Free Comic Book Day: Picking Through The Shelves

The annual graphic giveaway is this weekend, so what should you pick up?

"...you'll know that May 4 marks the 11th annual Free Comic Book Day, the yearly celebration of graphic story..."

May 3, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Free Comic Book Day

The where, what and how of comic collectors' favorite Saturday

"...Every comic fan knows to put the first Saturday in May..."

May 5, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

KRAKATHOOOOM!! Free Comic Book Day Is Soon Upon Us Once Again!

Annual giveaway of popular sequential art stirs area interest, desire

"...players (and many of the minor ones) in the comic-book industry flood the shelves with special issues for Free..."

May 3, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Comic Book Day: Local Stores, Local Artists

Austin and beyond, where to get your free comic books Saturday

"...So we're counting down the seconds until Free Comic Book Day begins: The annual opportunity to immerse..."

May 4, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

A Local Pick for Free Comic Book Day

Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative

"...Here comes Saturday, May the 4th, swinging in like an orange fist..."

May 1, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

First, Free Comic Book Day, and Then – Ka-Baam!!

Comic books and comedy improv go hand in hand, sometimes with repulsor rays

"...1) Nobody gives a shit about superheroes these days. We left those hyperbolic spandex-stretchers and their banal melodrama..."

May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Comic Book Day 2013

May 6, 2013. 18 photos.

"...Danni Danger aka Sidekick Girl at Austin Books and Comics for Free Comic Cook Day 2013..."

May 6, 2013 Photo Gallery

Free Comic Book Day

Nine years in, the annual event is winning big crowds and new comics readers

"...a couple of million samples of your product the day after one of your industry's biggest characters makes his..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Comic Book Day

There's a comic for everybody among the 40 titles available in the eighth annual giveaway

"...Panel 3: You, inside your friendly neighborhood comics shop, picking up a batch of comics that is..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Comic Book Day: Hey kids! Free books with words and pictures!

Free Comic Book Day, which began with the opening of the first Spider-Man film, has been so successful for the comics industry that it's still here for Spidey's second sequel

"...Free Comic Book Day turns 6 this Saturday, May 5...."

May 4, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Comic Book Day 2013

The 11th giveaway of four-color fun runs the gamut from 'Archie' to 'The Walking Dead'

"...are here to stay, so, too, do the 53 comics being given away gratis all across the continent on..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It’s Free Comic Book Day in Austin on Saturday

But then, it’s Free Comic Book Day everywhere on Saturday

"...Because that’s the deal on the first Saturday in May – as it has been since 2002,..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...What is Free Comic Book Day? Imagine record store day, but for..."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Secret Origins: Austin’s Comic Creators

For Free Comic Book Day, we head into the studios and writing rooms of our local sequential art talents

"...funny pages. It doesn’t matter what you call them. Comics have been a mainstay of American literary and artistic..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free for All

There's something for every taste and age in the 50 titles for Free Comic Book Day 2015

"...benefit of humankind this weekend. That's right, True Believer: Saturday, May 2, sees the most awesome assemblage of audacious..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Comic Creator Spotlight on Monica T. Gallagher: "There Are Different Genres Within Comics, It's Not Just One Genre"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First comic: “The first were comic strips – Calvin & Hobbes..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comic Creator Spotlight on Kristin Hogan: “I Absolutely Love the STAPLE! Community”

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First comic: “It was Elfquest, definitely. It was perfect for me,..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comic Creator Spotlight on Evan Narcisse: “This Is Important Beyond Any Preconceived Notions About Superheroes”

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...Gotham Knights – Gilded City (DC); WWE The New Day: Power of Positivity (BOOM! Studios)..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Comic Creator Spotlight on John Gholson: "For Three Years I'm Working on Comics That Literally Nobody Can Read"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: “Fantastic Four 222. It’s about Franklin Richards being possessed...."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Comic Creator Spotlight on Zach Chapman: "When I Get That Art Back, It's Instant Gratification"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: “A really old Superboy, or maybe just Superman. There..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

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Comic Creator Spotlight on Gene Selassie: "It Took Stuff Like The Walking Dead"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: Iron Man No. 225. “Remember the three-packs and four-packs..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Comic Creator Spotlight on Sean McKeever: "I Went Off and Found My Voice"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: “Spider-Man 148, which was toward the end of the..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hey Kids! Free Comics!

The folks who make and sell comic books are hoping that a promotional giveaway of 2 million comics after the release of the Spider-Man movie will rescue their ailing industry.

"...On Friday, May 3, the amazing Spider-Man will swing onto the..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Robert Faires

The Free Comics

"...many as 60 different titles may be available for free on Free Comic Book Day, yet not all the..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: Batman Day

Holy Diamond Anniversary, Caped Crusader! Let's party!

"...but the most important thing to know about him today is that it's Batman's 75th birthday – he first..."

July 23, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...little, I'd build my living quarters out of queer books like the ones released during this year's Pride Month...."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...Free barbecue. It only happens once a year, but when..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...advised to visit early in the morning or on weekdays. Mid-October to late-November, Lost Maples State Park, 830/966-3413, www.tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lost-maples/foliage-reports..."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Themes at This Year’s Texas Book Festival

What’s hot, what’s intriguing, and who’s gonna be at the annual literary bonanza

"...and Death on a Scorched Planet (Nov. 11, 4pm, Book TV on C-SPAN 2, Congress and 11th) and two..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Column by Kimberley Jones

Jewish Book Fair

"...The 13th Annual Jewish Book Fair will feature a variety of authors speaking on..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Books Feature

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