March 10th, 2018
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Free Comic Book Day 2018
For more information visit www.freecomicbookday.com
You can see the usual mail order bundles at www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk
The all-new Doctor Who starts here! Don’t miss out on Titan’s colossal plans for 2018.
Everything begins in this amazing #0 issue! Featuring the first chapter in the new Tenth and Eleventh Doctor sagas, by new creative teams too electrifying to spoil here, plus tantalizing glimpses from across the Doctor Who comics universe, including your first look at the Thirteenth Doctor in comics!
Perfect for new readers and long-term fans alike, this is the ultimate jumping on point!
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2018 features an amazing selection of comic book titles for the industry’s most anticipated annual event which happens Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at participating comic book shops worldwide.
Join the Doctor on May 5 for a free and new-reader-friendly tour through the Doctor’s many incarnations, packed with action, heart, and adventure, and tales that tease 2018’s epic journey!
CATCH A FALLING STAR
Artist and dreamer Gabby Gonzalez has long travelled with the Tenth Doctor, but her latest adventure may be her last – unless the Doctor can break every law of time!
THE ARMAGEDDON GAMBIT
The Seventh Doctor and Ace test their mettle against a planetary invasion! Leads into the new Seventh Doctor series, “Operation Volcano,” launching in June!
MIDNIGHT FEAST
The Eleventh Doctor follows his Time Lord tastebuds into an all-night diner, for madcap meals and unorthodox diplomacy!
Plus:
- A complete reader’s guide to the Doctor Who comics collections!
- The first appearance in Titan Comics by the Thirteenth Doctor, written and drawn by her new creative team!
In Shops on Free Comic Book Day!
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The Monitor
May 1st, 2018 - 7:39pmDoes anyone know how many different covers there are? Last year it was two.
booboo
May 2nd, 2018 - 7:48ami have seen this FP exclusive but not sure if its the final cover because of the logo
Anonymous
March 11th, 2018 - 2:56pmWhy is 12 on there when he doesn’t have a story, while 7 has a story but isn’t on the cover?
Anonymous
March 11th, 2018 - 3:52pmYes, very odd!
Anonymous
March 14th, 2018 - 4:11pmSpoilers.
Anonymous
March 10th, 2018 - 9:55pmWait… That’s the cover? That’s not a placeholder for the real cover to be announced? Wow
Tom Baker Plush
March 12th, 2018 - 8:05pmYeah these ones don’t tend to be very exciting (because it’s free)
The Outcast
March 10th, 2018 - 9:47amHow do you find a comic shop that does this free comics event?
booboo
March 10th, 2018 - 9:57amhttps://www.freecomicbookday.com/StoreLocator (seems like Cornwall is a separate country!)
but some shops may still have not signed up
The Outcast
March 10th, 2018 - 10:39amIt couldn’t find any locations near me. Looks like I’m not going to be able to get this then. 🙁
booboo
March 10th, 2018 - 10:47amthere are some stores who will send out charging just the postage if i see one i will link to it, wont be until after the day though probably
K.B.O
March 10th, 2018 - 11:16amI live in the city of Cumbria apparently.
Demdike@CultLabs
March 10th, 2018 - 11:54amThe nearest one to me in Lancashire is in Memphis, TN.
I suspect the postcode search engine is flawed.
Anonymous
March 10th, 2018 - 9:09pmI’m sure you should be able to get a free digital copy for the kindle.
RSH
February 2nd, 2018 - 3:47pmSince my original comment was apparently deemed inappropriate, let me attempt to rephrase it more politely: I get the impression from what I’ve heard that Tenth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Doctors will be the active titles, while Twelfth will be discontinued through lack of support (though he does appear on this cover). That’s a shame, as his was the only title I had interest in collecting.
whofan36
February 2nd, 2018 - 4:35pm9th and 12th Doctor were the only ones I got. I was getting 11th Doctor for a while aswell but was just not interested in the stories. Hopefully they have Torchwood in there plans aswell.
RSH
February 3rd, 2018 - 3:21am(I just had wi-fi issues, so don’t know if my first attempt to post this went through. Probably not. Will reconstruct.) I liked the Third and Fourth Doctor special miniseries, but don’t know how well they sold, as they weren’t about youthful, “pretty” Doctors such as the Tenth and Eleventh. I’ve heard claim that a Seventh Doctor miniseries might be done in future, and would buy that. For the newer show, though, only the Twelfth interests me, but I suspect that he’ll be erased as much as possible from any future merchandise or in-show references; however, I can’t figure out if it’s because everyone’s convinced that Capaldi fans don’t exist or because part of Capaldi wanting to get on with his life includes his refusing to allow his likeness to be used on merchandise (which gets me to wondering just how badly he was treated behind the scenes). Disguruntled fan attempting to remain polite here…
POTD
February 14th, 2018 - 10:53amA bit surprising to cancel 12 so soon, seeing that the next TV series won’t be on until August/September and with a new Doctor AND 3 new Companions pretty hard to write for until you’ve seen a few episodes
With 12 comics, at least you had the continuity of Clara carrying over
Joshua B
February 1st, 2018 - 7:49pmI get wanting to make a cheap cover for a free comic book but jeezz! If this is the Doctor Who Comic Series Re-Launch comic, put a tad more effort in, it looks like it was made after 3 minutes on Powerpoint, googled a Star Wars: The Force Awakens Jakku Screensaver, couldn’t remove the white backgrounds which should be the definition of lazy in the graphic design dictionary, and put a stock twinkle image which you could probably find after scrolling Google Images for 2 seconds
Anonymous
February 1st, 2018 - 9:01pmI agree it’s an awful cover. A lot of the ‘photograph’ covers look quite badly photoshopped, but there are also a few that look great. Unfortunately this is not one of them.
