Free Comic Book Day is Saturday May 7th..that's is tomorrow BTW.

Seriously..you have no excuse NOT to go into that store and get some comics.  Bring a kid too.  Kids would love comics if they had them...and they would do this thing they aren't used to...reading!  See it is a win win.

Besides the obvious capes and tights books, there are a few dark offerings.  For the kids...there is a Dark Crystal book.  For grownups, Dark Horse is giving us Baltimore & Criminal Macabre (from the Hellboy folks) and they sound awesome.  Spontaneous also sounds interesting.  And don't forget Discovery's Deadliest Sharks.  Not even the comic book store is safe from Shark Week!

Free Comic Book Day This Saturday!

One of the best days of the year is tomorrow: Free Comic Book Day!  get to your local comic book store for some floppy goodness.

Here is a brief run-down on the spookier offerings available:

RADICAL

Creative Team: (W/A) Various
Publisher: RADICAL PUBLISHING

For FCBD 2010, fans can read the first 8 pages of 4 incredible titles showcasing Radical's innovative "Bigger Books! Bigger Value!" format. Wesley Snipes and director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) join writer Peter Milligan and artist Jeff Nentrup for the sci-fi saga, After Dark; Jonah Hex's Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray deliver Time Bomb, featuring art by comics legend Paul Gulacy; Driver for the Dead will keep your heart racing with a tale of action, horror and voodoo from writer John Heffernan (Snakes on a Plane) and artist Clint Langley (Sláine); and finally, Radical presents The Rising, from creator/writer E. Max Frye (Band of Brothers) and artist J.P. Targete (Pixar's John Carter of Mars)! 32pgs, FC

Del Rey Showcase 

Creative Team: (W/A) Various
Publisher: DEL REY COMICS

Featuring previews of Del Rey's upcoming comics and graphic novels including: The Last Airbender by Dave Roman, Alison Wilgus, and Nina Matsumoto; The Talisman: A Collision of Worlds by Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Tony Shasteen; Odd is On Our Side by Dean Koontz, Fred Van Lente, and Queenie Chan; Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies: The Graphic Novel by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tony Lee, and Cliff Richards. 32pgs, FC


Fearless Dawn/Asylum Press Sampler

Creative Team: (W/A) Steve Mannion, Various
Publisher: ASYLUM PRESS

Featuring a sampling of new and upcoming Asylum Press titles! Steve Mannion's Fearless Dawn features our favorite new heroine battling a troop of mutants; Black Powder, a bloody frontier adventure by Dwayne Harris; Warlash: Origins is a tale of Bladeviper by Royal McGraw and J.C. Wong; Farmhouse by Elizabeth J. Musgrave and Szymon Kudranski, a tale of a drifter who falls in love with an artist undergoing an experimental art therapy; armored hero vs. brain-eating monsters in Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis by Frank Forte; and a look at Jason Paulos' EEEK!, a retro-style horror anthology.

Free Comic Book Day Tomorrow!

It's like Christmas for nerds like me tomorrow. It's free comic book day...and it's a very good thing. Grab everyone you know (especially kids) and drag them to your local funny book store for some free swag. There is even a horror-centric title in the free comic line-up. Check out Mercy Sparx from Chicago's very own Devil's Due Publishing! They also put out the equally horror-rific Hack/Slash. When you get there, talk up our little Zombie play...