'A Little More than Last Year'
July 6, 2004
Rik Deskin of Rain City Comics in Woodinville, Washington upped promotional efforts for Free Comic Book Day and got more business as a result.
Cross-promoted with Spider-Man 2
July 6, 2004
Glen Soustek of Westlake Cards, Comics and Coins in Roselle, Illinois found success cross-promoting his store with the Spider-Man 2 movie.
Five New Anime Series Announced
July 6, 2004
Bandai Entertainment and the Cartoon Network announced the creation of a new Video-On-Demand service.
A Huge Success
July 5, 2004
Ned Stacey of Cosmic Cat Comics & Games in Tallahassee, Florida had a big day on Free Comic Book Day.
Used To Build Goodwill
July 5, 2004
Hafeez Amin of the Genesis Foundation for Literacy (which operates a store) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad sent us this comment on the use of Free Comic Book Day to create goodwill.
The D Is for Disappointing
July 5, 2004
Jim Crocker of Modern Myths in Northampton, Massachusetts found the change in dates hurt FCBD in his store.
Even Bigger than Last Year!
July 5, 2004
Marsha Giroux of All About Books and Comics in Phoenix, Arizona had great results with Free Comic Book Day this year.
The Good and the Bad
July 5, 2004
Rich Biedrzycki of Dreamland in Schaumburg, Illinois had a great Free Comic Book Day, but took issue with ads and subscription cards in the free comics.
FCBD Reviews Positive--But Mixed Results
July 5, 2004
Pop culture retailers had positive reviews, but mixed results on the third Free Comic Book Day.
In the Spring of 2005
July 5, 2004
Scholastic Books is launching 'Graphix,' a new graphic novel imprint in the spring of 2005.
