May 3rd is Free Comic Book Day!

April 26, 2014June 24, 2021 Arpita Ghosal

Wondering what to do when May comes around? How about popping over to your local comic book shop for Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) on May3^rd? FCBD is full of fun! You get to choose 5 or more comic books for FREE!

Comic books are made by DIFFERENT publishers. DC Comics publishes Superman and Batman, while Marvel publishes Spiderman, The Avengers and X-Men. Archie Comics publishes all the Archie books, and there are MANY more comic book publishers! For FCBD, all the different publishers create special comics that are given out for absolutely no charge. That’s right–FREE! All comic book shops run FCBD differently, but MOST shops will let you chose 5 or MORE books. Choose wisely because they have a CRAZY selection! While you’re there you might also find a couple of other books that you would like to buy and take home with you.

I bet you’re thinking, “Oh! My! Gosh! That’s incredible.” But this day isn’t just about comic-book companies being generous. FCBD was made for a reason.

Back before 2002, the number of comic books sold was going DOWN! This happened because comic book publishers were lying to people and saying, “You have to buy the same book in all these different covers because they will be worth a lot of money someday!” It turned out that they weren’t worth money, so customers got very, very mad and stopped buying comic books!

In 2002, the comic book publishers had an idea. They thought, “If we stop lying to customers and create a day where people can get comics for free, it might bring back old readers and possibly attract new ones.” It seems to have worked because the number of comic book sales have been going UP ever since! Free Comic Book Day has been going on for more than 10 years now and is still very successful.

I bet you’re thinking, I know all the background information about FCBD. I know about all the different publishers , but if I go this year, what will I get for free? These are some books you might choose to walk home with: An Archie Digest– 100 pages of Archie goodness…FREE! Teen Titans Go! Have you seen the TV show? It’s absolutely hilarious, so why not pick up the comic? After all, it’s absolutely…FREE! Mouse Guard—Do you like Lord of the Rings? If so, this is as if the main characters were mice! Beautifully illustrated , hard cover, and it’s… FREE! DC Future Ends Special is part 1 of a brand new story that includes all your favourite DC characters, but 5 years in the future. The story is also absolutely…FREE! Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which goes with the new movie coming out in August…also FREE! Hello Kitty, The Smurfs, SpongeBob Square Pants, Kaboom Summer Blast including Charlie Brown, Garfield and Adventure Time…they’re also…FREE! I know . . . with all the selection, it’s so hard to choose just a few!

My family and I ALWAYS look forward to going up to Cyber City Comics and picking out each of our 5 books every year. Free Comic Book Day is a great way to explore new books, learn how to read, encourage your children to read more, and do it all for…FREE! I have been going to FCBD for 7 or 8 years now (or since I was 2 or 3). So mark your calendars for Free Comic Book Day on May 3^rd! You do NOT want to miss the fun!