Here is the comprehensive list of the books that I picked up on Free Comic Book Day 2018!


Barrier—Image Comics
Terry Moore Strangers in Paradise XXV
Silver #1—Dark Planet
Drawn & Quarterly Presents Berlin
Invasion—Chapterhouse Comics
Starburns Presents #1—SBI Press
Ghost in the Shell Global Neural Netwwork—Kodansha Comics
The Metabaron—Humanoids
Lady Mechanika—Joe Benitez’s Productiosn
Relay #0—Aftershock Comics
Shadow Roads—Oni Press
Overwatch—Dark Horse Comics
The Mall #0—Scout Comics
Bongo Comics 2018
Tranformers Unicron #0—IDW Publishing
Die Kitty Die!--Chapterhouse Comics
Maxwell’s Demons #1—Vault Comics
Doctor Who 2018—Titan Comics
Worlds of Aspen 2018
Ultra Street Fighter II—Udon/Capcom
Street Angel’s Dog—Image Comics
Riverdale—Archie Comics
Shadow Man—Valiant Entertainment
The Amazing Spider-Man—Marvel Comics
The Avengers—Marvel Comics
2000 A.D. regened
Adventure Time—Kaboom  

ABOUT MAXWELL'S DEMONS #1 FCBD SPECIAL:
(W) Deniz Camp (A/CA) Vittorio Astone
Rating: Teen (13+)
Rescue princesses from icy monsters, swim the soft spaces between universes, and spray paint your name across the pearly gates in this SF adventure fit for all ages, especially the clever YA reader. Yes indeed, Maxwell Maas is the greatest mind the world has ever known, but at 10 years old he has a lot to learn. Adventuring to distant worlds through his makeshift multiversal closet door, Max will encounter greatness and goodness on a cosmic scale. But will he realize that danger lurks on both sides of the door before it's too late?
ABOUT VAULT COMICS:

Vault Comics is a private, family-owned company, publishing science fiction and fantasy comics and graphic novels. Vault encourages its creators to break the established order, defy preconceptions of society and identity, and push the boundaries of the medium with bold visions and voices that connect with readers and capture their imaginations.

VALIANT FCBD 2018 SHADOWMAN SPECIAL
Written by ANDY DIGGLE, MATT KINDT, AND ERIC HEISSERER
Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA, ARIEL OLIVETTI, MJ KIM, and RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN
Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (JAN180046)

Superstar writer Andy Diggle and high-octane artist Stephen Segovia present an all-new introduction to SHADOWMAN as Jack Boniface reemerges from the Deadside to reclaim his birthright... and forges a new legend of magic, might, and malice for the long-awaited return of Valiant's most-demanded hero! Then, New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt and legendary artist Ariel Olivetti return Aric of Dacia to Earth in X-O MANOWAR – just in time for the seismic comics event of 2018! Finally, Academy Award-nominated writer Eric Heisserer and artists Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín plunge the whole of the Valiant Universe into an epic power struggle in the prelude to HARBINGER WARS 2! 

FREE! | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale MAY 5th (FOC – 2/5/18)

05-04-2018 Aspen Comics has released their full schedule of creator appearances and events for Free Comic Book Day 2018, in combination with their FCBD offering, Worlds of Aspen 2018. The all new FCBD title features the debut of two all-new Aspen properties, Nu Way and Dissension: War Eternal.


Dissension: War Eternal was created by Jordan Gunderson, with story by Jordan Gunderson and Christopher Fielder. Pencils by Jordan Gunderson, colors by Luis Guerrero, and letters by Taylor Esposito.
 
Nu Way’s story is by J.T. Krul, Dinna Wu, and Yuyan Song, written by J.T. Krul, pencils by Alex Konat, Digital inks by Mark Roslan, colors by John Starr, and letters by Sal Cipriano.


The full line-up of Aspen Comics’ Free Comic Book Day 2018 appearances is listed below:


CREATOR SIGNINGS IN CALIFORNIA:
The Comic Bug
1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

• Frank Mastromauro (Shrugged, Overtaken)
• Vince Hernandez (Charismagic, Fathom: Kiani)
• J.T. Krul (Jirni, Soulfire)
• David Wohl (Executive Assistant: Iris, Santeria: The Goddess Kiss)
• Peter Steigerwald (The ZooHunters, Kick-Ass)

Knowhere Games & Comics
744 Grand Ave.
San Marcos, CA 92078

• Gabe Carrasco (Portal Bound)
• Megan Shirk (Kick-Ass)
• Justice Vancho (Overtaken, Fathom Blue)
• Joanne Cheng

