Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 10:45AM | Matt Sager Free Comic Book Day 2012 has come and gone, but Dark Horse's excellent offerings will remain available as digital comics, available from their web store and iPhone and Android apps through the end of May..
That means there are free Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Guild, Star Wars, and Serenity comics available right now. Enjoy!
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 2:10PM | Matt Sager Dark Horse Comics has announced that it will include a short story featuring Alabaster from Caitlín R. Kiernan and Steve Lieber across its Free Comic Book Day titles. You'll need to get both the Star Wars/Serenity and Buffy/The Guild flip books to read the story, so make sure that your LCS orders both!
Dark Horse celebrates this event with additional news today that Caitlín R. Kiernan’s highly anticipated new series will now be included in both of Dark Horse’s Free Comic Book Day books, with two pages in each book, to expose this exciting new series to as wide an audience as possible!
Alabaster is based on Caitlín R. Kiernan’s fan-favorite Dancy Flammarion stories, a dark fantasy series centered around a teenage protagonist of striking appearance and hidden, terrible depths. For nearly as long as she can remember, seventeen-year-old Dancy Flammarion has fought monsters, cutting a bloody swath through the demons and dark things of the world, aimed like a weapon by a merciless seraph more taskmaster than guardian.
This special four-page story, told across Dark Horse’s two FCBD offerings, will give readers a compelling glimpse into Dancy’s world and the blurry line that separates her from the angels she serves—and the monsters she hunts.
Look for Alabaster: Shelter in the back of both Dark Horse’s Star Wars/Serenity and Buffy/The Guild Free Comic Book Day comics on Saturday, May 5. Remember, you have to pick up both to read the whole story!
Pick up a copy of Dark Horse Presents #9 at your local comic shop for a special sneak peek at the highly anticipated series Alabaster: Wolves!
Alabaster, Dark Horse Comics, FCBD, Free Comic Book Day Friday, December 9, 2011 at 6:32PM | Matt Sager The Free Comic Book Day 2012 Gold comics were announced last week, and today the list of Silver titles was unveiled. Check out the complete list below, and if my LCS is reading this, set the Buffy/Guild book aside for me, wouldja?
Here's the complete list of Silver Sponsor comics available on Free Comic Book Day, May 5 2012.
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ANTARCTIC PRESS Diary of a Zombie Kid (W/A) David Hutchinson, Fred Perry (CA) David Hutchinson All 6th-grader Bill Stokes wants is to get through middle school unnoticed so he can go on to become a big-time pro video-gamer. Then his mom comes home from her medical research volunteer job with a zombie virus. Now Bill has to deal with skin problems and body chemistry changes that make puberty look like a walk in the park! How's he supposed to realize his dream when his life has become a festering, rotting, undead nightmare? |
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ARCANA STUDIOS Arcana Presents: The Intrinsic #1 (W) Sean O'Reilly, Casey Jones (A/CA) Various Horrors from different worlds have assembled to bring about a global threat known only as “The End”. A Philosopher has recognized the signs in time to gather his own forces for Good — including an ordinary, powerless young woman. Only together can they avert disaster on a biblical scale. Every last one of them... is Intrinsic. The Intrinsic is a company crossover event bringing together characters from hundreds of titles beneath Arcana's library, an event of unprecedented ambition, unlike anything that has been attempted before! |
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ASPEN MLT Worlds of Aspen 2012 (W/A/CA) Various Aspen's Newest Hit Series Debuts Here! A special issue showcasing Aspen’s new and returning properties for 2012, showcasing Scott Lobdell and Oliver Nome’s new series, Homecoming, along with previews and story outtakes from Aspen’s hottest and newest titles: David Schwartz's Idolized, Fathom: Kiani, Executive Assistant: Assassins, and returning favorites Fathom, Soulfire, Shrugged, andLady Mechanika! Plus: A preview of summer 2012's big Soulfire event, “The Search for the Light”, and much more! |
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BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS Burt Ward, Boy Wonder #1 (W) Jeffrey Renaud (A/CA) Ramon Salas From the creators of the hit Misadventures of Adam West series, comes the out-of-this-world spin-off series featuring everyone's favorite Boy Wonder, Burt Ward! After playing Robin in the classic ’60s Batman TV show, Burt still needs to be a hero. And along with a couple of friends, saves the world again and again! |
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BOOM! STUDIOS Dune: Origins (W) Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (CA) Rael Lyra Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times best-selling authors of the legendary science fiction series Dune, reunite once more, this time to adapt their work at BOOM!. This FCBD edition will serve as an introduction to the Dune universe for fans of the Frank Herbert classic and new readers who aren't familiar with the rich Dune mythology; a must-have precursor to the epic launch of the adaptation of Dune books from BOOM! starting in July! |
