Free Comic Book Day--May 2nd

rictor · Post by **rictor** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:40 pm

I wanted to get a thread going about Free Comic Book Day. I always love to hear people's impressions about the day, the offerings, how stores in your area handle the day, etc.

My shop, Joy's Japanimation in Greensburg, PA, does a 24-hour sale for the day. This is our fifth year doing the day-long sale, and it's an exhausting, but really fun time. We go all out and have sales on just about everything in the store to make it as big an event as possible.

The assistant manager of the local movie theater is a customer of mine, so this year I will be promoting FCBD at the theater by giving out the FCBD Wolverine comic at the midnight screening of the movie as well as the late Friday showing since we'll be open when the film is over.

I think this year's offerings are really strong. I'm glad that all 4 premiere publishers are all releasing new material in their books this year. Blackest Night #0 is far and away the most talked about title at the store. I've ordered very heavily on it, but I'm still wondering if I'm getting enough. Owly is also extremely popular for us every year, both with children and adults.

Well, that's mine. I'd love the hear what's happening in your area or even if you have any FCBD traditions.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:30 pm

I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:26 pm

I'm heading to Zach's shop in Iowa City saturday to do some back issue searching and talk with him (if he has time--I know it will be busy)

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:26 pm

Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.

Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:28 pm

My LCS doesn't participate anymore, but there's a comic show in Lubbock that falls on FCBD and the shop there participates.

Hastings also participates. Last year, they were giving away back issues about a year old too. I picked up several pairs of Superpowers 0s (we were travelling and hit about 5 Hastingses).

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:48 pm

Don't think that my recently discovered shop is participating...

nutflush76 · Post by **nutflush76** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:29 pm

Alas I have no LCS anymore

I guess I will have to buy my FCBD "free" comic books on ebay.

tssgery · Post by **tssgery** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:32 pm

I'll be taking my son to an event Saturday... would love t get ahold of a Blackest Night 0 though.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:43 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

I think I am. I graduated in 89.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:59 pm

Elveen wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

I think I am. I graduated in 89.

I got you by one year (not that I'm glad about it

)
I turn 39 on the 7th

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:02 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

I think I am. I graduated in 89.
I got you by one year (not that I'm glad about it )
I turn 39 on the 7th

Yeah '88 was great, but '89 was so fine!

myron · Post by **myron** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:56 am

Elveen wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

I think I am. I graduated in 89.
I got you by one year (not that I'm glad about it )
I turn 39 on the 7th

Yeah '88 was great, but '89 was so fine!

youngsters

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:47 am

myron wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

I think I am. I graduated in 89.
I got you by one year (not that I'm glad about it )
I turn 39 on the 7th

Yeah '88 was great, but '89 was so fine!
youngsters

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:36 pm

Elveen wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

I think I am. I graduated in 89.

Class of '89 as well, bro!

-slym

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:45 pm

Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)

Mine is the 16th . . .

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:53 pm

I hit 36 this year and I'm dying trying to stay in a 36 waist pair of pants!
MY LCS is participating and my son's first Teeball season game is Saturday and I'm hoping the wife will let me take him to FCBD afterwards to celebrate.
I've already seen and read Blackest Night #0 but it didn't do anything for me because I haven't been following the story and I'm not relaly a GL fan.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:55 pm

I am at this time working out a away that I will get to go to my an LCS up the street.

Is there any where that lists the books? If there is a free kids book (something for my girls) it might help my cause.

Any links or lists of the free books?

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:02 pm

I think this is it:
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/comics.asp

Byrneout · Post by **Byrneout** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:51 pm

All 4 of the LCS' which I frequent are participating (Cincinnati is notorious for being able to support comic/gaming shops - we have at least a dozen).

I'll only be going to one, though, as I have to stay there for most of the day in order to do a signing. They're having a lot of other artists and writers there too, so I expect it to be packed.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:57 pm

siren3-4 wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
Elveen wrote:I am hoping to go check out FCD this year. I have never been able to go, it is a busy time at our house. May 1st is my girls b-day, and their old man's is the 2nd.
Mine's the 7th (which one of us is older?)
Mine is the 16th . . .

Three b-days in May

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:16 pm

geocarr wrote:I think this is it:
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/comics.asp

Thanks G. They have a few kids books. Looks like I will be taking my daughters to get a free comic book.

nutflush76 · Post by **nutflush76** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:27 pm

Man you guys are old!

Class of '94 here baby!

Never before like '94!

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:39 pm

Chiclo wrote: Hastings also participates. Last year, they were giving away back issues about a year old too. I picked up several pairs of Superpowers 0s (we were travelling and hit about 5 Hastingses).

Hastings does Free Comic Day? Do you have to make a purchase to get free comics?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:36 pm

Brent wrote:
Chiclo wrote: Hastings also participates. Last year, they were giving away back issues about a year old too. I picked up several pairs of Superpowers 0s (we were travelling and hit about 5 Hastingses).
Hastings does Free Comic Day? Do you have to make a purchase to get free comics?

No purchase necessary.

You may have to look around and possibly ask the sales staff about it.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:37 pm

nutflush76 wrote:Man you guys are old!

Class of '94 here baby!

Never before like '94!

Class of '99.

The year of Columbine.

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