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Free Comic Book Day 2011 is May 7
Written by USTownhall staff   
Wednesday, 04 May 2011 10:30

Free_Comic_Book_Day_2011bSaturday May 7 is Free Comic Book Day for 2011.  Just one day after the opening of the sure-to-be-hit movie, Thor, head on over to your local comic book store where you can find a sampling of comics from every major publisher in the business – all for free!  It's all part of an industry effort to introduce comic books to the mass audience.

The comics to be given away in this year's program are:

 

Gold Comic Books

Ape Entertainment: KIZOIC PRESENTS: KUNG FU PANDA/RICHIE RICH FLIP BOOK

Archaia Entertainment: DARK CRYSTAL/MOUSE GUARD FLIP BOOK

Archie Comics: PEP COMICS FEATURING BETTY & VERONICA

BOOM! Studios: DARKWING DUCK/RESCUE RANGERS FLIP BOOK

Dark Horse Comics: AVATAR: LAST AIRBENDER/STAR WARS: CLONE WARS FLIP BOOK

DC Comics: GREEN LANTERN FLASHPOINT SPECIAL EDITION

IDW Publishing: LOCKE & KEY

Image Comics: SUPER DINOSAUR ORIGIN SPECIAL

Marvel Comics: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

Papercutz: GERONIMO STILTON & THE SMURFS FLIP BOOK

 

Silver Comic Books

Archie Comics: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

Aspen: WORLDS OF ASPEN 2011

Bluewater: THE MISADVENTURES OF ADAM WEST

Bongo Comics: BONGO COMICS FREE-FOR-ALL! 2011

Boom! Studios: ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST

Dark Horse Comics: BALTIMORE/CRIMINAL MACABRE FLIP-BOOK

DC Comics: YOUNG JUSTICE/BATMAN: THE BRAVE & THE BOLD SUPER SAMPLER

Drawn + Quarterly: JOHN STANLEY'S SUMMER FUN

Fantagraphics: Walt DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE

Gemstone Publishing: OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING COMICS 2011

History Graphics Press: CIVIL WAR ADVENTURE

Image Comics: ARTIFACTS #½

Liquid Comics: THE SILVER SCORPION

Marvel Comics: THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE MIGHTY AVENGERS

New England Comics: THE TICK FCBD

Oni Press: SPONTANEOUS #1

Oni Press: RATED FREE FOR EVERYONE

Radical Publishing: JAKE THE DREAMING

Rebellion/2000 AD: 2000 AD

Red 5 Comics: ATOMIC ROBO AND FRIENDS 2011

Th3rd World Studios: THE INTREPID ESCAPEGOAT/STUFF OF LEGEND PREVIEW

Top Shelf: TOP SHELF KIDS' CLUB

12-Gauge Comics: I.C.E.

Viper Comics: INSPECTOR GADGET

Wizards of the Coast: MAGIC: THE GATHERING COMIC BOOK

Yen Press/Hachette: JAMES PATTERSON'S WITCH & WIZARD

Zenescope: DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S TOP 10 DEADLIEST SHARKS/ANIMAL PLANET'S PREHISTORIC PREDATORS

 

Additional Items

Wizkids: DC Heroclix: GREEN LANTERN FIGURE

 

To find a comic book store near you, just call 1-800-COMIC-BOOK

If you're in the Brooklyn, New York area on Saturday, visit our friends at Galaxy Comics:

• 429 5th Avenue between 8th & 9th Streets (718) 499-3222

• 6823 5th Avenue between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue (718) 921-1236

• 123 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor between Carroll and President Streets (718) 623-1234

 

 

 

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