May 2, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: You Can Snag These 10 Awesome Comics for Free Tomorrow

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Avatar: The Last Airbender/Itty Bitty Hellboy/Juice Squeezers (Dark Horse)
Avatar: The Last Airbender/Itty Bitty Hellboy/Juice Squeezers (Dark Horse) I’ve never seen a full episode of *Avatar*—shameful, I know—but the lead story in this anthology was charming and easy to follow thanks to the skills of Gene Luen Yang and Faith Erin Hicks. (Expand to fullscreen for more details)
Illustrations by Rebellion
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2000AD Special (Rebellion)
2000AD Special (Rebellion) The self-styled “Galaxy’s Greatest Comic” offers up a mix of archive material and all-new thrills for this year’s 48-page special.

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Transformers vs. GI Joe (IDW)
Transformers vs. GI Joe (IDW) Sure, this isn’t the first time that Hasbro’s two dominant toylines from the 1980s have crossed over, as many a fan of 1980s Marvel Comics will tell you, but it's certainly the strangest.
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The Adventures of Jellaby (Capstone)
The Adventures of Jellaby (Capstone) Kean Soo’s super-cute tale about a girl adopting an adorable "monster," is part of a longer work, but works well as an excerpt.

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Hip Hop Family Tree Two-in-One (Fantagraphics)
Hip Hop Family Tree Two-in-One (Fantagraphics) What happens when you mix a love of mid-1980s Marvel Comics and early hip-hop? This amazing one-off.
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Spongebob Freestyle Funnies (United Plankton Pictures)
Spongebob Freestyle Funnies (United Plankton Pictures) This is far from the only cartoon adaptation available for FCBD this year, but it's one of the best.

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Defend Comics (CBLDF)
Defend Comics (CBLDF) A nicely curated collection of strips focused around freedom of speech and the reason for the CBLDF’s existence, with some great work by great cartoonists.
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Project Black Sky (Dark Horse)
Project Black Sky (Dark Horse) There are lots of superhero titles for FCBD this year (including Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, which acts as an introduction to the team behind this summer's movie), but this one might be the best of the bunch.

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Courtney Crumrin (Oni Press)
Courtney Crumrin (Oni Press) Ted Naifeh’s work has an appeal that’s part Mike Mignola gothic, part *Harry Potter* kid-friendliness, and his COURTNEY has been a fine example of that for years.
Illustrations by Archaia
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Archaia Presents Mouse Guard, Labyrinth and Other Stories (Archaia/Boom! Studios)
Archaia Presents Mouse Guard, Labyrinth and Other Stories (Archaia/Boom! Studios) A strong contender for both the Best Looking Release and Most Unexpected Combination of Stories for this year's Free Comic Book Day

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