Out this week: Marvel Zero #1 (Marvel, $6.99):
Marvel collects their 2024 Free Comic Book Day titles, which featured stories about the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Ultimate Universe and Blood Hunt. This time they aren’t free, however.
Jim Zub and Jonas Scharf’s story is free to download and kicks off the ‘Battle of the Black Stone’ event.
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Skybound plans to release their Free Comic Book Day issue focused on their Energon Universe as a non-free comic a few days later. Energon Universe Special 2024 #1 will have the same content as the Free Comic Book Day issue, but will be available with different covers.
(cover by Daniel Warren Johnson + Mike Spicer)
The non-free edition of the Energon Universe Special arrives in stores this week.
FCBD 2024 Absolute Power Special Edition #1 (DC, May 2024) foil variant cover by Mikel Janin
Coming this Free Comic Book Day: The Cursed Library Prelude (Archie Comics):
Archie Horror has built up a stable of supernatural/horror titles spotlighting, um, let’s call them off-brand versions of the Riverdale gang. This ain’t my mom’s Archie Comics (and she was a big fan back in the day, so I don’t say that flippantly). Most of these titles, though, have been stand alone … until now, it seems. Lately we’ve seen hints that the walls separating these different concepts may be breaking down, and we’ll see that happen tomorrow in Archie Horror Presents: The Cursed Library Prelude.
Coming this Free Comic Book Day: Eye Lie Popeye (Massive Publishing):
Massive's Free Comic Book Day offering this year is Eye Lie Popeye #1. Yes, Manga Popeye! It’s written and drawn by Marcus Williams.
Coming this Free Comic Book Day: Conan: Battle of the Black Stone (Titan Comics):
Titan has two comics available for Free Comic Book Day this year, one featuring Doctor Who and this one spotlighting their successful Conan the Barbarian title. Conan: Battle of the Black Stone kicks off a new storyline starring everyone’s favorite barbarian, and the story is by regular Conan writer Jim Zub, with artist Jonas Scharf.
Coming this Free Comic Book Day: Jonny Quest (Dynamite Entertainment):
So I think I missed the news that Dynamite’s line of animation-inspired comics had a new addition coming — Jonny Quest, by Joe Casey and Sebastian Piriz. That’s a team I can get behind, so I’m excited to see we’ll get a preview tomorrow. Dynamite has made some big waves recently with the launch of Thundercats and, just this past week, the new Space Ghost comic, and now with Jonny Quest coming up it looks like they could have another winner.
cover by Chris Samnee
Coming this Free Comic Book Day: Absolute Power Special Edition (DC):
Mark Waid and Mikel Janin offer a prelude to DC's big summer crossover event Absolute Power. Cover by Dan Mora.
Energon Universe Special 2024 #1 (Skybound, May 2024) variant cover by Stephen Green
Energon Universe Special 2024 #1 (Skybound, May 2024) variant cover by Tom Reilly
Skybound plans to release their Free Comic Book Day issue focused on their Energon Universe as a non-free comic a few days later. Energon Universe Special 2024 #1 will have the same content as the Free Comic Book Day issue, but will be available with different covers.
(cover by Daniel Warren Johnson + Mike Spicer)
Barda by Ngozi Ukazu, one of DC's Free Comic Book Day 2024 titles
Free Comic Book Day 2024 cover for DC's MAD Magazine sampler, by artist Kerry Callen
Source: smashpages.net
Cover and preview art from Ultimate Universe/Spider-Man, one of Marvel's five Free Comic Book Day titles for 2024.