Imprint Magma Comix is forging a new path independent of legendary magazine Heavy Metal.
Originally founded in 2020 by industry veteran Denton J. Tipton (IDW Publishing, Opus Comics), the newly minted comic book publisher is dedicated to the belief in the value of creativity and also recognizes that it all starts with the creator.
Magma Comix creators will be given a fair and transparent deal with advance royalties, as well as first-look deals with partners to be revealed. The publisher will offer direct market support through a multi-distributor approach with simple, low-risk ordering for retailers, with a limited number of variant covers and returnability. The catalog will feature new and original fiction for mature audiences.
The company launches with a team of industry veterans, including Editor-in-chief Bobby Curnow, Sales and Marketing Manager Joel Elad (IDW, Top Cow), and Operations Manager Mike Ford (IDW). Jeff Webber of The Webber Agency will represent the publisher for international sales and licensing.
Magma Comix will announce projects in the coming months with legendary creators and talented newcomers, along with an innovative program to help all creators get published.
Author Wataru Watari will be a guest at Otakon 2022, according to Otakorp Inc. His series, “My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected,” has been adapted into the anime series “My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.”
Watari is a light novel author from Chiba prefecture of Japan. He debuted as an author by winning the third Shogakkan Light Novel Gagaga Grand Prize with “Ayakashigatari.”
He has authored a number of titles, including the “Qualidea Code” series and “Girlish Number,” but his most well-known work as an author is the series “My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected.”
He has also worked on numerous other titles as script writers and in other roles, such as “Domestic Girlfriend,” “GETUP! GETLIVE!,” “The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent” series, and “Isekai Yakkyoku.”
The Urban Nerd Con is a multicultural fan comic, gaming, cosplay and tech event. Designed to provide creators of African descent across the diaspora an opportunity to showcase their work to fans of all backgrounds, it’s also where fans can come to see – and buy – the best independent artwork, comics, novels and games from the “Defenders of the Diaspora.”
Fans will be able to take advantage of several tracks of programming, including panels on horror, Sci-Fi, comics, cosplay, voice acting and other subjects near to a nerd’s heart. There are also over 70 vendors of all types that will be selling their original content!
Boasting the largest number of African-American and Hispanic celebrities, voice actors, producers and creators at one event, The Urban Nerd Con will not only celebrate those who don’t always see the bright lights but will also open mainstream fans eyes to some of their most beloved characters and stories that were created, directed or voiced by African-Americans!
In the spirit of cultivating our next generation of nerds, TUNC will provide “Con Bucks” so that young attendees can leave with a memory from our vendors. Fans can donate “Con Bucks” in $25 increments at the same time they purchase their badges.
The Urban Nerd Con will be April 26th -28th at the Courtland Grand Hotel formerly know as the Atlanta Sheraton Downtown, 165 Courtland St., Atlanta, Ga. 30303. Tickets range from $20 for a one-day pass to $50 for a weekend pass to $80 for a BOGO deal for 2.
Titan Entertainment have announced its exclusives for San Diego Comic Con 2023, all of which will be available exclusively at Titan Entertainment’s Booth #5537 (first come first served, while stocks last) from Wednesday July 19th to Sunday July 23rd!
Feeding Hannibal: The Connoisseur’s Cookbook – 10th Anniversary Edition
With Comic Con exclusive dust jacket, limited edition ‘eat the rude’ enamel pin and exclusive downloadable recipes, signed by Bryan Fuller and food stylist Janice Poon! His cookbook, first published in 2016, is a collection of easy-to-follow recipes inspired by the show and created by its food stylist, Janice Poon.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film
With an exclusive limited edition SS Botany Bay Keyring, a wonderful tribute to the chilling scene where Chekov realizes they have discovered Khan’s ship! The book is an in-depth look at the making of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, featuring rare and previously unseen production art and new and exclusive interviews!
Star Trek II: The Art of Neville Page
With exclusive collectable art print (signed copies of the print will be available at the booth). Showcasing his entire Star Trek career to date, this visually stunning retrospective celebrates the inventiveness of Neville Page’s designs.
Conan The Barbarian: The Official Story of the Film
This deluxe coffee table art book includes an exclusive limited edition enamel pin. This official retrospective hardback book tells the story of the making of Conan The Barbarian, including interviews with cast and crew and featuring behind-the-scenes photography from the shoot.
