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DC Comics is going to be issuing new hardcovers of the Absolute line with Jim Lee-designed dustjacket covers, made available in comic book stores for  Free Comic Book Day 2026 Those won't be free, of course, but they might appeal to the footfall that Free Comic Book Day can bring $24.99 each, they have an[...]

Aethon Books bought a majority stake in Vault Comics last year, so naturally, Vault Comics will be publishing the webtoon in print, and kicking that off on Free Comic Book Day with Dungeon Crawler Carol #0 out on Saturday, the 2nd of May… with this newly revealed cover. Free Comic Book Day 2026: Dungeon Crawler Carl[...]

Oni Press was the first publisher to go live with the Free Comic Book Day 2026 listings this year, under the actual official title rather than the previous Lunar Distribution First Saturday in May stopgap until the deal with current FCBD owner Universal Distribution was done Now we have a few more details for their[...]

Udon Studios will be launching a new Street Fighter comic, Street Fighter Forever on Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, the 2nd of May 2026, with Street Fighter Forever #0 intended to serve as an "action-packed prelude to UDON's next major Street Fighter comic series, launching Summer 2026 This special Free Comic Book Day issue[...]

Talking about their not-Free Comic Book Day offering for Comics Giveaway Day (both on the 2nd of May 2026), he states, "we're releasing an Armageddon/X-Men one-shot that will have both an Armageddon story and an X-Men story that sets up a particular thing… there will be another X-Men event coming up You might even see[...]

AMP will launch its Greatest American Hero comic on Free Comic Book Day, Saturday, the 2nd of May, 2026 Looking like this… FCBD 2026 – BUNDLE OF 25 – GREATEST AMERICAN HERO (NET) (W) Don Handfield (A) Alper Gelcel (CA) David Mack He's back The bumbling superhero from the hit '80s TV show returns to reconnect with his son—who only[...]

New Free Comic Book Day titles have been announced from Ablaze, Archie, Dynamite, AMP, Udon and Keenspot ahead of May 2nd 2026 Which also means that Stitch is getting two titles, Free Comic Book Day from Dynamite and Comics Giveaway Day from TokyoPop on the same day… as is Conan, from Ablaze and Titan And[...]

Skybound/Image Comics/Hasbro will have one title for Free Comic Book Day this year, The Energon Universe Special 2026 for Saturday, the 2nd of May, 2026. "The biggest year in Energon Universe history is here, with four all-new stories from the worlds of TRANSFORMERS, G.I JOE, Void Rivals, and more in this Free Comic Book Day issue from the biggest[...]

DC Comics has announced its Free Comic Book Day titles, distributed by Lunar Distribution, FCBD owners Universal Distribution, and Diamond UK, for Saturday, May 2, 2026 DC: Next Level, Aquamanatee, DC x Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Nice House on the Lake They will also be made available, day and date, for free on the[...]

that will be "introducing an X-Files for the age of transhuman technology!" and will debut on Free Comic Book Day Comics Giveaway Day in May Here's the solicitation: "Four years ago, a U.S government supercomputer triggered the Singularity—a sudden and historic explosion of technological advancement beyond imagination and control Artificial intelligence became superintelligence. At least, it almost[...]

After long discussions over the last two weeks, here's a timeline of Free Comic Book Day from concept to clusterf-ck to maybe pulling something out of the fire for the first Saturday in May 2026, the second of May With two versions of Free Comic Book Day happening on the same day with different publishers[...]

But it's a big job for one hedgehog—even Sonic! Fortunately, he'll have some help from his best friend: Tails! This fan-favorite issue is being reissued with a brand-new cover from Miles Arq, making it the perfect starting point for new and old readers alike! 32 Pages • MAY 2026 UPC 82771403516200111 Penguin Random House, despite pressure[...]

Oni Press is unleashing a torrent of paranoia, horror, and unbridled weirdness in their March 2026 solicits and solicitations, starting with a mind-altering Free Comic Book Day special on May 2nd that serves as Matt Kindt's Flux House imprint's psychic recruitment tool—a double-feature packed with brand-new short stories previewing the shadowy mental espionage of Mind[...]

Boss Battle In 2026 How Guy Gardner Gets That Haircut, Revealed (Superman Spoilers) Spider-Man & Venom's Marvel Comics March 2026 Death Spiral Solicits Marvel's Version Of Free Comic Book Day & Armageddon & Queen In Black Lobo, Batwoman and Deathstroke for DC Next Level in March 2026 Quest For DC's Holy Grail In Wonder Woman #28 & Titans #30 (Spoilers) DC's[...]

