As the name
implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating
comic book shops across North America and around the world are
giving away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into
their stores.
There
are 80 selected different titles being offered by Elfsar this
year, from major publishers like Marvel Comics to an array of
independent studios from across North America. Check out
some sneak previews listed below.
Only the
designated Free Comic Book Day comics are free and Elfsar will
be giving away even more titles to those participating in the
food drive, but Elfsar will also have a storewide-sale on its
non-free merchandise.
Is this the first Free
Comic Book Day?
No. This is actually the
seventh year Free Comic Book Day has occurred and each year it
gets bigger and bigger. In the past, thousands of stores around
the world have given away millions of free comic books to
interested readers. Check out previous FCBDs at Elfsar here:
http://elfsar.com/FCBD/FCBD_2007.htm
Overall participation from
just about every major comic book publisher has been amazing,
from the biggest publishers to independent publishers, fansites,
news magazines, and more. At the Elfsar level, we are hosting a
food drive for the Vancouver Food Bank. Special guests include:
Comic Artist Steven Sadowski, The peoples Publisher: Zeroes 2
Heroes, Video Blog: Team epic, Wizkids Games: Heroclix game
demonstrations and a few costumed Superheroes will also be at
Elfsar on Free Comic Book Day. More detailed information is listed
below.
Comic
books are an original North American art form, created in the
early days of the twentieth century. They are fun to read,
featuring a wide range of diverse storylines that capture the
imagination of the readers, and have survived: the dominance of
radio, the ubiquity of television, the spread of color and sound
motion pictures, the rise of videogames, and the Internet.
That's worth celebrating in our book!
Detailed
information:
DOORS OPEN AT 11AM
UNTIL 7PM
Over
8,000+
copies of FCBD books from over
80+
different titles
will be given away for FREE!
We have added a
few extra titles for what we believe to be a more well rounded
FCBD selection.
EVERYONE CAN
POTENTIALLY GET UP
TO 10 BOOKS FOR FREE!
Everyone who
visits us will be able to choose up to 5 FREE comics from our
selected titles and anyone who donates to the
Vancouver Food Bank will get an additional 5
books FREE!
SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE:
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST:
STEVE SADOWSKI BETWEEN 1PM -
4PM
Meet the artist of
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS
from Dynamite Entertainment and get the sneak peek of the upcoming
AVENGERS INVADERS
from Marvel Comics. Steve will be on hand to sign
books so it would be wise to seek out those back issues before they are sold out.
Here's
a list of some of Steve's other work:
- Wonder Woman - The Avengers - JSA All Stars: Doctor Midnite
- JLA/JSA Secret Files - Power Company - Paradise X:
Devils - JSA Secret Files - All Star Comics 1 & 2
- Smash Comics 1 - Starman 80-Page Giant - Starman 56
- Bob Burden's Mystery Men - Jestercrow 1 - Comics'
Firearm 13
Zeroes 2 Heroes (The
Peoples Publisher ) will be on display telling you who they
are and what they do. Got a story idea? Are you
a writer? Are you an Artist? Be sure to check out
their new exciting way that makes it possible for YOU to be
recognized and published!
They were also kind enough to donate a commissioned art
piece to be given away at our raffle listed below. (art piece TBA)
OTHER SPONSORS:
Our thanks to the
Toronto based TEAM
EPIC who will be donating some extra special prizes that
will be given away on FCBD! Check out their Video Blog:
www.teamepic.tv
FCBD
COSTUMED GUESTS:
Did somebody ask
"Where are the Superheroes?" Well, with all the comic
themed movies coming out you never know who just might be in the
Yaletown neighbourhood on FCBD. Better bring your camera, just to be
safe.
Come to Elfsar and get
your picture taken with a real live Superhero or Villain...
...could it be IRON MAN? HELLBOY? THE HULK? BATMAN?
SPEED RACER? INDIANA JONES? or maybe
a dastardly villain? You will have to be here to find
out. Yes, were serious!