Pine Avenue Comics
748 Pine Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813

• Zen (Michael Turner’s Fathom, Soulfire)

CREATOR SIGNINGS IN MICHIGAN:
Big Ben’s Comix Oasis
6711 Allen Rd.
Allen Park, MI 48101

• Alex Konat (Nu Way, Eternal Soulfire)

CREATOR SIGNINGS IN TEXAS:
Dragon’s Lair
7959 Fredricksburg Rd. #129
San Antonio, TX 78229

• Wes Hartman (Portal Bound, Soulfire)

CREATOR SIGNINGS IN WISCONSIN:


Westfield Comics (East Location)
11am – 1:30pm (Signing and Sketching)
944 Williamson St.
Madison, WI 53703

• Jordan Gunderson (Dissension: War Eternal, No World)
  
  
  

Westfield Comics (West Location)
2pm – 5pm (Signing and Sketching)
7475 Mineral Point Rd. #22
Madison, WI 53717

• Jordan Gunderson (Dissension: War Eternal, No World)

ONTARIO, CANADA LOCATION:
Conspiracy Comics, Games & Anime
2388 Fairview St.
Burlington, ON L7R 2E4, CANADA

Blake Northcott (Michael Turner’s Fathom, Arena Saga)

For more information on Aspen Comics please check the following:

www.AspenComics.com
www.AspenStore.com
Facebook.com/AspenComics
Twitter.Com/AspenComics
Instagram: Aspen Comics

Aspen Comics is an entertainment publishing company founded in 2003 by superstar comic book artist, Michael Turner, along with Frank Mastromauro and Peter Steigerwald. In addition to producing their own line of hit titles including Fathom, Soulfire, Executive Assistant: Iris, Lola XOXO and many others, Aspen has joined forces with some of the industry’s most notable companies on their best-selling titles. Aspen’s collaborated with Marvel, DC Comics, NBC, Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment, Axe Body Spray, American Express and more. In 2018, Aspen Comics is celebrating their fifteen-year anniversary and has joined forces with powerhouse entertainment moguls David Maisel and Scooter Braun in collaboration with their founding of Mythos Studios, currently developing Michael Turner’s Fathom and Soulfire for film and various multimedia projects.

Celebrate FCBD with BARRIER #1 and STREET ANGEL’S DOG 
PORTLAND, OR, 05/04/2018 — In celebration of Free Comic Book Day—tomorrow, May 5th—comics fans will enjoy a free issue of BARRIER #1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin and STREET ANGEL’S DOG by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca when they visit any participating local comic book shop, while supplies last. 

Will we see you on Free Comic Book Day? Find out where your favorite Image Comics creators will be tomorrow. 

FCBD appearances by Image Comics creators:

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Kings Comics 
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Nicola Scott
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

Okanagan Sports Cards and Comics 
Kelowna, BC, CANADA
Ed Brisson
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Gosh Comics
London, ENGLAND
Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

DOMESTIC EVENTS

Samurai Comics 
Mesa, AZ
Andrew MacLean

Samurai Comics 
Mesa, AZ
Meredith McClaren
10 - 5 p.m.

Escapist Comics 
Berkeley, CA
Justin Greenwood
10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. 

Golden Apple
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Brian K. Vaughan
12 p.m. - 3 p.m. 
5-item limit

Comic Bug
Manhattan Beach, CA
Pornsak Pichetshote
11 - 5 p.m.

Earth-2
Sherman Oaks, CA
Brian K. Vaughan
4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Ponce De Leon Library 
Atlanta, GA
Rich Tommaso
10 - 2 p.m. 

Challengers Comics + Conversation
Chicago, IL
Steve Lieber
11 - 5 p.m.

Challengers Comics + Conversation 
Chicago, IL
Ryan Browne
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 
Will be giving away copies of the Image Firsts CURSE WORDS #1!

Elite Comics 
Overland Park, KS 66210
Jason Aaron
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hall of Comics 
Southborough, MA
Daniel Warren Johnson
11 - 3 p.m.

The Comic Cave 
Springfield, MO
Cullen Bunn
10 - 7 p.m.

Lobo Comics 
Albuquerque, NM
Howard Chaykin
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. 

Escape Pod Comics
Huntington, NY
Brenden Fletcher
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Rick's Comics 
Clarksville, TN
Kyle Starks & Chris Schweizer

Phantom of the Attic
Pittsburgh, PA
Jim Rugg
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

New Dimension Comics
Pittsburgh Mills, PA
Jim Rugg
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. 
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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.