Episode 11 - FCBD Mini-Con and books you gotta gotta read

Guest host Jake and Patrick Clarke and Tony Asaro cover highlights from our Free Comic Book Day Mini-Con, discuss under-appreciated comics, and ponder why Marvel and DC don't market their comic books at any point in their movies.

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FCBD 2014 Title: Project Black Sky with Captain Midnight and Brain Boy

By Ron of the Empire

Look, you already know how I feel about apes in comics. So just make sure you pick up this title on Free Comic Book Day. FCBD is Saturday, May 3, 2014. We open at 9 am.

Great Title from Dark Horse

Project Black Sky is a threat to humanity, and it's about to get ugly in fabulous Las Vegas. Enter Captain Midnight and Brain Boy (download a preview), our heroes.

Michael Broussard's art is to die, Dan Jackson's colors are perfection, and Nate Piekos' lettering will blow your mind (sign language! No joke. Wow). Plus, you can't go wrong with Fred Van Lente at the storytelling helm.

And I can't believe I'm getting this for free. And there's apes! Michael Broussard can really draw an ape!

Oh, man, I already have my copy and I'm still excited about this title. I even went and picked up the zero issue and number one of Brain Boy. I've already been reading Captain Midnight. Great fun.

Story: Fred Van Lente
Art/Cover: Michael Broussard
Colors: Dan Jackson
Lettering: Nate Piekos

FCBD 2014 Title: Skyward plus Midnight Tiger

By Ron of the Empire

This Free Comic Book Day comic is a 2-in-1 book: Skyward and Midnight Tiger (visit FCBD website to download a free preview of this book). Both titles are published by Action Lab Comics.

Swing by Saturday, May 3, to pick up your copy. Doors open at 9:00 am. Experience our FCBD Mini-Con!

Both books seem appropriate for older kids, however, parents may wish to preview them before passing them on to their children.

Skyward

This fantasy adventure revolves around young Quinn whose life is about get turned upside down. The FCBD titles features a brief story, Past Sins, that brings you into the world of Skyward and prepares you for a great adventure. The beauty of this book is that there are already three volumes for you to explore.

Story and art: Jeremy Dale
Colors: James Rochelle
Color flats: Hoyt Silva
Letters: Thom Zahler
Cover: Jeremy Dale, Ray Height, Laura Martin

Midnight Tiger

You'll enjoy the "The Origin of Midnight Tiger." Midnight Tiger opens with friends Dex and Gavin discussing the world of metahumans around them. In a later scene, Gavin wanders into a metahuman fight, and that leads to Gavin becoming a hero himself. Watch for more Midnight Tiger this July 2014.

Plot/art: Ray-Anthony Height
Script: DeWayne Feenstra
Colors: Paul Little
Letters: Erica Schulte

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Checklist for Free Comic Book Day 2014 Titles

Fifty-seven Free Titles

There are 57 titles available at Free Comic Book Day Mini-Con  2014. Which ones do you want?

To make sure you get the titles you want from Free Comic Book Day 2014, use this handy checklist.

15,000 Free Comics

And remember, at Empire's Comics Vault, you can take one copy of each title that you really want to read -- while supplies last -- and 15,000 should last quite a while.

UPDATE 04.28.2014 - Children's checklist now available.