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Action Lab also had a Free Comic Book Day title scheduled for this May, featuring work that may be under dispute. Princeless creators on the series Jeremy Whitley and Emily C Martin are part of that lawsuit and issued a statement about the Free Comic Book Day listing, saying; It has come to our attention through the[...]

Since then things have been a little quiet on the AfterShock Comics front with far smaller solicitation lists than usual. The Darkness We Brought Back in AfterShock Free Comic Book Day Preview This weekend sees a prominent launch from AfterShock for Free Comic Book Day, however, with the launch of their Seismic Stories imprint, with an exclusive[...]

This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day And while thousands of comic book stores, bookstores and libraries will be giving away free comic books, here are thirty stores doing a little bit more as well If you'd like to see your store displayed on a follow-up tomorrow, email me at richjohnston@bleedingcool.com with details similar to[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for May 2023, as MCM London Comic Con comes to town at the end of the month, while Free Comic Book Day starts at the beginning But what else? Lots of signings, and not just for Bryan Talbot, school workshops, a trans[...]

This year's Free Comic Book Day Spider-Man comic book will not have Mary Jane Watson in it Read into that what you will It does, however, have an active Spider-Man wearing a new suit designed for him by Norman Osborn with lots of gadgets, robots, AI and the like Which, on the 6th of May,[...]

And for the third? Well, it looks as if Orchis are ahead of the game. The X-Men/Avengers Free Comic Book Day comic for Saturday, the 6th of May, will introduce a mysterious invader of the New York Krakoan treehouse embassy Might this lead to a certain prophesied scene from Timeless #1 in January? Timeless 2022 #1 Destiny looks[...]

Spoilers, going forwards, obviously. But it looks like that particular plotline will be heavy-handed in the X-Men/Avengers Free Comic Book Day issue, out for the 6th of May And Bleeding Cool has a first peek As the US Government starts to make a move against Krakoa on the evening of the Hellfire Gala. And we know where[...]

And we will be getting a first glimpse of all of this on the 6th of May for Free Comic Book Day And we get a first glimpse of that first glimpse on Bleeding Cool, with The Maker making a house call to Miles Morales, and talking about why they both speak in lower case[...]

Crashing through a window into the room to rescue those held hostage… Or showing his stretching powers when holding a gangster's car to account.   Escaping from jail…   Being shot by gangsters and dealing with scientists holding acid…   Using a control device… But maybe that control device doesn't work? Because some people have been keeping an eye on Flexo The Rubber Man[...]

First teased last year at San Diego Comic-Con, the upcoming Marvel Free Comic Book Day Avengers/X-Men comic will feature the first publication of a preview of writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Valerio Schiti's big new thing for Marvel, called G.O.D.S Already Marvel has teased some of the visuals associated with the preview. But Bleeding Cool has[...]

The same day as Free Comic Book Day Which should make for a fun confluence of activity, especially in central London, with its two comic book stores just up the road from where the main event will be happening. While crowds worldwide will be watching the occasion, bringing in billions to the British coffers from the[...]

Free Comic Book Day can be a wonderful opportunity for some comic book stores to attack new customers, some of whom could become lifelong customers And this year, for the first Saturday in May, the 6th, is no exception A selection of around fifty comic books, heavily discounted by publishers and distributors to retailers who[...]

On the 26th of April, a week-and-change before Free Comic Book Day, comic book stores will be given the chance to try and turn some of the new visitors that Free Comic Book Day attracts, into returning customers with the Best Of The Mighty Marvel Backlist, a short comic book style presentation of easy-to-get-into collections[...]

Gerry Duggan popped by tonight's X-Men 60th Anniversary Live Event to announce that the former Avengers/X-Men team up book from the last decade, Uncanny Avengers, would return for Free Comic Book Day, athree-part free comic out on the 6th of May, and would also return with a new ongoing series in August Following on from[...]

Talking of which, in 2021, the Spider-Man/Venom Free Comic Book Day issue took a look forward into the title's future. All of which came to pass and showed us Meridius for the first time In 2022, the Spider-Man/Venom Free Comic Book Day comic took a further trip to the future.. Eddie Brock The Magician – how literally[...]

