK BUT FIRST A NAP
{{title text: Returning to the main storyline...}}
Rabid: This is extraordinary and transcendant of my expectations! As your amazingly wealthy patron I command you to release this material into the world for ALL the bored libertines to marvel at!!
Dr Quickly: OK.
Space Frog: YOUR NEW ART FORM IS FIT ONLY FOR THE EXPRESSION OF JUVENILE AND TRITE SENTIMENT THEREFORE I ADORE IT
Dr Quickly: Must you say that about al my innovations in artistic media?
[[Rabot has a sign: "FREE COMIC BOOK DAY"]]
Rabot: No more shall Comic Book Day suffer under the yoke of the ruling class!
Rabid: SUFFER? If it weren't for my patronage...