Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day Quick Facts - AU

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2021 Date	1 May 2021
2022 Date	7 May 2022

2021 Holidays & Dates

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Free Comic Book Day in 2021

Saturday, 1 May

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Free Comic Book Day History

Free Comic Book Day seeks to promote comic books and local comic book shops. This day encourages everyone to visit their local comic book shop. Participating shops offer free comic books to anyone who visits. Major publishers such as DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse put out free copies of comics for fans to enjoy. Independent publishers also put out free copies. This day also includes events such as costume contests, signings, and raffles. It is a day for comic book fans new and old.

Free Comic Book Day was proposed in 2001 by the retailer of Flying Colors Comics Joe Field. It is observed annually on the first Saturday in May.

Top Tweets for Free Comic Book Day -

Today would normally be ‘Free Comic Book Day’, a huge event for comic shops across the world. My local, @ascmelbourne, is doing Stay Away Comic Book Day instead - with freebies and sketches sent via mail order! Love this crew, can see why they’re an award winning store.
— Stewart MacLeod (@epiphanyengine) May 2, 2020

Happy Free Comic Book Day! While the physical event sadly isn't happening this year, there's no reason why digital can't go on! As has been tradition, iComics is free for the next 24 hours. Enjoy! https://t.co/z0W6dOUIJz https://t.co/51ih649vgi
— iComics (@iComicsApp) May 2, 2020

Does this guy understand that COVID19 is why there is no Free Comic Book Day? Everything is blamed on their SJW boogeyman. https://t.co/z6QyZDTj8d
— SJW Spider-Man 🕷️(Shut it all down) (@SjwSpiderman) May 3, 2020

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Free Comic Book Day Facts

Artist Skottie Young is the commemorative artist for Free Comic Book Day’s 20th Anniversary.
The earliest comic book series in the US was The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck, published in the 1840s.
In 2019, comic book and graphic novel sales reached a high of about $1.2 billion according to comicsbeat.com.