Join Bad Idea this weekend, March 27th-29th, at C2E2 and get the inside scoop on all things Warbird!
Head to the Bad Idea Booth (#513) for exclusive signings with New York Times best-seller and Warbird writer Robert Venditti all weekend long!
Join Bad Idea on Sunday, March 29th at 4:00 PM in Room S403 for BAD IDEA: THE C2E2 Panel.
The next wave of BAD IDEA comics continues right here! Join mastermind Derek Kolstad, creator and writer of the JOHN WICK franchise of movies, New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti, and BAD IDEA impresarios Dinesh Shamdasani, Peter Stern, and Siena Fallon for an exclusive look at BAD IDEA’s biggest slate yet! Witness brand-new art from WARBIRD, THE HAB, MEGALITH, GOAT, THE ODDBALL’S ODYSSEY and much more! Plus, special guests AND a convention exclusive giveaway!
Superstar artist Jonathan Wayshak takes the stage to unveil an all-new story in the world of 2025 super-hit Cul-De-Sac! This brand-new story is ONLY available in the upcoming Mike Carey and Jonathan Wayshak’s Cul-De-Sac campaign.
Behold a first-look at Wayshak’s jaw-dropping inks below from the brand new story! And make sure to follow the campaign so you qualify to earn the limited edition panel giveaway — an Olympus Saga: Megalith Art Print by James Harren!
Tiny Onion will be hopping into this year’s Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) this weekend with a certain mischievous rabbit mascot lurking in the shadows. The team is going even bigger for their second appearance at the convention with a larger, 10×30 booth (Booth #2072), where they will be selling merch and hosting signings with talent.
As well as James Tynion IV, Tiny Onion writers and artists attending the show includes Michael Walsh, Martin Simmonds, Werther Dell’Edera, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Nick Robles, Bradley Clayton, Carola Borelli, and more. Tynion will be diving into his works on the “Frightening and Fantastic Worlds” panel and Exquisite Corpses: The Game, a companion tabletop card game based on the bestselling comic series which launches soon on Kickstarter. Tiny Onion is hosting an additional panel focused on queer horror.
Onion Club members will have access to twice the number of free signatures per signing session, one graded signature fee waived per signing session, with access to a private signing at C2E2. Folks can sign up here to join the Onion Club now.
Stay tuned to Tiny Onion’s social accounts for more information about C2E2 exclusive merch, up-to-date programming and signing details, announcements, giveaways, and more.
Featuring a cover illustrated by Tiny Onion’s own Courtney Menard, physical newspaper Tiny Onion Presents (T.O.P.) #4, which will be first available at C2E2 ’26, will be the “Out of This World” Edition and will feature an interview with writer Che Grayson and Adam Gorham about their upcoming Exquisite Corpses limited series, Fox Mask Killer. This special issue will also include an in-depth interview with Third Eye Comics owner Steve Anderson. The spooky comic strip section, “Razorblades Presents: Sunday Scaries,” spinning off from the horror magazine anthology Razorblades and edited by co-creator Steve Foxe, will feature works by creators including Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Margot Ferrick, Shawn Kuruneru, and more. T.O.P. #4 will also showcase Horror-Scope illustrations by Michael Avon Oeming, recent announcements, in-universe ads, and Easter eggs aplenty. Fans can swing by to pick up their very own copy of T.O.P. #4 for just $1.00 USD via the vintage newspaper stands inside the Tiny Onion booth (#2072).
Friday 3/27
Panel Name: Exquisite Corpses: The Game and Beyond
Time: 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Room S403
Description: Join the heads of the Corpse Crew as they dive into Exquisite Corpses: The Game (based on the bestselling comic). Chat with James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh as they dive into how the game came to be and about what is next for Exquisite Corpses! Moderated by Tiny Onion Director of Communications, Jazzlyn Stone!
Saturday 3/28
Panel Name: Frightening and Fantastic Worlds of James Tynion IV
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:15PM
Location: Room S402-A
Description: Explore the many worlds of multi-award winning writer James Tynion IV! Moderated by Sami DeMonster, featuring Martin Simmonds (The Department of Truth), Álvaro Martínez Bueno (The Nice House series), and the man himself James Tynion IV!
