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Image and Skybound Helps Raise Over $140,000 For the BINC Foundation to Support Comic Shops

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Image Comics has announced that recent Humble Bundles have generated over $140K in proceeds to benefit the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation. The organization provides assistance to employees and shop owners who have a demonstrated financial need arising from severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances.  

Over $35K was raised to benefit Traveling Stories, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to empower kids to outsmart poverty by helping them fall in love with reading by the fourth grade. In a joint Bundle with multiple other publishers, over $4M was raised to benefit Race Forward, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and The Bail Project charities to support the Black community during the Black Lives Matter movement.   

The “The Walking Dead by Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment” Bundle, “Creator Spotlight on Jonathan Hickman”, and the currently running “Image Comics Showcase” Bundle purchases all contributed to the total amount so far raised for Binc Foundation. 

The “Image Comics Showcase” Bundle is live now and, in fewer than 24 hours, is already on track to be the highest ordered Image Central Humble Bundle in the past five years. Its proceeds will go toward Binc Foundation too, as well as to The Hero Initiative.

For more than twenty years, the Binc Foundation has helped bookstore and comic book store employees and owners who encounter unexpected financial crises. The Binc Foundation works to keep book people in their homes, in their jobs, and with their families – stabilizing the brick and mortar bookstore community. The Foundation is the only 501(c)(3) in the country dedicated exclusively to strengthening the book industry by supporting the people who work in bookstores and comics shops. 

The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book artists and craftsmen in need. Hero Initiative creates a financial safety net for yesterday’s creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. 

Traveling Stories & IDW Present the Ultimate San Diego Comic-Con Sweepstakes

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Traveling Stories and IDW Publishing have launched the annual San Diego Comic-Con sweepstakes, a contest which will last through June 13th at 3:00pm PT.

Those who enter have a chance of winning the following ultimate experience package:

  • Two 4-day passes to sold-out Comic-Con
  • Airfare for 2 within the continental U.S.
  • Four nights stay at the Wyndham Bayside in San Diego Gaslamp district
  • An exclusive tour of the San Diego Comic Art Gallery with Ted Adams, CEO of IDW
  • Airport pickup and shuttle to the gallery, and then to the hotel

Anyone in the world can enter! $10 gives you 10 chances to win. Each additional $1 is another chance – the math is simple. Every dollar is a donation to Traveling Stories, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that empowers kid to outsmart poverty by helping them fall in love with reading by the 4th grade.

How to snag entries in the sweepstakes is easy, fast, and secure. Just follow the steps from there!

Top Shelf Fan Favorite Graphic Novels Humble Bundle

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Humble Bundle is offering one heck of a deal running for the next two weeks only. The result is a win-win that supports The Hero Initiative‘s work with comic creators in need and Traveling Stories‘ work providing books to underprivileged kids — while introducing you to a few of your new favorite graphic novels!

Name your own price, and for as little as $1, you’ll get DRM-free digital editions of books that will knock your socks off, with more and more books “unlocked” as you scale up.

What’s inside? Erin Nations‘ powerfully personal Gumballs, Nate Powell‘s Eisner-Award-winning Swallow Me Whole, Jeff Lemire‘s heartbreaking Essex County, Jennifer Hayden‘s profoundly moving The Story of My Tits, Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill‘s jaw-dropping League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele‘s bestselling The Surrogates, Alex Robinson‘s beloved Box Office Poison, Shannon Wheeler‘s hilarious Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump, Eddie Campbell‘s life-changing Alec: The Years Have Pants… and that’s barely scratching the surface! It’s your whole 2018 reading list taken care of in one click — or an incredible gift for someone dear to you.

Visit Humble Bundle for more details and to grab your bundle today!

Win Tickets To SDCC And Party With The Cast of Wynonna Earp

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Imagine winning the ultimate San Diego Comic-Con experience where you and a friend will party with the cast of the hit Syfy series Wynonna Earp, take a selfie with Kevin Eastman, and you’ll bring home a curated collection of IDW Publishing comic books! Plus, the winner will also get round-trip airfares for 2 and hotel accommodations in beautiful San Diego.

The sweepstakes will run until 11am on June 14, 2017. Anyone in the world can bid on the sweepstakes prize for as little as $10. Each bid is a donation to Traveling Stories, a 501c3 nonprofit organization in San Diego that helps kids fall in love with reading by the 4th grade.

