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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[...]

And here are a few of the things, in visual or text form, that they may suggest… and ask. What happened to the Absolute Universe in January 1944? What is the temple of the Fourth World? Who really controls Lazarus? Black Stars… John Stewart knew the weakness? What is Doctor Fate's helmet doing in the DC Universe? Despair-O? Who/what is the White[...]

The Absolute Version is still trying to put all the pieces together… but that may explain the shattered pieces of glass on the cover of the upcoming Free Comic Book Day title Say, is there any chance that Grant Morrison is going to be writing the character for DC Comics again, going forward? You do[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1 is published by Marvel Comics on the 4th of June, but there will be a sneak peek and preview of that on Saturday, the 3rd of May for Free Comic Book Day with the Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1 giveaway And now we have a sneak peek at that It's like a[...]

That Free Comic Book Day in May promised the first event of the new Ultimate Universe, and then we confirmed it all with the first visual out of ComicsPRO from Deniz Camp, Cody Zighlar and Jonas Scharf. Subsequently, Marvel Comics then released an official press release saying "Paying off seeds planted by Ultimate Universe architect Jonathan Hickman at the very beginning[...]

This means we have a perfect reference for every angle, keeping the visuals sharp and consistent while staying true to the world of the episode." The first glimpse of the adaptations will be on Free Comic Book Day, during which the Black Mirror episode will show off its inks and pencils Twisted Comics also has a[...]

Bad Idea claims a near-million copy print run for Planet Death #0 launched ahead of Free Comic Book Day, claiming it as the "largest selling independent comic book since 1992" and the launches of Youngblood, Spawn and WildCATS, Turok, Darker Image, Deathblow, Deathmate and the like from that year I guess it is ignoring non-comic[...]

Spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #1 out this Wednesday and for the Fantastic Four/X-Men Free Comic Book Day issue next month, but that has been leaking out Be warned… because Amazing Spider-Man is about to launch with a new issue entirely missing Mary Jane Watson – she's a bit busy over in All-New Venom as a[...]

Spoilers for this…as well as for Free Comic Book Day You have been warned.   To the left of each panel sat in that audience are two masked superheroic figures A man with a Wolverine cowl on but a full face mask And a woman with an eye mask Who are these people? Well, I am reliably[...]

Comic book publisher TokyoPop has cancelled their Free Comic Book Day offering for 2025, Disney's Stitch: Best Food Forever by Tom Mason and Nao Kodaka This follows Fantagraphics cancelling Lost Marvels, and Mad Cave cancelling Princess Gwenevere & King Arthur Crossover #1, Phineas And Ferb #1, Flash Gordon Adventures #1 and Herobear And The Kid[...]

Bleeding Cool got the word that the following four titles from Mad Cave Studios and its two imprints, Maverick and Papercutz, have been cancelled from Free Comic Book Day, out of the six comic books it was offering. This comes after Fantagraphics also pulled its Lost Marvels Free Comic Book Day title in the wake of Free[...]