Free Comic Book Day 2012: Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up

Free Comic Book Day returns once again on Saturday May 5 2012. If you’ve never been, it’s exactly as amazing as it sounds. Every year on the first Saturday of May you can walk into almost any comic book store in the world and leave with free comics. Most major publishers produce special comics for the occasion, often featuring brand new stories or excerpts of upcoming releases. It’s a smart promotional tactic that has been successfully recreated by other imperiled retail businesses. Unlike Record Store Day, though, you don’t have to line up at six in the morning in hopes...  read more