H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis
With a limited edition bookplate signed by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. This is a beautiful coffee table art book chronicling the extraordinary collaboration between Debbie Harry and H.R. Giger for Harry’s 1981 solo album KooKoo.
The Art and Making of The Boys
Signed by the cast, one autograph per book and it’s a lucky dip for whose autograph you will receive! This is the definitive guide to the making of the Prime Video smash hit The Boys, featuring exclusive insights into the origins, themes and production of the show from the cast and crew.
Shudder’s Creepshow: From Script to Scream
Signed by concept artist Grek Nicotero (Shudder’s Creepshow, The Walking Dead). This is the official behind-the-scenes book featuring the spine-tingling stories and tantalizing talent behind The Creepshow series.
Scorn the Art of the Game
With special limited edition exclusive print, only available at Comic Con! This is the official art book for the first-person horror adventure game Scorn, inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński, to be released on Xbox series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Steam, and Windows Store.
Doctor Who: Thirteen Piece TARDIS Enamel Pin Collection
[EXTREMELY LIMITED NUMBERS] Titan Booth #5537 at SDCC 2023 is the only opportunity for US Doctor Who fans to buy this EXCLUSIVE Thirteen Piece TARDIS Enamel Pin Collection. Please note: this beautiful, one-of-a-kind TARDIS collection will be available from Titan Booth #5537 from Preview Night (Wednesday July 19 th). Numbers are EXTREMELY LIMITED. First come, first served.
Doctor Who: Fourteenth Doctor 3” Kawaii TITAN Vinyl Figure
David Tennant’s upcoming Fourteenth Doctor arrives in San Diego as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available EXCLUSIVE 3” TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (3” Kawaii Fourteenth Doctor and 3” Classic Fourteenth Doctor) are available from Titan Booth #5537.
Doctor Who: Fourteenth Doctor 3” Classic TITAN Vinyl Figure
David Tennant’s upcoming Fourteenth Doctor arrives in San Diego as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available EXCLUSIVE 3” TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (3” Kawaii Fourteenth Doctor and 3” Classic Fourteenth Doctor) are available from Titan Booth #5537.
My Hero Academia: Dabi 3” Glow-In-The-Dark Kawaii TITAN Vinyl Figure
My Hero Academia TITANS Viny Figures return to Titan Booth #5537 as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available San Diego EXCLUSIVE 3” Kawaii TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (Dabi and Shigaraki) feature Glow-In-The-Dark effects and are available from Titan Booth #5537.
My Hero Academia TITANS Viny Figures return to Titan Booth #5537 as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available San Diego EXCLUSIVE 3” Kawaii TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (Dabi and Shigaraki) feature Glow-In-The-Dark effects and are available from Titan Booth #5537.
Mother Nature Graphic Novel (Show Debut) by Jamie Lee Curtis, with Russell Goldman and artist Karl Stevens
Eco-horror graphic novel, set in New Mexico, and adapted from Jamie’s script for the forthcoming Comet Pictures/Blumhouse film. Graphic novel debuts at SDCC!
Conan The Barbarian #1 SDCC Exclusive Foil Artgerm Conan The Barbarian #1 SDCC Exclusive Colleen Doran
Robert E. Howard’s legendary Conan is back in a new tale of bravery and heroism! New ongoing series from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics. Issue 1 debuts at SDCC with 2 variant covers!
A new arc begins as Blade Runner 2039 goes to San Francisco! Reunited, Ash and Cleo take to the road in search of Cleo’s missing mother. Will they survive the treacherous I-5 Highway, and can they escape the lingering threat of Niander Wallace’s ‘First Angel’, Luv?
Dead By Daylight comic #1 SDCC Exclusive Jae Lee Virgin
Behaviour Interactive’s global phenomenon horror game comes to comics! Written by Harvey Award-winner Nadia Shammas (Ms. Marvel) and illustrated by Dillon Snook (The Bluefall). When the rebellious Frank crashes into the lives of Julie, Joey, and Susie, together they’ll unleash bloody chaos onto the sleepy, dead-end town of Ormond. Witness the terrifying origins of The Legion!
