asdfMTV Geek > Halloween

Last year, author and general all around cool dude Neil Gaiman made a modest proposal (that had nothing to do with eating human beings): how about we give away books on Halloween instead of – or even in addition to – candy? I read about this on Twitter, and though I like to read, and I love Halloween, I was a little, shall we say, doubtful, that kids would want reading material instead of candy bars.

Regardless, I sat out on my front steps in a highly trafficked area of Brooklyn with a huge tub of delicious candy, and a longbox full of comics. I told kids they could have either, a comic book, or a piece of candy, or one of both, it was up to them – expecting that I would truck my comics upstairs at the end of the night, and be left sadly candy free. To say I was wrong is an understatement. In under an hour, I had to go back upstairs three times to restock the comic book box, eventually giving away over 400 all ages comics to kids, while the candy bowl sat, mostly untouched. And not to go over the top, but it really was one of the most exciting, heart-warming, and rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. Read More...