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CAPSTONE The Incredible Rockhead & Zinc Alloy 2-for-None (W) Scott Nickel, Donald Lemke (A) C.S. Jennings, Doug Holgate (CA) Doug Holgate Two awesome adventures for the price of… NONE! Meet the world's newest superheroes in this limited-edition, super-spectacular! First, who's mightier than marble? Who's greater than granite? Who's smarter than, uh… a rock…? It's Chip Stone, a.k.a. The Incredible Rockhead! Then hitch a ride with young Zack Allen as he takes his Zinc Alloy super-suit for a wild and wacky test-drive! |
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CAPTION BOX Muqtatafaht: A Middle East Comics Anthology (W/A/CA) Various Featuring the work of nearly a dozen different Middle Eastern artists, this anthology (meaning "pieces" in Arabic) created in conjunction with the Harvard University Center for Middle East Studies' Outreach Center ranges from humorous insights into daily life in Beirut and Cairo, to responses to the occupation of the Palestinian territories, to personal reflections on life in Jordan. From the political to the fanciful, “the high brow to the raised brow.” |
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CBLDF The Censored Howard Cruse (W/A/CA) Howard Cruse The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, in association with BOOM! Town presents The Censored Howard Cruse! He’s known for his gay comix, but that’s not all that’s been on Howard Cruse’s his mind! He’s also written and drawn about freedom of speech, civil rights, and drugs, as well as interesting uses for toothpaste. Now you can get a special sneak-peek at this summer’s upcoming graphic novel, The Other Sides of Howard Cruse — with just a few tastefully-placed black boxes! (You’ll have to get the OGN for the uncensored version.) |
DARK HORSE COMICS Buffy the Vampire Slayer / The Guild Flip-Book (W) Andrew Chambliss, Felicia Day (A) Georges Jeanty, Jonathan Case, Dexter Vines (C) Georges Jeanty, Adam Rex Buffy has never so badly needed a vacation as she does now — with the world overrun with “zompires” and other fallout from Season 8. Luckily, Spike has got the perfect solution: a "spacecation"! Then, having lost their regular real-life meeting place, the Guildies are having a little trouble finding a new location which they can all agree upon. It all comes down to a little in-game battle to decide the new meeting place… and the circle follows the decree of the winner: the beach?! |
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DC COMICS DC Nation Super Sampler / Superman Family Adventures Flip-Book (W) Art Baltazar, Franco, Various (A) Dario Brizuela, Art Baltazar, Various This super sampler is the place to check out Green Lantern Adventures and Young Justice, two sensational new comic series from the DC Kids line based on Warner Bros. Animation’s popular Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice, featured on the upcoming DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network in 2012. The sampler includes two exciting, all-new stories that readers of all ages will enjoy. Plus, get a sneak-peek at the brand-new Superman Family Adventures monthly series from the Tiny Titans creative team! |
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DRAWN & QUARTERLY Marble Season Preview (W/A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez D+Q continues its FCBD tradition of offering the best free comics in the industry with this exclusive excerpt from its lead Fall 2012 book by Gilbert Hernandez of Love & Rockets fame! Marble Season is a semi-autobiographical epic about a group of kids growing up in the 1960's seen through the eyes of a young boy. Comics and popular culture of the day will dominate the proceedings and tell the untold story of one of the medium's greatest and most respected artists. This preview depicts no nudity or objectionable language and serves as a great introduction for what will be one of D+Q’s lead titles for 2012! |
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DRAWN & QUARTERLY Moomin Color Special (W/A/CA) Tove Jansson For the first time, Drawn & Quarterly offers a second FCBD title this year, featuring one of their most beloved and popular characters, Moomin! The Moomin Color Special will offer a sneak-peak at the brand new Moomin books — in color for the first time! Created by Tove Jansson, the Moomin characters have developed a dedicated fan base of both children and adults for over six decades. Originally published in black-and-white, these stories have now been re-colored! As a special bonus, this issue will also feature a preview of the new D+Q book, Anna & Froga, by Anouk Ricard! |
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FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Family Comics (W/A/CA) Carl Barks Three amazingly adventurous, thrillingly stupendous, wonderfully wondrous comics by one of the greatest cartoonists of all time, Carl Barks! CARL BARKS! The biggest name in cartoons, second to only Walt Disney! Find out what happens to Donald, Daisy, Uncle Scrooge, Gyro Gearloose, and the Nephews in these extremely entertaining and wonderfully told full-color comics! |
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FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS Crockett Johnson’s Barnaby Sampler (W/A/CA) Crockett Johnson Before Harold and the Purple Crayon there was Barnaby. Created by Crockett Johnson, Barnaby ran in newspapers for over ten years (1942-52). Its subtle ironies and playful allusions won many passionate readers as they followed the adventures of 5-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his cigar-chomping fairy godfather, Jackeen J. O'Malley.
