FCBD 2025 Gold Sponsor Comics Announced!

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the thirteen Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry's most anticipated annual event: Free Comic Book Day. FCBD is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in May at participating comic book shops worldwide, with next year's event taking place on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

The participating titles were curated by 10+ comic shop retailers who make up the FCBD Selection Committee. This year’s comic book lineup features something for everyone: from superheroes to TV shows and video games, beloved franchises and favorites for young readers. The Gold Sponsor titles come from the industry’s top publishers including Archie Comics, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Image Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Marvel, Papercutz, Random House Children’s Books, Skybound Entertainment, Titan Comics and VIZ Media.

“We’re excited for another fantastic year of celebrating comic books and the shops that make them special!” said Ashton Greenwood, Free Comic Book Day spokesperson. “This year’s selection has something for every kind of fan. Whether you’re new to comics or a longtime reader, you’re sure to find a title that grabs your attention.”

The full line-up of this year's comic books will be released on Thursday, November 21, when thirty-three additional FCBD Silver Sponsor titles are announced. A complete listing of all forty-six FCBD titles can also be found in the December 2024 issue of Diamond Comic Distributors' PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 27. 

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Archie's Comics Spectacular 
Archie Comics 

All-ages Archie is back and better than ever! Follow Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica's wild world, filled with magic, mayhem, merriment, and plenty of familiar faces!

Power Rangers/ VR Troopers 
BOOM! Studios 

After 30 years, the VR Troopers are back and better than ever. After making their long-awaited return in the pages of Power Rangers Prime, this issue will give fans a sneak peek at a new era of virtual reality powered action… alongside a special flipbook calling back to the original 1995 comics!

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures/ Avatar: The Last Airbender
Dark Horse Comics 

In Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Jedi younglings Kai, Lys, and Nubs travel to a mysterious swamp, where Master Yoda has set up an elaborate scavenger hunt. In Avatar: The Last Airbender FCBD tale, Samurai Appa and Ronin Momo find themselves at a beleaguered Fire Nation noodle house where some of the clientele are tougher customers than the owner would like. 

ThunderCats PowerPuff Girls #0
Dynamite Entertainment 

Two titans of animation, together for the first time. The Powerpuff Girls travel to Third Earth, and discover the world of the ThunderCats!

I Hate Fairyland 
Image Comics 

Celebrate 10 years of I Hate Fairyland with a stroll down memory lane... literally, as the lovably psychotic Gert revisits the various lands and kingdoms that she's terrorized throughout the first 40+ issues of her adventures.

Speed Racer #0
Mad Cave Studios 

An all-new continuation of the classic manga/anime! The featured story ties directly into Mad Cave's ongoing Speed Racer series. Meanwhile, a backup tale sets up a Racer X spin-off series.

Fantastic Four/ X-Men #1
Marvel 

In advance of Marvel's First Family arriving on the big screen this summer, dive into an unusual story in which the Fantastic Four respond to an unusual interdimensional summons! And on the eve of the birth of the All-New, All-Different X-Men, there is one extra mutant in attendance. Who could it be? You’ll have to grab a copy on Free Comic Book Day to find out.

Spider-Man/ Ultimate Universe #1 
Marvel 

Joe Kelly and John Romita Jr. remind us who Peter Parker and Spider-Man are! Plus, an exclusive prologue to this summer’s blockbuster Ultimate event.

Disney's Phineas and Ferb
Papercutz 

When Dr. Doofenshmirtz tries to use Free Comic Book Day to take over the Tri-State Area, his inator sends Doof and Perry the Platypus into another comic book, a story featuring Phineas and Ferb! Can Perry stop Doof and escape the comic before the whole thing self-destructs?!

Dr. Seuss FCBD Exclusive 
Random House Children's Books 

Experience Dr. Seuss’s whimsical world like never before with this exclusive comic based on the Dr. Seuss graphic novel Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike. Plus, enjoy a preview of the upcoming Dr. Seuss graphic novels Thing One and Thing Two Have Homework to Do!

Energon Universe Special
Skybound Entertainment 

The biggest names in comics bring you the biggest FCBD release of the year with three all-new stories from the Energon Universe featuring G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Void Rivals! A perfect jumping on point for new readers with huge revelations for long time fans!

Conan The Barbarian: Scourge of the Serpent 
Titan Comics 

Scourge of the Serpent, the newest epic Conan event, begins here! The serpent god's influence tightens its coils around the Hyborian Age and every other age linked to it. Three stunning supernatural stories will spiral together to answer a chilling question framed in past and present—What is Set's grand plan for humanity and, now that it has begun, can it be stopped?

Minecraft: The Manga/ Beyblade X 
VIZ Media 

In Minecraft: The Manga, peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town sends ten-year-old Nico into mischief and off on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld. Then, in Beyblade X: Bladers are ready to battle it out! They've set their sights on the top of The X tower and prepare to fight their way to victory.