Free Comic Book Day, which normally occurs the first Saturday in May, has been reworked for 2020. It’s now Free Comic Book Summer, and runs through September 9th, 2020.
Instead of one day where you could get free comic books from local comic book stores, there will be many opportunities.
This is a way to avoid the crowding that takes place on Free Comic Book Day.
From the press release:
Scheduled to take place between July 15 and September 9, comic shops 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, may 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 fans can get the most out the event.
Free Comic Book Summer will feature 45 of the previously announced titles from publishers like Marvel Comics, Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, DC, and more! The 45 titles are designed to appeal to a broad range of tastes and run the gamut from superhero stories, to TV and movie tie-ins, to sci-fi adventures, all-ages tales, and beyond. There will also be two educational support titles from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Gemstone Publishing.
A complete listing of all 45 FCBD titles, including the 10 Gold Sponsor and 35 Silver Sponsor comic books, can be viewed online at www.freecomicbookday.com.
Below is a list of stores in the Triangle that participate in Free Comic Book Day. Since each store might handle Free Comic Book Summer differently, please call and see what they are planning to do.
Free Comic Book Day in Durham
Atomic Empire
3400 Westgate Drive
Suite 14B
Durham, NC, 27707
(919) 490-7900
Free Comic Book Day in Chapel Hill
Ultimate Comics Durham/Chapel Hill
6120 Farrington Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC, 27517
(919) 806-8282
Free Comic Book Day in Raleigh and Cary
Foundation’s Edge
2526 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC, 27607
(919) 832-0044
Ultimate Comics Raleigh
6320 Capital Blvd #109
Raleigh, NC, 27606
984-200-0186
Enterprise Comics
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh Flea Market – NC State Fairgrounds
Raleigh, NC, 27607
919-444-9910
Fight or Flight Comics
6675 Falls Of Neuse Road
Suite 015
Raleigh, NC, 27615
(984) 242-0039
Ultimate Comics Cary
1301 Buck Jones Rd.
Raleigh, NC, 27606
919-377-8778
Capitol Comics of Raleigh II
5212 Holly Ridge Drive – In Oak Park Shopping Center
Raleigh, NC, 27612
(919) 781-9500
Free Comic Book Day in Clayton
Pauper’s Books and More
11731 Us Bus. Hwy 70 W
Clayton, NC, 27520
(919) 550-2777
