Free Comic Book Day 2014 Recommendations

The annual celebration of comic book nerdery that is Free Comic Book Day is (again) tomorrow, and if I know anything about comic books, it's that I know virtually nothing about comic books.  We've been going for 3, maybe 4, years now, but that's usually my only visit every year.  (The store we visit tends to offer one free book per person, more if you buy other comics, which is what we usually do.)

So as I planned my visit with Miss Mary Mack and Little Boy Blue to our local participating comic book store, I realized that I needed some expert guidance.

And once I compiled that guidance, I thought that maybe it'd be of interest to you.

First, what I'm writing below is just a compilation of roundups from the following sites; if you have time to just read one, I'd read Glen Weldon's annual roundup for NPR:

NPR

Nerdist.com

USA Today

Bleeding Cool

GeekMom

Wired

io9

IGN

Loser City

But I'll just state the obvious -- you should go read those links to get a better sense of the titles.

The links below are to the Free Comic Book Day page for the book.  I've noted recommendations from the links above, though I should note that the Bleeding Cool (BC) recommendations are my interpretations of their comments -- they don't specifically recommend titles.  I've marked titles that appear to be appropriate for kids -- at least those under 13 -- with a (K).  And not every title will be available at every store (and, even if it is, it might not be by the time you get there...).

Enjoy, and have fun!


2000 AD SPECIAL - BC, Wired, io9, LC

ADV OF JELLABY (K) - NPR, USAT, BC, GM, Wired

ALL ROCKET RACCOON (K) - NPR, USAT, BC, GM, IGN, LC

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL TERRA FORMARS - Nerdist, BC

ARCHIE DIGEST #1 (K)

ARMOR HUNTERS SPECIAL - IGN

ATOMIC ROBO & FRIENDS - NPR, BC, LC someone else I forget so many lists...

BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE

BONGO FREE-FOR-ALL (K) - NPR, Nerdist, GM

BUCK ROGERS (K) - NPR, BC, LC

CBLDF PRESENTS RAISING A READER (K) - NPR, BC, io9

COURTNEY CRUMRIN #1 (K) - NPR, BC, Wired

DEFEND COMICS - NPR, Wired, io9, LC

DC THE NEW 52 FUTURES END SPEC ED - USAT, io9, IGN

DH AVATAR HELLBOY JUICE SQUEEZERS (K) - NPR, BC, Wired, io9

DH PROJECT BLACK SKY (NET) (MR) - NPR, BC, Wired, io9

ENTROPY - USAT

EPIC #0 (K?) - NPR, USAT

FINDING GOSSAMYR WAY O/T BLADESLINGER (K?) - BC, io9

FUBAR ACE OF SPADES (NET) (MR) - USAT, BC

GIANT-SIZE 4-COMIC BUNDLE

GRAPHIX SPOTLIGHT DUMBEST IDEA EVER (K)

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #0

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY - USAT, Nerdist, BC, GM, io9, IGN

HATTER M FAR FROM WONDER (K?) - NPR, USAT

HELLO KITTY SURPRISE (K) - BC, GM, IGN

HIP HOP FAMILY TREE TWO-IN-ONE (Net) (MR) - NPR, Nerdist, BC, Wired, io9, LC (non-fiction)

INTRINSIC VOL 2 - USAT

IPSO FACTO (NET) (MR)

KABOOM SUMMER BLAST (K) - NPR, Nerdist, BC, GM, IGN, LC   Adventure Time!

LES MISERABLES FALL OF FANTINE (K?) - GM

MAGIC WIND

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS (K) - GM

MOUSE GUARD LABYRINTH RUST HC - BC, Wired

OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE

PREVIEWSWORLD SPECTACULAR

RISE OF THE MAGI (K) - NPR, BC, io9

SCAM CROSSWORDS #0

SCRATCH 9 (K) - USAT

SHERWOOD TX BOONDOCK SAINTS DOUBLE FEAT - USAT, BC

SHOWA HISTORY OF JAPAN - NPR, Nerdist, BC, io9 (non-fiction)

SKYWARD & MIDNIGHT TIGER (K) - GM

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG MEGA MAN FLIPBOOK #1 (K) - GM, IGN

SPONGEBOB FREESTYLE FUNNIES (K) - BC, GM, Wired

STEAM WARS - NPR, BC

STREET FIGHTER #0 (K) - BC

TEEN TITANS GO #1 SPEC ED (K) - NPR, BC, GM, LC

THE SMURFS (K) - GM

THE TICK (K) - NPR, BC, GM, LC

TOP SHELF KIDS CLUB (K) - NPR, BC, GM, io9

TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE (K) - USAT, Wired, io9, IGN

UBER THE FIRST CYCLE (NET) (MR) - USAT, io9

VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK

V-WARS (Net) (MR)

WALT DISNEY SCROOGE DONALD DUCK GRAVITY (K) - NPR, BC, GM, io9

WORLDS OF ASPEN

ZOMBIE TRAMP & EHMM THEORY (NET) (MR)