What to Look For on Free Comic Book Day 2010

This Saturday, May 1, is Free Comic Book Day, the annual event when a couple of thousand comic book stores across the country have a bunch of special issues that they give away for free. Most of the participating stores will limit the number of freebies you can walk away with. Also, life is too short to read bad comic books. So here’s a quick guide to the FCBD-specific titles you’ll find in participating stores this year. (Note that you can read previews of most of them here; all the stores will have copies of at least some “gold” titles, and they may or may not have particular “silver” titles.)

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  • http://andrewsgraham.wordpress.com andrewsgraham

    #haloreach FVBD Tomorrow!

  • welsh117

    #haloreach Never been a big fan of comic books, though I am seeing Iron Man 2 this weekend.

  • gray665

    #haloreach woohoo free!

  • jernex65

    #haloreach SICK

  • sori142

    #haloreach iron man 2!!

  • SpeedBrkr

    Thanks for the reminder and primer! Can’t wait to get my free comics! ^_^ #haloreach

  • raptor2142

    I really need to remember to get to the comic book store tomorrow. I completely forgot about Free Comic Book day last year. #haloreach

  • primaxiom

    so excited! #haloreach

  • haloeegor

    #haloreach yeah awesome

  • whoopage

    #haloreach I’ll be going to the local shop to check it out. Plus there’s always a bunch of interesting people around on free comic day

  • chiefsparten

    #haloreach i like free

  • aramsden82

    #haloreach – sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

  • dre2nyc3

    #haloreach free!!!!

  • radphil

    #haloreach I’m gonna have to see if there’s some in my area which I can go to.

  • pomopwner

    #haloreach Awesome!

  • pushgenesis

    #haloreach Free comics? How haven’t I heard of this before? Sounds like a good time!

  • http://dotoxy.wordpress.com/ dotlukas

    #haloreach shame theres no comicbook store near me :(

  • http://70meters.wordpress.com 70meters

    #haloreach
    not a bad way to get into a new hobby

  • m33vii

    #haloreach Are they really free if i have to drive an hour and a half to pick them up?

  • xbloopbloopx

    #haloreach I use to be a big fan of comic books, but it seems like the hobby is dying down. Im glad to see people are keeping it alive

  • irev3rb

    #haloreach Ohhhh this is awesome!

  • smooov

    #haloreach I wasn’t a fan of comic books I was more of a hands on type of guy but I would buy some copies of Mass Effect Retribution to see what my favorite Asari was up to after Shepard died.

  • killer2401

    #haloreach

    HALO!

  • deadpool1205

    #haloreach Hell Yeah! Comic Book day! I had forgotten that this was coming up!!! Now I have something to do saturday… IF I dont win a Reach Beta Code.. lol

  • xdemonfire

    #haloreach my favorite superhero was batman

  • assatm

    #haloreach I’m sure no one can complain about free Comic books! ;D

  • slayedzz

    #haloreach Ironman FTW!

  • xposedbones

    #haloreach Uhmmmm Free :)

  • hippohunter11

    #haloreach awesome cant wait

  • ninjahippo

    #haloreach sweet Iron Man comics

  • http://cainiacprime.wordpress.com cainiacprime

    #haloreach

    Heading out first thing in the morning to grab some goodness~

  • noahmink

    #haloreach

    I used to go to the comic book store one town over from where i live. Loved free comic book day. My favorite comic was Ultimate Spiderman

  • w34kn35s

    #haloreach hmmm The Beta , its super awesome , spiderman FTW

  • crazyauron

    #haloreach

    Who doesn’t like free comics?!?!

  • brycesk8er

    #haloreach ————– THIS LOOKS SICK!

  • wellens02

    #haloreach

    Looks interesting

  • zomgtherandomness

    comic book day..thanks for the reminder and im looking forward to it as well as #haloreach

  • smokingpizza

    #haloreach I like comics.

  • http://stan1226.wordpress.com stan1226

    #haloreach
    just one more comment just for reach ^^

  • reppyy

    #haloreach
    Woooo! Who doesnt like free comics?

  • http://chewieralloy.wordpress.com chewieralloy

    #haloreach i like turtles

  • kevkev550

    #haloreach

    WTF are comics?

  • jp0508

    #haloreach i like the idea of giving them away could get people instersted in them me included

  • lowercase8

    #haloreach

  • johnnypremo

    #haloreach

  • syed117

    #haloreach Since Marvel is making a push into digital comics, it would have been cool to have a free digital version for iPads available as well. Just something to show new readers the potential of their iPad app.

  • yoshy343

    #haloreach iron man looks like master chief :)

    but so do power rangers
    :)jk

  • livsingh

    #haloreach Free comics…YEAH BABY

  • illuzionxx

    #haloreach too bad im in ireland, i would love this but its s**t to find comics over here

  • snigtheaxe

    #haloreach Hope theres a partipating shop around here. I would love to get in to reading more comics. so far ive only got 1.

