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WonderCon 2026: Bad Idea 2will be out in Full Force with a Panel Saturday

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Bad Idea will be out in full force in Anaheim, California for a massive panel in WonderCon! Join Bad Idea impresarios Dinesh Shamdasani and Benjamin Simpson on Saturday March 28th at 12 PM in Room 303 AB for BAD IDEA: The WonderCon Panel!

They’re joined by David Yarovesky — the acclaimed Hollywood director behind superhero smash BRIGHTBURN for a behind-the-scenes look at his upcoming horror hit Project: Goat!

The next wave of Bad Idea comics continues right here. Mastermind David Yarovesky (director of Brightburn), and Bad Idea impresarios Dinesh Shamdasani and Benjamin Simpson offer an exclusive look at the company’s biggest slate yet. See new art from The Olympus Saga: Megalith, Warbird, The Hab, The Oddball’s Odyssey, Tankers vs Ancient Aliens, Project: GOAT, and more. Plus, look for surprise guests and a convention-exclusive giveaway.

PLUS, every qualifying attendee will earn a limited edition art print featuring superstar artist Adam Pollina‘s stunning cover!

To qualify for the BAD IDEA: The WonderCon Panel, you MUST be following both the Cul-Ds-Sac campaign AND the much-anticipated ENIAC campaign.

Limited Edition PROJECT: GOAT Art Print by Adam Pollina

SDCC 2025: Bad Idea announces its Star Studded Panel, Special Guests, Giveaways, and More!

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Planet Death #0

Bad Idea makes its triumphant return to San Diego Comic Con, ready to reveal the next phase of its massive 2025 slate. They’re kicking things off with their biggest panel ever on Friday July 25th at 5:00 PM in Room 32AB. 

The next Bad Idea blockbuster, Cul-De-Sac, swoops into stores on August 6th. Get a blood-drenched, behind-the-scenes look at New York Times best-selling writer Mike Carey and fine art illustrator Jonathan Wayshak’s upcoming horror masterpiece directly from the series artist himself! Jonathan is ready to answer your Cul-De-Sac questions, show off all-new pages, and even unveil his jaw-dropping original art live and in person!

Joining Jonathan on stage is the masterminds behind the massive comic book event of the year, blockbuster screenwriter Derek Kolstad, New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti, and visionary artist Tomás Giorello as they dive deep into all things Planet Death!

Plus, a battalion of Bad Idea impresarios including Bad Idea CEO Dinesh Shamdasani, Chief Operating Officer Peter Stern, SVP of Film & Television Benjamin Simpson, VP of Sales & Marketing Siena Fallon, and Creative Director Brockton McKinney ready to unveil never-before-seen art, show off brand-new covers, answer your questions, and just maybe tease several new, yet-to-be-announced comic book series. And of course reward attendees with a special, panel-exclusive reward!

All panel attendees will receive a special edition of the book that started it all, Planet Death #0, triple-signed by its superstar creative team, Derek Kolstad, Robert Venditti, and Tomás Giorello. Each copy will come with a limited edition SDCC Certificate of Authenticity, hand-numbered and exclusive to this panel giveaway.

Then join them for the Bad Idea San Diego Comic-Con Tiki Party! To attend the ultra-exclusive, invite-only, comic-con party of the year, first RSVP at RSVP@BADIDEACORP.COM, then show your Bad Idea First Customer Pin at the door. Celebrate with a little food, a lot of drinks, some great conversation with the staff and creators at Bad Idea.

WHEN:
Friday, July 25, 2025
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE: 
Bali Hai
2230 Shelter Island Dr
San Diego, CA 92106

Rideshare is recommended.

NYCC 2024: M3GAN’s Akela Cooper is bringing Bad Idea’s The Lot to the Big Screen

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New York Comic Con exclusive edition of The Lot #1 featuring a new cover by EM Carroll

Bad Idea has announced that they are adapting their celebrated comic book series, The Lot, into a feature film. Bad Idea has tapped blockbuster screenwriter Akela Cooper to script. Cooper’s resume boasts a list of critical and commercial hits including James Wan’s Malignant, The Nun II, and the M3GAN franchise. Cooper scripted the sequel, M3GAN 2.0, which is set for release next summer. The film will be produced by Dinesh Shamdasani and Benjamin Simpson for Bad Idea, alongside Akela Cooper. Development financing comes from Smartest Termite and producers Andrew Gallina and Shahin Chandrasoma.

The Lot is a horror story set in the most miserable, vicious pit of vipers — a Hollywood studio lot.

Aviva Copeland has just landed the biggest job of her career, running a Hollywood studio — one of the few black women to do so. But this is no ordinary studio because its backlot harbors the since abandoned soundstage where decades ago an authenticity-obsessed legendary filmmaker hired actual cult members to perform a real-life occult ritual for his latest horror masterpiece. Something evil awoke that day and in the bloody aftermath, the production was permanently shut down, the footage suppressed, and the soundstage that bore witness shuttered…until now. Aviva is about to learn that though the lot may have been closed for a half-century, it’s far from empty.

The Lot from writer Marguerite Bennett and artist Renato Guedes was published in 2021 as part of Bad Idea’s first wave of comics. Bad Idea will be at New York Comic Con this weekend and will be discussing The Lot at their panel presentation on Saturday, Oct 19th at 3:00pm, in Room 408 where they will also be giving away a limited New York Comic Con exclusive edition of The Lot #1 featuring a new cover by EM Carroll. The NYCC edition also includes a new Hank Howard, Pizza Detective story by Robert Venditti and David Lapham.