Duane Swierczynski

Tue., Aug. 25, 6 p.m., free, McGillin's Olde Ale House, 1310 Drury St., 215-735-5562, mcgillins.com.

by Matt Jakubowski

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Published: Aug 18, 2009

Michael T. Regan

reading/signing

Buy a comic book, get a free beer. That's the deal from Duane Swierczynski, Philly pulp novelist, former City Paper editor in chief and veteran writer for Marvel Comics. Works like this: McGillin's is hosting events for authors who mention the bar in their books. Swierczynski did, calling it "Interesting Times Pub" in a story arc for Marvel's The Punisher. So, in a loopy, art-imitates-life moment, he'll be back in the bar signing copies of a comic based in part on time he spent in the bar. And the free beer? As he recently blogged, "Standing offer: Buy a copy of Punisher Max: Six Hours to Kill, and I'll buy you a pint of McGillin's 1860 IPA." Sounds like a win-win.

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