Free Comic Book Day has become a bona fide holiday for comic book fans nationwide and beyond. We recognize this, which is why we provided you with our list of DC Comics talent signings last week. It’s also why we went on Twitter and asked you to send us your FCBD photos and tweets using the #DCFCBD hashtag.
We were very impressed with what we received, so we’ve compiled some of these tweets and photos below. Consider it our virtual scrapbook of FCBD, as compiled by you, the DC Comics fans. Enjoy!
It was quite a fight. The challengers were unyielding, using the environment to their advantage and breaking out their special moves, until at last only three remained standing.
Yes, three. What? You thought you were talking about Injustice?
No, for once we weren’t referring to the new hit fighting game from DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Interactive and NetherRealm, but to the small army of people trying to win a free copy. Last week, we announced that we’d be giving away three copies of Injustice: Gods Among Us to fans who tweeted a photo in their very best Injustice fighting stance.
Well, you certainly didn’t disappoint! You punched. You kicked. You looked like you might’ve pulled something. The bottom line is that the Injustice fighters have nothing on you.
Okay, that’s not true. They could totally kick your butt (they’re super heroes, after all!). But our three awesome winners will get a taste of what that’s like—standing in the shoes of their favorite DC Comics hero or villain and taking on much of the DCU. Congrats, guys. Thanks for entering and we hope you enjoy the game. As for the rest of you, please enjoy their winning photos above.
We spent a good part of last week talking about Injustice: Gods Among Us here on DCComics.com. And of course, that came right on the heels of a number of awesome game trailers, a recent 5.2 Reasons column on the game and of course the massive 10-week Injustice Battle Arena.
It’s pretty obviously that we’re big fans of this game, and we’re apparentlynot theonly ones. If you haven’t yet experienced Injustice: Gods Among Us, you owe it to yourself to check it out. And we owe it to you to make that as easy as possible. So this week, we’re giving you the chance to snag a copy of NetherRealm’s awesome new fighting game starring all of your favorite DC Comics characters for the game console of your choice…for free.
We have three copies of Injustice to give away to fans. But if you want to win one, you’ll need to do a few simple things first.
2) Tweet a picture of you in your best Injustice fighting stance between 10 a.m. PST on Wednesday, April 24 and 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, April 26. Be sure to use the hashtag #InjusticeGiveaway in your tweet to have your entry counted.
Costumes and props in the photos are welcome, but not required. After the deadline, we’ll pick the three best photos and winners will be contacted on Twitter after the contest ends for their info and game console (so check those direct messages!). We’ll post the winning photos here in the DC Comics Fan Blog next week.
Good luck, fight fans!
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Injustice Giveaway Details
NO PURCHASE OR DONATION NECESSARY. A purchase or donation of any kind will not increase your chances of winning.
The Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of their entry. Employees of DC Entertainment and any of DC Entertainment’s affiliates, parents, subsidiary companies, or advertising and promotion agencies and members of their immediate families are not eligible to enter or win the Contest. Void where prohibited. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to these Official Rules and DC Entertainment’s Privacy Policy. The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
One entry per person. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned, and Sponsor will not verify receipt of entries. All entries must comply with these Official Rules and meet the submission guidelines detailed herein. Each entrant is solely responsible for any and all uses of his/her registered Twitter account.
By submitting a picture, entrant warrants, represents and agrees that: (i) entrant is the person appearing in the picture; (ii) the reproduction, distribution and display of the picture does not violate the rights of any persons or entities; (iii) the entrant has the right to submit the picture to Sponsor; and (iv) Sponsor may reproduce and display the picture on DCComics.com and all DC Comics-operated Twitter and Facebook pages. Sponsor reserves the right to condition the award of prizes upon the execution by the winner(s) of a publicity release. Notwithstanding this reserved right, entry is conclusively deemed to be permission by the entrant for Sponsor to use the entrant's name and the picture (without compensation to the entrant) if the entrant is a winner to publicize the Contest and otherwise, as determined by Sponsor, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to require the winner to execute an affidavit of eligibility as a sworn document and provide other proof of eligibility as a condition of receipt of the prize or award.