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GEMSTONE PUBLISHING Overstreet’s Comic Book Marketplace 2012 (W) Robert M. Overstreet, J. C. Vaughn (CA) Vincent Spencer The Walking Dead. Tales From The Crypt. Tomb of Dracula. Swamp Thing. Horror stories have been giving comic book fans the creeps for decades, yet they often fail to get their due. What defines horror? What's new in the genre? Now the team behind The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide takes an insightful look at the worlds of horror in this new CBM special. Great articles, interviews, and market snapshots focus on what makes reading and collecting horror comics so cool. Cover by Zombie-Proof artist, Vincent Spencer. |
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HERMES PRESS My Favorite Martian Special Edition (A) Dan Spiegle Uncle Martin (our favorite Martian) is a stowaway on a rocket to Mars in this excerpt from Hermes Press’ complete reprinting of the classic My Favorite Martian comics from the’60s. Featuring original art by Silver Age great Dan Spiegle along with supplementary artwork by Mike Arens, plus photographs from the original 1963-66 TV series starring Ray Walston and “David Banner” himself, Bill Bixby! |
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IMAGE COMICS Witchblade: Unbalanced Pieces (W) Tim Seeley (A) Diego Bernard, Fred Benes (CA) John Tyler Christopher Since the events of Artifacts, Sara Pezzini's entire life has been altered… living in a new city, and working at a new career. But one thing remains constant: the Witchblade, a mysterious, ancient artifact in the form of a powerful gauntlet, which serves as a magnet for all things supernatural. This FCBD edition gives fans an advanced look at "Unbalanced Pieces," the full-length story from the new creative team of Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) and Diego Bernard (The Man with No Name). |
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LIQUID COMICS FCBD 2012 Dinosaurs versus Aliens (W) Grant Morrison, Barry Sonnenfeld (A/CA) Mukesh Singh From the minds of acclaimed filmmaker, Barry Sonnenfeld (Men In Black) and superstar graphic novel creator, Grant Morrison (Batman, The Invisibles), comes Dinosaurs Versus Aliens! When an alien invasion attacks Earth in the age of the dinosaurs, our planet's only saviors are the savage prehistoric beasts… which are much more intelligent than we ever imagined! Featuring artwork from acclaimed artist, Mukesh Singh (Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper). |
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LIQUID COMICS Graphic Elvis Preview (W) Stan Lee, Various (A) John Cassaday, Various (CA) Mukesh Singh This FCBD Preview of the Graphic Elvis collector’s book features selected stories and excerpts from the deluxe hardcover edition! An illustrated homage to Elvis’ lifelong appreciation of comic books, Graphic Elvis also commemorates the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death in 2012. In the same way comic books inspired Elvis, this book allowed today’s premiere comic book creators to find inspiration from Elvis’ treasured archives at Graceland, creating a unique visual experience for his millions of fans. |
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MARVEL COMICS Spider-Man: Season One (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Neil Edwards (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco It’s the Year of the Spider with Spidey’s 50th anniversary, the debut of the blockbuster film Amazing Spider-Man, and the all new original Spider-Man Season One Graphic Novel! Do not miss out. Get the first chapter of the eagerly anticipated Spider-Man: Season One graphic novel from Cullen Bunn and Neil Edwards! |
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ONI PRESS Bad Medicine #1 (W) Nunzio DeFillipis, Christina Weir (A/CA) Christopher Mitten Pulled out of exile from a dark corner of the world, renowned-surgeon-turned-fringe-medicine-eccentric Dr. Randal Horne must return to New York City to investigate a tragic research lab accident that’s left one man dead… and inexplicably headless. With the help of a distrusting NYPD detective, Horne must diagnose whether this strange case was truly a random act of misfortune, or the first calculated move by an invisible, psychotic murderer. |
PAPERCUTZ / NBM PUBLISHING The Smurfs / Disney Fairies Featuring Tinker Bell Flip-Book (W/A) Various This special flip-comic book highlights kid-friendly, world famous characters such as Tinker Bell and Smurfette, as well as new titles from Papercutz such as Dance Class featuring dance students and best friends, Julie, Lucy, and Alia; and Ernest & Rebecca, which features a six-and-a-half-year-old Rebecca and her best friend, Ernest… who is a germ. |
