This year, the American comic industry's annual Free Comic Book Day promotional event is scheduled for May 7th (not coincidentally a day after the release of Captain America: Civil War). On it, readers can go to local comic shops serviced by Diamond Distributors for samplers of books from a host of publishers. This week, they've been previewing some of their offerings, including Viz's One-Punch Man/My Hero Academia super-hero manga double preview.

ONE PUNCH MAN/MY HERO ACADEMIA FCBD 2016 EDITION

Publisher: VIZ MEDIA LLC

(W) One, Kouhei Horikoshi (A) Yusuke Murata, Kouhei Horikoshi (CA) Kouhei Horikoshi, Yusuke Murata

Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem - he just can't seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on! He is the One-Punch Man! Also: What would the world be like if 80% of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20% percent who were born Quirkless?

Rating: Teen

Some original English books also of note include

SONIC SAMPLER FCBD 2016 EDITION

Publisher: ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS (W/A) Various (CA) Jamal Peppers, Gary Martin Get the best of both worlds with the Sonic Sampler! Hot on the heels of the all-new epic Sonic comics event, "Panic in the Sky," comes a supersonic sampling of stories for Free Comic Book Day! Join Sonic and friends as they band together to save the world from the evil ambitions of Dr. Eggman in these select stories from Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Universe! Plus, get a sneak peek of what's to come with a special "Fast Forward Feature" that you'll have to see to believe!

Rating: All Ages

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.