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #1 SDCC Exclusive Bill Sienkiewicz B&W Virgin
Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime, Charles Ardai, returns to the Gun Honey universe in this action-packed spin-off featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado!
Robotech: Rick Hunter #1 SDCC Exclusive Inhyuk Lee Copic
Robotech launches into an epic new series! After the devastating events of the Macross saga, Rick Hunter must face an all new threat, along with the ghosts of his past… Issue #1 debuts at SDCC!
Scarlett Couture: The Munich File #1 SDCC Exclusive Dan Panosian/Des Taylor Copic Flip Cover (Comes with Custom Folder and Photograph of Scarlett Couture Cosplay Model)
Acclaimed animation-style spy comic from celebrated DC cover artist Des Taylor, returns! Agent Scarlett Carver and her team embark on a thrilling game of cat and mouse as they’re thrown into the high stakes world of technological espionage.
Titan Entertainment has announced its exclusives for San Diego Comic Con 2023, all of which will be available exclusively at Titan Entertainment’s Booth #5537 (first come first served, while stocks last) from Wednesday July 19th to Sunday July 23rd!
SDCC exclusives include Mother Nature Graphic Novel (Show Debut) by Jamie Lee Curtis, Conan The Barbarian #1, Robotech: Rick Hunter #1, Doctor Who: Thirteen Piece TARDIS Enamel Pin Collection, My Hero Academia: Dabi 3” Glow-In-The-Dark Kawaii TITAN Vinyl Figure, The Art and Making of The Boys (Signed by the cast) and lots more.
Mother Nature Graphic Novel (Show Debut) by Jamie Lee Curtis, with Russell Goldman and artist Karl Stevens
Eco-horror graphic novel, set in New Mexico, and adapted from Jamie’s script for the forthcoming Comet Pictures/Blumhouse film. Graphic novel debuts at SDCC!
Conan The Barbarian #1 SDCC Exclusive Foil Artgerm
Robert E. Howard’s legendary Conan is back in a new tale of bravery and heroism! New ongoing series from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics. Issue #1 debuts at SDCC with 2 variant covers!
Conan The Barbarian #1 SDCC Exclusive Colleen Doran
Robert E. Howard’s legendary Conan is back in a new tale of bravery and heroism! New ongoing series from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics. Issue #1 debuts at SDCC with 2 variant covers!
Blade Runner 2039 #5 SDCC Exclusive Foil Lesley Leirix Li
A new arc begins as Blade Runner 2039 goes to San Francisco! Reunited, Ash and Cleo take to the road in search of Cleo’s missing mother. Will they survive the treacherous I-5 Highway, and can they escape the lingering threat of Niander Wallace’s ‘First Angel’, Luv?
Dead By Daylight #1 SDCC Exclusive Jae Lee Virgin
Behaviour Interactive’s global phenomenon horror game comes to comics! Written by Harvey Award-winner Nadia Shammas (Ms. Marvel) and illustrated by Dillon Snook (The Bluefall). When the rebellious Frank crashes into the lives of Julie, Joey, and Susie, together they’ll unleash bloody chaos onto the sleepy, dead-end town of Ormond. Witness the terrifying origins of The Legion!
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #1 SDCC Exclusive Bill Sienkiewicz B&W Virgin
Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime, Charles Ardai, returns to the Gun Honey universe in this action-packed spin-off featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado!
Robotech: Rick Hunter #1 SDCC Exclusive Inhyuk Lee Copic
Robotech launches into an epic new series! After the devastating events of the Macross saga, Rick Hunter must face an all new threat, along with the ghosts of his past… Issue #1 debuts at SDCC!
Scarlett Couture: The Munich File #1 SDCC Exclusive Dan Panosian/Des Taylor Copic Flip Cover
Front cover: Dan Panosian Back cover: Des Taylor
Comic comes with Custom Folder and Photograph of Scarlett Couture Cosplay Model, Jordan Gwynn Colton.
Issue #1 debuts at SDCC!
Acclaimed animation-style spy comic from celebrated DC cover artist Des Taylor, returns! Agent Scarlett Carver and her team embark on a thrilling game of cat and mouse as they’re thrown into the high stakes world of technological espionage.
