“We had a record amount of entries from publishers this year with more than forty-five different titles” said FCBD spokesperson Leslie Jackson. “Retailers on the committee had a tough time deciding on which titles to choose for Gold sponsorship, but we’re sure fans will be pleased with the line-up for next year.”
FCBD 2012’s Silver comic book offerings will be announced December 9.
MOUSE GUARD, LABYRINTH,
AND MORE HC FLIP BOOK - ARCHAIA
Written by Jeremy Bastian,
Nate Cosby, Royden Lepp, Jim McCann, Ted Naifeh and David Petersen
Illustrated by Jeremy
Bastian, Chris Eliopoulos, Cory Godbey, Janet Lee, Royden Lepp and David
Petersen. Cover by David Petersen
This Free Comic Book Day,
Archaia offers readers the chance to experience history in the making with a
FREE, gorgeous, 48-page, 6” x 9” full color hardcover original graphic novel
featuring all-new material! David Petersen returns with an all-new Mouse Guard
tale that’s guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings! Lose yourself once again in
Jim Henson’s amazing world of Labyrinth, featuring a fantastical story from
Eisner Award-nominee Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin) and Cory Godbey (Fraggle
Rock). Get a new perspective on Jet Jones in Royden Lepp’s critically acclaimed
Rust, with a short story seen through the eyes of younger brother Oswald
Taylor. Jeremy Bastian’s acclaimed Cursed Pirate Girl hits the high seas in
this whimsical, swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable
dangers. Nate Cosby (Pigs) and Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards) present Cow
Boy, a comedy/western that tells the tale of a young bounty hunter determined
to send his entire outlaw family to jail. And Jim McCann and Janet Lee follow
up their Eisner Award-winning Return of the Dapper Men with an all-new short
story that leads into the upcoming sequel, Time of the Dapper Men. Witness the
origin of a new, major character! And…the return of 41?!
MEGA MAN: LET THE GAMES
BEGIN - ARCHIE COMICS
Script: Ian Flynn Art:
Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante, John Workman, Matt Herms
"Let the Games
Begin!" Part One: Don’t miss the first classic issue of the hit new MEGA
MAN comic series! The future looks bright when brilliant and benevolent Dr.
Light unveils his latest creations: the Robot Masters! But when the nefarious
Dr. Wily steals them for his own sinister purposes, there is no one left to
stop him. No one – except Mega Man!
2012 BONGO COMICS
FREE-FOR-ALL! - BONGO COMICS
SpongeBob Comics Freestyle
Funnies
By Groening/Hillenburg
Bongo offers the best in
humor comics with a proud tale from the boasting barflies of Moe’s Tavern, as
they recount their close encounter with
marauding beasts as members of the Springfield Bear Patrol. And Sergio Aragonés
joins the fun with a story from his own past of how he made his first peso as
an underground and underage artist. THEN, flip over the book for two of the
swimmingest SpongeBob sagas from the series' hard-to-find earliest issues. In
"Squidward and the Golden Clarinet," SpongeBob reads an issue of
Mermaid Man to a less-than-welcoming Squidward. But this story has a musical
hook even Squidward can't resist. Plus: a page of gags that go off the deep end
by indie artiste James Kochalka.
PEANUTS/ADVENTURE TIME
FLIP BOOK - BOOM! STUDIOS
Author(s): Charles Schulz,
Vicki Scott, Ryan North
Artist(s): Charles Schulz,
Ron Zorman,Vicki Scott, Paige Braddock, Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb
Cover Artist(s): Charles
Schulz, Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb
Two stories of two boys
and their dogs -- on one side, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, along with the entire
Peanuts gang, come to Free Comic Book Day! On the other side -- boy Finn and
his dog Jake, along with the entire cast of the hot new Cartoon Network series
Adventure Time, adventure in the Land of Ooo for Free Comic Book Day! Get your
full KABOOM! dose of “Good Griefs” and “Algebraics” all in one book!
STAR WARS/SERENITY FLIP
BOOK - DARK HORSE
Zack Whedon (W), Davidé
Fabbri (P), Fábio Moon (P/I), Christian Dalla Vecchia (I), Adam Hughes (Cover),
and Daniel Dos Santos (Cover)
Han Solo and Chewbacca
have a falling-out after a deal with a shady customer goes bad. When the client
gets designs on the Millennium Falcon, Han and Chewie present a united front
that can’t be beat! “Mal” Reynolds, captain of the outlaw vessel Serenity, is
no stranger to jobs gone wrong. But when the chips are down, he’s able to rely
on an amazing, odd, and diversely talented crew for help!
DC COMICS — THE NEW 52
FCBD EDITION - DC COMICS
(W) Various (A) Various
DC COMICS—THE NEW 52 took
the industry by storm! Now get an exclusive look at what's happening in 2012 —
written and illustrated by today's top creators.
TRANSFORMERS #80.5 - IDW PUBLISHING
Simon Furman (W); Andrew
Wildman (P), Stephen Baskerville (I); Wildman (C)
The wait is over--after a
20-year hiatus, IDW proudly returns to the original TRANSFORMERS comic book
universe, picking up right where 1991's TRANSFORMERS #80 left off! Optimus
Prime, Grimlock, Kup, Hot Rod and all your favorite Generation One TRANSFORMERS
characters charge into the future as fan-favorite writer Simon Furman and
legendary Transformers artist Andrew Wildman present TRANSFORMERS #80.5! Reflecting
back on the dizzying highs and the terrifying lows of the original run of
Transformers comics, Optimus Prime watches over a Cybertron that hasn't faced
Megatron for decades. But that peace shudders to an end, as we dive headlong
into July's TRANSFORMERS #81!
Because the Fans demanded
it! Thousands of TRANSFORMERS fans signed petitions urging us to make this
book--and IDW listened!
IMAGE 20 - IMAGE COMICS
An anthology featuring
all-new stories with a mix of Image's old and new best loved characters! More
details and a finalized cover art to come.
AVENGERS #12.1 - MARVEL COMICS
Writer: Brian Michael
Bendis
Penciller
(cover/interiors): Bryan Hitch
Start reading with this
POINT ONE issue! Prepare for the upcoming high-stakes Avengers event with a
battle between the Avengers and the Intelligencia, the return of SWORD, and the
disappearance of Spider-Woman!
YO GABBA GABBA - ONI PRESS
Writer(s): Jamie S. Rich,
Kali Fontecchio, Frank Pittarese, Evan Dorkin, & Sarah Dyer
Artist Name(s): Michael
Allred, Kali Fontecchio, Jarrett Williams, & Evan Dorkin, with Han Allred,
Rico Renzi, & Sarah Dyer
From the hit Nickelodeon
show! Come join your GabbaLand pals Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, Plex, and of
course DJ Lance Rock for a series of fun-filled adventures! Plus, an awesome
Super Martian Robot Girl tale, too!