Free Comic Book Day- coming to a shop near you

 

National Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is Saturday – tomorrow, May 2. Grab your capes and masks, comic enthusiasts.

FCBD is a promotion by the comic book industry. It is basically exactly what it sounds like: You can walk into any specialty comic book shop in America and get free comic books – although you’re more than welcome to try it at your friendly neighborhood superstore. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you.

There is one caveat, of course: You can’t just stroll into a store and pick out whichever vintage Superman comics look best to you. Companies select certain issues to give away.

Don’t worry, though: I know what you’re thinking, and believe it or not, there is stuff you would actually want to read. This year’s free comic books include “Bob’s Burgers,” “The Simpsons,” “Pokemon,” “Doctor Who,” “Divergence,” and “Fight Club 2.”

The amount of comics you may grab is set by the store, typically based on the number of comics available and the number of people present, but you’re definitely going to get at least one free comic book, which is infinitely better than zero free comic books.

You read it right – “Fight Club 2,” an original comic written by Chuck Pahlaniuk (just in case you had a bad flashback of “Watchmen”) – and it’s free. Like, totally free. So free, you might even feel guilty. I know it definitely doesn’t feel right to me.

If you’re not familiar with your local comic book scene, www.FreeComicBookDay.com offers a shop locater service to help you find participating stores in our area.