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Chapterhouse Comics are putting out their Captain Canuck comic for Free Comic Book Day next May By Jay Baruchel, Marcus To, David Finch. Which is quite impressive from the get go. They've also got a Die Kitty Die – Summer BBQ Party story by Archie favourites Dan Parent and Fernando Ruiz. You can find more on Free Comic Book[...]

It follows a pair of sisters orphaned by the Spill. The oldest, Addison, is a young adult providing for her little sister by sneaking into the Zone and taking photographs of the strange phenomena there—the ultimate outsider art. Her little sister, Lexa, hasn't spoken since the Spill, but has an eerie connection with the doll she carried[...]

All the titles for Free Comic Book Day 2016 have now been released But here's one that's a little bit special Malika, Warrior Queen by Nigerian creator and publisher Roye Okupe and Chima Kalu, from YouNeek Studios. It's the launch title in comic stores for what they call the YouNeek Youngverse. And Bleeding Cool has had our first look[...]

The new superhero universe line from Lion Forge, showrun by Joe Illidge, is to launch on Free Comic Book Day 2017, that's May 6th to you and me. And that first issue, Catalyst Prime: The Event is by Christopher Priest, Joseph Illidge, Marco Turini and Jessica Kholinne. Can Bleeding Cool say that *this* is the issue to get[...]

It was announced earlier this year, but has now been rescheduled for Free Comic Book Day, on May 6th next year. That's the first glimpse you'll get of Keyser Soze: Scorched Earth telling the official origin of the lead character of the movie The Usual Suspects. The first story arc is set nine years before the events[...]

Free Comic Book Day has announced its Silver titles for 2017. We know Marvel Comics has a secret Gold Book for Free Comic Book Day – though it will also have something Spider-Man related as well. Well, now we know their Silver book is also secret, for now Though it will also have something Guardians Of The[...]

Free Comic Book Day has announced its Silver titles for 2017. Including Underdog, a new comic book from American Mythology Press, based on the classic cartoon to accompany the likes of Pink Panther and The Three Stooges. No more details as yet… For more on Free Comic Book Day 2017 at Bleeding Cool, click here. Or wait until 6th[...]

Free Comic Book Day has announced its Silver titles for 2017. And that included Fresh Off The Boat, by Gene Luen Yang from Boom! Studios. The same name as the TV sitcom on ABC, based on the story Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir by Eddie Huang, which covers similar territory to Yang's American Born Chinese. I'm sure Boom[...]

Free Comic Book Day has announced its Silver titles for 2017 Including two from publisher Drawn & Quarterly. The first is a sampler of two upcoming, politically-minded D+Q releases in translation Hostage by Guy Delisle (out in Ma!) and Poppies of Iraq (by Brigitte Findakly and Lewis Trondheim) out next autumn The first selection, from Hostage, describes[...]

The final 38 titles of Free Comic Book Day 2017 have been announced today – we were first to tell you about the Gold titles, the toys and statues (as well as amends to those) and we wanted to keep that going for the Silver titles Though we already worked out that Catalyst Prime from[...]

We expect to discover details of the final 38 titles of Free Comic Book Day today – we were first to tell you about the Gold titles, the toys and statues (as well as amends to those) and we want to keep that going for the Silver titles Though we already worked out that Catalyst[...]

Catalyst Prime is the revived name by Lion Forge Comics for a new superhero line with an emphasis on diversity headed up by Joe Illidge and a creative line-up to die for. And it has a website, counting down 141 days. That's May 6th, Free Comic Book Day Which is when Lion Forge look to be launching Catalyst[...]

There have been some big changes to the Free Comic Book Day 2017 toys and statues offerings that Bleeding Cool scooped the news on back in September. So I thought I'd take the opportunity to run what we listed – and then what the changes are. The WizKids/NECA's Free Comic Book Day 2017 Marvel HeroClix Exclusive Figure 50-ct[...]

In doing so, Valiant also outlined the first year's worth of story arcs in advance, and revealed that they would be teaming a writer Matt Kindt with an all-star roster of interior artists across the series' first 13 issues that is already slated to include Tomas Giorello, Doug Braithwaite, Clayton Crain , Ryan Bodenheim, and[...]

Free Comic Book Day is coming… May 6th 2017… and Bleeding Cool has the scoop on the twelve gold titles that all stores must offer to participate. We ran a few of them earlier – here are the ones from Marvel, DC, Image, IDW, Titan and Dark Horse. But here are the others…   FCBD 2017 Betty & Veronica[...]

