Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day is an annual day when comic book retailers give out free one-shot issues. It began in 2002 and is held on the first Saturday in May.

Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, and Viz Media have released various Star Wars comics on Free Comic Book Day.

Star Wars releases

Legends

Issue	Title	Publication date	Trade paperback	Omnibus	Epic Collection	Marvel Omnibus
2002	Free Comic Book Day 2002 Special	May 4, 2002	Star Wars Tales Volume 3 February 26, 2003		Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed Vol. 4 January 30, 2024
2004	Free Comic Book Day 2004 Special	July 3, 2004	Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 2 November 17, 2004
2005	Free Comic Book Day 2005 Special	May 7, 2005	Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 7: When They Were Brothers February 26, 2003	Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 3: The Republic Falls December 9, 2012	Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars Vol. 4 August 9, 2022
2006	Free Comic Book Day 2006 Special	May 6, 2006	Star Wars Fan Club Special 2008 March 2008		Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars Vol. 3 April 7, 2020
2009	Free Comic Book Day 2009 Special	May 2, 2009	The Clone Wars: In Service of the Republic June 30, 2010
2011	Free Comic Book Day 2011 Special	May 7, 2011	The Clone Wars: Strange Allies October 19, 2011
2012	Free Comic Book Day 2012 Special	May 5, 2012	Star Wars Volume 4: A Shattered Hope October 28, 2014		Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire Vol. 4 June 5, 2018	Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus Vol. 3 January 7, 2025
2013	Free Comic Book Day 2013 Special	May 4, 2013	Star Wars Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin October 1, 2013		Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire Vol. 7 September 6, 2022	Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus Vol. 4 March 17, 2026

Canon

Issue	Title	Publication date	Trade paperback	Omnibus
2018	Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2018	May 5, 2018	Star Wars Adventures, Volume 4: Smuggler's Blues December 4, 2018	Star Wars Adventures Omnibus, Volume 1 January 28, 2020
2019	Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019	May 4, 2019		Star Wars Adventures: Beware Vader's Castle January 26, 2021
2021	The High Republic – The Edge of Balance/Guardians of the Whills	August 14, 2021	Guardians of the Whills: The Manga August 10, 2021 The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 1 September 7, 2021
2021	The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2021		Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Volume Two February 22, 2022	Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures — The Complete Phase I August 29, 2023
2023	Free Comic Book Day 2023: All Ages	May 6, 2023
2024	Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars 1	May 4, 2024	Star Wars Vol. 8: The Sith and the Skywalker September 3, 2024 Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 9 – Rise of the Schism Imperial September 10, 2024
2024	Free Comic Book Day 2024: All Ages
2025	Free Comic Book Day 2025: Star Wars 1	May 3, 2025
2025	Free Comic Book Day 2025: All Ages

Sources

• This Week! in Star Wars Dispatch: Star Wars on Free Comic Book Day on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• Younglings Meet the Big Kids in Dark Horse's Young Jedi Adventures Tale for Free Comic Book Day – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 225
• Marvel Reveals 2025 Free Comic Book Day Titles Starring the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and More on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• Get Your First Look at Marvel's 2025 Free Comic Book Day Titles on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 231
• THE YOUNGLINGS ARE BACK IN ACTION IN "STAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES—THE TRAINING SESSIONS" on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)

External links

• Official website (backup link)
• Free Comic Book Day on Wikipedia