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It's getting closer and closer to Free Comic Book Day ... in that there's only three and a bit months to go.  But it's a lot closer to the point when

Lollipops, T-shirts, comic boxes, temporary tattoos, bookmarks, wristbands, stickers, buttons, there's a lot more to Free Comic Book Day than Free Comic

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool told you about the DC Comic Retailer Customizable Free Comic Book Day title for 2012, where retailers can list their details and

DC's New 52 Free Comic Book Day title, as well as showing off the best of the relaunched titles, will also offer retailers the chance to show themselves

Is this what you'll be wearing on your chest come Free Comic Book Day in May 2012? Will you suffer the catcalls from people asking where Superman's

If you want these, you may need to try a little harder… They include Dinosaurs Vs Aliens #1 from Liquid Comics by Grant Morrison and Mukesh Singh, an adaptation by Boom! of Frank Herbert's Dune, Stan Lee and John Cassaday creating Elvis comics and the first chapter of the Season One: Spider-Man graphic novel. Here's a list,[...]

Well now (through hush hush sources that you'd never guess) I can tell you that Boundless/Avatar will have their first FCBD offering for May, Lady Death: The Beginning. Written by Brian Pulido and Mike Wolfer, drawn by Marcelo Mueller with a cover (below) by Jason Eden, it's a full colour 40 page comic, for free, collecting[...]

Valiant Entertainment is to launch in May 2012 with Free Comic Book Day, and a free comic featuring stories from X-O Manowar, Bloodshot and Harbinger,

Free Comic Book Day have announced the 2012 Gold level of free comic books, that will be available in all participating stores on May the 5th next year.

Aside from Christmas, Hallowe'en is biggest holiday retail event in the USA. It is also half a year from Free Comic Book Day. This year, Diamond have been

One of the joys of being a comic book professional – as far as I’m concerned, at least – is attending conventions and signing events across the country.

But, considering the flood of people through the doors of comic shops worldwide this past Saturday, just how do you keep their interest? Anna Warren Cebrian, owner of Illusive Comics & Games told me; We definitely grow each year from FCBD We hope that we have enough store pizazz during FCBD to have them wanting to[...]

Remember, all these comics were given away for free on Saturday. For free. And there have been tens and tens and in some cases hundreds of thousands of

Retailers stepped up events, with big name signings, cosplay and free cookies. But even stores that admittedly didn't do any promotion at all, saw their numbers up on years where they had. Ralph Mathieu of Alternate Reality Comics in Las Vegas told Bleeding Cool; I had an UBER FANTASTIC 2011 FCBD! First one at my new location (at[...]

A road trip to FCBD [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msnAUFiNGJ0[/youtube] 8 Robert Bell sketching away; [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4VIc_bpG1Y[/youtube] 9 At Captain Blue Hen Comics [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLo9ClZ8eVw[/youtube] 10 At Comic Relief [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4POqaKgq4yM[/youtube] 11[...]

So you want to get all 37 Free Comic Book Day comics but don't live near a comic shop? How much will it cost you to get a set? $65 apparently. That's if you want; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER / STAR WARS CLONE WARS FLIP BOOK PEP COMICS BETTY & VERONICA DARKWING DUCK / CHIP DALE RESCUE RANGERS FLIP[...]

They've got over a hundred people camped outside overnight. They've been on the local news because of it. But Acme Comics in Greensboro, North Carolina

It was a later start that we expected this morning. Anyone with kids will know what I'm talking about. So we missed the initial crowds in London for Free

Si Spencer (Hellblazer), Ian Edginton (Sherlock Holmes, Pride & Prejudice, 2000AD) David Hitchcock (Gothic, Madam Samurai) Nostalgia & Comics 14-16 Smallbrook Queensway Birmingham London Orbital Comics Free Comic Book Day will be even a bit more special at Orbital this year, with the creators of Bulletproof Coffin, Shaky Kane and David Hine, signing copies of the book, due as a[...]

Here's Brave New World Comice of Newhall, California's ad for Free Comic Book Day, coming up on May 7th. Nice Wonder Woman sting at the beginning.

They're free. And their previews are free as well. Here are thirty-three advance looks at thirty-three comic books that will cost you not a single penny

The cancellation of the all ages title Thor: The Mighty Avenger by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee was a crying shame. Possibly Marvel's best title let

These are the titles that should be available in every comic book store participating in Free Comic Book Day on May 7th, 2011. Free comics. Free comics.