So I went to my first ever FREE COMIC BOOK DAY celebration at one of the local comic book store. Free Comic Book Day is exactly what is sounds like: you go to a participating store and they give you a bag of free comic books. Let's take a look at this year's haul:
DC's New 52: Futures End #0 - This is a prelude to what is looking to be the next big event in DC comics. It begins in the distant future as all of the DC heroes are slowly being assimilated into a borg-like collective. If you ever wanted to watch all of the DC characters die horribly in 15 pages, this is the book for you. Eventually we get some good old fashioned time travel and it's up to Batman Beyond to save the future. It' looks quite promising
7/10
The Avengers - I'm not sure what continuity this is in, but a lot of low level heroes are running around, trying to stop some A.I. collective from taking over the world. I honestly barely remember anything about it.
2/10
Wolverine: Killable Part 1 of 6 - I'm sensing a pattern here. Wolverine has lost his healing power to a sentient virus that is assimilating heroes and taking over their minds before eliminating their powers....so the same basic plot of the past two comics. Character is key though, and the presence of Wolverine, Storm, and her ex-husband Black Panther go a long way towards making me care about this plot. Of the superhero related comics, this one is my favorite.
8/10
Mouse Guard amd Other Stories: The final book I got was a very nice hardcover sampler of the different titles from Archaia comics (a branch of BOOM! comics) Each story is just a little sample, but the artwork is more varied and creative than that of the Marvel and DC comics. You also can't go wrong when one of your stories takes place in the world of Jim Henson's Labyrinth. This was my favorite book and gave me a lot of fun indie titles to keep an eye out for.
9/10
Overall, Free Comic Book Day was a blast and it's always fun to read stories or titles you might not get exposed to otherwise.
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