Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in Waukegan and the Lake County Area and Comic Con Events This Summer in Chicago Area

Comics are for everyone! Free Comic Book day is an annual event meant to encourage new readers of comics and graphic novels, as well as helping local small comic shop businesses keep the lights on.  Thanks to its popularity, what once originated as a North American only event, the Free Comic Book Day movement has expanded to a global audience!  Folks can use a helpful webform their postal code or address to find a US or Canadian based shop, or click the link to find global resources. 

Most of the promotional issues for freebies, discounted items, and special edition comics will be available in print form only, requiring you to visit a local shop to pick up the physical copy.  Copies of free or promotional books will be in limited supply with high demand, so please be patient and kind to local shop owners.  It’s customary to have folks waiting in line for hours prior to opening, so quantities may already be limited beginning fairly early in the day.  Some shops also limit how many freebies a person may get, so you’ll have to select and prioritize your favorites!

This year’s Free Comic Book Day event coincides with the latest Marvel Studios movie release “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”  Fans of the franchise and meta storylines will rejoice, because there are plentiful Marvel deals abound for multiverse characters and plots!

Check out the deals for Free Comic Book Day:

Let’s check out the local hot spots for comics and cool comics related events happening in the area over the next few months.

• Jay’s Comics in Grayslake
• Dreamland Comics in Libertyville
• Comic Buying Center in Libertyville
• New Guy in Comics and Collectibles in Winthrop Harbor
• North Shore Comics in Northbrook
• Galaxy of Books in Winthrop Harbor
• Atlas Comics in Chicago
• Graham Crackers Comics Loop in Chicago
• 2nd & Charles in Gurnee
• Artisan Gamecraft in Kenosha, WI
• Legendary Comics and Records in Racine, WI

Get your comics fix all summer long at these comic and fandom related events:

• The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo aka CAKE is happening on June 1st in Chicago
• The 2022 Indy Pop Con rolls into Indianapolis, IN at the Indiana Convention Center from June 3rd through June 5th
• QuadCon 2022 is happening on June 5th from 10AM to 4PM in Springfield,, IL
• St Louis Comic Con comes to St Charles, MO at the St Charles Convention Center on June 18th and June 19th 
• FAN EXPO is returning to Chicago from July 7th through July 10th in Rosemont, IL
• Comicopolis will be held on July 23rd from 10AM to 4PM at the White Oak Library District in Lockport
• Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo C2E2 comes to down from August 5th through August 7th at McCormick Place in Chicago

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