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Hallowe'en Free Comic Book Day

Hallowe'en Free Comic Book DayFor the past few years, Diamond have been distributing mini-comics to comics stores in October to be given away in comic shops for Hallowe'en.

But last year at New York Comic Con, they announced they were going to be upping it for 2012, making more of a Free Comic Book Day-style occasion.

So this time, as well as the free mini-comics, there are free full sized comics as well, from IDW, Marvel and Fantagraphics.

Here's a look at what will be made available;

FULL-SIZED COMICS

IDW PUBLISHING

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1 TRICK-OR-TREAT EDITION
(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A) Dan Duncan (CA) Kevin Eastman
Trick or… Turtles?! Presenting an all-new Halloween edition of the IDW Publishing debut of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Featuring a cast of familiar characters — Master Splinter, April O'Neill, Casey Jones, and more — and true to the spirit of the original comics created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the TMNT are bigger and badder than ever — and here's where it started!
32pgs, FC    PI

MARVEL COMICS

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN & AVENGERS 2012 COMIC
(W/A) Various
Celebrate Halloween with two thrilling tales featuring everyone's favorite Wall-Crawler and the Earth's Mightiest Heroes! It can't get any better than free Spider-Man and Avengers comics, so don't forget to stop into your local comic shop and pick up a copy!
32pgs, FC    PI

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

JACK DAVIS'S TALES FROM THE CRYPT
(A) Jack Davis, Al Feldstein
Heh, heh! Got a real chiller-diller this time fiends! Join me, The Crypt-Keeper, your host of howls, along with Jack Davis and Al Feldstein as we creep our way through four spine-tingling, hair-standing, blood-curdling tales of terror from the vaults of EC Comics! We'll scare you silly! Trick or treat? Treat!!
32pgs, FC    PI

MINI-COMICS BUNDLES

DARK HORSE COMICS

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AXE COP HALLOWEEN 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W) Malachai Nicolle (A) Ethan Nicolle
Created by six year–old Malachai Nicolle and illustrated by his older brother, the cartoonist Ethan Nicolle,. Whether he's fighting gun—toting dinosaurs, or teaming up with Ninja Moon Warriors the adventures of Axe Cop and his incomparable team of crime fighters will delight and perplex even the most stoic of readers. This ashcan features the origin story of Axe Cop and the Halloween special "The Night Monster."
6×9, 16pgs, FC

IDW PUBLISHING

GHOSTBUSTERS: TIME SCARE HALLOWEEN 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W) Brian Lynch (A/CA) Marcelo Mueller
A long-dead gangster is terrorizing Times Square, wreaking horrific havoc on a building that once housed a spirited speakeasy. But the place is now a toy store, and when the ghostly gangster starts shooting ectoplasmic bullets at terrified patrons, the Ghosbusters — Egon, Ray, Peter and Winston — are called in to nab the speakeasy spook! Ghostbusters: Time Scare! serves as a hauntingly hilarious gateway into IDW's smash-hit line of Ghostbusters comics! FIRST TIME IN PRINT!
6×9, 16pgs, FC

ANTARCTIC PRESS

THE LITTLEST ZOMBIE HALLOWEEN 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W/A) Fred Perry
In the madness of the Zombie Apocalypse, amid the throngs of living dead and terrified victims, the Littlest Zombie roams. He's just an inquisitive chap filled with curiosity about the world on fire around him. Pushed around by his fellow undead (who always get to the brains first), and positively frowned upon by the remaining living citizens, the poor little guy just wants a friend. And maybe something to chew on. Like your face.
6×9, 16pgs, FC

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APE ENTERTAINMENT

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE/SCOUTS! HALLOWEEN 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W/A) Various
Our 2012 Halloween mini-comic flip-book features 3 short stories! One side features the boys of the Weasel Troop in a Scouts! short story, "Meet the Pets". And the flip-side features the stories from our wildly successful STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE comic, "Custard & Cake" and "A Little Kitchen Help"! This sweet treat is sure to please boys, girls, and their parents!
6×9, 16pgs, FC

ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT

COW BOY HALLOW'S EVE 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W) Nathan Cosby (A/CA) Chris Eliopoulos
All y'all step right up for the showdown of their century: Cow Boy vs. Billy the Kid! From the acclaimed team of Nate Cosby (Jim Henson's The Storyteller, Pigs) and Eisner-nominated Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards, Misery Loves Sherman) comes an all-new Cow Boy yarn from Archaia Entertainment, just in time for Halloween, and for FREE!
6×9, 16pgs, FC

ARCHIE COMICS

NEW CRUSADERS: RISE OF THE HEROES 2012 MINI COMIC
(W) Ian Flynn (A) Ben Bate, Gary Martin (CA) Mike Norton
Red Circle Comics proudly presents the next generation of super heroes: The New Crusaders! From the ashes of the past, a new generation must rise! Meet the most exciting group of young super heroes that comic books have to offer in this FREE introductory mini-comic!
6×9, 16pgs, FC

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BOOM! STUDIOS

ADVENTURE TIME HALLOWEEN 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W/A) Various
It's Adventure Time! Join Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, and Princess Bubblegum for all-new adventures through The Land of Ooo. The top-rated Cartoon Network show now has its own comic book! With the show exploding in the ratings, garnering rave online reviews, major cosplay at the San Diego Comic-Con, and huge displays dominating the New York Comic Con, its clear fandom is obsessed, and 2012 is the Year of Adventure Time! Don't miss out on this new phenomenon!
6×9, 16pgs, FC

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

BASIL WOLVERTON'S SPACEHAWK 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W/A) Basil Wolverton
Blast off into outer space with Basil Wolverton's weird and otherworldly Spacehawk! Two tense and terrific tales of terrible adventure and tumult from Comics' Golden Age! You ain't seen nothing like this! (STK473119) (C: 0-1-0)
6×9, 16pgs, FC

NBM PUBLISHING/PAPERCUTZ

ERNEST & REBECCA HALLOWEEN 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W) Guillaume Bianco (A) Antonello Dalena
Papercutz presents a special Ernest & Rebecca mini-comic for Halloween! Rebecca is a vivacious 6 ½-year-old girl whose best friend happens to be a germ named Ernest. He's not only her best friend — he's also her partner in mischief, adventure companion, and confidant. An inseparable duo, the zany adventures of these two continue to delight in this award-winning series from Papercutz.
6×9, 16pgs, FC

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TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

TOP SHELF TRICKY TREATERS 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W/A/CA) James Kochalka, Jess Smart Smiley
Johnny Boo is the best little ghost in the world. Don't believe it? Just ask him! What wacky Halloween adventures are he and Squiggle up to now?! Plus: meet Harold, the star of Upside Down: A Vampire Tale. He's a friendly vampire kid who loves candy — so trick-or-treating is just about his favorite thing in the world! TRICKY TREATERS is a blast for all ages: a great introduction to James Kochalka's hit series Johnny Book and Jess Smart Smiley's delightful debut Upside Down! Grab this FREE mini-comic and spook yourself silly!
6×9, 16pgs

VIZ MEDIA

LITTLE MISS DAREDEVIL: THE INCREDIBLE RACE HALLOWEEN 2012 MINI-COMIC
(W) John Hardman (A) Bryan Beach
Little Miss Daredevil is competing in the Incredible Race, and she's in it to win it! Whether scaling to the top of Mount Dillydale or taking a wrong turn and rocketing into outer space, no thrill's too thrilling for Little Miss D!
6×9, 16pgs, FC


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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