May 6, 2013. 18 photos.

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    Danni Danger aka Sidekick Girl at Austin Books and Comics for Free Comic Cook Day 2013
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    Free Comic Book Day 2013
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    Racks of books at Austin Books and Comics for Free Comic Book Day 2013
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    A haul of reading material at Free Comic Book Day 2013
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    Artists from CCP Comics hand out free sketches during Free Comic Book Day 2013
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    Ghostbusters ATX give a thumb’s up to Free Comic Book Day 2013 at Dragon’s Lair Comics and Fantasy
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    Free Comic Book Day 2013 at Dragon’s Lair Comics and Fantasy
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    Free Comic Book Day 2013
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    Capstone Comics celebrates Free Comic Book Day 2013 at their new location on Anderson Lane
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    Austin Books & Comics’ very own caped crusader, Sidekick Girl, is joined by Wonder Woman in welcoming fans to Free Comic Book Day 2013.
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    Artists from CCP Comics provide Free Comic Book Day sketches in the parking lot for Austin Books & Comics and Guzu Gallery
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    At 11am, the wait to get into the tent full of free comics was only a few minutes. As each person was limited to 10 free comics and there were dozens and dozens of different title to choose from, folks took their time making their selections.
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    Proof that Free Comic Book Day wasn’t just for pasty-faced, bespectacled male college geeks. The Austin Books & Comics crowd included lots of families with girls as well as boys — not a few of them in costume.
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    The free books were outside, but plenty of customers made their way inside to pay for more comics, books, clothing, and toys at Austin Books & Comics. Here, manager Brandon Zuern works the counter which had a long and steady stream of purchasers.
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    Here, Li’l Wonder Woman takes in the four-color wonders of Austin Books & Comics.
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    Writer Matt Sturges (Jack of Fables, House of Mystery) signs his Free Comic Book Day edition of Damsels: Mermaids from Dynamite.
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    Writer Matt Sturges (Jack of Fables, House of Mystery) signs his Free Comic Book Day edition of Damsels: Mermaids from Dynamite.
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    Writer/artist/animator Yehudi Mercado (Buffalo Speedway) signs copies of his new graphic novel, Pantalones, TX.

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