Sunday 3/29
Panel Name: Queer Horror Panel
Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Room S404
Description: Love Horror? Come see the top horror and queer creators and influencers in comics chat their favorite horror films, books, and inspiration! Featuring Greg Lockard, Nick Robles, Bradley Clayton, and Alyssa Wong, moderated by Harley Salbacka!
TINY ONION C2E2 SIGNINGS
**Tynion will only be signing at the Tiny Onion booth #2072.
Tiny Onion will have Michael Walsh, Martin Simmonds, Werther Dell’Edera, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Nick Robles, Bradley Clayton, Carola Borelli, and more creators signing at the booth! Please stay tuned to Tiny Onion’s social accounts for the latest updates and information about signing times.
TINY ONION REED POP CHARITY COLLABORATION
Reed Pop and Tiny Onion are joining forces to auction off a special art piece at the Reed Pop Charity Art Auction! Three top artists will be collaborating on a unique Exquisite Corpses art piece, the proceeds of which will be donated to St. Jude’s.
Prana: Direct Market Solutions plans to host multiple panels and experiences for professionals and fans alike for one night only during C2E2, on Friday, March 27th 2026. Freeman and his team at Prana are planning two panels for the Midwest’s biggest geek party, before a special event later that evening. Details for the panels are below.
The Past, Present, and Future of Comics Distribution by Prana DMS
Friday, March 27, 2026
12:15 pm in room S402 A
Distribution is a key piece in the comic book life cycle and vital to the process since the beginning of the comic book industry. In an ever-changing market, distribution must also evolve. Professionals on the panel will examine the inception to the current status of that process and key insights into the future of comics distribution
The Indie Survival Guide: Avoiding Disaster as an Independent Publisher
Friday, March 25, 20206
5:00 pm in room S402 A
Indie comics publishing is a landmine of questions and traps for anyone entering for the first time, and even for veterans of our industry. Our panel of seasoned comics professionals will give you a roadmap for avoiding the mistakes in production, distribution, and sales in an ever-changing comics landscape. Learn how the professionals navigate production planning, distribution options, realistic sales expectations, and common financial pitfalls, while also exploring how audience and community building can make or break a release with long-term growth over short-term hype.
But that’s not all! After a full day of comics industry programming, Prana is partnering with one of Chicago’s favorite comics shops, Goblin Market: Comics and Curiosities, to bring what has become a favorite event of comics industry folk at C2E2.
Industry pros are invited to RSVP to this special event by emailing info@pranadm.com no later than Wednesday, March 23rd!
Announced at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), BOOM! Studios has revealed its next BOOM! Direct Reserve Campaign: James Tynion IV: The First Decade at BOOM! Studios—a celebration of the Eisner-winning writer’s 10 years of publishing with the L.A. based premier publisher.
The James Tynion IV: The First Decade at BOOM! Studios campaign will focus on key moments and fan-favorite titles from James’ legendary library of work, including Something is Killing the Children, Memetic, and The Woods.
The campaign begins on May 14, 2024. Fans of the many worlds of James Tynion IV can sign up early for updates and news regarding the campaign, including details on an exclusive early bird bonus offer.
James Tynion IV is set to appear at the C2E2 panel, “The Worlds of James Tynion IV: A Decade at BOOM! Studios” tomorrow, April 27 at 2:00 PM local time, alongside special guests Werther Dell’Edera and Michael Dialynas.
Mad Cave Studios and its imprints Maverick and Papercutz, are heading Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) 2024, taking place from April 26 to April 28 at McCormick Place!
Attendees can visit Booth #813 to experience a myriad of thrilling events, signings, and panels featuring renowned creators and exciting new releases including exclusive variants for by Robert Careyfor Deer Editor #1, Maan Haus for Morning Star #1, and Chris Evenhaus for Edenfrost #1.
