Free Comic Book Day 2010 Gold Comic Book Lineup Announced
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Diamond Distribution have supplied Hypergeek with the full list of gold sponsor titles for Free Comic Book Day 2010.
This year’s line-up is packed full of all-ages titles, with Boom! doing a Toy Story issue, Ape doing Shrek, Archaia doing a Fraggle Rock/Mouse Guard flip-book, Image doing a sampler of their Silverline titles, and Archie Comics doing… Archie, of course! It’s always good to see kid appropriate titles in the FCBD line-up, as it’s a great opportunity to attract new readers to the medium. However, there is an arguement that the only people who participate in FCBD are people who are already comics fans, so maybe it doesn’t help at all!
I’m looking forward to grabbing Yow! The John Stanley Library, from Drawn & Quarterly, as well the Doctor Solaris/Magnus book from Dark Horse, which sees Jim Shooter re-imagining two classic characters. Marvel’s Iron Man/Thor book could be fun, but I’ll withhold judgment until I know a little more about the book. Mouse Guard is also a great all-ages title, so I’ll probably grab that!
I’ve never been into G.I. Joe, so I’ll be skipping IDW’s entry, and DC’s War of the Supermen is written by James Robinson, so I’ll be skipping that too. Wow! It says a lot about Robinson’s writing that I wont even grab a free issue by him, maybe if DC were to pay me…
Free Comic Book Day 2010 Gold Comic Book Lineup Announced
All Ages books, new content takes center stage for ninth annual comics event
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (December 10, 2009) — Kids comics? We have plenty of them! New content and storylines? You get that, too!
The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee is pleased to announce the Gold Sponsors and their Comic Books for FCBD 2010, which will be held Saturday, May 1st, 2010.
Selected by retailers who serve on the FCBD Committee, this year’s roster of Gold Sponsors and their books includes a comic book for everyone’s tastes.
“This year’s roster of Gold Comics looks amazing,” said FCBD spokesperson, Elissa Lynch. “We’re pleased to showcase the best the comics industry has to offer—and hopeful that this year’s comics will drive new customers to see what’s great about comics and their local comic book shop.”
Gold Sponsor comics include special FCBD editions designed to attract new readers into comic shops with some of the industry’s most widely recognized characters. A complete listing of FCBD titles, including all Gold and Silver Sponsor comics will be announced on December 23rd and can be ordered through the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at all comic book shops on January 6th, 2010.
Additionally, Mad Engine, Quebecor Printing, and Upper Deck are also serving as Gold Sponsors of the ninth annual FCBD event through their generous support of FCBD’s marketing and promotional efforts.
Look for more FCBD news and updates on the FCBD website, www.freecomicbookday.com; become a fan at Facebook ; and follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/FCBD10.
Free Comic Book Day: Gold Comics
| Ape Entertainment
KIZOIC PRESENTS: SHREK & THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR Featuring four stories by the artists and writers of the upcoming Shrek and Penguins of Madagascar comic books! |
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| Archaia Entertainment
MOUSE GUARD/FRAGGLE ROCK Two amazing all-new stories in one fantastic flip-book! |
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| Archie Comics
ARCHIE’S SUMMER SPLASH! #1 “Whose BEACH is it Anyway?”: Sun, sand, swimsuits and cool rockin’ tunes — no, it’s not a cinematic “beach party” blast from the past, but a whole new summer splash from Archie and his friends! |
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| BOOM! Studios
TOY STORY With Toy Story 3 hitting theaters this summer, don’t miss this opportunity to get a FREE issue from the ongoing Toy Story series from BOOM Kids! |
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| Dark Horse Comics
DOCTOR SOLAR/MAGNUS The dawn of a new age of superhero excitement begins as Dark Horse Comics proudly presents the return of two of the most legendary characters in the annals of comics: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom and Magnus, Robot Fighter — re-imagined for the 21st century by comics legend, writer Jim Shooter! All new content and storylines for this free issue! |
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| DC Comics
WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #0 A war is coming, and all that stands between Earth and 100,000 vengeful supermen is one Superman! Special #0 issue featuring all-new material previews the conflicts to come! |
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| Drawn & Quarterly
YOW! THE JOHN STANLEY LIBRARY D+Q delivers another wholly original and boisterous FCBD issue that will entertain readers of all ages—from the world’s greatest all-ages cartoonist, John Stanley, in a beautiful package designed by Seth. |
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| IDW Publishing
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #155½ This is what you really want! Larry Hama continues his original and ground-breaking G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero saga with the VERY NEXT ISSUE (but, you know, 15 years later). |
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| Image Comics
FRACTURED FABLES This special FCBD title offers a small taste of the new hardcover anthology from Silverline Books due later in the year. An all-star cast of writers and artists have been assembled to turn familiar fairy tales and nursery rhymes on their ear to make kids LAUGH! |
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| Marvel Comics
IRON MAN/THOR FCBD 2010 EDITION Two of Marvel’s heaviest hitters like you’ve never seen them before! A major new direction for the Marvel Universe kicks off HERE – on Free Comic Book Day! |
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ABOUT FREE COMIC BOOK DAY— Now in its ninth year, Free Comic Book Day is an annual event where participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops. The event is held the first Saturday in May and is the perfect opportunity to introduce friends and family to the many worlds of wonder available at local comic book shops. From super-heroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has a comic book for everyone!
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