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Wayward Raven Makes it a Free Comic Book Day Weekend

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Free comic book day? Try nationwide free comic book weekend!!!!

Wayward Raven Media believes that one day simply isn’t enough to enjoy free comics. That’s why they are giving away one of their flagship books The Ascendant #1 for free digitally from Friday 5/3 at noon until Monday 5/6 at noon!

The Ascendant has demons, an ancient conjurer, and epic battles in Rome including one at the Coliseum itself. The story follows a Duke of Hell named Cail who has changed his ways and gone on a crusade to vanquish the evil he once let slip upon the mortal realm. Demons, both personal and real, stand in the way of his redemption as a great threat stirs in the fiery pit.

You can get a digital copy of The Ascendant #1 at all weekend long! Download it here http://waywardraven.com/free-comic-book-day/. The Ascendant #2 is now available through the Wayward Raven Media website along with other comics, prose and the webcomic Damn Heroes.

DC Entertainment Celebrates Free Comic Book Day

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It’s that time of year again!

This Saturday, it’s Free Comic Book Day! In addition to picking up your free copies of Superman: Last Son of Krypton Special Edition #1 and DC Nation Super Sampler #1, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to meet some of your favorite DC Entertainment writers and artists.

The publisher has put together a kick-ass page listing creator signings that’ll be happening across the country. The signings are collected in an interactive map that allows you to not only visualize what signings will be happening in your neighborhood, but also in its surrounding areas!

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Oni Press this Free Comic Book Day

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Saturday, May 4th is Free Comic Book Day around the world, and Oni Press has two titles available from participating retailers: The Strangers and Oni Press: Rated Free for Everyone Presents The Crogan Adventures and Mermin.

The first title is the debut issue of a brand-new ongoing series by Chris Roberson, Scott Kowalchuk and Dan Jackson, called The Strangers. Full of action, adventure, and strange science, it’s a new monthly that Oni is so excited about, they’re giving it away for free!

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THE STRANGERS #1

Writer: Chris Roberson
Artist: Scott Kowalchuck
Colorist: Dan Jackson

The Fate of the World is in Good Hands. Protecting the planet from the strange is what Verity, Michael, and Sandoval do best, and on the island nation of Hidalgo, things have been getting very strange indeed. The president has declared martial law, sending everyone to excavations in the jungle. But the strangest thing of all is the involvement of the mysterious organization O.C.C.U.L.T. What could they want with an island with no strategic value? It’s up to the Strangers to find out!

Get a sneak peek at The Strangers #1 on Free Comic Book Day, and preorder #2 while you are at it! The story continues on July 17th, 2013, when both #1 and #2 retail editions go on sale.

Meet the creators of The Strangers on Free Comic Book Day!

Chris Roberson will be signing at Beach Ball Comics in Anaheim, CA from 11am to 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/118098458370966/

Scott Kowalchuk will be visiting two shops in Calgary, Alberta. Alpha Comics from 10am-1pm and Phoenix Comics SW 1:30pm-4pm.

ONI PRESS: RATED FREE FOR EVERYONE PRESENTS THE CROGAN ADVENTURES AND MERMIN

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2013 Eisner nominee Chris Schweizer and Mermin creator Joey Weiser, have paired up for this all ages offering sure to delight kids and parents everywhere!

Writers: Chris Schweizer & Joey Weiser
Artists: Chris Schweizer & Joey Weiser

Featuring two stories by two incredibly talented creators, a new Crogan’s Adventure by Chris Schweizer, and an introduction to Mermin, a new story by Joey Weiser! In the Mermin Adventure, Mermin goes with Pete and his human classmates to the zoo. And in the Crogan’s Adventure, you’ll get an epilogue to the story of one of the brothers from Crogan’s Loyalty.

Meet Chris and Joey on Free Comic Book Day!

Chris Schweizer will be at Rick’s Comic City in Nashville, TN.

Joey Weiser will be at Crimnal Records in Atlanta, GA.

BOOM! Goes Free Comic Book Day

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BOOM! Studios has released their plans for this Saturday’s Free Comic Book Day. They have a release on that day as a Gold Sponsor with the KaBOOM! Summer Blast comic as well as creators across the country participating.

The KaBOOM! Summer Blast Free Comic Book Day edition is an explosion of all-ages awesomeness with sample stories from popular series including Adventure Time, Peanuts, Garfield, and Ice Age. As if that wasn’t enough, it is also the first place for fans to discover two brand new all-ages series! The 48-page anthology book features the debut of a new 6-page Herobear and the Kid story by creator Mike Kunkel and a 4-page short story starring the fan-favorite Regular Show characters by Brian Butler. This a free comic for every member of the family!

Not to be outdone by a cool comic, BOOM! also has creators all over the country.

Max Bemis, creator of BOOM!’s latest breakout original hit series Polarity, leads the charge with two signings in Southern California. The Say Anything front man will be signing at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles from 12-2pm. Golden Apple is located at 7018 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038 where both Polarity #1 and #2 will be available for purchase at the event. Later that day, Max will also be signing at Beach Ball Comics in Anaheim beginning at 4pm. Beach Ball Comics will also have copies of Polarity #1 and #2 available for purchase and is located at 3024 W Ball Rd., Anaheim, CA 92804.

