Free Comic Book Day (Dark Horse)

    (Dark Horse, 2007, 2009, 2010)
™ and © 2007 Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

May 5th, 2007 heralded the sixth Free Comic Book Day! Publishers provided comic book stores with free books to lure customers in and hopefully get the reading public interested in their particular books. Introducing a 12 page first appearance of Gerard Way’s The Umbrella Academy with the art of Gabriel Bá and Dave Stewart. Also included are previews of Zero Killer by Arvid Nelson and Matt Camp, plus Pantheon City by Ron Marz and Clement Sauve’s art.

— Ron Black
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  • 2006
    #2006
    May 2006
    W: Timothy Truman, Jim Keegan, Randy Stradley  ·  A: Paul Lee, Ruth Keegan, Doug Wheatley
    Flipbook with Conan and Star Wars; Free Comic Book Day 2006
    No copies available
  • 2007
    #2007
    Apr 2007
    W: Gerard Way, Ron Marz, Arvid Nelson  ·  A: Gabriel Bá, Clément Suavé, Matt Camp
    Free Comic Book Day 2007
    No copies available
  • 2008
    #2008
    May 2008
    Free Comic Book Day 2008
    No copies available
  • 2009
    #2009
    May 2009
    W: Stan Sakai, Bob Reger, Larry Marder, Mark Evanier  ·  A: Stan Sakai, Buzz Parker, Larry Marder, Ethen Beavers
    Flipbook with Star Wars - The Clone Wars: Free Comic Book Day; Free Comic Book Day 2009
    No copies available
  • 2010
    #2010
    May 2010
    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Dennis Calero, Bill Reinhold
    Doctor Solar Man of the Atom; Free Comic Book Day 2010; Magnus Robot Fighter
    No copies available
  • 2010/A
    #2010 Variation A
    C2E2 Retailer Exclusive Cover A by Raymond Swanland
    May 2010
    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Dennis Calero, Bill Reinhold
    Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom/Magnus, Robot Fighter; Limited to 1000 Copies
    No copies available
  • 2011/A
    #2011 Variation A
    May 2011
    W: Ryder Windham, Johane Matte, J. Torres  ·  A: Benjamin Dewey, Johane Matte, Gurihiru
    Avatar, the Last Airbender; Free Comic Book Day 2011; Star Wars: The Clone Wars
    No copies available
  • 2011/B
    #2011 Variation B
    May 2011
    W: Steve Niles, Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden  ·  A: Christopher Mitten, Ben Stenbeck
    Baltimore; Criminal Macabre; Flipbook; Free Comic Book Day 2011
    No copies available
  • 2012/A
    #2012 Variation A
    Front Cover A by Daniel Dos Santos (Serenity)
    May 2012
    W: Zack Whedon  ·  A: Fábio Moon, Davidé Fabbri
    Flipbook; Free Comic Book Day 2012; Includes Preview of Alabaster Shelter, Part One in Flipbook; Serenity & Star Wars
    No copies available
  • 2012/B
    #2012 Variation B
    Front Cover B by Georges Jeanty (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
    May 2012
    W: Andrew Chambliss, Felicia Day  ·  A: Georges Jeanty, Jonathan Case
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer & The Guild; Flipbook; Free Comic Book Day 2012
    No copies available
  • 2013/A
    #2013 Variation A
    May 2013
    W: Gene Luen Yang, Brian Wood, Joshua Williamson  ·  A: Ryan Hill, Ryan Odagawa, Pere Pérez, Roger Robinson
    Avatar The Last Airbender; Flipbook; Free Comic Book Day 2013; Star Wars
    No copies available
  • 2013/B
    #2013 Variation B
    May 2013
    W: Mac Walters, Jeremy Barlow, Gerard Way, Shaun Simon  ·  A: Garry Brown, Tony Parker, Becky Cloonan
    Free Comic Book Day 2013
    No copies available
  • 2014
    #2014
    May 2014
    W: Gene Luen Yang, Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani, David Lapham  ·  A: Faith Erin Hicks, Art Baltazar, David Lapham
    Free Comic Book Day 2014
    No copies available
  • 2014/A
    #2014 Variation A
    May 2014
    W: Fred Van Lente  ·  A: Michael Broussard
    Free Comic Book Day 2014
    No copies available
  • 2015
    #2015
    May 2014
    Cover: $0.28
    W: Chuck Palahniuk, Eric Powell, David Lapham  ·  A: Cameron Stewart, Eric Powell, Mike Huddleston
    Fight Club, The Goon, & The Strain; Free Comic Book Day 2015
    No copies available
  • 2015/A
    #2015 Variation A
    May 2015
