Great Local Comics Shops in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin to Visit for Free Comic Book Day on May 6th 2023

May 2, 2023

Nowadays, comics and cartoon imagery have become such a wonderful part of our daily lives, from newspaper pages to social media memes to print comics and digital subscription books. They’ve even become ubiquitous parts of pop culture thanks to big screen adaptations from publishing houses like Marvel and DC. What was once an obscure hobby reserved for “nerds” and collectors is now extremely popular all across the globe! In fact, there’s plenty of arguments in the positive on why we should be further encouraging young readers to explore comics and graphic novels.

Comics are for everyone: The Wonderful Benefits of Reading Graphic Novels and Comic Books!

Graphic Novels/Comics are often quite helpful for children with learning difficulties and disabilities; short sentence structure, easy-to-read sentences, and interpreting illustrations with the accompanying visual and text cues help them derive context from the words on the page.
Children with sensory processing disorders are able to learn how to identify and describe emotions through imagery which allow them to better process gestures, facial expressions, visual cues, and imagining themselves performing those actions. This helps not just their reading comprehension, but their ability to understand social dynamic and interpersonal communication.
Structured visual cues and exaggerated body language/facial expressions helps younger readers understand and interpret stories and become a better reader.
Comics allow readers to be more immersed in the storytelling and emotional experience, by providing additional emphasis on satire, symbolism, humor, and more in ways that text alone is unable to provide.
Children may learn many more complex vocabulary words from comic books, as comics have on average more rare words per thousand than adult books; giving a child who needs more advanced reading level some graphic novels and comic books will challenge them much more than books for older readers/adults.
Younger readers may be more inclined to explore new avenues in life and devise more creative ways of communicating, thus opening them up to new skills and gaining “superpowers” of their own by exploring the visual arts, reading and even STEM activities.
It’s a great way for newcomers to any language to get a better understanding and grasp of a second language thanks to the sentence structure and visual dynamics.
They’re a great travel-friendly option in reading materials thanks to many issues being pocket sized like mangas, luggage friendly such as individual graphic novels, or even digital subscriptions on your e-readers, phones, and tablets.

It’s no wonder, then, that Free Comic Book day has grown into something very popular and well-loved by the general pubic. New to Free Comic Book Day? Allow us to explain!

Free Comic Book day is an annual event meant to encourage new readers of comics and graphic novels, as well as helping local small comic shop businesses keep the lights on. Thanks to its popularity, what once originated as a North American only event, the Free Comic Book Day movement has expanded to a global audience! Folks can use a helpful webform their postal code or address to find a US or Canadian based shop, or click the link to find global resources.

Free Comic Book Day is almost here, and we’ve compiled a great list of local area comic shops in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin for you to visit and get your super special collectible issues and freebies!

Most of the promotional issues for freebies, discounted items, and special edition comics will be available in print form only, requiring you to visit a local shop to pick up the physical copy. Copies of free or promotional books will be in limited supply with high demand, so please be patient and kind to local shop owners. It’s customary to have folks waiting in line for hours prior to opening, so quantities may already be limited beginning fairly early in the day. Some shops also limit how many freebies a person may get, so you’ll have to select and prioritize your favorites!

Let’s check out the local hot spots for comics and cool comics related events happening in the area over the next few months.

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