Our picks for May 3’s annual event…
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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension
DC All In 2025 FCBD Special Edition, DC. A flip book including a prelude to the new Dan Slott/Rafael Albuquerque Superman Unlimited series, plus more Absolute Universe happenings. (The main version is free, but there are sketch and foil variants for $4.99 and $9.99, respectively.)
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Fantastic Four/X-Men, Marvel. Because the FF is getting a fancy new movie. Plus, an X-Men story that takes you to the eve of the All-New, All-Different X-Men.
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Archie’s Comics Spectacular, Archie. A sampler of modern, classic-style Archie, with new material. Instant smiles.
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Godzilla: The New Heroes, IDW. First look at IDW’s new Godzillaverse, which kicks off in July.
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The Phantom #0, Mad Cave Studios. Mad Cave does a solid job with its licensed books. And my lord, dig that Greg Smallwood cover!
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Speed Racer #0, Mad Cave. Go, Speed Racer. Go, Speed Racer. Go, Speed Racer, go!
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PLUS: BUY SOMETHING! Free Comic Book Day is free for you. It’s very much not free for comics shops. It’s great to visit, see friends, maybe meet a creator or two. But, as always, your LCS needs your support. So while you’re scooping up your goodies, it’d be nice to grab a few things for the register, too.
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April 30, 2025
Mark Spears Monsters #0 is the hottest pick for FCBD
April 30, 2025
Conan: Scourge of the Serpent #0 for me. But then, Jim Zub is signing at my shop that day.
April 30, 2025
I’m not sure what my focus is for free material on FCBD. Normally my go-to is whatever 2000 A.D. has to offer. (You can’t beat some free Dredd!) But this year will be more for my daughter to see what she wants to pick up, and have as a free book! I’ll also look into picking up some $.50 bin comics to just have around and look at. And yes, I might do a tiny bit of shopping for myself as well!