Several publishing houses have offered some digital freebies to comic book fans, to aid in the nationwide lockdown of 2020. We live in ‘unprecedented times’, as we are seemingly reminded every hour, but that’s no reason to not read! Here we’ll list all the freebies various publishers are providing their fans so that you can keep busy during these trying times. Naturally, these are all digital copies.
2000AD
2000AD have a variety of free single issues and samplers on their website, but they recently made Judge Dredd: Case Files #05 free. We don’t know if this deal with last forever, but if you ‘buy’ the 384 page collection now from their website, it’s yours to keep. The ebook in cbz and pdf formats and available here.
DC
DC haven’t made any of their superhero comics, for which they are best known, available for free. They have, however, made several hundred pounds worth of Scooby Doo comics free to own. This offer is due to expire in September, so be quick! The same books can be found on Google Play books and Kindle, but we shall include Comixology links here.
Scooby-Doo [1997-2010] issues #33-84 are available here
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? [2010-] issues #40-103 and ‘Greatest Adventures TPB’ are available here
Scooby-Doo Team-Up [2013-] issues #1-99 and volumes #1-6 (containing issues #1-36), Doomed! (containing issues #37-42) and It’s Scooby Time! (containing issues #43-50) are available here
Dark Horse
Dark Horse have made some of their most popular books free, for a limited time. These include some collections with over 400 pages, such as B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs. We don’t know when this deal will expire, so be quick! Comixology links provided.
Collection volumes:
Adventures into the Unknown Archives Vol. 1 available here
Adventures into the Unknown Archives Vol. 2 available here
Atomic Legion available here
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 1 available here
Barb Wire Omnibus available here
Captain Midnight Archives Volume 1 available here
Crime Does Not Pay Archives Vol. 1 available here
Crime Does Not Pay Archives Vol. 2 available here
Crime Does Not Pay: Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped available here
Crush available here
Cut available here
Dark Horse Heroes Omnibus Vol. 1 available here
Echoes available here
Empowered Vol. 1 available here
Ghost Omnibus Vol. 1 available here
Go Boy 7 Vol. 1 available here
Living with the Dead: A Zombie Bromance available here
The Mask Omnibus Vol. 1 available here
Project Black Sky: Secret Files available here
X Omnibus, one of the larger and typically more expensive collections offered for free by Dark Horse.
Scary Godmother available here
Semiautomagic Vol. 1 available here
Smoke/Ashes available here
SpyBoy Vol. 1: The Deadly Gourmet Affair available here
Two Past Midnight available here
Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai available here
X Omnibus Vol. 1 available here
Single issue volumes:
Cryptocraphy issues #1-6 available here
Beasts of Burden issues #1-4 available here
Ghost/Hellboy Special available here
Ghost: In the Smoke and Din #0-4 available here
Overwatch issues #1-16 available here
In addition to these many premium comics, Comixology, Kindle, Google Play Store, etc. all have a cast selection of free samplers, Free Comic Book Day issues, specials #1s for you to enjoy. Just have a look!