Titan Booth #5537 at SDCC 2023 is the only opportunity for US Doctor Who fans to buy this EXCLUSIVE Thirteen Piece TARDIS Enamel Pin Collection. Please note: this beautiful, one-of-a-kind TARDIS collection will be available from Titan Booth #5537 from Preview Night (Wednesday July 19th). Numbers are EXTREMELY LIMITED. First come, first served.
Doctor Who: Fourteenth Doctor 3” Kawaii TITAN Vinyl Figure
David Tennant’s upcoming Fourteenth Doctor arrives in San Diego as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available EXCLUSIVE 3” TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (3” Kawaii Fourteenth Doctor and 3” Classic Fourteenth Doctor) are available from Titan Booth #5537.
Doctor Who: Fourteenth Doctor 3” Classic TITAN Vinyl Figure
David Tennant’s upcoming Fourteenth Doctor arrives in San Diego as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available EXCLUSIVE 3” TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (3” Kawaii Fourteenth Doctor and 3” Classic Fourteenth Doctor) are available from Titan Booth #5537.
My Hero Academia: Dabi 3” Glow-In-The-Dark Kawaii TITAN Vinyl Figure
My Hero Academia TITANS Viny Figures return to Titan Booth #5537 as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available San Diego EXCLUSIVE 3” Kawaii TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (Dabi and Shigaraki) feature Glow-In-The-Dark effects and are available from Titan Booth #5537.
My Hero Academia: Shigaraki 3” Glow-In-The-Dark Kawaii TITAN Vinyl Figure
My Hero Academia TITANS Viny Figures return to Titan Booth #5537 as a pair of separately-packaged, separately-available San Diego EXCLUSIVE 3” Kawaii TITANS Vinyl Figures. Both releases (Dabi and Shigaraki) feature Glow-In-The-Dark effects and are available from Titan Booth #5537
Feeding Hannibal: The Connoisseur’s Cookbook – 10th Anniversary Edition
With Comic Con exclusive dust jacket, limited edition ‘eat the rude’ enamel pin and exclusive downloadable recipes, signed by Bryan Fuller and food stylist Janice Poon! His cookbook, first published in 2016, is a collection of easy-to-follow recipes inspired by the show and created by its food stylist, Janice Poon.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film
With an exclusive limited edition SS Botany Bay Keyring, a wonderful tribute to the chilling scene where Chekov realizes they have discovered Khan’s ship! The book is an in-depth look at the making of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, featuring rare and previously unseen production art and new and exclusive interviews!
Star Trek II: The Art of Neville Page
With exclusive collectable art print (signed copies of the print will be available at our booth). Showcasing his entire Star Trek career to date, this visually stunning retrospective celebrates the inventiveness of Neville Page’s designs.
Conan The Barbarian: The Official Story of the Film
This deluxe coffee table art book includes an exclusive limited edition enamel pin. This official retrospective hardback book tells the story of the making of Conan The Barbarian, including interviews with cast and crew and featuring behind-the-scenes photography from the shoot.
H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis
With a limited edition bookplate signed by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. This is a beautiful coffee table art book chronicling the extraordinary collaboration between Debbie Harry and H.R. Giger for Harry’s 1981 solo album KooKoo.
The Art and Making of The Boys
Signed by the cast, one autograph per book and it’s a lucky dip for whose autograph you will receive! This is the definitive guide to the making of the Prime Video smash hit The Boys, featuring exclusive insights into the origins, themes and production of the show from the cast and crew.
Shudder’s Creepshow: From Script to Scream
Signed by concept artist Grek Nicotero (Shudder’s Creepshow, The Walking Dead). This is the official behind-the-scenes book featuring the spine-tingling stories and tantalizing talent behind The Creepshow series.
Scorn the Art of the Game
With special limited edition exclusive print, only available at Comic Con! This is the official art book for the first-person horror adventure game Scorn, inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński, to be released on Xbox series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Steam, and Windows Store.
Voice actor J. Michael Tatum will be a guest atOtakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. His notable roles include characters from “My Hero Academia,” “Ouran High School Host Club,” “Black Butler” and “Steins;Gate.”
