The Lake Como Comic Art Festival has announced more artists who will be appearing at the 2025 event including first time guests Ivan Bigarella, J. Scott Campbell, Tomm Coker, Yannick Corboz, Werther Dell’Edera, Lee Garbett, Puppeteer Lee, Tanya Lehoux, Rachta Lin, Warren Louw, Jon J. Muth, Joe Quinones, Sylvain Repos, Darick Robertson, Marco Rudy, Zoe Thorogood, and Federico Vicentini along with returning guests Mirka Andolfo, Mahmud Asrar, Simone Bianchi, Pierangelo Boog, Mark Brooks, Elena Casagrande, Carla Cohen, Giorgio Comolo, Jeff Dekal, Gabriele Dell’Otto, Riccardo Federici, Adi Granov, Jock, David Mack, Alex Maleev, Enrico Marini, Lucio Parillo, Mark Raats, Humberto Ramos, Liam Sharp, Martin Simmonds, Pepe Valencia, and Olivier Vatine.
The celebrated art festival offers fans and collectors an intimate opportunity to meet with and purchase original art from world renowned artists at a luxury destination in Italy. Attendees will have the opportunity to converse with and purchase original art from some of the most esteemed comic book artists from around the world. One of the most exceptional experiences is the opportunity to commission stunning exclusive artwork and pick it up in person. As artists prepare for the event they begin taking requests and share them with the Festival.
Previously announced artists include first time attendees Enrique Breccia, Becky Cloonan, Pasqual Ferry, Pepe Larraz, Kevin Nowlan, Mike Perkins, Stan Sakai, Babs Tarr, and Thomas Yeates and returning guests Jordi Bernet, Travis Charest, Frank Cho, Tula Lotay, Dave McKean, and John Romita Jr.
The Lake Como Comic Art Festival begins Friday May 16th, with an opening reception overlooking the magnificent lake and gardens of the historic Villa Erba in Cernobbio, Lake Como Italy. The festival will run for two full days, Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18th. The Lake Como Comic Art Festival offers three ticketing levels: a 2 Day Pass, an All-Access Pass, and for those looking for something extra special there is a VIP Experience level that includes an original sketch by Alex Ross or Bill Sienkiewicz. The exclusive sketch will be randomly selected and will only be available for pickup in person at the show. This level also includes entry to the highly coveted opening reception. Tickets for the 2025 Festival are on sale now.
(W) Charles Ardai (A) Ang Hor Kheng (CA) Warren Louw In Shops: Aug 07, 2024 SRP: $3.99
THE BEST-SELLING SERIES, GUN HONEY IS BACK! JOANNA TAN RETURNS FOR A NEW HEART-RACING SERIES! After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, GUN HONEY-JOANNA TAN-launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo, to the streets of Yokohama, and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will anyone survive the explosive collision?
(A) Stanley Artgerm Lau, Warren Louw, Derrick Chew, and Others In Shops: Dec 19, 2023 SRP: $5.99
Art by Stanley Artgerm Lau, Warren Louw, Derrick Chew, and Others Reprinting the best of the sold-out Joker and Harley Quinn Uncovered editions…and some secret surprises!
This gallery of Poison Ivy’s greatest variant covers celebrates the first year of the verdant villainess’s acclaimed, GLAAD Award-winning ongoing series.
(A) Kael Ngu, Adam Hughes, David Nakayama, Rose Besch, Leirix, Amanda Conner, Alex Sinclair, Will Jack, Sozomaika, Warren Louw, Derrick Chew, Olivier Coipel, Rachta Lin, Stanley Lau, Ryan Sook In Shops: Dec 13, 2022 SRP: $5.99
In celebration of Harley Quinn #25 comes a gorgeous, irreverent look at the amazing variant covers that helped make the Maid of Mischief magnificent! Enjoy an art book of epic proportions featuring some of the hottest creators in the industry!’
DC is celebrating Pride Month in June with new releases, new trades, and more. The celebration will be available at local comics shops, bookstores, libraries, and beyond this June with more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever. In addition to DC Pride 2022, a new 100+ page Prestige format annual anthology comic, in the coming months DC will also publish a new young adult graphic novel, launch three new comic book series, publish a new Tim Drake special, feature DC Pride variant covers on multiple series, deliver a new slate of books to readers everywhere, and turn a spotlight (the Bat-Signal, too!) on the World’s Greatest Super Heroes.
In the book market and available everywhere books are sold, Galaxy: The Prettiest Star from writer Jadzia Axelrod and artist Jess Taylor will publish on May 17 to introduce entirely new characters to DC’s pantheon of heroes. DC can’t wait for you to meet Taylor, the Galaxy Crowned, and so is delivering Galaxy: The Prettiest Star FCBD Special Edition 2022 #1, a free preview on Free Comic Book Day of the young adult graphic novel about gender identity, romance, and shining as bright as the stars, to your local comics shop on May 7. It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is about to test her power!
