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5/4/24: Free Comic Book Day 2024 x Third Eye 16th Anniversary

May 4 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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CELEBRATE 16 YEARS OF THIRD EYE THIS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

HELP US MAKE OUR SWEET 16 EXTRA SPECIAL!

 

Third Eye Faithful, we first opened the doors of the original Third Eye Comics location in Annapolis on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2008, and we gotta tell you: 16 years on, it still feels like it was just yesterday!

We our so thankful, and so appreciative of having the best darn group of folks supporting our shop, whether you’ve been with us all 16 years, or you just found us: Third Eye Faithful are THE best fans in the world, and your enthusiasm for comics, toys, games, music & more fuels the hell out of us each and every day!

And, 16 years on, while Third Eye has grown quite a bit, we’re still very happy to say that no matter how much we grow, we’re still that scrappy, fun-loving independently owned local comic shop that has one thing that motivates us: connecting you with your favorite things & like-minded peeps to celebrate them with!

So, this FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, on 5/4/24, we’d be HONORED to have you join us to celebrate Third Eye’s SWEET 16 & wish your pals at Third Eye a big ol’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

And to help us celebrate, we’re working with our pals from LUCKY BIRD TATTOO, who are hosting a super dope MAY THE 4TH TATTOO day, where they’ll be doing a TON of STAR WARS themed tattoos — and even some Third Eye-themed tattoo flash! Read more below to get the full scoop on that!!!

What can you expect from our big FCBD 2024 x 16 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE? Read on!

20% OFF EVERYTHING IN-STORE!!!

Third Eye Faithful: it’s our BIRTHDAY, so you KNOW we gotta celebrate it & do it up right!

One epic sale: 20% OFF EVERYTHING IN ALL OF OUR STORES!!!

PLUS: our SUPER-STORES, Annapolis & Lexington Park, will have massive sidewalk sale events  featuring $1 comics, 50% off graphic novels, and so much more!!!

 

LINE UP EARLY! CAMP OUT! GET FREE GOODIES!!!

One of our fav parts of FCBD is the community it builds, and seeing so many of our Third Eye Faithful, long-time and brand new, all camped out, lined up & ready to have a blast!

Bring your tent, grab a board game from home & score sweet door prizes, and more!

The 1st 16 in line get a FREE Third Eye Shirt — and trust us: you’ll want one of these. 🙂 It’s a surprise what it is!

And, also: if you’re one of the 1st 16 in line, you’ll get a Third Eye tote bag LOADED with all sorts of cool swag, with one of the 16 bags at each location featuring a randomly inserted $50 Third Eye Gift Card!

 

AND HOW COULD WE FORGET… THE FREE COMIC BOOKS GALORE! THE 2024 LINE-UP OF FCBD BOOKS IS ONE OF THE BEST WE’VE SEEN IN YEARS!!!

 

THIRD EYE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE FREE COMIC BOOK DAY RELEASES THIS YEAR — STAY TUNED FOR OUR GALLERY OF ALL THE RELEASES ALONG WITH MORE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE’RE PUMPED FOR!!!

 

We gotta tell ya: we LOVE FREE COMICS, and we love hooking you up with FREE COMICS, but this year: we’re extra excited, and here’s why — it’s one of the best damn line-ups of FREE COMICS we’ve seen in quite some time!

There’s a TON of dope books dropping, whether it’s BOOM STUDIO’s WORLD OF JAMES TYNION IV one-shot, which features a selection of jaw-dropping tales from the Modern Master of Comics Horror, whose brought us SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, DEPT OF TRUTH, W0RLDTR33 & more, or the big releases from MARVEL & DC, like a special ULTIMATE UNIVERSE / ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN one-shot providing major insight into the red hot new ULTIMATE UNIVERSE, or the big BLOOD HUNT / X-MEN FCBD book, which gives a very cool glimpse at what’s to come for the upcoming X-MEN relaunch, there’s SO MUCH COOL STUFF!!!

What are the THIRD EYE FCBD picks we’re most excited for?

 