Nurtured on anime classics from the tender age of “Star Blazers,” this reclusive actor/writer spent more years than he cares to remember in what might charitably be called free-fall before landing, mostly by accident, smack dab on the industry of his dreams.
Cast as Rikichi in 2005’s “Samurai 7,” Tatum’s inexplicable luck has held long enough to see his flag hoisted on a slew of dream roles, most notably Kyoya Otori in “Ouran High School Host Club”; suave, demonic Sebastian Michaelis in “Black Butler”; Tomoe from “Kamisama Kiss”; and Okarin Rintarou from “Steins;Gate.” More recently, Tatum can be heard in the epic “My Hero Academia” as Teyna Iida; Louis in “Fire Emblem: Engage”; and Moran in “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.” Other characters he’s played include: Eneru in “One Piece”; Ryosuke Takahashi in “Initial D”; Kraft Lawrence in “Spice and Wolf”; Zarbon in “Dragon Ball Z Kai”; Scar in “Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood”; Acnologia in “Fairy Tale”; and Erwin Smith in “Attack on Titan.”
His videogame credits include Sir Hammerlock from the “Borderlands” franchise; Julius Kresnik from “Tales of Xillia 2”; Mr. Foster from “Killing Floor 2”; Kelvin and Pendles from “Battleborn”; fifteen playable characters from “SMITE”; and August Wallenstein from “Tales of Luminaria.”
Ever the workaholic, Tatum is currently burning the midnight oil on a number of exciting projects due for release later this year. He also co-hosts “Ghoul Intentions,” a spooky podcast dedicated to creeping you out.
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
American heavy metal singer Michael Vescera will be a guest atOtakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He will be a guest singer at the Yaiba concert.
Vescera has been a singer for various bands and projects, such as Loudness, Obsession, Yngwie Malmsteen, Animetal USA, D-Metal Stars and presently AniMaze X.
In 2011 Mike started ANIMETAL USA (Sony Music), playing heavy metal versions of Japanese anime theme songs (following in the steps of the Japanese project Animetal). This project features Rudy Sarzo on bass, Scott Travis on drums (later, Jon Dette on drums), and Chris Impelliterri on guitar. “Animetal USA 1” and “Animetal W” both charted at number one In Japan. Two successful tours of Japan followed, sharing the bill with Jam Project, along with an appearance at “LoudPark” and Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Animetal USA also collaborated and recorded the theme song for the Naruto spin-off, “Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals” as well as a song for Ressha Sentai ToQger 2 mini album – 2014 (Columbia), “I’ve been working on the railroad” (metal version), Animetal USA with Shogo Kamata (Japanese vocal).
In mid-2016, in a spin-off of the Animetal USA project, Vescera with Rudy Sarzo on bass, John Bruno (Obsession) on guitar, and BJ Zampa (House of Lords) on drums, recorded a new project. This project, D-Metal Stars, “Metal Disney” was released in October 2016 on Walt Disney Records in the Japanese market. It reached No. 3 on the Amazon Japan Hard Rock / Metal Best Sellers chart, and No. 2 on the Children’s Chart. The album was then released for the U.S. market in March 2017 by Universal Music Group, landing on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon charts.
In 2018, Vescera produced and arranged a rock guitar project called “Disney Super Guitar” (titled “Super Guitar Disney” in Japanese market). This is an instrumental release featuring a guest lead guitarist on each song, featuring Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen, Orianthi, Ron Thal, Mike Orlando, Phil X, Jeff Watson, and Tak Matsumoto. Super Guitar Disney became a No. 1 Best Seller on the Amazon Japan Anime Chart, and No. 3 Best Seller on Amazon Japan Rock Chart.
Mid-2018, Michael launched a new project called AniMaze X. This is a project started by the members of D-Metal Stars that encompasses a wider variety of music themes, such as superheroes, popular cartoons, Broadway musicals and movie soundtracks, all played in the metal style.
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Dark Horse is back at RCCC! Stop by the Dark Horse Comics booth#701 at Rose City Comic Con to meet some of your favorite creators and get some free swag, such as comics, pins, posters, and more!
Below, find the full schedule of signings taking place at the Dark Horse Comics booth from Friday-Sunday. Following that, find a complete list of panels and programming around the convention. Details and guests may be added or subject to change.
