***** SATURDAY MAY 3RD IS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Get ready for a fantastic 7th Annual Free Comic Book Day! With over 40 titles to choose from, the selection of books on May 3rd will include comic books for all ages and tastes!

This year almost 2,000 comic book stores across the U.S and around the planet are planning to give away 2 million comic books absolutely free on Saturday, May 3.

Free Comic Book Day is the perfect way to start off your summer of high adventure, especially with Free Comic Book Day held the day after Iron Man hits theaters! Iron Man, the Dark Knight, Hellboy--what more summer movies could you ask for!

There's never been a better time to be a comic book fan!

***** FIND A PARTICIPATING STORE

If you're not sure which stores in your area are participating, check the Free Comic Book Day website for our Store Locator http://www.freecomicbookday.com/fcbd_locator.asp

If you're in the U.S. or Canada, enter your ZIP or postal code to find a store near you. If you're outside the U.S. or Canada, click on the link below the text box for a menu that will help you find a participating comic book store in other countries!

***** BECOME OUR FRIEND
Go to http://www.myspace.com/freecomicbookday, the FCBD MySpace page provides a wealth of information on the event.

Anyone with a MySpace account is encouraged to add the FCBD MySpace page to their MySpace friends list, and to further put it in their "Top 8" friends. Placing the FCBD page in your "Top 8" will ensure that all visitors to your MySpace page will see the FCBD link, giving countless new consumers the chance to learn about Free Comic Book Day 2008 on May 3.

***** TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

As always, be sure to tell your friends about Free Comic Book Day! There are going to be more than 2 million comics handed out for free on May 3, so get them into your local comic book store, get a comic in their hands, and watch a new fan appear right before your very eyes!

***** SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

Your local retailer can't put on such great events without the support of the entire comics community! Special thanks to the FCBD08 Gold Sponsors: ARCHIE COMICS, BONGO COMICS, DARK HORSE, DC COMICS, D.E. / DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT, IDW PUBLISHING, IMAGE COMICS, MARVEL COMICS, VIRGIN COMICS, and VIZ MEDIA

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1966 Greenspring Drive, Ste 300
Timonium, MD 21093, USA