2008
COMIC BOOK MOVIES:
Elfsar is working with
Famous Players and the Scotiabank Theatre to make the premiere of IRON MAN
a very special event.
For the advance
screening on April 30th, we are donating a few prizes:
A rare (one of a kind)
variant of SECRET INVASION #1 CONVENTION COVER with a
drawing of Iron Man on the cover.
All
you have to do is come to our FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
event on May 3rd and pick up a flyer, fill out your
name and phone number, drop it off at the Scotiabank
Theatre located at 900 Burrard Street no later than
May 18th and you will be entered to win!
We are not that far
away:
STAR WARS CHRONICLES
THE PREQUELS DELUXE HARDCOVER SLIPCASE
WOLVERINE BROWN
COSTUME BOWEN MUSEUM STATUE
ARTWORK FROM ZEROS
2 HEROES:
TBA
SANDMAN 10TH
ANNIVERSARY STATUE
PLUS YOU CAN WIN A
FREE FULL YEARS SUBSCRIPTION TO DC'S NEW WEEKLY
SERIES!!!
A
COMIC EVERY WEEK, FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, FOR FREE!!!
FROM ELFSAR COMICS & TOYS!!!
Written by Kurt
Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley &
Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, Tom
Derenick & Wayne Faucher and Mike Norton & Jerry
Ordway Covers by Carlos Pacheco DC's new weekly
series TRINITY explodes in an extra-sized debut
issue featuring art by fan-favorite Mark Bagley
(Ultimate Spider-Man) & Art Thibert with lead
stories and dialogue by Kurt Busiek (SUPERMAN,
ASTRO CITY)! The lead feature explores the
unusual bond - and importance - of DC's top
three characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder
Woman, as a mysterious dream links them together
and may prophesy important changes in their
trinity! Plus, a co-feature in issue #1 explores
the mysterious connection between several
villains who are watching the Trinity -as well
as the near future for these characters and
their surrounding world! Issue #1 on sale June
4, But if you win this raffle, you will learn what it's like to get a Free Comic
every week. I guarantee it will feel good.
PLAY A HEROCLIX DEMO:
One of the things
that makes Elfsar unique is the fact that we host weekly
Heroclix game
tournaments. We started with HeroClix back in 2003 and the
game has evolved into one of the best Tabletop games on the
market. If you are a customer of Elfsar, you have probably
heard us talk about the game in some manner or maybe you have happened to
visit us during one of our many events. If your new to the
game or simply just curious on what the game is or how it works,
Free Comic Book day is a perfect time to check it out.
Both of
our Heroclix Judges will be on hand to offer
FREE HeroClix Demos throughout the
day. Learn to play the game and WIN
A FREE COMIC BOOK DAY IRON MAN HEROCLIX FIGURE or a FREE COMIC
BOOK DAY BATMAN HEROCLIX FIGURE!
(Note:
Participation Required & Limit 1 per Customer & only while
supplies last!) Check:
www.mysterious-stranger.com for more info on the game.
WIN GALACTUS & HERALD:
This
Year just to spice things up we are giving away a GALACTUS & SILVER
SURFER HERALD! How to enter to win? Buy 2 HeroClix Boosters
and get an additional Booster Free. With each purchase you are
entered in a raffle to win. Increase your odds by Donating to
the Food Bank! Galactus may be hungry, but his hunger is no
where near that of the people the Vancouver Food Bank helps. So you
are encouraged to give generously. A winner will be announced
at the end of the day. It's that easy. EVERYONE HAS A
CHANCE TO WIN!
THE FREE COMICS:
Take
a sneak peak
at some of the titles we will have to give away on
May 3rd.
"Night At The
Entertainment
Museum!"—Jughead
lands his dream
job as a night
watchman at the
famous Geppi's
Entertainment
Museum in
Baltimore, but
some of the
exhibits are not
what they seem.
