[SPEAKER_00]: Baby Garfield is coming, DC reveals free comic book day books, Barry Windsor Smith gets collected.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is comic book club news for January 13, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: As has been foretold in the Scriptures, baby Garfield is coming.
[SPEAKER_00]: Through Boom Studio series focuses on a series of firsts for the classic Cartoon Cat, from his first word to his first hairball.
[SPEAKER_00]: Why does he hate Mondays and Lovelizania?
[SPEAKER_00]: Perhaps we'll find out more about this.
[SPEAKER_00]: By doubt, the first issue of the four issue series will feature stories by Grace Ellison Asia's Simone and Michael Northrup and Rob Justice.
[SPEAKER_00]: Later issues will feature Ben Clinton, Stephanie Cook, Jordan Morris, and many, many more.
[SPEAKER_00]: Baby Garfield, number one, hit stores on March 18, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Free Comic Book Day may be split into this year, but DC Comics ended up in the regular old Free Comic Book Day portion of the Diamond Divorce of 25.
[SPEAKER_00]: Or put more simply, DC has announced the four books they'll be giving out in stores on Free Comic Book Day 26, including a look at three highly anticipated next-level titles.
[SPEAKER_00]: The four samplers are DC Next Level, Aquamanity, DC Exonic, the head chug, and the nice house on the lake.
[SPEAKER_00]: In addition to being available in shops where participating, four sampler issues will also be available in the DC Universe Infinite Service on Saturday May 2nd, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: What can one expect in the issues?
[SPEAKER_00]: The DC-Dex level, free comic book date 2026 Sampler includes looks at three upcoming series.
[SPEAKER_00]: That woman by Greg Ruckin, Danny, Lobo by Scotty Young and Jorge Corona.
[SPEAKER_00]: And desktop the Terminator from Toady Flies and Carmine D. Giandomenico.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've don't, while those series are currently upcoming, they'll already be on stands and will into their runs by the time free comic book Day rolls around.
[SPEAKER_00]: As all three,
[SPEAKER_00]: three will release first issues in March.
[SPEAKER_00]: In fact, everything DC is putting out this year our reprints, but either free.
[SPEAKER_00]: So who cares?
[SPEAKER_00]: Barry Windsor Smith's Marvel Comics are getting collected in three volumes by Fatagraphics.
[SPEAKER_00]: For ICB2, this is the kick off of a new series of reprints titled Marvel Creator Collection.
[SPEAKER_00]: In this case, the first volume will be titled The Marvel Creator Collection Number 1.
[SPEAKER_00]: Back to the Savage Land, Barry Windsor Smith at Marvel Volume 1.
[SPEAKER_00]: And will include stories from Avengers, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and with Jerry Conway on Kazar's Savage Land.
[SPEAKER_00]: The oversized volume will run 352 pages and go on sale at April 28, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: The contents of the other two volumes have yet to be announced, but it's likely future collections will include weapon X and or the two-part X-Men story life depth.
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, come on, what else are they going to do?
[SPEAKER_00]: For comic book club news, I'm Alex Albin.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, who cares?
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