Prepare for Free Comic Book Day 2016 with our list of the must-have books!

In a way, Free Comic Book Day is like the industrys very own pilot season.

Its in this spirit that we jump into FCBD 2016 to pick our absolute favorite offerings.

Thats a testament to great writing.

This book is a really good chance to see whichDoctor Whobook is for you.

Itll make that long wait to this years Christmas special just a little easier.

Just in time for Hermes new ongoingPhantomseries, which launches in August.

The webseries is a not-so-subtle play on the untimely cancellaton of cult series Firefly after just one season.

Spectrumis the story of an Earth scorched by wars against several alien species.

Now the planet is under attack once again and only one ma can save the day.

Gauld gives us minimalistic beauty within these pages.Mooncoparrives in earnest in September.

The stories included in the FCBD preview are a hell of a proof of concept, too.

Team Batgirls tale begins in the oddest of places and then twists into something even more weird.

The issuesSerenitystory offers up a touching fairy tale starring the entire crew of the Firefly-class ship.

In Mike Mignolas newHellboyshort story, our red protagonist has a meeting with a haunted mirror.

It couldnt hurt to grab this book for some casual reading.

If you havent had the pleasure yet, we recommend picking this one up on Saturday!

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