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RADICAL PUBLISHING Under the Faerie Moon Preview (W) Terry Rossio (A) Various (CA) Ryohei Hase From the co-writer of Pirates of the Caribbean and Shrek comes an epic adventure set in the hidden land of Faerie. When the young faerie Weaver falls helplessly in love, she sets forth to prove her worth by recovering the lost Thrallstone of the Elves. But when Weaver sets free an imprisoned Wraith onthe promise he will help, has she unwittingly triggered the second Great Faerie War? |
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REBELLION 2000AD Judge Dredd Special (W) Rob Williams, Various (A) Dom Reardon, Various The UK's leading SF anthology comic, 2000AD, is back for its second year as a sponsor of FCBD, bringing you a fresh batch of Thrill-Powered strips from the biggest and best creators in the industry: Ichabod Azrael by Rob Williams & Dom Reardon; Zombo: The Day the Zombo Died by Al Ewing & Henry Flint; a classic Ro-Busters tale by Alan Moore and Steve Dillon, and a superhero-themed ‘Future Shock’ tale, Whatever Happened to the Green Pedestrian Palm? by Chris Weston! All this, plus an all-new Judge Dredd tale from John Wagner and a surprise guest artist! |
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RED FIVE COMICS Atomic Robo & Friends 2012 (W) Brian Clevinger (A/CA) Scott Wagner Unanimously heralded by fans, creators, retailers and critics as the perfect first comic to give to a non-comic-reader, Atomic Robo is back to delight all audiences with the ultimate equation: Atomic Robo + Dr. Dinosaur = Team-Up! |
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TH3RD WORLD PRODUCTIONS Finding Gossamyr & The Stuff Of Legend IV (W) David Rodriguez, Various (A/CA) Sarah Ellerton, Charles Paul Wilson When a brilliant young boy named Denny solves the most perplexing puzzle in the history of mankind, he and his caretaker sister, Jenna, are transported to the fantastic land of Gossamyr, where math is magic and the boy’s unique condition gives him incredible power. Finding Gossamyr is written by game designer/writer David A. Rodriguez and beautifully illustrated by talented newcomer Sarah Ellerton. Also in this issue: a special preview of The Stuff of Legend Volume 4! |
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TOP SHELF COMICS Top Shelf Kids Club 2012 (W/A) Andy Runton & Various (CA) Chris Eliopoulos Top Shelf is proud to join the 2012 FCBD celebration with not one, but SIX all-ages tales! In this edition, we present adventures from our kid-favorite titles: Owly by Andy Runton, Johnny Boo by James Kochalka, Korgi by Christian Slade, Okie Dokie Donuts by Chris Eliopoulos, Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken by Ray Friesen, and Upside Down by Jess Smart Smiley. Perfect for everyone in the family, with a great cover by Ray Friesen this time around to boot! |
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12-GAUGE COMICS Anti #1 Preview (W) Peter Calloway, Nathan Edmondson (A) Daniel Hillyard(CA) Brian Stelfreeze Legendary producer Gale Anne Hurd (Terminator, Aliens, The Walking Dead) teams with 12-Gauge Comics to present the tale of Zachary, a faithless man forced to confront the reality that he’s the savior of the world. Chased by demons that have infiltrated earth disguised as humans, while grudgingly protected by demon-hunter Jordan, the journey for knowledge, survival and more begins here!Plus: The Ride returns from writer Nathan Edmondson, teasing the all-new series! |
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VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT Valiant Comics 2012 Preview (W/A) TBD (CA) Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic The Valiant Universe returns! X-O Manowar! Bloodshot! Harbinger! Some of the best-selling heroes of all time are back in a groundbreaking new beginning, helmed by an all-star roster of comic book superstars and visionaries. Journey through the heart of the Valiant Universe with brand new stories, character redesigns, and an exclusive first look into Valiant's bold first year. This FREE preview — featuring content you won't find anywhere else — hits the stands just as Valiant's best-selling titles return to stores worldwide! |
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VIZ MEDIA Voltron Force: Shelter from the Storm (W) Brian Smith (A/CA) Jacob Chabot After a mysterious disappearance, the mighty Voltron is back! Now the original Voltron pilots — Pidge, Hunk, Lance, Allura and Commander Keith — are training three new cadets: Daniel, Larmina and Vince. Each cadet brings something special to the team, and as they train, the depths of their gifts are revealed. And with King Lotor and his villainous minion Maahox out to destroy Voltron once and for all, the day that these new cadets must step up may be sooner than expected! |
