Mad Cave Studios and Papercutz are preparing you for an eventful summer this year with FIVE Free Comic Book Day issues. From Papercutz, get a sneak preview of their upcoming Disney and Pixar releases The New Adventures of Encanto and The New Adventures of Turning Red in the FCBD flip issue, Plan a game night with Nickelodeon’s The Loud House issue, which includes a TTRPG game, and prepare for the Summer Olympics with the Asterix Olympic Special issue. From Mad Cave Studios, get an early start on the Flash Gordon and Gatchman ongoing series kicking off this summer. These issue #0’s kick both off with an exciting start.
Asterix Olympics Special
Asterix and Obelix celebrate the 2024 Paris — I mean Lutetia — Olympics with a review of their fantastic physical accomplishments throughout the series. Featuring all-new translated commentary on swimming, rugby, and the most important sport: boar-eating!
Travel back to 50 BCE for the original Buddy Comedy and enjoy these classic comic tales by the great René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
Disney’s Encanto and Turning Red
A double-sided preview featuring NEW stories that continue the adventures of Encanto and Turning Red. In Encanto: Tall Tales, Mirabel, Camilo, and Antonio battle a bully by spinning a yarn about an even bigger baddie…with magical results! Meanwhile, in Turning Red: Panda Problems, Meilin Lee struggles with containing her inner furry self. Her friends and family are her only hope to battle these hairy emotions!
The Loud House Special
This Free Comic Book Day is about to get LOUD! Join Lincoln Loud, his ten sisters, and his best pal Clyde for loud laughs, frantic family fun, and maybe a survival tip or two about how to grow up in a huge household! Featuring classic Loud House comic stories as well as some Loud surprises from Papercutz and the talent behind the Emmy Award-winning shows THE LOUD HOUSE and THE CASAGRANDES! Did we mention it is going to be Loud?
EVENT: On May 18th, join Papercutz Graphic Novels, St.Mark’s Comics, & Brooklyn Game Knight in Industry City as we celebrate the release of the LOUD HOUSE FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SPECIAL 2024, as well as the debut of the playable campaign for the tabletop adventure game ORCS, HORKS, WIZARDS, & PORK!
From 11am to 1pm, join ORCS, HORKS, WIZARDS, & PORK campaign writer Anna Rich for a signing of the FCBD Special issue at St.Mark’s Comics and special deals on select Loud House & Papercutz items
From 12pm to 4pm, swing by Brooklyn Game Knight for the first ever demo event for ORCS, HORKS, WIZARDS, & PORK with fellow Loud House fans and fun Papercutz giveaways
Flash Gordon #0
It’s a race against time as Flash Gordon, Dale, and Doctor Zarkov try to stop the villainous MING THE MERCILESS from using the UNRAVELLER, a device that can unwind an object to their subatomic structure in one apocalyptic burst of energy. Can Flash save Earth once again, or will Ming finally get the upper hand and change the course of the universe forever?
Gatchaman #0
Galactor, an international terrorist organization, seeks to control planet Earth and its natural resources. Mankind’s only hope lies within the International Science Organization and their elite strike force, the Science Ninja Team! Join Ken the Eagle, Jō the Condor, Jun the Swan, Jinpei the Swallow, and Ryū the Owl in three stories by today’s top talent that expand the world of Tatsunoko’s classic anime series and set the stage for battles to come.
Source: Graphic Policy