Some other current BOOM! Studios and KaBOOM! creators participating in signings include:

  • Eric Esquivel (FREELANCERS) appearing at Jesse James Comics in Glendale, AZ and Samurai Comics East in Mesa, AZ.
  • Chris and Shane Houghton (ADVENTURE TIME, PEANUTS, FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES) appearing at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower, CA.
  • Kassandra Heller (ADVENTURE TIME) appearing at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower, CA.
  • Vicki Scott, Alexis Fajardo, Justin Thompson (PEANUTS) appearing at Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff in Concord, CA.
  • Mike Kunkel (HEROBEAR AND THE KID) appearing at Collector’s Paradise in Pasadena, CA.
  • Jerry and Penny Gaylord (FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES, ADVENTURE TIME) appearing at Third Eye Comics in Annapolis, MD.
  • Danielle Corsetto (ADVENTURE TIME VOL 1 PLAYING WITH FIRE OGN) appearing at Beyond Comics in Frederick, MD.
  • Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (ADVENTURE TIME) appearing at New England Comics in Brookline, MA.
  • Matt Talbot (ADVENTURE TIME) appearing at Jetpack Comics in Rochester, NH.
  • Brian Stelfreeze (DAY MEN) appearing at Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find in Charlotte, NC.
  • Tommy Lee Edwards (SUICIDE RISK) appearing at Ultimate Comics in Durham, NC.
  • JJ Harrison (ADVENTURE TIME) appearing at Dragon’s Keep in Provo, UT.

Plus BOOM! Studios will be set up at 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA with a great selection of KaBOOM! titles including Adventure Time, Peanuts, Garfield, and much more.

Aspen Comics on Free Comic Book Day

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Aspen Comics has released their full schedule of nation-wide events for this weekend’s Free Comic Book Day 2013. The publisher will have a comic release as well as numerous creators all across the country participating at shops. Check out where they’ll be below!

4-Color Fantasies
7172 Archibald Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
(909)-563-8751

Appearing: Frank Mastromauro, Beth Sotelo, Peter Steigerwald, Lori Hanson, David Wohl, Vince Hernandez

The Comic Bug
1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 372-6704

Appearing: Vince Hernandez

Heroes and Fantasies
4923 Northwest Loop #410
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-340-0074

Appearing: JT Krul, Jonathan Marks, Cory Smith

Jesse James Comics
10620 N 43rd Ave #7
Glendale, AZ 85304
(602) 993-0392

Appearing (Sunday)  Mike DeBalfo, Nei Ruffino

Wade’s Comic Madness
8750 New Falls Rd  Levittown, PA 19054
(215) 946-9381

Appearing: Alex Konat

Westfield Comics (West)
7475 Mineral Point Rd #22
Madison, WI 53717
(608) 833-4444

Appearing: Jordan Gunderson

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Action Lab on Free Comic Book Day

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action labNot only does Action Lab have two great releases, their first, for this Saturday’s Free Comic Book Day, but their creators will also be out at local stores to celebrate with fans.

Here’s where you can find them across the country.

Ultimate Comics – Chapel Hill, NC

  • Jeremy Whitley (Princeless, NFL RushZone, Order of Dagonet, GlobWorld)
  • Jason Strutz (Order of Dagonet, Ehmm Theory, GlobWorld)
  • Brockton McKinney (Ehmm Theory)
  • Larkin Ford (Ehmm Theory)

Challengers Comics and Conversation – Chicago, Il

  • Jamal Igle (Molly Danger)

Comic Book Box – Rohnert Park, CA

  • Emily C Martin (Princeless)
  • Brett Grunig (Princeless)
  • Kelly Lawrence (Princeless)
  • Tony Guaraldi-Brown (The Final Plague)

Collectibles Etc – Lexington, KY

  • Shawn Pryor (Exo-1 and the Rock Solid Steelbots)
  • Martheus Wade (Jetta: Legends of the Toshigawa)
  • Janet Stone-Wade (Jetta: Legends of the Toshigawa, Princeless: Short Stories)
  • Tressa Bowling (Princeless: Short Stories)
  • Joe Grahn (Pirate Eye)

Vision of Comics and Cards

  • Kevin Freeman (NFL RushZone, Subculture, GlobWorld)

Acme Comics – Greensboro, NC

  • Jeremy Dale (Skyward)

Comic Ink – Dublin, CA

  • Dave Dwonch (NFL RushZone, Ghost Town, Double Jumpers, Back in the Day)
  • Bill Blankenship (Double Jumpers)

Pittsburgh Comics – Mcmurray, PA

  • Chad Cicconi (Fracture, NFL RushZone)

Jetpack Comics – Rochester, NH

  • Brandon Barrows (Jack Hammer)

Comicopolis – Santa Cruz, CA

  • Johnnie JD Arnold (The Final Plague)

Comic Book University – Indianapolis, IN

  • Jackie Crofts (Princeless: Tales of Girls Who Rock)

Comics and More – Plymouth Meeting, PA

  • Laura Guzzo (Princeless Short Stories)

SLG Boutiki – San Jose, CA

  • John “Super Ugly” Williams (Monsters are Just Like Us)

Cambridge Comic Arts Festival – Cambridge, Ontario

  • Adriana Blake (Princeless: Tales of the Family Ashe)

Ape Entertainment Helps us Get to Sesame Street

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Ape Entertainment today announced in partnership with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization, the release of the first comic book featuring the cast of the beloved children’s show Sesame Street with the first release to coincide with Free Comic Book Day on May 4. The new and original comic book series emphasizes educational and entertaining content for younger readers.