Penguin Random House, despite pressure from comic book publishers they distribute, did not come to terms with the new owners of Free Comic Book Day, unlike Lunar Distribution And so the Penguin Random House distributed publishers will not be part of Free Comic Book Day Instead, they will be part of the very first Comics[...]

Bleeding Cool reported that Lunar and Universal Distribution were hosting Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, for the 2nd of May, 2026 But the comic publishers going through Penguin Random House were doing their own sympatico version labelled Comics Giveaway Day without the trademark And now Marvel Comics has dropped theirs, to launch Armageddon and Queen In Black… "Experience[...]

Mind MGMT/Fort Psycho by Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt sees Matt Kindt move his line of creator-owned comics, Flux House, from Dark Horse Comics to Oni Press for Free Comic Book Day this year, part of the deal between new FCBD owners Universal Distribution and Lunar Distribution Previously, a number of titles had been listed[...]

Universal Distribution may have bought the rights to Free Comic Book Day from Diamond Comic Distributors as part of the bankruptcy proceedings, the annual comic book industry event that gives away free samples and launches new publishing events But it seemed that 2026 may have to be a skip year But last week, Bleeding Cool reported[...]

Mad Cave Full February 2026 solicits included Barbarian Behind Bars, Is Ted OK? and Florida Cocaine Hippopotamus Massacre

Bleeding Cool pointed out that Vault Comics has joined the new First Saturday In May 2026 replacement for Free Comic Book Day with Dungeon Keeper Carl by Matt Dinniman, Tevagah and Laurel Pursuit Studio, and Inanna: The Name She Lost #0 by Inanna Sarkis, Tim Seeley and Ademir Leal As well as more Barbaric and[...]

Bleeding Cool noted that Titan Comics was issuing its own Free Comic Book Day titles for May 2026, with Gun Honey Doubles Down #0 by Charles Ardai and Ace Continuado and Conan: Tides Of The Tyrant King #0 by Jim Zub and Jesus Marino Well there are more Universal Distribution may have bought the rights[...]

Universal Distribution in Canada has bought the rights to Free Comic Book Day from Diamond Comic Distributors Inc, the debtors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case I have heard that it is going ahead, through Universal, for the first Saturday in May as usual, with a far smaller number of publishers involved I am not[...]

And it was about the future of Free Comic Book Day, an asset now owned by Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop. Free Comic Book Day flyer An annual promotional effort by the direct comic book stores, often cross-promoted with the release of a superhero film, it was founded by comic book retailer Joe Field in 2001 and launched in[...]

All 45 Free Comic Book Day Comics and the 7 FCBD titles that were killed was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history[...]

Today the 3rd of May 2025, is Free Comic Book Day And while thousands of comic book stores, bookstores, libraries and more will be giving away free comic books, here are sicty four stores doing a little bit more as well Including personal appearances by the likes of Deniz Camp, Joseph Michel Linsner, Terry Austin,[...]

Tomorrow, Saturday, the 3rd of May 2025, is Free Comic Book Day And while thousands of comic book stores, bookstores, libraries and more will be giving away free comic books, there are a hundred stores doing a little bit more as well We ran 36 of them yesterday; here's another 28 Catch up with all of[...]

This Saturday, the 3rd of May 2025, is Free Comic Book Day And while thousands of comic book stores, bookstores, libraries and more will be giving away free comic books, here are a hundred stores doing a little bit more as well Including personal appearances by the likes of Deniz Camp, Joseph Michel Linsner, Terry[...]

Bleeding Cool recently ran a spoilery piece for Free Comic Book Day as far as the DC Absolute Universe is concerned And mentioned that DC Comics loves a blackboard A whiteboard A chalkboard Usually with Rip Hunter behind the chalk, behind the pen, jotting down notes from the future But this time, for Free Comic[...]

Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment, Disney and Marvel Comics, we are going to get a Fantastic Four/Gargoyles crossover in October 2025, featuring Marvel's first family following the new movie, and the Gargoyles from Saturday morning., with a comic book written by Gargoyles' creator Greg Weisman, and the original Marvel Comics Gaorgoyles era creators, artist George Kambadais,[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors, now owned by Alliance Entertainment, has added a new title to their Free Comic Book Day lineup for Saturday, the 3rd of May, just as a number of publishers have chosen to withdraw their titles, either from Diamond or from the whole event.  Comic book retailers will be receiving, for free rather[...]