DARK HORSE RCCC 2023 SIGNING SCHEDULE
All creators signing in our booth offer their autographs for FREE. FREE prints, comics, or posters are provided for most of our signings (while supplies last). Convention exclusives can be purchased at our booth, or bring your own items to be signed; however, we may limit the type or number of items to be signed as necessary. See details for each signing below.
Lines may also be closed for some signings due to crowding or time restrictions.
All events are subject to change. Some restrictions apply. Please see Dark Horse Comics staff at the booth if you have questions.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
2-2:45pm – THE ROCK GODS OF JACKSON, TENNESSEE – Rafer Roberts
3-3:45pm – IT’S ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND – Jacoby Salcedo
4-4:45pm – TRACKERS PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN NICK & THE EXPLORER SOCIETY–COMPASS OF MEMS – Tony Deis, Michelle McCann, Lukas Ketner
3:00-3:45 PM Spotlight on Blacksad with Juanjo Guarnido and Diana Schutz– Step into the captivating world of “Blacksad” and join Diana Schutz, esteemed translator for the series, and Juanjo Guarnido, the illustrator behind the mesmerizing visuals. This discussion promises to be an unforgettable exploration of their collaborative journey as we explore the acclaimed comic series “Blacksad,” a gripping noir tale set in a gritty anthropomorphic 1950s America. Don’t miss your chance to get a glimpse behind the scenes of the Eisner-winning series. Room: E141-144
7:00-7:45 PM Creator-Owned Comics: From Start to Finish Ever wondered what it takes to create and publish your own comics? Take a peek inside the process with some of Dark Horse’s creators and see what they have to say about where their comic sparked and how they made it all the way through to publication. Panelists: Tony Deis (Trackers), James Asmus (Survival Street), Zack Kaplan (Break Out), Rafer Roberts (Rock Gods of Jackson, Tennessee) Room: E141-144
8:00 PM Dark Horse Comics Presents Drink & Draw (21+) – Official Friday Night After Party – SOLD OUTGet drawing for a good cause with professional creators Kelly Sue DeConnick, Gene Ha, Lukas Ketner, Eric Powell, Megan Hutchison, comic publishers, and the RCCC Staff! Make new friends and flex those creative muscles as you draw the night away, based on prompts chosen by our comic guests. Bid on a great piece of art during our Charity Auction, where our special comic guests art and other collectibles will be auctioned off – 100% of proceeds will benefit The Hero Initiative. Fans with the most loved drawings at the end of the night will win exclusive prizes from Dark Horse Comics, Wacom, OLO, XRAY.fm, McFarlane Toys, and more! Tickets won’t last and we only have a limited number. This event is 21+.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
12:00PM-12:45 PM Exploring the World of Hellboy — A conversation about the word of Hellboy featuring Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Michael Avon Oeming. Room: E141-144
7:45-8:30 PM Dark Horse Highlights – Hear from the creators themselves about some of the new and upcoming exciting projects from Dark Horse Comics, including new Stranger Things comics, the latest updates on Usagi Yojimbo and more from Dogu Publishing, new ideas from Flux House Books, and much more. Panelists: Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley, Trackers), Eric Powell (The Goon, Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?), Jody Houser (Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins; Stranger Things), Tyler Crook (The Lonesome Hunters, Harrow County), Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Hairball). Room: E141-144
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
12:00-12:45 PM Portland Gear Presents Saint John: A City Worth Saving – Portland Gear CEO Marcus Harvey and writer/artists Dan Schkade and Brennan Wagner discuss their new Portland-centric masked adventurer, Saint John — his origins, his fashion, and the real-life community values he was created to exemplify. Room: E141-144
2:00-2:45 PM Dark Horse Manga – Oregon’s own Dark Horse Comics is also the publisher of many books by Japanese creators, including manga such as Berserk, Mob Psycho 100, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and Danganronpa, plus the light novel series Vampire Hunter D. Panelists: Carl Horn, Zack Davisson Room: E141-144
Com-Nation is teaming up with the Baltimore Comic Con to bring you early access to some of your favorite Baltimore Comic Con guest stars! Play Com-Nation trivia along with the actual comic book creators! And compete for prizes, including two single-day passes to the legendary Baltimore Comic Con, occurring September 8-10, 2023 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Tickets for the convention are sale now!