Free Comic Book Day is coming… May 6th 2017… and Bleeding Cool has the scoop on the gold titles that all stores must offer to participate. Including a Four Doctors crossover comic that features the first comics appearance of new companion Bill, to be seen in the Christmas Special. DOCTOR WHO — FCBD 2017 EDITION TITAN COMICS (W) Alex[...]

Free Comic Book Day is coming… May 6th 2017… and Bleeding Cool has the scoop on the gold titles that all stores must offer to participate. And it's the biggest Image Comics crossover you've ever seen, courtesy of Skottie Young and his I Hate Fairyland series I Hate Image! I HATE IMAGE — FCBD 2017 EDITION (W/A/CA) Skottie[...]

Free Comic Book Day is coming… May 6th 2017… and Bleeding Cool has the scoop on the gold titles that all stores must offer to participate. Borg Data, bearded Picard, cleavage Deanna, it can only be… STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: MIRROR BROKEN — FCBD 2017 EDITION IDW PUBLISHING (W) Scott Tipton, David Tipton (A/CA) J[...]

Free Comic Book Day is coming… May 6th 2017… and Bleeding Cool has the scoop on the gold titles that all stores must offer to participate. Including Dark Horse Comics publishing comics based on James Cameron's Avatar franchise They already publish Avatar: The Last Airbender, the James Cameron bit might help distinguish between them – and[...]

Free Comic Book Day is coming… May 6th 2017… and Bleeding Cool has the scoop on the gold titles that all stores must offer to participate. Well, even though Marvel and DC are being very secretive… DC COMICS GOLD BOOK—FCBD 2017 EDITION (W/A/CA) TBD A special, Top Secret project too big to announce! Please check back in the February[...]

Free Comic Book Day 2017 is on May 6th. And this is the bookmark design for it by Rian Sygh of The Backstagers, Fiona and Cake and Munchkin… expect to see this used elsewhere as well. Free Comic Book Day 2017 is on May 6th. And this is the bookmark design for it by Rian Sygh of The Backstagers,[...]

To be voted on by comic book retailers, and awarded at NYCC, here are the nominations for Diamond Comic Distributor's Best Practice Awards, under the category of Best Free Comic Book Day. Remember you've got to be in it to win it… and retailers who vote are up for $250 worth of free Diamond Select Toys in-stock merchandise[...]

Looks like retailers are going to have to order further in advance for certain items for Free Comic Book Day in 2017. And there are going to be more toys and statues available on that day (for a price) than ever before. Next week's Diamond Previews catalogue will include the following items. FCBD DC LIL BOMBSHELLS WONDER WOMAN 75TH[...]

Advice for publishers seeking to submit content and proposals for Free Comic Book Day went out last week, with a return deadline for October And there appeared to be one big change. The FCBD Committee recommends proposed comics have no more than one story with one back up, instead of anthology stories. You are still free to submit the[...]

It's become a mix of increasing awareness of the medium, the breadth of its form, creating an opportunity for stores to sell all their other products, launch a mega crossover or two from the big publishers and an opportunity for new publishers to launch themselves and maybe get a film deal. Well, Diamond Comic Distributors' Free[...]

Indeed, according to this year's small print, all retailers can start selling their Free Comic Book Day titles today without censure if they so wish. A complete set of all 50 comics sells for $40 But individually there are certainly favourites. The best performer so far on the aftermarket is Dark Horse's Legend Of Korra selling from up to $10, clearly the hit[...]

To go with Free Comic Book Day, we have a bunch of free comics for our readers this weekend from Dynamite, all of which tie into the new Groupees Independent bundle being offered up right now from Dynamite, IDW, Image and Oni. The American Flagg series from Howard Chaykin was groundbreaking when it was published by[...]

Hear No Spoilers, Say No Spoilers, See No Spoilers. From this point on, there will be references to Marvel's Free Comic Book Day titles and a plot element from the Civil War movie Anything more you read from this point on, is your own responsibility… So, now we know where we stand Jim Rhodes, War Machine may[...]

To go with Free Comic Book Day, we have a bunch of free comics for our readers this weekend from Dynamite, all of which tie into the new Groupees Independent bundle being offered up right now from Dynamite, IDW, Image and Oni. And for out last free comic from Dynamite we have Uncanny #2 by Andy[...]

Old and new readers should be excited about this Free Comic Book Day title…The Stuff of Legend, from Third World Studios, written by Mike Raicht and Brian Smith, with art by Charles Paul Wilson III, is back! After a long hiatus the creative team thanked loyal fans and welcomed new readers by beginning the reprint of their original Free[...]