Hot on the heels of Marvel announcing their 2025 Free Comic Book Day titles, Diamond Distributors have revealed the rest of the Gold comics that’ll be available to take home from comic book stores on Saturday, May 3. In order of publishers, the other titles consist of:
Archie Comics: Archie’s Comics Spectacular
All-ages Archie is back and better than ever! Follow Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica’s wild world, filled with magic, mayhem, merriment, and plenty of familiar faces!
BOOM! Studios: Power Rangers/VR Troopers
After 30 years, the VR Troopers are back and better than ever. After making their long-awaited return in the pages of Power Rangers Prime, this issue will give fans a sneak peek at a new era of virtual reality powered action… alongside a special flipbook calling back to the original 1995 comics!
Dark Horse Comics: Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures/Avatar: The Last Airbender
In Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Jedi younglings Kai, Lys, and Nubs travel to a mysterious swamp, where Master Yoda has set up an elaborate scavenger hunt. In Avatar: The Last Airbender FCBD tale, Samurai Appa and Ronin Momo find themselves at a beleaguered Fire Nation noodle house where some of the clientele are tougher customers than the owner would like.
Dynamite Entertainment: Thundercats/Powerpuff Girls #0
Two titans of animation, together for the first time. The Powerpuff Girls travel to Third Earth, and discover the world of the ThunderCats!
Image Comics: I Hate Fairyland
Celebrate 10 years of I Hate Fairyland with a stroll down memory lane… literally, as the lovably psychotic Gert revisits the various lands and kingdoms that she’s terrorized throughout the first 40+ issues of her adventures.
Mad Cave Studios: Speed Racer #0
An all-new continuation of the classic manga/anime! The featured story ties directly into Mad Cave’s ongoing Speed Racer series. Meanwhile, the backup tale that sets up a Racer X spin-off series.
Papercutz: Disney’s Phineas and Ferb
When Dr. Doofenshmirtz tries to use Free Comic Book Day to take over the Tri-State Area, his inator sends Doof and Perry the Platypus into another comic book, a story featuring Phineas and Ferb! Can Perry stop Doof and escape the comic before the whole thing self-destructs?!
Random House Graphix: Dr. Seuss Exclusive
Experience Dr. Seuss’s whimsical world like never before with this exclusive comic based on the Dr. Seuss graphic novel Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike. Plus, enjoy a preview of the upcoming Dr. Seuss graphic novels Thing One and Thing Two Have Homework to Do!
Skybound Entertainment: Energon Universe Special
The biggest names in comics bring you the biggest FCBD release of the year with three all-new stories from the Energon Universe featuring G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Void Rivals! A perfect jumping on point for new readers with huge revelations for long time fans!
(Skybound had more to say on this title in a press release, disclosing Joshua Williamson, Robert Kirkman, and Daniel Warren Johnson will write the stories, while cover artist Andrea Milana, Conor Hughes, and Johnson will provide the interior art.)
Titan Comics: Conan the Barbarian
Scourge of the Serpent, the newest epic Conan event, begins here! The serpent god’s influence tightens its coils around the Hyborian Age and every other age linked to it. Three stunning supernatural stories will spiral together to answer a chilling question framed in past and present—What is Set’s grand plan for humanity and, now that it has begun, can it be stopped?
Viz Media: Minecraft: The Manga/Beyblade X
In Minecraft: The Manga, peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town sends ten-year-old Nico into mischief and off on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld. Then, in Beyblade X: Bladers are ready to battle it out! They’ve set their sights on the top of The X tower and prepare to fight their way to victory.
Ashton Greenwood, spokesperson for Free Comic Book Day, comments, “We’re excited for another fantastic year of celebrating comic books and the shops that make them special! This year’s selection has something for every kind of fan. Whether you’re new to comics or a longtime reader, you’re sure to find a title that grabs your attention.”
The full line-up will be revealed when the Silver tier of FCBD titles, consisting of 33 comics, is unveiled on Thursday, November 21.