DC Pride 2022, containing all-new stories spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites, is DC’s annual Pride-themed anthology comic. The 104-page Prestige format comic, publishing on May 31, will have an introduction by activist, actress, and real-life superhero Nicole Maines (including a teaser for her upcoming DC project!) and will feature a main cover by Phil Jimenez and Arif Prianto, an open-to-order wraparound variant cover by Joshua “Sway” Swaby, and a 1:25 variant cover by Jen Bartel. The DC Pride 2022 creative teams, and the characters they’re developing stories for, include:
Alysia Yeoh and Batgirl by Jadzia Axelrod and Lynne Yoshii
Aquaman/Jackson Hyde by Alyssa Wong and W. Scott Forbes
Green Lantern/Jo Mullein by Tini Howard and Evan Cagle
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy by Dani Fernandez and Zoe Thorogood
The Ray by Greg Lockard and Giulio Macaione
Superman/Jon Kent by Devin Grayson and Nick Robles
Tim Drake by Travis G. Moore
and more to come!
DC’s Pride anthology comic will also include contributions from J. Bone, Ro Stein and Ted Brandt, Samantha Dodge, Brittney Williams, and others; and new pinups by P. Craig Russell, J.J. Kirby, and more. With over 100 pages of original stories and content, DC Pride 2022 celebrates the strength and courage it takes to be a DC Super Hero.
But DC’s Pride plans aren’t limited to June! In addition to DC Pride 2022, the following comics will launch during Pride Month and continue through the year:
Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara, with covers by Jessica Fong (main), Warren Louw (open-to-order variant and 1:100 foil variant), Nick Robles (1:25 variant), Frank Cho (1:50 variant), and Dan Mora (team variant), launches on June 7. In her new series, Ivy leaves Gotham City and sets out to complete her greatest work—a gift to the world that will heal the damage humanity has dealt to it! DC is proud to present the unbelievable next chapter in Poison Ivy’s ever-growing library in a six-issue story arc by the incredible creative team of G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara.
Nubia: Queen of the Amazons, a new series by Stephanie Williams, Alitha Martinez, and Mark Morales, with covers by Khary Randolph (main), Jae Lee (open-to-order variant), and Alitha Martinez (1:25 variant), debuts on June 7. Taking place right after the Nubia: Coronation Special, a second miniseries for the fan-favorite Amazon begins! You won’t want to miss the exciting new adventures of the one true queen, brought to you by the creative team behind Nubia & the Amazons—writer Stephanie Williams and artist Alitha Martinez! Williams, Martinez, and Morales’s new series is planned for four issues.
DC Pride: Tim Drake Special, by Meghan Fitzmartin, Belén Ortega, and Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, with covers by Ortega (main) and Travis Moore (open-to-order variant), collects the breakout story from Batman: Urban Legends in one volume for the very first time! This 64-page one-shot comic arriving on June 14 also features a brand-new story that sees Tim teaming up with his former Young Justice teammates and the Batgirls! Tim Drake’s 2022 path starts here!
Multiversity: Teen Justiceby Ivan Cohen, Danny Lore, Marco Failla, and Enrica Eren Angiolini, with covers by Robbi Rodriguez (main), Stephanie Hans (open-to-order variant), Bengal (1:25 variant), and Failla (1:50 variant), features Kid Quick—the Future State Flash—and the other young heroes of Earth-11. Launching on June 7, the secrets of Earth-11’s newest heroes and villains unfold in DC’s most exciting new team title! And what role will the mysterious Raven—the brooding hero who has refused to join the team in the past—play in the brand-new series? Cohen, Lore, Failla, and Angiolini’s new series is planned for six issues.
Throughout DC’s line of monthly comics, DC’s 2022 Pride-themed variant covers will feature artwork by Amy Reeder (Batman #124), David Talaski (Superman: Son of Kal-El #12), Derek Charm (Action Comics #1044), Joe Phillips (Aquamen #5), Kevin Wada (Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #1), Kris Anka (Poison Ivy #1), Nick Robles (Nightwing #93), Nicole Goux (Wonder Woman #788), Olivier Coipel (Harley Quinn #16), Stephen Byrne (Multiversity: Teen Justice #1), and more.
New DC books arriving in the coming months to add to your TBR piles, pull lists, DC Pride book clubs, in-store Pride displays, and to share with friends on TikTok will include:
DC Pride 2021 (4/26)
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star (5/17)
Crush & Lobo (5/17)
Midnighter: The Complete Collection (5/24)
Aquaman: The Becoming (5/24)
Batman: Urban Legends Vol. 2 (5/24)
Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 1: The Truth (5/31)
DC Poster Portfolio: DC Pride (5/31)
Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus (7/5)
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour Vol. 1 (8/30)
DC’s award-winning backlist of bestselling titles featuring LGBTQIA+ characters can be purchased everywhere books are sold:
Writer: Charles Ardai Artist: Ang Hor Kheng Publisher: Titan Comics FC, 32pp, $3.99 On Sale: September 29, 2021
SHE’LL GET YOU THE WEAPON YOU NEED, WHERE YOU NEED IT, WHEN YOU NEED IT!
