Get ready for the fourth annual Free Comic Book Day, coming May 7 to a comic book store near you. On this day, participating comic book retailers across North America and around the world will give comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores.
The Free Comic Book Day site has a database of participating retailers so you can find one in your neighborhood. There is also a listing of scheduled appearances of comic book creators at select locations.
The comics to be given away are mostly special “Free Comic Book Day” editions issued by sponsoring publishers just for the one-day event. You can check out titles and cover images at the site.
Graphic novel evangelists may find some useful resources on the “New to Comics?” page.
Now you tell me… đ
I just get back from spending $37.20 on a stack of comics and that was just one weeks worth. Well that a HeroClix Blue Beetle, In Memoriam.
Comic Books R.I.P.?
It’s a sad fact that the comic book is dying, partically brought about by the rise of the comic book store in the 1980s and the decline of comics in supermarkets etc. The comic book as we know it is selling numbers that would be considered disasterous in the 1970s. This is the main reason Free Comic Book Day was initiated.
Graphic Novels seem to be the wave of the future. From their broad audience appeal (How many romance comics are their now vs. romance graphic novels for instance) to their more bang for the buck.