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'''Free Comic Book Day''', abbreviated as '''FCBD''', is an annual promotional effort by the [[American comic book|North American comic book]] industry designed to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. It is held on the first [[Saturday]] in [[May (releases)|May]] every year. | {{First pic|FCBD logo.jpg}} | ||
'''''Free Comic Book Day''''', abbreviated as '''FCBD''', is an annual promotional effort by the [[American comic book|North American comic book]] industry designed to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. It is held on the first [[Saturday]] in [[May (releases)|May]] every year. | |||
For the event, major publishers release special standalone comics to tie in to one or more of their currently-ongoing titles, effectively acting as a free sampler for what their series has to offer. | For the event, major publishers release special standalone comics to tie in to one or more of their currently-ongoing titles, effectively acting as a free sampler for what their series has to offer. | ||
[[Titan Comics]] began releasing special ''[[Doctor Who]]'' comic issues for the event | [[Titan Comics]] began releasing special ''[[Doctor Who]]'' comic issues for the event yearly from [[2015 (releases)|2015]] to [[2019 (releases)|2019]], and again in [[2022 (releases)|2022]] and [[2024 (releases)|2024]]. All issues released have contained new comic stories tying into their various ongoing ''Doctor Who'' titles. | ||
[[IDW Publishing]] have also been taking part in the event since its inception. Unlike Titan, however, they did not release any ''Doctor Who''-related content for the event during their time with the license. | [[IDW Publishing]] have also been taking part in the event since its inception. Unlike Titan, however, they did not release any ''Doctor Who''-related content for the event during their time with the license. | ||
Independent comic book publishers have also published their own comics for the event. This included [[Lucky Comics]] who, in [[2018 (releases)|2018]], released ''[[Scorpio's Sting (comic story)|Scorpio's Sting]]''. | |||
== Stories == | == Stories == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! Year || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Printed in || Released | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"| | |rowspan="3"|2015 | ||
|''[[The Body Electric (comic story)|The Body Electric]]'' | |''[[The Body Electric (comic story)|The Body Electric]]'' | ||
|[[George Mann]] | |[[George Mann]] | ||
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|[[Gabby Gonzalez|Gabby]] | |[[Gabby Gonzalez|Gabby]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="4"| | |rowspan="4"|2016 | ||
|''[[Robo Rampage (comic story)|Robo Rampage]]'' | |''[[Robo Rampage (comic story)|Robo Rampage]]'' | ||
|[[Robbie Morrison (writer)|Robbie Morrison]] | |[[Robbie Morrison (writer)|Robbie Morrison]] | ||
|12th | |||
|[[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] | |[[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] | ||
|rowspan="4"|[[Free Comic Book Day 2016]] | |rowspan="4"|[[Free Comic Book Day 2016]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Obsessions (comic story)|Obsessions]]'' | |''[[Obsessions (comic story)|Obsessions]]'' | ||
|[[Si Spurrier]], | |[[Si Spurrier]], Rob Williams | ||
|11th | |||
|Alice, [[Abslom Daak|Daak]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Lady of the Blue Box (comic story)|Lady of the Blue Box]]'' | |''[[Lady of the Blue Box (comic story)|Lady of the Blue Box]]'' | ||
| | |Nick Abadzis | ||
|10th | |||
|Gabby, [[Cindy Wu|Cindy]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Hacked (comic story)|Hacked]]'' | |''[[Hacked (comic story)|Hacked]]'' | ||
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|[[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] | |[[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2017 | ||
|''[[The Promise (FCBD comic story)|The Promise]]'' | |''[[The Promise (FCBD comic story)|The Promise]]'' | ||
|[[Alex Paknadel]] | |[[Alex Paknadel]] | ||
|12th, 9th, <br>10th, 11th | |||
|[[Bill Potts|Bill]], | |[[Bill Potts|Bill]], Gabby, Cindy, <br>Alice, [[The Sapling]] | ||
|[[Free Comic Book Day 2017]] | |[[Free Comic Book Day 2017]] | ||
|[[6 May (releases)|6 May]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | |[[6 May (releases)|6 May]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="4"| | |rowspan="4"|2018 | ||
|''[[Catch a Falling Star (comic story)|Catch a Falling Star]]'' | |''[[Catch a Falling Star (comic story)|Catch a Falling Star]]'' | ||
| | |Nick Abadzis | ||
|10th, 12th | |||
|Gabby | |||
|rowspan="4"|[[Free Comic Book Day 2018]] | |rowspan="4"|[[Free Comic Book Day 2018]] | ||
|rowspan="4"|[[5 May (releases)|5 May]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | |rowspan="4"|[[5 May (releases)|5 May]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|''[[Midnight Feast (comic story)|Midnight Feast]]'' | |''[[Midnight Feast (comic story)|Midnight Feast]]'' | ||
| | |George Mann | ||
|11th | |||
|Alice | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[And Introducing...]]'' | |''[[And Introducing...]]'' | ||
|[[Jody Houser]] | |rowspan=3|[[Jody Houser]] | ||
|[[Thirteenth Doctor|13th]] | |rowspan=2|[[Thirteenth Doctor|13th]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2019 | ||
|''[[Meet the Fam! (comic story)|Meet the Fam!]]'' | |''[[Meet the Fam! (comic story)|Meet the Fam!]]'' | ||
|[[ | |[[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]] | ||
| | |||
|[[Free Comic Book Day 2019]] | |[[Free Comic Book Day 2019]] | ||
|[[4 May (releases)|4 May]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | |[[4 May (releases)|4 May]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] | ||
|- | |||
|2022 | |||
|[[Untitled (FCBD2022 comic story)|Untitled]] | |||
|[[Fugitive Doctor]] | |||
|[[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] | |||
|[[Free Comic Book Day 2022]] | |||
|[[7 May (releases)|7 May]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | |||
|- | |||
|2024 | |||
|[[Untitled (FCBD2024 comic story)|Untitled]] | |||
|[[Dan Watters]] | |||
|[[Fifteenth Doctor|15th]] | |||
|[[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] | |||
|[[Free Comic Book Day 2024]] | |||
|[[4 May (releases)|4 May]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] | |||
|- | |||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:01, 4 May 2024
Free Comic Book Day, abbreviated as FCBD, is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry designed to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. It is held on the first Saturday in May every year.
For the event, major publishers release special standalone comics to tie in to one or more of their currently-ongoing titles, effectively acting as a free sampler for what their series has to offer.
Titan Comics began releasing special Doctor Who comic issues for the event yearly from 2015 to 2019, and again in 2022 and 2024. All issues released have contained new comic stories tying into their various ongoing Doctor Who titles.
IDW Publishing have also been taking part in the event since its inception. Unlike Titan, however, they did not release any Doctor Who-related content for the event during their time with the license.
Independent comic book publishers have also published their own comics for the event. This included Lucky Comics who, in 2018, released Scorpio's Sting.
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