Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...Comic Book Day? Imagine record store day, but for comics. Oh, and they're free. The massive annual event for..."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Bullish On Comics

Guillermo del Toro gets serious about the funny papers.

"...passion for film, it may be his passion for comics. The director is a lifelong fan, dating back to..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

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.

"...public on Saturday, May 4, more than 2 million comics at no charge. Four of the industry's leading publishers..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Son of the Graphics Giveaway

Just as the success of the first X-Men film has spawned a sequel, so has Free Comic Book Day, and on May 3, 2003, this promotional event for graphic literature -- or funny books, if you will -- will give away more millions of comics about everything from guys in tights trying to save the world to schlubs in offices trying to hold onto their jobs.

"...the day after the X-Gang's second movie debut: Batman, Archie, Robocop, Donald Duck, and the Transformers! These fantastic figures..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Different Kind of World

Comics legend Joe Kubert talks about his life as it was and as it might have been

"...Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace in the Sixties, DC Comics' adaptation of Tarzan in the Seventies, and his self-penned..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place Goes to Comic Con Austin

What? Gays who like comics, card games, and roleplay? Shut yo' mouth!

"...you know gays in comic books are mainstream when 'Archie' has a gay friend." Yes, earlier this year, Archie..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Revenge of the Return of the Son of the Graphics Giveaway Begins!

If Scrooge McDuck, Bruce Wayne, and Veronica Lodge are giving away millions, it can only be Free Comic Book Day, Part IV

"...upon thousands of people jamming into their friendly neighborhood comics shop – that the industry's publishers and retailers felt..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It's Free Comic Book Day

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

"...visit your local store and pick up some free comics. No, this is not a test or a trick...."

May 5, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Josie and the Pussycats

It's far more subversive than the Seventies Hanna-Barbera cartoon on which it's based.

"...felt like an addendum to the wholesome world of Archie Comics and a minor-league Scooby-Doo. Still, it was probably..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What’cha Watchin’?

Gay Place/Assistant News Editor Sarah Marloff on the teen dramas she adores

"...I found this teen dramedy/murder mystery based on the Archie comics while going through Scream withdrawal. It's so bad..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Screens Column

Beating Around the Bush

When Zack Exley built his parody site of George W. Bush, he expected a simple call : he got a whole lot more.

"...Veronica.org for his two-year-old daughter was sued (unsuccessfully) by Archie Comics. In which online giant eToys tried (also unsuccessfully)..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Record Reviews

"...Dexter Freebish isn't the nerdy science club character from Archie comics. Nor does this band, formerly known as the..."

July 5, 1996 Music Review

SXSW Interactive Festival

As a keynote guest at SXSW Interactive 2001, Scott McCloud discussed his pioneering efforts to explode the form and expand the audience through online comics.

"...Most people probably don't think there's much about comics to understand -- they're just little boxes with funny..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...of femme-penned pieces caused quite a buzz in the comics scene, as well as in feminist academic circles. It..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Free Comic Book Day

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

"...May 2002, more than 2,000 retailers handed out free comics from 30 publishers to anyone who came into their..."

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: Picking Through The Shelves

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

"...Now most stores will limit the number of comics you can pick up. And anyway, don't just grab..."

May 3, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Has Daniel Clowes Really Grown Up?

"...the Berkeley-based writer/artist's comic book Eightball may feature cheap Archie-like gag pages, autobiographical meanderings, tales of twisted adventure, or..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

Page Two: Tales of the Pioneers

Hanging with Roller Derby queens and pulp fiction masters

"...the opposite wall were stacks of pulps. All the comics and pulps contained stories by Otto. Over the years,..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

In Person

¡A Viva Voz! featuring Jaime Hernandez, co-creator of 'Love and Rockets'

"...Jaime Hernandez is fine being that guy still drawing comics after all these years. Not just any comic, but..."

April 21, 2006 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Sultry, Aggressive, and No-Bullshit Blues by Margaret Moser

"...Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart biographies next to an Archie comic ("Wayne loves Archie comics"), but indeed the books..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...Katy Keene, the latest title spinning out from the Archie comics: He'll play K.O. Kelly, the boxing boyfriend of..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

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

"...succeeded in drawing enough people into their friendly neighborhood comics shops that it's still around for the web-slinger's second..."

May 4, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...and Chong’s Last Movie explores the legacy of pioneering comics Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong with a mix of..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Lot of Chatter

Things change, but Janeane Garofalo still loves to stand up on a stage and talk

"...... to the Smithsonian, where they will reside between Archie Bunker's chair and Fonzie's jacket? That's exactly where they're..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

A day for free comic books, a call for new First Night Austin proposals, and a prize for fans of Sharon Bridgforth

"...• Hey kids! Free comics! The ever-popular Free Comic Book Day makes its fifth..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires