A compendium of complete, entertaining short stories. Includes super-hero tales of the DNAgents and Crossfire, a delightful adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky by the artist of the Alice graphic novel, and more, behind a new introduction by spokescritter Licensable Bear™!

AdHouse Books jumps into the "floppy" market with its very first Free Comic Book Day comic book! We challenged some of the AdHouse artists to undertake the Scott McCloud 24-Hour Comic Book experiment, and the fruits of their labors are showcased within: Joel Priddy delivers an ambitious 279-panel story while Scott Morse delivers his painted answer to the challenge.

A spectacular anthology of all-new material crafted by a stellar cast of award-winning cartoonists including Jed Alexander, Graham Annable, Gabrielle Bell, Nick Bertozzi, Leela Corman, Tom Devlin, Dean Haspiel, Sam Henderson, Thomas Herpich, Walt Holcombe, James Kochalka, David Lasky, Josh Neufeld, Matt Madden, Harvey Pekar, Greg Stump, Rich Tommaso, Robert Ullman, and more.

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Arcana Studio Presents three all new stories of action, adventure and intrigue in the way that only Arcana can. All three of Arcana’s sold out runaway hits are featured in this one book. Kade, the enigmatic warrior who doesn’t feel, but always hurts. Ant, the greatest hero this world will ever know. Ezra, a medieval mercenary for hire.

Welcome to...Herobear and the Kid! The Lab! Awesome Man! Spooner! The Land of Sokmunster! Ham and Eggs! The Dreamland Chronicles! Come enjoy the best of award-winning publisher Astonish Comics, brought together for the first time in a fun new sampler filled with all the universal enjoyment that has made Astonish Comics one of the premier all-ages publishers. Don't miss out on this chance to "Remember your childhood…and pass it on."

Brian Pulido is bringing an exciting new line of comics to Avatar Press this summer and this special features extensive previews of his first three titles: Belladonna, Unholy, and Gypsy. Written with his loyal Chaos! Comics and Lady Death fans in mind, these new books feature the same dark drama and powerful stories as Pulido takes the excitement to a whole new level as he is Unleashed at Avatar!

A collection of six short stories, previewing six new titles from Baboon Books in 2004: "Greetings from Fishtowne" (stories from a small, working-class neighborhood), "Action Figure, The Life and Times of Rich Marzelak" (tales from the world’s largest toy company), "Robotarama" (adventures of a cyborg sweetheart), "Hot Chick and A. Monster" (modern romance between a woman an eight-foot tall monster), "Cloverleaf" (by MAD Magazine’s Jacob Lambert) and "Share Bears" (the demented lives of two marketing-created creatures).

Del Rey's manga program launched with four titles that are sure to be the hottest series of 2004! This sampler offers an exclusive peek at the publisher's newest releases for free! Witness xxxHOLiC Volume 2 by CLAMP (on sale 6/29/04), the story of a shop where you can always find what you need, as long as you're willing to pay a very dear price! Plus, you'll get a sneak peek at Ken Akamatsu's Negima Volume 2 (on sale 8/3/04), in which a young wizard from a British school for magic must somehow survive his greatest challenge: teaching English at an all-girls high school in Japan!

Sample the comics that fans everywhere can’t get enough of: Dork Tower, a geek-fest of gaming humor and nerdy narrative! Ps238, the adventures of students attending the nation’s only public school for the children of super-heroes! Nodwick, the saga of a henchman and his less-than-epic adventuring employers! And DSP’s newest addition, Dr. Blink, Superhero Shrink, about the case files of a psychologist to the cape-and-cowl crowd!

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the rest of the gang aren’t too happy about Free Comic Book Day stealing their holiday thunder…but their attitude will no doubt change after this comic! The fan-favorite character from B.A.B.E. FORCE ushers in three brand new stories that will bring a smile to any jaded holiday icon’s (or comic reader’s) face. Witness miniature golf mayhem, rampaging wrestlers, and costumed pageantry of biblical proportions!

