Saturday, May 5, 2012

Hey, It's Free Comic Book Day! (Updated)

For those not in the know, today is Free Comic Book Day. On this day, comic book retailers nationwide provide customers with a small selection of comic books which can be obtained absolutely free of charge.

This year, Mega Man joins the fray with a free special edition of Archie's Mega Man #1. What makes it so special you ask? If it wasn't apparent enough, the issue touts brand new cover art and, according to a solicitation, some "bonus features" and a preview of The New Crusaders

Yeah, it's a reprint of the first issue; but bear in mind this is an excellent venue for the comic to gain more exposure. That's always a plus, right? And c'mon, it's free!

You can check out the full selection of comics offered today here. Call your local comic shop ahead of time just in case! UPDATE: This is kinda neat. According to a few readers, some comic shops are giving away leftover copies of FCB comics today, May 6th. If you missed out on your free copy of Mega Man #1, you might want to look into that.

Credit: The Mega Man Network

13 comments:

  1. Of course, I can't go today because my car is being a bugger. >_>

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  2. I got it! Yeah, I was a little disappointed to find out it was just a reprint of issue #1, but I guess that's what I get for not researching. Nice to have though!

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  3. just got mine so now I have all 3 versions of the first comic, direct editions! woot!

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  4. @Kenichi340: What's the bonus content like?

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  5. Got mine today. Our location had a selection of about 30-40 books and you could take "3-4". And they had a Thor miniature.
    I got some Avengers comic and one Spiderman one.

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  6. @RADIX: Sadly there isn't any bonus content. It's just a straight reprint of Issue #1 with no additional content or differences.

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  7. @kenichi340: Oh. Wonder why the solicitation said it had "bonus content", then...(At least now I feel better about my comic store not having any copies.)

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  8. @Kenichi340
    Wrong, it has a preview of the New Crusaders comic.

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  9. @hurayman: While it does have something about the New Crusaders, I hardly call a two-page advertisement a "preview."

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  10. @hurayman: I remember the solicitation saying "bonus features AND a preview for New Crusaders". :/

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  11. Can I share with you all for this free full comic book Megaman 1 ? What should I do ? Sending it to you or post right here ? Thanks.

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  12. @Anon
    As long as you have the licensing rights to distribute it.

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  13. @Rockman,

    Oh then I guess not, huh ?

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