DC COMICS: ABSOLUTE POWER FCBD SPECIAL – There’s BIG stuff brewing for the DC UNIVERSE this Summer, and it all starts this July in the pages of the ABSOLUTE POWER event, brought to you by the legendary KINGDOM COME writer, MARK WAID!
The prelude to the biggest DC Comics event of 2024 is here! It’s a story 30 years in the making…and in this special Free Comic Book Day tale, the final domino to fall in an epic scheme comes tumbling down, and the DC Universe will never be the same. More details coming soon!
Get on board with this special one-shot to see just what’s on the way!
ENERGON UNIVERSE FCBD SPECIAL – One of the hottest things going in comics right now is the ENERGON UNIVERSE, from ROBERT KIRKMAN (INVINCIBLE, WALKING DEAD) & the SKYBOUND team!
They have breathed fresh new life into the world of TRANSFORMERS & GI JOE, and are really building out something extra special, while delivering some of the most quality reads on the stands!
Discover three all-new stories from the Energon Universe, with stunning revelations for the worlds of TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, and VOID RIVALS from the biggest names in comics. A perfect jumping-on point for new readers and a can’t-miss for long-term fans.
This is the perfect place to get a look at what’s coming in 2024 for the ENERGON UNIVERSE!
ULTIMATE UNIVERSE / ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 1 FCBD 2024 – And, not to be outdone, Marvel is delivering a special FREE COMIC BOOK DAY issue tying into the red hot new ULTIMATE UNIVERSE stuff that you’ve all been loving so damn much!
Just weeks ahead of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50, get the first taste of THE RETURN OF THE GOBLIN! Plus, prepare for the next evolutionary step of the Ultimate Universe as a powerful new hero debuts! But it doesn’t end there! Oh no, there are some surprises up our sleeve on this one!
BLOOD HUNT / X-MEN #1 FCBD 2024 EDITION — TWO of MARVEL’S biggest SUMMER events are getting the spotlight in this one-shot that gives you a special glimpse at the highly anticipated, and super mysterious X-MEN relaunch!
We know that a lot of you are like us & have been waiting for the PERFECT place to begin reading Marvel’s MERRY MUTANTS and this gives you a look at what to expect!
Time once again for a shot of all-new Marvel goodness, absolutely free! First, witness the overture to this summer’s major crossover event starring the Avengers – BLOOD HUNT! And then get a glimpse of the future of mutantkind as Jubilee learns that you cannot go home again!
FCBD 2024 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – A NEW TURTLE DEBUTS FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE NIGHTWATCHER — DON’T SLEEP ON HIS FIRST APPEARANCE HERE! PLUS: THE SUMMER OF TURTLES KICKS OFF HERE, SETTING UP FOR THE UPCOMING JASON AARON TMNT RUN!!!
We LOVE what IDW has done over the last few years with the TMNT comics, especially stuff like LAST RONIN, and we’re so stoked on the upcoming JASON AARON Turtles relaunch!!!
It’s been four decades since Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird released the very first issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in May 1984. Join us as we kick off a brand-new era for the Heroes in a Half Shell with two all-new short stories and a preview of what’s next in the IDW comics.
First, there is a new masked vigilante in New York, looking to carry on the tradition set by the Turtles themselves. Get a special prelude of the new miniseries, straight from the mind of Juni Ba (Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder; Monkey Meat).
Second, a blast from the past! A brand-new tale told in a classic IDW style, featuring fan-favorite talent Paul Allor (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Street Fighter) and Andy Kuhn.
Finally, there will be an exclusive preview of what’s next for TMNT!
THE WORLDS OF JAMES TYNION IV – The modern master of comic book horror gets the spotlight in this special one-shot!!!
One of our favorite writers in comics has gotta be JAMES TYNION IV, and his work on books like SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, W0RLDTR33 & more have shown: he is doing for comics horror, what Stephen King did for horror fiction!

On the eve of the 5-year anniversary of Something is Killing the Children and the 10-year anniversary of The Woods and Memetic, celebrate James Tynion IV’s iconic run of horror classics at BOOM! Studios in this exclusive FCBD special.

Featuring a curated line-up of some of his most terrifying and thought-
provoking stories, alongside exciting teases of what’s to come and an exclusive collectible cover, this is one issue that fans will not want to miss.

ENTER THE THIRD EYE SWEET 16 BIRTHDAY CAKE CONTEST & WIN A $300 THIRD EYE GIFT CARD!!!

OK, OK: we just love cake, but c’mon: you KNOW you wanna show off your cake-baking skills, and we’re going to be running a super dope contest for those of you out there who wanna flex to do just that!

Make sure to visit our pals after you hit up Third Eye for their MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU TATTOO FLASH DAY!

GET A THIRD EYE-THEMED TATTOO AT LUCKY BIRD & SCORE A LIFETIME 15% OFF DISCOUNT AT ALL THIRD EYE LOCATIONS!

So, our pals at LUCKY BIRD do some of the dopest tattoos around, and when we found out they were doing a rad MAY THE 4TH themed tattoo flash day: we knew we had to do something cool with them for it!

We’ll even have some peeps from LUCKY BIRD set up with us at THIRD EYE to show off the super talented roster of artists who tattoo there, so you can peep what to expect if you visit them later that day!

In addition, if you get a THIRD EYE-THEMED TATTOO at LUCKY BIRD on 5/4/24 – make sure you tag us on INSTAGRAM with it @thirdeyecomics, and then anytime you visit one of our stores, if you show it off: we’ll hook you up with 15% OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE.. FOR LIFE!!!

Here’s what our pals at LUCKY BIRD have going on that day…

Join us on Saturday, May 4th for our special event, “May the Fourth Be With You”! Lucky Bird Tattoo is excited to host a Star Wars themed flash tattoo day in collaboration with Third Eye Comics. Make sure to mark your calendars and come celebrate with us as we join forces with Third Eye Comics for their Free Comic Book Day event. Don’t miss out on this epic day of tattoos and comics!

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Date:
May 4
Time:
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
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Third Eye Comics
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