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This said, I think that's a curve ball — this has a lot to do with the above cover but also peels out of the events of this issue, which I'll not reveal. With Jad, though, issue one introduced his (softly) religiously pious character and his (team's) mission to find the now Jesus-level Donaldson — and[...]

Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. I held off writing about this year's Free Comic Book Day until afterwards as to not put a damper on the day I was wondering if others had noticed what I believe: that there was not much hype or talk about Free Comic Book Day[...]

This year for Free Comic Book Day, I decided to stay pretty local The weather wasn't looking to be the best for the day, since, well, rain and comics don't mix well I stopped by my local Baltimore County Public Library, Cosmic Comix and Toys, as well as Atomic Books In tow with me was[...]

Vault Comics has issued a consumer alert about the Maxwell's Demons #1 Free Comic Book Day Special, available for free in stores on Saturday, May 5th Though the title was printed with an All-Ages rating, that turns out to be a mistake, as the title is actually rated Teen (13+) The issue, it seems, features[...]

Saturday, May 5th is Free Comic Book Day where comic shops around the world offer up free books from various publishers to help promote the industry Its been going on for quite a few years now, but this is the first in a while that doesn't have a major film opening the same weekend since[...]

Free Comic Book Day is almost here, and if you live in or plan to visit New York City on the weekend of May 5th, the Children's Museum of Manhattan has some fun FCBD activities scheduled On both Saturday and Sunday, you can stop by the museum at 212 W 83rd St to participate in[...]

The hardest part of my writing the first story arc of our book was constructing prose that could convey the horror of what was inflicted upon well over 100,000 people during the period of 1933-1945, while not being so horrific as to compel people to just drop our book, and walk away." To this end, he has dedicated Mile[...]

Comics Friends Forever is a celebration of comics being published by First Second Comics for Free Comic Book Day 2018 Plus, new graphic novels Brazen, New Shoes, and, Science Comics: Robots & Drones. All of this is brought to you by their March 2018 solicits Details below. JAN180005 FCBD 2018 COMICS FRIENDS FOREVER (A) Vera Brosgol & Various (CA) Vera Brosgol Comics[...]

Plus, the first issue is being rereleased for Free Comic Book Day 2018 They are also releasing the new graphic novels From Lone Mountain and Von Spatz More details are below. JAN180027 FCBD 2018 BERLIN (MR) (C: 1-0-0) (W/A/CA) Jason Lutes Drawn & Quarterly presents the first issue of the comics masterpiece twenty years in the making, Berlin by the master cartoonist[...]

The Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network is getting a Free Comic Book Day peview Plus, Battle Angel: Alita by Yukito Kishiro is getting a reprint for the first time in over a decade Both are courtesy of Kodansha Comics, featured in their March 2018 solicits Details on those releases and more are below. JAN180033 FCBD 2018 GHOST IN THE SHELL[...]

Joe Books' Disney Princess: Ariel Spotlight by Paul Benjamin, Amy Mebberson, and more is getting a re-release for Free Comic Book Day 2018 Plus, The Princess and the Frog is getting a one-shot, and Riftworld Legends continues with its second issue Check out the details below. JAN180008 FCBD 2018 DISNEY PRINCESS ARIEL SPOTLIGHT (W) Paul Benjamin & Various (A) Amy Mebberson & Various (CA) Amy Mebberson The[...]

VIZ Media is putting out a My Hero Academia and RWBY comic for Free Comic Book Day 2018 In addition, Golden Kamuy is getting a graphic novel release, and Kaguya-Sama: Love is War and Young Master's Revenge are new series being started in March of 2018 This is in addition to their regular releases of Pokémon, One Punch Man, Boruto, and a[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran some Diamond-sourced statistics demonstrating how Free Comic Book Day's numbers were down in 2017 compared to 2016 In terms of comics given away, people attending the event and number of stores even participating. But it's not the whole picture Diamond also conducted a survey amongst participators which, while self-selecting, the nature of[...]

If you've been following my FCBD exploits, you'll know I went to check out the 110+ person line at Third Eye Comics in Annapolis, MD the night before.

Many, many people went to their local comic store yesterday on Free Comic Book Day, in many causes lining up, waiting, getting into big crowds and struggling to get their hands on some of the free books on offer And it would also seem that some went through all that to get their hands on Marvel's[...]