Traveling Stories is shooting for a goal of $30,000 – and in the event they raise less than that amount, they’ll instead split the money they do receive with the grand prize winner.

The sweepstakes grand prize includes:

  • Round trip airfare for 2 within the continental United States
  • Hotel accommodations for 2
  • 2 four-day passes to San Diego Comic-Con
  • 2 tickets to the Wynonna Earp Cast Party
  • Meet-n-Greet with Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • A collection of comic books curated by IDW’s CEO & Publisher, Ted Adams

IDW Publishing and Humble Bundle Team Up for a Bloom County Bundle to Support Charity

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IDW Publishing and Humble Bundle have teamed up with a brand new bundle to support Traveling Stories. The new comics bundle features Bloom County and runs through May 10. Humble Bundle allows customers to pay what they want and then split that towards the platform, publisher, and charity in any way they choose.

Customers can pay just $1 or more for:

  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 1
  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 2
  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 3
  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 4

Customers who pay $8 or more will also get:

  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 5
  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 6
  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 7
  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 8
  • Bloom County Digital Library Vol. 9
Those who pay $15 or more will receive all of that plus:
  • Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope (Collected new strips from 2015 & 2016!)
  • Berkeley Breathed’s Academia Waltz & Other Transgressions (New release!)
  • OPUS by Berkeley Breathed: The Complete Digital Sunday Strips from 2003-2008
  • Berkeley Breathed’s Outland: The Complete Digital Collection

Traveling Stories helps provide underprivileged youth with reading material and help them become literate by falling in love with reading.

Click here to check out this bundle now.

IDW Returns to WonderCon

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IDW and WonderCon head to Anaheim, CA this weekend for the fan-favorite 3-day convention! Held at the Anaheim Convention Center from March 31st to April 2nd IDW will be set up all weekend long at booth #1109. In addition to big signings and essential panels throughout the weekend, IDW will also be hosting Traveling Stories at their booth, a San Diego-based non-profit committed to spreading literacy through community engagement.

Be sure to stop by the IDW booth for all of your Convention Exclusive needs, as we’ll be stocked up on all of the must-have variant editions only available at the booth:

  • Batman/TMNT Adventures #5 Kevin Eastman B&W Variant – $10 each
  • Ghostbusters 101 #1 Con Exclusive Photo Variant – $10 each
  • Transformers vs. G.I. Joe Movie Adaptation Tom Scioli Variant – $10 each
  • Wynonna Earp “Deluxe Pack” of comics – $25 each
  • Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four Artist’s Edition Variant cover edition, signed & numbered by Joe Sinnott – $150 each
  • Ditko Unleashed special edition with slipcase and additional book (Ditko Index) – $120 each

Throughout the weekend come by for incredible signings featuring amazing talent including cast members from the smash-hit show Wynonna Earp, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator and guest of the show, Kevin Eastman!

Friday March 31st

1:00 – 2:00 Love is Love – Marc Andreyko, Chris Ryall, Nyambi Nyambi
2:00 – 3:00 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – Arvind Ethan David, Chris Ryall
3:00 – 4:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe – Chris Mowry
3:30 – 4:30 Insufferable – Mark Waid
4:00 – 5:00 The Biggest Bang – D.J. Kirkbride
5:00 – 6:00 Transformers – John Barber, Livio Ramondelli, Mairghread Scott
5:00 – 6:00 M.A.S.K. – Brandon Easton
6:00 – 7:00 G.I. Joe – Aubrey Sitterson
6:00 – 7:00 Star Trek – Scott Tipton

Saturday April 1st

10:00 – 11:00 Back To The Future – John Barber
10:00 – 11:00 Edward Scissorhands – Drew Rausch
11:00 – 12:00 Love is Love HOUR ONE – Daniel Beals, Elsa Charretier, Christos Gage,
Sterling Gates, Marc Guggenheim
12: 00 – 1:00 Love is Love HOUR TWO – Amanda Deibert, Cat Staggs, James Tynion IV, Joshua Yehl
1:00 – 3:00 Wynonna Earp – Kate Drummond, Tim Rozon, Alexandra Zarowny
3:00 – 4:00 Star Trek – Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott
3:00 – 4:00 ROM – Christos Gage, Chris Ryall
4:00 – 5:00 The X-Files: Deviations – Amy Chu, Cat Staggs
5:00 – 7:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Bobby Curnow
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)

Sunday April 2nd

10:00 – 11:00 God Is Disappointed In You – Mark Russell
11:00 – 12:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe – Chris Mowry
12:00 – 2:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Bobby Curnow
(*Check out the show exclusive variant!)
2:00 – 3:00 Powerpuff Girls – Haley Mancini, Jake Goldman
3:00 – 4:00 Love is Love – Marc Andreyko, Cecil Castellucci, Sina Grace, Nyambi Nyambi

And join us throughout the weekend at these panels!

