FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 12:25pm

This Saturday (May 5) is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, an annual event that takes place to celebrate the existence of the comic book, a day where YOU can visit your local independent comic book retailer and score free comics!

You can find a participating store near you by visiting the Free Comic Book Day website. On top of that Sydney's Kings Comics have also organized for sixteen libraries around NSW and VIC to participate in the days events (and supply folks with free books!). The libraries coordinating a FREE COMIC BOOK DAY event in conjunction with KINGS Comics are:

NSW

CAMPBELLTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY, NSW

Participating branches:

Eagle Vale Library
Glenquarie Library
Ingleburn Library
Minto Library
HJ Daley Library, Campbelltown

CASTLE HILL LIBRARY, NSW

GOSFORD LIBRARY, NSW

Patricipating branches:

Erina Library
Gosford Library
Kariong Library
Woy Woy Library

HURSTVILLE CITY LIBRARY, NSW

VIC

CAMPASPE REGIONAL LIBRARY

Kyabram Library
Saturday 5th May - 10 am-12 noon
Come as your favourite comic character (optional), comic show bags for dress up characters,
Make your own Comic mask & cape, Free Face Painting
2 Free comics per person - All Welcome
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Tongala Library
Saturday 5th May - 10 am-12 noon
Come as your favourite comic character (optional), comic show bags for dress up characters,
Make your own Comic mask & cape - super heroes, Free Face Painting
2 Free comics per person - All Welcome
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Rushworth Library
Saturday 5th May - 10 am-12 noon
Come as your favourite comic character (optional), comic show bags for dress up characters,
Make your own Comic mask & cape - super heroes

2 Free comics per person - All Welcome
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Echuca Library
Saturday 5th May 10 am- 12 noon
Comic sketching/caricatures Artist in attendance, Come as your favourite comic character (optional),
comic show bags for dress up characters, Face Painting, Make your own Comic mask & cape
2 Free comics per person - All Welcome
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Rochester Library
Saturday 5th May - Free Breakfast - 8.30am-9.30am
Comic sketching/caricatures Artist in attendance, Come as your favourite comic character (optional),
comic show bags for dress up characters, Make your own Comic mask & cape -super heroes
2 Free comics per person - All Welcome

You can click here to check out what free comics are on offer.

Re: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Submitted by LT Shamrock on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 2:12pm.

I heartily endorse this initiative, freaking love FCBD! Gotta to get to Kings early because it fills up pretty quick. Kinokuniya opposite QVB is also worth checking out.

Re: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 3:02pm.

This year I'm hoping to get the Mouse Guard anthology hardcover. It's got a story in there based in the Labyrinth (as in Jim Henson/David Bowie Labyrinth) universe, which I hope becomes an ongoing book. That'll probably be the thing most people are after though.

I'm also keen for the Bongo Free-For-All, Peanuts, Donald Duck Comics, and Superman Family Adventures stuff.