Legendary comic book writer-artist Jim Starlin is the latest Baltimore Comic-Con guest to bring the comic-con experience to fans early by participating in Com-Nation’s Trivia Game on Tuesday, September 5th at 9pm ET.
Dreadstar is a space opera-inspired comic with deep lore and a long history on and off the page. Dreadstar’s story was crafted via the vision of creator Jim Starlin who, working with an assortment of publishers, created an unparalleled, cosmic body of work that now continues its galactic expansion with Monkey Wrench Press.
In addition to the online show on Tuesday, September 5th, Com-Nation will be hosting a live, in-person trivia game about Infinity Gauntlet with Jim Starlin on Sunday, September 10th at the Baltimore Comic Con.
The multi-talented Jim Starlin has written and drawn some of the most noteworthy comics since his entry into the field in the 1970s. The mind behind the creation of Marvel’s Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, Starlin is also responsible for a number of noteworthy cosmic characters in the Marvel Universe, including Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and the villainous Thanos, all of whom play major roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starlin’s credits include noteworthy runs on Marvel’s Captain Marvel, Warlock, Silver Surfer, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, and Infinity Crusade, as well as DC Comics’ Batman, The Weird, and Cosmic Odyssey, among others. His acclaimed Death of Captain Marvel was the first Marvel graphic novel to be published. More recently, he returned to his classic villain with multiple Thanos graphic novels.
Com-Nation recommends using a smartphone, a smart tablet, and a smart friend so that you can fully participate in the Com-Nation Trivia experience!
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 24th year. The Baltimore Comic-Con will be held September 8-10, 2023, at the Baltimore Convention Center. The Show Hours are Friday from 1pm-7pm, Saturday from 10am-7pm, and Sunday from 10am-5pm.
Oni Press has revealed ONI 2024—a high-intensity first wave of five propulsive new monthly comic series from a wide-ranging cast of award-winning creators and fast-rising stars that will fully embrace the potential of the comics medium to invert, collide, and reinvent the foundational genres of horror, science fiction, crime, fantasy, and beyond throughout the new year . . .
INVASIVE
Written by CULLEN BUNN Art by JESÚS HERVÁS Covers by JESÚS HERVÁS, LUANA VECCHIO, BRIAN LEVEL, JAE LEE & MORE
Beyond excess, beyond ethics, beyond science . . . Enter a terrifying new experiment in pain from Eisner Award nominee Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Basilisk) and acclaimed illustrator Jesús Hervás (The Empty Man, Cyberpunk 2077)!
Dr. Carrie Reynolds was a veteran trauma surgeon with a godlike mastery of muscle and bone. But outside the operating room, her rigidly ordered life spiraled into chaos when her daughter, Heather—a recovering plastic surgery addict—suddenly disappeared, only to mysteriously reemerge in a catatonic state, her vocal cords removed . . . the latest in a series of victims scarred by a battery of brazenly cruel medical procedures that have baffled police and left an alarming number of once-ordinary citizens maimed, mutilated, or dead on arrival.
Deep beneath the streets of Carrie’s city, a new kind of underground hospital has opened its doors . . . and, once inside, there are no rules, no oaths, and no taboos too deep to not to be broken. Together, a new class of surgeon has sworn to pierce the final threshold of accepted medical orthodoxy one incision at a time.
The scalpel is their tool. The alleys are their operating theater. Murder is their medicine. And only Carrie can stop what they’re planning next . . .
FOUR ISSUES | BEGINNING DECEMBER 2023
JILL AND THE KILLERS
Written by OLIVIA CUARTERO-BRIGGS Art by ROBERTA INGRANATA Covers by SANYA ANWAR, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, ALISON SAMPSON & MORE
A DOUBLE-SIZED AND DANGEROUS 48-PAGE DEBUT! Rising stars Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (Mary Shelley Monster Hunter) and Roberta Ingranata (Witchblade, Doctor Who) present a new kind of game where even murder is much more than it seems . . .
Returning to school after the unsolved disappearance of her mother, teenager Jill Estrada can’t wait for things to return to normal . . . even as her friends become compulsively obsessed with Box Killers, a true-crime subscription game where each month’s “unsolved case” is custom-tailored to the life of its player. There’s only one catch: Jill’s game seems to be all too real . . . and when her clues begin to connect to a series of disappearances in her town, Jill and her friends must uncover the truth behind these mysterious crimes before one of their own becomes the next victim.
