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This is what you call a Rich Twitch? Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported concerns from some retailers that the Doctor Who Free Comic Book Day title offered by Titan Comics had been listed at a net cost to retailers of 39 cents each, well above the usual 25 cents cost. Well, today retailers will be told by Diamond told that[...]

Basically, people stopping buying comics or dying. For next year's Free Comic Book Day, it is getting a second title, Savage Dragon: Legacy, starring the current lead of Savage Dragon, his son Malcolm Dragon It might be a good way to reintroduce people to this Image Comics stalwart with this new spinoff series. As Image's Gold level book[...]

Earlier this morning, Bleeding Cool ran all fifty names of next year's Free Comic Book Day titles Well, they have now announced them officially, with visuals and text to match… so here we go. And, yes, last year's 50 Silver-level titles have been cut back to 38… GOLD BOOKS Dark Circle – Archie Comics Duane Swierczynski (W), Mark Waid (W), Dean Haspiel[...]

Here are all fifty Free Comic Book Day titles for 2015, named and with credits You can work out who publishes what, and what it means for yourself. But a few heads up… is that a new relaunched Avengers #1 from Marvel? Is that the Neil Gaiman Lady Justice? Jason Pearson on Ice Bayou Blackout, Norm[...]

It appears that, despite cutting the overall number of Free Comic Book Day titles for 2015, there are still twelve Gold books available for retailers to order, so the cuts will impact on everyone else. But here are the twelve Gold Books that every retailer who wants to officially participate in Free Comic Book Day in[...]

This is the design for the official T-shirt for Free Comic Book Day 2015, featuring a variety of people reading comics, race, gender and alien orientation By Amanda Conner, this is how it looks on a shirt… I wonder if the shirt is going to be a little bit smaller this year than some were[...]

Free Comic Book Day has reduced its offering to fifty titles, back in 2012 levels, rather than the sixty-plus titles of recent years, due to what one FCBD committee member dubbed "the locusts." This year, Free Comic Book Day ischeduled for Saturday May 2nd, 2015. Last year a record of 4.7 million copies of comics were given[...]

Last week Bleeding Cool ran the scoop that the number of titles being offered to retailers on Free Comic Book Day would be slashed back to fifty – and that there were complaints from publishers expecting to use FCBD to launch and promote upcoming comics into the direct marketplace. One retailer on the FCBD advisory board had[...]

Last year, there were over seventy Free Comic Book Day titles available for stores to order and distribute Some seemed to feel that was too many, with less focus and too much of a burden on retailers who felt forced to carry the entire range This year, that is being slashed back to fifty titles. Publishers expecting[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLKerjcMyw[/youtube] Randy Myers of Collectors Corner returns to Bleeding Cool with a look at his documentary for Free Comic Book Day 2014. Free Comic Book Day at Collectors Corner this year was even smoother and more exciting than last year, with our first fan David  lining up at 4pm on Thursday afternoon.By 1pm over fifty plus  people were[...]

The FCBD 2014 Mouse Guard 56 page hardcover from Archaia was allocated, as you may have noticed. eBay certainly has, its a twelve dollar book. But now,

Tucked in the back of the Mouse Guard Free Comic Book Day volume from Archaia, and without a mention on the cover, was a new Farscape comic written and drawn by Ramon K Perez, who also adapted Jim Henson's Tale Of Sand for Archaia. Currently selling on eBay for $10, could this give it a fillip?     [...]

It is clearly a terrible thing that comics intended to be given away free are being snapped up and flipped on eBay by speculators in order to turn a quick

So, someone gave Scott Snyder working, sharpened Batarangs, for Free Comic Book Day at Alter Ego Comics in Muncie, Indiana. Was this a good idea? And he was joined by a few friends, Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, James Tynion and more Let's see how the batarang trials went down… Then it was time for Scott Snyder to step[...]

Acme Comics in Greensboro NC always makes for a big Free Comic Book Day This year not only did they hae a very decent and colourful line before the store opened… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjBXUU1pEco[/youtube] …but they also got a little media coverage into the bargain before the doors opened, with plenty of people who'd been sleeping through the night,[...]

