Update—March 21, 2025: An earlier version of this blog stated that you need to opt into marketing emails to receive your code. This year, that is no longer true. However, you must provide an email address when completing your checkout as a guest. For people with existing Fantagraphics.com accounts, your email should be automatically entered. For new customers, please provide an email address to be sure that your Fantabucks arrive.
Mark your calendars, it’s almost here! Our most popular sale returns with its unbeatable 2-for-1 discount, running March 21st through 23rd. The Fantabucks Sale will work a little differently in 2025 than in years before, so please read the sale description below carefully, and check our FAQs, where we’ve tried to preemptively answer your queries. If you still have questions after that, feel free to shoot us an email at helpme@fantagraphics.com and we’ll do our best to clarify. Thanks, and happy shopping!
The Basics:
The Fantabucks Sale will begin at 12am PDT on March 21st and end at 11:59pm PDT on March 23rd. In order to take advantage of the sale, you must make a purchase of at least $50 from Fantagraphics.com during that time period. For every $50 spent, you will receive $50 on a Fantagraphics digital gift card to be applied towards future purchases. That means that if you spend between $50 and $99.99, you will receive a $50 gift card. If you spend $100 – $149.99, you will get a $100 gift card, spend $150 – $199.99, get a $150 gift card, etc. Fantabucks will be issued based on the amount spent in a single purchase, not the total amount spent during the sale period. Due to technical restrictions, we recommend placing one order during the sale (rather than multiple orders) to make sure you get the most Fantabang for your Fantabucks. If you make multiple orders during our amazing Fantabucks sales, please send an email to helpme@fantagraphics.com and include your order number to make sure we send you the correct denominations of gift card for your purchases. Failure to notify us after making multiple purchases during the sale may result in your gift card being delivered late or not delivered at all.
| Your Purchase Amount | Denomination of Fantagraphics Gift Card You’ll Receive |
| $50 – $99.99 | $50 |
| $100 – $149.99 | $100 |
| $150 – $199.99 | $150 |
| $200 – $249.99 | $200 |
There is no limit to how many Fantabucks you can qualify for!
Gift cards will be automatically sent out by end of day on Monday, March 24th* to the email address provided at checkout. Once you receive your gift card(s), you will be able to use them immediately, and they never expire! Customers MUST provide emails to receive their Fantabucks gift cards. Seriously.
All order fulfillment subject to availability. No coupon code necessary. Due to increased order volume, please allow an extra 10 business days for shipping and handling.
FAQs:
Q: Wait, so how is this different from previous Fantabucks Sales?
A: In previous iterations, the Fantabucks Sale entailed buying a $50 gift certificate and receiving a $50 coupon code in return. For a variety of reasons, we’ve restructured the sale so that you must now make an upfront qualifying purchase of $50 or more in physical products in order to qualify. It still essentially functions as a 50% discount!
Q: Do pre-orders count towards Fantabucks?
A. Pre-orders count! As long as you spend $50 on Fantagraphics.com in your purchase during the sale period.
Q: Do I have to spend $50 all in one purchase to qualify for Fantabucks? What if I make multiple purchases over the course of the sale?
A: Fantabucks gift cards will be issued based on the amount spent in a single purchase, not the total amount spent during the sale period. For example, if your goal is to get $150 Fantabucks, you must spend at least $150 in a single purchase.
Q: Does buying a $50 gift certificate count as qualifying purchase?
A: No, gift certificates do not count towards earning Fantabucks. In fact, gift certificates will not even be available during the sale, specifically to preclude this possibility. Only the purchase of $50 or more in physical products (books, merch, etc.) counts towards the minimum purchase limit.
Q: Do I really have to provide an email address to get the discount?
A: YES. If you don’t, we won’t be able to send you the gift cards! If you have a Fantagraphics.com account, you should already have an email. If you checkout as a guest, you will need to enter an email address, not just a phone number, to ensure that your Fantabucks arrive in a timely fashion.
Q: I didn’t get my gift card! I may have forgotten to provide an email.
A: Shoot us an email at helpme@fantagraphics.com.
Q: Can I split up a single Fantabucks gift card and use it on multiple orders?
A: Yes! Your Fantabucks gift card will function like our regular gift cards do and you can use it on multiple orders on our website.
Q: Can I use my Newsletter Discount Code during the Fantabucks Sale?
A: You can, although we’d advise against it! You earn Fantabucks for every $50 spent, so a lower total price means fewer Fantabucks.
Q: Can I save my Fantabucks discount codes and use them in conjunction with future sales?
A: Okay, you probably weren’t going to actually ask this, but were maybe just thinking it to yourself and were planning to sneakily try it later. To save you some time — no. Fantabucks will now be automatically prevented from combining with any future sales/promotions, so no more stacking discounts. This is already essentially a 50% discount, so enjoy it! Those of you who have done this in the past, (you know who you are) shame on you!
Q: Are there any limits as to what Fantabucks gift cards can be applied to in the future?
A: Just a few. As previously mentioned, Fantabucks will not be applicable during any future sales, or on any already-discounted merchandise. And they are only valid at Fantagraphics.com, not at the Fantagraphics Bookstore or any other website or shop. Other than that, you can use them on pretty much anything including preorders, subscriptions, merch, exclusives, etc.
Q: I made a qualifying purchase and received my gift cards, but now I want to return what I ordered or cancel my order. What should I do?
A: Please forward your order confirmation email AND the email in which you received your gift cards to us at helpme@fantagraphics.com. If subtracting the cost of your return puts your purchase total under the minimum qualifying amount, we will deactivate your Fantabucks gift card before processing your refund. No purchases made outside of the sale period will qualify for the sale.
Q: I have more questions!
A: No worries, shoot us an email at helpme@fantagraphics.com and we’ll try to get those answered ASAP.
*If you don’t receive your Fantabucks code(s) by Friday, March 28th, please email us at helpme@fantagraphics.com!