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It's an extra-sized super-spy yarn from the Eisner Award-winning team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev! In Shops: Feb 26, 2020 SRP: $4.99 FCBD 2020 GENERATION ZERO GODS AMONG US (NET) (W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth (CA) Francis Manapul UPDATED CONTENT! The march toward DC's future begins with Generation Zero: Gods Among Us! It all[...]

We saw the publication of Flash Forward #6 today, setting up the Free Comic Book Day title Generation Zero from DC Comics, now give the fuller title

So this year, Free Comic Book Day is colour coding the suitability, Green, Amber and Red, Here's how the comics break down: All Ages Asterix Papercutz Bibi & Miyu/ The Fox & the Little Tanuki Preview TOKYOPOP CBLDF & BOOM! Defend Comics CBLDF Disney Masters: Donald Duck Fantagraphics Donut The Destroyer Graphix/Scholastic Hillbilly: The Lizard of Rusty Creek Cave Albatross Funnybooks InvestiGators: Take[...]

And just as all three are featured prominently on the cover, the book's solicit reveals it will seed the upcoming storylines in all three character's solo titles. Free Comic Book Day, FCBD, Spider-Man, Venom, Marvel Free Comic Book Day 2020: Spider-Man/Venom will provide two exciting tales connected to the coming major storylines in Venom, Amazing Spider-Man and[...]

Rather, it's what we can extrapolate from the additional information provided on the titles about Marvel's next big event and the creative team of Australia's Favorite Son Tom Taylor and artist Iban Coello. Here's the FCBD X-Men title, along with the originally solicited information. X-MEN Marvel Comics This year's Marvel title centers around the X-Men and will lead into[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has revealed a first-look preview at Lumberjanes: Farewell to Summer 2020 FCBD Special, giving you a free look at a book you can get for free this May, which is odd, since May comes right before the beginning of Summer Seasonal discrepancies notwithstanding, Lubmberjanes: Farewell to Summer is sure to be[...]

Free Comic Book Day this year on May 2nd sees Udon Studios publish their hundredth Street Fighter comic, if you add all the series up. And so, naturally,

I have yet to hear anyone say anything close to being disappointed if we do not. I even got this quote emailed to me about Free Comic Book Day after I wrote the article about FCBD: " People forget what it was originally supposed to do Bring in new customers! Customers that would buy every week[...]

And of course most stores will want to order more than the minimum, and of the thirty-six other Silver titles, but it does give a base level as to how affordable FCBD participation can be. Participants will also qualify for the following: Free stuff: FCBD 2020 promotional poster, window cling, and shelf talkers – 24" x 36"[...]

2019's FCBD was on May 4th which was Star Wars Day Only IDW put out a Star Wars Adventures comic Disney who owns Stars Wars and Marvel did not put out a Star Wars comic DC put out reprinted comics again as they have for the previous year's FCBD along with a 25-cent comic the[...]

So… what will you be picking up, come the first Saturday in May? GOLD TITLES: FCBD 2020 ARCHIE BLUE RIBBON PRESENTS ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS (W) Micol Ostow, Jamie L Rotante (A/CA) Thomas Pitilli, Brittney Williams Archie launches their "Blue Ribbon" line of Original Graphic Novels, starting with a pair of all-new stories featuring the worlds of Betty & Veronica: The[...]

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the forty-seven comic book titles for Free Comic Book Day, May 2nd, 2020 But not everything free – there will also be exclusive merchandise for the day There are three Marvel-based Funko Mystery Bozes (with at least a T-shirt size) for $35 each A Jeffrey Brown[...]

But first here are the 37 Silver titles which retailers don't have to order to participate in Free Comic Book Day – but most will anyway. SILVER TITLES Dark Ark: Instinct by Cullen Bunn and Juan Doe, Aftershock Comics Hillbilly: The Lizard Of Rusty Creek Cave by Eric Powell, Albatross Funnybooks. The Resistance #1 by JMS and Michael Deodato,[...]

Craig Russell that will feature art by Jerry Ordway, Mike Mignola, Jill Thompson, and more of comics' greats! Rating: Mature DC COMICS TOP SECRET GOLD TITLE DC Comics A special, top secret project too big to announce! Stay tuned in the months to come for exciting announcements about DC Entertainment's Gold title in the February PREVIEWS and on freecomicbookday.com! Rating:[...]

The Absolute Carnage trade paperback by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman was solicited as collecting Absolute Carnage #1-5 and at 176 pages, would cost

This year, Halloween ComicFest (HCF) features a whole new selection of 28 comic book titles for the industry's most anticipated fall event taking place

Vertical Comics is previewing Kino's Journey: Beautiful World in their Free Comic Book Day sampler for 2019–here's a look ahead. FCBD 2019 KINOS JOURNEY BEAUTIFUL WORLD SAMPLER VERTICAL COMICS (W) Keiichi Sigsawa (CA) Iruka Shiomiya Kino's Journey is about a character named Kino who travels around the world with a talking motorcycle named Hermes[...]

