Free Comic Book Day May 3rd 2014

Free comic book day is soon upon us! Tomorrow, all Asheville comic book shops – including Pastimes in Weaverville, Orbit DVD in West Asheville, Hero Hunters in Candler, and Comic Envy on Tunnel Road will open their doors to adoring fans and pass out free comics provided by Diamond Comic Distributors. There are a ton of titles to choose from, so this is a great opportunity to test out a new series, or experience the thrill of comics for the first time. Here’s the rundown of titles that will be available:

ARCHIE DIGEST #1 BONGO FREE-FOR-ALL DC THE NEW 52 FUTURES END SPEC ED DH AVATAR HELLBOY JUICE SQUEEZERS GUARDIANS OF GALAXY HELLO KITTY SURPRISE KABOOM SUMMER BLAST MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS RISE OF THE MAGI SPONGEBOB FREESTYLE FUNNIES TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE WALT DISNEY SCROOGE DONALD DUCK GRAVITY 2014 Silver Books 2000 AD SPECIAL ADV OF JELLABY ALL ROCKET RACCOON ALL YOU NEED IS KILL TERRA FORMARS ARMOR HUNTERS SPECIAL ATOMIC ROBO & FRIENDS BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE BUCK ROGERS CBLDF PRESENTS RAISING A READER COURTNEY CRUMRIN #1 DEFEND COMICS DH PROJECT BLACK SKY (NET) (MR) ENTROPY EPIC #0 FINDING GOSSAMYR WAY O/T BLADESLINGER FUBAR ACE OF SPADES (NET) (MR)

GIANT-SIZE 4-COMIC BUNDLE GRIMM FAIRY TALES #0 HATTER M FAR FROM WONDER HIP HOP FAMILY TREE TWO-IN-ONE (NET) (MR) INTRINSIC VOL 2 IPSO FACTO (NET) (MR) LES MISERABLES FALL OF FANTINE MAGIC WIND MOUSE GUARD LABYRINTH RUST HC OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE PREVIEWSWORLD SPECTACULAR SCAM CROSSWORDS #0 SCRATCH 9 SHERWOOD TX BOONDOCK SAINTS DOUBLE FEAT SHOWA HISTORY OF JAPAN SKYWARD & MIDNIGHT TIGER SONIC THE HEDGEHOG MEGA MAN FLIPBOOK #1 STEAM WARS STREET FIGHTER #0 TEEN TITANS GO #1 SPEC ED THE SMURFS THE TICK TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB UBER THE FIRST CYCLE (NET) (MR) VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK V-WARS (NET) (MR) WORLDS OF ASPEN ZOMBIE TRAMP & EHMM THEORY (NET) (MR)

So, get ready to grab a free copy of Guardians of the Galaxy, and support local comic book stores! Remember, free comic book day is about supporting small businesses as well as getting free swag. We recommend spending a few bucks at each store that day as a way of saying ‘thanks’. Support local business and show some Asheville Local Love!

Did you score a free comic? Tweet hashtag #avlfreecomics and we’ll retweet!