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What better way to wrap up the year, than with some free comic book reading. Fans of Black Panther, who are concerned about his fall during the Secret Invasion, can read his life’s story in the Black Panther Saga – for free! All this thanks to Marvel’s DCU (that’s Digital Comics Unlimited for those who are confused), which you can check out here.
In an attempt to show the world how great its titles are, Top Cow has announced an new initiative to begin in February of 2009, which will see the company give away thousands of comics throughout the year.
“We feel strongly that Top Cow titles are the best they’ve ever been and it’s important for to invite readers and retailers to discover why,” explained Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. “While our competitors are straining the wallet of the average fan, Top Cow is making it easy to try new comics.”
“Our stores always looks for great ways to promote comics and connect readers to new stories they might not have given a second thought to before in the past,” said Michael Malve, owner of Arizona-based chain Atomic Comics and a member of ComicsPRO. “So when we heard of this very progressive marketing idea that Top Cow was coming up with, well, let’s just say we were one of the first to dive in.”
Retailers who want to get in on this event, need to sign up through Diamond Comics Distributors under the ComicPro campaign.
Want a free comic book? Of course you do. Want a free Avengers comic book?
Marvel has announced it will release The Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis and Jim Cheung on Free Comic Book Day coming up May 2, 2009. The FCBD edition will feature a new story that ties into the goings on in the rest of the Marvel Universe.
Take the jump for the full cover shot.
BALTIMORE, MD) — (December 9, 2008) — Talking cars, sci-fi stars, and stalwart super-heroes. What do they all have in common?
Why it’s the lineup of Gold comic books for Free Comic Book Day 2009!
With the sudden death of Al Simmons in the pages of Spawn #185, Todd McFarlane and Whilce Portacio are taking the series in a new direction – or giving us one heck of a swerve. Regardless, the issue sold out as did issue #186, which hit stores last week.
While reprints are on the way, Image Comics is taking Spawn online to MySpace, allowing fans to read issue #185 in its entirety.
“Todd McFarlane Productions is excited to be partnering with Myspace Comics to bring the fans Spawn #185,” McFarlane said. “Myspace Comics is the wave of the new generation. Many fans have turned to this form of modern communication. I hope you enjoy looking at a medium that is challenging how things have been traditionally done.”
You can read the issue online at www.myspace.com/comicbooks
In an ongoing attempt to draw more readers to online versions of comic books, Marvel is allowing anyone to head over to Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited and read Terry Moore and Humberto Ramos’ first issue of the Runaways for free.
The Runaways are back in Los Angeles and trying to keep their status on the down-low, but L.A. isn’t the same city they left it, especially when the sins of their parents come back to haunt them. And if things couldn’t be more dangerous, the few remaining survivors of Karolina’s alien race have come to Earth…and they’re targeting the Runaways themselves for extinction.
You can view the first issue for free right here.
And take the jump to get a peek at the cover to issue #2 arriving this month.
That’s right, Marvel is really cranking up its Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited, by offering up even more free comics for you to check out. This time around Marvel is offering up Ed Brubaker’s Eisner and Harvey-award winning Daredevil series. The run featured the appearance of Lady Bullseye, who just happens to be making another appearance in Daredevil #111, due out in September. If you are a DD or Brubaker fan, and want to read some free stuff, you know where to head…
You’ve already read Matthew’s review of Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1, now you can experience the issue yourself for free, thanks to Marvel Digital Unlimited.
A new year of high school is starting and MJ feels like she finally has her life in order. She has a good schedule, awesome friends, and an “amazing” relationship with a particular web-slinger…but unbeknownst to her, someone has it out for this feisty little teenager!
You can read the first issue online, by visiting the comic page site.
Marvel Comics is really pushing its online comic initiative. Opening up the vaults is one way to get subscribers on board, but even better is giving away digital comics for free. The company has announced readers can head over to the Marvel site and read the Deadpool Saga free of charge on the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited site.
Learn how Wade got his healing ability and became the best mercenary in the Marvel U. Did he have any love interests? Of course he did, he’s Deadpool for crying out loud! But to find out who, and the answers to many other questions.
This is all part of the build up for the September release of the new Deadpool series written by Daniel Way and illustrated by Paco Medina.