    W: Gene Luen Yang, Paul Tobin  ·  A: Carla Speed Mcneil, Ron Chan, Colleen Coover
    Avatar the Last Airbender & Plants vs. Zombies; Free Comic Book Day 2015
    No copies available
  • 2016
    #2016
    May 2016
    W: Chris Roberson, Mike Mignola, Brian Wood  ·  A: Stephen Byrne, Richard Corben, Tristan Jones
    Free Comic Book Day 2016
    No copies available
  • 2016/A
    #2016 Variation A
    May 2016
    W: Michael Dante Dimartino, Dean DeBlois, Richard Hamilton, Paul Tobin  ·  A: Heather Campbell, Doug Wheatley, Brian Churilla
    Free Comic Book Day 2016; Legend of Korra, How to Train Your Dragon; Plants vs. Zombies
    No copies available
  • 2017
    #2017
    Cover by Dave WIlkins
    May 2017
    W: Sherri Smith, Brian Wood  ·  A: Doug Wheatley, Werther Dell’Edera
    Free Comic Book Day 2017
    No copies available
  • 2017/A
    #2017 Variation A
    Cover A by Yishan Li
    May 2017
    W: Kel McDonald, Paul Tobin  ·  A: Yishan Li, Rachel Downing
    Free Comic Book Day 2017
    No copies available
  • 2018
    #2018
    May 2018
    W: Andrew Robinson, Joelle Sellner, Jeff Lemire  ·  A: Kate Niemczyk, Wilfredo Torres, Dean Ormston
    Free Comic Book Day 2018
    No copies available
  • 2018/A
    #2018 Variation A
    May 2018
    W: Michael Dante Dimartino, Ian Flynn  ·  A: Jayd Ait-Kaci, Joe Ng
    Free Comic Book Day 2018; The Legend of Korra/Amrs
    No copies available
  • 2019
    #2019
    May 2019
    W: Hope Larson, Cavan Scott  ·  A: Meredith Gran, Kawaii Creative Studio
    Free Comic Book Day 2019
    No copies available
  • 2019/A
    #2019 Variation A
    May 2019
    W: Jody Houser, Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes  ·  A: Ibrahim Moustafa, David Rubín
    Free Comic Book Day 2019
    No copies available
  • 2020/A
    #2020 Variation A
    May 2020
    W: Greg Pak, Stephen McCranie  ·  A: Gabriella Antali, Stephen McCranie
    Free Comic Book Day 2020
    No copies available
  • 2020/B
    #2020 Variation B
    May 2020
    W: Jody Houser, Neil Gaiman  ·  A: Hunter Bonyun, P. Craig Russell
    Free Comic Book Day 2020
    No copies available
  • 2021/A
    #2021 Variation A
    Aug 2021
    W: Kiku Hughes, Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh  ·  A: Sam Beck, Sara Alfageeh
    Free Comic Book Day 2021
    No copies available
  • 2021/B
    #2021 Variation B
    Aug 2021
    W: Jody Houser, Bartosz Sztybor  ·  A: Tyler Walpole, Nil Vendrell
    Free Comic Book Day 2021
    No copies available
  • 2022/A
    #2022 Variation A
    May 2022
    W: Kelly Leigh Miller, Meredith McClaren  ·  A: Diana Sim, Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau, Meredith McClaren
    Free Comic Book Day 2022
    No copies available
  • 2022/B
    #2022 Variation B
    May 2022
    W: Michael Moreci, Peter Hogan  ·  A: Pius Bak, Steve Parkhouse
    Free Comic Book Day 2022
    No copies available
  • 2023/A
    #2023 Variation A
    May 2023
    W: Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá, Bartosz Sztybor  ·  A: Gabriel Bá, Fabio Violante
    Free Comic Book Day 2023
    No copies available
  • 2023/B
    #2023 Variation B
    May 2023
    W: Daniel José Older, Amy Chu  ·  A: Harvey Tolibao, Kelly Matthews
    Free Comic Book Day 2023
    No copies available
  • 2024/A
    #2024 Variation A
    May 2024
    W: Mike Mignola, Derek Fridolfs  ·  A: Márk László, Jonathan Case
    Free Comic Book Day 2024; Hellboy & Stranger Things
    No copies available
  • 2024/B
    #2024 Variation B
    May 2024
    W: Daniel José Older, Paul Tobin  ·  A: Andy Duggan, Luisa Russo
    Free Comic Book Day 2024; Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures & Plants vs. Zombies
    No copies available
  • 2025/A
    #2025 Variation A
    Cover A by Leonardo Cino
    May 2025
    W: Sam Maggs, Jeff Lemire  ·  A: Leonardo Cino, Letizia Cadonici
    Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins/Black Hammer; Free Comic Book Day 2025
    No copies available
  • 2025/B
    #2025 Variation B
    Cover B by Andy Duggan
    May 2025
    W: Brandon Hoàng, Dave Scheidt  ·  A: Andy Duggan, Bellbessa
    Free Comic Book Day 2025
    No copies available