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
    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
    4 copies from $6.50
  • 2007
    Apr 2007
    W: Gerard Way, Ron Marz, Arvid Nelson  ·  A: Gabriel Bá, Clément Suavé, Matt Camp
    Free Comic Book Day 2007
    5 copies from $37.00
  • 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
    3 copies from $0.40
  • 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
    10 copies from $1.00
  • 2011/B
    May 2011
    W: Steve Niles, Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden  ·  A: Christopher Mitten, Ben Stenbeck
    Baltimore; Criminal Macabre; Flipbook; Free Comic Book Day 2011
    3 copies from $0.60
  • 2012/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
    4 copies from $0.75
  • 2012/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
    9 copies from $0.80
  • 2013/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
    3 copies from $1.99
  • 2013/B
    May 2013
    W: Mac Walters, Jeremy Barlow, Gerard Way, Shaun Simon  ·  A: Garry Brown, Tony Parker, Becky Cloonan
    Free Comic Book Day 2013
    7 copies from $0.99
  • 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
    6 copies from $1.00
  • 2014/A
    May 2014
    W: Fred Van Lente  ·  A: Michael Broussard
    Free Comic Book Day 2014
    5 copies from $0.99
  • 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
    13 copies from $0.99
  • 2015/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
    2 copies from $1.50
  • 2016
    May 2016
    W: Chris Roberson, Mike Mignola, Brian Wood  ·  A: Stephen Byrne, Richard Corben, Tristan Jones
    Free Comic Book Day 2016
    9 copies from $1.25
  • 2016/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
    2 copies from $2.98
  • 2017
    Cover by Dave WIlkins
    May 2017
    W: Sherri Smith, Brian Wood  ·  A: Doug Wheatley, Werther Dell’Edera
    Free Comic Book Day 2017
    2 copies from $1.25
  • 2017/A
    Cover A by Yishan Li
    May 2017
    W: Kel McDonald, Paul Tobin  ·  A: Yishan Li, Rachel Downing
    Free Comic Book Day 2017
    3 copies from $1.75
  • 2018
    May 2018
    W: Andrew Robinson, Joelle Sellner, Jeff Lemire  ·  A: Kate Niemczyk, Wilfredo Torres, Dean Ormston
    Free Comic Book Day 2018
    4 copies from $0.40
  • 2018/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
    4 copies from $0.50
  • 2019
    May 2019
    W: Hope Larson, Cavan Scott  ·  A: Meredith Gran, Kawaii Creative Studio
    Free Comic Book Day 2019
    3 copies from $1.75
  • 2019/A
    May 2019
    W: Jody Houser, Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes  ·  A: Ibrahim Moustafa, David Rubín
    Free Comic Book Day 2019
    5 copies from $0.25
  • 2020/A
    May 2020
    W: Greg Pak, Stephen McCranie  ·  A: Gabriella Antali, Stephen McCranie
    Free Comic Book Day 2020
    8 copies from $2.49
  • 2020/B
    May 2020
    W: Jody Houser, Neil Gaiman  ·  A: Hunter Bonyun, P. Craig Russell
    Free Comic Book Day 2020
    13 copies from $0.50
  • 2021/A
    Aug 2021
    W: Kiku Hughes, Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh  ·  A: Sam Beck, Sara Alfageeh
    Free Comic Book Day 2021
    7 copies from $0.80
  • 2021/B
    Aug 2021
    W: Jody Houser, Bartosz Sztybor  ·  A: Tyler Walpole, Nil Vendrell
    Free Comic Book Day 2021
    7 copies from $1.10
  • 2022/A
    May 2022
    W: Kelly Leigh Miller, Meredith McClaren  ·  A: Diana Sim, Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau, Meredith McClaren
    Free Comic Book Day 2022
    6 copies from $0.45
  • 2022/B
    May 2022
    W: Michael Moreci, Peter Hogan  ·  A: Pius Bak, Steve Parkhouse
    Free Comic Book Day 2022
    7 copies from $1.10
  • 2023/A
    May 2023
    W: Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá, Bartosz Sztybor  ·  A: Gabriel Bá, Fabio Violante
    Free Comic Book Day 2023
    4 copies from $1.00
  • 2023/B
    May 2023
    W: Daniel José Older, Amy Chu  ·  A: Harvey Tolibao, Kelly Matthews
    Free Comic Book Day 2023
    5 copies from $3.00
  • 2024/A
    May 2024
    W: Mike Mignola, Derek Fridolfs  ·  A: Márk László, Jonathan Case
    Free Comic Book Day 2024; Hellboy & Stranger Things
    5 copies from $0.75
  • 2024/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
    7 copies from $1.00
  • 2025/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
    4 copies from $1.25
  • 2025/B
    Cover B by Andy Duggan
    May 2025
    W: Brandon Hoàng, Dave Scheidt  ·  A: Andy Duggan, Bellbessa
    Free Comic Book Day 2025
    4 copies from $1.25