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In case you forgot - which I did until someone mentioned it yesterday - Saturday is Free Comic Book Day.

No, I’m not kidding. This isn’t some piece of comic book fanspeak or obscure lexicon. Free Comic Book Day is what it says it is - walk into a comic store and get free comics!

What comics you get depends a variety of factors, including the size and resouces of your local store, and whether they receive Gold or Silver sponsor comics.Wolfman.bmp

Gold sponsors include a bevy of mainstream picks. I mean, can you get more mainstream than Archie, Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse? There might also include a Transformers movie prequel, Dynamite’s Lone Ranger and Battlestar Galactica, as well as Robert Kirkman’s plain cool Image title Astounding Wolfman.

Silver sponsors seem to represent a larger mixture of industry leaders as well as rising forces in the indie world. In addition to selections from Marvel, DC and Wizard Entertainment, there will also be comic represented by Virgin, Digital Webbing, Comic Genesis, Ape Entertainment, Devil’s Due, Fantagraphics, Boom! Studios and Antarctic Press. The latter’s entry is called “Pirates vs. Ninjas” . . . how much more awesome can you get!

The comic industry implosion in the early 90’s - the end result of No. 6 in “Top 10 Accidental Comic Book Discoveries” - left comic book retailers struggling to find a way to reach the public. Free Comic Book Day was one such attempt, and it has, on the whole, been successful, especially in garnering mainstream media attention as well as large crowds to the comic book shop!

Check it out this Saturday, May 5th.


Posted in Creator-Owned, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Manga, Marvel, News, Other Imprints on May 2nd, 2007

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  1. geekgasmic.com Says:
    May 2nd, 2007 at 9:04 am

    Free Comic Book Day Saturday…

    In case you forgot - which I did until someone mentioned it yesterday - Saturday is Free Comic Book Day.

    No, I’m not kidding. This isn’t some piece of comic book fanspeak or obscure lexicon. Free Comic Book Day is what it says it is - walk into a …

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