#NCBD 8/30/17: FCBD's 10 Comics for New Comic Book Day!

Aug 30, 2017

Free Comic Book Day was founded on the belief that there's a comic book perfect for everyone out there! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day (#NCBD) in comic book shops, where new comics release hit the shelves of comic book shops for eager fans to pick up and purchase.

We've highlighted ten comics that are perfect recommendations for anyone looking to get into comics!

In this week's list, for books coming out 8/30/17, there's definitely something for everyone: Archie goes “Over The Edge”, Mace Windu makes his Marvel debut, fly high with Faith and the Future Force, and more!

What will you be picking up this week? Let us know over Facebook or Twitter!

ARCHIE TP VOL 04
JUN171219

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

(W) Mark Waid
(A) Pete Woods, Jack Morelli
(CA) Pete Woods

The fourth volume of the Archie series features the headline-making comic event "Over The Edge," where the lives of Archie and his friends are forever changed. Collects Archie #18-22.

STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #7
JUN171341

BOOM! STUDIOS

(W) Grace Kraft
(A) Meg Omac
(CA) Missy Pena

Steven and the Gems set sail on the gem sloop to find and retrieve a gem artifact in a remote location inaccessible by warp pad. They discover the artifact is guarded by a territorial gem monster, who shipwrecks the Crystal Gems in their first attempt to get the artifact. Luckily, Onion and his dad, Yellowtail, are out on a fishing trip and happen upon the Gems at just the right time.

JAMES BOND MONEYPENNY ONE SHOT
JUN171478

D. E.

(W) Jody Houser
(A) Jacob Edgar
(CA) Tula Lotay

By writer JODY HOUSER (Mother Panic, Faith) and new artist JACOB EDGAR, a never-before-told mission starring MONEYPENNY, friend of JAMES BOND, former MI6 field agent and bodyguard of M! On a 'routine' protection mission, Moneypenny discovers a complicated assassination plot that bears a startling resemblance to a terrorist attack from her childhood. Can she call upon her secret agent skills to stop the plot...?

HALO RISE OF ATRIOX #1
JUN170010

DARK HORSE COMICS

(W) Cullen Bunn
(A) Eric Nguyen
(CA) Aleksi Briclot

An anthology based on 2017's Halo Wars 2, the real-time strategy video game from 343 Industries, which introduced a new ruthless villain, Atriox.
Atriox, the legendary Brute under the command of the alien collective known as the Covenant, leads a Brute assault against a UNSC military outpost. Wave after wave of Brutes are lost attacking the human outpost defended by a group of UNSC marines, the ruthless Atriox soldiers on. As his comrades fall, Atriox's hatred for the Covenant grows.
This five-chapter anthology collects stories by acclaimed comics creators Cullen Bunn, Jody Houser, John Jackson Miller, Alex Irvine, Claire Roe, Josan Gonzalez, Jonathan Wayshak, and Tristan Jones.
Ties in to new Halo Wars 2 video game for Xbox One. Released in February 2017.

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS ANNUAL #1
JUN170307

DC COMICS

(W) Scott Lobdell
(A/CA) Tyler Kirkham

"Brothers in Arms"! When Red Hood discovers a new wave of criminal activity in Gotham City with a traveling circus at it's epicenter, he recruits Nightwing t help the Outlaws infiltrate the big top! Can the two would-be brothers put their differences aside and crack the case? Or will their division be the harbinger of their demise?

TMNT DIMENSION X #5 CVR A PITARRA
JUN170491

IDW PUBLISHING

(W) Devin Grayson
(A) Craig Rousseau
(CA) Nick Pitarra

The Turtles' travel to the strangest planet of them all... one where all organisms function in perfect harmony... except for a group of new mutants who could destabilize the ecosystem of the whole planet. Mutants who aren't the TMNT!

SECRET EMPIRE #10 (OF 10)
JUN170877

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Nick Spencer
(A) Steve McNiven
(CA) Mark Brooks

Can there be any redemption for Captain America as the SECRET EMPIRE starts to crumble?

STAR WARS JEDI REPUBLIC MACE WINDU #1 (OF 5)
JUN171002

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Matt Owens
(A) Denys Cowan
(CA) Jesus Saiz

For over a thousand generations, the Jedi have been the peacekeepers of the galaxy...but now, at the dawn of the Clone Wars, they find themselves in a new role: generals in the Army of the Republic. As Mace Windu, one of the Jedi's greatest warriors, leads a small unit of Jedi into battle shortly after the war begins, the Jedi must make peace with their new role, or be lost to the violence around them!

DOCTOR WHO LOST DIMENSION ALPHA #1
JUN171932

TITAN COMICS

(W) Cavan Scott & Various
(A) Rachael Stott & Various

THE VOID HAS ALWAYS EXISTED: "NO PLACE. THE SILENT REALM. THE LOST DIMENSION." THE ENDLESS, EMPTY SPACE BETWEEN UNIVERSES. BUT THE VOID IS NO LONGER EMPTY. A SPARK HAS BEEN LIT IN THE EMPTINESS - A SPARK NOW GROWN INTO AN ENTITY POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SHATTER CREATION. THE VOID IS HUNGRY. AND IT IS ALREADY HERE. THIS IS A THREAT BIGGER THAN US. IT'S MORE THAN ONE DOCTOR CAN HANDLE - AND EVEN THE DOCTORS ALONE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH! THIS IS THE LOST DIMENSION!

FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE #2 (OF 4)
JUN172066

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

(W) Jody Houser
(A) Barry Kitson
(CA) Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic

Valiant's blockbuster summer event soars into the time stream!

Faith Herbert and Neela Sethi, Timewalker's first attempt at saving time from being unwritten has failed...which means it's time to rewind the clocks and start all over again! But this time, Faith is taking a new approach with a whole new team of heroes to help save the day! But will these new recruits be the key to saving all of time from a calculating A.I. foe, or is history doomed to repeat itself with a failure of incalculable proportions?

Try, try again with acclaimed writer Jody Houser (FAITH, Star Wars: Rogue One) and comics legend Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man, FF) as they take Valiant's spectacular epic for the ages from the top, and fly Faith headfirst into her wildest adventure yet!

Malcolm Dragon fulfills his destiny, and follows in his father's footsteps, joining the Chicago Police Force. Officer Malcolm Dragon's first adventures as he faces off against a host of new foes: Wrath! Rag Doll! Fountainhead! Devil Ray! Tantrum! And the birth of the next generation of Savage Dragon offspring! Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #206-211 - See more at: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/savage-dragon-legacy-tp#sthash.9W4GYun0.dpuf

All of these comics are available at your local comic shop! To find a comic shop near you, visit Comicshoplocator.com!