Free Comic Book Day will take place on Saturday, May 7. The 20th anniversary of this annual event offers free comics to anyone who asks. This doesn't mean that you can just show up to your local comic book store and clear the shelves.
How to navigate Free Comic Book Day, as well as all the comics on offer.
Comic book stores that participate in Free Comic Book Day will have a selection of free comics to choose from, all of which are clearly labeled with the Free Comic Book Day logo. The green logo indicates the comic is suitable for all ages, while the blue and red logos are for teens and mature audiences. The comics are classified as either Gold Comics or Silver Comics, with Gold Comics being more popular.
All of the comics are printed for this event, but that doesn't mean all of them are new. Comic books can contain previews of upcoming stories, as well as completely original stories created exclusively for Free Comic Book Day.
Each store has a policy on how many comics you can take. One store may allow you to request one Gold Comic and two Silver Comics, while another may allow you to pick four from either category.
Some comics are in demand more than others. It is likely that there will be decent supply and that the titles will be highly sought after. It is a good idea to show up early if you want to grab the issues you want.
You can find a store locator on the Free Comic Book Day website. There is a good chance that your local shop will have something going on on Free Comic Book Day. Depending on the store, there may be more than one freebie.
Kult Cable featuring Jack Black was dropped from the Free Comic Book Day lineup, but there are still over four dozen comics to choose from.
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All Ages.
Teen or Teen+).
It is mature.
The Prelude is from The Bone Orchard Mythos.
All Ages.
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Teen or Teen+).
Left to right: Marvel Voices; Clementine #1; Neverlanders; Bunny Mask Tales. Credit: Marvel Comics / Image Comics / Penguin Young Readers / Aftershock Comics
It is mature.
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It won't always be like this.
There is a preview of Trese.
Dark Crisis and DC League of Super-Pets will be offered by DC if you want to play Batman and the Superdog. The cover previews have blue logos, but it is not clear if they will be considered Gold or Silver titles.
Diamond Comic Distributors has been reached out to for comment, as well as clarification regarding comics with logo colors that don't appear to match the age ratings listed online.
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