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In 1978, Pendulum Press published a primer on the value of comics as an educational tool: The Illustrated Format: an Effective Teaching Tool (ISBN 0883013487). In the US, the use of comics for education, using the Internet, can be seen on Comics in the Classroom, and the state of Maryland's Comic Book Initiative.
PS238 is an American comic book written and drawn by Aaron Williams and published by Do Gooder Press.It follows the lives of both teachers and students at an elementary school for children with superpowers, which the comic calls metaprodigies.
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In 2016 the store was nominated for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award. The store held signing events with comics creators Neil Gaiman in 2006 and Chip Zdarsky in 2016. Every May it celebrates Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), giving away free comic books for a period of six hours. [9]
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to attract new readers to independent comic book stores. It usually takes place on the first Saturday of May and has historically been cross-promoted with the release of a superhero film .
Avengers Academy is a Marvel Comics comic book series that debuted in June 2010 as part of the "Heroic Age", and concluded after thirty-nine issues in November 2012.The series was written by Christos Gage, with artwork by Mike McKone and tells the story of a group of young super-powered persons who were selected to join a training academy for the super-hero team, the Avengers.
FantaCo Enterprises is an American comic book store and publishing company founded and created by Thomas Skulan and based in Albany, New York.As a publisher, FantaCo was known for its idiosyncratic line-up of mostly black-and-white titles, including the humorous Hembeck Series and the horror title Gore Shriek.
In the 1990s and 2000s, Comix had a printed magazine, with the same name as the store, which featured articles on comic books, manga, films and anime, in addition to a catalog of products from the comic book store. The magazine was distributed free of charge in the store and by mail.