After the demise of Diamond Distribution as being the main depot to find comics, and advertise Free Comic Book Day 2026 in their catalogue, it’s harder to know ahead of time what will be released. Thankfully we have the Internet. However, not everyone makes the effort to look ahead. And not everyone knows that there’s “two” events instead of one to cover all the publishers. According to The Beat, there was once a plan to have three, but it’s been scaled back.
Not only is there the normal FCBD, there’s also Comics Giveaway Day. As far as I’m concerned, it’s one and the same, just under different distribution channels. There was supposed to be a third, but when Oni Press threw its support behind the original event, the momentum behind that idea collapsed with it.
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival returns for 2026 with a packed slate that rewards a bit of digging. Beyond the headline titles, it’s often the smaller works, especially in animation and side programming, where the real surprises tend to surface.
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Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth
With Spider-Man: Brand New Day positioned as the number one film most geeks have been anxiously wanting for, this work is carrying a lot of weight for the latter half of genre films 2026. That’s because of that cliffhanger, which now feels like a distant memory. After the pandemic and the writer’s strike, let’s hope the wait is worth it. More can be read below.
Release: June 26, 2026
Release: January 16, 2026
Anyone noticing a recurring theme in this pulpy graphic novel gift guide of this publisher’s works isn’t wrong. We love our golden age heroes! Without them, we wouldn’t have many of the blockbuster films and pop-culture icons we adore today. Their fingerprints are everywhere, and the fact that classic tropes still thrive on the big screen says a lot about their staying power. And who knows—maybe these stories will inspire a new generation of readers too.