  • kannot

    #haloreach Comic books are coming back for sure, was just reading a digg thing about that

  • meemmoo

    #haloreach w00t iron man :O

  • http://www.twitter.com/seanfp muxedmedia

    I promised myself I’d get into comic books once I finished my masters degree…now that I’m almost graduated I guess now is as good a time as any.

    #haloreach

  • http://wolfgang2112.wordpress.com wolfgang2112

    #haloreach WOO! free comics haha, that’s awesome, I’ll have to pickup a few marvel ones.

  • hippohunter11

    #haloreach i like turtles and hippos

  • hestar

    I am iron mannnnnnnnnnnn! #haloreach

  • http://www.etb4thefuture.ucoz.com Taco

    #haloreach Sweet…free comics!!!!!

  • cobbab

    #haloreach lol, good stuff =D Gotta luv comic book day

  • jacktheinfinite

    #haloreach

    *goes insane*

    I WANT FREE COMIC GIVE ME NOW!!!!!

  • kunlan

    #haloreach 2. EPIC STUFF 3. HALO REACH BETA 4. COMIC BOOKS FOR LIFE 5. ITS LIKE OREOS AND PIZZA 6. NAYY SORRY :p

  • kunlan

    #haloreach EPIC STUFF HAHA

  • anorav

    #haloreach
    Sweet, thanks for the heads up. Can’t beat free!

  • kunlan

    #haloreach swwwwwweeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttt!!

  • http://a1t1w.wordpress.com a1t1w

    #haloreach Not really into comic books but if its free can’t argue.

  • kunlan

    #haloreach I’M A COMIC BOOK NERD HAHA IRON MAN PWNZ

  • halo123454321

    #haloreach Lol tomorrow is going to be fun

  • http://dean0null.wordpress.com dean0null

    #haloreach Who can argue with free?

  • maverico

    Looking forward to #haloreach more than Free Comic Book Day, actually…

  • http://a1t1w.wordpress.com a1t1w

    #haloreach

  • katskratch89

    Big fan of this one. Free stuff wins.
    #haloreach

  • narutobuu

    #haloreach

    batman is the greatest superhero he pwns iron man and superman

  • spenserwastaken

    I’ve never read comics, if they’re free its a good time to start I suppose.

    #haloreach

  • benmccrash

    #haloreach wow this comic book makes me want to go watch the film tomorrow.

  • rise2ragnarok

    #haloreach FCBD has always been good to me

  • http://vincentofthedead.wordpress.com/ vincentofthedead

    #haloreach I can’t wait.

  • kunlan

    #haloreach They should bring out Halo comics :p

  • http://ghostsoft.wordpress.com Ghostsoft

    #haloreach going to my local comic store to pick up some Iron Man!

  • kunlan

    #haloreach life is too short to read bad comic books. so true

  • bhuds19

    #haloreach

    lol something to do tommorrow if im free, got to find a shop doing it though

  • http://theoriginaljuggernautical.wordpress.com theoriginaljuggernautical

    #haloreach Might take advantage of this.

  • shadynl

    #haloreach

    Haha i like free.
    i hope they have some good titles worth reading.
    also looking forward to the halo reach beta. ill be kicking some ass big time soon (i hope :P)

  • afgmobster

    #haloreach
    thats badass

  • http://crichton007.wordpress.com crichton007

    #haloreach Free Comic Day is a rip off. Not the free comics but the price which they charge for comics now? Seriously, Amazing Spider-Man is $4 per weekly issue? I’ll pass; it’s a racket.

  • erwinhilton

    #haloreach IRONMAN ftw, and movie may 7! yay

  • bumzors

    #haloreach

    LOVE Iron Man, and while I’m not too up to date on Thor, he was definitely a pretty badass hero. Now if we could just get a decent portrayal of Deadpool…X-Men Origins didn’t cut it…

  • http://kynara.wordpress.com kynara

    #haloreach

    Sweet! I know what I’ll be doing Saturday!

  • marcxlegend

    #haloreach

  • marcxlegend

    #haloreach Please

  • marcxlegend

    #haloreach Thank you

  • kamanashi

    #haloreach I don’t read comics that much any more. But if I can get some x-men, I would be happy.

  • shaneman150

    #haloreach

    Nothing better than comics.

    EXCEPT FREE COMICS WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO

    Ahem. Sorry. Too bad I freakin’ work all day :(

  • asifspider

    #haloreach

    Not a big Comic Book Guy…but…free is free.

  • mgunltd

    #haloreach

    The good things in life are always free! Gonna pick up Iron Man.

  • bignumone

    #haloreach
    How do I know if a store is participating? Call them?
    If this isn’t real I will be disappointed in your reporting.

  • http://bauer247365.wordpress.com bauer247365

    #haloreach

    SWEET cover!

  • kill454

    #haloreach awesome

  • bloodcatalyst

    #haloreach maybe I should have used this opportunity to get familiar with Kick-Ass. well, I think I could stand to drop a couple dollars on them though.

