Free Comic Book Day on May 5th at Shoreline Library brings characters to life

Free comics, as long as they last
Photo by Rick Orsillo

Many human beings, young and old, and a few space aliens took advantage of the Free Comic Book Day event at Shoreline Library on May 5, 2012.

The book: Civilized Assertiveness for Women
Photo by Rick Orsillo

Included among the gathering were a number of characters who apparently conquered the space-time continuum to step through the pages of the comics to do a little reading and socializing.

Library patron and friends
Photo by Rick Orsillo

Organized by Teen Services Librarian Rick Orsillo, attendees got free comic books, had their pictures taken with members of Seattle's Garrison Titan, and managed to stay out of Darth Vader's way.

The Shoreline Library has resources not available on other planets
Photo by Rick Orsillo

They enjoyed a little friendly competition and some snacks at a special edition of Game On! where they played Xbox 360 and Wii games based on popular comics.

Some attended the special workshop with Matthew Southworth to learn how to create their own comic.