Stars have aligned for Free Comic Book Day

Caleb Blanchard, 12, of Mansfield, dressed as the Star Wars character Boba Fett, looks for Star Wars comic books to purchase while attending Free Comic Book Day at Sarge's Comics in New London Saturday, May 4, 2013, with his father, Jim Blanchard, and sister Grace Blanchard, 15.

People crowd around the counter where they can select free comics while attending Free Comic Book Day at Sarge's Comics in New London Saturday, May 4, 2013.

Randal Ensley of Gales Ferry, a science fiction and fantasy illustrator for magazines and books, draws on a sketch card that will be available for purchase as he is one of the guest artists during the Free Comic Book Day at Sarge's Comics in New London Saturday, May 4, 2013.

Caleb Blanchard, 12, of Mansfield, dressed as the Star Wars character Boba Fett, looks for Star Wars comic books to purchase while attending Free Comic Book Day at Sarge's Comics in New London Saturday, May 4, 2013.

Free Comic Book Day is an event where participating stores give select comics free to their customers on the first Saturday in May every year.