Free Comic Book Day is here again! This year’s celebration of our national comic book store holiday will take place May 3, 2025 and last all day long. From when we open at 10 AM until we close at 9 PM, you’ll have an opportunity to partake of up to four tables full of a bounty of free comics. We’ll also be hosting local comic creators signing copies of their works!
Free Comic Book Day 2025
If you’re wondering what Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is, or how it works, wonder no more! Every year publishers from across the comics industry put together short and fun comics that they make available to us, your friendly local comic shops, at a pretty low price. We buy bunches of these books and turn around and give them away for free on FCBD.
Our goal?
Spread the word and joy that comics are for EVERYONE! Want a horror comic? We’ll have a couple! Romance more your angle? We’ve got you covered. There’s comics for adults, kids, teens, and readers of all genders, orientations, and persuasions.
What kind of comics will be out on FCBD? Well here’s a wide assortment of them!
This list isn’t comprehensive, but it does show the majority of the books coming out. And of course, Marvel and DC will each have their own books making appearances. We’ll also have a small amount of last year’s FCBD books out on the tables, just in case you missed them in 2023.
Restrictions and Accomodations During FCBD 2025
Not to take away from anyone’s good time, but there are a couple of things we want to make folks aware of during FCBD. We’re setting aside part of our day to make the store more accommodating for the immunocompromised, and we’ll also have some restrictions on how many comics folks can partake of for part of the day.
Accommodations for the Immunocompromised
In order to make FCBD truly open for everyone, we are going to require masking in-store for the first hour of the day (10 AM - 11 AM). After 11 AM, masks will be optional for folks browsing and shopping at the store.
Free Comic Limits
Because we want to make sure these books last the whole of the day, we often put restrictions on how many free comics folks can take at the very start of the day. We anticipate these restrictions lasting until the end of our creator signing window this year (about 4 PM), at which point you’ll be able to have your fill of whatever’s left. All we ask is that you only take what you want to read, and that you enjoy yourself!
Alright - not fun stuff done! Back to the fun stuff with information on our storewide sale!
FCBD Storewide Sale
In addition to being an awesome day to get free comics, FCBD is also our birthday. As has become customary on this hallowed comic book holiday (and birthday), we're holding a special store-wide sale with a randomized discount!
3D6 Percent Off Everything in the store!
Yup, you read that right. Every year we offer folks a chance to roll up a bonus discount on whatever they buy. So when you reach the counter, you can roll three 6-sided dice. You'll get that discount on whatever you're picking up that day!
And just to make sure there are no bad-feels from low-rolls, we have the following guaranteed discounts on product based on how much you're picking up:
- 5% minimum off purchases of $50 or more
- 10% minimum off purchases of $100 or more
- 15% minimum off purchases $150 or more
- 18% off purchases of $250 or more
Fine Print Here: Certain items, like sealed magic / pokemon boxes, are already discounted and can't be further discounted. Those items still count towards your purchases for a percentage discount though! Discounts are capped at 18% off, including subscription discounts.
Backstock Bin Bargains and Mega-Comic Grab Bags
Our back stock bin bargains are back! During this year's Free Comic Book Day, you can ask us for one of our regular brown paper bags ($20) or one of the larger plastic free comic book day bags ($30) and take fill them with as many comics from our back stock bins as you can fit without the bags stretching or tearing. And believe me, we've seen from past experiences that this is a LOT of books!
We'll also have a few pre-pulled bags of comics in both sizes as Mega-Comic Book Grab bags. You can walk away with one of these for $15 for the brown paper bag or $25 for the FCBD bag.
Please note: these items are not eligible for discounts under the FCBD sale....but they still contribute to you hitting any minimum purchases!
Creator Signings
We’ve got five wonderful creators lined up for you this year! Creator signing hours this year will run from 12 PM - 4 PM. That said, not all of our creators may not be able to stay for the full four hours, so if there is someone on this list that you want to see, definitely plan to come early!
Keezy Young
Keezy Young is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator who writes and draws short comics and graphic novels. They enjoy writing mystery, horror, love stories, and ghosts, and their vibrant retro color palettes and strong sense of linework help to bring their stories to life. Their work is character-focused, and they often explore LGBTQIA characters and themes. Mental illness is also an important focus in many of their stories. Outside of drawing and making comics, they spend most of their time watching horror movies, listening to oldies tunes, and waiting impatiently for the sun to come out in the Pacific Northwest.
G Willow Wilson
G. Willow Wilson is co-creator of the Hugo and American Book Award-winning comic book series MS MARVEL (now a Disney+ television series), writer of the GLAAD Award-winning POISON IVY series, and has written for some of the world’s best-known superhero comics, including THE X-MEN, SUPERMAN and WONDER WOMAN. Her first novel, ALIF THE UNSEEN, won the 2013 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, was a finalist for the Center For Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and was long-listed for the 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her second novel, THE BIRD KING, was named one of the best fantasy novels of the decade by NPR. In 2015, she won the Graphic Literature Innovator Prize at the PEN America Literary Awards. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. She lives in Seattle.
Sara Kipin
Sara Kipin is an Illustrator and Visual Developer currently working as a Character Designer at Nickelodeon Studios on the next Avatar the Last Airbender series! Even though they have primarily worked in the animation industry, she has illustrated several book and comic projects including Poison Ivy: Thorns, The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo, and Between the Water and the Woods. Sara lives in Seattle, WA with her husband Colin, and cat Milou.
Zack Davisson
Zack Davisson is a multiple Eisner award-winning writer, translator, and folklorist. He works on Ultimate X-Men and Demon Days with Peach Momoko for Marvel, as well as writes for Usagi Yojimbo, Star Wars: Visions, and Savage Sword of Conan. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai, Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, and Yurei: The Japanese Ghost.
Zack has translated globally renowned manga such as Go Nagai's Devilman and Cutie Honey, Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato and Captain Harlock, and Satoshi Kon's Opus. He translates Shigeru Mizuki's work such as Kitaro and Showa: A History of Japan, and currently translates Gou Tanabe's Lovecraft adaptations and Cat + Gamer.
Zack lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at Duke University, Annapolis Naval Academy, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, UCLA, and the University of Washington and contributed to exhibitions at the Museum of International Folkart, Wereldmuseum Rotterdan, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Zack lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Miyuki, dog Mochi, cat Shere Khan, and several ghosts.
A.L. Kaplan
A.L. Kaplan is a cartoonist and designer focused on queer narratives in horror/sci-fi settings. He is the creator CIRCUIT BREAKER, the first trans masculine hero for DC Comics, and the gay sci-fi webcomic FULL-SPECTRUM THERAPY. His other interior work includes BOOM!'s HELLO DARKNESS, Jude Ellison S. Doyle's MAW, and R.L.Stine's STUFF OF NIGHTMARES, and he draws covers for BOOM!, DC Comics and Mad Cave.
And that’s what’s happening at Phoenix for Free Comic Book Day 2025! We hope you’ve already saved the date (May 3rd) and are making plans to come join us for some or all of it! Remember, if you want to make the rounds and support all your friendly local comic shops, there’s a super nice comic locator service up on FCBD’s website (https://www.freecomicbookday.com/StoreLocator ) that can help! And please, don’t forget to support your FLCS. We all appreciate it!
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