Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012 - All Day
Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is a single day - the first Saturday in May each year - when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE to anyone who comes into their stores.
Click here for a list of this year's free comics. Availability will vary per store.
Local Comic Stores:
Bridge City Comics
4:30-5:30pm: Steve Lieber signing for his Dark Horse FCBD book
Cosmic Monkey Comics
10:00am: Doors open
11:00-2:00pm Signings with comic creators:
* Joelle Jones ( You Have Killed Me, Madame Xanadu)
* Joshua Williamson ( Voodoo, Sketch Monsters)
* Heather Finley ( Zombies VS Cheerleaders)
* Zack Soto ( Secret Voice, Study Group)
* Jason "JFish" Fisher ( Junque Land, studiojfish)
* Celina Hernandez ( Chibi Comics)
* Michael Murphy ( Chibi Comics)
* Shawn Aldridge ( Vic Boone)
* Jeremy Sheperd (The Engineer, Hex)
* Jon Ascher (Neil: An Existential Crisis)
* Jesse Reklaw (Slow Wave, Night Of Your Life)
* Aron Nels Steinke (Neptune, Super Crazy Cat Dance)
* Adam Watson (Ghost Assassin, Darkslinger Comics)
* Tony Morgan (Chronicles of Van Helsing, Chicken Leg Bone Boy)
* Tim Root (Crappy Comics, Study Group)
* Farel Dalrymple ( Omega The Unknown, Prophet)
2:30-3:30pm: Steve Lieber (White Out, Shooter)
Floating World Comics
12:00-2:00pm: BRAD TRIP artists Lori D, Kinoko Evans, Annie Murphy and Maria Sputnik present their FCBD offering and are available for signing.
Things From Another World Hollywood
9:00 am: Doors open!
12:00-2:00 pm: Signings with the following creators:
* Jonathan Case - Artist for Dark Horse Comics' The Guild FCBD book
* Terry and Rachel Dodson - Artists for Uncanny X-Men and Defenders
* Emi Lenox - Creator of EmiTown
* Steve Lieber - Artist for Alabaster, featured in Dark Horse's FCBD books
* Jeff Parker - Writer for Hulk and Thunderbolts
Plus: The pirates of PDX YAR.
Things From Another World Beaverton
9:00 am: Doors open!
2:00-4:00 pm: Signings with the following creators:
* Ben Bates - Artist for Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog FCBD book
* Amy Mebberson - Artist for Strawberry Shortcake and Muppets
* Chris Samnee - Artist for Ultimate Comics Spider-Man and Serenity
* Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner - Writer and artist for Witch Doctor
All day (while supplies last):
Free Starbucks coffee for customers starting at 9:30 am!
Demos and giveaways from Game Trader.
Free cookies from Subway.
Plus: Stormtroopers and other Star Wars characters from Cloud City Garrison and Kashyyyk Base Rebel Legion.
Things From Another World Milwaukie 9:00 am: Doors open--enjoy free coffee from Spring Creek Coffee House, while supplies last! 10:00 am: Trackers Earth will demonstrate how to shoot a bow and arrow like Hawkeye! (Note: foam arrows only.) 12:00-4:00 pm: Live-action Heroclix. All day: Kids' art table. Plus: The pirates of PDX YAR.