[SPEAKER_00]: Feral to cross over with stray dogs, Marvel reveals comics giveaway day titles, and so do other publishers.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is comic book club news for December 18, 2025.
[SPEAKER_00]: Ferrell, the walking dead but with catch title for image comics by Tony Fleese and Trish Forster is delivering a silent interlude issue with Ferrell 21 next year.
[SPEAKER_00]: But perhaps even more surprising, it seems like the issue will also feature a crossover with Fleese and Forster's other hit series stray dogs.
[SPEAKER_00]: Imaged Jesus that the issue which pays tribute to the classic G.I.
[SPEAKER_00]: Joe's Silent Interlude will find Ghost, a hearing impaired cat trying to track down Moosh the Rotliler, who has vanished.
[SPEAKER_00]: In the process, Ghost will discover a huge secret about the world to the book, and there's quote, a last page shocker that will make stray dogs fans howl with the light.
[SPEAKER_00]: What is that shocker?
[SPEAKER_00]: Carol number 21 will hit comic book stores on March 25th, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: The good and the free comics wars have.
[SPEAKER_00]: After Diamond Comics distributors went bankrupt, the brand free comic book day moved over to Universal Distribution.
[SPEAKER_00]: And while that particular company has managed to rope in lunar distribution for the May 2nd, 2026 event, I believe it expanded to trading card stores.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, they were not able to convince Penguin Random House to join in on the funds.
[SPEAKER_00]: So instead, PRH will be launching their own competing event.
[SPEAKER_00]: Comics Giveaway Day, which includes four recently announced titles from Marvel Comics.
[SPEAKER_00]: Hell the exact same day as Free Comic Book Day, so awesome for comic book fans, less awesome for the comic book stores who have to deal with ordering comics in this mess.
[SPEAKER_00]: The four books are, amazing Spider-Man 1000 Queen and Black Number 1, Armageddon X-Men Number 1, Alien Predator and Planet of the Apes Number 1, and Spidey and his amazing friends Number 1.
[SPEAKER_00]: Probably into it with all about from the titles, but the first one features new stories, leading up to the 1000th issue of ASM, plus a look at the upcoming Queen and Black crossover, finds a Goopy Hela attacking the Marvel Universe.
[SPEAKER_00]: And, as a bonus, there's a tease of what's to come and infernal home.
[SPEAKER_00]: Meanwhile, Artigated is the big summer event from writer Chipsodarsky, and there's an X-Men milestone down the road as well in that double issue, along with something about fantastic forward not teased in the title.
[SPEAKER_00]: The other two seem to be reprints with stories from the 20th century studios line, and all ages tales, including one of Jeff the Landshark and Simby meeting.
[SPEAKER_00]: You can check them out in participating stores in May.
[SPEAKER_00]: But wait, there's more!
[SPEAKER_00]: Longside Marvel, Boom, Dark Horse, I-D-W, and more will also participate in comics giveaway day.
[SPEAKER_00]: From Boom, alongside something titled, something is killing the children, rude to slaughter, who be books for Garfield, Power Rangers, at a preview of the upcoming Gem in the holograms in my little pony books.
[SPEAKER_00]: Dark Horse will release two flip books, one with Dungeons & Dragons and Masters in the Universe, the other with Avatar the Last Airbender and Minecraft.
[SPEAKER_00]: IW will be releasing a reprint of Lock and Key number one with what looks like a new cover from Gabriel Rodriguez, as well as a Sonic the Hedgehog book.
[SPEAKER_00]: There are plenty more from other publishers, though how retailers will display both these books and the free comic bookday books.
[SPEAKER_00]: F-T-B-D. For comic book club news, I'm Alex Elpin.
[SPEAKER_00]: This may second get ready for Gimmie All Your Comics Day.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's what I'll be celebrating.