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YEN PRESS The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel (W) Cassandra Clare (A/CA) Hye-Kyung Baek A prequel to Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, the #1 New York Times best-selling The Infernal Devices is the story of Tessa Gray, a sixteen-year-old American girl traveling alone to Victorian London who runs afoul of the city's sordid supernatural underworld. Rescued by the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, Tessa quickly finds herself caught up in an intrigue that may very well destroy her new friends — including the two enigmatic young men, Jem and Will, who have taken her under their wing... |
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ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT Animal Planet Presents: The World Most Dangerous Animals 2012 (W) Joe Brusha (A) Various (CA) TBD This Free Comic Book Day edition of Silver Dragon Books’ first Animal Planet graphic novel gives a sneak peak at terrifying encounters between man and beast, illustrating what happens when humans interact with the World's Most Dangerous Animals!
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ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT Jurassic Strikeforce 5 Preview (W) Joe Brusha (A) J.L. Giles-Rivera (CA) Mike Capprotti Kept on ice for millions of years, the Earth's first team of heroes is back to protect the planet from the threat of the evil alien overlord Zalex and his band of mutated DinoSoldiers! In this Free Comic Book Day edition Jurassic StrikeForce 5's leader, Rex, tests his skills in a training session that gets out of control and that threatens to make the hero extinct! |
Free Comic Book Day Friday, December 2, 2011 at 4:07PM | Matt Sager The Gold Sponsor titles have been announced for Free Comic Book Day 2012. As previously reported, Dark Horse Comics is going to feature a Star Wars/Serenity flip book. Other titles range from DC's New 52 to IDW's Transformers, an Image 20th anniversary book, and more. Check out the complete lineup in the press release below.
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.
Chosen by retailers on the FCBD Committee, there’s a free comic book for everyone’s taste: from Avengers, Star Wars, Transformers and Superman to Peanuts, Mouse Guard, and Mega Man.
“We had a record amount of entries from publishers this year with more than forty-five different titles” said FCBD spokesperson Leslie Jackson. “Retailers on the committee had a tough time deciding on which titles to choose for Gold sponsorship, but we’re sure fans will be pleased with the line-up for next year.”
A complete listing of all FCBD titles, including the ten Gold and thirty-five Silver comic books, can be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at all comic book shops on December 28. Look for a separate announcement next Friday on FCBD 2012’s Silver comic book offerings.
For more FCBD news and updates go to the FCBD website, www.freecomicbookday.com; become a fan at Facebook; and follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/freecomicbook".
Free Comic Book Day 2012: Gold Comics
Archaia Entertainment
Mouse Guard, Labyrinth and More HC Flip Book
Written by Jeremy Bastian, Nate Cosby, Royden Lepp, Jim McCann, Ted Naifeh and David Petersen
Illustrated by Jeremy Bastian, Chris Eliopoulos, Cory Godbey, Janet Lee, Royden Lepp and David Petersen. Cover by David Petersen
This Free Comic Book Day, Archaia offers readers the chance to experience history in the making with a FREE, gorgeous, 48-page, 6” x 9” full color hardcover original graphic novel featuring all-new material! David Petersen returns with an all-new Mouse Guard tale that’s guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings! Lose yourself once again in Jim Henson’s amazing world of Labyrinth, featuring a fantastical story from Eisner Award-nominee Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin) and Cory Godbey (Fraggle Rock). Get a new perspective on Jet Jones in Royden Lepp’s critically acclaimed Rust, with a short story seen through the eyes of younger brother Oswald Taylor. Jeremy Bastian’s acclaimed Cursed Pirate Girl hits the high seas in this whimsical, swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable dangers. Nate Cosby (Pigs) and Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards) present Cow Boy, a comedy/western that tells the tale of a young bounty hunter determined to send his entire outlaw family to jail. And Jim McCann and Janet Lee follow up their Eisner Award-winning Return of the Dapper Men with an all-new short story that leads into the upcoming sequel, Time of the Dapper Men. Witness the origin of a new, major character! And…the return of 41?!
