Saturday Is Free Comic Book Day. Stores Near Holmdel And Hazlet To Participate In Event

Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, and stores in Monmouth County are participating in the event.

More than two million comic books are expected to be distributed to young readers on Saturday, according to the event’s website.

Free Comic Book Day is an annual event held to help kick off Children’s Book Week, which runs from May 4 to 10.

Here’s the list of nearby participating stores:

• Zapp Comics! 700 Tennent Road, Manalapan
• Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, 35 Broad St., Red Bank
• The Comic Crypt/Amazing Stories LLC, 55 White Road, Shrewsbury
• Comics Plus, Towne Shopping Center, 2005 Route 35, Oakhurst section of Ocean Township
• The Record Store, 6299 Route 9, Howell