Mysterious
things happen
after hours! And
when the
museum's
one-of-a-kind
items are
replaced with
identical
look-alikes,
it's up to
Archie and
friends to
unravel the
clues and set
things right!
Especially since
one of those
items is Jughead!
Sample The
Simpsons and
Futurama
in the comfort
of your own
comic collection
with this
special
pocket-sized
Free Comic Book
Day digest
edition from
Bongo Comics —
boasting the
best in humor
comics!
To celebrate the
release of
Hellboy II: The
Golden Army,
Dark Horse
Comics presents
an all-Hellboy/B.P.R.D.
extravaganza
for Free Comic
Book Day 2008!
Hellboy
creator Mike
Mignola teams up
with Hellboy:
Darkness Calls
artist Duncan
Fegredo for a
look into
Hellboy’s
nightmares;
Mignola also
teams with his
B.P.R.D.
team of John
Arcudi and Guy
Davis for a
breathtaking
twist to recent
events at the
Bureau — a
preview of the
events in the
upcoming series
The Warning;
and Hellboy
Universe
newcomers Joshua
Dysart (Swamp
Thing) and
Paul Azaceta (Grounded)
team with
Mignola for
another look
into the world
of their
B.P.R.D.: 1946
series for an
adventure from
the early days
of both the
Bureau and its
most famous
member! A
perfect
jumping-on point
for new readers
and a terrific
treat for
seasoned fans of
the rich
Hellboy
mythos!
Two of the comic
industry’s
biggest
superstars,
writer Grant
Morrison and
artist Frank
Quitely, the
acclaimed team
behind JLA:
Earth 2
reunite to
redefine the Man
of Steel for a
new generation.
The first issue
of the Eisner
Award-winning
series that
Entertainment
Weekly and
Time
magazine named
one of the best
comics of 2007
features the
World’s Greatest
Super Hero’s
rescue of a
group of
astronauts on
the surface of
the sun, where
he’s exposed to
massive amounts
of solar
radiation. No
one could have
anticipated how
he would be
affected —
except Lex
Luthor!
32pgs,
FULL COLOR!
Click for
Preview
PROJECT
SUPERPOWERS—FCBD
2008 EDITION
by Alex Ross, Steve Sadowski &
Jim Krueger
Dynamite
Entertainment
and Alex Ross
unleash
Project
Superpowers
for the 2008
Free Comic Book
Day event! In
this special
FCBD Edition,
the creative
team of Alex
Ross and Jim
Krueger present
a special tale
that connects
the threads
begun in
Project
Superpowers
#0 and the
seven-issue
opening story
arc of the
series!
Featuring a new
cover by Alex
Ross, this
special FCBD
Edition will not
only be an
essential
release to
connect the
pieces of the
entire
Project
Superpowers
saga, but will
act as an
excellent entry
point for the
superhero series
to end all
superhero
series! Plus,
special previews
of such Dynamite
series as The
Lone Ranger,
Brothers in
Arms, and
more!
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!
Hot on the heels
of last year's
hit event
First Born,
Top Cow proudly
unleashes
Broken Trinity.
The three-issue
summer event
will once more
force the
triumvirate of
Witchblade,
The Darkness,
and The
Angelus to
collide over the
fate of Sara
Pezzini and
Jackie
Estacado's
daughter, Hope.
In the midst of
all the chaos, a
new Artifact
will surface and
alter the
landscape of the
Top Cow
Universe!
Brought to you
by the First
Born and
Witchblade
powerhouse
creative team of
Ron Marz and
Stjepan Sejic,
with a cover by
Kenneth
Rocafort!
The best things
in life are
free. Like comic
books. In this
gratis issue,
the young mutant
Pixie tries to
save her town
from a
mysterious evil.
But when the
baddies prove
too tough for
any one hero to
handle, Pixie
calls in a
little help from
her friends.
