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DC Comics To Launch Major DC Event On Free Comic Book Day

DC Comics April 2024 solicits have dropped, but DC Comics is still keeping its powder dry on its Free Comic Book Day offerings.

Published Fri, 19 Jan 2024 08:27:13 -0600

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Fri, 19 Jan 2024 08:41:15 -0600

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DC Comics April 2024 solicits and solicitations have dropped, and Bleeding Cool have them out first again. Because we are naughty. But DC Comics is still keeping its powder dry on its Free Comic Book Day offerings, with its main title currently labelled only "DC Major Event". Odds are it will tie in with the whole Trinity Of EVil uberplot with Amanda Waller, Zur-En-Arrh and Queen Brainiac across the big comic book titles of the DCU. But with the full DC April 2024 solicits and solicitations, we get a tiny little bit more ahead of the 4th of May. "The prelude to the biggest DC Comics event of 2024 is here! It's a story 30 years in the making… and in this special Free Comic Book Day tale, the final domino to fail in an epic scheme comes tumbling down, and the DC Universe will never be the same. More details coming soon!"

Thirty years ago, the summer of 1994, that was Zero Hour. Time for that reboot that Rob Liefeld was talking about? There are also more details for the other titles, including the cover the MAD FCBD Special Edition.

BIG BARDA FCBD SPECIAL EDITION
Written by Ngozi Ukazu
Art and cover by Ngozi Ukazu
32 pages
ON SALE: 5/4/24
Darkseid is…and life on Apokolips is tough—but then, it is hell after all. And no one knows this better than Barda, Granny Goodness's right-hand warrior. But when Granny decides Barda is becoming too soft, she assigns Barda a task that might be more than she can handle—to break the seemingly unbreakable Scott
Free. And as Barda questions why Scott has such hope and what he might have done to promote such hatred from Granny, she finds herself drawn to him in a way she never expected. New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Ngazi Ukazu (Check, Please) as she takes readers on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery, deep friendships, and first loves! This Free Comic Book Day special edition features an excerpt from the Barda original graphic novel.

BARKHAM ASYLUM 2024 FCBD SPECIAL EDITION
Written by Yehudi Mercado
Art and caver by Yehudi Mercado
32 pagesmON SALE: 5/4/24
When the Super-Villains of Gatham get thrown into Arkham Asylum, their henchpets go to the maximum-security pound known as Barkham Asylum, Fur flies when Jester, The Joker's dog, gets a tough-talking stray cat named Penny tossed into lockup with him. But they'll have to work together to hgure out what the evil Dr, Hugo Mange is up to. And the only way to stop this terrifying team-up is to win the talent show and get visitation with their masters at Arkham on the hill. Because The Joker is sure to help! What could go wrong with that plan? This Free Comic Book Day Special Edition includes a chapter of the new OC middle-grade graphic novel Bartham Asylum, created by writer and artist Yehudi Mercada. Don't miss the mischievous pets of Gotham's Super-Villains in an escape adventure!

MAD MAGAZINE 2024 FCBD SPECIAL EDITION
Written by The Usual Gang of Idiots
Cover by An Idiot With a Crayon
32 pages ON SALE: 5/4/24
America's longest-running satire magazine continues to skewer everything pop culture, this time in comic book size! This Free Comic Book Day special
edition of MAD features a wide variety of classic favorites like "Spy vs. Spy", and "A MAD Laak at…" by Sergio Araganés. Plus, some maniacal mockeries of some of your favorite OC Superheroes, and a whole lot more from the Usual Gang of Idiots, This special edition will surely cure what ails you with a shot of humor in the jugular vein. And it is even cheaper than the usual CHEAP! Because it is FREE! So, you really would be an idiot if you didn't go out and grab one!