Free Comic Book Day is this weekend! The first Saturday in May is when you can pick up FREE, yes FREE comic books. This geek holiday is the comic industry’s way of saying thanks to longtime fans, the “brick and mortar” neighborhood comic shops and welcome new readers. This year it falls on May the 4th Be With You Day and yes there is a STAR WARS free title on the list along with books for everyone!

After INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, CAPTAIN MARVEL and AVENGERS: ENDGAME, you may want to deep dive or learn a little more about the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. If you’re one of millions who cheered and maybe cried in ENDGAME Marvel has a FCBD issue starring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Spidey cast. FCBD is a perfect opportunity to see the stories behind the biggest movies and television shows.

Entire families pack up, some even dress up in costume, to pick up their freebies. There’s even free books starring your favorite video game, television show and toy characters on this bonus geek holiday.

Here’s what you need to know before you go:

Continue reading New Comic Book Day 2019

Geek minds are blowing up after the Marvel-ous news about the Disney + streaming service. At The Walt Disney Company’s Investor Day, new Marvel Studios and Star Wars shows were announced.

Disney+ will become the streaming destinations for shows and movies from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and National Geographic.

Let’s break down all the new live action and animated shows, films and unscripted series from the House of Ideas and a galaxy far, far away.

DC is letting their bad guys steal the spotlight in YEAR OF THE VILLAIN. From a rogues gallery of portrait covers to shocking new story twists, the villains seize the DC Universe this summer.

The publisher revealed new details about the one-shot that kicks off a trio of arcs putting the famous heroes against their infamous enemies. Beware of super villains bearing gifts!

Marvel is promising “the next monumental chapter for the X-Men” with an omega-level creative team and intriguing promotional art.

Writer Jonathan Hickman is returning to Marvel with two big mutant projects: HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X with artists Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva. It’s the art by Mark Brooks that may have you excited, shocked and questioning who’s who and why are certain mutants missing?

CAPTAIN MARVEL is blasting to box office records around the globe. The first Marvel Comics Universe film led by a female hero sets up her joining Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for AVENGERS: ENDGAME

The Carol Danvers adventured left us thrilled and excited about her return to Earth and meeting the Avengers.

Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT in case you haven’t seen the movie yet.

Here are our biggest burning questions: Continue reading CAPTAIN MARVEL Movie Burning Questions

Even super heroes can’t get a vacation! Peter Parker leaves the Big Apple but finds bigger trouble with multiple villains and a certain super spy!

Marvel shared the first trailer and poster for SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME. Tom Holland is back at our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man but Peter Parker just wants to enjoy a school trip to Europe with buddy Ned Land and MJ.  Watch the trailer to see the hero and villains who crash the trip then come back for our break down of big questions. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Trailer

An epic celebration for Batman’s 80th Anniversary. DC Comics revealed a superstar roster of creators for DETECTIVE COMICS #1000. The milestone issue of the book that launched the Dark Knight will feature a new story arc, a new version of a super villain and the return of living legends to the Batcave.

As part of the Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary, DC will publish the 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS – the book that introduced Batman on March 27, 2019. The landmark issue features a wraparound cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair and features a new story by Peter J. Tomasi and Doug Mahnke that launches a new arc and introduces a new version of the Arkham Knight to the DC Comics canon.

Here’s the all-star roster of creative teams: Continue reading DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 Teams Revealed