When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the death of dozens and the escape of a brutal criminal, notorious weapons smuggler Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government: find the man she set loose and bring him down!
“Charles Ardai Is A Very Smart And Very Cool Fellow.” – Stephen King
Covers: Cover A: Bill Sienkiewicz Cover B: Robert McGinnis Cover C: Ang Hor Kheng Cover D: Andrea Camerini FOC Variant: Adam Hughes Cover F 1:10 Copy Incentive: Bill Sienkiewicz Virgin Variant Cover G 1:25 Copy Incentive: Bill Sienkiewicz Pink Wash Virgin Variant The Comic Mint Retail Exclusive: Bill Sienkiewicz Foil Virgin Variant Forbidden Planet / Jetpack Retailer Exclusive 1: Adam Hughes Virgin Variant Forbidden Planet / Jetpack Retailer Exclusive 2: Adam Hughes Foil Virgin Variant Forbidden Planet / Jetpack Retailer Exclusive 3: Adam Hughes Foil Trade Variant Frankie’s Comics Retailer Exclusive: Lesley Li Virgin Variant KRS Comics Retailer Exclusive: Warren Louw Virgin Variant Sanctum Sanctorum Retailer Exclusive: Ivan Tao Virgin Variant
Writer: Charles Ardai Artist: Ang Hor Kheng Publisher: Titan Comics FC, 32pp, $3.99 On Sale: September 29, 2021
SHE’LL GET YOU THE WEAPON YOU NEED, WHERE YOU NEED IT, WHEN YOU NEED IT!
When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the death of dozens and the escape of a brutal criminal, notorious weapons smuggler Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government: find the man she set loose and bring him down!
“Charles Ardai Is A Very Smart And Very Cool Fellow.” – Stephen King
Covers: Cover A: Bill Sienkiewicz Cover B: Robert McGinnis Cover C: Ang Hor Kheng Cover D: Andrea Camerini FOC Variant: Adam Hughes Cover F 1:10 Copy Incentive: Bill Sienkiewicz Virgin Variant Cover G 1:25 Copy Incentive: Bill Sienkiewicz Pink Wash Virgin Variant The Comic Mint Retail Exclusive: Bill Sienkiewicz Foil Virgin Variant Forbidden Planet / Jetpack Retailer Exclusive 1: Adam Hughes Virgin Variant Forbidden Planet / Jetpack Retailer Exclusive 2: Adam Hughes Foil Virgin Variant Forbidden Planet / Jetpack Retailer Exclusive 3: Adam Hughes Foil Trade Variant Frankie’s Comics Retailer Exclusive: Lesley Li Virgin Variant KRS Comics Retailer Exclusive: Warren Louw Virgin Variant Sanctum Sanctorum Retailer Exclusive: Ivan Tao Virgin Variant
writer: Christopher Priest artist: Ergün Gündüz, Chris Graves covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Marco Mastrazzo (B), Shannon Maer (C), Warren Louw (D), Lorraine Cosplay Variant (E), Lucio Parrillo (RI/BW), Warren Louw (RI/BW), Cosplay Variant (RI/Virgin), Warren Louw (RI/Virgin), Marco Mastrazzo (RI/BW), Lucio Parrillo (RI/BW Virgin) FC | 32 pages | Horror, Action/Adventure | $3.99 | Teen+
RED MASS, PART 1: The countdown to the most unholy union in history begins here! Having finally returned to Earth from her Interstellar adventure, Vampirella rescues a child from certain death while unwittingly giving life to the greatest evil the world has ever seen!
The epic run of CHRISTOPHER PRIEST and ERGUN GUNDUZ is about to reach its crescendo!
writer: Christopher Priest artist: Fritz Casas, Stephane Roux covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Julius Ohta (B), Raymund Bermudez (C), Daniel Maine (D), Warren Louw (E), (RI/Virgin), Daniel Maine (RI/Virgin), Raymund Bermudez (RI/Virgin), Warren Lowe (RI/ BW Virgin, Lucio Parrillo (RI/BW), Lucio Parrillo (RI/BW Virgin) FC | 32 pages | Sword and Sorcery | $3.99 | Teen+
In our penultimate issue, our ladies who comprise the SIX find themselves hopelessly outgunned by the hordes of LEVITICUS, and to make matters worse, one of the SIX isn’t on the same page as the rest! Could a guilty conscience take them all down?! Meanwhile, DRACULINA plots her revenge on her hated sister and the origin of NYX comes to its four-degree burn!
