Free Comic Book Day 2017

It’s #FreeComicBookDay again! The day where comic book shops and the companies that produce those artistic pieces of literature get together to spread the word about comic books. Free Comic Book Day started in 2002 after Joe Field (a retailer and writer) suggested the event in an article from 2001. It picked up traction and the first was set to coincide with the release of the film Spider-Man (May 4, 2002). Every year since, Free Comic Book Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of May (regardless of whether it coincides with a movie release). Companies like Marvel, Titan, Boom! Studios, DC, and Dark Horse Comics are just a small list of those participating again this year.

The comic releases are broken up into Gold/Silver depending on your sponsorship level. Here’s a list of the comics that will be available for #FCBD:

Gold Comics:

1. Betty & Veronica #1 – Archie Comics
2. Bongo Comics Free-For-All – Bongo Comics
3. BOOM! Studios Summer Blast – BOOM! Studios
4. AVATAR/Briggs Land – Dark Horse
5. Doctor Who – Titan
6. I Hate Image – Image Comics (Mature Readers)
7. Rick And Morty – ONI
8. Secret Empire/Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man – Marvel
9. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Mirror Broken – IDW
10. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – VIZ
11. Wonder Woman #1 – DC Comics
12. X-O Manowar Special – Valiant

Silver Comics:

1. 2000 AD Special – Rebellion/2000 AD
2. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy/The Defenders – Marvel
3. Animal Jam – D.E.
4. Attack on Titan – Kodanasha Comics
5. Bad Machinery – ONI
6. The Ballad of Franklin Bonisteel –  Z2 Comics
7. Barbie – Papercutz
8. Fresh Off The Boat Presents Legion of Dope-Itude Featuring Lazy Boy – BOOM! Studios
9. Catalyst Prime: The Event – Lion Forge
10. Captain Canuck – Chapterhouse
11. Colorful Monsters – Drawn & Quarterly
12. Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The High School Years/Planets vs. Zombies – Dark Horse
13. DC Super Hero Girls – DC Comics
14. World’s Greatest Cartoonist – Fantagraphics (Mature)
15. Time Shifters – Graphix
16. Grimm Fairy Tales – Zenescope Entertainment
17. Hostage/Poppies of Iraq –  Drawn & Quarterly
18. Hilda’s Back – Nobrow Press
19. The Incal – Humanoids
20. Zeyser Soze/The Rift – Red 5 Comics
21. Kid Savage – Image
22. Lady Mechanika – Benitez Productions
23. Looking Glass Wars: Crossfire – Automatic Pictures
24. Loud House – Papercutz
25. Malika Warrior Queen – Youneek Studios
26. Miraculous – Action Lab Entertainment
27. Monster High – Titan
28. Riverdale One-Shot – Archie Comics
29. Spill Night – :01 First Second
30. Spongebob Freestyle Funnies – United Plankton Pictures
31. Steam Wars: Strike Leader – Antarctic Press
32. Street Fighter V: Wrestling Special – Udon
33. Tex Patagonia – Epicenter
34. The Tick – New England Comics
35. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Prelude to Dimension X
36. Disney Descendants – TokyoPop
37. Underdog – American Mythology
38. Dragon Ball Super/Boruto – VIZ

 

One of the titles we’re particularly interested in is a special release of Secret Empire that falls between #0 and #1. If you’ve been following the mind-bending saga of Captain America now leading Hydra this is one you’d be interested in getting.

Are there any comics that you’re looking forward to getting this year? Let us know in the comments down below!