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For the flip the page,

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The musk of old paper, the newsprint on our fingers.

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This is why we love comics.

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From the morning commute, to late nights by flashlight, and sneaking them in class.

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This is why we love comics.

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Because to grandpa, they're The Funnies. To Dad, they're comic books. To us, they're graphic novels.

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This is why we love comics.

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For Sunday mornings, and New Comics Day, for your pull list and your RSS feed.

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for spinner racks, and long boxes, for bags and boards.

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and an extra room to store them all.

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This is why we love comics.

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For superheros, anti-heros, and everyday heros, for the mainstream independent an underground,

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Because we're first in line when Hollywood gets them right,

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And first online when they get them wrong.

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This is why we love comics.

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For late-night inking, for xeroxing and stapling, and calling ourselves publishers.

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For Stan and for Jack, and Alan and Neil,

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For Maggy and Colleen, and Jerry and Mike. This is why we love comics.

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For the aisles of Comic-Con, or local hotel ballroom,

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For spending months making a costume we'll wear for only one day.

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This is why we love comics.

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Because Charlie Brown taught us how to read.

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Batman taught us how to draw, and Superman taught us how to be brave.

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This is why we love comics.

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Because with only four colors, some pictures and words, they can make us laugh, make us think, transport us to other worlds,

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and make us feel closer to home. For millions the reasons - and the flip but that next page.

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This is why we love comics.