  • bloodcatalyst

    #haloreach a friend invited me to go along with her to check out a local comic store to take advantage of this. I have no money to spend on comics right this instant though, so I refused. just wouldn’t feel right running into a store to grab freebies if I am not going to purchase as well, you know?

  • knoxville912

    #haloreach ITS A TRAP

  • coldshowers

    where is the holo comic book? #haloreach

  • coldshowers

    yes, holo. not halo… holo… :/ #haloreach

  • bloodcatalyst

    #haloreach hey if anyone knows the best way to get one’s hands on the entirety of the buffy comics, I’d appreciate a line.

  • intheb0x

    #haloreach

    havent been into comics for years,

    but my fav was GhostRider back in the day.

  • jchip8

    #haloreach
    pretty good looking

  • 2080haloreach

    #haloreach

  • 2080haloreach

    #haloreach ok

  • 2080haloreach

    #haloreach Adam Sandler as Scuba Steve

  • 2080haloreach

    #haloreach I like the Halo books

  • 2080haloreach

    i lke the halo books. #haloreach

  • odsttoreach

    #haloreach
    pllllzzzz i would love the beta code!

  • http://reachinforbeta.wordpress.com reachinforbeta

    #haloreach

    I’m not a huge fan of Comic books, but i do love the heros that are depicted in them.

  • luckyclassof08

    Wow it kind of sucks that I missed this to bad I didn’t read the article sooner oh well there is always next year. #haloreach

  • forsakencheezit

    #haloreach

    Being born in the technology age, I never really got into comic books. However I do own V for Vendetta the graphic novel. I think if I had a local store I would participate in the Free Comic Book Day and get some classics, but I don’t have such stores in the area. I also have to say that I really like this medium of entertainment. When you are reading a book you have to imagine the characters facial expressions and clothing in your mind. With comic books you can see exactly what the author wanted the characters to be like. A great way for the authors to get readers on a straight track to understanding the story.

  • streeck18

    #haloreach
    I wish my country(Brazil) had a Free Comic Book Day, I’m addicted to comic books :D

  • http://weemanzander.wordpress.com weemanzander

    #haloreach its awsome picked my nephew up some comics and a sneaky one for me haha :)

    My twitter @weemanzander

  • markp547

    #haloreach FREE COMICS FTW!!

  • xkier

    #haloreach love comics

  • gorki247

    None for me this year, I’m afraid #haloreach

  • soulrain26

    #haloreach aww im 1 day late :(

  • xzeldax3

    #haloreach i cant wait for iron man 2!!!

  • emergeddragon7

    #haloreach

    I don’t think any store near me offers this..

  • bloodcatalyst

    #haloreach so the day passed without me being able to take advantage, it kinda sucks. oh well, there is always next year.

  • frejolero602

    #haloreach
    Ironman ftw

  • badferret

    #haloreach

    Boba Fett was standing outside my local comic store on free comic day.

  • absilver808

    #haloreach

  • absilver808

    #haloreach cool

  • dinchmiester

    #haloreach
    im so angry im looking this up 2 days late ,
    i live in walking distance of one of the greatest comic book stores and i didnt even know about this day .

  • dinchmiester

    #haloreach
    there is no beta code in this link ,
    is that a good thing ????
    is there still a chance ?!?!1

  • dinchmiester

    #haloreach
    HALO
    HALO
    HALO
    HALO
    HALO
    HALO
    HALO
    HALO

    ROCKS MY SOCKS !!!

  • dinchmiester

    If i wasnt 15 yrs old and had money i wouldnt have to beg for the beta,
    but since im am 15 yrs old and have no job,
    ILL BEG FOR BETA !!!!

    #haloreach

    GAMERTAG* Dinchmiester

  • dinchmiester

    when i go to college im going to be apart of beta

    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    i have no life because i play xbox and try and get free points
    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    id break my mw2 disc for halo

    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    halo = challenging, competitive, mind excercising, and the greatest game in the world

  • dinchmiester

    i wish i had doritos
    AND HALO !
    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    THIS IS THE ONLY LINK THAT A CODE HAS NOT BEENG POSTED
    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    I wont give up !

  • dinchmiester

    COMIC BOOKS ROCK , NEWSPAPER COMICS ROCK , DUBBLE BUBBLE COMICS ROCK , CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND SUPERDIAPER BABY COMICS ROCK , BATMAN ROCKS . COMICS ROCK AND SO DOES HALO
    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    were all the codes realeased on may 2 at 12 50
    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    so dedicated to halo
    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    #haloreach
    i dream of halo

  • dinchmiester

    doritos
    pizza
    pepsi
    and halo
    would complete me
    #haloreach

    just the beta would complete me
    #haloreach #haloreach #haloreach #haloreach #haloreach

  • dinchmiester

    #haloreach
    HALO

  • dinchmiester

    #haloreach
    i love halo <3

  • dinchmiester

    halo rules my world
    my world of halo
    #haloreach

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