LeVar Burton, whom you may know from his extensive television credits as an actor, producer, director and host of Reading Rainbow, has become the latest celebrity to speak out in favor of Free Comic Book Day! In the video above, he discusses his experience with comic books, and encourages both kids and parents to participate in the day’s activities to foster an early love of reading and an interest in all the stories that can be experienced this way.

Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 3– only four days away!

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