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May 4, 2019 by Lori Henderson

Today Is Free Comic Book Day!

May 4, 2019 by Lori Henderson   Leave a Comment

Franchises collide as the comic industry’s annual event to promote comic reading, Free Comic Book Day, lands on May 4th – Star Wars Day (May the 4th – May the Force Be With You). Comic Publishers have a plethora of titles for readers young and old to discover. The titles listed here are rated for all ages. There are titles from familiar favorites such as Lumberjanes, Pokemon, Disney’s Descendants, and Star Wars Adventures. Nostalgic titles Casper the Friendly Ghost and Little Lulu have books as well as debut titles such as Go Fish, Wolfie Monster & the Big Bad Pizza Battle, and A Sheets Story, an new story that takes place after the original Sheets graphic novel. DC showcases their superheroes answering kids questions with Dear Justice League, while Britain represents with some of it’s best comics with Funny Pages and Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor. Even sports fans will find something as soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has his own book coming out, Strike Force 7. Keep in mind, while all of the titles listed here are rated for all ages, the actual series may be for an older audience, such as The Tick and Humanoid’s H1 Ignition universe. There are also some educational support titles from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the Overstreet Guide.

For a full list of titles available with descriptions and previews, click here. Then find a local comic book store here and pick up some of the titles listed here as well as books from This Week’s Comics. Also check your local public library as they may be participating as well.

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The List:

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS
Casper’s Spookville

ARCANE STUDIOS
Go Fish

BOOM! STUDIOS
Lumberjanes Shape of Friendship

DARK HORSE COMICS
Minecraft & Incredibles 2

DC COMICS
Dear Justice League Special Edition

DRAWN & QUARTERLY
Little Lulu: Worlds Best Comic Book

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Bob’s Burgers

GRAPHIC POP
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Strike Force 7

GOLDEN APPLE BOOKS
Blastosaurus Annual #1

GRAPHIX
Wolfie Monster & the Big Bad Pizza Battle

HUMANOIDS, INC.
H1: Ignition

IDW PUBLISHING
Star Wars Adventures

LION FORGE
A Sheets Story

PAPERCUTZ
Gillbert

NEW ENGLAND COMICS
The Tick

ONI PRESS
Ghost Hog

RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Lucy & Andy Neanderthal Big & Boulder

REBELLION/2000AD
Treasury of British Comics Presents Funny Pages

TITAN COMICS
The Thirteenth Doctor

TOKYOPOP
Disney Descendants: Dizzy’s New Fortune

VIZ MEDIA
Pikachu, I Choose You & Pokemon Adventures

COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
Defend Comics

GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
The Overstreet Guide to Collecting

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About Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson is a mother of two teenage daughters and an avid reader. She blogs about manga at her personal blog Manga Xanadu as well as contributing and editing for Manga Village. She blogs about all things fandom (mainly Doctor Who) at her other personal blog Fangirl Xanadu. She's been at it so for over 5 years now and counting!

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