We’ve been wondering what’s going on with Free Comic Book Day. We need that sword content that the X-Office has promised us. We need folks to freak out about Tom Taylor doing something. We need those free comics that we crave. Also Spider-Man stuff I guess.
Well, those Free Comic Books are coming, just in July as part of Marvel’s Back in Action program (a thing I’ve never heard about until today. Any who, check out the details below and get ready for swords.
Press Release
New York, NY— June 8, 2020 — This July, readers will get a chance to dive into some of Marvel’s most exciting new titles with brand-new stories for free at participating comic shops! Originally part of May’s Free Comic Book Day, Marvel will be now be releasing two never-before-seen titles for fans to get a first look at some of Marvel’s biggest upcoming events. Each issue will contain two separate extraordinary tales involving the X-Men, Spider-Man, and more by Marvel’s most acclaimed creators!
Available on July 15, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020: X-MEN will feature a brand-new X-MEN story by Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz that will lead into the game-changing X OF SWORDS crossover! The second story will also foreshadow an upcoming epic tale by Tom Taylor and Iban Coello.
And on July 22, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM will provide two exciting tales connected to the coming major storylines in VENOM, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and BLACK CAT from top creators Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, Jed MacKay, and Patrick Gleason and more!
More details will be shared with retailers this week on how to receive these titles as part of Marvel’s Back in Action program.
Before picking up these new titles from your favorite comic shop, be sure to ask about their current business policies to observe social distancing or other services they may offer, including holding or creating pull lists, curbside pick-ups, special deliveries and other options to accommodate. Find and support your local comic book shop at http://comicshoplocator.com or by visiting http://marvel.com/lovecomicshops.
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020: X-MEN #1 (JAN200008)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN and TOM TAYLOR
Art by PEPE LARRAZ and IBAN COELLO
Available July 15
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1 (JAN200033)
Written by DONNY CATES and JED MCKAY
Art by RYAN STEGMAN and PATRICK GLEASON
Available July 22
For Marvel’s most up-to-date release schedule for your favorite comics, visit Marvel.com/newcomics.
Zachary Jenkins co-hosts the podcast Battle of the Atom and is the former editor-in-chief of ComicsXF. Shocking everyone, he has a full and vibrant life outside all this.