FOUR ISSUES | BEGINNING JANUARY 2024
CEMETERY KIDS DON’T DIE
Written by ZAC THOMPSON Art by DANIEL IRIZARRI Covers by DANIEL IRIZARRI, DUSTIN WEAVER & MORE
YOU’RE ONLY ALIVE IF YOU’RE ONLINE . . . Experience 2024’s most exhilarating, terrifying adventure downloading from critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson (Hunt for the Skinwalker, The Dregs) and blockbuster artist Daniel Irizarri (XINO, Judge Dredd)!
The 21st century sucks hard, but it’s been made somewhat tolerable by the latest and greatest media innovation to finally unseat the iPhone. Enter the Dreamwave: the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep.
Now the obsession of millions around the globe, it’s also the one point of solace for four friends whose lives have been marred by trauma and dysfunction. Together, this group of ultra-online “Cemetery Kids” spend their nights roaming the open world of the most immersive and brutal horror game ever created: “Nightmare Cemetery.” Together they seek to dethrone an enigmatic humanoid monster known only as the “The King of Sleep.”
Which was fun—until one of them doesn’t wake up . . . and finds their consciousness locked inside a horror game that is anything but imaginary. Now, the three remaining Cemetery Kids must navigate the game’s forbidden landscape to rescue their friend . . . and pray that the secret lurking at its center doesn’t follow them home.
FOUR ISSUES | BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2024
NIGHT PEOPLE
Written by BARRY GIFFORD & CHRIS CONDON Art by BRIAN LEVEL, ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI, ARTYOM TOPILIN & MORE Covers by BRIAN LEVEL, JOËLLE JONES, J.H. WILLIAMS III & MORE
From the mind of literary icon Barry Gifford—internationally renowned creator of Wild at Heart and cowriter of David Lynch’s neo-noir masterpiece Lost Highway—Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious, where neon-lit Southern nights give way to lipstick, sweat, and blood, and the odd, the innocent, and the evil are all fellow travelers down an interstate of dark, elusive dreams.
Adapted from Gifford’s acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) and a rotating cast of stunning artistic talents—including Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), and more—follow an uneasy cast of wanted men, cartel-killers, and lost souls through four interlocking tales as they travel a path of intoxication, lust, and spontaneous violence from New Orleans to Egypt City, Florida, and back again.
In our first tale of desperation, fanaticism, and murder: Two ex-convicts—a pair of inseparable lovers named Big Betty Stalcup and Miss Cutie Early—are out on parole using their newfound freedom to purify the world of men’s evil influence . . . and leaving a trail of mutilated bodies in their wake. As the psychotic dimensions of their star-crossed romance—and the twisting paths that first led them to their fateful meeting at the Fort Sumatra Detention Center for Wayward Women—come into full view, their experiment in righteousness culminates in the kidnapping of Rollo Lamar, a kindly attorney whom Betty and Cutie abduct just to see if they can reeducate at least one man on the planet before the demise of civilization.
FOUR ISSUES | BEGINNING MARCH 2024
AKỌGUN: BRUTALIZER OF GODS
Written by MUREWA AYODELE Art & Cover by DOTUN AKANDE
In an age thought forgotten . . . when man, monster, and the divine all strode the Earth . . . a lone warrior emerges to test the immortality of the cruel gods who would deal destruction with impunity . . . He is a one-man reckoning that stands in defiance of his divine masters with a sword in hand and a thirst for godblood. His name: AKỌGUN THE BRUTALIZER!
In the tradition of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Thor, and the best-selling God of War franchise, superstars-in-the-making Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande—the creative duo behind I Am Iron Man and Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood—usher in a new epoch of African dark fantasy on the ancient continent of Alkebulan with a mythic cycle of cosmic destiny and unrelenting warfare colliding man against god . . . and blade against blade!
Told across three powerfully oversized chapters, steady your mind and spirit for a glorious new comics milestone revealing the fabled origin and battle-tested fury of . . . Akǫgun: Brutalizer of Gods!
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