When FCBD was cancelled, the books had already been printed, and when it was rearranged for a month-long promotion, it didn't have the impact the original would have done, with many stores operating social distancing or being closed entirely As a result, many people didn't get the free comics they wanted and some have sold[...]
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) for 2021 has been scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 14th, 2021, the weekend after the planned release of The Suicide Squad movie Diamond states that "the event, which traditionally takes place on the first Saturday in May, will be celebrated in August[...]
This year's Free Comic Book Day wes cancelled - but all publishers had, at the time, printed all their FCBD titles What were they to do? Well, DC Comics pulped the entire print run of one of their comics, as it contained a new DC Timeline created by their former publisher Dan DiDio, which no[...]
Chex Mix is a type of snack mix that includes Chex breakfast cereal (sold by General Mills) as a major component. I have never heard of it, or indeed Chex breakfast cereal, which is why I am cutting and pasting this from Wikipedia. These are apparently commercially sold pre-made varieties of Chex Mix, as well […]
Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa, writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. He writes: With everything going on, we had our replacement for Free Comic Book Day, Rodman Comics Day. This was our first sales day after reopening. To get people excited about Rodman Comics Day, one of the many things we have done with […]
They are also both free on ComiXology.Free Comic Book Day 2020 (X-Men) #1
FCBD is headlined by a brand new X-Men story by Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz that will lead into a game-changing summer for all of X! Plus: a secret second story foreshadowing an upcoming epic tale by Tom Taylor and Iban Coello.Free Comic[...]
Was it Captain Canuck & Captain Battle Beyond? Canuck Beyond & Captain Battle? Canuck Captain & Beyond Battle? No one was entirely sure.FCBD 2020 CAPTAIN CANUCK & CAPTAIN BATTLE #1Tom Evans, Known to the world as Captain Canuck, died saving the planet from an alien invasion… or so we thought Having been flung through an[...]
I swear, has there been a better time to be a Web-Head?Nick and Davin 2.12.2020
FCBD 2020 SPIDER-MAN VENOM #1
MARVEL COMICS (BUY - SELL)
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(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman
Marvel's Silver-level FCBD title provides two exciting tales connected to the coming major storylines in Venom, Amazing Spider-Man and Black Cat from top creators Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman,[...]
The 10-page tale, plus a little extra something that we'll talk about art the end, is a heavily experimental exercise in foreshadowing what is to come (and, perhaps, who is to go) in the current Hickman-led era of the X-Men.[caption id="attachment_1237472" align="aligncenter" width="600"] X-Men FCBD #1 cover Credit: Marvel Comics.[/caption]For Marvel maniacs looking for a standalone, action-packed[...]
Let's dive on in to see if this Funko Mystery Box is worth the hype.[caption id="attachment_1236839" align="aligncenter" width="600"] FCBD 2020 Funko Loki Mystery Box[/caption][gallery link="file" columns="2" size="large" ids="1236840,1236841"]
The mystery box design is pretty cool showing off Asgard’s rainbow bridge Opening the box we are greeted with all three of the goodies included[...]
Today sees the X-Men Free Comic Book Day 2020 released in comic book stores for Free Comic Book Summer. If you can get to a comic book store that is. And it has plenty of portents for the future for the X-Men comic books. Last summer, they had a big relaunch with Jonathan Hickman as […]
And who is to blame for that?[caption id="attachment_1232624" align="aligncenter" width="600"] DC Comics’ Missing FCBD Story Appears in Flash Forward TPB.[/caption]We have seen Wally West in Death Metal This story, unseen unless you bought the Flash Forward TPB, shows you how DC Comics planned to get him there And still has wisps of the original 5G[...]
Today, the new Free Comic Book Summer promotion was announced, with comic book stores able to give away free comic books from June into September. But there were a couple of books missing. One, Fire Power #1 has already been rescheduled for July 1st, on the same day as the Fire Power, Vol. 1: Prelude […]
Welcome to Free Comic Book Summer.Retailers will receive five to six Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) titles in their weekly shipments during each week of the promotional window Release of these titles may vary from shop to shop, as retailers are encouraged to release the books as they see fit for their unique circumstances[...]
The other Image Comics FCBD book title, a reprint of Invincible #1, will continue to be withheld until Free Comic Book Day is rescheduled.[caption id="attachment_1206055" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image Comics' Free Comic Book Day Title, Fire Power, Won't Wait Art by Samnee from Image Comics.[/caption]FIRE POWER #1 PROMO ED FORMERLY FCBD
(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Chris Samnee
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— Martin Jackson For President (@martinjackson) May 2, 2020happy FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020 GO TO https://t.co/vLu3IkPA6h for FREE COMICS !!!!! #FreeComicBookDay[...]
We mentioned that this was coming, and so it has. A new comic book series by Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth launching for free on Instagram. It's called A Hero Forged and the first issue went up on the Quarancomics channel in time for what would have been Free Comic Book Day. Featuring a muscular […]
Image from 24 Hour Comics.[/caption]The Kubert School Virtual Open House, Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Inc, Dover, New Jersey, 1-3pm ET.
Stay Away Comic Book Day at Collector's Paradise stores, Los Angeles, California 11-4pm.
24 Hour Comics Lockdown, Sputnikat from 2 PM UTC+03
Free Comic Book Day Online with Stadium Comics,[...]
A couple of days ago, Bleeding Cool profiled the Collector's Paradise chain store in California, and its plans for a Stay Away Comic Book Day to replace Free Comic Book Day. As well as a plan to allow people to pick up their comic books from one of the store's neighbouring pizza parlour, which was […]
Camilla Zhang, Comics Outreach Lead of Kickstarter writes,[caption id="attachment_1200976" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Kickstarter Launches Free Comics Anthology For What Was FCBD Art from Kickstarter.[/caption]
Sometimes the best way to cope during a crisis is to escape into another world—or worlds, when it comes to Kickstarter There are so many stories to discover in our comics section and they reinforce[...]
