Media Release -- Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2019 features an amazing selection of comic book titles for the industry's most anticipated annual event which happens Saturday, May 4, 2019 at participating comic book shops worldwide.
Comic shop retailers chose fifty-one titles overall to be available on Free Comic Book Day: twelve Gold Sponsor comics and thirty-nine Silver Sponsor comics that give fans a great opportunity to discover new titles and genres. There will also be two educational support titles from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Gemstone Publishing. This year's announcement of Silver Sponsor comics includes such great titles as The Incredibles 2 & Minecraft, Little Lulu, Bob's Burgers, The Amazing Spider-Man, My Hero Academia, Star Wars Adventures, and more.
"Each year, we continue to push ourselves to bring fans the very best Free Comic Book Day experience," said Joe Field, originator of FCBD, and owner of Flying Colors Comics in Concord, CA. "The caliber, strength and depth of this year's comic book titles is fantastic and independent comic book shop retailers all over the world can't wait to treat fans and customers to an incredible day of fun, discovery, and learning about comic books and comic book shops."
A complete listing of all fifty-one FCBD titles, including the twelve Gold Sponsor and thirty-nine Silver Sponsor comic books, can be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors' PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on December 28, 2018. They can also be viewed online right now at www.freecomicbookday.com.
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019: GOLD COMICS
Archie Comics | RIVERDALE: SEASON THREE SPECIAL
BOOM! Studios | WELCOME TO THE WHEDONVERSE
Dark Horse Comics | STRANGER THINGS & BLACK HAMMER
DC Comics | DC COMICS TOP SECRET GOLD BOOK
IDW Publishing | TMNT: CASUALTY OF WAR
Image Comics | DEADLY CLASS: KILLER SET
Marvel Comics | THE AVENGERS
Titan Comics | DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR
TOKYOPOP | DISNEY DESCENDANTS: DIZZY'S NEW FORTUNE
Valiant Entertainment | BLOODSHOT SPECIAL
Vault Comics | INTERCEPTOR #1
VIZ Media | POKEMON: I CHOOSE YOU! & POKEMON: ADVENTURES
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019: SILVER COMICS
AfterShock Comics | ANIMOSITY TALES
AHOY Comics | DRAGONFLY AND DRAGONFLYMAN #1
Albatross Funnybooks | GRUMBLE VS. THE GOON
American Mythology | CASPER'S SPOOKSVILLE
Antarctic Press | PUNCHLINE #1
Arcana Studio | GO FISH!
Benitez Productions | LADY MECHANIKA
BOOM! Studios | LUMBERJANES: THE SHAPE OF FRIENDSHIP
Chapterhouse Publishing | CAPTAIN CANUCK: EQUILIBRIUM SHIFT #1
Dark Horse Comics | THE INCREDIBLES 2 & MINECRAFT
DC Comics | DC TOP SECRET SILVER TITLE
Drawn & Quarterly | LITTLE LULU IN THE WORLD'S BEST COMIC BOOK
Dynamite Entertainment | BOB'S BURGERS
Dynamite Entertainment | VAMPIRELLA #0 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Epicenter Comics | ZAGOR: THE ALIEN SAGA
Fantagraphics Books | OUR FAVORITE THING IS MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS
Golden Apple Books | BLASTOSAURUS ANNUAL #1
Graphic India | CRISTIANO RONALDO'S STRIKER FORCE 7
Graphix | WOLFIE MONSTER AND THE BIG BAD PIZZA BATTLE
Humanoids | H1 IGNITION
IDW Publishing | STAR WARS ADVENTURES: DROID HUNTERS
Image Comics | SPAWN #1
Kodansha Comics| KODANSHA COMICS ALL-AGES MANGA SAMPLER
Lion Forge Comics | A SHEETS STORY
Marvel Comics | THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
New England Comics | THE TICK
Oni Press | GHOST HOG #1
Papercutz | GILLBERT FCBD
Random House Children's Books | LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL: BIG AND BOULDER
Rebellion | TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS PRESENTS: FUNNY PAGES
Red 5 Comics | THE DARK AGE/ AFTERBURN ONE-SHOT
Scout Comics | SCOUT COMICS PRESENTS: MIDNIGHT SKY
Source Point Press | HOPE #1
Starburns Industries Press | STARBURNS PRESENTS
Titan Comics | ROBOTECH
UDON Entertainment | STREET FIGHTER: SAKURA VS KARIN #1
Vertical Comics | KINO'S JOUNREY: THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD SAMPLER
VIZ Media | MY HERO ACADEMIA/ THE PROMISED NEVERLAND
YouNeek Studios | MALIKA: FIRE & FROST
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019: Educational Support Titles
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund | DEFEND COMICS
Gemstone Publishing | THE OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING - FCBD 2019
ABOUT FREE COMIC BOOK DAY— Celebrating its 18th year, 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 book absolutely free to anyone who comes into their comic 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 shops. From superheroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has a comic book for everyone!
