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Press Release The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has announced its Gold Sponsor comic book selections for the industry’s top annual event, Free Comic Book Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 5th, 2012. Next year marks the eleventh anniversary of Free Comic Book Day with another year of incredible stories that allow fans of all ages to dive into the adventures of their favorite comic book characters and encourage new readers to explore the fun and excitement that comics can offer.

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Press Release On May 5, 2012, Free Comic Book Day Gold Sponsor Archaia Entertainment will make history when it offers an all-ages, original graphic novel hardcover completely for free to fans who flock to their local comic book stores. The 6” x 9”, 48-page, full-color book will contain all-original stories—not reprints or excerpts from upcoming releases—from Mouse Guard, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, Cursed Pirate Girl, Rust, Cow Boy and Dapper Men, announced Archaia President and CEO PJ Bickett.

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Press Release Since 2002, comic book creators worldwide recognize the first Saturday in May as the holiest day in comic geekdom. For the second year in a row, creators represented by SJS Comic Promotions are joining in the celebration with a wide variety of plans, from the creative to the traditional to the unconventional.

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Press Release Zenescope Entertainment has announced its signing schedule for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May 7th. Zenescope and their all ages imprint, Silver Dragon Books are Silver Sponsors of this year’s event. Many of the company’s top artists and writers will be appearing at various locations, covering 9 different cities. The creators will be signing as well as giving away some free books during their appearances.

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Press Release On May 7th, 2011, NBM/Papercutz is a proud Gold Sponsor for the 9th Annual Free Comic Book Day (http://www.freecomicbookday.com), distributing thousands of copies of our book, Geronimo Stilton/The Smurfs to comic fans across the United States and Canada. This issue contain a sampling of both Geronimo Stilton, one of the bestselling children’s books characters (Over 12 million chapter books from Scholastic and over 300,000 Papercutz graphic novels sold) plus a full-color Smurfs story! Geronimo Stilton, editor of the Rodent’s Gazette stars in “Dinosaurs in Action,” as he must save his friend Professor von Volt who has been kidnapped…

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When Free Comic Book Day arrives on May 1, 2011, you’ll want to be sure to pick up DC Comics’ Green Lantern/Flashpoint special edition.  As the title indicates, a preview of the big Flashpoint event will appear in the book – probably very similar to the Brightest Day tie in from last year. This is the perfect jumping-on point for new readers who can’t wait to see the “Green Lantern” major motion picture from Warner Bros.! Discover how and why Hal received the power ring that changed his life forever with this reprinting of GREEN LANTERN #30, a pivotal chapter…

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the Gold Sponsors for the 2011 Free Comic Book Day event scheduled for the first Saturday in May. “This year’s event is very special and the list of Gold Comics looks better than ever” said FCBD spokesperson, Leslie Jackson. “We are always honored to present comic book fans and new enthusiasts with some of the best comics available and hope that this year’s lineup will attract even more customers than ever before.”

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Well, another Free Comic Book Day has come and past, and what better way to celebrate the festivities than a write-up of the day, complete with pictures! This year (much like every year), I spent a considerable portion of the day at my LCS of choice – Hobby Central in Delaware, Ohio. Throughout my time at the shop, I was amazed at the number of families strolling in, perusing the many isles of comics, games, toys, and model sets. When asked about Free Comic Book Day, owner Jamie Long had this to say: “We’re doing alright. We didn’t do a…

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