Free Comic Book Day: It's almost time
Comic book fans, your time is coming: Free Comic Book Day arrives tomorrow.
On Free Comic Book Day, which will be celebrated on May 3 this year, participating stores worldwide give out select comics for no charge. The comics that are being distributed this year are, as usual, divided into 鈥済old鈥� and 鈥渟ilver鈥� books (gold titles come from high-profile publishers like Marvel or DC Comics). The gold titles this year include 鈥淎rchie Digest #1,鈥� 鈥淕uardians of the Galaxy,鈥� 鈥淢ighty Morphin Power Rangers,鈥� and 鈥淭he New 52: Future鈥檚 End,鈥� which includes Batman. Meanwhile, some silver titles are 鈥淏uck Rogers,鈥� 鈥淭he Smurfs,鈥� and 鈥淭he Tick.鈥�
Where can you go to snag some free issues? Check out the official website for , which has a store locator.
While the comics are, as you might have guessed from the event name, free, customers are encouraged to buy something as well so as to support the stores.
鈥淪tores shell out a lot of money to stock Free Comic Book Day comics, and they're counting on you to do more than skulk off with your booty like a thief in the night,鈥� writer Glen Weldon wrote.聽
In addition to giving out comics, many stores plan special events for the day. For example, Three Alarm Comics, located in Biloxi, Miss., will have more than 30 guests who are the minds behind comic books, including John Dell of 鈥淎vengers鈥� and Mike McKone of 鈥淎mazing Spider-Man,鈥� according to the .