Guest-starring
Cyclops,
Wolverine,
Colossus and the
rest of Marvel's
mightiest
mutants! This
spectacular (and
free!) story
features the
work of
acclaimed scribe
Mike Carey (X-Men,
Messiah
CompleX) and
fan-favorite
artist Greg Land
(Ultimate
Fantastic Four,
Ultimate
Power) in a
story that will
usher in a new
era for the
X-Men! The
future of
mutantkind
starts here, so
be sure to check
it out. Also,
it's FREE!
What if your
entire life —
your childhood,
your family, all
your memories —
was a lie? That
is the question
at the core of
The Stranded,
the inaugural
title from the
landmark
collaboration
between Virgin
Comics and The
SCI FI Channel!
An epic
adventure,
The Stranded
will be featured
alongside Dan
Dare in a
special
flip-cover
edition for Free
Comic Book Day
2008. An icon
since the
1950's, Dan
Dare has
been pulled out
of retirement
and into the
outer reaches of
the galaxy in
this new series
written by Garth
Ennis (Preacher,
The Boys,
Hitman,
John Woo's Seven
Brothers)!
SHONEN JUMP
MAGAZINE
SAMPLER—FCBD
2008 EDITION
by Various
The Shonen
Jump Free
Comic Book Day
issue will be 32
action-packed
pages all about
the world of
Shonen Jump.
It will not only
include manga
previews of
three of the
most exciting
series —
Naruto,
Bleach and
Slam Dunk
— but it will
also include
coverage of many
Shonen Jump
manga
series, from
One Piece to
Death Note,
designed to
introduce new
readers to all
that Shonen
Jump has to
offer. NOTE:
Available
worldwide.
SC, 7x10, 32pgs,
BLACK & WHITE!
Silver Books
Availability of
Silver Sponsor
titles and
additional items
may vary between
participating
stores, so
please check
with your
retailer for
availability.
NEOTOPIA VOLUMES
1-3 COLOR POCKET
MANGA—FCBD 2008
EDITIONS
by Rod Espinosa
For Free Comic
Book Day 2008,
Antarctic Press
is proud to
present a
selection of
Eisner-nominee
Rod Espinosa's
thrilling saga
of Neotopia!
In a world where
Man has finally
learned to exist
in harmony with
Nature, the
citizens of
Mathenia live
happily under
their beloved
Grand Duchess.
Unknown to them,
she is Nalyn, a
commoner
impersonating
Nydia, the real
Duchess. When
Nalyn is
kidnapped by an
enemy country
bent on bringing
back the age of
technological
excess, she must
lead her country
to war! Share
the wondrous,
exciting,
all-ages
adventure of
Neotopia in
these gorgeously
drawn and fully
colored Pocket
Manga volumes —
each offered for
FREE this year!
APE
ENTERTAINMENT'S
CARTOON-APALOOZA
#1—FCBD 2008
EDITION
by Various
Ape
Entertainment
proudly presents
five new,
all-original
short stories
featuring fan-favorites
Go-Go Gorilla
& the Jungle
Crew and
White Picket
Fences, as
well as the
first
appearances of
Femme Noir,
Monstroids
and
Ursula Wilde.
Industry talents
include: Joe
Staton, Kevin
Grevioux, Steve
Bryant, David
Hedgecock, Rob
Duenas and many
more in this
spectacular
“Free Comic Book
Day” event!
Arcana Studio
presents Kade,
Wendigo,
Burn and
100 Girls
— four of
Arcana’s iconic
series — in one
issue of
all-new stories
published
just for Free
Comic Book Day
2008! Kade,
the enigmatic
warrior who
doesn’t feel,
but always
hurts!
Wendigo, the
little critter
lost in the
Canadian North!
Burn, a
prisoner in his
own body!
Sylvia, one of
100 Girls
genetically
created for the
U.S. government!
Arcana Studio
Presents
features four
all-new stories
of action,
adventure and
intrigue in the
way that only
Arcana can!
