STORY: New Superman, Avengers, Boba Fett with Darth Vader: Free Comic Book Day

Today it was revealed that the Guardians would get another freebie to raise awareness of the characters -- or, at least, one of them would, with Comic Book Resources reporting that Marvel will be putting out a second FCBD issue tied to the Guardians: An "all-ages" (read "kid-friendly") Rocket Raccoon one-off issue from Joe Caramagna and Adam Archer.

Marvel has been releasing two separate giveaways for the annual free comic day promotion for some years now -- many publishers, including DC Entertainment and Fantagraphics Books, do the same -- but the two issues tend to feature different characters for wider appeal (This year, for example, Marvel released a preview of its Infinity event and a tie-in to the animated Hulk and the Agents of SMASH series; the year before that, a reprint of an Avengers comic and an excerpt of its Spider-Man: Season One graphic novel). The last time one property was spread across both releases was in 2010, when Iron Man was the co-star in two separate team-up issues.

Free Comic Book Day falls on May 3 next year.