The Flying Shark
February 1st, 2018 - 7:00pmCAPALDI! Capaldi lives in comics!
Anonymous
February 1st, 2018 - 6:19pmTwelve isn’t cancelled! 🙂
Omega63
February 1st, 2018 - 5:33pmWhat an awful design on the cover. You can see the white background around the Doctors, and the lens flare on the 12th Doctor’s glasses is atrocious.
WhovianNews
February 2nd, 2018 - 8:24amI agree completely. Hideous work.
Anonymous
January 5th, 2018 - 5:58pmStill can’t understand what is going on?
Anonymous
January 6th, 2018 - 10:55amBasically, Titan is taking a few months break from publishing Doctor Who comics after February, and this free comic is an “Issue 0” (Prelude) to the new run of comics that we don’t know much about yet.
Anonymous
January 7th, 2018 - 12:12amNope, still doesn’t make any sense?
Anonymous
January 7th, 2018 - 12:17pmThe company that makes Doctor Who Comics are stopping at the end of February. Then on Free Comic Book Day THIS comic will come out that leads into the new set of Comic Books when they publish them again.
Anonymous
January 7th, 2018 - 12:25pmYes it does! A company called Titan publishes Doctor Who comic books. They are taking a break from publishing those comics at the end of February. On Free Comic Book Day, THIS comic will come out that leads into the new series of comic books when they start publishing then again
Anonymous
January 7th, 2018 - 4:12pmI’m sorry that came through twice, it didn’t seem to send last time. Apologies.
Anonymous
January 7th, 2018 - 5:26pmNope, again that doesn’t make any sense? There are FOUR Ongoing Doctor stories (9th. 10th. 11th. 12th.) which are released in the USA as separate Issues (One for each Doctor) the odd Mini-Run for other Doctors like the 3rd. 4th. & 8th. then the Doctor Who Event Day Run of comics. In the UK we currently have ‘Tales From The Tardis’ with 3 Doctors (10th. 11th. 12th. – With the rumour that the 12th. is being dropped, presumably due to Capaldi’s Likeness License) Last year in 2017 the erratic UK Titan Publishing Schedule seemed to drop to 6 Issues. The UK release is about 10 Issues behind the US one, which currently is in Year 3. The Free Comic Book Day Dr Who Issue is more about advertising with a short story than anything else & this Gold Edition is published Worldwide. Titan are notorious for getting the details wrong & they never tell you the truth anyway? I would be extremely surprised to see the 13th. Doctor before the TV show is actually on in a comic? They never showed the 12th. Doctor & when the did it was just an outline in shadow. It’s a total mess! I just wish for once that a company could release accurate, simple information instead of making a total hash of it!
Lets do knitting
January 7th, 2018 - 6:06pmNot sure what’s not to understand
The individual comic series you mention are available in the UK at the same time as the USA and are even featured on this site every month.
They are not just USA issues as you seem to suggest.
The Tales from the Tardis (which the USA dont get) is just that “Tales for the Tardis” and is a cheaper compilation of selected stories taken from the main releases no doubt intended for casual buyers who just like comics but don’t want to collect the entire series..
This new comic day preview is to launch the new ongoing comic series which will be available in the UK in exactly the same way as the USA.
Anonymous
December 23rd, 2017 - 8:42pmSeeing as Titan is taking a break from Doctor Who Next year, and it says 0 at the barcode on this, maybe this is an “Issue 0” to the new Doctor Who Comic line?
booboo
December 23rd, 2017 - 9:06pmdont think they are taking a break all year May sees the start of a whole new series
The all-new Doctor Who starts here! Don’t miss out on Titan’s colossal plans for 2018. Everything begins in this amazing #0 issue! Featuring the first chapter in the new Tenth and Eleventh Doctor sagas, by new creative teams too electrifying to spoil here, plus tantalizing glimpses from across the Doctor Who comics universe, including your first look at the Thirteenth Doctor in comics! Perfect for new readers and long-term fans alike, this is the ultimate jumping on point!
Anonymous
December 23rd, 2017 - 9:16pmThe last known comic for the current series is released in Feburary, so maybe a 3 month break?
booboo
December 23rd, 2017 - 9:22pmthat seems the most likely thing from the blurb
Anonymous
December 23rd, 2017 - 9:30pmI’m wondering how 13 will be involved though considering this shall be released before series 11.
booboo
December 23rd, 2017 - 10:00pmsuppose it depends on how the “new team” approaches things
maybe just a preview of things to come
Anonymous
December 24th, 2017 - 8:56amMaybe there’s a gap in tomorrow night’s episode with Jodie in a space of time that Titan can pick up on. You know what they did with Ghost Stories, they announced it almost immediately after the episode aired!
Anonymous
December 23rd, 2017 - 8:27pmInteresting how it says “The Doctor” not the usual “Doctors”
Anonymous
December 24th, 2017 - 8:57amMaybe it’s just there for the TBA Cover as the Synopsis says that it will have at least: 10,11 and 13!