Local comics shops all over the world will give away more than 3.5 million comics to customers, including a special Avengers introductory issue a day after the movie opens. (A list of participating retailers can be found at FreeComicBookDay.com.)
Superheroes are a part of every Free Comic Book Day, held the first Saturday of every May to hook new readers into their local comics stores and hopefully make them regular customers. But there also are several books of various genres that will appeal to children and adults.
Want to try some comics but don't know which to choose? Here is a guide to some of the free comics that will appeal to particular pop-culture tastes.
If you enjoy…
Classic Disney cartoon movies
Try: Arc haia Entertainment's hardcover sampler, featuring stories of the brave and well-armed rodents of Mouse Guard, the rural fantasy of Rust, the upcoming fairy tale Time of the Dapper Men, and the pint-sized bounty hunter of Cow Boy.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
Try:Zombie Kid. The Walking Dead comics and TV series are a bit intense for youngsters, but kids can embrace the undead in this quirky blend of prose and illustrations about a zombified boy.
The Simpsons
Try:Bongo Comics Free-for-All! Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons makes an appearance on the cover â€" in fact, 25 versions of him in various nerdy guises â€" and inside is a tale of Homer Simpson and a bunch of escaped bears. D'oh!
Mass Effect video games
Try: Valiant Entertainment's preview of X-O Manowar. The first title from the relaunched 1990s comics publisher features a Visigoth warrior from A.D. 402 plucked from Earth and thrown into intergalactic space conflict.
House and CSI
Try: The first issue of Bad Medicine, Oni Press' series about a cop who teams up with an odd doctor to solve a murder.
Monster-filled Supernatural
Try: A free preview of Anti, which follows a no-nonsense, sword-w ielding woman, the demons she's hunting, who disguise themselves as humans, and a guy who may be the world's lone savior.
Superhero flicks
Try: DC Comics' New 52 special previewing six books and a major event that will affect Batman and Superman, plus Marvel Comics' sneak peek at the upcoming Spider-Man: Season One graphic novel â€" both are suggested reading if you're planning to see The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man movies this summer.
< i> Star Wars
Try: Dark Horse Comics' offering, which features a new tale of heroic smuggler Han Solo and his loyal co-pilot Chewbacca. Also included: a short story starring another space captain, Mal Reynolds, from Joss Whedon's cult TV series Firefly.
Kids' show Adventure Time
Try: The witty kid-friendly pairing of a little girl and her amphibian friend for Anna Froga or a special issue featuring the Adventure Time duo of teenage Finn and his magical dog, Jake.
Twilight
Try: An excerpt from the Manga-style graphic-novel adap tation of Cassandra Clare's first The Infernal Devices young-adult novel, Clockwork Angel, with a 19th-century teenage girl thrown into a world of vampires and witches.
The Breakfast Club and Independence Day
Try:Worlds of Aspen 2012, which includes a selection from the Aspen Comics summer series Homecoming involving teenage kids and an alien invasion at their school.
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