DC Comics has announced its 2025 FCBD offering, which will take place on May 3rd. It includes new original graphic novels for beginning and intermediate readers, available only at participating local comic shops. When you subscribe to DC UNIVERSE INFINITE, you can also read DC’s All In FCBD flipbook for free.
This flipbook features the debut of Dan Slott and Rafael Albuquerque’s Superman Unlimited on one side, and the Absolute Universe story by Jeff Lemire, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Stefano Nesci. is drawn. In that story:
Dark forces are beginning to gather in the shadows…forces that have been waiting for a very long time to shape events and seize control. All the while, a mysterious figure is watching over them. But who is this powerful new character and what does he want from Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the other emerging heroes?
Check out the double-sided covers below.
DC’s Superman’s Good Guys Gang 2025 FCBD Special Edition includes a new superpower buddy comedy chapter from Death and Sparkles creator Rob Justus, timed to DC’s Summer of Superman Launch DC’s Early Readers Initiative. Fans will be delighted to see characters from the film appear in this engaging story, perfect for first-time readers ages 5-7.
And in Kanga-U: Tests And Championships, by writer Shaley Fish and artist Yancey Labatt, is Jumpa ready for action? Wonder Woman’s home island of Themyscira has a lot to offer. There’s a surprise. It is the most adorable island with floppy ears and long tail. Kanga is Amazon’s companion and partner, beloved horse, and protector of the bonded warriors. And on this island exists a school that trains the next generation of Kanga for the many battles and challenges of the future.
For more information on this news, please read the press release below.
DC is celebrating Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) on Saturday, May 3rd. A selection of unmissable free comics showcasing our all-in publishing plans for 2025, as well as two new original graphic novels for beginning and intermediate readers, available exclusively below. Participating local comic shops (until supplies last). Additionally, DC’s All In FCBD flipbook can be read for free when you subscribe to DC UNIVERSE INFINITE.
Debuting in DC’s FCBD Flipbook, the core DC Universe soars into Superman action with the stellar debut of superstar author Dan Slott, along with acclaimed artist Rafael Albuquerque and colorist Marcelo Maiolo. Masu. In this special “Issue Zero” of the upcoming Superman Unlimited continuation series, witness the prelude to the year’s biggest Superman comic book adventure and an eerie new threat from the heavens that will change the course of Kryptonian life. I will do it. On Earth as we know it!
Next, on the other side of DC’s FCBD flipbook, DC’s Absolute Universe expands with new stories from Jeff Lemire, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Stefano Nesci. Dark forces begin to gather in the shadows…forces that have been waiting for a very long time to shape events and seize control. All the while, a mysterious figure is watching over them. But who is this powerful new character and what does he want from Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the other emerging heroes?
DC All In/Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition is written by Dan Slott and Jeff Lemire, and stars Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo (Superman Unlimited), Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesci ( The flipbook has art by DC’s Absolute Universe and will only be available locally. Participating comic shops will release the tickets sequentially from May 3rd (until supplies run out). Additional foil covers by Rafael Albuquerque, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi, and Frank Martin are also available for purchase for $4.99 USD.
DC’s Free Comic Book Day comics for early and intermediate readers feature Superman’s Good Guy Gang…and Kanga, too!
Early readers and fans of intermediate storytelling will enjoy previews of the upcoming DC graphic novels Superman’s Good Guy Gang and Kanga U: Tests and Tournaments, plus two 2025 FCBD Special Edition comics will be available for free on May 3rd, while supplies last. Two new DC graphic novels will be available this summer at all participating comic book shops, bookstores, and mass retailers. Kanga-U: Tests and Championships (ISBN 9781799501626) will be published on June 3rd, followed by Superman’s Good Guy Gang (ISBN 9781799504061) on July 1st.
Superman, Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner star in DC’s debut early reader graphic novel!
In Superman’s Good Guy Gang, 8-year-old Clark Kent is super super. Super fast, super strong, super cool. But being super super can also be very lonely. That is until they meet fellow superpowered kids Kendra Sanders and Guy Gardner, aka Hawkgirl and Green Lantern! Together, they may form a club where other supers can be themselves, test their powers, grow together, and earn Good Guy Points in the process. Future books in the series will include Mister Terrific, Batman, Wonder Woman, and more as the Good Guy Gang grows.
DC’s Superman’s Good Guys Gang 2025 FCBD Special Edition includes a new superpower buddy comedy chapter from Death and Sparkles creator Rob Justus, timed to DC’s Summer of Superman Launch DC’s Early Readers Initiative. Fans will be delighted to see characters from the film appear in this engaging story, perfect for first-time readers ages 5-7.
And in Kanga-U: Tests And Championships, by writer Shaley Fish and artist Yancey Labatt, is Jumpa ready for action? Wonder Woman’s home island of Themyscira has a lot to offer. There’s a surprise… The most adorable thing is its droopy ears and long tail! Kanga is Amazon’s companion and partner, beloved horse, and protector of the bonded warriors. And on this island exists a school that trains the next generation of Kanga for the many battles and challenges of the future.
The long-awaited “bonding day” has finally arrived, when Amazon and newly trained Kanga form the perfect pair. This special event only happens once every 20 years, but this bonding day is unlike any other. Because this is the year Princess Diana, the only teenager on Themscira, chooses a kanga for the first time.
Jumpa has been practicing hard to participate in the Tournament of Kanga, where all Kanga showcase their abilities. She knows she has what it takes to be a princess. The only catch is that her friends Skippa, Ruth, Goldie, and Big Red are all determined to do the same thing, and the competition is fierce.
When Ares arrives on the island with threats to cancel the festival, Jumpa must convince his friends to work together for the good of Themyscira and protect the princess he admires.
DC’s Kanga-U 2025 FCBD Special Edition features excerpts from the original middle-grade graphic novel by writer Shorey Fish and artist Yancey Labatt. Fans will be captivated by this graphic novel, suitable for readers ages 8-12.
