Today, Diamond Comic Distributors released the full list of titles for their annual Halloween ComicFest.
This year there are a total of 28 titles being released, of which 19 are full size with the remaining 9 being mini-comics. Some of the titles include releases from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Aspen, IDW, Aftershock, and a lot more!
Full size comics
As with the annual Free Comic Book Day event, all the comics will be available for free, or you can purchase a bundle of 25 mini-comics for $4.99 to give out on Halloween.
Mini-comics
Full press release is below. All images courtesy of their respective owners.
Diamond Announces Full Line-Up of Halloween ComicFest 2019 Comic Books
28 Comics Announced: 19 Full Size and 9 Mini Comics
(Baltimore, MD) — (June 19, 2019)—This year, Halloween ComicFest (HCF) features a whole new selection of 28 comic book titles for the industry’s most anticipated fall event taking place Saturday, October 26, 2019 at participating comic shops worldwide.
Of the 28 titles available, 19 are Full Size and 9 are Mini Comics for fans to pick up and enjoy. All will be available for free at participating comic shops on Saturday, October 26th, with the Mini Comics also available for purchase in packs of 25 for $4.99 at the beginning of October—a perfect item to give to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
“This year’s Halloween ComicFest is poised to be bigger and better than last year!” said Halloween ComicFest spokesperson Ashton Greenwood. “The comics available this year are designed to appeal to a broad range of tastes, from the all-ages Mini Comics featuring popular properties like Archie, DC Superhero Girls, Nickelodeon’s The Loud House, and Pokémon, while the Full-Size Comics feature well-known characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Boba Fett, Iron Man, and Batman. Halloween ComicFest is the perfect time to discover the wonders of comic shops and experience them as premiere destinations for Halloween fun!”
A complete listing of all the HCF titles can be found in the July issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at all local comic shops on June 26, 2019. They can also be viewed online at www.halloweencomicfest.com.
Comic fans are encouraged to check out halloweencomicfest.com over the coming months for more updates and information on the event, the available comics, and local retailer activities. Fans can also stay up-to-date with Halloween ComicFest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Halloween ComicFest 2019 Full-Size Comics
AfterShock Comics | Dark Red #1 Halloween ComicFest B&W Edition
Aspen Comics | Aspen Mascots and the Portals of Doom
Benitez Productions | Lady Mechanika: La Dama de la Muerte
Dark Horse Comics | House of Fear: Attack of the Killer Snowmen!
DC Comics | DCeased #1 HCF Special Editon
DC Comics | The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid / Black Canary: Ignite HCF Special Edition
IDW Publishing | Sonic the Hedgehog #1 HCF Edition
Keenspot Entertainment | Junior High Horrors Halloween Special
Kodansha Comics | Tales of Berseria Preivew & Other Game Manga
Mad Cave Studios | Battlecats: Halloween ComicFest Special
Marvel Comics | Ghost Rider: King of Hell #1
Marvel Comics | Iron Man: Road to Iron Man 2020
Marvel Comics | Miles Morales: Spider-Man #0
Marvel Comics | Star Wars: Boba Fett #1
Random House Children’s Books | Doodleville/ Aster and the Accidental Magic Exclusive First Look
Source Point Press | The Adventures of Cthulhu Jr. and Dastardly Dirk
Vertical Comics | Bakemonogatari (Monster Tale) Exclusive HCF Edition
VIZ Media | The Drifting Classroom/ Smashed
YouNeek Studios | Iyanu: Child of Wonder
Halloween ComicFest 2019 Mini Comics
Albatross Funnybooks | Spook House
American Mythology | Under Dog Halloween Hijinks
Archie Comics | Archie’s Madhouse Magic
BOOM! Studios | Just Beyond: Horror at Happy Landings
DC Comics | DC Superhero Girls: At Metropolis High Halloween ComicFest Special Edition
Golden Apple Books | Blastosaurus Halloween Special
IDW Publishing | Usagi Yojimbo HCF Mini Comic
Papercutz | The Loud House: “A Very LOUD Halloween”
VIZ Media | Pokémon Adventures
