This year is a truly special one for nerds everywhere. Not only will it be Free Comic Book Day this Saturday, it's also May the 4th, the unofficial nerd holiday that celebrates the Star Wars movies. There's a lot of deals, giveaways, and prizes to be won, and we're covering all of them for you!
Get Yourself A Free Comic Book!
- If you want to know where you can get a free comic book, use this official store locator for participating locations.
- If you're on pins and needles because you NEED to see Iron Man 3, you could score free tickets to see Iron Man 3 in IMAX just for signing up for the Free Comic Book Day newsletter.
- If you're not sure which free comic you should get, no need to fret. NPR created a cheat sheet for you.
- Digital comics publisher ComicBin is throwing the doors wide open for a few days. You can check out over 700 comics for free with a registered account from May 3rd through May 5th. If you got hooked, it'll be $8.99 a month afterwards to continue.
May The 4th Be With You
- If you're lucky enough to be at the Walt Disney World Resort right now, they'll be hosting a Star Wars-themed party complete with exclusive, limited edition, merchandise.
- Chronicle Books will be hosting a virtual chat with Jonathan Rinzler, executive editor at Lucasfilm, Vader’s Little Princess author Jeffrey Brown, and Book of Sithauthor Daniel Wallace to celebrate.
- You can enter Chronicle Books' May the 4th Facebook giveaway contest. You can choose one of four Star Wars-themed prize packs, and possibly win a ticket to San Diego Comic-Con.
- Chronicle Books is also offering 30% off all Star Wars books and free shipping with promo code MAY4.
- On Amazon, you can get the the original Star Wars trilogy on Blu-Ray for 53% off.
- The Family Guy Star Wars parodies are all on sale, too, for up to 63% off.
- At LEGO stores and online, you can get a free exclusive The Yoda Chronicles Poster as a gift with any LEGO® Star Wars™ purchase, a FREE exclusive Han Solo™ [Hoth™] minifigure with LEGO® Star Wars™ purchase of $75 or more, and a complimentary LEGO® Star Wars™ Mini Magazine at LEGO Stores.
- At participating Toys R Us locations, you can build a The Yoda Chronicles Exclusive Model – a mini version of a LEGO® Star Wars™ Jek-14 Stealth Starfighter™ – which is yours to keep, and get a complimentary LEGO® Star Wars™ Mini Magazine.
- Know someone else who is celebrating May the 4th? Send them a free Hallmark May the 4th e-card.
How are you planning to celebrate? Keep up with the festivities by following the #maythefourthbewithyou and the #FCBD hashtags!
