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Another Free Comic Book Day preview of the Red Giant Entertainment four pack of free comics from today's selection in your local comic store… this time Dual Idcentity  from Giant-Size Fantasy #0, one of the four books bound together with a card board… it really is a unique looking book. Red Giant Entertainment's DUEL IDENTITY, appearing in GIANT-SIZE FANTASY, is[...]

Hannah Means-Shannon, Editor-in-Chief of Bleeding Cool, just ran a look at Free Comic Book Day events in New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. But lots of places are doing events Here's a look at a few more of them. TFAW of Portland, Milwaukie and Beaverbrook has its plans all lined up, opening early, with Greg Rucka,[...]

I've had the chance to read a good batch of this year's Free Comic Book Day 2014 titles Here are thoughts about thirty-one of them More to come… Grimm's Fairy Tales #0 published by Zenescope. Once upon a time there was a monster of a soldier But then they went away Now they are being revived[...]

Three previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third For kids with a little more sophistication… The Tick Publisher: NEW ENGLAND COMICS (W) Jeff McClelland (A) Pietro, Duane Redhead (CA) Duane Redhead This FCBD, NEC Press offers fans—both old and new!—a FULL-COLOR 32-page comic book with an ALL-NEW FULL-LENGTH Tick story! Plus exciting[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third That have a little parody transformation about them… Zombie Tramp And Ehmm Theory Publisher: DANGER ZONE (W) Dan Mendoza, Brockton McKinney (A) Dan Mendoza, Larkin Ford (CA) Dan Mendoza Are you bold enough to take a ride with Janey, the Zombie Tramp?!?[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third And more for the kiddies… Scratch 9 Publisher: HERMES PRESS (W) Rob M Worley (A) Jason T Kruse (CA) Armand Villavert Scratch9, the worlds greatest superhero cat returns for free comic book day with a special reprint issue #1 of the title[...]

Three more previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third… smaller, indie, action! Scam Crosswords #0 Publisher: COMIXTRIBE (W) Jason Ciaramella (A/CA) Joe Mulvey Spinning out of the pages of the super-powered con-man series, SCAM, Eisner-nominated writer Jason Ciaramella (The Cape) and "the most dangerous man in comics" Joe Mulvey bring you an explosive[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third Will you be racing to your store to pick these ones up? Finding Gossamyr: The Way Of The Bladeslinger Publisher: TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS (W) Paul Allor, David Rodriguez (A) Thomas Boatwright, Sarah Ellerton (CA) Sarah Ellerton, Thomas Boatwright Return to the fantastic world[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third… Getting an idea of what you want to pick up yet? Dumbest Idea Ever Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC. Graphix (publishers of Bone, Smile, and the Amulet series) makes its FCBD debut with this stand-alone excerpt from The Dumbest Idea Ever! Renowned comics[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third, this time with a mature readers edge Apparently comics aren't just for kids any more. Hip Hop Family Tree Two-In-One Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS (W/A/CA)Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree Two-In-One by Ed Piskor is the perfect introduction and bridge to Piskor's[...]

France does Free Comic Book Day differently Firstly, they do it two weeks later, because they are lazy. Then they take two whole days to do it in. And they only give away eight free comics. See, it's that lack of commitment that ensures France only has a massive comics industry. Hmmm. More here, when they get round to adding[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third And here are some classic kids comics – even if some of them have never been published in the US before. Don Rosa's Uncle Scrooge And Donald Duck Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS (W/A/CA) Don Rosa In "A Matter of Some Gravity" by fan-favorite Don[...]

Here's another preview from the four-bundle of free comics for Free Comic Book Day from Red Giant Entertainment This time Magika #0 from Giant-Size Adventure #0… Spinning off from the upcoming fully-animated feature film JOURNEY TO MAGIKA, GIANT-SIZE ADVENTURE's MAGIKA is an all-ages adventure series written by NY Times-bestselling author David Lawrence (MERCY THOMPSON) and Kevin Juaire[...]

