Free Comic Day 2018 Titles Announced
Details have been released for what comics will be given away during Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2018, which takes place on Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at participating comic book shops worldwide.
Retailers on the Selection Committee chose fifty titles overall to be available on Free Comic Book Day: twelve Gold Sponsor comics and thirty-eight Silver Sponsor comics that give fans a great opportunity to discover new titles and genres. This year’s announcement of Silver Sponsor comics includes such great titles as Adventure Time, Berlin, Infinity Watch/Spider-Man, Nintendo’s Arms, Star Wars Adventures, and more.
“It’s a great time to be a comics fan, and an even greater time to experience the medium of comic books for the first time during our 17th annual Free Comic Book Day,” said Joe Field, originator of FCBD, and owner of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA. “The amazing line-up of titles, the great events staged by thousands of independent comic book retailers, and the enthusiasm of comic shop fans all over the world will make May 5, 2018 a great day to celebrate comic books!”
Here is a look at some of the Disney, Star Wars, Marvel and Fox franchises included:
Here are the full details:
Gold Sponsors
Archie Comics | RIVERDALE
BOOM! Studios | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS SPECIAL
Dark Horse Comics | OVERWATCH & BLACK HAMMER
DC Comics | DC COMICS TOP SECRET GOLD BOOK
:01 Second Books| COMICS FRIENDS FOREVER
IDW Publishing | TRANSFORMERS UNICRON #0
Image Comics | BARRIER #1
Joe Books | DISNEY PRINCESS ARIEL SPOTLIGHT
Marvel Comics | AVENGERS & CAPTAIN AMERICA
Oni Press | INVADER ZIM: FLOOPSY BLOOPS SHMOOPSY
Titan Comics | DOCTOR WHO 2018 #0
VIZ Media | POKEMON SUN & MOON & POKEMON HORIZON
Silver Sponsors
Abstract Studios | STRANGERS IN PARADISE XXV #1
Action Lab Entertainment | MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES
AfterShock Comics | RELAY #0
Arcana Studio | HOWARD LOVECRAFT’S BIG BOOK OF SUMMER FUN
Aspen Comics | WORLDS OF ASPEN ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Benitez Productions | LADY MECHANIKA
Bongo Comics | BONGO COMICS: FREE-FOR-ALL 2018
BOOM! Studios | ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA & CAKE SPECIAL
Chapterhouse Publishing | DIE KITTY DIE I LOVE YOU TO DEATH
Chapterhouse Publishing | INVASION PROLOGUE
Dark Horse Comics | LEGEND OF KORRA & NINTENDO ARMS
Dark Planet | SILVER #1
Dynamite Entertainment | BOBS BURGERS #1
Dynamite Entertainment | JAMES BOND VARGR #1
Drawn & Quarterly | BERLIN #1
Fantagraphics Books | WORLDS GREATEST CARTOONISTS
Graphix | GRAPHIX SPOTLIGHT: SPARKS
Humanoids | METABARON BOOK 3: META GUARDIANESS AND TECHNO BARON
IDW Publishing | STAR WARS ADVENTURES
Image Comics | STREET ANGEL’S DOG ONE-SHOT
Kodansha Comics| GHOST IN THE SHELL: GLOBAL NEURAL NETWORK
Lion Forge Comics | WORM WORLD SAGA: THE JOURNEY BEGINS
Marvel Comics | INFINITY WATCH & AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
New England Comics | THE TICK FCBD 2018
Oni Press | SHADOW ROADS #1
Papercutz | THE ONLY LIVING BOY
Rebellion | 2000 AD REGENED
Scout Comics | SCOUT COMICS PRESENTS: THE MALL
Starburns Industries Comics | STARBURNS PRESENTS #1
Titan Comics | A BRIEF HISTORY OF TANK GIRL
Tokyopop | NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: ZEROS JOURNEY CHAPTER 0
Udon Entertainment | ULTRA STREET FIGHTER II #1
United Plankton Pictures | SPONGEBOB FREESTYLE FUNNIES
Valiant Entertainment | SHADOWMAN SPECIAL
Vault Comics | MAXWELLS DEMONS #1
Viz Media | MY HERO ACADEMIA & RWBY
YEN PRESS | CRUSH
Youneek Studios | MALIKA: CREED & FURY
What are you hoping to pick up?