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#NCBD 8/02/17: FCBD's 10 Comics for New Comic Book Day!

Free Comic Book Day was founded on the belief that there's a comic book perfect for everyone out there! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day (#NCBD) in comic book shops, where new comics release hit the shelves of comic book shops for eager fans to pick up and purchase.

We've highlighted ten comics that are perfect recommendations for anyone looking to get into comics!

In this week's list, for books coming out 8/02/17, there's definitely something for everyone: get a bite-sized book full of Avenger adventures with the Marvel Comics Digest #2, the fur will fly in Grumpy Cat Garfield, the TMNT travel through Dimension X, and more!

What will you be picking up this week? Let us know over Facebook or Twitter!


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SPENCER & LOCKE TP VOL 01
JUN171107

ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE
(W) David Pepose
(A/CA) Jorge Santiago, Jr.
Collecting the hit mini-series, Spencer & Locke follows hard-boiled Detective Locke as he investigates a brutal murder with the strangest of partners - his childhood imaginary panther, Spencer. But when they face brutal gunfights, deadly car chases and memories of Locke's traumatic upbringing, can this unlikely pair survive long enough to find the truth?
 

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MARVEL COMICS DIGEST #2 THE AVENGERS
JUN171214

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
(W/A) Various
(CA) John Cassaday
Marvel Comics' best-selling heroes are back in the ever-popular digest format! This second issue spotlights the blockbuster superhero team The Avengers! This is a can't-miss collector's item that will only be printed once!

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ADVENTURE TIME REGULAR SHOW #1

JUN171296

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Conor McCreery
(A) Mattia Di Meo
(CA) Phil Murphy
It's a crossover for the ages in this mash-up of two of our favorite Cartoon Network shows!
When a powerful new villain threatens to conquer Adventure Time's Ooo, Princess Bubblegum sends Finn and Jake on a desperate quest to find The Power that can save the land-a power that Skips from Regular Show just happens to be hiding!
Finn and Jake's arrival only exacerbates an existing tension between Mordecai and Rigby, and the trip back to Ooo threatens to tear two sets of bros apart...forever.

 

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MECH CADET YU #1 (OF 4)

JUN171288

BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Greg Pak
(A/CA) Takeshi Miyazawa
Once a year, giant robots from outer space come to Earth and bond with young cadets from the elite Sky Corps Academy to defend the world from the terrifying aliens known as the Sharg. It's a great honor to be chosen, but this year...well, the wrong kid was picked.
Greg Pak (Totally Awesome Hulk) and Takeshi Miyazawa (Ms. Marvel) team up for an action-packed adventure perfect for fans of Amadeus Cho and Pacific Rim!

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GRUMPY CAT GARFIELD #1 (OF 3)

D. E.
(W) Mark Evanier
(A) Steve Uy
(CA) Andy Hirsch
It's the inevitable meeting of the sourpusses! Garfield, the reigning  cynical cat of newspapers and TV crosses paths with Grumpy Cat, the internet sensation whose scowl endeared herself to the world.  Who's the most sarcastic?  Well, he likes lasagna and not much else... and she doesn't even like lasagna.  Can these two inhabit the same comic book mini-series, let alone the same planet?  You'll find out in a trio of issues written by Mark Evanier and illustrated by Steve Uy.  We'd say it's the cat's meow but neither of these cats meows.

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TUROK #1
JUN171491

D. E.
(W) Aubrey Sitterson, Chuck Wendig
(A) Alvaro Sarreseca
(CA) Aaron Lopresti
The fascist Saurian soldiers of the Varanid Empire - part dinosaur, part man, all bad news - have seized control of the Lost Valley, and only the mysterious man known as Turok is willing to stand against them! But the all-new Turok only cares about one thing: he's on a quest to track down a missing girl - and she might hold clues as to how the Lost Valley has changed so much! Now Turok must infiltrate a prison camp run by the Varanid Empire in order to get more information about her whereabouts - and beware, any Varanid soldier who gets in his way - because there's a reason they call him the Dinosaur Hunter! Also: Doc Spektor, Part 2! The story of the all-new master (and we use the term lightly) sorcerer continues... as Doc banishes a demon from an Upper-East Side apartment AND commits fraud - all in a day's work!

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JUSTICE LEAGUE #26

JUN170291

DC COMICS
(W) Bryan Hitch
(A) Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert
(CA) Bryan Hitch
"LEGACY" part one! A group of heroes from a post-apocalyptic future escape into the past to stop their world from coming to be. But to do it they're going to need the help of the Justice League - who just happen to be these time travelers' parents!
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TMNT DIMENSION X #1

JUN170478

IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Paul Allor
(A) Pablo Tunica
(CA) Nick Pitarra
The Turtles journey to find a reclusive and indestructible empath- only to find that the assassin Hakk-R has found him first... and convinced him that the Turtles are the enemy!

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ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #7

JUN170972

MARVEL COMICS
(W) Gerry Duggan
(A) Greg Smallwood
(CA) Aaron Kuder
• Drax has long been known as "The Destroyer"...but no more! He has forsaken all violence, and sworn never to again strike another in anger!
•  And now, guest artist Greg Smallwood joins series writer Gerry Duggan to reveal what led our boy down the road of peace!

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ROBOTECH #1 BLUE LINE SKETCH VAR

MAY171810

TITAN COMICS
(W) Brian Wood
(A) Marco Turini
Harmony Gold's cult '80s television series Robotech returns or all-new adventures!
Comic written by Brian Wood (DMZ, Briggs Land, Northlanders) and illustrated by Marco turini!
TV episodes now available on Crackle, Amazon Prime & Netflix!
Live-action film being developed by Sony Pictures!
Comic features classic characters Rick, Lisa, Minmei, Roy, Claudia, and Gloval!
New comic series will delight original fans and newcomers alike!
With annual conventions, over 200,000 fans on Facebook,
New toys and merchandise, Robotech fans are passionate supporters of this amazing cult franchise!

Malcolm Dragon fulfills his destiny, and follows in his father's footsteps, joining the Chicago Police Force. Officer Malcolm Dragon's first adventures as he faces off against a host of new foes: Wrath! Rag Doll! Fountainhead! Devil Ray! Tantrum! And the birth of the next generation of Savage Dragon offspring! Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #206-211 - See more at: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/savage-dragon-legacy-tp#sthash.9W4GYun0.dpuf
Malcolm Dragon fulfills his destiny, and follows in his father's footsteps, joining the Chicago Police Force. Officer Malcolm Dragon's first adventures as he faces off against a host of new foes: Wrath! Rag Doll! Fountainhead! Devil Ray! Tantrum! And the birth of the next generation of Savage Dragon offspring! Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #206-211 - See more at: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/savage-dragon-legacy-tp#sthash.9W4GYun0.dpuf
Malcolm Dragon fulfills his destiny, and follows in his father's footsteps, joining the Chicago Police Force. Officer Malcolm Dragon's first adventures as he faces off against a host of new foes: Wrath! Rag Doll! Fountainhead! Devil Ray! Tantrum! And the birth of the next generation of Savage Dragon offspring! Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #206-211 - See more at: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/savage-dragon-legacy-tp#sthash.9W4GYun0.dpuf

All of these comics are available at your local comic shop! To find a comic shop near you, visit  Comicshoplocator.com!

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