Take a peek below… FCBD 2019 GHOST HOG #1 (W) Joey Weiser (A/CA) Joey Weiser A new graphic novel from the Eisner Award-nominated creator of MERMIN that deftly navigates loss, vengeance, and acceptance! Truff is the ghost of a young boar, fueled by fury towards the hunter who shot her down She has a lot to learn about[...]

Now he has a return of an old favourite coming through Papercutz and Bleeding Cool has a preview… FCBD 2019 GILLBERT FCBD ED PAPERCUTZ (W) Art Baltazar (A/CA) Art Baltazar Young Gillbert is the prince of the  underwater world of Atlanticus Together with his  best friend Sherbert and mysterious new friend Anne Phibian, Gillbert is curious to find out where all[...]

Jeffrey Brown has found a brand new children's audience in recent years, both for his Star Wars comics and his Lucy and Andy Neanderthal comics, and it's the latter that is being promoted on May the 4th for Free Comic Book Day, FCBD 2019 LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL BIG & BOULDER RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS YOUNG READERS (W) Jeffrey[...]

Starburns launched with Free Comic Book Day last year and in 2019 they have a lot more sci-fi to sell–or in this case, give away for free–and we have a preview (if you squint). And more reason for Rebellion to be annoyed they didn't get a 2000AD title. FCBD 2019 STARBURNS PRESENTS STARBURNS INDUSTRIES PRESS (W) Ed Kuehnel, Matt[...]

Anyway, Alex is a Parrotfish, not a Clownfish, the difference is clear to anyone… FCBD 2019 GO FISH ARCANA STUDIO Alex the Parrotfish is off to the undersea city of New Corralton in search of fame and fortune (or at least a decent job) Before he's through, he'll face down hungry sharks, rude bureaucrat fish, and a shocking threat[...]

And we have a slightly extended preview as well. FCBD 2019 MALIKA – FIRE & FROST YOUNEEK STUDIOS (W) Roye Okupe (A) Raphael Kazeem (A/CA) Sunkanmi Akinboye Following years of moving in the shadows, Malika's past forces her out of hiding After receiving a mysterious vision, Malika journeys to Egypt, where she must simultaneously do battle with the past[...]

Here is what's coming your way… FCBD 2019 WOLFIE MONSTER & BIG BAD PIZZA BATTLE GRAPHIX (W) Joey Ellis (A/CA) Joey Ellis Three monster brothers get into trouble in a wacky adventure to save their failing pizza parlor! Monster brothers Wolfie, Jackson, and Roy are in for some serious competition when the gigantic corporation, Happy Leaf, moves into their hometown[...]

Epicenter are to publish the Guido Nolitta and Gallieno Ferri classic Zagor The Alien Saga with Free Comic Book Day – here's a look ahead. FCBD 2019 ZAGOR THE ALIEN SAGA (W) Guido Nolitta (A) Gallieno Ferri (CA) Michele Rubini When Zagor's archnemesis, professor Hellingen mysteriously disappears from a scientific military base Skylab, Zagor is bracing himself for[...]

And are giving away a flavour of that in this year's Free Comic Book Day. FCBD 2019 LITTLE LULU WORLDS BEST COMIC BOOK (W) John Stanley (A/CA) John Stanley This FCBD give your customers one of the best comics in the history of the medium, Marge's Little Lulu by John Stanley and created by Majorie Henderson Buell[...]

Here's a look… FCBD 2019 KODANSHA COMICS ALL AGES SAMPLER (W) Various (A) Various (CA) Clamp This all-ages sampler features a much-anticipated preview of the classic Cardcaptor Sakura: Collector's Edition by CLAMP, plus the US premiere of Witch Hat Atelier, by renowned Marvel and DC variant cover illustrator Kamome Shirahama and the adventure about the "magic" of reading, Magus of the[...]

Which is why Bleeding Cool is running as many previews as we can, to help folk plan just what they would fancy on May the 4th, as retailers make their final choices… Such as the Pokemon projects Viz Media is highlighting in this year's FCBD title And while everyone is talking Detective Pikachu right now, there's[...]

I hope that's not some weird euphemism… Either way, we have a massive 14-page preview of what's to come below.   FCBD 2019 LADY MECHANIKA BENITEZ PRODUCTIONS Introduce new readers to this steampunk bestseller, which has been remarkably successful with female readers, art enthusiasts, and customers who are new to comics Includes the original 14-page one-shot introducing Lady Mechanika, a[...]

Viz Media is looking to push My Hero Academia and Promised Neverland manga this coming Free Comic Book Day on May the 4th. And since it's Final Order Cut-Off date for almost all Free Comic Book Day titles this weekend, Bleeding Cool is running a batch of previews, to help folk plan just what they would fancy[...]