FCBD Philippines | Do You Still Read Comics?

Free Comic Book Day has become an annual event that most comic book readers look forward to. In the Philippines, it has become an annual tradition thanks to Comic Odyssey, which first initiated this annual celebration for fans in the country, and bookstores and other comic shops followed suit. It has become a tradition, and Free Comic Book Day; with that, Comic Odyssey localized the event dubbed “Araw ng Libreng Komiks” in Tagalog, the native language of Filipinos, as Komiks with the ‘K’ has an industry in its own right dating back to the late 1930s. It’s an appropriate “Tagalized” event.

FCBD 2016 | Post-Event Recap & Stories!

05.07.2016 – Free Comic Book Day in the Philippines is one of the most anticipated events of the year. This is part mini-comic con, Christmas, all rolled into one massive event party for comicbook fans! FCBD in the Philippines has become an annual event since 2007 which started by Comic Odyssey and the rest has followed the tradition to cater for their fans, would-be comicbook readers and people who are getting interested reading comics again.

FCBD 2016 Release List for Gold Books!

12.11.2015 – Free Comic Book Day is six months away in 2016, but Diamond Comics Distributors had officially released the list of Gold Sponsored books that you’ll be looking forward to picking up when the day has finally arrive. This is also the 15th anniversary of Free Comic Book Day since it was first established in 2001. FCBD has become an annual affair all over the world including the Philippines and next year its going to big as announced here…

FCBD 2015: Comic Odyssey | Fully Booked Update!

05.01.2015 – Comic Odyssey and Fully Booked can be considered the stores that s reintroduced Free Comic Book Day in the Philippines. Both companies has have been successful organizing comic-related events even before FCBD was established. It’s the only place people would remember to attend the annual Free Comic Book Day since Comic Odyssey (2007) and Fully Booked (2008) started this event.

FCBD 2015: Planet X Comic Shop Event Details!

05.01.2015 – Free Comic Book Day is fast approaching and its less than 48 hours to go before someone started lining up at the locations previously revealed. For those who want to avoid the huge crowed there are low key shops participating. There’s one particular store that would be considered a hole in the wall and if you’re not a regular comic book reader you won’t even notice it existed inside Glorietta. The store is Planet X Comic Shop...

FCBD 2015: Will You Stand in Line Today?

04.29.2015 - Free Comic Book Day is on May 2, 2015 and ever since 2007 the interest to line up has grown in numbers. The most you can see them back when Comic Odyssey was located at the 2nd level of Robinsons Galleria. Back then nobody knew this will become big… Probably the right word is humongous in record setting crowd. Now it has become what you call a competition and also an annual pilgrimage of sorts that changed the way it was in the Philippines.

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 2013: Setting the Record!

05.06.2013 – Last weekend Free Comic Book Day was celebrated in the Philippines. Besides the celebration that was greeted at the Fort Bonifacio High Street last Saturday. There was also the one at Quezon City in National Bookstore with the collaboration with Castle Geek. This was billed as “Setting the Record” for most sketch cards done by the local artists. It was heavily promoted as early as February that Castle Geek and National Bookstore will be bringing Free Comic Book Day.

FCBD 2013: It's about The Comic Book Fans!

05.05.2013 – Free Comic Book Day in the Philippines has become an unofficial one single event that everyone has anticipated in the past six years. Comic Odyssey has started to promote this event since 2007 and the rest as you all know is history. The event surrounding the annual celebration originally started in North America but Comic Odyssey was not the first store in the Philippines who has brought this promotion to the local shores. It was actually the former CCHQ (Central Comics Headquarters) in Katipunan from 2002 to 2004.

Free Comic Book Day 2012 is this Saturday!

Here's a gentle reminder for comic fans... Don't forget to visit your local comic book shop and take part of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2012!

Get Ready for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY in the PHILIPPINES!

05.07.2011 - In less than a few hours from now the doors to the biggest event happening for the fifth time in the Philippines is about to unfold. Free Comic Book Day is like your birthday and everyone in the whole world is celebrating it. This single event happening has been much awaited like Christmas in the summer. Also, this is where families and friends gather as most geek and nerds compare it to every monumental celebration of the year.