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Friday, January 20, 2006

Free Comic Book Day participants announced

The official press release on this year's Free Comic Book Day participants came out today, announcing "gold" and "silver" sponsors and the titles they'd be offering for free May 6:

Gold Sponsor & Titles

  • Archie Comics: Archie Comics 65th Anniversary Bash
  • Bongo Comics: Bongo's Free for All 2006
  • Dark Horse Comics: Star Wars/Conan Flip Book
  • DC Comics: Justice League Unlimited #1
  • Devil's Due Publishing: G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
  • Gemstone Publishing: Walt Disney's Donald Duck 2006
  • IDW: Transformers: Beast Wars (IDW) 2006
  • Image Comics: Future Shock 2006
  • Marvel Comics: X-Men/Runaways
  • TOKYOPOP: TOKYOPOP Sneak GN

Silver Sponsor & Title

  • Adhouse Books: Preposterous Voyages of Ironhide Tom 2006
  • Arcana Studios: Arcana Studio Presents #3 2006
  • Aspen MLT Inc.: Worlds of Aspen #1
  • Castle Rain: Jack the Lantern 1942 2006
  • Claypool Comics: Deadbeats/Soul Searchers 2006
  • Comic Genesis: Comic Genesis Generations 2006
  • Drawn & Quarterly: Mr. Jean
  • Fantagraphics Books: Funny Book #2
  • F&W Publishing: Impact University Vol. 2
  • Heroic Publishing: Liberty Girl #0
  • Keenspot Publishing: Keenspot Spotlight 2006
  • Narwain: SRL Bluff & Tales from a Forgotten Planet
  • Oni Press Free: Scott Pilgrim 2006
  • Top Shelf Productions: Owly: Breakin' the Ice 2006
  • Renaissance Press: Amelia Rules 2006
  • Sky-Dog Press: Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule #1 2006
  • Viper Comics: Viper Comics Presents Dead @ 17 & More
  • Wizard Entertainment: Wizard Presents the Top 100 TPs Revised

Availability of Silver Sponsor titles and additional items may vary between participating stores, so please check with your retailer for availability.

Also on tap for Free Comic Book Day: Viz Media will publish Viz Samplers for manga lovers; WizKids LLC will create a Marvel HeroClix Wolverine Figure for players of its popular collectible Miniatures Game; and Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles will give toy collectors its Stargate Jack O'Neil Action Figure.

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2 Comments:

At 1/21/2006 12:43:00 AM, Blogger Chris said...

Interesting. No AIT/PlanetLar books?

Larry?

 
At 1/21/2006 01:21:00 PM, Blogger rjsodaro said...

I love free comicbook day, and every year I attempt to score a copy of one of each of the participants, I've accumulated a pretty good collection, and found some new and interesting books I wouldn't have ordinarily seen. Have I mentioned that I love free comicbook day?

 

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