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News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Thu May 01, 2008 11:51 am

This saturday, comic retailers across North America will participate in Free Comic Book Day, when stores will give away one (1) free comic to each customer. Included in the FCB specials is an Transformers Animated comic. From FCBD.com:

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED—FCBD 2008 EDITION

This special 2008 Free Comic Book Day edition celebrates the new Transformers Animated series. In this, their first official comic book release, readers will be treated to a special 30-page story featuring the debut episode of the animated series on the printed page! See the introduction of young Optimus Prime, veteran Ratchet, and newcomers like Bulkhead, as they go up against Megatron, Starscream, and the Decepticon forces!

32pgs, FC PI

To view a preview of this comic, click here. (Note: this is preview is in a PDF format. You will need Adobe Reader to view it.)

Don't miss your chance to get your free comic this weekend.

To view the official Free Comic Day site, and find a comic retailer near you, click here.

by **Hard Hacker** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:30 pm

North America, never the UK.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:37 pm

Can't wait to get my hands on the exclusive Iron-Man Heroclick that's going to be given away!

by **seaspeeder** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:55 pm

Hard Hacker wrote:North America, never the UK.

Some Uk shops are taking part. My local one is doing it for the first time :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Thu May 01, 2008 1:04 pm

seaspeeder wrote:
Hard Hacker wrote:North America, never the UK.

Some Uk shops are taking part. My local one is doing it for the first time

Look at that. First post and already passing along good information. Thank you.

Oh and...

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by **ponycorn** » Thu May 01, 2008 1:44 pm

IIRC, the Transform and Rollout screencap digest was the IDW offering last free comic book day. Still, I might go pick up another copy of it this Saturday if none of the other free books seem interesting.

My shop is also doing a 75% off backissue sale, so reason to go enough already.

by **Hard Hacker** » Thu May 01, 2008 1:51 pm

seaspeeder wrote:
Hard Hacker wrote:North America, never the UK.

Some Uk shops are taking part. My local one is doing it for the first time

Oh you lucky ba-

by **Decatron** » Thu May 01, 2008 2:27 pm

not much of a comic guy, but I may look into getting the Animated one for free :grin:

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Thu May 01, 2008 2:57 pm

I'm going to try to go. Sounds like they're going to have the people that first formed Image Comics at the store I'm going to be going to.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu May 01, 2008 5:47 pm

Very clever IDW, hook them in with a free sampler, just in time for the Animated Comics to start up in a few months!

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:02 pm

Hard Hacker wrote:North America, never the UK.

No big loss, really. All it is is a retelling of episode 2.

by **seaspeeder** » Fri May 02, 2008 6:11 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Hard Hacker wrote:North America, never the UK.

No big loss, really. All it is is a retelling of episode 2.

and it's already been released in the Transformers Animated Volume 1

by **ponycorn** » Fri May 02, 2008 1:11 pm

Guys, this is going to be the free comic book day edition. So did anyone get the same edition last free comic book day? I have the original edition I bought for $7 and I was wondering if there is any difference.

I'll pick up the FCB Day edition this Saturday, compare the two, and post if I notice any changes.

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Fri May 02, 2008 4:55 pm

ponycorn wrote:Guys, this is going to be the free comic book day edition. So did anyone get the same edition last free comic book day?

You asking if the FCBD comic is going to be the same as it was last year? Because they change them every year. Last year it was Movie Prequel #1, this year it's going to be the first comic release for Animated.

Edit: Assuming I'm able to go in for this tomorrow, I dunno if I'm actually going to get Animated as my free comic. There are figure in this toy line I'm interested in getting, but I'm not so interested that I'd pick this one up...