FCBD 2005

The last Free Comic Book Day was a success. I was dressed as Spider-Man at Readers Den in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa.
An article about the event can be found on ICV2.

Walking out in the Spider-Man suit in the morning felt very awkward with everyone watching, but as they walked into the shop, and we started handing out chips packets, that uneasy feelin went away. Later the temperature dropped quite a bit, so I got a bit chilly. Speaking with that mask on wasn't easy. That high quality costume is quite amazing.

There were some of the expected rude and stupid comments from some people. SOmebody even asked how much we were being paid to be tehre in costume, since he would most likely never even want to do like that, because his ego would not allow that.

The kids and parents got excited about seeing some characters there in person. Most kids just could not stop staring. :-)