Marvel Previews Captain America & Civil War II Free Comic Book Day Issues
02/29/2016 10:08 am EST
Marvel Comics has announced that it's Freee Comic Book Day 2016 releases, FCBD Civil War II #1 and FCBD Captain America #1, have totaled nearly 1 million units. In celebration, the publisher today released previews of all four stories contained within the two issues' pages.
"Year after year, Free Comic Book Day has proven to be one of our most successful tools for engaging fans and the industry with things on the horizon for the Marvel Universe," says Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso in a press release. "With Marvel's Captain America: Civil War film hitting theaters that same weekend, we're excited to give fans a peek into the upcoming Civil War II comic event as well as the new Captain America: Steve Rogers series. Plus some exciting happenings for Amazing Spider-Man and All-New, All-Different Avengers."
Civil War II #1 features a story by Brian Michael Bendis and Jim Cheung that will lead into Marvel's summer even. In the issues's second story, Mark Waid and Alan Davis introduce the all-new Wasp.
Steve Rogers once again takes up the shield in FCBD Captain America #1 by Nick Spencer and Jesus Saiz. In the issue's second story, Dan Slott and Javier Garron present a prelude to "Dead No More," this year's big Spider-Man story.
"We're so thrilled to be able to bring our biggest guns to this year's Free Comic Book Day stories," says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing, David Gabriel. "Thank you to retailers for their support in ordering nearly one million copies of these titles and continuing to bring new fans into stores. Believe us, all four of these stories across both issues will set up some big things to come in the Marvel Universe. You won't be disappointed."
Check out the preview pages in the gallery below. FCBD Captain America #1 and FCBD Civil War II #1 will be available exclusively in comic shops on Free Comic Book Day, May 7.
FCBD CIVIL WAR II #1
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & MARK WAID
Art by JIM CHEUNG & ALAN DAVIS
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
Only in Comic Shops May 7th!
FCBD CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
Written by NICK SPENCER & DAN SLOTT
Art by JESUS SAIZ & JAVIER GARRON
Cover by JESUS SAIZ
Only in Comic Shops May 7th!
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