FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: MAY 3rd… THIS SATURDAY!!!

This is a great event y’all, for comic book readers, and those who wanna start reading comic books. So check it out…Get literate!

The Free Comic Book Day website has a handy Store Locator to help you find and support your local participating comic book shop or library.

Many of these locations host special events with sales, celebrity guests, and costume contests.

DC’s Free Comic Book Day Offerings

DC All In 2025 FCBD Special Edition #1 cover with Superman by Rafael Albuquerque

DC COMICS is promoting the Man of Steel and their Summer of Superman initiative for Free Comic Book Day 2025. Their chief offering is a flip-book, DC All In/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition #1. This book will preview the new Superman Unlimited series and the Absolute Universe line. It is rated T for readers 13 and up.

DC Comics’ other FCBD 2025 offerings include the following.

  • Superman’s Good Guy Gang 2025 FCBD Special Edition – this All-Ages comedy finds Superman, Green Lantern Guy Gardner, and Hawkgirl struggling to get along as they form a club to do superhero things together.
  • Kanga U: Tests and Tournaments – Aimed at readers 8-12, this All-Ages series centers upon the Amazons of Themyscira and the giant kangaroos they ride into battle.

Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day Offerings

(Image Source: Marvel / Humberto Ramos)

MARVEL COMICS is doubling-up its offerings for Free Comic Book Day 2025. All five of its give-away books contain at least two stories each. The biggest of these is Fantastic Four/X-Men #1, which acts as an introduction to both teams for those who know the MCU but not Marvel’s First Family or Merry Mutants. It is rated T+ for readers 13 and up.

Marvel has also produced the following FCBD 2025 titles.

  • Ironheart / Marvel Voices #1 – A new Ironheart adventure from best-selling author Justina Ireland, plus several stories from Marvel’s spotlight line for diverse heroes and creators. Rated T+ for Readers 13 and up.
  • Iron Man & Friends / Spidey & Friends #1 – Based on the hit Disney Junior shows, this comic also contains activity pages staring Spidey, Iron Man, and their friends. For All Ages.
  • Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1 – A reintroduction to Peter Parker and Amazing Spider-Man as well as the new Ultimate Universe. Rated T+ for Readers 13 and up.
  • Star Wars #1 – A sample of Marvel Comics’ Star Wars line. Rated T+ for Readers 13 and up.

Gold Tier Free Comic Book Day Titles

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(Image Source: Dynamite Entertainment)

The Gold Tier of Free Comic Book Day offerings are 12 titles chosen by the FCBD Selection Committee. These books are the ones determined to offer the broadest sample the variety comics have to offer. They are also considered the best books for new readers.

  • Archie’s Comic Spectacular – A sampling of series featuring the teens of Riverdale High School and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. For All Ages.
  • Conan: Scourge of the Serpent – The kick-off for this year’s Conan the Barbarian event. (MATURE)
  • Dr. Seuss Sampler – Previewing new graphic novels inspired by the books of Dr. Seuss. For All Ages.
  • Energon Universe Special – Three stories featuring G.I. Joe, Transformers and Void Rivals. Rated T for Teens.
  • Fantastic Four/X-Men #1
  • I Hate Fairyland Special – Celebrating 10 years of Image Comics’ twisted fairy tale satire. (MATURE)
  • Minecraft The Manga/Beyblade X – An all-ages manga set in the worlds of the beloved games.
  • Power Rangers/VR Troopers – A crossover between two teams of legendary Sentai. For All Ages.
  • Speed Racer #0 – From Mad Cave Studios, a revamp of the classic Anime in the spirit of The Fast and the Furious.
  • Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi / Avatar – From Dark Horse Comics, this All Ages comic presents stories based on the Young Jedi Adventures and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
  • Thundercats/Powerpuff GIrls #0 – The heroes of Third Earth and Townsville join forces in this unlikely crossover. Rated T for Teens.

All Ages Free Comic Book Day Titles

Spidey and his Amazing Friends
(Image Source: Marvel)
  • Archie’s Comic Spectacular
  • Bad Kitty Gets A Job
  • Champion
  • Creaky Acres
  • Dr. Seuss Sampler
  • Hulk Teach
  • Iron Man & Friends / Spidey & Friends #1
  • Kanga U: Tests and Tournaments
  • Keenspot Toybox Special
  • Minecraft The Manga/Beyblade X
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi / Avatar
  • Superman’s Good Guy Gang 2025 FCBD Special Edition
  • Transformers: Worst Bot Ever
  • Will Eisner: A Comics Biography

Teen & Mature Free Comic Book Day Titles

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(Image Source: Dynamite Entertainment / Meghan Hetrick)
  • Best of 2000 AD
  • Black Mirror (MATURE)
  • BOOM! Studios 20th Anniversary Spectacular
  • Conan: Scourge of the Serpent (MATURE)
  • Critical Role / Black Hammer
  • DC All In/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition #1
  • Def Leppard’s Hysteria (MATURE)
  • Diablo (MATURE)
  • EC Comics Presents: Blood Type
  • Energon Universe Special
  • Fantastic Four/X-Men #1
  • Gargoyles: Demona #0
  • Godzilla: The New Heroes
  • IDW Dark: Find Your New Fear (MATURE)
  • I Hate Fairyland Special (MATURE)
  • Ironheart / Marvel Voices #1
  • Kagurabachi / Boruto: Two Blue Vortex
  • Mark Spears’ Monsters
  • The Phantom #0
  • Power Rangers/VR Troopers
  • Red Unit 5 Comic Adventures
  • Speed Racer #0
  • Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1
  • Star Wars #1
  • Thundercats/Powerpuff GIrls #0
  • Tower Dungeon / Issak
  • Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1
  • Valiant Zombies – Resurrection

The Free Comic Book Day website has a handy Store Locator … However, if you don’t have a handy local comic book shop or library, you can still download many of these books for free from Comixology.