Happy Free Comic Book Day 2026 and/or Comics Giveaway Day 2026!
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: the first Saturday of every May is Free Comic Book Day, an annual celebration when comic shops nationwide offer no-strings-attached goodies as a form of community outreach in honor of that time-honored medium where words and pictures dance in unison on the printed page, whether in the form of super-heroes, blood-soaked horror, all-ages cartoon characters, licensed merchandise, or what-have-you. It’s one of the best holidays ever for hobbyists like me who’ve been comics readers since the days when drugstores sold them for thirty-five cents each and comic-book movies were made on a budget of about $35 each. Each year comic shops lure fans and curious onlookers inside their brick-and-mortar hideaways with a big batch of free new comics from all the major publishers and a bevy of smaller competitors deserving shelf space and consideration. I observe the holiday by getting up early, venturing to one or more comic shops as soon as they open for their occasion, picking up samples, and spending money on a few extra items as my way of thanking the proprietors for their service in the field of literacy. […]Bonus squee: I mentioned how one of my most favorite things in #Lumberjanes was the mixtape playlists themed to the story of a particular issue; they really sold the authenticity of the camp experience. Ellis replied, “Yep, that’s all me!” and explained that mixtape trading was something from her own experience that she wanted to include. It felt great to thank her directly.
Anyway, she’s awesome, and her books are delights; check her out at https://www.ohheygraceellis.com
Took the kiddo to pick up comics at a FLCS this afternoon and by astounding coincidence and to our great surprise met Grace Ellis (writer of #Lumberjanes, Moonstruck, and more) who was there as part of Free Comic Book Day! Lumberjanes is an all-time fav for both of us so we enjoyed being totally star struck, getting autographs, and generally chatting her up.
ICYAI for Free Comic Book day Fanatical is giving away 10 DRM-free comics in PDF format. The bundle offer will remain active for the next 12 days.
🔗 https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/free-comic-book-day-bonus
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I know it's Free Comic Book Day, but I paid for a few, too. This one is excellent so far. The writing and illustration are top notch.
Happy #freecomicbookday
Here's some news from Battlerock Comics!
https://battlerockcomics.com/2026/05/02/free-comic-book-day-news-the-task-force-returns/
DnDFanatics
The Video Game Library 📚 
Midlife Crisis Crossover!
Carnival of Glee
Malcolm Tiberias North
Mike Pirnat
Annie Hsh 👾🖖☕
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