After more than two years, we’re finally gonna see the return of a proper FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. Usually held the first Saturday in May, COVID has caused this year’s date to be moved to August 14. Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is described as the biggest event in the comic book industry—a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops!
Because of COVID and health guidelines, big crowds weren’t possible last year, so instead, the 2020 event was spread out between July 15 and September 9, and was called Free Comic Book Summer. Comic shops received five to six Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) titles in their weekly shipments during each week of the promotional window and were encouraged to release the books as they saw fit for their unique circumstances. Free Comic Book Summer was designed to be flexible and customizable so retailers and fans could get the most out the event. Although a good compromise, the high-energy of a single day was kinda lost by being squeezed out across multiple months.
But it’s back this year, and it’s hoping to create some 20th-anniversary excitement! Here’s the COMPLETE LIST of free titles available this year. All 50 of them. Check out the video below for more information:
Here are some of the titles (book covers) available this year.