Not to mention, an amazing group of signings and panels sure to make this convention one for the books! Here’s a glimpse of what Mad Cave Studios has in store:
Mad Cave Studios Booth Signings
Friday, Apr. 26:
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM: Kelly Williams, SKEETERS
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Saturday, Apr. 27:
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM:
Matthew Erman, MARIKO BETWEEN WORLDS
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM:
Michael Moreci, DICK TRACY
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM:
David Pepose, THE DEVIL THAT WEARS MY FACE
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM:
Anthony Cleveland, CHARRED REMAINS
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM:
Art Baltazar & Franco: YAHGZ
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Sunday, Apr. 28:
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM:
YA BOOK BUZZ GROUP SIGNING
Richard Hamilton, Joe Corallo, Jennie Wood
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM:
PAPERCUTZ GROUP SIGNING
Gabriel Valentin, Chas! Pangburn, Kim Shearer, Matthew Erman
C2E2 Panels
Friday, Apr. 26:1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Keep Bans Off Our Books
Room 402-AB
The topic of book banning has risen as more and more books are taken off the shelves, especially graphic novels. These creators are here to talk about graphic novels and literacy, what we can do about censorship in our communities, and most importantly, how to keep bans off our books!
Panelists: Chas! Pangburn, Kim Shearer
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Saturday, Apr. 27:12:30 PM – 1:15 PM: Descend Into Madness: Horror Comics from Mad Cave
Room S403-AB
Editor-in-Chief Mike Marts welcomes Mad Cave Studios’ masters of mayhem – Anthony Cleveland (Charred Remains, Show’s End, Stargazer), Kelly Williams (Skeeters, Bountiful Garden), and Ray Fawkes (Sanction) – as they celebrate the genre of horror in comics and discuss what inspires their spooky storytelling.
Moderator: Mike Marts
Panelists: Anthony Cleveland, David Pepose, Kelly Williams, Ray Fawkes
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2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Mad Cave’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
Room S402-B
Celebrate ten years of unbridled imagination and innovation with Mad Cave Studios’ Editor-in-Chief Mike Marts and authors Anthony Cleveland (Charred Remains, Show’s End, Stargazer), Chas! Pangburn (Double Booking), Joe Corallo (Becstar, Dahlia in the Dark, King Arthur & the Knights of Justice), and Jordan Thomas (Mugshots) as they discuss Mad Cave’s legacy and the wild new initiatives coming in 2024 and beyond!
Moderator: Mike Marts
Panelists: Anthony Cleveland, Chas! Pangburn, Joe Corallo, Jordan Thomas
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Sunday, Apr. 28:11:15 AM – 12:15 PM: YA Book Buzz: Coming of Age with Graphic Novels!
Room S402-B
Join Maverick creators Joe Corallo (King Arthur & the Knights of Justice), Jennie Wood (Paper Planes), and Richard Ashley Hamilton (Scoop) as they discuss their Young Adult graphic novels and how impactful coming-of-age stories can be!
Moderator: Jennie Wood
Panelists: Joe Corallo, Richard Hamilton
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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Create Imaginative New Worlds for All Ages with Papercutz!
Room S401-D
Join Papercutz creators Art Baltazar (Flash Gordon Adventures!, Gillbert, Yahgz), Chas! Pangburn and Kim Shearer (Double Booking), Franco Aureliani (Flash Gordon Adventures!), Gabriel Valentin (Digital Lizards of Doom!), and Matthew Erman (Heebie Jeebies) as they talk about using the medium of graphic novels to inspire young readers to create imaginative worlds of their own!
Moderator: Keith Davidsen
Panelists: Art Baltazar, Chas! Pangburn, Franco Aureliani, Gabriel Valentin, Kim Shearer, Matthew Erman
Join the Massive-verse team for a comic book event like no other! On Thursday, August 4 at 7 PM at the Embers Tap House in Lockport, Illinois, fans will have an exciting opportunity to meet up with the Massive-verse creators, including: Kyle Higgins, Melissa Flores, Marcelo Costa, Eduardo Ferigato, Ryan Parrott, Igor Monti, Mat Groom, Joe Clark, Alec Siegel, Laurence Holmes, and Michael Busuttil, and the Circle Guy News crew—for a Massive kick off to c2e2!
