Do not those of us lucky enough to have a good local comic book store just simply adore them? I know that I love mine - Comics 'R' Us in Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia, above the bubble tea joint, hi guys! - and not just for their correct use of the much-abused apostrophe.

This coming Saturday is a particularly fine time to visit your local store, because May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day!

And if you're going anyway, why not do your bit for Girl-Wonder.org and our mission of making the comics world a better place for female characters, readers, and creators?

Speaketh mastermind Kate Fitzsimons, who you will know from our fabulous podcast Four Color Heroines:

The Plan

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to celebrate Free Comic Book Day by going to your local comic book store and spread the joyous word. Or post about Free Comic Book Day, your favorite female-positive comics for people to look for when they go, and possibly Girl-Wonder.org.

Post or distribute one of our flyers at your local store, or wear our brand new "Ask Me About Girl Wonder" graphics on your shirt, bag or sticker - or even tape it to your back! Maybe the next little girl who comes into the store will feel a little more welcome.

Hell, yes.

The project page is here!.

Don't forget to share your ideas and adventures in our new FCBD forum.

And if you can't make it into the store yourself, you can take part in the blogging aspect, and I would be eternally grateful if you would drop a link to the project today or tomorrow! Someone on your flist, who *is* planning to attend FCBD might well be sad about missing out if they hear it after the fact.