Sonic the
Hedgehog
has been
speeding his way
through video
games, TV, and
comic books
since 1992! He
is undoubtedly
one of the
biggest cultural
icons throughout
the world. Now,
Archie Comics is
paying homage to
the blue blur by
taking us back
to where it all
began. With the
overwhelming
success and
popularity of
the Sonic
Archives
reprint series,
we are proud to
bring you a
reprint of the
first-ever
Sonic comic
from the ongoing
series: Sonic
The Hedgehog
#1! In honor of
this year’s Free
Comic Book Day,
Archie is
re-releasing the
classic stories
from this prized
issue, but with
a special bonus:
the cover will
be completely
re-imagined with
a modern “spin”
by current
Sonic
artist, SPAZ!
32pgs,
FULL COLOR!
WORLDS OF ASPEN
#3—FCBD 2008
EDITION
by Various
Aspen celebrates
Free Comic Book
Day 2008 with
the release of
their third
Worlds of Aspen
title! This
full-color,
32-page comic
features the
very best that
Aspen has to
offer, from the
return of
Fathom and
Soulfire
to everything
else in between!
Also including
the hit series
Shrugged
and the premiere
of Soulfire
Volume 2,
this incredible
issue is not to
be missed! With
art and stories
by Aspen's best,
including
Michael Turner,
J.T. Krul, Peter
Steigerwald,
Micah Gunnell,
Marcus To, and
introducing new
Fathom
artist
extraordinaire,
Ale Garza, along
with a host of
others!
Surrounded by a
brand new cover
by Aspen founder
Michael Turner,
make sure your
Free Comic Book
Day is a
fun-filled,
comic-filled,
and Aspen-filled
event!
Boom! Studios
brings one of
its flagship new
series to Free
Comic Book Day!
Salem: Queen
of Thorns,
by Kevin Walsh
and Chris Morgan
(The Fast and
The Furious:
Tokyo Drift),
introduces Elias
Hooke,
witchhunter of
Salem, who finds
that magic and
sorcery is very
real — and more
dangerous than
anyone could
have imagined!
Cover and art by
Comic Book Idol
find and rising
star, Wilfredo
Torres!
DEL
REY & DABEL
BROTHERS
PREVIEW—FCBD
2008 EDITION
by Various
The Dabel
Brothers make
their Free Comic
Book Day Debut
with a
jam-packed issue
that offers
exclusive
previews of Jim
Butcher's The
Dresden Files:
Welcome to the
Jungle,
George R. R.
Martin's Wild
Cards: The Hard
Call, and
Dean Koontz's
Frankenstein:
Prodigal Son.
But that's not
all! The Dabels
are also
including some
never-before-seen
artwork and a
preview of Del
Rey Manga's
upcoming graphic
novel, In Odd
We Trust, by Dean
Koontz and
Queenie Chan.
It's hard to
believe they've
fit so much into
one book!
Awwww yeah,
Titans!
Join us for the
exciting first
issue of Tiny
Titans, the
comic series
that is perfect
for kids of all
ages! See what
life is like at
Sidekick
Elementary and
meet the new
staff. Follow
the madness that
ensues when
Beast Boy gets a
puppy friend.
Witness what
happens when the
girls meet a
pink stranger
with a melted
ice cream cone.
Find out what
makes Wonder
Girl such a
trendsetter. All
your favorite
Titans, in their
cutest possible
form, are here
and waiting for
you!
Jerusalem lies
in ruins, and
the war humanity
must fight in
the wake of its
destruction is
like nothing
anyone on Earth
could have
anticipated.
When an alien
race begins
plucking swarms
of people from
everyday walks
of life, they
are told to
brace themselves
to fight in a
battle to decide
the fate of
Earth. Your
training begins
today…
GEGIKA: A
DRAWN+QUARTERLY
MANGA
SAMPLER—FCBD
2008 EDITION
The D+Q 2008
Free Comic Book
Day issue brings
together
excerpts from
new releases by
two early
masters of
Japanese comics:
Yoshihiro
Tatsumi’s
Good-Bye and
Seiichi
Hayashi’s Red
Colored Elegy
(both
shipping from
D+Q in May).
