Canadian creators celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2026

Welcome to the True North Country Comics Podcast — dedicated to celebrate Canadian comic book and graphic novel creators and supporters.

Saturday, May 2, 2026 marks Free Comic Book Day — an annual event where purchasers of comic books can visit their local comic book store to receive a free comic book of their choice. To help with festive occasion, several Canadian comic book creators are partaking in the event at various locations including:


1DTran – Comics Scene, Surrey, British Columbia
Adriano Ariganello – Silver Snail, Toronto, Ontario
Alex Chung – World’s Collide Comics, Oshawa, Ontario
Adam Gorham – World’s Collide Comics, Oshawa, Ontario
Audra Balion – Amazing Stories, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Chip Zdarsky – Gotham Central, Mississauga, Ontario
Dave Cornelius – Amazing Stories, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
David Duke – Local Comic Shop, Windsor, Ontario
Derek Laufman – Gotham Central, Mississauga, Ontario
Eric Berg – Studio Comix, Kitchener, Ontario
Fearless Fred Kennedy – Worlds Collide Comics, Oshawa, Ontario
Geof Isherwood – Nefarious Comics, Ottawa, Ontario
J. Torres – World’s Collide Comics, Oshawa, Ontario
James Zintel – Amazing Stories, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Janet Hetherington – Nefarious Comics, Ottawa, Ontario
Jeff Burton – Amazing Stories, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jeff Campbell – Studio Comix, Kitchener, Ontario
Jeff McCinchey – L.A. Mood Comics, London, Ontario
Jerome Cabanatan – The House of Stories, Cobourg, Ontario
Jim Zub – Gotham Central, Mississauga, Ontario
Keith Grachow – Comic 1 Books, Stoney Creek, Ontario
Mario Longo – L.A. Mood Comics, London, Ontario
Mark Allard-Will – Amazing Stories, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Michael Carson – Dungeon Comics & Cards, Oakville, Ontario
Nick Marinkovich – Gotham Central, Mississauga, Ontario
Riley Rossmo – Amazing Stories, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ronn Stutton – Nefarious Comics, Ottawa, Ontario
Sam Noir – World’s Collide Comics, Oshawa, Ontario
TicTacTom – Worlds Collide Comics, Oshawa, Ontario
Steven Ahola – Wayside Comics, Newmarket, Ontario
The1Surge – Wayside Comics, Newmarket, Ontario
Troy King – Studio Comix, Kitchener, Ontario

And here are just some of the many comic book creators who have lent their talents to this year’s lineup of comic books for Free Comic Book Day:
– Chip Zdarsky – Avengers Armageddon #1
– Jed MacKay – Avengers Armageddon #1 (X-Men feature)
– Ryan North – Avengers Armageddon #1
– Jim Zub – Conan: Tides of the Tyrant King #1 and Manga Classics – Journey to the West #1
– Bailie Rosenlund – Avatar Legends/Minecraft – Heart of Cobblestone #1

Discover where you can celebrate Free Comic Book Day at your local comic book store by visiting this store locator website

BTW, True North Country Comics will also be offering free comics to young readers at the Trisan Centre, Schomberg, Ontario as part of the Township of King Community Yard Sale.