The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day, a national celebration where readers can get free comic books and cheer on all things comic-y.
Comic books have captured our attention for nearly 100 years. While most people associate comics with superheroes like DC or Marvel, the stories told range from supernatural to “normal.” Popular TV shows and movies, like Stranger Things or Star Wars, have also been made into comics. The format’s stories are diverse and widely published. There are stories published for every age group.
Here are a few ways you can celebrate National Comic Book Day in 2024.
Discover a New Comic Book
Read a comic book online or in print. Try browsing our collection of current series. You can also get comics digitally—use hoopla to download comics onto your tablet or smartphone. To find comics on hoopla, make sure you sign up for an account by using your Canton Public Library card number.
Comics Plus is another online service that offers thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga. Just download the app, available as Library Pass in the Google Play Store and LibraryPass in the Apple App Store, or log in on your computer to explore the dozens of publishers and thousands of comics, graphic novels and manga.
Get Caught Up in the Next Big Story
Big comic companies with shared universes like Marvel and DC often use their Free Comic Book Day issues to preview their big summer stories. The issues will contain everything you need to know to get caught up, but if you want to go back and see the events that lead up to the upcoming summer event as they happen, you can go back and read recent DC and Marvel graphic novel collections on hoopla.
Learn about Comic Book History
Check out this online exhibit offered through Duke University Libraries that covers the history of comics from the 1930s to today.
Watch a Movie Based off a Comic Book
Watch a superhero movie like Black Panther or a movie you may not have realized was based off of a comic book like The Addams Family.
Visit a Local Comic Book Store to Celebrate
Some local comic book stores are also celebrating Free Comic Book Day. Visit these spots on May 4, 2024 to take part.
- Located at 32647 Ford Rd in Garden City, MI
- Open from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Call them at 734-425-6780
- Located at 42419 Ford Rd in Canton Corners Shopping Center, Canton, MI
- Open from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Call them at 734-981-3561
- Located at 575 Forest Avenue in Plymouth, MI
- Open from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Call them at 734-392-7905
- State of Comics also runs a Pokémon card trading post on the last Saturday of every month from 2:00-5:00 PM for Pokémon fans ages 5-13.
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