A Free Comic Book Day edition of the standard comic will be made available for free from participating comic retailers.  The premier issue of Sesame Street comics will be available in stores nationwide on Wednesday May 1. Produced in full color, the standard Sesame Street comic edition features 5 interlocking covers, which when placed side by side depict an “on the Street” scene featuring Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover and the whole Sesame Street gang. Each of the 5 editions is full color, 28 pages, includes 5 Sesame Street stories and retails for $3.99.

The premier issue also includes the first in a series of “How to Read a Comic” features for parents to help new comic readers. Each “How to Read a Comic” highlights aspects of reading a comic aloud.  The first in the series describes how speech bubbles provide the narration and dialogue of the story. The “How to Read a Comic” features will be part of each Sesame Street comics issue and are also available online.

I can’t believe there hasn’t been a regular comic! Congrats to Ape and hopefully this grows the comic market.

Archie Comics’ Free Comic Book Day

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This Saturday, May 4th is Free Comic Book Day and Archie Comics is once again participating, offering up a flipbook featuring both Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog and, for the first time ever, a World of Archie Digest.

The company also has Archie creators doing signings and sketches in eleven different states all over the country!

Archie is providing a FREE World of Archie Digest. At nearly 100 pages of FREE content, it’s the most FREE content you can get on Free Comic Book Day!

The free Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man flipbook is the prelude to the epic Worlds Collide crossover where the video game icons cross paths for the first time! It is scripted by Ian Flynn and features brand new cover art by Ben Bates.

World of Archie Digest

Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead! The world’s most famous teenagers for over seven decades are all here in this FREE digest! Packed with non-stop laughs and gaffs that the Riverdale gang is known for, we challenge you to find a Free Comic Book Day offering with more pages than this! The perfect introduction to the world of Archie and friends, this digest is a great primer to the double digests that Archie Comics are known for. Filled with stories from some of the best creators in the business, this is the one to pick up on Free Comic Book Day!

Sonic The Hedgehog/Mega Man Flipbook

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Ryan Jampole & Various (CA) Ben Bates

“Worlds Collide: PRELUDE” – It’s TWO free comic books in ONE! Just in time for the start of the epic Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man crossover event, “Worlds Collide,” comes a primer issue exclusively for Free Comic Book Day! Witness the journey these two epic heroes from both Sega and Capcom took to finally meet each other – Mega Man’s journey chronicled on one side, and Sonic the Hedgehog’s on the other! This is the must-have primer for the biggest comic book event of 2013 – as video game icons Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man meet for the very first time anywhere – featuring art from both Sonic and Mega Man comic book fame!

Preview: Free Comic Book Day is Going to Be in Sanity, AZ

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Free Comic Book Day is almost here, and we have a preview of one of the comics you might find at your local store. The recently Kickstarted comic in Sanity, AZ will get a preview comic, showing off a peek at the eclectic art and writing that’s in store for people.

Welcome to Sanity, Arizona. It’s a small town, near the middle of the Mojave Desert, run by a different type of human. The natives of Sanity move a little bit slower, smile a little bit longer, and eat sausages made of tourists. This horror series follows the story of a different type of society, one that functions of its own accord and would rather be left alone than participate in the world the rest of us dwell in. Unfortunately for them, and everyone else, people tend to find themselves in Sanity, AZ.

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The three issue series will be released in July, August and October with a trade paperback collecting them all in December of this year.

Aphrodite IX Relaunches on FCBD from Top Cow

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Readers will get a chance to start reading Aphrodite IX for free this May 4, as Top Cow debuts the re-launched Top Cow series on Free Comic Book Day.

Think Tank writer and Top Cow President Matt Hawkins teams up with fan-favorite artist Stjepan Sejic to bring Aphrodite IX, the green-haired, memory-challenged assassin to a new generation of readers. In a dystopian future populated by warring factions of the genetically modified and the cybernetically enhanced, Aphrodite IX awakes to world where the sky is scorched, humanity as it was known is gone and two disparate groups fight for survival and dominance of the very scarce resources left on what’s left of Earth.

Aphrodite IX was originally created by David Wohl and David Finch in the best-selling graphic novel published in 1996, which is being offered again as part of the relaunch in a limited edition Aphrodite Releaded hardcover edition this summer. The hardcover features updates to the script by series co-creator and writer David Wohl.

After May’s first, free issue, Aphrodite IX will continue on a monthly schedule, with issue #2 in stores on June 12. The full-color, eye-popping issues will be $2.99.

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