Diamond Comic Distributors announced today that
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD),
one of the comic book industry’s most beloved and anticipated events, will once again be a single-day event, scheduled to take
place
Saturday, August 14, 2021.
The event, which traditionally takes
place on the first Saturday in May, will be celebrated in August 2021 in
the hopes that much of the uncertainty and disruption related to
COVID-19 will have passed.
Joe Field, founder of Free Comic Book Day and owner of Flying Colors
Comics & Other Cool Stuff in Concord, CA said, “Celebrating 20 years
of FCBD is a fantastic milestone. Free Comic Book Day continues to be the
introduction to comics for so many. While the world has changed over
these last 20 years, our love of comics and the power of comics to
entertain and enlighten is stronger than ever. I’m thrilled we’re
focusing on a fun-filled worldwide single-day FCBD again for 2021. I
can’t wait to see all the first-time comic-curious readers, as well as
our long-time faithful fans come together once again.”
“I am so happy to be making this announcement today and so proud of our
work with retailers and vendors these last 20 years to bring more
awareness to the comic books we all love,” said Steve Geppi, President,
Chairman & CEO of Geppi Family Enterprises. “In the past two
decades, fans have experienced some truly remarkable Free Comic Book Day
events because of the commitment of our partners to create an
incredible celebration of comics. It’s such an energizing day and we
look forward to making our 20th anniversary celebration the best one
yet!”
This celebration marks the 20th
anniversary of Free Comic Book Day and plans to commemorate this
anniversary include themed T-shirts, posters and a commemorative 20th
anniversary logo.
