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[[ | [[File:FCBD logo.jpg|thumb|150px|It's the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year.]] | ||
'''Free Comic Book Day''', aka '''FCBD''', is a wondrous event in which good little boys and girls all over the world get free comics! ''FREE!'' It is held on the first Saturday of May every year. | '''Free Comic Book Day''', aka '''FCBD''', is a wondrous event in which good little boys and girls all over the world get free comics! ''FREE!'' It is held on the first Saturday of May every year. | ||
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==Free Comic Book Day issues== | ==Free Comic Book Day issues== | ||
===2003=== | ===2003=== | ||
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*'''Published by:''' [[Dreamwave Productions]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[Dreamwave Productions]]. | ||
*'''Date:''' [[May 3]]rd, [[2003]]. | *'''Date:''' [[May 3]]rd, [[2003]]. | ||
*'''Cover:''' Reprint of a panel from ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Armada issue 3|issue 3]] by [[James Raiz]], [[Rob Armstrong]] and [[Erik Sander]]. | *'''Cover:''' Reprint of a panel from ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Armada issue 3|issue #3]] by [[James Raiz]], [[Rob Armstrong]] and [[Erik Sander]]. | ||
**'''Featured series:''' ''Armada'' | **'''Featured series:''' ''Armada'' | ||
***'''Story:''' [[Armada Free Comic Book Day|Free Comic Book Day special]] | ***'''Story:''' [[Armada Free Comic Book Day|Free Comic Book Day special]] | ||
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===2006=== | ===2006=== | ||
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*'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | ||
*'''Date:''' [[May 6]]th, [[2006]]. | *'''Date:''' [[May 6]]th, [[2006]]. | ||
*'''Cover A:''' Reprint of | *'''Cover A:''' Reprint of page 1 from ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' [[The Gathering issue 2|issue #2]] by [[Don Figueroa]]. | ||
*'''Cover B:''' Reprint of cover D from ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 1|issue 1]] by [[Guido Guidi]]. | *'''Cover B:''' Reprint of cover D from ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]'' [[Infiltration issue 1|issue #1]] by [[Guido Guidi]]. | ||
**'''Featured series #1:''' ''[[Beast Wars (comic)|Beast Wars]]: The Gathering'' | **'''Featured series #1:''' ''[[Beast Wars (comic)|Beast Wars]]: The Gathering'' | ||
***'''Story:''' [[The Gathering issue 1|Issue 1]] (preview) | ***'''Story:''' [[The Gathering issue 1|Issue #1]] (preview) | ||
**'''Featured series #2:''' ''[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation One]]'' | **'''Featured series #2:''' ''[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation One]]'' | ||
***'''Story #1:''' ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]]'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|issue 1]] (preview) | ***'''Story #1:''' ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]]'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|issue #1]] (preview) | ||
***'''Story #2:''' ''Infiltration'' [[Infiltration issue 3|issue 3]] (preview) | ***'''Story #2:''' ''Infiltration'' [[Infiltration issue 3|issue #3]] (preview) | ||
**'''Featured series #3:''' ''[[The Transformers: Evolutions|Evolutions]]: [[Hearts of Steel]]'' | **'''Featured series #3:''' ''[[The Transformers: Evolutions|Evolutions]]: [[Hearts of Steel]]'' | ||
***'''Story:''' [[Hearts of Steel issue 1|Issue 1]] (preview) | ***'''Story:''' [[Hearts of Steel issue 1|Issue #1]] (preview) | ||
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===2007=== | ===2007=== | ||
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*'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | ||
*'''Date:''' [[May 5]]th, [[2007]]. | *'''Date:''' [[May 5]]th, [[2007]]. | ||
*'''Cover:''' Reprint of the back half of the ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]]'' [[Movie Prequel issue 1|issue 1]] wraparound cover by [[Don Figueroa]]. | *'''Cover:''' Reprint of the back half of the ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]]'' [[Movie Prequel issue 1|issue #1]] wraparound cover by [[Don Figueroa]]. | ||
**'''Featured series:''' ''[[Movie (comics)|Transformers]]: Official Movie Prequel'' | **'''Featured series:''' ''[[Movie (comics)|Transformers]]: Official Movie Prequel'' | ||
***'''Story:''' Issue 1 (preview) | ***'''Story:''' Issue #1 (preview) | ||
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===2008=== | ===2008=== | ||
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*'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | ||
*'''Date:''' [[May 3]]rd, [[2008]]. | *'''Date:''' [[May 3]]rd, [[2008]]. | ||
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*''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' | *''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' | ||
*''Animated'' | *''Animated'' Volumes 1-4 | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===2009=== | ===2009=== | ||
[[ | [[File:FCBD 2009 cover.jpg|thumb|150px|Stop steaming up my optics!]] | ||
[[ | [[File:FCBD 2009 coverB.jpg|thumb|100px|Yo us!]] | ||
*'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | ||
*'''Date:''' [[May 2]]nd, [[2009]]. | *'''Date:''' [[May 2]]nd, [[2009]]. | ||
*'''Cover A:''' Reprint of cover A from ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]'' [[The Arrival issue 5|issue 5]] by [[Marcelo Matere]]. | *'''Cover A:''' Reprint of cover A from ''[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]'' [[The Arrival issue 5|issue #5]] by [[Marcelo Matere]]. | ||
*'''Cover B:''' Reprint of cover B from [http://www.yojoe.com/comics/idw/idw01b.shtml ''G.I. Joe'' #1] by [[Robert Atkins]]. | *'''Cover B:''' Reprint of cover B from [http://www.yojoe.com/comics/idw/idw01b.shtml ''G.I. Joe'' #1] by [[Robert Atkins]]. | ||
**'''Featured series #1:''' ''Transformers Animated: The Arrival'' | **'''Featured series #1:''' ''Transformers Animated: The Arrival'' | ||
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*''The Arrival'' TPB | *''The Arrival'' TPB | ||
*''[[Transformers Animated (IDW Publishing)|Animated]]'' | *''[[Transformers Animated (IDW Publishing)|Animated]]'' Volumes 1–4 | ||
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' | *''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' | ||
*''[[Transformers: Destiny|Destiny]], [[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' | *''[[Transformers: Destiny|Destiny]], [[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' | ||
*''Speed Racer: The Next Generation'' | *''Speed Racer: The Next Generation'' Volumes 1–3 | ||
;Notes | ;Notes | ||
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===2012=== | ===2012=== | ||
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*'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | ||
*'''Date:''' [[May 5]], [[2012]]. | *'''Date:''' [[May 5]], [[2012]]. | ||
*'''Cover A:''' A scarred Optimus Prime amongst important Marvel G1 events by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | *'''Cover A:''' A scarred Optimus Prime amongst important Marvel G1 events by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | ||
**'''Featured series:''' ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]'' issue 80.5 by [[Simon Furman]]. | **'''Featured series:''' ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One]]'' issue #80.5 by [[Simon Furman]]. | ||
***'''Story:''' "[[Counterpoint]]" | ***'''Story:''' "[[Counterpoint]]" | ||
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===2014=== | ===2014=== | ||
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*'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[IDW Publishing]]. | ||
**'''Featured series:''' ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' issue 0 | **'''Featured series:''' ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' issue #0 | ||
***'''Story:''' "[[The Golden Boys]]" | ***'''Story:''' "[[The Golden Boys]]" | ||
==Other free Transformers comics== | ==Other free Transformers comics== | ||
==="Halloween Special Edition"=== | ==="Halloween Special Edition"=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarvelUSG2-00.jpg|thumb|150px]] | ||
*'''Published by:''' [[Marvel Comics]]. | *'''Published by:''' [[Marvel Comics]]. | ||
*'''Date:''' [[October 31]]st, [[1993]]. | *'''Date:''' [[October 31]]st, [[1993]]. | ||
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==External link== | ==External link== | ||
*[http://www.freecomicbookday.com FreeComicBookDay.com] | *[http://www.freecomicbookday.com FreeComicBookDay.com] | ||
[[Category:Comics]] | [[Category:Comics]] | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 5 January 2015
Free Comic Book Day, aka FCBD, is a wondrous event in which good little boys and girls all over the world get free comics! FREE! It is held on the first Saturday of May every year.