Archie Comics
Mega Man: Let the Games Begin
Script: Ian Flynn Art: Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante, John Workman, Matt Herms
"Let the Games Begin!" Part One: Don’t miss the first classic issue of the hit new MEGA MAN comic series! The future looks bright when brilliant and benevolent Dr. Light unveils his latest creations: the Robot Masters! But when the nefarious Dr. Wily steals them for his own sinister purposes, there is no one left to stop him. No one – except Mega Man!
Bongo Comics
2012 Bongo Comics Free-For-All!
SpongeBob Comics Freestyle Funnies
By Groening/Hillenburg
Bongo offers the best in humor comics with a proud tale from the boasting barflies of Moe’s Tavern, as they recount their close encounter with marauding beasts as members of the Springfield Bear Patrol. And Sergio Aragonés joins the fun with a story from his own past of how he made his first peso as an underground and underage artist. THEN, flip over the book for two of the swimmingest SpongeBob sagas from the series' hard-to-find earliest issues. In "Squidward and the Golden Clarinet," SpongeBob reads an issue of Mermaid Man to a less-than-welcoming Squidward. But this story has a musical hook even Squidward can't resist. Plus: a page of gags that go off the deep end by indie artiste James Kochalka.
Boom! Studios
Peanuts/Adventure Time Flip Book
Author(s): Charles Schulz, Vicki Scott, Ryan North
Artist(s): Charles Schulz, Ron Zorman,Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock, Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb
Cover Artist(s): Charles Schulz, Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb
Two stories of two boys and their dogs -- on one side, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, along with the entire Peanuts gang, come to Free Comic Book Day! On the other side -- boy Finn and his dog Jake, along with the entire cast of the hot new Cartoon Network series Adventure Time, adventure in the Land of Ooo for Free Comic Book Day! Get your full KABOOM! dose of “Good Griefs” and “Algebraics” all in one book!
Dark Horse Comics
Star Wars/Serenity Flip Book
Zack Whedon (W), Davidé Fabbri (P), Fábio Moon (P/I), Christian Dalla Vecchia (I), Adam Hughes (Cover), and Daniel Dos Santos (Cover)
Han Solo and Chewbacca have a falling-out after a deal with a shady customer goes bad. When the client gets designs on the Millennium Falcon, Han and Chewie present a united front that can’t be beat! “Mal” Reynolds, captain of the outlaw vessel Serenity, is no stranger to jobs gone wrong. But when the chips are down, he’s able to rely on an amazing, odd, and diversely talented crew for help!
DC Comics
DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 FCBD EDITION
(W) Various (A) Various
DC COMICS—THE NEW 52 took the industry by storm! Now get an exclusive look at what’s happening in 2012--- written and illustrated by today’s top creators.
IDW Publishing
Transformers #80.5
Simon Furman (w); Andrew Wildman (p), Stephen Baskerville (i); Wildman (c)
The wait is over--after a 20-year hiatus, IDW proudly returns to the original TRANSFORMERS comic book universe, picking up right where 1991's TRANSFORMERS #80 left off! Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Kup, Hot Rod and all your favorite Generation One TRANSFORMERS characters charge into the future as fan-favorite writer Simon Furman and legendary Transformers artist Andrew Wildman present TRANSFORMERS #80.5! Reflecting back on the dizzying highs and the terrifying lows of the original run of Transformers comics, Optimus Prime watches over a Cybertron that hasn't faced Megatron for decades. But that peace shudders to an end, as we dive headlong into July's TRANSFORMERS #81!
Because the Fans demanded it! Thousands of TRANSFORMERS fans signed petitions urging us to make this book--and IDW listened!