The winners will be selected on April 29, 2013 from all eligible entries received. We’ll then Direct Message the winners on Twitter to get mailing address and other information. If a selected winner does not comply with these rules or respond to the request to claim their prize in a timely manner an alternative winner will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.
Sponsor not responsible for late, lost, stolen, incomplete, misdirected, garbled, damaged, delayed or undelivered entries.
Total value of prize is approximately $59.99.
Winners’ List: For the name of the winners, available after Wednesday, May 1, 2013, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to be received by DC Entertainment to: Gerard Maté 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank CA 91522.
The Sponsor of the Contest is DC Entertainment, 1700 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
He’s one of the most brilliant and dangerous villains in Batman’s rogue’s gallery. He’s stolen millions of dollars in cash and valuables, and has collaborated with some of the most vicious criminals in Gotham, including Catwoman, Hush and the Joker. And now, we encourage you to trust him with your most important and sensitive information and files.
His brand new MIMOBOT flash drive, that is.
A week ago, we debuted the latest addition to the DC Comics X MIMOBOT series of USB flash drives right here on DCComics.com. Today, we’re giving you a chance to win one of these colorful, fun flash drives for yourself. We have three 8 GB Riddler MIMOBOT USB 2.0 flash memory drives—and there’s no question about it, we want to give these little dudes away.
Each limited edition, numbered drive includes wallpapers, icons and other digitals extras for your computer, and is compatible with both Mac and Windows. Be sure to check out the Mimoco website (www.mimoco.com) for further info on the drives and for other great DC Comics MIMOBOTs.
Now, here’s what you need to do to win…
1. First, if you’re not already doing so, be sure to follow DC Comics on Twitter.
2. Since these are memory drives, before 11:59 p.m. PST tomorrow (April 4th), we want you to tweet your favorite DC Comics memory using the hashtag #DCGiveaway. The memory can be reading classic Superman comics with your mom or dad as a child, seeing The Dark Knight Rises this summer on a giant IMAX screen, watching Batman Beyond every day after school, or anything else. It just needs to be about something DC Comics related.
That’s all there is to it. After the deadline, three winners will be chosen at random from all eligible tweets and will be direct messaged for their name and mailing address. Good luck, have fun and stay memorable!
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A purchase of any kind will not increase your chances of winning.
This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of their entry. Employees of DC Entertainment and any of DC Entertainment’s affiliates, parents, subsidiary companies, or advertising and promotion agencies and members of their immediate families are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes. Void where prohibited. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to these Official Rules and DC Entertainment’s Privacy Policy. The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
One entry per person. All entries must comply with these Official Rules and meet the submission guidelines detailed herein. Each entrant is solely responsible for any and all uses of his/her registered Twitter account.
By submitting a tweet, entrant warrants, represents and agrees that: (i) entrant is the person responsible for the tweet; (ii) the reproduction, distribution and display of the tweet does not violate the rights of any persons or entities; (iii) the entrant has the right to submit the tweet to Sponsor; and (iv) Sponsor may reproduce and display the tweet on DCComics.com and all DC Comics-operated Twitter and Facebook pages. Sponsor reserves the right to condition the award of prizes upon the execution by the winner(s) of a publicity release. Notwithstanding this reserved right, entry is conclusively deemed to be permission by the entrant for Sponsor to use the entrant's name and picture (without compensation to the entrant) if the entrant is a winner to publicize the Sweepstakes and otherwise, as determined by Sponsor, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to require the winner to execute an affidavit of eligibility as a sworn document and provide other proof of eligibility as a condition of receipt of the prize or award.
The random selection will be held on or around 12 p.m. PST on Friday, April 5, 2013 from all eligible entries received. We will then Direct Message the winners on Twitter to get necessary information. If a selected winner does not comply with these rules or respond to the request to claim their prize, an alternative winner will be selected from the remaining eligible entries. Total value of prize is $24.95.
Sponsor not responsible for late, lost, stolen, incomplete, misdirected, garbled, damaged, delayed or undelivered entries.
Winners’ List: For the name of the winners, available after Monday, April 15, 2013, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to be received by DC Entertainment to: Gerard Maté 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA 91522.
