Halloween Comic Fest (HCF) was celebrated last October 25, 2014. This is a trick or treat version of the Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). It's the same with FCBD wherein the giving of free comics are spearheaded locally by Fully Booked and Comic Odyssey. All branches have been giving out 1 HCF Special Edition Comics except for the Fort branch who gave out 3 HCF Special Edition Comics.
This is my first time to attend HCF and had only gone to the Alabang Town Center (ATC) branch of Fully Booked. It was astounding as I got to the main door of the bookstore around 9:30 a.m. 26 people were already lined up and were just waiting for the store to let them in.
As the doors finally let us in by 10:00 a.m., we just continued our line as we went up to the 4th floor of Fully Booked. It was assumed that there in Comic Odyssey was the place where the HCF sponsored comics will be given away. This is in contrast to this year's FCBD wherein the free comics were distributed at a table in the 1st floor of the same branch of Fully Booked.
If you're among those who loves securing their freebies online, then you're among those who were lucky enough to get the 3 HCF sponsored comics even if your not going to claim it at the Fort branch. The only sad thing in the ATC branch was that the Afterlife with Archie #1 HCF 2014 cover wasn't available. It just felt good that I was allowed to have that comic be exchanged for a different one that is available on the ATC branch.
The most interesting thing that happened during HCF was the additional treat that they gave us. They did this by giving away some packed goodies. This is translated to having another set of free comics.
Overall it was a new and fun experience. But if you really want to enjoy the whole HCF event, I would recommend that you visit the Fort branch next year.
Here are the things that I got from Halloween Comic Fest 2014:
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| The HCF sponsored comics are the two comics below. The rest are the free goodies. |
- Betty and Veronica HCF 2014 Mini Comic
- Archie Comics
- BOOM! Studios Halloween Fright Fest 2014 HCF 2014 Mini Comic
- BOOM! Studios
- CSI: NY: Bloody Murder ~ Issue 1: Blood Tells
- IDW Publishing
- Fanboys vs. Zombies ~ Issue 1
- BOOM! Studios
- NFL Superpro ~ Issue 2
- Marvel Comics
- The Punisher ~ Issue 60
- Marvel Comics
- Key of Z ~ Issue 1
- BOOM! Studios
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