Free Comic Book Day is From July 15 to September 9
Good news, boys and girls! Instead of one day in a year, in 2020, we are getting a whole summer full of Free Comic Book Day. To be accurate, it’s now going to be called Free Comic Book Summer. Thanks to the guys at Diamond Comic Distributors, instead of a Free Comic Book Day in May, we can enjoy the festivities – and freebies – from July 15 through September 9, 2020.
Every comics fan looks forward to the first Saturday of May for this fun holiday, but owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled this year. To make up for it – and to help stimulate the sector again – Diamond Comic Distributors have decided to make comics available for free for longer. A lot longer.
The distributor announced the good news last week:
Free Comic Book Day, the comic book industry’s largest annual promotional event, is traditionally scheduled to take place the first Saturday in May each year. However, the impact and spread of COVID-19 prevented the event from being celebrated at its normal time this year. Now, the beloved event has been rescheduled and reworked to take place throughout July and early September in order to accommodate social-distancing and store capacity regulations across the country, effectively making it Free Comic Book Summer!
Scheduled to take place between July 15 and September 9, retailers will receive five to six Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) titles in their weekly shipments during each week of the promotional window. Release of these titles may vary from shop to shop, as retailers are encouraged to release the books as they see fit for their unique circumstances. Retailers may release one free title a day, make all of that week’s free titles available at once, or any other plan that works for them. Free Comic Book Summer is designed to be flexible and customizable so retailers and consumers can get the most out the event.
What can look forward to? How about 45 free comics from publishers such as Marvel Comics, Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, DC, and more?
No complaints here! For a list of titles and dates to get them for free, go here.
