Today, May 2nd, is Free Comic Book Day — as well as the first ever Comics Giveaway Day! What’s the difference between the two? Not much, but the former is sponsored by Diamond Comics while the latter is sponsored by Penguin Random House.
Head on down to your local shop (if you’re not sure where that is, use the tool beneath the rainbow text!) to pick up some free books and possibly find your new favorite. Many shops will be holding everything from giveaways and raffles to costume contests and artist/writer signings! Click on the cuts below to see this year’s offerings.
• Aquamanatee #1 Special Edition (DC Comics)
• AWA Sneak Preview (AWA Studios)
• The Cimmerian: The Pool of the Black One (Ablaze)
• Conan the Barbarian: Tides of the Tyrant King #0 (Titan Comics)
• DC x Sonic #1 Special Edition (DC Comics)
• Dungeon Crawler Carl #0 (Vault Comics)
• Energon Universe 2026 Special (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment)
• Flash Gordon #1 (Mad Cave Studios)
• Future Is ****** Annual 2026 #1 (REKCAH Comics)
• Greatest American Hero (AMP Comics)
• Gunhoney Doubles Down #0 (Titan Comics)
• Inanna The Name She Lost #0 (Vault Comics)
• Journey Into The West (UDON Entertainment/Manga Classics)
• Keenspot Spotlight 2026 (Keenspot)
• Keenspot Toybox 2026 (Keenspot)
• Locke & Key #1 (IDW Publishing)
• Mega Man Showdown Special #1 (UDON Entertainment)
• Mind Mgmt / Fort Psycho Special (Oni Press)
• The Nice House on the Lake #1 (DC Comics)
• Stitch #1 (Dynamite Entertainment)
• Street Fighter Forever #0 (UDON Entertainment)
• Supernatural #1 (Dynamite Entertainment)
• Terrorbytes #1 (Mad Cave Studios)
• World of Archie One-Shot (Archie Comics)
Comics Giveaway Day
• Alien, Predator & Planet of the Apes #1 (Marvel Comics)
• Amazing Spider-Man #1000 / Queen in Black #1 (Marvel Comics)
• Armageddon / X-Men #1 (Marvel Comics)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender – Legends / Minecraft: Heart of Cobblestone (Dark Horse Comics)
• Blue Lock Full Color Selection & Dragon Circus (Kodansha Comics)
• Disney Manga: Stitch! Best Food Forever! (Tokyopop)
• Garfield (BOOM! Studios/Kaboom!)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / Dungeons & Dragons (Dark Horse Comics)
• Jem and the Holograms / My Little Pony Flipbook (BOOM! Studios/Kaboom!/BOOM! Box)
• Mister Magic: The Graphic Novel Sampler (Ten Speed Graphic)
• Minotaur The Cold Open (Ignition Press)
• Pizza and Taco (Random House Children’s Books)
• Power Rangers #0 (BOOM! Studios)
• School Bus Graveyard (Random House Children’s Books)
• Something Is Killing the Children: Road to Slaughter (BOOM! Studios)
• Sonic the Hedgehog #1 (IDW Publishing)
• Spidey & His Amazing Friends #1 (Marvel Comics)
• The British Are Coming: The Graphic Edition, Volume 1 (Ten Speed Graphic)
• The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade: The Graphic Novel Sampler (Penguin Young Readers)
• The Whole Wide World of Mabel Mulligan: A Graphic Novel Sampler (Penguin Young Readers)
• WEBTOON Unscrolled Preview (Wattpad Webtoon Studios)
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Let’s talk comics!
• Open discussion for any comic book or character (TV/movie adaptations included)!
• Remember to hide your spoilers under the lj-spoiler tag!
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