Free comic books! For the sixth year in a row, comics companies and shops are banding together to offer free samples of their wares to build up interest in the art form. Hopefully people will take time enough away from watching “Spider-Man 3” over and over to stop by. And so should you! Why?
1. Free comics!
2. Whedony connections. Availability will change from store to store, but one of the books being offered is Dynamite Entertainment’s Lone Ranger/Battlestar Galactica Flip Book, with a Lone Ranger story by Brett (“Heart of Gold,” “Serenity: Those Left Behind”) Matthews, cover by John (“Astonishing X-Men”) Cassaday. It’s not a Serenity comic but it’s as close as you’ll get till this fall. See a preview here!
3. Free comics!
4. Excellent free comics. Not just cheesy promo giveaways (although there’s plenty of those, too), there will be stuff to check out like The Unseen Peanuts, Pirates vs Ninjas, Lynda Barry Sampler, Wahoo Morries, samplers from Wizard’s How to Draw series and Keenspot and Digital Webring and jam comics from lots of indie companies as well as Spidey and JLA books from the big two.
5. Free comics!
Check your local comic store, or head to Free Comic Book Day for details.
6. Free comics!