Are you busy Saturday, May 5? If not, then you’re in for a treat. The first Saturday in May has been dubbed Free Comic Book Day for a few years now, so that means Free Comic Book day is coming up on Saturday, May 5. Thousands of comic book stores are planning on giving away over 3.5 million comic books in an attempt to win over new customers and expand their business.
While comic books are entering your local library and cracking best-of lists, they’re still a niche market and thus they need to spread the word to survive. Things like Free Comic Book Day may cost the industry as a whole money, but if they can lure a few new fans into the world of Bongo Comics or The Avengers, then they have a fan for life who is more likely to buy other comics (good for the industry) and buy that series of comics (good for the company).
There looks to be a wide variety of free comics available for Free Comic Book Day, but I suggest getting to your local store early to get copies of what you want before everyone else shows up and takes the rest. Here’s a list of the free comics that may be available in your area. You can see a list of participating comic shops at FreeComicBookDay.com.
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