In the second issue of Liberty Comics, Heroic Publishing tells the tale of the Menace of the Leopard God. The tale is set in 1947 and features the battle between Tigress and the Golden Warrior.
LIBERTY COMICS #2 also features Chapter One of “The Origin of Giant,” a twelve-page adventure by Dennis Mallonee and Chris Marrinan, plus a bonus three-page Liberty Girl featurette by Nat Gertler and Rusty Haller.
This issue also sees Mark Beachum jumping on board to contribute, and is the first of several projects he is working on with Heroic, including several adventures of Flare, and Fantastic Girl.
And as always, this an other Heroic Publishing titles can be found for free at WOWIO.com.
Before picking up Skaar: Son of Hulk #1, in stores today, you can read the events of Planet Hulk and World War Hulk for free. No, I’m not suggesting you hang around your LCS all day reading stuff for free, messing up the racks, and bending the precious, precious covers. Instead, I’m suggesting you head over to MDCU – that’s Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited – and red Hulk Saga online. Did I mention it is free?
The Hulk has been smashing his way through the Marvel Universe for years, but its time for a new generation to rise up. The Hulk’s son from the savage planet of Sakaar is all grown and ready to follow in his father’s footsteps and Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited has the exclusive all-new saga presenting the events that lead to the birth of Skaar in HULK SAGA, which can be read for free right now on Marvel.com!
Remember – FREE!
Heroic Publishing let Major Spoilers know that its latest issue of Flare (#37) is now available for a free download at Wowio.com.
FLARE #37 features the new twenty-page Flare adventure, “The Secrets of Lady Arcane,” written by Dennis Mallonee, with artwork by Dick Giordano and Mark Beachum. This story featuring a guest appearance by Doctor Arcane, and sets the stage for next year’s long-awaited return of Lady Arcane by revealing for the first time how Lady A and Flare first met. This issue also features an all-new seven-page story, “A Tale of Malice,” by Wilson Hill and Franco Urru, starring Dark Malice and the original Giant.
Each time I mention Wowio.com, I get at least one person asking how the Wowio system works. It is free to sign up, the titles available are free to download, but you are limited to a certain number of downloads per day. There are some great titles available via Wowio, and if your budget is tight, and you are looking for some indie comics to get your hands on, then by all means, give Wowio a go.
Amazing Fantasy #15 is one of those seminal issue featuring one of the world’s beloved superheroes – Spider-Man. Marvel is letting you read that first issue again for free on the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited site.
But hold on Dear Reader, this isn’t a read whenever you want type deal, the free read is for one week only, so if you want to check out the original story for yourself, best get your act together now.
Or, “F-R-E-E, that spells free…”
This past Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, and my family and I went to one of the comic stores in our area to partake in the festivities. Unfortunately, as we do not have the logistics to accurately plan a time of departure with a five-week old daughter, we missed out on many of the events at Heroes And Dreams. Fortunately, we did not miss out on the free comics! I picked up a copy of Gemstone Publishing’s EC Sampler, my wife chose the Bongo Comics Free-For-All, and we picked up a copy of DC’s Tiny Titans as our daughter’s first comic.
During Free Comic Book Day (TOMORROW!) TwoMorrows Publishing will be giving away its Comics Go Hollywood title.
This 32-page comic-size book was assembled exclusively for Free Comic Book Day by the company’s regular magazine editors, and reveals secrets behind fans’ favorite on-screen heroes, and what’s involved in taking a character from the comics page to the big screen. It includes storyboards from DC’s animated hit “The New Frontier” (courtesy of DRAW! magazine), JEPH LOEB on writing for both Marvel Comics and the Heroes TV show (courtesy of WRITE NOW! magazine), details of an unseen X-Men movie (courtesy of ALTER EGO magazine), a history of the Joker from his 1940s origins to his upcoming appearance in the Dark Knight film (courtesy of BACK ISSUE magazine), and a look at Marvel Universe co-creator Jack Kirby’s Hollywood career, with extensive Kirby art (courtesy of the JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR magazine).
If for some reason you can’t get thee to the comic store, TwoMorrows will also give away the title for free as a downloadable digital edition from the company website.
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