Mega Man joins Free Comic Day

UDON Entertainment is bringing Mega Man and Street Fighter back to comic shops for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 2, 2026. (freecomicbookday.com 1) (freecomicbookday.com 2) (freecomicbookday.com 3) The two giveaway books are Mega Man Showdown Special #1 and Street Fighter Forever #0, both listed by Free Comic Book Day as UDON releases for this year’s event. (freecomicbookday.com 1) (freecomicbookday.com 2) (sideshow.com) Mega Man Showdown Special #1 is built around Proto Man fighting Bass, and the official listing says it also includes a backup story set in the digital world of Mega Man Battle Network. (freecomicbookday.com) Street Fighter Forever #0 is framed as a sampler for UDON’s next Street Fighter push, with Ryu facing fighters from the past, present and future, plus a bonus story with Juri and C. Viper. (freecomicbookday.com) (leagueofcomicgeeks.com) That makes the Mega Man book a nostalgia play across two Capcom eras at once: the classic robot cast in the lead story and Battle Network in the backup. (freecomicbookday.com) (themmnetwork.com) It also puts UDON’s Free Comic Book Day strategy in familiar territory. The publisher used the event in 2016 for a Street Fighter V special tied to Capcom’s then-upcoming game release. (freecomicbookday.com) Free Comic Book Day itself is still a store-driven promotion, not a guarantee that every shop will stock every title. Popverse says more than 40 books are in this year’s lineup, while stores decide how many free books each visitor can take because shops pay for the inventory. (thepopverse.com) (sideshow.com) The 2026 event also arrives with a new wrinkle: distributor Penguin Random House is backing a separate “Comics Giveaway Day” slate alongside the traditional Free Comic Book Day books. (sideshow.com) (thepopverse.com) For Mega Man and Street Fighter fans, the practical date is May 2. That is when UDON’s two Capcom freebies hit participating shops, if local stores ordered them. (freecomicbookday.com 1) (freecomicbookday.com 2)