Bleeding Cool Magazine, Previews and Overstreet all have Free Comic Book Day versions out for the first Saturday in May, May the third And here is what you might be able to expect… Bleeding Cool Magazine Publisher: AVATAR PRESS INC Bleeding Cool Magazine celebrates Free Comic Book Day and the launch of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 film with[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the fourth Two original comics for the kid and the kid at heart… Top Shelf Kids Club (W/A) Eric Orchard, Rob Harrell (CA) Eric Orchard Here at Top Shelf, we're celebrating FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2014 with friends old and new —[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the fourth Two comics with their origins in Japan… but taking very different tacks. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Publisher: Papercutz In 1993, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers burst on the scene in an explosion of colorful combat, bizarre monsters, incredible robot battles,[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the fourth And this time its from that stalwart of defenders of free speech, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund with two, count them, two comics for FCBD 2014… Defend Comics (W) Mark Evanier & Various (A) Sergio Aragones & Various[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the fourth Both from Udon Entertainment, but miles apart in terms of culture and art – Street Fighter and Les Miserables. Les Miserables: Fall Of Fantine (W) Victor Hugo (A/CA) Sunmei Lee 18th Century France-REVOLUTION! The Monarchy has been overthrown, society has[...]

That's what Red Giant Entertainment are giving away on Free Comic Book Day, on Saturday, May the fourth – four full size comics bundles into one package. Here's a five page preview of Darchon #0, from one of the comics, Giant-Size Thrills #0. DARCHON is a horror series written by Pulitzer Prize-nominated horror novelist Mort Castle, illustrated[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the fourth And one of the biggest giveaways, the 96 page Archie Comics Digest, and the Simpsons offerings from Bongo Comics. Archie Comic Digest FCBD 2014 EDITION (W) George Gladir, Various (A) Fernando Ruiz, Various (CA) Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, Rosario "Tito"[...]

Surely we're counting down the days now until Free Comic Book Day? In that case, we have twenty-one days to go… and so many Free Comic Book Day comics to preview. So this is what the Boom/Archaia collective are up to First, for the kiddies… we have the  kaboom Summer Blast 2014 An explosion of All-Ages awesomeness[...]

Let's have a look at some upcoming Free Comic Book Day titles, today all about the robots from IDW and Red 5, the first in all stores, the second in some First Saturday of May, remember! I think I'll be bringing a bevy of children to London's stores with me… Transformers/GI JOE by Tom Scioli and[...]

Let's have a look at some upcoming Free Comic Book Day titles, today from Dark Horse Comics who have two offerings, the first in all stores, the second in some First Saturday of May, remember! I think I'll be bringing a bevy of children to London's stores with me… Avatar/Hellboy/Juice Squeezers By Gene Luen Yang, Faith Erin[...]

Thanks to the Guardians Of The Galaxy movie. And Marvel with have a comic book lined up just in time. And a sneak peek on Free Comic Book Day Here's a coloured, lettered, sneak peek… at that sneak peek. It's interesting Most people are going about their day, without realising that this summer they are all going[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors recently informed retailers of the Free Comic Book Day comics they could still add orders to, and of those that had all their numbers filled. But also that one of the books was going to have to be allocated so that each retailer would only receive a certain percentage of their order. And it's[...]

Valiant is moving up the release of RAI #1 to April 30th in time for Free Comic Book Day 2014 The first issue an all-new ongoing series from creators Matt Kindt (Unity, Justice League of America) and Clayton Crain (X-Force, Carnage), and the launch title of the Valiant First publishing initiative.   "Free Comic Book Day has been a major[...]

Shipping one week early, so as to be out for Free Comic Book Day And give those folks who have picked up the Valiant FCBD title a chance to… spend some money, as well as the Rai #1 Plus Edition with 16 pages more stuff for an extra dollar. This summer, Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain's one-of-a-kind adventure[...]

Free Comic Book Day has put together a video of Stan Lee promoting this years upcoming Free Comic Book Day… This is the kind of thing Stan "The Man" can do for the industry like no other To a lot of the he is synonymous with comic books So I think getting the 91-year old[...]

Update – I mistakenly said the cup-masks were made for Free Comic Book Day but they were in fact done for New Comic Book Day And the folks there sent us some more images to go with… so I've added them below. I've always thought if I open a comic shop I would put a coffee[...]

Oopsie! Two Free Comic Book Day comics appear to be a little on the naughtier side than might have been expected. Both Ipso Facto from Automatic Pictures and Hip Hop Family Tree Two-In-One from Fantagraphics were both solicited as all-ages titles. But, whether due to language, nudity, subject matter or violence, they have now been reclassified[...]