Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual event where anyone can visit a participating comic book store and get FREE comic books. In addition many stores hold other events to celebrate. This year FREE Comic Book Day is Saturday May 2nd.
Over two thousand three hundred comic book shops across North America and around the world will give out over 5.6 million comic books—free of charge—during Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). The annual event is one of the most anticipated comic book celebrations of the year as retailers prepare to welcome new and devout comic book fans into their stores for fun events and free comics.
The 50 free books available this year are designed to appeal to a broad range of tastes, including super hero stories like Marvel's All-New, All- Different Avengers, stories featuring classic characters such as The Tick, TMNT, and Spongebob, sci-fi adventures as seen in Doctor Who or comics that are great for readers of all ages with Pokemon, The Simpons, Sonic, and many more.
Along with free comics, many comic book shops will feature events during the day including creator signings, appearances of costumed characters, and great deals on exclusives and sale items.
A complete listing of all sixty FCBD titles, including the twelve Gold and forty-eight Silver comic books, can be found by visiting the comics section of the Free Comic Book Day website. You can see the many comics and even preview most of them.
Use the FCBD Store Locator to find a participating comic book shop in their area or see below.
According to the website, the following stores are planning on participating:
- STERLING SILVER COMICS {11am to 7pm}, 2210 Pickwick Drive, Camarillo
- ARSENAL COMICS AND GAMES {Starts at 11am}, 2405 Michael Drive, Newbury Park
- SETH'S GAMES & ANIME {11am to 10pm}, 2379 East Main Street, Ventura
- HYPNO COMICS & GAMES {Starts at noon}, 1880 E Main St, Ventura
- DREAM WORLD COMICS, 2955 E Cochran Street, Simi Valley
- A HIDDEN FORTRESS, 1960-9 Sequoia Ave, Simi Valley
Click HERE for the Free Comic Book Twitter Page
