<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.speakgeekspeak.com/comictiming/comictiming/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CTEP21.jpg"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our first Extra Point in a minute, Kris and Ian are here for a chill conversation about some recent events. This includes Kris&amp;#39; trip to the &lt;a href="https://www.brooklynindependentcomicsshowcase.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase&lt;/a&gt; a few weeks back, as well as this year&amp;#39;s FCBD/Comics Giveaway Day. How did the first post-Diamond &lt;a href="https://freecomicbookday.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Free Comic Book Day&lt;/a&gt; compare to days of old, and what can comic shops do to make sure their event is inviting to customers? Kris also shares the overall vibe surrounding St. Marks Comics in Brooklyn and how they handled handing out free comics, while Ian attends FCBD at Collector Cave in The Bronx. To say they were different experiences is an understatement, so listen in to find out more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at &lt;a href="http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming&lt;/a&gt;. Video versions of most episodes are at &lt;a href="http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast&lt;/a&gt;, along with Raph&amp;#39;s new shorts series, &lt;em&gt;Raph&amp;#39;s Comic Catch-Up&lt;/em&gt;, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven&amp;#39;t already done so.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;, on Facebook at &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/&lt;/a&gt;, and on Instagram at &lt;a href="http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast&lt;/a&gt;. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comic-timing-podcast/id168365960" rel="nofollow"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FjUyXpTmU/" rel="nofollow"&gt;Comic Timing Fans group&lt;/a&gt; on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Ian on &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iamscifi.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;, and on Instagram at &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/i_am_scifi" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi&lt;/a&gt;. Kris is &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lampbane.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"&gt;lampbane&lt;/a&gt; on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at &lt;a href="http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening, we&amp;#39;ll catch you next time, and as always, there&amp;#39;s always time for comics!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Comic Timing Podcast

Comic Timing Podcast

Extra Point 21: Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase & Free Comic Book Day/Comics Giveaway Day 2026

MAY 7, 202692 MIN
Comic Timing Podcast

Extra Point 21: Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase & Free Comic Book Day/Comics Giveaway Day 2026

MAY 7, 202692 MIN

Description

Our first Extra Point in a minute, Kris and Ian are here for a chill conversation about some recent events. This includes Kris' trip to the Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase a few weeks back, as well as this year's FCBD/Comics Giveaway Day. How did the first post-Diamond Free Comic Book Day compare to days of old, and what can comic shops do to make sure their event is inviting to customers? Kris also shares the overall vibe surrounding St. Marks Comics in Brooklyn and how they handled handing out free comics, while Ian attends FCBD at Collector Cave in The Bronx. To say they were different experiences is an understatement, so listen in to find out more!You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph's new shorts series, Raph's Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven't already done so.You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus.Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy