Free Comic Book Day may be months away, but new details about the event are already surfacing. Following Marvel's announcement that they are publishing a new Secret Wars in May of 2015, it's now been revealed that an early issue of the rebooted series will be featured as a Gold Sponsor title on Free Comic Book Day, in addition to a Doctor Who Special featuring three Doctors and a top secret comic from DC.
Press Release – "The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the twelve Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry's most anticipated annual event, Free Comic Book Day. FCBD takes place every year on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide with next year's event taking place on May 2nd, 2015.
The comics were carefully chosen by comic shop retailers on the FCBD Selection Committee and feature something for everyone from superheroes, to action-adventure, and all-ages favorites. The Gold Sponsor publishers include Archie Comics, Bongo Comics, BOOM! Studios, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Titan Comics, United Plankton Publications and Viz Media.
"We are extremely excited about the quality and diversity of the Gold level comic books that comic shops will be giving away for this year’s event on May 2nd,” said FCBD spokesperson, Deborah Moreland. "The Gold Sponsors are comprised of top publishers in the comics industry and we are confident that fans will be pleased with this year’s line-up of comics. Whether you’ve been a fan for years or you’re just getting into comics because you love the movies, TV shows and video games based on comics, then Free Comic Book Day and your local comic shop have the perfect comic for you!"
The FCBD Silver Sponsor comic books will be announced next Wednesday, December 17th. A complete listing of all fifty FCBD titles, including the twelve Gold Sponsor comic books and thirty-eight Silver Sponsor comic books, can be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at all comic book shops December 24th, 2014."
SECRET WARS
MARVEL COMICS
Item Code: JAN150009
Solicitation: (W/A/CA) TBD
"Prepare yourself for the final days of the Marvel Universe as you know it as the march to the biggest comic event of the year continues! From the ashes of a decimated cosmos rises… Battleworld! Amid the strange, patchwork realm, refugees from thousands of obliterated universes struggle for survival. Even if they can endure the horrors of Battleworld — the home they knew has been destroyed! Time has run out, and the opening salvo of Secret Wars has been fired. But can anything restore the Marvel Universe that once was?
32pgs."
DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL
TITAN COMICS
Item Code: JAN150010
Solicitation: (W) Nick Abadzis, Al Ewing, Various (A) Various
"Take a blistering trip through time and space with three stunning all-new short stories featuring the Tenth Doctor, the Eleventh Doctor and the brand-new Twelfth Doctor, written and drawn by the ongoing Doctor Who comics creative teams. PLUS: A sneak peek of the Top Secret Summer 2015 event! Be the first to get a hint of the epic that will shake the Doctor to his very core! It's a must-read for fans, and the perfect primer for anyone looking to jump on board the TARDIS!
32 pgs."
DC COMICS FCBD 2015 TBA
DC COMICS
Item Code: JAN150005
Solicitation: (W/A/CA) TBD
"A special, Top Secret project too big to announce! Please check back in the February issue of PREVIEWS and at freecomicbookday.com for future updates!
32pgs."
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