Free Comic Book Day: Where to Get Your Comics on Long Island

Free Comic Book day is an annual event meant to encourage new readers of comics and graphic novels, as well as helping local small comic shop businesses keep the lights on.  Thanks to its popularity, what once originated as as a North American only event, the Free Comic Book Day movement has expanded to a global audience!  Folks can use a helpful webform their postal code or address to find a US or Canadian based shop, or click the link to find global resources.

Most of the promotional issues for freebies, discounted items, and special edition comics will be available in print form only, requiring you to visit a local shop to pick up the physical copy.  Copies of free or promotional books will be in limited supply with high demand, so please be patient and kind to local shop owners.  It’s customary to have folks waiting in line for hours prior to opening, so quantities may already be limited beginning fairly early in the day.  Some shops also limit how many freebies a person may get, so you’ll have to select and prioritize your favorites!

This year’s Free Comic Book Day event coincides with the latest Marvel Studios movie release “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”  Fans of the franchise and meta storylines will rejoice, because there are plentiful Marvel deals abound for multiverse characters and plots!
 

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• Next Generation Comics & Cards in Islip Terrace

• Grand Slam Corner in West Islip

• Hot Flips in West Babylon

• All Star Comics & Collectibles in Lindenhurst

• Genesis Comics and Games in Ronkonkoma

• Escape Pod Comics in Huntington

• 4th World Comics in Smithtown

• Androids Amazing Comics in Sayville

• Babylon Collectibles in Babylon

• Newbury Comics in Lake Grove

• Bailey’s Comics in Lindenhurst

• Tor Comics in Holtsville

• Superhero Comics Express in Floral Park

• Golden Memories Comics & Toys in Selden

• Grasshoppers Comics in Williston Park

Love Free Comic Book Day but  just can’t get enough of serial storytelling, superheroes, and graphic novels? We understand!  Check out these great events happening on Free Comic Book Day and in the next few weeks and you will find more of your people in the midst.

• Make a Button on Free Comic Book Day at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor on May 7th from 2PM to 3PM

• 2022 White Plains ComicFest  on May 7that the Galleria White Plains from 11AM to 6PM in White Plains NY

• Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash Silver Anniversary Event on May 7th and May 8th in Red Bank NJ at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash Shop

• Virtual Comics Chat on May 11th from 12PM to 1PM at the Riverside Library in New York

• CradleCon at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on May 14th from 10AM to 7PM

• The Jersey Shore Comic Book Show! At the Toms River Elks Lodge in Toms River NJ on Sunday May 22nd starting at 10AM

• CollectorCon  at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison NJ on May 22nd from 9AM to 5PM

• OMEGA 2090 Signing with creator Paul Thayer at East Side Mags in Montclair NJ on May 28th from 1PM to 5PM