The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the twelve Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry’s most anticipated annual event: Free Comic Book Day. FCBD is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide, with next year’s event taking place on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

The participating titles were curated by 10+ 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 Andrews McMeel Publishing, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel, Papercutz, Random House Children’s Books, and VIZ Media.

The full line-up of this year’s comic books will be released on Thursday, November 16, when thirty-six additional FCBD Silver Sponsor titles are announced. A complete listing of all forty-eight FCBD titles can also be found in the December 2023 issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 22. 

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2024: GOLD COMICS

Andrews McMeel Publishing| UNICORN CRUSH

BOOM! Studios | THE WORLDS OF JAMES TYNION IV

Dark Horse Comics | HELLBOY/ STRANGER THINGS

DC | DC FCBD SPECIAL EDITION

Dynamite Entertainment | JONNY QUEST

IDW Publishing | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Image Comics/ Skybound | TRANSFORMERS & G.I. JOE: WELCOME TO THE ENERGON UNIVERSE

Marvel Comics | ULTIMATE UNIVERSE/ SPIDER-MAN #1

Marvel Comics | BLOOD HUNT/ X-MEN #1

Papercutz| DISNEY’S ENCANTO & TURNING RED: THE NEW ADVENTURES

Random House Graphix | WITCHES OF BROOKLYN

VIZ Media | POKEMON ASVENTURES: OMEGA RUBY & ALPHA SAPPHIRE/ SPLATOON 3