Penguin Random House has told comic book stores that, due to delays Kodansha has had to cancel their FCBD Gold Free Comic Book Day 2023 Miraculous/Lovely Muco! title And that all orders have been cancelled No one seems to have told Diamond Comic Distributors yet, who still list the title for Free Comic Book Day[...]

The X-Men will need his genius intellect more than ever as Krakoa braces itself for THE FALL OF X! The upcoming story arc is set to upend mutantkind's current status quo, and INVINCIBLE IRON MAN will play a key role…" And apparently the Stark Sentinels will be leading the Free Comic Book Day 2023: Avengers/X-Men[...]

Comic book publishers Action Lab Entertainment have been the subject of concerns from several comic book creators over the past year, culminating in a class action lawsuit from a number of them. Action Lab also has a Free Comic Book Day title scheduled for this May, featuring work that may be under dispute Here is the[...]

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the thirteen Gold and thirty-one Silver comic book titles – though none of them from DC Comics – for the comic book industry's most anticipated annual event, Free Comic Book Day, celebrated annually on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide, with[...]

And White Noise's Ryan O'Sullivan taking on Runescape for Free Comic Book Day… CONAN THE BARBARIAN: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITION Writer(s): Jim Zub Artist(s): Roberto De La Torre Colorist: José Villarrubia Publisher: Titan Comics FC, 24pp, On sale: May 6, 2023 TITAN CONAN THE BARBARIAN FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITION CREATED BY THE TEAM BEHIND THE NEW ONGOING SERIES- JIM ZUB, ROBERTO[...]

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the thirteen  Gold and thirty-one Silver comic book titles – though none of them from DC Comics – for the comic book industry's most anticipated annual event, Free Comic Book Day, celebrated annually on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide, with[...]

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the thirteen Gold Sponsor comic book titles – though none of them from DC Comics – for the comic book industry's most anticipated annual event, Free Comic Book Day, celebrated annually on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide, with next year's[...]

Well in advance for the first Saturday in May, Marvel Comics has announced four Free Comic Book Day titles to be given away through Diamond Comic Distributors As ever, they will lead into the summer's big events, but also aim to spotlight creators and characters from different cultures, communities, and identities, and intended to be[...]

The entire John Romita original artwork from this year's Free Comic Book Day story setting up the upcoming X-Men/Spider-Man crossover event, Dark Web, that revisits the world of Inferno, that John Romita actually drew when he was on Daredevil. Running at 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT or midnight BST, you can buy the original art[...]

Aside from pandemics lockdowns, Free Comic Book Day is always on the first Saturday of May, and so it is for 2023, May the 6th It's nice to have it confirmed though And that's what Diamond Comic Distributors did today, talking to comic book store owners. Free Comic Book Day 2023 Confirmed but Halloween ComicFest Online[...]

Street Fighter time! This Saturday saw Free Comic Book Day for 2022 with almost fifty comic books being given away for free at participating comic book stores the world over That included a new Street Fighter comic book from Udon Studios, Street Fighter Masters #1 by Matt Moylan and Genzoman Which promised to tease much![...]

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Free Comic Book Day edition for 2022, is out today Well, it is Free Comic Book Day And it is here to set up the big new Turtle event from IDW in the summer, TMNT: The Armageddon Game But the story being told is a rather familiar one. Teenage Mutant Ninja[...]

I've just been round the three easiest participating comic book stores to get to in Central London for Free Comic Book Day, Forbidden Planet on Shaftesbury Avenue, Gosh Comics in Soho's Berwick Street, and Mega-City Comics in Inverness Street in Camden All three were packed, though masks were commonly worn Look, I did a TikTok. @bleedingcool[...]

Today's Dark Crisis #0 for Free Comic Book Day follows the Death of The Justice League and leads into Dark Crisis Written by Josh Williamson and drawn by Jim Cheung, we get a tour of the Halls Of Justice and a new history lesson, that harkens back to the very first appearance of the Justice[...]

But since it is Free Comic Book Day today (finally) why not run them all again in one big post? I mean, there may be a good reason, but I can't think of one. Marvel Comics' Dark Web Is X-Men Inferno Meets Spider-Man Clone Saga We mentioned earlier today how a Marvel Comics trademarking for "Dark Web"[...]