10 May 2018
As I write this, Avengers: Infinity War is the biggest film on the planet (and I rather enjoyed it as well), yet I don’t think it has made people decide to buy any comic books. However, people do seem to know about the concept of Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), which I guess is an annual reminder that the films…
22 May 2017
I’m very lucky to live in London in general, but particularly on Free Comic Book Day: in the centre of town, three shops in very close proximity were all participating. What’s interesting to me is that I think that each shop represents different aspects of the comic book audience, so I thought I’d share my experience of the day and…
9 May 2011
Although Free Comic Book Day has been going since 2002, this was my first time actually venturing into comic book shops on the day itself. It hasn’t been a big deal here in the UK (I believe that the shipping charges, even for free comics, make it an expensive promotion for shops in the UK), and it was only this…