Every superhero shares certain powers, such as a talent for reciting entire sonnets in the course of one punch and the ability to shed old spandex every five years to grow a new, grittier costume. Study superheroic traditions with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of graphic novels and comics at Hometown Comics in Edwardsville. This Groupon is valid toward the purchase of graphic novels and comics only.

Hometown Comics has amassed an encyclopedic selection of more than 4,000 unique comic titles (usually $2.50–$3.99) and graphic novels (usually $11.99–$24.99). Refreshed every Wednesday, Hometown Comics' collection chronicles superheroes' epic battles against supercrime and edgy battles against tort law reform but also includes offbeat horror titles such as American Vampire, crime thrillers such as Scalped, and cult hits such as The Walking Dead. The shop's owners and staff possess superhuman expertise as a result of being bitten by radioactive bookworms and will heroically don their masks and swoop in to answer customer questions and dish the newsiest news.