Insider Staff

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What have we here? Why, it’s three generations of comic book fans in one photo (No, that’s not the real Lebron James on the left). John Miakisz came up from Derry to share the day with his son, Nathan and Nathan’s children, Christian, 9, and Alyssa, 6, as well as cousin Austin Perrault, 10. The itinerary for… 0

May 7, 2013

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Newlyweds Jim and Alison Sinisgallo came into the store together, but only one of them is a true comic book collector. Jim described himself as “a regular,” but he wouldn’t put his wife in the same category. “Nope, she just heckles me,” he said. Jim has been a collector for some time. He said he is partial… 0

May 7, 2013

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Jeff VanPelt brought Peter, 3, and Emilia, 7, to pick out a free comic book. Jeff collected comics back in the day, and has brought the kids to Free Comic Book day in each of the last four years. Emilia is a fan, while Peter’s tastes are, shall we say, still developing. “She’s really picking them up and reading… 0

May 7, 2013

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Jennie Veloski (left) and Holly Smith arrived in the early afternoon with a couple of friends. Early exposure to Batman’s sweet ride left quite an impression on Veloski, who said she remains a fan of the comic. “My dad has a Corvette that looks like the Batmobile, so it was forced upon me at a young age.” Smith… 0

May 7, 2013

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Brendan O’Donnell was tasked with running the store Saturday. He’s not a comic book aficionado himself, but enjoys seeing younger kids take part in the free day. “If you can get kids to read at this point, it’s whatever works. I was disappointed when two boys from the same family got the same one – I was… 0

May 7, 2013

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Danny Duchano was visiting to play Magic: The Gathering, but he planned on taking part in Free Comic Book Day, as well. “I very much enjoy the DC universe,” he said, highlighting Ironman and Superman as two of his favorites. He said he was also into anime. Magic, though remains his true passion, as evidenced by… 0

May 7, 2013

Time for build-your-own superhero – Insider-style!

The world can always use another superhero, so we’ve come up with our own. Feel free to make a comic book out of your favorite, mass-produce it and send us the profits! 0

May 7, 2013

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The chicken pesto melt (on an outstanding marble rye) 0

May 7, 2013

The Food Snob

We see if the birdie sand wedges are up to par at Beaver Meadow

Mark Twain (or someone – no one really knows) once famously called golf “a good walk spoiled.” Well, in the words of the Food Snob, “Lunch never spoiled anything!” Since Beaver Meadow Golf Club’s season is now in full swing, we headed down to the Beaver Meadow Bar & Grille to… 0

May 7, 2013

Missed Connections