Brian Ralph brings his popular comic strip from the pages of Giant Robot into its own magazine. Reggie-12 is a boy robot created by Professor Tinkerton to fight giant robots who keep destroying his city. Like a cross between Astro Boy and Futurama, Reggie-12 is a laugh a panel.

black & blue on off-white, 32pg..........FREE

Johnny Raygun is an action-comedy that looks affectionately back on the super-hero comics of the 60s while maintaining a satirical edge that plants it firmly among today’s comics. Join Johnny and the Raygun agents as they take on a variety of intergalactic space threats, including living video games, a militant group of parental protesters, off-duty super powered crooks, and a beautiful woman with the strength and temper of an alligator! Includes new and reprinted short stories.

This 100+ paperback features both all-new comics and sample pages from Keenspot's 2004 slate of graphic novels and comic strip collections. Chock-full of easily-accessible humor and manga-style work, this book is perfect for that newcomer to comics who may be uninterested in super-heroes or artsy alternative comics.

Nutty liberal activist Cecania has just been forced to work at a video game shop called Sore Thumbs, owned and operated by her crazy conservative brother Fairbanks. Collects the first storyline from the series and features an all-new, fair and balanced story. It's just like Crossfire…if it were drawn in an anime-style and James Carville was a young pink-haired woman!

b&w, 5x7.5, 48+pg..........FREE!

A giant-sized sampler featuring the work of dozens of aspiring cartoonists from across the World Wide Web. Also included is a tutorial on how to get a Keenspace.com account and publish comics on the web.

This sampler features ten pages from three different series: Boneyard, Rumble Girls, and Dungeon. Special flip covers by Richard (Boneyard) Moore and Lea (Rumble Girls) Hernandez. The perfect way to jump on-board in advance of the new Rumble Girls comic book (starting in August), the Dungeon graphic novel collections (also starting in August), and the third volume of Boneyard (slated for October)!

b&w, 32pg..........FREE!

Reprinting the story of when Barry Ween met his hyperactive best friend, Jeremy, giving new readers the chance to sample the series and discover how Barry’s life as the world’s most intelligent boy got rolling. Plus, this story leads directly into the Gorilla Warfare trade paperback, Barry’s most ambitious adventure yet!

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A special edition preview flip-book just for Free Comic Book Day! On one side, you get the complete first issue of the Andi Watson ongoing super-hero romance series, Love Fights; on the other, the first 8 pages of the new Greg Rucka and Scott Morse mini-series, Everest, which kicks off in full-color in August!

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This full color custom comic has Amelia taking readers on a tour of the highlights of her story so far. Laugh along as Amelia discovers she's a "nerd by Association" and thrill to the first conflict with "the Park View Terrace Ninjas." This Eisner-nominated series is a perfect book to introduce young readers to comics. Called "a Peanuts for the 21st Century" by CBG, Amelia Rules! has been praised by everyone from Harlan Ellison and Mike Allred, to Mark Crilley and The Library Journal.

Slave Labor jumps back into the FCBD fray with a new edition of the anthology that set the world abuzz last time! Cover-featured in this issue is a preview of Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Adventures, a graphic novel series reprinting the Evan Dorkin Bill & Ted's comic book series which was originally published by Marvel Comics. Also featured in the comic: new work by Scott Saavedra (Dr. Radium), Jamie Smart (Bear), Aaron A (Serenity Rose), Derek Hunter (Pirate Club) and many more…including two pages of Milk & Cheese!

Featuring four of Top Shelf's rising stars: James "Sketchbook Diaries" Kochalka, Jeffrey "Clumsy" Brown, Scott "Barefoot Serpent" Morse, and talented newcomer, Aaron "Spiral-Bound" Renier, Top Shelf Tales is a splendiferous sampler of simply stunning comics. Perfect for customers new to comics, as well as long-time comics aficionados. With a cool cover by fan-favorite James Kochalka, this is one comic you won't want to miss.