Image Comics
Image 20
An anthology featuring all-new stories with a mix of Image’s old and new best loved characters!
Marvel Comics
Avengers #12.1
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciller (cover/interiors): Bryan Hitch
Start reading with this POINT ONE issue! Prepare for the upcoming high-stakes Avengers event with a battle between the Avengers and the Intelligencia, the return of SWORD, and the disappearance of Spider-Woman!
Oni Press
Yo Gabba Gabba
Writer(s): Jamie S. Rich, Kali Fontecchio, Frank Pittarese, Evan Dorkin, & Sarah Dyer
Artist Name(s): Michael Allred, Kali Fontecchio, Jarrett Williams, & Evan Dorkin, with Han Allred, Rico Renzi, & Sarah Dyer
From the hit Nickelodeon show! Come join your Gabba Land pals Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, Plex, and of course DJ Lance Rock for a series of fun-filled adventures! Plus, an awesome Super Martian Robot Girl tale, too!
ABOUT FREE COMIC BOOK DAY—Free Comic Book Day is the comic book specialty market’s annual event where participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops. The event is held the first Saturday in May and is the perfect opportunity to introduce friends and family to the many worlds of wonder available at local comic book shops. From super-heroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has a comic book for everyone!
© 2011 Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. and Free Comic Book Day, inc. All rights reserved. Free Comic Book Day, FCBD, and the FCBD logo are copyright Diamond and Free Comic Book Day, inc. Diamond, the Diamond logo, and PREVIEWS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Diamond Comic Distributors in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective copyright owners.
Free Comic Book Day Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 4:38PM | Matt Sager 
It's going to be a very Whedonesque Free Comic Book Day in 2012, as Dark Horse Comics has officially announced their lineup. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, and the Guild will all be on offer, along with a little property called Star Wars.
Here's more from Dark Horse:
First comes a special flip book featuring both Felicia Day’s gaming web series turned comic, The Guild, and Dark Horse’s best-selling comics continuation of Joss Whedon’s iconic television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Buffy has never needed a vacation as badly as she does now, with the world overrun with zompires and other fallout from Season 8. After an old friend suggests a relaxing getaway from all things that go bump in the night, it turns out to be harder than she could ever expect for a Slayer to get a day off!
Felicia Day, creator of The Guild, continues to bring on the funny with high jinks from her diverse group of gamers when the Guildies struggle to find a meeting place they can all agree on. A little in-game battle becomes the deciding factor, and the circle follows the decree of the winner: the beach?!
Next up is one of the biggest flip books we’ve ever published, when Zack Whedon brings you tales of the coolest guy in the galaxy and the most charming rebel in the ’verse! That’s right; we’ve paired Star Wars with Joss Whedon’s Serenity!
Han Solo and Chewbacca have a falling-out after a deal with their slickest—and shadiest—customer goes bad. But when the client gets designs on theMillennium Falcon, Han and Chewie present a united front that can’t be beat!
Meanwhile, Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds is no stranger to jobs gone wrong himself. But when the chips are down, he’s able to rely on the amazing, odd, and diversely talented crew of Serenity.
Dark Horse Free Comic Book Day 2012: Four great stories for the price of, well, none!
Free Comic Book Day hits stores on May 5, 2012.
Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 1:19AM | Matt Sager Did you love Thor? Yeah you did! Well enjoy the mayhem and magic of Free Comic Book Day while you're basking in the afterglow.
The above video features lots of happy shoppers at play, and UNLICENSED NEUROLOGIST Jim McCann expounding on how the two sides of the brain work. I wonder if it was a bad idea to let him perform trepanning on me.
Whoops, I'm drooling again! No, but Jim's a good egg.
Have a great FCBD - if you want to go in prepared, take a moment and look at this year's offerings before heading out to the comic store.
Free Comic Book Day Monday, May 2, 2011 at 9:08PM | Matt Sager
Free Comic Book Day is right around the corner, and as if that weren't cool enough the good people at Local Pages (www.localpages.com) want to give a Comics Cavern reader a $25.00 shopping spree at their LCS. So, some free comics to go with your free comics then.
Here are the rules:
1. Find an awesome comic and/or sci-fi store on Local Pages.
2. Leave a comment here at the Cavern; give the store of your choice a shout-out, and describe your vision of the ultimate brawl between any two comic characters.
3. Make sure you link to Local Pages in your comment.
Good luck!
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