Fans who attend will enter Existence with unique narrative experiences that shine new light on the Radiants, visit the real world—reel world?—locations portrayed in the pages of Radiant Black (including Embers and the Roxy theatre in downtown Lockport), and partake in unique photo opportunities and surprise giveaway items.
Then, on Friday, August 5 at 1 PM at the McCormick Place Convention Center, c2e2 attendees are invited to head over to room S401 for the Across the Massive-verse panel. The Image Comics Massive-Verse is only getting started—and this panel is the only place to find out what’s next! Join Higgins, Ferigato, Parrott, Flores, Chen, Groom, and Busuttil for an exclusive Q&A guaranteed to spill the secrets of the Massive-Verse!
Higgins and Costa’s breakout hit Radiant Black took superhero storytelling to new heights when it launched—but Radiant Black isn’t the only character inhabiting the Massive-verse. There’s a whole universe for readers to explore! Characters like Rogue Sun, Inferno Girl Red, The Dead Lucky’s Bibiana—and more yet to be revealed—all occupy the Massive-verse. Each of them has a different story to tell, different adversaries to face… and they each occupy a very different corner of this shared universe.
Vault Comics has announced its return to conventions in 2022. The publish will have booth set up at four shows featuring exclusives, signings, live coverage, more.
Vault is bringing back convention exclusive 1 of 100’s that are only available at its booth – #749 – at C2E2. C2E2 will be their first time exhibiting in Chicago.
The convention will feature THREE Exclusives, plus the first in person sales of extremely rare covers.
With a foiled cover by Leila Leiz, only 100 copies are available for $100 a piece of Barbaric: Axe to Grind #1 and only at C2E2! Never reprinted, and when it’s gone it’s gone!
You can pre-order on Vault’s website but you must pick your copy up in person at C2E2.
Please note: Vault will not be shipping any copies as they are arriving directly in Chicago.
This gold foiled version of The Rush is limited to 300 ever released, and Vault is only bringing 100 to Chicago!
Grab a copy for $40 and get it signed by series artist Nathan Gooden! (Doing signings Friday at 4, and Saturday at 12.) Pre-order it now.
Please note: Vault will not be shipping any copies as they are arriving directly in Chicago.
Vault’s first convention exclusive pin, “Go Forth and Con-Queer”! The “Go Forth and Con-Queer” pin will only have 100 available at $15 a piece!
Vault will also have standard trades on sale for $15! plus rare covers available for the first time in person EVER, and even some CGC grades copies!
This is more than Vault has ever offered at any convention, so make sure you check it all out at C2E2!
It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below. While you wait for comic shops to open, here’s some comic news and a review from around the web.
Adam P. Knave – Ten Years Later – MonkeyBrain Comics – Some interesting comic history.
The Beat – SDCC ’22: Massive show floor changes, no booths for Dark Horse, D&Q and others – Hrmmm.
ICv2 – No Vax Requirement at ECCC or C2E2 – Oooph. Good luck everyone.
The Mary Sue – Tatiana Maslany on How ‘She-Hulk’ Will Be Different From Other MCU Series – We’re excited for this one.
TechCrunch – Warner Bros. Discovery ceases new HBO Max originals in Europe and shutters Cinemax Go – Interesting move.
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ReedPop has announced new 2021 dates for Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) and Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), and unveiled plans for a series of digital Metaverse events to take place now through summer 2021.
Typically held in the spring, ECCC will now take place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA on December 2-5, 2021, with C2E2 following at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL on December 10-12, 2021.
While in-person events won’t start up again until later in the year, fans won’t have to wait too long for an opportunity to geek out with fellow pop culture lovers. ReedPop will kick off next year’s con season with a spring Metaverse, followed by virtual events set for the summer. In addition to providing a year-round community for like-minded fans to connect with each other and share their fandoms, ReedPop is leveraging Metaverse as the online world offering access to exclusive content, nerdy merch, and one-of-a-kind celebrity experiences. Through Metaverse, fans can experience a 365-day celebration of all things pop culture and join in on the ultimate comic con experience from anywhere in the world.
