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BC Mag FCBD 2013: An Explosive Summer With Boom

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine article preview Summertime isn’t just cookouts, fireworks, and skimpy shorts. It’s also the time when some of the biggest new comic book releases hit and turn those scorching afternoons into supernovas. As the new issues start landing …

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BC Mag FCBD 2013: Ten Comics That Could Change Your Life

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston Are you ready for a comic that could change your life? These are the kind of stories that create obsessions, and not just about comics. These are the comics that change the way …

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BC Mag FCBD 2013: Comic Collecting 101

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Contact us.Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Jim Kuhoric Welcome to Comic Collecting 101. I’m your instructor for this short class, and I’ll be walking you through some of the best ways to start and enjoy one of the most colorful …

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The Only Regular Show #1 In The World, In North Carolina

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Today, as part of the Boom Free Comic Book Day offering, comic shops all over will have a preview of Regular Show #1 in the Kaboom Supper Special giveaway. The actual Regular Show series has been delayed however, till later …

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BC Mag FCBD 2013: Welcome

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Jim Kuhoric Welcome to Free Comic Book Day, the annual comic shop event that invites fans new and old to experience the diversity of comics! There are comic books for every taste – from the …

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Free Comic Book Day Has Already Begun In Glendale, Arizona

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Looks like Free Comic Book Day has begun… Jesse James’ Comics started theirs at one minute past midnight, with a hundred and twenty-five in line… Let us know how it goes at your local comic book store!

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A Few More Free Comic Book Day 2013 Titles To Look Out For – Mouse Guard, Stuff Of Legends, Molly Danger, The Strangers, Damsels, Grimm, Absolution, Anna And Froga, L’Amour Killerman, Judge Dredd, NFL Rush Zone, FUBAR And Red Ten

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Blimey, there are lots of good free comic books out there tomorrow. I’ve already looked at Marvel and DC’s offerings. Dark Horse, Kaboom, Top Shelf, Viz and more, but that only scratches the surface. Here’s a few more to keep …

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The Fabulous Killjoys Is Fabulous – And When Darth Vader And Boba Fett Had A Pre-Star Wars Team Up

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. I’m not sure, we may have mentioned it. Dark Horse Comics have two free comics available. A Mass Effect/RIPD/Killjoys flipbook which is all lots of fun, but it’s the Killjoys that will grab the …

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Hugh Jackman Advertises Free Comic Book Day – And The Wolverine

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

I always thought celebrity was the way to go. Here’s something we did three years ago. Yeah, they probably got us beat. Skikt.      

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Top Shelf Kids Comix Vs Kaboom! Summer Blast Vs Ugly Doll Comics For Free Comic Book Day 2013

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

  It’s Free Comic Book Day tomorrow! So let’s look at three kids comics from three publishers showing off a number of strips. First up, Top Shelf Comix Kids Club, with Owly, Korgi, Jonny Boo, Upside Down (above), Pirate Penguins …

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Marvel Vs DC – Free Comic Book Day 2013

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

DC’s offering this year is an interesting choice. Their Superman book includes a chapter from Geoff Johns, Richard Donner and Adam Kubert’s Last Son Of Krypton from 2008/2009, but in a clear fashion to play off against Zach Snyder’s Man …

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Free Bleeding Cool Magazine Tomorrow For Free Comic Book Day 2013

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

I confess, when I’m talking a party of kids round London’s comic shops for Free Comic Book Day tomorrow, I will be keeping an eye on one specific publication. Bleeding Cool Magazine, with its Free Comic Book Day special edition. …

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Phantom Variants For Free Comic Book Day And Beyond – Adventure Time, Fabulous Killjoys, Black Bat And More

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

  The comic retailer alliance around Larry’s Comics and Jetpack Comics has been commissioning and creating quite a lot of exclusive covers for a certain set of retailers. Here’s a few more recent ones, including those for Free Comic Book …

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The Mall Galleries With An Independent Comics Fair Tomorrow On Free Comic Book Day

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Will the Queen partake in Free Comic Book Day? I only ask because The Mall Galleries, just up the road from Buckingham Palace, will be hosting an Independent Comics Fair this Saturday. Yup, on Free Comic Book Day. My trip …

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The First In Line For Free Comic Book Day

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Rich Johnston

At just after seven pm last night, Acme Comics in Greensboro, North Carolina, had its first guy quueing up in line for Free Comic Book Day. On Saturday. Blimey. If you pass by, give him a cookie, he’ll need the …

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Retail Therapy: Five Years This Comic Book Day

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rich Johnston

  Steve Anderson writes; 5 years ago, my wife and I were two kids barely in our mid-20s who dreamed of opening a comic book store. And, we did — on Free Comic Book Day 2008. 5 years later — …

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Free Comic Book Day – From London To The Bronx To India

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Free Comic Book Day is coming this Saturday. But lots of shops are going above and beyond, all around the world. Here are a few… Cards, Comics & Collectibles of Baltimore will have Adam Kubert (12:00 – 2:30 & 3:30 – …

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FCBD 2013: Squirrels by D.A. Bishop

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Created as a 12 Hour Comic by D.A. Bishop, though wash tones were added later, Squirrels will be given away as part of Free Comic Book Day at Toronto’s Stadium Comics during the morning of Free Comic Book Day and …

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