FIND YOUR HERO with IDW PUBLISHING’s WonderCon panel! 
Friday, 3/31/17, 4:30p.m. – 5:30p.m., Room: 213
On the lookout for your new favorite comic? Want to hear what’s next from the company that publishes everything from Transformers to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek to Back to the Future? Then don’t miss this panel, where Chris Ryall, David Hedgecock, Sarah Gaydos, Aubrey Sitterson, Scott Tipton and some VERY special guests make you an insider.

IDW Entertainment Presents: Spotlight On Wynonna Earp
Saturday, 4/1/17, 11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m., Room: 208
The breakout hit of 2016 returns to WonderCon! Join the cast and crew of the show that Variety named one of 2016’s Best New Shows as they reveal what’s in store for season two!

IDW Portfolio Review
Saturday, 4/1/17, 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m., Room: 206
An IDW editor will review your artwork and offer advice on your portfolio.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: A Shell of a Good Time Panel Bonanza
Saturday, 4/1/17, 3:30p.m. – 4:30p.m., Room: 213
The current TMNT brain trust of Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz and Bobby Curnow discuss the Turtles’ past, present and the threat from Dimension X looming in their future! Also announcing new creators and TMNT projects for 2017 and beyond!

IDW’s Archival Artbooks Panel
Saturday, 4/1/17, 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m., Room: 208
IDW has been blazing the way in Archival collections, from Artist’s Editions to the Marvel Artist’s Select books and beyond! Join IDW’s Greg Goldstein, Chris Ryall, and Scott Dunbier, and more special guests to discuss what’s come so far and, most importantly, what’s coming next!

IDW’s Hey, Kids! (of All Ages) Comics Panel
Sunday, 4/2/17, 11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m., Room: 213
IDW is the home for the best comics for fans of all ages, from My Little Pony to Skylanders to Disney and the Ninja Turtles. Not only will there be free comics for kids but also fun, and insightful details on all of the many kids comics, courtesy of editors extraordinaire Sarah Gaydos and Bobby Curnow! And don’t forget kids, come with questions for the panel on how to make your VERY OWN COMICS!

IDW to Receive the Red Balloon Award

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Red Balloon AwardsThe inaugural Red Balloon Awards, presented by Traveling Stories, will honor five literacy heroes including IDW Publishing. The event will benefit the organization’s StoryTent program, which provides free reading support to more than 2,000 underserved children in San Diego every year.

Winners of the award are selected based on the literary works they create, their advocacy efforts and the financial support they provide to community programs.

The award recognizes the work that employees of IDW have done to support a local non-profit.

IDW will receive their award at the Red Balloon Awards dinner and gala event on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 6 to 9:30 pm at the San Diego Woman’s Club, 2557 Third Ave., San Diego, CA 92130.

Other award recipients include Kevin Eastman (co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Las Patronas, Waypoint Public, and Don & Jo Soderquist. Traveling Stories will also announce a Volunteer of the Year on the night of the event.

IDW’s Star Trek Humble Bundle

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star trek humble bundleIn celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek, Humble Bundle and IDW Publishing are offering a bundle of 50 volumes of comics. The Humble Comics Bundle: Star Trek presented by IDW features authors such as John Byrne, Roberto Orci, Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott, Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton, David Tipton, David Messina, Brannon Braga, J.K. Woodward, and many more. It also features the Star Trek New Visions Special: More of the Serpent Than the Dove, a Humble exclusive, all-new hardcover book by comic book luminary John Byrne.

Customers can name their price of $1 or more for Star Trek Classics: Vol. 1-3, Star Trek: Next Generation – Ghosts, Star Trek: The Next Generation – Hive, Star Trek: Vol. 1-3, Star Trek: Countdown, Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, Star Trek: Movie Adaptation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Fool’s Gold, and Star Trek: Gold Key Archives: Vol. 1-2.

