What I'm Getting at Free Comic Book Day 2013 at Setting the Record

It's Free Comic Book Day today (May 4) and just so you guys know I'll be visiting National Book Store over at Quezon Avenue to cover and join Comicx Hub and Castle Geek as they try to set the record for the most number of artists in attendance for an FCBD event.

Again, I'd like to invite you guys to pay your local comic stores a visit today (except for Comic Quest because I think they're selling the supposedly 'FREE' comics). Ehem, ehem, do visit SETTING THE RECORD first though.

So going back here are the lists of comics that I'm going to hunt down today when I visit:

Hugh Jackman and Thomas Jane Invites Us to FCBD 2013

It's a rare occasion that Wolverine and The Punisher gets to meet eye-to-eye, luckily for us, the upcoming Free Comic Book Day is one of those rare chances where Logan and Frank gets to co-exist peacefully; or at the very least the actors that played the two comic book heroes Hugh Jackman and Thomas Jane.

Watch the two videos after the cut...

Marko Djurdjevic's Infinity Variant Cover Looks Like a Movie Poster

... and this movie poster features important key figures like main villain Thanos plus Inhuman leader Black Bolt together with heavy hitters from Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers.

If you've read the early scans from the FCBD issue of Marvel Comics' Infinity, you'll know that Thanos has sent his outrider to Earth with the hopes of finding something or someone. Knowing Thanos, this must be the Infinity gauntlet and the six infinity gems. Sadly though, the Illuminati broke the Infinity gems in Jonathan Hickman's New Avengers.

Spoilers for Marvel's Infinity FCBD Issue

The mysterious 'Scanbro' strikes back once again by posting Marvel's Free Comic Book Day 2013 offering entitled 'Infinity' which was written by Jonathan Hickman and art by Jim Cheung weeks ahead of it's supposed release for May 2013. 

I've tackled Infinity before and it's only been months since news broke out that this was really happening with Hickman at the helm. Anyway, the spoilers can be found after the cut. 

More Than 4.6 Million Comic Books Ordered for Free Comic Book Day

Comic book specialty retailers worldwide expect record attendance at this year’s Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) and have also pushed their ordering to record levels—with more than 4.6 million free comic books to be available the day of the event, May 4, 2013.

Nearly 2,000 retail accounts have signed up this year as participating stores for Free Comic Book Day—also a record number of participating stores—and expectations are high.

“FCBD is the day after the opening of the Marvel’s Iron Man 3 film, and thousands of comic book shops across North America and around the world will look to share the magic of comic books with their communities,” said FCBD spokesperson Leslie Bowser. “It’s really a wonderful time for comic shops as they are clearly energized from a full year of strong sales and will look to continue that positive trend going forward in 2013.”

Thanos is Back in Marvel's INFINITY

The long rumored cosmic event has been revealed by Bleedingcool today as INFINITY and it's going to be written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Jim Cheung. 

Here's what Marvel Comics had to say about the new crossover....

The biggest super heroes in comics today – the Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Superior Spider-Man & more!

Age of Ultron - the Next Marvel Event?

Marvel Comics has teased an Age of Ultron binary teaser a few days back and now they're going full speed ahead with the details. 

The project will be spearheaded by writer Brian Michael Bendis with Bryan Hitch (Ultimates). This of course was seen in Avengers # 12.1 (which was the giveaway for this year's Free Comic Book Day) as well as in Marvel's Point One book. 

Once the issues with Hitch is done, artists Brandon Peterson and Carlos Pacheco will be stepping in for art duty. 

Is DC Screwing Around with The Green Lantern Franchise?

Is it just me or is DC Comics screwing most if not all that is hallowed in their Green Lantern franchise/brand?

Methinks that the shit hit the fan for Green Lantern after that awesome flop GL movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.

Would have made more sense if the story wasn't so horrible.

Then writer Geoff Johns decides to go and do some retcons and at the same time make changes on the mythos and the whole status quo with War of the Green Lanterns.