My favorite holiday has once again come and passed, and Yakima was abuzz with the gateway to a new hobby.

My favorite holiday has once again come and passed, and Yakima was abuzz with the gateway to a new hobby. The hobby that helps people appreciate art and, for some (myself included), learn to read. The hobby is the joy of comic books, and the holiday we celebrated was Free Comic Book Day.

If you missed Free Comic Book Day, mark your calendars now for the first Saturday in May because that’s where it’s been held for the past several years. And if you missed my last article leading up to Free Comic Book Day, I discussed the history of the event, the books that were up for grabs, and my special connection with the hobby. You can check that full article out here.

This past Saturday (May 3rd) people in the Yakima Valley spanning all ages flocked to our local comic shops and enjoyed some free books (new for this year, as well as from previous years) and some great deals inside. I’ve mentioned it in the past, but it bares to be repeated: we are so fortunate in the Yakima Valley to not only have one, not two, BUT 3 comic shops within a half-hour drive.

3 Comic Shops In The Yakima Valley & Free Comic Book Day

I was able to hit two up two of them throughout my busy day. Ron’s Coin & Collectables (in the morning), then Yakomix (in the evening), and the middle of my day was occupied by non-comic book-related life commitments. I was not able to make the trek up to Ellensburg to visit Central City Comics, but from what my friend told me, much like with the two I visited, there was a great selection of books that were free and great deals on books for sale. You know, to help keep these locally owned businesses going strong.

Check out some of these photos that I snapped from my time at Ron’s Coin & Collectables, and then see my personal score of Free Books.

A Free Comic Book Day 2025 Recap

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