Free Comic Book Day 2022 Comes To Vienna

VIENNA, VA — Big Planet Comics of Vienna is participating in Free Comic Book Day on Saturday.

Over 2,000 stores around the country take part in Free Comic Book Day, which is intended to promote comics and attract new readers to independent comic book stores across North America.

Big Planet Comics of Vienna will host a 20 percent sale on Saturday, as part of Free Comic Book Day. Everything on the store will be 20 percent off, except back issues, the store confirmed in an email to Patch.

This is the 20th anniversary of the national event, which began in 2002 on the day after the release of the first "Spider-Man" film. It is held annually on the first Saturday of May, typically on the same weekend as the release of a major film based on a Marvel comic.

This year's Free Comic Book Day takes place the same weekend as the release of the latest Marvel superhero film, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." As the name implies, stores will give away comic books to shoppers on Saturday. Around 50 comic books will be free of charge. Click here for a complete list.

The comics are categorized into “gold” and “silver” categories. “Gold” comics include “Doctor Who,” and “Stranger Things Resident Alien,” while “Avengers X-Men” and “The Guardian of Fukushima” are among the “silver” comics.

Big Planet Comics of Vienna is located at 426 Maple Ave E, Suite #4721, Vienna, VA. Saturday hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.