The Sponsor of the Sweepstakes is DC Entertainment, 1700 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Late last month, as a part of Green Arrow Week, we offered you a chance to win a copy of GREEN ARROW #17 with an original sketch cover by Jeff Lemire. To enter, all you needed to do was submit a photo of yourself (or a friend or family member) recreating the original cover of the comic.
We received quite a few entries, and they were all right on target. Some were fun, some were cute, some turned us green with envy at your creativity, while some turned us green with printer ink after we tried printing them out…but that’s a different story. The bottom line is that it’s clear you guys had fun with the opportunity, and it was really exciting to see so many creative Green Arrow fans out there.
It took a little while, but we finally settled on our five favorites. Here they are, in no particular order. Congrats to the winners, and to everyone who entered, thanks for being such a great fan!
On Monday, we announced that the DC Comics Facebook page now has over a million likes. That’s a huge milestone, and we’re appreciative of each and every one of you who helped us cross it. Your support of DC comic books, films, TV shows, video games, collectibles and more has been both humbling and invigorating.
Whether you’re devoted to the super-powered adventures of the Man of Steel, the nighttime crimefighting of the Dark Knight, the mythic fantasy of Wonder Woman, the intergalactic intrigue of Green Lantern, or any of our other titles… Whether you’re passionate about one of our characters or all of them… Whether you’ve been reading our comics since you were a child, only recently read your first one, or prefer to follow our super-heroes on TV or on film… No matter what shape your fandom takes, we appreciate it more than words can say. Thank you.
We’d love to express that gratitude to each one of you in person, but with over a million of you, that would take a while! So instead, we decided to give away a free digital comic. For the next 24 hours, we’re offering a free download of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s JUSTICE LEAGUE #1.
Earlier this week, we mentioned that Superman had gathered over 4 million likes on his official Facebook page. That’s an astonishing milestone, and we know that it could only have been possible with the support and love for the character fostered by all of you—the awesome Superman fans who have kept our favorite Kryptonian flying high for 75 years.
Over that time, Superman has accomplished much. Along with his self-titled flagship comic, he’s been a part of some amazing ongoing titles like Action Comics, The Adventures of Superman, World’s Finest Comics and the upcoming Superman Unchained. He’s starred in critically acclaimed graphic novels such as All-Star Superman, Superman For All Seasons, Kingdom Come, Superman: Last Son of Krypton and The Death of Superman. He’s appeared on the big screen and small in both animated and live action form, in prose novels and children’s books, on clothing, in videogames… He’s one of the most widely recognized characters in the world, and with the support of fans like you, his popularity will only continue to grow.
We wanted to thank all of you for reading Superman comics, watching Superman movies, and helping to make the Man of Steel one of the world’s most popular super heroes. So for the next 24 hours, we’re offering a free download of Grant Morrison and Rags Morales’ extra-sized ACTION COMICS #1.
Superman has defeated villains like Lex Luthor and Brainiac, survived his home planet’s destruction and kept ours safe from harm for over eighty years. Batman has defeated armies of undead assassins, kept some of the most destructive criminals in check and fought otherworldly threats alongside the Justice League—and he does all this without super powers.
And yet, neither of them could have achieved their most recent accomplishments on their own. They needed each and every one of you.
This week, Batman passed 8 million likes on his official Facebook page. Superman passed 4 million. And DC Comics hit the 1 million mark.
We wanted to celebrate these great accomplishments by celebrating the people who made them possible—the fans. Today, the cover photo on all three Facebook pages has been updated with new art commemorating the milestone and thanking the fans for making it possible.
But that’s just the start. Throughout this week and beyond, keep an eye out for this logo:
We’ll be using it to flag special “FANtastic Moments” on all three Facebook pages and right here on DCComics.com. Some of these will be posts, photo galleries, articles and other great content driven by fans. Some will be giveaways and cool stuff that we’ve put together for our fans as a thank you for helping us hit these milestones.
In fact, you can find your very first FANtastic Moment right here! In honor of Batman reaching 8 million, we’re offering a free digital download of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s BATMAN #1 for the next 24 hours.
