Finally, Kill Shakespeare Free Comic Book Day 2024 Is Online (2024)

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What are the free comics for Free Comic Book Day 2024? ›

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ONLINE IS MONDAY MAY 6 AT 10AM!

All FCBD titles are available online Monday May 6, NEARLY 50 TITLES! You can pick up your order in-store if you're local, just choose "in-store pick up" at checkout.

Though the exact number of free comics you can pick up will depend on your comic book shop's individual policy, it's likely that you'll be restricted to just a few. There may also be further restrictions according to the comics' categorisation — you might be allowed two Silver comics and one Gold, for example.

Free Comic Book Day is the comic book specialty market's annual event where participating comic book shops around the world give away comic books absolutely free to customers. Traditionally held the first Saturday in May.

Each year, publishers apply to provide comic books at cost to retailers, who in turn give them away for free. Diamond handles logistics for the event, shipping comics to shops, andmarketing and PR for the event. 10. What's the big deal about comic books anyway?

Annually held on the first Saturday in May, Free Comic Book Day is a major event for comic fans around the world. Publishers use the day to premiere new titles and promote upcoming events. Local comic shops and libraries use it to encourage literacy and lure in new readers.

However ... Free Comic Book Day comics are given away for free at participating comic book stores, and are not typically considered to be valuable collectibles. However, some of these issues have become sought after by collectors and fans, with a few rare issues being sold for pretty high prices.

So how do you get involved in this fantastic day? Use the Official Free Comic Book Day Store Locator to find a list of participating shops close to you. Simply input your zipcode and hit enter, and the Locator will generate a list of comic shops near you that are participating.

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What is the age limit for comics? ›

The Marvel Rating System assigns each comic book one of the following ratings: ALL AGES – Appropriate for all ages. A – Appropriate for age 9 and up. T – Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, but parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.

The event was proposed by Joe Field in the August 2001 issue of Comics & Games Retailer magazine and Free Comic Book Day was launched in 2002, coordinated by the industry's single large distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors.

Legally, yes, but especially illegally, as a proliferation of sites offering pirated comic books have made virtually any series you can think of naught but a Google search away from instant access.

The celebration at the Capitol comes ahead of the nationwide Free Comic Book Day on May 4, which includes the participation of more than 2,000 stores across the country.

Comic Book Counterfeits

First up, we have counterfeit comics. But here's the thing: true counterfeits – that is, copies of a comic that weren't printed legitimately but instead were printed by someone with resources to mimic the original – are very, very rare.

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to attract new readers to independent comic book stores. It usually takes place on the first Saturday of May and has historically been cross-promoted with the release of a superhero film.