Monday, April 21, 2008

Comic books draw the serious to the seriously twisted


Comic books draw the serious to the seriously twisted

Sunday, April 20, 2008
BY ALLISON STEELE
Star-Ledger Staff
NEW YORK -- Some came for autographs, or to catch a glimpse of a legendary comic book artist. Others were there to browse the seemingly endless rows of tables piled with graphic novels and shelves filled with Japanese anime figurines. Plenty of fans flocked to the New York Comic Con in midtown Manhattan yesterday for a chance to dress up like Luke Skywalker or Obi-Wan Kenobi.

For Steve Vincent and Mike McLaughlin, owners of a Forked River, Ocean County, comic book company, this weekend's three-day convention was a chance to catch up with old friends and sell a few comics.
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