Free Comic Book Day will occur on May 4th 2019 and manga is going to play an important role. Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia and Kaiu Shirai's The Promised Neverland will be available as Silver Sponsor titles from Viz Media. Other manga titles represented are Ryo Takamisaki's Pokémon: I Choose You! This is in addition to Hidenori Kusaka and Mato's Pokémon Adventures from … [Read more...] about Manga will play a huge role in Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day
Secret Wars Gives Large-Scale Reboot to the Marvel Universe
Announcements made at this year's Secret Wars comic event brought an official end to the complex and sophisticated Marvel Universe (video coverage of the kick-off event is linked below so you can see for yourself). Once crowned the kinds of continuity, Marvel intends to apply almost 60-years of lessons-learned to a fresh universe (while trying desperately not to alienate … [Read more...] about Secret Wars Gives Large-Scale Reboot to the Marvel Universe
Every Day Is Free Comic Book Day if You Know Where to Look
This past Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, the biggest day of the year for comics shops. But in case you missed it, digital has got your back. All the major digital comics distributors have a special page set aside for free comics. ComiXology always has an assortment of free comics, mostly issue #1s, and they also have 14 of this year's FCBD comics. Like comiXology, Dark … [Read more...] about Every Day Is Free Comic Book Day if You Know Where to Look
Digital Isn’t Cannibalizing the Print Market, It’s Feeding It
The purpose of Free Comic Book Day is to raise awareness of comics, and that has certainly been accomplished this year; big-city newspapers and small-town Patch sites alike were abuzz with interviews with creators and retailers and advice on how to approach the big day. The flagship article, though, was this piece by Matt Moore of the Associated Press that looked at the big … [Read more...] about Digital Isn’t Cannibalizing the Print Market, It’s Feeding It
Free Comic Book Day 101
Free Comic Book Day is exactly what the name says: A day when you can get a free comic book. Every year since 2002, Diamond Comics Distributors has been teaming up with comics shops and publishers to give away free comics on the first Saturday in May; this year, Free Comic Book Day falls on May 4. You won't be able to just walk in and grab any comic, though—the free comics … [Read more...] about Free Comic Book Day 101