The annual celebration of comic book nerdery that is Free Comic Book Day is (again) tomorrow, and if I know anything about comic books, it's that I know virtually nothing about comic books. We've been going for 3, maybe 4, years now, but that's usually my only visit every year. (The store we visit tends to offer one free book per person, more if you buy other comics, which is what we usually do.)

So as I planned my visit with Miss Mary Mack and Little Boy Blue to our local participating comic book store, I realized that I needed some expert guidance.

And once I compiled that guidance, I thought that maybe it'd be of interest to you.

First, what I'm writing below is just a compilation of roundups from the following sites; if you have time to just read one, I'd read Glen Weldon's annual roundup for NPR:

But I'll just state the obvious -- you should go read those links to get a better sense of the titles.

The links below are to the Free Comic Book Day page for the book. I've noted recommendations from the links above, though I should note that the Bleeding Cool (BC) recommendations are my interpretations of their comments -- they don't specifically recommend titles. I've marked titles that appear to be appropriate for kids -- at least those under 13 -- with a (K). And not every title will be available at every store (and, even if it is, it might not be by the time you get there...).

Enjoy, and have fun!

2000 AD SPECIAL - BC, Wired, io9, LC

ADV OF JELLABY (K) - NPR, USAT, BC, GM, Wired

ALL ROCKET RACCOON (K) - NPR, USAT, BC, GM, IGN, LC

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL TERRA FORMARS - Nerdist, BC

ARCHIE DIGEST #1 (K)

ARMOR HUNTERS SPECIAL - IGN

ATOMIC ROBO & FRIENDS - NPR, BC, LC someone else I forget so many lists...

BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE

BONGO FREE-FOR-ALL (K) - NPR, Nerdist, GM

BUCK ROGERS (K) - NPR, BC, LC

CBLDF PRESENTS RAISING A READER (K) - NPR, BC, io9