Hey! Today we are talking about Free Comic Book Day. Free Comic Book Day is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. Retailer Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics in California created the event in his writer column in the August 2001 issue of Comics & Games Retailer magazine. The first Free Comic Book Day was held in 2002 and is coordinated by the industry's large distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors. Free Comic Book Day is scheduled on the first Saturday of May. It's usually been tied to the release of a theatrical film adaptation of a well known superhero property. For example, Iron Man 2. On Free Comic Book Day, participating comic book stores give away specially printed copies of free comic books, and some offer cheaper back issues and other things to anyone who visits their stores. However, stores do not receive the issues for free; they pay 12–50 cents per copy for the comics they give away during the event. In addition to comic books, some stores also give away other items, including posters for live-action superhero movies, keychains, Green Lantern promo rings, etc. This year's FCBD is tomorrow... It's gonna be AWESOME!!!!!
If you want to go to FCBD in Puerto Rico, go to Metro Comics in San Patricio Plaza (in the South Wing). Some of the artists that will be there are: Tom Beland, Martin Gaudier, Amin Amat, Soda Pop Comics, Tico Jimenez, etc.
Happy weekend!
Maria.
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