The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the eleven Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry’s most anticipated annual event: Free Comic Book Day. FCBD will return to its traditional “First Saturday in May” event date in 2022. The celebration is set to take place at local comic shops across the U.S. on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

The titles were curated by 20+ comic shop retailers who make up the FCBD Selection Committee. This year’s comic book lineup features something for everyone: from superheroes to movies and video games, beloved franchises and favorites for all-ages. The Gold Sponsor titles come from the industry’s top publishers, including Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Archie Comics, AWA Studios, Marvel Comics, Scholastic, Kodansha Comics, Titan Comics, and VIZ Media.

The full line-up of this year’s comic books will be released on Thursday, December 16, when thirty-five additional FCBD Silver Sponsor titles are announced. A complete listing of all forty-six FCBD titles can also be found in the January 2022 issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 29. 

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2022: GOLD COMICS

Archie Comics | THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER! #0

AWA Studios | AWA STUDIOS TBA GOLD TITLE

BOOM! Studios | 25 YEARS OF BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

Dark Horse Comics | STRANGER THINGS/ RESIDENT ALIEN

Graphix/ Scholastic | PILKEY SAMPLER: DAV PILKEY’S DOG MAN & FRIENDS SUPER COMIC TEASER

IDW Publishing | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES FCBD SPECIAL 2022

Image Comics | BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS PRELUDE

Kodansha Comics | WANDANCE & BLACKGUARD SAMPLER

Marvel Comics | SPIDER-MAN/ VENOM #1

Titan Comics| DOCTOR WHO #1

VIZ Media | KAIJU NO. 8/ SAKAMOTO DAYS