FCBD 2019 Feature | The Story Behind FCBD Guy

05.02.2019 – Free Comic Book Day in the Philippines has become part of the local event culture, where everyone lines up to their participating bookstores and comic shops. Every year since it became a regular thing in 2007 there have been a growing community among those who became a comicbook reader and its evident why many Filipino still adore reading a physical copy than digital. Of course FCBD in Manila had become a community on its own having different interesting diverse personalities among those who have been consistently lined up at this event.

FCBD 2019 Feature | Comic Odyssey in Fully Booked

04.29.2019 – Comic Odyssey is one of the oldest comic shops based in Manila that has a long storied history that first opened its first branch at the old Market Place in Mandaluyong and then maintained a branch in Robinsons Manila in Ermita (1997-2015). There was a second store that opened in Robinsons Galleria (2006-Present) that has bounced around the mall from its original location to its current place. Then there were other branches opened but didn’t last longer than three years, but maintained another store inside Fully Booked (2013–Present), where the usual event gathers are held from Comic Book Signings to the annual Free Comic Book Day.