The next Free Comic Book Day will take place on Saturday, May 7, 2022, returning to the tradition of holding it on the first Saturday in May, organizer Diamond Comic Distributors announced. The 2022 event will feature 45 free comics, 11 from Gold sponsors and 34 from Silver sponsors. That’s down from last year’s count of 55 comics: 12 Gold, 39 Silver (see “FCBD 2021 Silver Sponsor Titles”), and four DC titles that were announced separately (see “DC’s FCBD Comics Include First Look at ‘Fear State’”).
FCBD was postponed due to the pandemic in 2020, and rather than reschedule that year, the organizers decided to spread it out across a nine-week period, with different free comics released each week (see “Free Comic Book Day 2020 is Free Comic Book Summer”). That allowed retailers to promote the event while keeping their stores from getting too crowded, and publishers to release promo comics for summer and fall releases. Last year’s FCBD was held in August (see “Free Comic Book Day Set for August 2021”).
Source: ICV2
