D.R. & Quinch are back for Free Comic Book Day 2018. If you're not aware of D.R. & Quinch, they are like Beavis & Butthead but with less toilet humor.
takyon: Free Comic Book Day is a promotional event that started in California in 2002, and has since spread nationwide and internationally. You can use the event's store locator to find a participating shop near you. Some locations will have concurrent events, sales, signings, etc.
Here's a list of comics (with cover images) that will be available, and here's the list sorted by age group. One of the comics is "Defend Comics" by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, containing stories which can "open up a dialogue about the First Amendment with children, but [...] are sure to delight parents and kids alike!"
Previously: "Free Comic Book Day" Event Features Neil Gaiman, The Simpsons
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Today comic book stores around the world celebrate "Free Comic Book Day", offering anyone who pays them a visit some free comic books. This year there's 50 different titles to choose from, including a reprint of Neil Gaiman's "Lady Justice" (not seen in print in nearly 25 years) and a new Fight Club story by Chuck Palahniuk. The Marvel and D.C. universes are represented, as well as Doctor Who, The Simpsons, Jim Henson's Labyrinth, and even something called Steampunk Goldilocks. Saturday many bookstores will also be recognizing "Independent Bookstores Day" with special events, though ironically, some fans may be tempted to visit Amazon.com instead to download some free Kindle editions of last year's free comic books.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday May 05 2018, @03:02AM (2 children)
So do you only get to pick one or can you have a choice of many/all?
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday May 05 2018, @03:31AM
Nemma mind...got my answer.
Reading is fundamental.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday May 05 2018, @03:56AM
https://www.freecomicbookday.com/Article/116108-FCBD-Site-FAQs [freecomicbookday.com]
One store I looked up specified 4.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 05 2018, @05:38AM (1 child)
Remember the Maine!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 05 2018, @05:42AM
International Worker's Week! [theolympian.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 05 2018, @11:50AM
Ah, nostalgia!
Hmm, come to think of it, as I've just been made redundant, and I've recently blagged *all* the 2000 ADs (torrents, Soulseek & aMule) I'm beginning to see a pattern emerge..
D.R. & Quinch/2000 AD
Tory Government..
Tanked Economy on shaky grounds
On the Dole..
Time to embrace with open arms that 'Britain in the 80's' Zeitgeist!
Mind you, it wasn't that much fun the first time around, at least this time I've got full internet access (as opposed to the intermittent ARPANET access I had back then..) and I own my house (as opposed to renting a room in a house from seedy landlords).
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Saturday May 05 2018, @01:47PM (1 child)
Anyone else having problems? Tried putting in my address and it errored. My zip code gave me a map centered on the right location (town in New Mexico), but listed only a single store, in Memphis, Tennessee, at a distance of 0* miles. Considering that I'm substantially closer to California, that result seems... unlikely.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday May 05 2018, @02:09PM
It correctly found several nearby locations using my zip code.
For you I would just look up "comic book shop near me" in Google Maps [google.com]. Most of them should have websites with FCBD info on them.
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