FCBD 2015: Secret Wars #0 & Divergence #1 Preview!

04.26.2015 – Free Comic Book Day in just few short days and you must be excited now that you know where the locations and stores who will be participating this year. Comic Odyssey & Fully Booked will be one of the stores and they are getting ready. Earlier today during the Convergence #3 comic book signing featuring Filipino talents Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz the store also already have an on-hand copy of the FCBD titles that will be giving away and these two books are from DC and Marvel!

FCBD 2014: KaBoom Summer Blast!

05.26.2014 – Free Comic Book Day 2014 had some interesting titles when they gave them all away on May 3, 2014. There were 57 titles in all that’s really difficult to choose from, but one of the most sought after is KaBoom Studios’ Summer Blast! This issue compiles EIGHT series that they produce individually on a monthly basis. FIVE of those are animation from Cartoon Network, while there are TWO iconic comic strips and a Heroic Bear with a Kid partner.

FCBD 2014: All You Need Is Kill!

05.23.2014 –”All You Need is Kill” the original Japanese military science fiction light novel was reprinted and given away during Free Comic Book Day. The sampler contains twelve preview pages of the graphic novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. It was originally published in 2004 by Viz Media/Haika Soru. Its now has been adapted as a major motion picture starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, which is re-titled as “Edge of Tomorrow” to be shown next month…

Free Comic Book Day 2014: Post-Event Coverage!

Sorry for the late post - work has been in the way :P 

I don't belong to this generation of hand held device-dependent kids who download and upload everything; from the movies that they watch, the music that they listen to, to the books that they read. I can't say that I don't do these as well since I do but I would  still say that I'm a bit old fashioned since I prefer books over e-books and such. I grew up leafing through pages of whatever reading material I could get my hands on and reading from the light a flashlight (when it's already past bedtime) or the light of a candle (when it was black out-there were a lot of those in the 90s). Whether the kids of today could find the image of a holding a book and reading by the light of a candle impossible next to horrifying I'm glad (and relived) to see that steps and feats are being done to preserve the love of reading from a book or a comic book.

Last year we braved the heat and the lines for Free Comic Day (see the blog post HERE) It is an annually celebrated event (all over the world!). When you look it up on Wikipedia, Free Comic Book Day or FCBD is a promotional event to get new readers into independent Comic Book Stores. It's also a good way to get readers interested in reading good old fashioned comics. 

Free Comic Book Day has also made a dent in the local scene since it is also a great way to celebrate the local artists that we have. FCBD is held in different branches of Fully Booked and this year - Filbar's had a go at it as well. Stores invited local artists who got to share their work as well as meet fans and make new ones as well. For the past two years we've been going to Fully Booked at The Fort to celebrate Free Comic Book Day :) 

Comic Odyssey + Fully Booked: FCBD 2014!

05.04.2014 – Free Comic Book Day in the Philippines is the most celebrated event by fans that grew up and getting introduced to reading comics. It’s been established by Comic Odyssey in 2007 and Fully Booked in 2008, while the rest followed. There are four stores participated this year counting Comic Odyssey and Fully Booked as one store while the list includes Filbar’s, Druids Keep Collectibles and Planet X Comics. The biggest event no doubt is from Comic Odyssey and Fully Booked yesterday.

FCBD 2014: Filbar's Surprises By The Numbers!

05.03.2014 – For those who want to avoid the huge crowd at The Fort BGC there are other comic shops that will participate in this year’s Free Comic Book Day. Its great timing also that they are also celebrating 35 years as a store that was established in 1979. If you’re familiar with Filbar’s its THAT comic shop who will be celebrating FCBD after being reintroduced with new management sometime in July 2013. This is also their first time to participate to be part of FCBD 2014. Last night preparations have been underway to get ready and welcome new customers at the door.