FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011!
Saturday, May 7, 2011 is gonna be another big day for comic fans. The Robinsons Galleria Branch of Comic Odyssey will be celebrating the geektastically delicious holiday, Free Comic Book Day or FCBD for short. If you’ve never been to an FCBD, it’s that wonderful time of year when comic shops around the world give away Free Comic books.
Yes, you heard right. Free. Comics.
The exact mechanics vary from store to store, but for Comic Odyssey I think it’s your choice of 3 of the Free Comic Day editions plus whatever goodies the cool guys at the comic store prepare. Last year I got a bag of various bag issues to go along with the official free comics. Of course this is all while supplies last and there’s always a big crowd, so best to get there early.
Back in the day (when dinosaurs roamed the Earth), there used to be an actual line, where you had to stand for hours from the time the mall opened to the time they started distribution. Thankfully, things progressed during the last few years. The awesome staff at Comic Odyssey now give out numbers as new customers arrive at the store. The customers are then free to roam around the mall until the event starts, and the mall management doesn’t have to deal with the huge group of creepy nerds discussing the feasibility of Cyclops using his force beam to propel himself through the air. I’m not sure if they’ll use this method this year (their page says it starts at 10:30) but here’s hoping.
Aside from the free comics though, the store will also be having it’s big FCBD sale, which means 50% off on all graphic novels, hardcovers, action figures, manga, etc, and all the issues in the back issue bins will be only Php 50.00 each!
And if your a fan of the local scene, artists like Lyndon Gregorio, Gio Paredes, and lots of others will be signing books. There will also be guest artists who work on the big books, like Carlo Pagulayan, Gerry Alanguilan, Jay Anacleto, Leinil Yu, etc.
Not that any of that’s really needed. They had me at the word “Free”.
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Comic Odyssey
Level III, Expansion Mall
Robinson’s Galleria
Edsa, corner Ortigas
Quezon City
Philippines
(632) 914-0040Event starts at 10:30 AM
Comic Signing from 1:00 - 4:00 PM
For more information on Free Comic Book Day at Comic Odyssey, click HERE.
For a list (and photos) of the FCBD editions this year click HERE.
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