Sometimes I rue the day I left California for the vast wastelands of Western Kansas… Mainly because it means I can’t drive up to Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka, California to participate in the Hero Initiative Benefit Party during Free Comic Book Day 2009. Mark Waid, Editor-in-Chief of Boom! Studios, Marc Guggenheim (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, GREEN LANTERN movie), Jim Mahfood (GRRL SCOUTS, CLERKS), David Wohl (co-creator of WITCHBLADE, DARKNESS) Mike Kunkel (HEROBEAR AND KID), are among some of the guests scheduled to appear. Check out this breakdown of the day’s events! Signings: Featured guests will be on site from 12:00 PM to…
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I like comic book stores that really get into Free Comic Book Day (Saturday, May 2, 2009). Sure, having a gigantic selection of free comics is a good idea, but those stores that bring in special guests are cranking the event up to the next level. Take Zeus Comics for example; the store not only has ordered 4000 comics but is bringing in some cool guests. Scott Kurtz: creator of PVP, Ding!, co-creator and writer of Truth, Justin and The American Way. Matt Sturges: writer of House of Mystery, Blue Beetle, and Jack of Fables for DC/Vertigo Comics. Kristian Donaldson:…
Marvel does deserve credit for hyping the heck out of Free Comic Book Day. They did an excellent job during the first Spider-Man movie, and they are doing it again by getting Hugh Jackman to promote the event as the lead in to this Wolverine trailer.
The futuristic adventures of Buck Rogers from Dynamite Entertainment are spanning the comics Galaxy toward fans well in time for Free Comic Book Day (May 2nd), with the all-original #0 issue available to fans for just .25 cents! Writer Scott (Batman) Beatty and artist Carlos Rafael, along with cover art by John Cassaday (and a special “sneak peek”: Alex Ross incentive cover!), present an original 12 page comic book adventure – “The Death of Buck Rogers”! But the journey doesn’t stop there… Buck Rogers #1 is set for release in June with 50/50 cover artists Alex Ross and John Cassaday!…
Bluewater Productions has announced it will have a special one-shot collector’s edition of William Shatner Presents in time for Free Comic Book Day. Included in the anthology is an original prologue story from the upcoming Tek War series. This 12-page prequel takes place 4 years before the initial storyline. The story centers on protagonist Jake Cardigan’s arrest and conviction for murder as well as Tek trafficking. The story also leaves several clues as to important plot points that will happen in the series. We get an insiders look at the Tek War universe and the history behind Jake’s troubled past.…
In its eigth year, Free Comic Book Day gives away thousands of comics to new and old readers alike, and this year, Archie Comics will have two titles to offer up to comic fans.
Want a free comic book? Of course you do. Want a free Avengers comic book? Marvel has announced it will release The Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis and Jim Cheung on Free Comic Book Day coming up May 2, 2009. The FCBD edition will feature a new story that ties into the goings on in the rest of the Marvel Universe. Take the jump for the full cover shot.
BALTIMORE, MD) — (December 9, 2008) — Talking cars, sci-fi stars, and stalwart super-heroes. What do they all have in common? Why it’s the lineup of Gold comic books for Free Comic Book Day 2009!
I spent this past Free Comic Book Day at Heroes And Dreams in Flowood, MS. I’m sure you have already read my reviews of the free comics my family picked up (didn’t you?), but now I can let you know a little more about what activities happened at the store before we made it there. An appearance by the Mississippi Outpost of the 501st An appearance by the Mandalorian Mercs Artist Jesse Labbe was in-store to draw sketches for the fans Take the jump for more about the event, plus a gallery of images too.
We are starting to see some images float in from the various Free Comic Book Day events that took place across the country. First up is Comic Book Ink from Takoma, Washington that celebrated its sixth FCBD. The store gave away a ton of free posters from Regal Cinemas Artist Jesse Munoz cranked out 65 sketches for those that stopped by the store 8,000 comics were given away, and Comic Book Ink had enough left over to donate the extras to Oakwood Elementary School and mary Bridge Children’s Hospital (Way to go guys!) and yes, there were plenty of costumed…
Or, “F-R-E-E, that spells free…†This past Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, and my family and I went to one of the comic stores in our area to partake in the festivities. Unfortunately, as we do not have the logistics to accurately plan a time of departure with a five-week old daughter, we missed out on many of the events at Heroes And Dreams. Fortunately, we did not miss out on the free comics! I picked up a copy of Gemstone Publishing’s EC Sampler, my wife chose the Bongo Comics Free-For-All, and we picked up a copy of DC’s…
During Free Comic Book Day (TOMORROW!) TwoMorrows Publishing will be giving away its Comics Go Hollywood title. This 32-page comic-size book was assembled exclusively for Free Comic Book Day by the company’s regular magazine editors, and reveals secrets behind fans’ favorite on-screen heroes, and what’s involved in taking a character from the comics page to the big screen. It includes storyboards from DC’s animated hit “The New Frontier†(courtesy of DRAW! magazine), JEPH LOEB on writing for both Marvel Comics and the Heroes TV show (courtesy of WRITE NOW! magazine), details of an unseen X-Men movie (courtesy of ALTER EGO…
Tomorrow is the day! Free Comic Book Day, and Arcana Studio is offering Arcana Studio Presents. Arcana Studio presents Kade, The Gwai, Burn and 100 Girls — four of Arcana’s iconic series — in one issue of all-new stories published just for Free Comic Book Day 2008! Kade, the enigmatic warrior who doesn’t feel, but always hurts! The Gwai, the little critter lost in the Canadian North! Burn, a prisoner in his own body! Sylvia, one of 100 Girls genetically created for the U.S. government! Arcana Studio Presents features four all-new stories of action, adventure and intrigue in the way…
If you are a comic publisher not participating in Free Comic Book Day, you are missing quite the opportunity. If you are a comic reader who is not participating in Free Comic Book Day, you are going to miss out on a lot of great stuff. Free Comic Book Day has moved beyond going into the LCS and picking up a few free issues, stores across the country are really getting into the event by getting creators to come and do signings. Top Cow Productions has sent Major Spoilers its list of creators, their signing times and locations.