Those who pay $8 or more also receive Star Trek Classics: Vol. 4: Beginnings, Star Trek Classics: Vol. 5: Who Killed Captain Kirk?, Star Trek: Vol. 4-6, Star Trek Archives: Vol. 1-3, Star Trek: Gold Key Archives: Vol. 3-4, Star Trek: New Visions: Vol. 1, Star Trek: Nero, Star Trek: Khan, and Star Trek: Spock Reflections.

Customers can pay $15 or more to receive Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive, Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War, Star Trek: Vol. 10-11, Star Trek: Legion of Super-Heroes, Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s City on the Edge of Forever, Star Trek TNG/Doctor Who: Assimilation Vol. 2, Star Trek: New Visions: Vol. 3, Star Trek: Year Four, Star Trek: Year Four – The Enterprise Experiment, and Star Trek: Assignment Earth.

By paying $25 or more, customers will receive all of the above plus an all-new, Humble exclusive print edition shipped to their homes anywhere in the world. The Star Trek New Visions Special: More of the Serpent Than the Dove features a brand new story that picks up where the fan favorite TOS episode “Arena” left off. Master photostory artist/writer John Byrne presents the comic-book return of the Gorn, as the Federation’s first attempts at a Gorn peace treaty take a dire turn. As an extra-special bonus, this issue also contains a re-presentation of Star Trek: Leonard McCoy: Frontier Doctor #1, written, penciled, and inked by Byrne.

On Wednesday, July 6, look for seven additional special titles to join the bundle!

These comic collections would ordinarily cost over $440. At Humble Bundle, though, customers choose their price of $1 or more!

As with all Humble Bundles, customers can choose how their purchase dollars are allocated, between the publishers and charities. The Humble Comics Bundle: Star Trek presented by IDW supports both Traveling Stories and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and customers can also choose a favorite charity from our database of over 30,000 charities.

The Humble Comics Bundle: Star Trek presented by IDW runs from now until Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time.

The Ghostbusters Come to Humble Bundle

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Humble Bundle GhostbustersThere was something strange in our neighborhood, so Humble Bundle made a few calls, and all of a sudden these Ghostbusters digital comics showed up! Fancy that. Well, now that they’ve got ’em, what better thing to do than bundle them?

Humble Bundle has launched a new comic bundle, this one featuring Ghostbuster comics from IDW Publishing. Humble Bundle is a platform where you pay what you want and split that amount among Humble Bundle, the publisher or the charities that are being raised money for. This bundle benefits Traveling Stories or you can designate money to the charity of your choice.

But, what’s in the bundle?

Pay $1 or more for Ghostbusters International #1-4, Ghostbusters (Series 2) #1-8, and Ghostbusters (Series 1) #1-7.

Pay more than the average price to also receive Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression #1-4, Ghostbusters (Series 2) #9-20, and Ghostbusters (Series 1) #8-16.

Pay $15 or more for all of that plus Ghostbusters: Infestation #1-2, Ghostbusters: What in Samhain Just Happened, Ghostbusters Annual 2015, Ghostbusters International #5, The X-Files: Conspiracy – Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Con-Volution, Ghostbusters: Tainted Love, Ghostbusters: Holiday Special #1, and Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1-4.

More comics will be unlocked as it gets closer to the end of the bundle.

Comics from IDW and Top Shelf make up the new Humble Comics Bundle

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idw_top_shelf_humble_bundleIDW Publishing and Top Shelf are joining forces for the ultimate comic book team-up! IDW and Top Shelf go together like a locke and key (which makes sense if you read on!). The publishers are part of the latest Humble Comics Bundle which not only allows you to pay what you want for awesome digital comics, but also support a worthwhile charity, Traveling Stories.

Name your price for Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter, March: Book One, Nemo: Heart of Ice, Nemo: The Roses of Berlin, and Locke & Key Vol. 1-3. If you pay more than the average price, you’ll also get The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Vol. 3, We Can Fix It!, God Is Disappointed in You, Alone Forever, and Locke & Key Vol. 4 & 5. If you pay at least $5 above the average price, you’ll receive all of the above plus Nemo: River of Ghosts, March: Book Two, Richard Stark’s Parker: Slayground, and Locke & Key Vol. 6: Alpha & Omega.

The contents of this bundle would cost you up to $158 if purchased separately, but at Humble Bundle, you pay what you want. You choose where the money goes — between the publisher and a charitable cause (Traveling Stories) via the PayPal Giving Fund.