Both drawn in
the early ’70s,
in the aftermath
of a politically
turbulent and
culturally
vibrant decade
that promised,
but failed, to
deliver new
possibilities,
these comics are
still as
remarkable as
ever and will be
brought to North
American readers
for the first
time this May.
Tatsumi’s short
stories expand
the prolific
artist’s
vocabulary for
characters
contextualized
by themes of
depravity and
disorientation
in
twentieth-century
Japan, while
Hayashi’s
landmark
full-length
poetic
masterpiece
beautifully
captures the
quiet melancholy
lives of a young
couple
struggling to
make ends meet.
This FCBD
version will be
all-ages.
Graphic
Classics:
Special Edition
presents more
tales by five
favorite authors
from the
“Graphic
Classics”
series. Included
are Edgar Allan
Poe's "The Black
Cat," adapted by
Rod Lott and
Gerry
Alanguilan;
Arthur Conan
Doyle's eerie
mystery "John
Barrington
Cowles," adapted
by Alex Burrows
and Simon Gane;
and fantasy
master Lord
Dunsany's "A
Narrow Escape,"
adapted by
Milton Knight.
Plus a one-page
fable by Ambrose
Bierce,
illustrated by
Mark Dancey, and
"Frankenstein"
author Mary
Shelley's
medieval
romance, "The
Dream," adapted
by Antonella
Caputo and Anne
Timmons. With a
dramatic cover
illustration by
Gerry
Alanguilan.
Creating
stunning science
fiction and
fantasy art
means focusing
on challenging
details such as
anatomy,
realism,
coloring
techniques and
conveying a
sense of motion
in your work.
This volume of
IMPACT
University
shows you how!
With top-notch
instruction from
artists like
Doug Chiang (Star
Wars Episodes I
& II), E.J.
Su (Transformers),
Buddy Scalera (Marvel
Knights,
X-Men) and
John Howe (The
Lord of the
Rings
trilogy), you'll
get a sneak peak
into upcoming
science fiction,
comic and
fantasy art
instruction
titles, and a
jumpstart on
creating your
own amazing art!
32pgs,
FULL COLOR!
I.G.N.A.T.Z.:
INTERNATIONAL
GRAPHIC NOVELS
AT THEIR ZENITH
#1—FCBD 2008
EDITION
This full-color
comic provides
special
exclusive
advance looks at
seven Ignatz
releases slated
for later in
2008: Zak
Sally's Sammy
the Mouse
#2, Richard
Sala's
Delphine #4,
David
(Epileptic) B.'s
Babel #3,
Marti's Calvario
Hills #2,
Sergio
Ponchione's
Grotesque
#2, Leila
Marzocchi's
Niger #3,
and the
as-yet-untitled
third
installment of
Gipi's "Wish You
Were Here"
series of
graphic
novelettes. As a
special bonus,
I.G.N.A.T.Z.
will include
pages from the
Japanese edition
of series editor
Igort's
Baobab #3
unavailable
anywhere else
(well, except
for in Japan).
All the excerpts
will be
presented in the
stylin' Ignatz
two-color
process, with
the exception of
Marti's
fist-to-the-eye
Chester-Gould-on-acid
bl
All
you have to do is come to our FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
event on May 3rd and pick up a flyer, fill out your
name and phone number, drop it off at the Scotiabank
Theatre located at 900 Burrard Street no later than
May 18th and you will be entered to win!
This
Year just to spice things up we are giving away a GALACTUS & SILVER
SURFER HERALD! How to enter to win? Buy 2 HeroClix Boosters
and get an additional Booster Free. With each purchase you are
entered in a raffle to win. Increase your odds by Donating to
the Food Bank! Galactus may be hungry, but his hunger is no
where near that of the people the Vancouver Food Bank helps. So you
are encouraged to give generously. A winner will be announced
at the end of the day. It's that easy. EVERYONE HAS A
CHANCE TO WIN!