In celebrating FCBD, publishers will usually go with one of two options:
- Create entirely new mini-comics that feature brand new stories that have not been, and will likely never be, available by other means. This can prove to be quite an expensive and time-consuming project to undertake, so usually limits the publisher to making only a handful of releases of this kind without affecting their regular business.
- Reprint parts of stories from a few current comic lines in a bid to draw
moneyattention to the series from which they originated. Since these stories are already written and drawn, this option is considerably cheaper than the first, allowing the publishers to make several books of this kind while sticking to the same budget and schedule.
It's swings and roundabouts, really.
Free Comic Book Day issues
2003
- Published by: Dreamwave Productions.
- Date: May 3rd, 2003.
- Cover: Reprint of a panel from Armada issue #3 by James Raiz, Rob Armstrong and Erik Sander.
- Featured series: Armada
- Story: Free Comic Book Day special
- Featured series: Armada
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- Armada
2006
- Published by: IDW Publishing.
- Date: May 6th, 2006.
- Cover A: Reprint of page 1 from The Gathering issue #2 by Don Figueroa.
- Cover B: Reprint of cover D from Infiltration issue #1 by Guido Guidi.
- Featured series #1: Beast Wars: The Gathering
- Story: Issue #1 (preview)
- Featured series #2: Generation One
- Story #1: Stormbringer issue #1 (preview)
- Story #2: Infiltration issue #3 (preview)
- Featured series #3: Evolutions: Hearts of Steel
- Story: Issue #1 (preview)
- Featured series #1: Beast Wars: The Gathering
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- Beast Wars: The Gathering
- Stormbringer #1
- Generations
- Infiltration
- Evolutions: Hearts of Steel #1
2007
- Published by: IDW Publishing.
- Date: May 5th, 2007.
- Cover: Reprint of the back half of the Movie Prequel issue #1 wraparound cover by Don Figueroa.
- Featured series: Transformers: Official Movie Prequel
- Story: Issue #1 (preview)
- Featured series: Transformers: Official Movie Prequel
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2008
- Published by: IDW Publishing.
- Date: May 3rd, 2008.
- Cover: Reprint of the stock-art cover from Animated Volume 1, re-cropped to show more of the image.
- Featured series: Transformers Animated
- Story: Volume 1 (preview)
- Featured series: Transformers Animated
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- The Reign of Starscream
- Animated Volumes 1-4
2009
- Published by: IDW Publishing.
- Date: May 2nd, 2009.
- Cover A: Reprint of cover A from The Arrival issue #5 by Marcelo Matere.
- Cover B: Reprint of cover B from G.I. Joe #1 by Robert Atkins.
- Featured series #1: Transformers Animated: The Arrival
- Story: "Survival Skills"
- Featured series #2: G.I. Joe
- Story: "One Word"
- Featured series #3: G.I. Joe: Origins
- Story: "In and Out"
- Featured series #1: Transformers Animated: The Arrival
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- The Arrival TPB
- Animated Volumes 1–4
- Revenge of the Fallen
- Destiny, Alliance and Defiance
- Speed Racer: The Next Generation Volumes 1–3
- Notes
- The online preview for this issue showed an image made up of equal parts of the Transformers Animated and G.I.Joe covers, divided diagonally.
2012
- Published by: IDW Publishing.
- Date: May 5, 2012.
- Cover A: A scarred Optimus Prime amongst important Marvel G1 events by Andrew Wildman.
- Featured series: The Transformers: Regeneration One issue #80.5 by Simon Furman.
- Story: "Counterpoint"
- Featured series: The Transformers: Regeneration One issue #80.5 by Simon Furman.
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- The Transformers Classics
- The Transformers Classics UK
- The Transformers: The IDW Collection
- IDW Transformers comics in general
- The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
- The Transformers: Robots in Disguise
- The Transformers: Autocracy (including three-page preview)
- G.I. Joe: Retaliation prequel
- IDW G.I. Joe comics
- Notes
- ???
2014
- Published by: IDW Publishing.
- Featured series: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue #0
- Story: "The Golden Boys"
- Featured series: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue #0
Other free Transformers comics
"Halloween Special Edition"
- Published by: Marvel Comics.
- Date: October 31st, 1993.
- Cover: Original art by Geoff Senior.
- Featured series: Generation 2
- Story: "Ghosts"
- Featured series: Generation 2
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