The press releases for FCBD 2025 have begun.
MARVEL REVEALS ITS 2025 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY TITLES INCLUDING NEW STORIES STARRING THE FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN AND MORE
See what Marvel has in store for Free Comic Day 2025!
New York, NY— November 18, 2024 — Free Comic Book Day is on May 3 this year, and once again, Marvel Comics celebrates this exciting day for the industry with something for every fan! Readers can look forward to the entry points for all-new eras of Fantastic Four and Amazing Spider-Man, a prelude to an upcoming X-Men saga, and a glimpse at the very first event set in the new Ultimate Universe!
For the second year in a row, Marvel also proudly presents a Star Wars Free Comic Book Day title which explores the what’s to come in the galaxy far, far away. Plus, see creators and characters from different cultures, communities, and identities spotlighted in a special Free Comic Book edition of Marvel’s Voices. And last but not least, you’ll find the perfect first comic book for the young ones in your life with an all-new Free Comic Book Day: Spidey & His Amazing Friends.
Read on to learn more!
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: FANTASTIC FOUR/GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1
Written by Ryan North, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing & Chip Zdarsky
Art by Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado, Chip Zdarsky & Iban Coello
In advance of Marvel’s First Family arriving on the big screen this summer, Ryan North and Humberto Ramos craft an unusual story in which the FANTASTIC FOUR respond to a most unusual interdimensional summons! And on the eve of the birth of the ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT X-MEN, there is one extra mutant in attendance. WHO is it? Only Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing can tell you! Plus, ANOTHER surprise from Chip Zdarsky! We’re simply too good to you!
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1
Written by Joe Kelly, Deniz Camp & Cody Ziglar
Art by John Romita Jr. & Jonas Scharf
Joe Kelly and John Romita Jr. remind us who Peter Parker and SPIDER-MAN are! Plus, an exclusive prologue to this summer’s blockbuster ULTIMATE event from Deniz Camp, Cody Ziglar & Jonas Scharf!
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: STAR WARS #1
Written by Alex Segura, Charles Soule & Marc Guggenheim
Art by Phil Noto, Luke Ross, Stefano Raffaele & Madibek Musabekov
CELEBRATING THE NEW ERA OF STAR WARS COMICS!
LUKE SKYWALKER finds himself in a wretched hive of scum and villainy facing off against pirates! JEDI KNIGHTS QUI-GON JINN & TENSU RUN are on the hunt for the villainous CORLIS RATH! Who is the mysterious VANEE and what is his connection to DARTH VADER & KYLO REN?
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: IRONHEART/MARVEL’S VOICES #1
Written by Justina Ireland & More
Art by Julian Shaw & More
CELEBRATING A YEAR OF MARVEL’S VOICES WITH A BRAND-NEW STORY STARRING IRONHEART!
Bestselling writer Justina Ireland blasts Ironheart into Chicago’s past for a story of Black innovation through the ages! And explore the past year of Voices anthologies with selections from Mystique and Destiny’s star-studded wedding issue, Patriot’s explosive return to super-heroing, the introduction of a brand-new Ghost Rider and more!
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: IRON MAN & HIS AWESOME FRIENDS/SPIDEY & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1
SWING INTO THIS YEAR’S FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SPECIAL WITH
NEW AND FAVORITE CHARACTERS FROM TWO DISNEY JR. SHOWS!
FIRST, ARMOR UP with Iron Man and his Awesome Friends, Iron Heart and Iron Hulk, in this not-to-be-missed all-new comic featuring characters from the forthcoming Disney Jr. show! Then the web-slinging fun continues with everyone’s favorite heroes from Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends! There’s no shortage of baddies creating mischief in New York and Spidey, Ghost-Spider, and Spin need help keeping the city safe through thrilling activity pages and easy-to-read stories.
Check out the covers and stay tuned for more news about FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025 in the months ahead.
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1
Written by JOE KELLY, DENIZ CAMP & CODY ZIGLAR
Art by JOHN ROMITA JR. & JONAS SCHARF
Cover by PAT GLEASON
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: FANTASTIC FOUR/GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1
Written by RYAN NORTH, COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING, CHIP ZDARSKY & MORE
Art by HUMBERTO RAMOS, EDGAR DELGADO, CHIP ZDARSKY & MORE
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: STAR WARS #1
Written by ALEX SEGURA, CHARLES SOULE & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by PHIL NOTO, LUKE ROSS, STEFANO RAFFAELE & MADIBEK MUSABEKOV
Cover by PHIL NOTO
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: IRONHEART/MARVEL’S VOICES #1
Written by JUSTINA IRELAND & MORE
Art by JULIAN SHAW & MORE
Cover by EDWIN GALMON
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: IRON MAN & HIS AWESOME FRIENDS/SPIDEY & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1
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The local weather wasn't the best, attendance and cosplaying remain below what they once were, but it was still a fun event. Some college media students were making a doc. They interviewed me. I don't know how much of that will end up in the final video. I picked up Black Mirror and the first part of Will Eisner's bio in comic form, and purchased a Golden Age Wonder Woman collection.
My obligatory video will likely be edited today and posted Monday.
I don't always participate in FCBD, but when I do I have always gone to a shop that is closer to my house than my regular shop. Yesterday, for the first time ever, I went to my regular shop on FCBD. The weather was beautiful, and there were many artists, vendors and a DJ set up along the sidewalk outside. there were many cosplayers, from a Jedi Knight and a Jawa the the Ghostbusters. The atmosphere was very much like a typical JD DeLuzio video (when the weather's nice). I was a bit surprised that patrons' choices were limited to three, but there ended up not being much I was interested in. (There are usually some leftovers the following Wednesday.) My choices usually reflect titles I intend to buy anyway (such as "Blood Type") or ones I don't intend to buy but want a sample of anyway (such as "Speed Racer"). but I passed on both of those in favor of two I am on the fance aboput: "Superman Unlimited" and "Fantastic Four." The one I was most interested in was NBM's "Will Eisner: A Comics Biography." I haven't read any of them yet.
Someone took a candid photo of me (well, with me in it) that ended up on Facebook.
(I'm the guy on the far right.)
It really wasn't bad-- I just miss the far more crowded and crazy days, pre-pandemic, and when the superhero movies were riding high. The rain in the morning also dampened some people's enthusiasm, and the lack of a specific costume competition probably explains the smaller number of cosplayers. Still, people had a good time, and, yeah, I made a video:
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