new england comics

Best Comic Books Ever (This Week) is our weekly guide to the best new comics in stores, but today we're taking a special look at the best free comics on offer at this year's Free Comic Book Day on Saturday 7 May. Free Comic Book Day is an annual event in which publishers offer readers a chance to pick up free comics and samplers at local comic book stores. To find a participating store near you visit FreeComicBookDay.com. Most stores will only let you pick up a limited number of free comics, so that there are enough to go around, so here are our recommendations of the cream of the crop.

Take heed, ne'er-do-well visitors to the Allston branch of the venerable New England Comics empire, for that comic book store is protected by the Phoenix! Or at least, by ComicsAlliance fashion blogger Bethany Fong in an excellent Phoenix cosplay...