Since 2002, comic book retailers and publishers have been celebrating Free Comic Book Day, held the first Saturday of May at your local comic shop. Not only do publishers give away some great material for absolutely free, creators show up in droves to sign and sketch their hearts out. If you're a digital reader, Comixology will have books available on Saturday as well, and the website Comic Bin is offering a free three day trial of its Netflix-esque subscription service.

Superman: Last Son of Krypton Special Edition

Infinity

Mass Effect, R.I.P.D., Fabulous Killjoys

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes: New Animated Adventures

The Walking Dead Special

Mars

Judge Dredd Classics

Harbinger Wars Special

FUBAR Special

While there are a ton of great comics available for you to nab free of charge this Saturday, we picked out a few that we think should be first on your list. For a complete list of all the free books, check out the official Free Comic Book Day website . If you're not sure where your local comic shop is located, you can find out here . And, if you're still not sure what the heck FCBD is all about, here's the very handsome Hugh Jackman: Since this is the 75th anniversary of Superman, it makes sense that DC would center their FCBD offering around the Man of Steel. The past few years, DC has used FCBD to tease their universe-wide event -- last year they teased Trinity War -- but this time around they are simply giving us a sneak preview of Scott Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained, which is really an event in and of itself.In addition, this issue will reprint the first chapter of Superman: Last Son, the stellar storyline by Geoff Johns, Richard Donner, and Adam Kubert. Even though we're still in the midst of Marvel's latest event, Age of Ultron, Marvel is preparing to unleash the next big thing: Infinity, a cosmic-level event from writer extraordinaire Jonathan Hickman and artists Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena, and Dustin Weaver. This FCBD issue will act as a prelude teaser to the event and lay the groundwork for the coming of --you guessed it -- Thanos.With The Avengers 2 on the horizon, Marvel is positioning Thanos as the big-bad of Infinity, ready to unleash terror on the Marvel Universe across the board, from Daredevil to the Guardians of the Galaxy. Dark Horse is packing their FCBD sampler full of exciting stuff from Mass Effect to R.I.P.D. (there's a movie coming, after all!), but the reason I'll be nabbing it is for one reason: a sneak peek at The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, one of IGN's Most Anticipated Comics of 2013 From Gerard Way, co-creator of Umbrella Academy, and Becky Cloonan, Killjoys will hopefully fill the void left by a lack of new UA stories. If it looks as beautiful as Cloonan's usual work and has the same creative sensibilities as UA, this is going to be the breakout series of the year. IDW's 2011 relaunch of the TMNT franchise has been great almost two years running, and they've created a stellar new universe for the Turtles to kick some shell in.But with the popularity of the new Nickelodeon cartoon ever growing, IDW is prepping the release of a more kid-friendly incarnation of the TMNT based on that show. This FCBD preview is the first sample of the new book, so be sure to bring the kids in your life to the shop with you on Saturday and get that comic book habit started early. Don't have enough utter misery in your life? Not to worry, Image has got you covered with a new Walking Dead special, which reprints short stories featuring fan-favorite characters like Michonne, The Governor, and Morgan (who, coincidentally, all made an appearance in Season 3!).But the real reason to grab this book is for the all-new short story starring Tyreese, perhaps the most revered of all Walking Dead characters. And it's not going to be reprinted in the trade paperback collections, so get your ass tothe comic book store. Dredd 3D might have flopped at the box office, but the character is still going strong in comics, both in his originating 2000AD magazine and IDW's new title.For FCBD, IDW is reprinting a classic Judge Dredd tale: the introduction of the terrifying Judge Death. Except this time, it's in all-new full color! As a bonus, this issue will reprint some classic "Walter the Wobot" comic strips by the one and only Brian Bolland. If you follow IGN Comics even a little bit, you've seen us singing Valiant's praises. They brought their brand back from the dead last year, and in the process, have created some of the most interesting superhero comics being published today. From the Conan-like brutality of X-O Manowar to the zany fun of Archer and Armstrong to the supernatural thrills of Shadowman, every book has been stellar.In this Harbinger Wars Special, Valiant previews its titles for the coming year, including the titular crossover event. If you want to know what you're missing, snag this book. Zombies are all the rage these days, aren't they? The FUBAR anthologies have been doing zombies right for a few years now, setting them against a historical backdrop to bloody (and appealing) results. This FCBD special takes a few new stories and puts them into your brain-eating hands! No longer contained to just WWII, the new FUBAR spans all of American history.This is 32-pages of all-new undead content for absolutely free. Not a bad deal.

Joey is a Senior Editor at IGN and a comic book creator. Follow Joey on Twitter @JoeyEsposito , or find him on IGN at Joey-IGN . After Man of Steel comes out, his life will lose all sense of direction and purpose.