The time has come again this year for Free Comic Book Day, no, its not a socialist-handout program put together by the comic book industry, and it’s the best day of the year for us comic book fans. This year promises to be a good one too. Sandwiched between two great comic book movies Kick-Ass and Iron Man 2. If you don’t know what Free Comic Book Day is allow me to to enlighten you. It is exactly what it sounds like. You just have to go this Saturday to ANY comic book store in town and ask for their free comic books and be prepared to receive some goodies. Its a great day for the family so take the kids or your little brother and sister. Basically, its like trick or treating for comic book enthusiasts and a way to promote comic book reading to the general public.  If you want more info please visit the Free Comic Book Day site or you can call your local comic book store and ask them .

Comic shops in Tucson

Charlie’s Comic Books

5445 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ (520) 320-0279

website: http://www.popshoponline.com

Owner: Charlie Harris

Fantasy Comics

2595 N 1st Ave, Tucson, AZ (520) 670-0100

website: http://www.fantasycomics2595.com/

Owner: Tom Struck

Heroes and Villains

4533 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ (520) 321-4376

website: http://www.heroesandvillainsonline.com

Owner: Mike Camp

R-Galaxy

2420 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ (520) 322-0422

website: http://r-galaxy.com/store/

Owner: Rick Keefe

In other news: Stephen Hawking just announced that there are aliens out there and they are gonna kill us!... or conquer us in the very least. Its a good thing he made us aware of this, it’s only to be expected. Why would an advanced society that floats through space try to help us? You ever see humanity try to help a lesser species? The closest we get is taking our pets to the vet. In fact, if aliens are anything like us, they would probably come here and enslave us and put us in farms and raise us for food, like we do with cattle. Or for a lucky few of us, we would probably end up as their pets with leashes and collars around our necks, but hey, some people are already into that. Yet not all is lost, in Arizona we are fortunate enough to have provisions in place to protect our citizens from such treachery. In case of an alien encounter, our local law enforcement can now act and ask them to prove that they are not aliens. If they fail to do so they are promptly taken care of with our concealed weapons. So not to worry Dr. Hawking, we got your back.

   Earlier this week my buddy, Ben, posted the following story on his Facebook. Being raised EXTREMELY Catholic I just had to read it. Growing up my brother and I were altar boys, and my grandma used to go to mass early enough to see Christ, himself, clocking in. Although, my brother and I never got touched, fondled or prodded in any way shape or form by the priest, who treated us very respectfully by the way, we always heard the stories about other priests in a galaxy far, far away having there way with other kids. As I got older and started watching the news I started noticing more reports about that sort of thing happening in the Catholic Church and with other religious leaders. What? You don’t really believe this sorta thing only happens with Catholics, do you? Fact is, that there is no evidence to say Catholic religious leaders abuse kids more than any other denomination.  The intriguing part in this story though, is that the Church is objecting to a bill that would remove the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases. A letter from Connecticut’s Catholic Bishop’s stated that the proposed change in the  law would place ”all Church institutions, including your parish, at risk,” and “legislation would undermine the mission of the Catholic Church in Connecticut, threatening our parishes, our schools, and our Catholic Charities.”   Hey, I’m all for dscouraging frivolous lawsuits, but after so many years of reports of sexual misconduct shouldn’t the Church be more concerned about discouraging pedohilia? The solution is simple, it’s not about “what would Jesus do” or “turning the other cheek” or any of that stuff, religious leaders if you’re worried about being taken to court and sued out of your tax-exempt earnings, the best way to protect yourselves and your organizations is this: QUIT TOUCHING LITTLE KIDS!!!

Arnie Bermudez

“My admiration for Power Rangers lasted one episode. When I found out that I was not watching a live action episode of Voltron, it just became another crappy TV show.”- Me