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SDCC 2026: Ignition Press Celebrates its First Year with Seven new Series

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Ignition Press is kicking off its first anniversary of publishing creator-driven comics this week leading up to and culminating at the biggest industry event of the year, Comic-Con International 2026 in San Diego (SDCC).

Ignition Press began publishing original series in July 2025 with its public debut at SDCC. At the Ignition Press Room—a standalone, open to the public, and free pop-up—the publisher introduced fans to seven debut series: Murder Podcast, Voyeur, Deluge, Roots of Madness, The Beauty, NO Place, and Arcadia.

On the eve of its one-year anniversary, Ignition Press has revealed a revised summer release schedule with seven new series launching over seven weeks beginning July 1st through August 12th. Additionally, Ignition Press will celebrate all its previously released or continuing series with new promotions and activations. The anniversary celebration will crescendo at SDCC 2026, where exclusives for all seven new series will be available for purchase before the celebration continues in comic shops through mid-August. Ignition Press will reveal additional details about its SDCC plans as part of its returning Ignition Sequence: SDCC 2026 marketing initiative.

The seven launching series commemorating Ignition Press’s first anniversary are:

  • The Dogsitter #1—a brand new rom-com treat for dog lovers from the Ares & Aphrodite team of Jamie S. Rich and Megan Levens with Nick Filardi and AndWorld Design;
  • Dispatched #1—an express delivery of an action thriller from B. Clay Moore and Daniel Gete with Lee Loughridge and AndWorld Design;
  • Minotaur #1—a groundbreaking sci-fi ongoing series for the AI Age by Si Spurrier and Mike Dowling with Sofie Dodgson and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou;
  • Sicko #1—a horrifying medical thriller where an autoimmune disorder becomes a weapon from Tini Howard and Amilcar Pinna with Amanda Grazini and Ariana Maher;
  • The Patron #1—a fine art murder mystery that is truly horrifying by Christian Ward and John J. Pearson with Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou;
  • Airwalker—the first original graphic novel for the publisher, a brand new superhero for a modern age directly from the mind of the late, great Stan Lee with Jeremy Haun and Danny Luckert with AndWorld Design;
  • And finally, Cult-de-Sac #1—a homeowner’s nightmare where the HOA is more than just odd from Cullen Bunn and Fico Ossio with Ulises Arreola and AndWorld Design.

Ignition Press’s updated summer release schedule includes the following titles:

July 1st: The Dogsitter #1, Showdown #2, The Other/Half #3, and Ripcord #4 ;
July 8th: Dispatched #1, Innards #2, Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #3, and Just Brutal #4;
July 15th: Minotaur #1, Arcadia #6, and Murder Podcast #8;
July 22nd: Sicko #1, Bad Thoughts #2, Everyone Loves A Jewel Thief #3, Bloodland #5, and The Beauty #7;
July 29th: The Patron #1;
August 5th: Airwalker OGN (available August 4th in bookstores), The Other/Half #4, and Ripcord #5;
August 12th: Cult-de-Sac #1, The Dogsitter #2, Innard #3, Showdown #3, Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #4, Just Brutal #5, and Murder Podcast Vol. 1 TP (available August 11th in bookstores).

Ignition Press Debuts Two Cold Opens at its Golden Apple Signing Event

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Ignition Press is debuting two new Cold Opens during their Golden Apple signing event on Wednesday, February 18th, kicking off the publisher’s participation in ComicsPRO’s Annual Industry Meeting. Golden Apple Comics will host a cavalcade of Ignition Press creators, meeting fans and signing comics from 11:00am – 1:00pm PST.

Fans attending the event will have the first opportunity to purchase and have their copies of The Other/Half: The Cold Open signed by writer Jim McCann, as well as copies of Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief: The Cold Open signed by co-writer and series artist Aaron Campbell. Each copy features a unique serial number and stock is limited to 100 copies each at the event. Additional copies will be made available concurrently at IgnitionPress.com for fans who cannot attend the event.

Ignition Press’s Cold Open issues act as a standalone entry point for longtime comic fans and new readers alike, featuring an original, self-contained story that introduces the reader to the world, as well as behind-the-scenes material, special sneak peeks, and information on how to get the entire series through traditional retail channels.

In The Other/Half: The Cold Open, get ready to fall in love with odd couple Henry and Ethan’s meet cute. Henry is a rough-around-the-edges private investigator, while Ethan is a socialite who’s been financially cut off from his Upper East Side family, but it’s true when they say that opposites attract!

Plus writer Jim McCann and artist Joe Eisma introduce Victoria and her priceless diamond that will lead to Ethan being a person of interest when it goes missing in the series. If they want to clear Ethan’s name and discover the truth, each will have to learn how their other half lives! The Other/Half #1 is available in comic shops everywhere March 11th, 2026.

Meanwhile, in Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief: The Cold Open, readers will go back to the origins of what inspired struggling novelist C. Scott Frederiksson to plan a masterfully scripted jewel heist to dazzle the masses without doing any real harm.

Readers will meet his high school D&D group that he’ll one day recruit to be a crack team of like-minded crooks. It’s truly beginning of either the greatest story C. Scott Frederiksson has ever told, or someone’s going to end up dead. Maybe both!

Grab a D20 and roll for stealth in this new heist-acular adventure from Tim Seeley and Aaron Campbell because “Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief”! Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief #1 is available in comic shops everywhere April 8th, 2026.