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News Credits: 20 · by **Neko** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:23 pm

http://idwpublishing.com/news/pressreleases/fcbd_2007.shtml

This is awesome. I never got to read #1.

News Credits: 1 · by **Ninja Sixshot** » Fri May 04, 2007 5:13 pm

old news. too bad i dont have any comic specialty stores near me.

News Credits: 2024 · by **Hotrod** » Fri May 04, 2007 6:39 pm

Front paged as a freindly reminder!

News Credits: 2 · by **Autobobby1** » Fri May 04, 2007 7:13 pm

I'm going tomorrow with my dad. I'm picking up Sonic the Hedgehog, and my dad is getting Transformers for me.

by **Exdominus** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:07 pm

NEWBURY COMICS HERE I COME

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:11 pm

Think Movie prequel #1's gonna be my free comic if I'm able to go tomorrow.

News Credits: 1 · by **Calvatron** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:31 pm

May just have to make that 1 hr extra drive tomorrow after work.

News Credits: 2 · by **PrimulArchangel** » Fri May 04, 2007 9:27 pm

Ill be hitting up Jay and Silent Bobs Secret Stash to see if they will be giving any away, i hope so

by **dj_funk_gut** » Fri May 04, 2007 9:52 pm

free comic book day is just them giving away ashcan like stuff. it's not like they give away "real" comic books it's like 12 page to 8 page stuff that is promoting new stuff.. boo.. yuck

News Credits: 20 · by **Neko** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:21 pm

ShGarland_1383 wrote:Think Movie prequel #1's gonna be my free comic if I'm able to go tomorrow.

At my old comic store they let everyone have a copy of each comic they offered for free comic book day. Most were stuff like Ducktales and kiddy comics, but there were a few decent stuff once in a while.

News Credits: 1 · by **Ninja Sixshot** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:52 pm

anyone want to pick up an extra for me? pretty please :PRAY:

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:18 am

Damn all the stores near me arent doing it this year. The nearst one is a 20min drive away. Damn it.

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:55 am

Neko wrote:
ShGarland_1383 wrote:Think Movie prequel #1's gonna be my free comic if I'm able to go tomorrow.

At my old comic store they let everyone have a copy of each comic they offered for free comic book day. Most were stuff like Ducktales and kiddy comics, but there were a few decent stuff once in a while.

Nifty. I can get Amazing Spider-Man Swing Shift 2007 and that thing from Dark Horse too, if I want.

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Damn all the stores near me arent doing it this year. The nearst one is a 20min drive away. Damn it.

Lucky. I don't have any stores near me. Nearest one is damn near to Fiesta Mall. That's quite a ways, especially since it takes me no fewer than 15 minutes (often more than that if you factor in traffic and the ongoing road work on Ironwood).

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat May 05, 2007 11:25 am

ShGarland_1383 wrote:doing it this year. The nearst one is a 20min drive away. Damn it.

Lucky. I don't have any stores near me. Nearest one is damn near to Fiesta Mall. That's quite a ways, especially since it takes me no fewer than 15 minutes (often more than that if you factor in traffic and the ongoing road work on Ironwood).[/quote]

Well seeing as i dont have a job wich means no money for gas im not lucky. Its strange. I got a flyer from the one store about comic book day but hes not on the websites list. Ill have to stop by and check just in case.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:33 pm

I'd like a free comic book

News Credits: 3 · by **DISCHARGE** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:33 pm

Free comic book day has been good to me.
I got the Transformers prequel, a Batman Hero clix, a
FF4 movie poster, and because I brought my kid who just happened to be wearing her Flash hat and a Ghost Rider shirt,
they gave her a ton of free comics including Spider-man- Gumby.
SCORE!!!!!!
I may still go to Milwaukee as there are at least 4 comic shops up there.

by **Unicron's_head** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:34 pm

I picked up the free TF issue and 2 others. I tried to get a TF movie poster but they were all out

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:51 pm

dj_funk_gut wrote:free comic book day is just them giving away ashcan like stuff. it's not like they give away "real" comic books it's like 12 page to 8 page stuff that is promoting new stuff.. boo.. yuck

How many pages was Prequel #1? Also picked up TF Spotlight: Kup (the sketch version of Nick Roche's cover). Gotta read it again because the end got a bit confusing, but I really enjoyed it. Also needed bags and boards, because I've been out forever and I need to keep my TFCC newsletters in something.

Edit: I actually counted 22 pages after seeing this quote, with 3 adds, a "decepticomments" page, and 2 sketch pages at the end. Funk's comment has me wondering a little bit if this the normal issue content. Story itself is quite good, though I feel it could have quite easily passed as a one-shot like the Kup spotlight I bought today. That's not a bad thing though, since the first 2 issues of the prequel mini are sold out.

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:44 am

I went to the nearest comic store and managed to swipe the very last copy of Prequel #1. Good thing 'cuz I missed the original release and apparently these are completely sold out.

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Sun May 06, 2007 2:28 pm

Blackstreak wrote:I went to the nearest comic store and managed to swipe the very last copy of Prequel #1. Good thing 'cuz I missed the original release and apparently these are completely sold out.

That's why they front-paged this one on Friday; normal issue is sold out, and the FCBD edition was a solid second chance at grabbing a copy.

News Credits: 1 · by **Hairball178** » Sun May 06, 2007 6:23 pm

What I think is neat to get at FCBD are these freebie comics of books that I've never even heard of. Some can be a pleasant surprising book that you didn't plan on getting, and some things...well, I'm not keen on free reprints (examples: every FCBD Transformer book that has come out so far, last year's Superman/Batman #1).

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:25 pm

Hairball178 wrote:What I think is neat to get at FCBD are these freebie comics of books that I've never even heard of. Some can be a pleasant surprising book that you didn't plan on getting, and some things...well, I'm not keen on free reprints (examples: every FCBD Transformer book that has come out so far, last year's Superman/Batman #1).

Actually, there's only been two FCBD Transformer issues to my knowledge previously,and only the IDW issue was a reprint. The Dreamwave Armada issue had a completely new story, which I was fortunate to pick up last year(the comic shop I went to last year still had some old stuff).

But anyway, this issue officially has all the actual comic content that Prequal #1 had? If so, then congratulations IDW, you win. I read it, and now I'm curious as to what happens next, and I will either pick up the back issues if I can, or get the trade. To clarify, that was Bumblebee that got his vocal cords cut, right? Hope he turns out well in the movie, but I'll find out in 58 days :grin:

. It's gonna be so awsome.

Hey, was the Spider-Man issue a new one? I enjoyed that story. The X-Men Runaways, not so much. The story was fine, but I really didn't like the art style. I'm gonna have to pick up those digests someday, as the Runaways seem very interesting.