Today's Free Comic Book Day release of Marvel's Secret Empire title adds a number of additions to the Secret Empire story that could address many of the concerns critics have had with some of the more troubling optics. Spoilers follow! . . . As we've mentioned before, the FCBD issue explains why Vision and Wanda Maximoff, AKA Scarlet Witch, a Romani[...]

If you're at Bleeding Cool, then you'll most likely be checking out tomorrow's Free Comic Book Day event at your local comic book shop My local shop, Third Eye Comics in Annapolis, Maryland, always promises to have one of the best events in the state, and every year they really do go above and beyond![...]

Since a certain something leaked, there's been a fair bit of discussion of the final page reveal/image in Secret Empire's Free Comic Book Day issue. Bear in mind, from here on out, we will be discussing this particular thing, which may be considered a spoiler if you have somehow managed to avoid all discussion of it[...]

Everyone seems obsessed with the Secret Empire section of Marvel's Secret Empire/Spider-Man Free Comic Book Day giveaway because of, you know, what happens at the end. But there's another aspect to the book, the preview of the new Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man comic by Chip Zdarsky and   Paulo Siqueira alongside the release of the[...]

This article contains spoilers for Marvel's Secret Empire Free Comic Book Day special, which will be in stores on May 6. At the Secret Empire panel at C2E2 last night, a few lucky fans were invited onstage to read Secret Empire FCBD early… @TheRyanMacLean You're gonna be so salty about the Free Comic Book Day issue of[...]

  In a press release sent out to their second tier media partners, Marvel Comics announced today that it will make a special appearance on first tier media partner ABC's Good Morning America show on Friday, May 5, the day before Free Comic Book Day The press release doesn't mention which exciting Marvel personalities will appear[...]

Have you ever wanted your own Adam Kubert? Well, you're in luck, because Kubert is selling himself on eBay right now, with 100% of the winning bid going to The Hero Initiative, a charity that helps comic book creators in need with "emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and entree back into[...]

Despite – or because – Free Comic Book Day restricted their free comic books to fifty titles last year, orders were up to 6 million in total for 2016. But at ComicsPRO, Diamond told retailers that this year – with 52 titles for Free Comic Book Day – orders had been placed for over 5.3 million copies, a similar[...]

  May 6th sees 2000AD, now in its fortueth year, issues a brand new freebie comic for Free Comic Book Day Initially they thought they'd been excluded for providing an anthology, but that soon turned around.The galaxy's greatest Eisner-nominated SF anthology returns to Free Comic Book Day with a 32 page, And here's a preview…[...]

Skottie Young has a new I Hate Fairyland comic for Free Comic Book Day… and it's the big crossover with the rest of Image Comics as… I Hate Image! Featuring characters from Saga, The Walking Dead, Savage Dragon, Spawn, Descender, Black Science, Southern Bastards, and more. And a far more practical use for Lying Cat[...]

Woodward, out on May 6th for Free Comic Book Day And it highlights a very different character, in the Star Trek parallel universe where all sorts of naughty things happened. Lieutenant Barclay, as portrayed by Dwight Schultz, who appeared occasionally on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Voyager. It's not the first[...]

You might know him from GI Joe, New Titans or Green Arrow. Well, on Free Comic Book Day, you will know him for his work on Catalyst Prime, the Lion Forge comic that is launching a new superhero universe and being called by people like me, the new Milestone Comics. They already released a few pages from the[...]

We knew that Marvel's Silver title for Free Comic Book Day this year was Guardians Of The Galaxy related Now we know it will have a Defenders story too. Well, there is a new Guardians film out on the same weekend as FCBD this year And a new Defenders TV show landing from Netflix And new[...]

Back in December, DC's Free Comic Book Day comics were still a secret, but that secret has been revealed today in an official press release So DC's Free Comic Book Day titles will be… WONDER WOMAN FCBD 2017 SPECIAL EDITION (Writer) Greg Rucka, (Artist) Nicola Scott New York Times best-selling writer Greg Rucka and fan-favorite artist Nicola Scott weave the definitive[...]

Archie Comics originally announced that its silver title for Free Comic Book Day in May 2017 would be as Sonic: Genesis of a Hero. (W) Ian Flynn (A) Tracy Yardley, Terry Austin (CA) Jamal Peppers, Gary Martin Sonic is back for Free Comic Book Day! Turn back time and witness the "Genesis of a Hero" as Sonic enters[...]