IDW Publishing is bringing spine-tingling terror and titanic monsters to comic shops for Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2025. To celebrate the annual industry event that packs comic shops with both new and longtime fans, IDW Publishing is releasing two free comics: Godzilla: The New Heroes FCBD 2025 and IDW Dark: Find Your New Fear FCBD 2025.

Readers who pick up the Godzilla FCBD issue will be treated to an exclusive first look at the brand-new universe that offers a fresh exploration of what it means to be a Godzilla comic. Featuring stories by Tim Seeley, Nikola Čižmešija, Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, Pablo Tunica, Chris Gooch, and Oliver Ono, this giant issue offer a preview of IDW’s bold plans for the King of Monsters in 2025.

Announced during New York Comic Con, the horror imprint IDW Dark has nightmares for every type of reader. From new tales within the worlds of acclaimed horror movies and shows to terrifying and bold original stories, IDW Dark: Find Your New Fear FCBD 2025 will present a frightening first look at Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring – the sequel to the Eisner-nominated hit series from Patrick Horvath – and 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun, a chilling expansion of IDW’s legacy vampire franchise from co-creator Steve Niles and award-winning writer Rodney Barnes. 

IDW Dark: Find Your New Fear will also debut a first look at the imprint’s Nightcaps, a line of oversize original one-shots showcasing incredible writer-artists. Up first: Sean Peacock’s Blood Honey and Gavin Fullerton’s Tuatha.

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 3, 2025.