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

Free Comic Book Day: Picking Through The Shelves

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

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

May 3, 2013 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 yourself,..."

May 4, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

A Local Pick for Free Comic Book Day

Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative

"...us, quite happily, with dozens and dozens of free comic books...."

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

"...highbrow shores. Now, among scores of other notable nonhero comics, there's Los Bros Hernandez's Love and Rockets and Julie..."

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

"...motion picture debut. The people who make and sell comic books had no way of knowing whether the public's..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Savlov Doesn't Get Comic Book Movies?

"...subjective form of media. However, when it comes to comic-book movies, you can pretty much trust critics will have..."

July 9, 2012 Postmarks

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. The..."

May 4, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Comic-Book Sidekick of Your Very Own?

Without ever having to wear a single bit of Spandex

"...Brandon Zuern, the affable manager at Austin Books & Comics and its tony pop-art twin Guzu Gallery,..."

July 5, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Comic Book Cookbook Shows You How to Make Perfect Ramen

A step-by-step trip into the noodlicious and brothy world of ramen

"...to fall informationally and aesthetically in love with, this book. If you simply enjoy ramen as an eater-of-ramen, Amano..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

It’s Free Comic Book Day in Austin on Saturday

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

"...thanks to a certain Joe Field of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, California...."

May 4, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Even If You Think You Wouldn't Like A Comic Book Called 'Monsters!'

OMG, lemme tell you about this hilarious thing from Gustavo Duarte …

"...Listen: This new book's humor is more gut-busting than a punch in the..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comic Book Snobbery

"...Wonder's '80s hit over his early work like Talking Book, had a sobering effect on me. I opened myself..."

July 24, 2012 Postmarks

A Queer Book Club for Comic Lovers

Austin Books & Comics makes space for queer fans and queer lit

"...The comic book world has long been a safe haven for..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Gaming Luminary Writes DuckTales Comic

And no one thinks this is weird?

"...the fact that a local man wrote a DuckTales comic book wouldn't blip very brightly on the illustrious screen..."

June 30, 2011 Books Post by James Renovitch

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

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

Monster Magnet Comic Con: Dave Wyndorf

A G-rated ‘Last Patrol’ from the Silver Age

"...the new disc while revealing a chief lifetime inspiration: comic books...."

Nov. 26, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

ATX Television Fest: Pulp Page to Small Screen: A Look at Comic Adaptations

Panel offers tips on what makes a good comic book TV show

"...At the panel Pulp Page to Small Screen, the comic world’s beloved creatives Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman), Brian Michael..."

June 11, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Third Coast Invasion! Austin At San Diego Comic-Con

Mondo, 'Darksiders,' and 'Ultimate Spider-Man' at SDCC

"...wish they were in Cali for the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend? Fortunately, there's a bunch of Austin creators..."

July 10, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Comic Creators Snag Ringo Award Nominations

Ghoul Agency, Halloween Man praised by peers

"...news in the world of sequential art: two Austin-made books have been nominated for the Ringos, aka the Mike..."

July 13, 2023 Arts Post 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 Evan Narcisse: “This Is Important Beyond Any Preconceived Notions About Superheroes”

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

"...First Comic: “It was this old digest collection of Superman stories...."

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

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