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Free comics? Zoiks! Promotion aims for new readers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Buoyed by a pair of big-budget superhero films this summer, retailers and publishers are poised to give away more than 3.5 million free comics at events aimed at building communities among longtime fans and at capturing new readers.

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