FIRST AID COMICS

Starting at 3pm this Saturday 6/27--Free RPG Day!--we're excited to host David Hommy Gonzalez, Founder of Beats, Boards & Brushes (B³).

David Hommy Gonzalez is a Chicago-based cultural organizer, creative director, and community builder working at the intersection of hip hop, art, gaming, and storytelling. He is the founder of Beats, Boards & Brushes (B³), a creative nonprofit that uses board games, tabletop role-playing, visual art, and music culture to build community and expand access to creative spaces across Chicago’s South and West Sides.

Before Free RPG Day you can watch David's videos:

Why Representation Isn't Enough In Gaming | Play Is Not A Luxury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJF463O0W4c

Alchemy on the Block: Lessons from the Neighborhood (part of TEDxWrigleyville).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DICO0WrzAMY

You can learn much more about David, B³, and his other projects here: https://linqapp.com/david_gonzalez

Yes!

Our annual sale is coming soon.

Tonight! Marvel Magic The Gathering prerelease.

630pm-1130pm

Signing Alert!

July 1st 4-8pm

The Sun Brothers will be here signing copies of their new graphic novel, Chaplain.

FREE RPG DAY!

Saturday, June 27, 2026
12:01 PM 5:00 PM
FIRST AID COMICS
1617 East 55th Street Chicago, IL 60615 USA (map)
FREE GAMES! 20% OFF SALE!
Join us for Free RPG Day! It’s a celebration of roleplaying games and the local RPG community!

And—Free RPG Day is a chance to snag free gaming products from more than a dozen roleplaying game companies. Check out the Free RPG Day website for a list of participating publishers and the free products that will be available.

This year, from 12-5pm, Free RPG Day will feature guests including Beats Boards & Brushes, Wizard Staffing Co., the Windy City Gazette. More TBA!

Wizard Staffing Co. will provide one ticketed game session. Details coming soon!

Most gaming products will be 20% Off the entire day! (Does not include sealed booster boxes for Magic: The Gathering or other trading card games.)

New comics can’t be rained on, well they can but we’ll bag them for you.

The gaming calendar has plenty of events this month.

Get excited for free RPG day. Details to follow soon.

This weekend - Heading over to Bears country for another great comic show Formula350’s VC4 in Valparaiso! See you there!