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Join us at Apotheosis Comics & Lounge for a day full of fun and your chance to get some awesome free comics.
Free Comic Book Day is coming up on Saturday, May 4 (May the Fourth be with you!) Join us at Apotheosis Comics & Lounge for a day full of fun and your chance to get some awesome free comics. Some of this year’s freebie titles include: Riverdale, Strange Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Deadly Class, Avengers, Doctor Who, Pokemon, Minecraft, Bob’s Burgers, Star Wars Adventures, Spider-Man & many more.
Plus, we’ve got an exciting day packed with live music and guest artist, including visiting national artist Matthew Roberts & Jim Mahfood. Check out our schedule below:
Free Comic Book Day Schedule
Store Opens at 10am
Get here before we open because all the early birds who line up in front of the store before 10 AM will be entered into a special raffle drawing. One lucky winner will win an autographed gift pack of Matthew Roberts & Jim Mahfood’s books announced when we open the doors.
Matthew Roberts Signing 10am to 12:30 pm
Matthew Roberts is the acclaimed artist on Image’s Manifest Destiny. The series follows a fictionalized account of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, who set out on an expedition to explore the uncharted American frontier. This is the story of what bizarre monsters they discovered lurking in the wilds...
Meet cosplayers 10am -12:30 pm
Live Local Music
3 of 5 – 1pm to 1:30 pm
Opera Bell Band 2pm to 2:30 pm
Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship 3pm to 3:45 pm
Jim Mahfood / 6 pm to 9 pm
Jim Mahfood is hot off being a concept artist for “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse,” which just won the Academy Award for Best Animated Picture at the 2019 Oscars. Originally a St. Louis Native, his style takes influence from American comic books, graffiti art, anime and psychedelic ’60s imagery. His most recent creator-owned series, Grrl-Scouts - Magic Socks, is a pulse-pounding psychedelic adventure through the streets of Freak City.
After party with Mahfood from 8 to 9 pm with live DJ..
Note: There will be a limit of 3 free comic issues per customer so come out already and pick up your issues while supplies last.