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Zaldiva To Participate in Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 02, 2009

Posted on: Thursday, 30 April 2009, 06:30 CDT

Worldwide Free Comic Book Day comes to www.Zaldiva.com with comics for all ages

Join the excitement on May 2nd as millions of comic books are given away absolutely free!

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zaldiva, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ZLDV), (Xetra/Frankfurt Exchange: UZ8), a specialty and online retailer of new and vintage Pop Culture collectibles, comic books and memorabilia, is pleased to announce that it will be giving away Free Comic Book Day 2009 titles (and toys too) at its Ft. Lauderdale retail store. Tell your family, your friends, your neighbors; there's plenty available, and a comic book for everyone's tastes!

Zaldiva employees will be on-hand to answer collector questions and assist those new to the hobby with selecting merchandise. There will be specials throughout the store, including a sidewalk sale with select merchandise priced to sell. Spider-Man and Wolverine will be making a special appearance as well.

Now in its eighth year, Free Comic Book Day has proved to be a smashing success, spreading the word that comics are terrific reading. It is estimated that on Free Comic Book Day, more than 2 million specially marked comic books will be given away by participating stores, introducing as many people as possible to the wonders of comic books.

Nicole Leigh, CEO of Zaldiva, Inc. commented, "Even if you have never picked up a comic book, stop by the store, browse around and check out all the new and old titles we offer."

Leigh added, "Our eBay licensed auction drop-off center, located within our Ft. Lauderdale retail store, is cranking. We have so much product coming through the doors it's almost impossible to keep up. Bring in your old and new merchandise, anything you want to sell, and we'll get it listed and up on our official site."

Comic books have been propelled to the front ranks of pop culture, many being adapted into movies such as "Watchmen," "Wanted," "Iron Man," "Spider-Man" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," which hits the big screen on May 1, the day before Free Comic Book Day.

"No matter what sort of stories or characters you like, we'll have something for you on May 2nd," promised Leigh. "Readers of all ages will find something appropriate to stir their imaginations."

Free Comic Book Day is the perfect way to start off a summer of high adventure; and, Zaldiva, Inc. wants to spread the word that comics are alive and well in 2009, despite the economic challenges we are facing. More than that - they are thriving!

Zaldiva's Ft. Lauderdale store and licensed eBay drop-off center is in full-swing for Spring and Summer, so local comic fans can look forward to awesome deals when they arrive. Zaldiva invites everyone to take a moment and sign-up for their free online newsletter so they can send out invitations to the official grand opening event!

Regular updates, information about comic books, and lists of participating publishers (and their comics) are all online at www.FreeComicBookDay.com.

Free Comic Book Day kicks off at Zaldiva at 8:00 am (EDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2006 and runs until Midnight.

About Zaldiva, Inc.

Zaldiva is a distribution system unique to the specialty retail industry, focusing its product orientation on the comics and collectibles genre. The company combines a highly visible brick and mortar location in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with an e-commerce website and portal (www.Zaldiva.com) which operates in conjunction with a series of ancillary websites and online auctions.

Zaldiva podcasts can be found in the iTunes(TM) store by searching Zaldiva podcasts. The podcasts are also available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrdA-IDXFR0 .

Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the Company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

SOURCE Zaldiva, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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