OK Comics
19 Thornton's Arcade
Leeds, England LS1 6LQ
Past Events
Dec. 12, 2018: Criminal SigningSean Phillips and Jacob Phillips sign at OK Comics on Saturday 12 January at 2:00 PM.
April 16, 2017: Black Hammer SigningJeff Lemire and Dean Ormston will be signing copies of their new book Black Hammer exclusively at OK Comics on Sunday 16th April at 8:30 PM. They will also be signing copies of their other work, which you can either bring with you, or purchase on the evening. This is Jeff Lemire’s only UK appearance this year.
Jeff Lemire is known for Essex County, Sweet Tooth, Underwater Welder, Trillium, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Green Arrow, Hawkeye, and others.
Dean Ormston is known for 2000AD, Books of Magic: Life in Wartime, The Eaters, Bodies and others.
This is a free event.
March 9, 2015: The Sculptor SigningScott McCloud (Making Comics, Zot!) appears at OK Comics to sign copies of THE SCULPTOR and others, on Monday 9th March, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
May 4, 2013: Free Comic Book DayFree Comic Book Day at OK Comics is on Saturday 4th May 2013.
Once a year all your favourite comic book publishers issue one or two comics specifically to give away for FREE.
At OK Comics we do this every year, and it's always our busiest day of the year.
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?
We will begin giving away comics for FREE from 9am. We encourage visitors to take a few. We discourage people from leaving with piles of freebies just because they're FREE and depriving other people of comics. The shop will be set up so that people can easily select the FREE comics they may want.
WHAT TIME SHOULD I GET THERE?
As early as possible. In previous years we've had people arrive hours before we open, and even had people camping over night to make sure they're first in line.
Last year so many people came that we had to limit access to the shop. While nobody waited longer than 20 minutes to get in, the constantly moving, constantly growing queue lasted for three hours.
I CAN'T GET IN TO OK COMICS ON FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. CAN I RESERVE THE COMICS I WANT?
The FREE comics are only FREE on Free Comic Book Day. In previous years we've reserved items for people thus depriving visitors on the day. Children crying in the shop is not something I want to repeat. We will not be reserving Free Comic Day Comics this year. Sorry.
HOW LONG DOES STOCK OF THE FREE COMICS LAST?
We usually run out of Freebies by mid afternoon, but each year we're busier and busier, so we recommend coming before noon to increase your chances of getting what you want.
WHAT COMICS WILL BE FREE?
There's a wide variety of comics around 50 titles available. We'll have hundreds of some of the comics, and others will only be available in very limited quantities.
Here's the list as it stands at the moment:
BONGO FREE-FOR-ALL
DARK HORSE: STAR WARS / AVATAR
INFINITY (MARVEL COMICS)
ITS AN UGLY DOLL COMIC & OTHER STUFF
KABOOM SUMMER BLAST (ADVENTURE TIME / REGULAR SHOW)
SESAME STREET & STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
SPONGEBOB COMICS FREESTYLE FUNNIES
SUPERMAN SPECIAL EDITION
SMURFS
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES
WALKING DEAD SPECIAL (MATURE READERS ONLY)
WORLD OF ARCHIE DIGEST
2000 AD SPECIAL
ABSOLUTION THE BEGINNING (MATURE READERS ONLY)
ACTION TIME BUDDIES
APHRODITE IX #1
ATOMIC ROBO & FRIENDS
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HULK AGENTS OF SMASH #1
BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE
BUCK ROGERS
CAPSTONE PRESENTS MR PUZZLE
DAMSELS
DC NATION SUPER SAMPLER #1
DARK HORSE: MASS EFFECT / KILLJOYS / RIPD
DISNEY FAIRIES
ENDANGERED WEAPON B
FANTAGRAPHICS PRINCE VALIANT
FINDING GOSSAMYR STUFF OF LEGEND
FUBAR SPECIAL (MATURE READERS ONLY)
GRIMM
JUDGE DREDD CLASSICS
MARBLE SEASON (HERNANDEZ BROTHERS)
MOLLY DANGER / PRINCELESS
MOUSE GUARD / RUST FLIP BOOK
NFL RUSH ZONE SEASON OF THE GUARDIANS
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING COLOR SPECIAL
RAMAYAN RELOADED PREVIEW
RATED FREE FOR EVERYONE: CROGAN ADV & MERMIN
SCRATCH 9
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG MEGA MAN FLIPBOOK
STAN LEE CHAKRA THE INVINCIBLE PREVIEW
STEAM ENGINES OF OZ
STRANGERS #1
THE RED TEN #0
THE TICK
TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB
WORLDS OF ASPEN
If you have any questions about Free Comic Book Day please ask in store, post here, email shop@okocmics.co.uk or check out the FCBD website...