It's Free Comic Book Day today (you might have noticed) but for those who can't get to the store, there's plenty of free around We mentioned a few yesterday… and the Only Living Boy earlier But there are more out there. But today Image Comics have 196 free first issues of their series on ComiXology. There are 22[...]

The first time we went to Orbital Comics, the line was round the block... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rnKFZbMiw So, with the girls and their

David Gallaher and Steve Ellis say: Free Comic Book Day is today! Last year, we celebrated by giving away digital copies of The Only Living Boy With your support and momentum, you helped make Only Living Boy #1 one of the most downloaded books of the year!  This year — we're turning it up a notch! And[...]

These were the first people lining up at Acme Comics in Greensboro, North Carolina two days ago for Free Comic Book Day today… …and Jesse James Comics in Arizona opened a few hours ago at midnight This is what happened… I'm off in to the London shops with my girls and two of their friends[...]

Another Free Comic Book Day preview of the Red Giant Entertainment four pack of free comics from today's selection in your local comic store… this time Dual Idcentity  from Giant-Size Fantasy #0, one of the four books bound together with a card board… it really is a unique looking book. Red Giant Entertainment's DUEL IDENTITY, appearing in GIANT-SIZE FANTASY, is[...]

Hannah Means-Shannon, Editor-in-Chief of Bleeding Cool, just ran a look at Free Comic Book Day events in New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. But lots of places are doing events Here's a look at a few more of them. TFAW of Portland, Milwaukie and Beaverbrook has its plans all lined up, opening early, with Greg Rucka,[...]

I've had the chance to read a good batch of this year's Free Comic Book Day 2014 titles Here are thoughts about thirty-one of them More to come… Grimm's Fairy Tales #0 published by Zenescope. Once upon a time there was a monster of a soldier But then they went away Now they are being revived[...]

Three previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third For kids with a little more sophistication… The Tick Publisher: NEW ENGLAND COMICS (W) Jeff McClelland (A) Pietro, Duane Redhead (CA) Duane Redhead This FCBD, NEC Press offers fans—both old and new!—a FULL-COLOR 32-page comic book with an ALL-NEW FULL-LENGTH Tick story! Plus exciting[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third That have a little parody transformation about them… Zombie Tramp And Ehmm Theory Publisher: DANGER ZONE (W) Dan Mendoza, Brockton McKinney (A) Dan Mendoza, Larkin Ford (CA) Dan Mendoza Are you bold enough to take a ride with Janey, the Zombie Tramp?!?[...]

Another couple of previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third And more for the kiddies… Scratch 9 Publisher: HERMES PRESS (W) Rob M Worley (A) Jason T Kruse (CA) Armand Villavert Scratch9, the worlds greatest superhero cat returns for free comic book day with a special reprint issue #1 of the title[...]

Three more previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third… smaller, indie, action! Scam Crosswords #0 Publisher: COMIXTRIBE (W) Jason Ciaramella (A/CA) Joe Mulvey Spinning out of the pages of the super-powered con-man series, SCAM, Eisner-nominated writer Jason Ciaramella (The Cape) and "the most dangerous man in comics" Joe Mulvey bring you an explosive[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third Will you be racing to your store to pick these ones up? Finding Gossamyr: The Way Of The Bladeslinger Publisher: TH3RD WORLD STUDIOS (W) Paul Allor, David Rodriguez (A) Thomas Boatwright, Sarah Ellerton (CA) Sarah Ellerton, Thomas Boatwright Return to the fantastic world[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third… Getting an idea of what you want to pick up yet? Dumbest Idea Ever Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC. Graphix (publishers of Bone, Smile, and the Amulet series) makes its FCBD debut with this stand-alone excerpt from The Dumbest Idea Ever! Renowned comics[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third, this time with a mature readers edge Apparently comics aren't just for kids any more. Hip Hop Family Tree Two-In-One Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS (W/A/CA)Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree Two-In-One by Ed Piskor is the perfect introduction and bridge to Piskor's[...]

France does Free Comic Book Day differently Firstly, they do it two weeks later, because they are lazy. Then they take two whole days to do it in. And they only give away eight free comics. See, it's that lack of commitment that ensures France only has a massive comics industry. Hmmm. More here, when they get round to adding[...]