The Free Comic Book Day Selection Committee has announced 36 Silver Sponsor Comics for Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2024, which will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024. With the 12 announced earlier this week as Gold Sponsors, that makes 48 comics in total for the 2024 FCBD event (see “FCBD 2024 Gold Sponsor Comics Announced“).
This year’s Silver Sponsor selections includes popular franchises such as Snoopy, Star Wars, Monster High, Popeye, Street Fighter, One Piece, and Doctor Who. The event commemorative art, shown here, is by Terry Moore, using his characters Francine and Katchoo from Strangers in Paradise. The design is available on t-shirts or as a poster or sticker.
Here are the Silver Sponsor comic titles for 2023:
- ABLAZE: Gannibal (MR)
- Alien Books: The Valiants
- American Mythology Productions: Cursedverse Blighted Dawn #1
- Andrews McMeel Publishing: Snoopy Beagle Scout Adventures
- Arcana Comics: Ultraduck
- Archie Comics: Archie Horror Presents the Cursed Library Prelude
- BOOM! Studios: BOOM Box 10th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Dark Horse Comics: Star Wars / Plants vs. Zombies
- DC: DC Middle Grade FCBD Special Edition
- DC: DC Young Adult FCBD Special Edition
- DC: MAD FCBD Special Edition
- Dynamite Entertainment: Maleficent #1
- Fantagraphics Books: Marvel & Fantagraphics Present Atlas Comics
- First Second Books: Investigators: Class Action Sneak Peek
- Gemstone Publishing: Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure
- Gemstone Publishing: The Overstreet Guide To Collecting Comics
- Graphix: Unico Awakening
- IDW Publishing: Monster High
- Kodansha Comics: Initial D / Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
- Mad Cave Studios: Gatchaman #0
- Mad Cave Studios: Flash Gordon #0
- Marvel Comics: Marvel Voices #1
- Marvel Comics: Spidey and His Amazing Friends #1
- Marvel Comics: Star Wars #1
- Massive Publishing: Eye Lie Popeye #1
- Papercutz: Loud House Special
- Papercutz: Asterix Olympics Special
- Penguin Young Readers: The Night Librarian
- Random House Graphix: Katie the Catsitter – Max Meow Mashup #1
- Ten Ton Press: Tons of Strange
- Titan Comics: Conan: Battle of the Black Stone (MR)
- Titan Comics: Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor
- TOKYOPOP: Far Cry: Cull the Herd #1
- UDON Entertainment: Street Fighter vs. Final Fight #1
- Vault Comics: Dying Inside
- VIZ Media: One Piece: Ace’s Story / Status Royale
Click Gallery below for cover images.
Source: ICv2