Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
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Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
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DC THE NEW 52 FUTURES END SPEC ED
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Publisher: DC
(W) Brian Azzarello & Various (A) Ethan Van (CA) Ryan Sook
Jump on board DC Comics' epic weekly series beginning with this all-new FCBD issue that features tomorrow's Dark Knight, Batman Beyond (making his first appearance in The New 52), battling an army of cyborgs to avert an Apocalypse in the future which could destroy the DC Universe of the present! But that's not all; there are still more surprises to come. Stay tuned for more details!
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Publisher: DC
(W) Brian Azzarello & Various (A) Ethan Van (CA) Ryan Sook
Jump on board DC Comics' epic weekly series beginning with this all-new FCBD issue that features tomorrow's Dark Knight, Batman Beyond (making his first appearance in The New 52), battling an army of cyborgs to avert an Apocalypse in the future which could destroy the DC Universe of the present! But that's not all; there are still more surprises to come. Stay tuned for more details!
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY
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Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Slott (A) Nick Bradshaw (CA) Sara Pichelli
In an all-new story by award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis and acclaimed artist Nick Bradshaw, the Guardians of the Galaxy welcome Venom and Captain Marvel to the team for the launch of a not-to-be-missed death-defying epic! PLUS: Writer Dan Slott lays the foundation for 2014's top secret Spider-Man event that will rock the Wall Crawler's world forever!
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Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Slott (A) Nick Bradshaw (CA) Sara Pichelli
In an all-new story by award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis and acclaimed artist Nick Bradshaw, the Guardians of the Galaxy welcome Venom and Captain Marvel to the team for the launch of a not-to-be-missed death-defying epic! PLUS: Writer Dan Slott lays the foundation for 2014's top secret Spider-Man event that will rock the Wall Crawler's world forever!
WALT DISNEY SCROOGE DONALD DUCK GRAVITY
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Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
(W/A/CA) Don Rosa
In "A Matter of Some Gravity" by fan-favorite Don Rosa, saucy sorceress Magica De Spell turns Scrooge's life sideways - literally! - when she distorts the forces of gravity! Then, in "The Sign of the Triple Distelfink", Lucky Gladstone Gander faces a 24-hour luck jinx - and battles to hide it from a gloating Cousin Donald! Only ever published in the USA in under-printed mid-1990's editions, these Rosa classics are back like you've never seen them before!
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Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
(W/A/CA) Don Rosa
In "A Matter of Some Gravity" by fan-favorite Don Rosa, saucy sorceress Magica De Spell turns Scrooge's life sideways - literally! - when she distorts the forces of gravity! Then, in "The Sign of the Triple Distelfink", Lucky Gladstone Gander faces a 24-hour luck jinx - and battles to hide it from a gloating Cousin Donald! Only ever published in the USA in under-printed mid-1990's editions, these Rosa classics are back like you've never seen them before!
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
Last year the largest comic book store in the city allowed ONE per person (ONE comic out of the entire 60 with boxes and boxes that probably ended up unopened) while a much smaller shop said grab what you want. I know what shop I'm gong back to this year !
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
I did a very bad thing. Mile High Comics has a deal where you get a free book with certain level orders, up to the whole shebang with a $500 order. Guess what I did.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
Hell yeah!
Going to the same store I went to last year with no limit. I do intended to buy something in the shop tho.
I've been on a comic book spending spree recently. Between WonderCon and a local store offering $4 for a pound of comics* plus FCBD, I'm set for a long while.
*I need to post pix of the stuff I got last weekend.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
Trevor, between comixology and all the other stuff you mention, are you independently wealthy, did you win the lottery, or is your credit card crying for mercy?
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
Nowhere close on the first two; hopefully not the last, but this month might be dicey. I basically decided that half my tax refund could go to comics this year. It was supposed to finance my switch to all digital, but I'm weak.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
I hope you got something good for your 500 bucks, and didn't just buy any old thing so you could get all your "free" books.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
I think I did the same thing in a recent year.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
me and my brother in law have a 6 store loop we hit. most let you get 5-10 books and usually has a bunch of long boxes of random back issues that you can pick from too. im looking to complete my animal man run from the free boxes! add a bunch of sales and itll be an expensive day
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
I'd love to run around to comic book stores all day but I have a mountain of chores to get through and a show in the evening.
On the plus side, I won't have a bunch of random stuff cluttering up my place this year.
On the plus side, I won't have a bunch of random stuff cluttering up my place this year.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
Cross posting from the digital thread: Happy Free Comic Book Day everyone!
No new sales at Comixology, but they are getting into the FCBD spirit with two free sections on their homepage:
an Image Free Firsts section with an easy-to-add-all 142 free number ones; nothing new, but all together for the first time iirc
22 of their Comixology Submit comics are free, including 7 that weren't part of the SSX bundle
So even if you don't have local comic book stores, or can't make the trek out today, there are over 200 free books at Comixology.com today. And at least some of the the actual FCBD books will likely be added later. And Darkhorse.com has their usual freebies and 12 new freebies as part of their May the Fourth Be With You sale.
No new sales at Comixology, but they are getting into the FCBD spirit with two free sections on their homepage:
an Image Free Firsts section with an easy-to-add-all 142 free number ones; nothing new, but all together for the first time iirc
22 of their Comixology Submit comics are free, including 7 that weren't part of the SSX bundle
So even if you don't have local comic book stores, or can't make the trek out today, there are over 200 free books at Comixology.com today. And at least some of the the actual FCBD books will likely be added later. And Darkhorse.com has their usual freebies and 12 new freebies as part of their May the Fourth Be With You sale.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
I have an extra copy of that hardcover Mouse Guard that I'd be willing to trade for the 2000 AD oversize comic. Our location did not get those. Other than that, I got my batch.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
My store was insane today. It's already a small store and it was so crowded it was hard to maneuver around people. All the comics with the exceptions of the stacks of the same thing were gone in two hours also which sucked.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
The shop I go to just gives you a big pile without any drama every year. You don't get to say "give me this one" but I ended up with everything I wanted except Mouse Guard in the pile of 16 they gave me. Whenever I read about other people's experiences, I am reminded that they are the best. To top it off, they also had a buy one get something of the same price or less free sale on everything in the store. They do that or half off everything every year for FCBD and several other times during the year.
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
My store allows 3 Free Comic Book Day selections (Picked up Rocket Raccoon, GOTG and Futures End). Also purchased Nightcrawler #1 and Justice League United #0. But the kicker was that the owner slipped a copy of the Archaia Hardcover (with Mouse Guard) into my bag. Maybe he was giving it away to frequent customers?
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Re: Free Comic Book Day - May 3, 2014
I got the type of books I've been collecting all of my life; mostly low priced 70s and 80s DC and Marvel books. Most were between 75 cents and $1.25 each, and that was before the current 50% off code word (sweetheart). Mile High has a great selection, but typically very high pricing. Luckily, I'd rather have a Fair grade book and actually read it than a thousand high grade or slabbed books, so while most of the stuff I bought was dollar or less box fodder, it was all stuff I wanted, and worth the slight premium to satisfy my FCBD OCD.
I think I did the same thing in a recent year.
I think I did the same thing in a recent year.