DarkeSword Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Saturday, May 2, 2009 is Free Comic Book Day. http://freecomicbookday.com/ Head out to your Local Comic Shop and pick up some of the promotional comics that are coming out. I'm aiming to get Atomic Robo and Blackest Night #0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindra Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Wow, is it really that time of the year already? Damn. Unless there are multiple Free Comic Book Days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I don't suppose that applies to manga too, does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 cool, maybe I'll head over there tomorrow I've never actually been to our comic book store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 I don't suppose that applies to manga too, does it? It's not "go to the store and pick out any comic book they have for free" day. There is a specific selection of specially produced titles from publishers like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Top Cow, Red 5, etc. I don't know off-hand if any of the big manga publishers are participating (Tokyopop, Viz, Del Rey) but FCBD is generally an American comics event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 It's not "go to the store and pick out any comic book they have for free" day. I'm pretty sure I didn't say it was. I'd never heard of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY until this week and since you brought it up, I thought I'd ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I'm pretty sure I didn't say it was. I'd never heard of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY until this week and since you brought it up, I thought I'd ask. He was just clarifying. Some stores have writers and pencilers do free signings/sketches and do discounts if they're participating with the giveaways. Last year I ended up doing free sketches for kids... not that I'm a professional or working for any comic. And not that they cared, they just want a free picture of a character they like. It's kinda fun, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 He was just clarifying. Some stores have writers and pencilers do free signings/sketches and do discounts if they're participating with the giveaways.Last year I ended up doing free sketches for kids... not that I'm a professional or working for any comic. And not that they cared, they just want a free picture of a character they like. It's kinda fun, anyway. I heard it about it when I went next door to the local, little "Comic Dungeon" searching change for a 5. I doubt they'll have anyone really exciting show up, but I might stop by anyway. Or maybe not, I'm on a lot of the local nerds' shitlists right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battousai Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I went to a comic book store once on a free comic book day and really found myself interested in a serial or two that they previewed. Too bad I'll probably never know what it was... this was in 2005 or 2006. Unless there are backlogs for this kind of thing??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizyr Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Atomic Robo! That alone would be worth checking out. ...although the only comic shop I know near here was one in Georgetown that closed several years ago. KF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Never had a chance to get into comics, but since a lot of the role-playing stores I frequent also double as comic stores, I might stop buy and see what I can pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Anybody go? I picked up Blackest Night #0, Atomic Robo, and CyberForce/Hunter-Killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I got a bunch, couldn't find the Simpsons one. EDIT: William Shatner Presents The Avengers Wolverine: Origin of an X-Man Contract #1 John Stanley's Nancy (?) Blackest Night #0 The Stuff of Legend I also got several comics that were given away, but weren't part of the FCBD listing. Some sorta store-specific clearance, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 My wife and I went; I got the "mature" bag they were handing out, and she took the kiddie one. Full list in the quote box: My bag:William Shatner Presents (previews of three serials by Bluewater Productions) Resurrection Contract #1 Atomic Robo Savage Dragon love and rockets (sucked) The Avengers Wolverine: Origin of an X-Man The Stuff of Legend *best of the pack* Blackest Night (Green Lantern event preview) My wife's bag: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (reprint) Star Wars: Clone Wars Melvin Monster / Nancy Transformers / GI Joe Archie Cars (of movie fame) Sonic: Evolution of a Hero Bongo Comics Free-for-all (simpsons comic) All in all, a total haul for us. I'll be getting the entire Blackest Night event, and The Stuff of Legend when they both release in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Flintlock Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I too checked it out but most of the ones I picked up were decidedly juvenile. Let's see: -Resurrection -Sandman -Wizard of Oz -Dark Horse, Best of (something like that) -Sonic I wanted to pick up the atomic robo one, visited two different stores, but no such luck. Oh well, I'll pick up the book in its entirety for my birthday most likely. On a side note, the little "hole in the wall" store I visited had a Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy pair that made the trip decidedly worthwhile, even if you weren't into comics. Ahem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 dammit, I didn't get to go 'cause I was at a KoC third degree all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Flintlock Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 dammit, I didn't get to go 'cause I was at a KoC third degree all day Ahh, so you were being productive. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 The comic book shop me and friend went to (his regular stop) was out of the free stuff by the time we got there, but he was also giving out leftover stock so I picked up Incredible Hercules (Love & War Part 3) and Justice (Chapter 12). And also a copy of Deus Ex for $2. :3 At the next place my friend got Resurrection/Tek Jansen, and I was about to get TMNT but the guy was like "one per group" and we're like "wtf" and he's like "I don't make the rules" and we're like "what about that pile behind you" and he's like "that's for subscribers" and we're like "okay w/e" and left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Wound up having to work most of the day and was too exhausted afterward to go anywhere. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 My wife and I went; I got the "mature" bag they were handing out, and she took the kiddie one. I'm kinda surprised that the Wolverine one would count as "mature" when it's got "great for all ages" on the cover. The story itself kinda reads like a basic 90s cartoon for that matter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmeli Walan Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 The comic shop in Punxsy closed down years ago, and the only specialty shop is 30 miles away. A friend of mine did pick up the Sonic and TMNT #1 comics for me, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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