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IDW and Whatnot are Partnering

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IDW Publishing has announced it is joining forces with Whatnot, a live shopping platform that has become popular with collectible collectors.

The official IDW Publishing Whatnot channel is live and will feature weekly live shows co-hosted by Specialty Sales Manager Ryan Balkam and Sales Associate April Vendetti. Featuring Godzilla, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, all IDW DARK releases, and much more, this weekly live show will be a destination for fans wanting to add exclusive comics, signed comics, and much more merchandise to their ever growing collections.

The move is one of many publishers have been doing to increase sales directly to consumers with the distribution system for comics so in flux and up in the air. Others have been the use of crowdfunding platforms, exclusives in their own stores, and more.

Ninja Funk #1 from Whatnot and Massive Publishing sees over 100,000 pre-orders

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Whatnot and Massive Publishing have announced that the creator-owned series, Ninja Funk #1, by writing duo JPG Paras and Steve Schuitt with artist Alex Riegel has reached an astonishing 105,000 orders between Diamond Comics Distributors and retailer exclusive covers after FOC. 

Ninja Funk is a genre-bending story described as “Guardians of the Galaxy meets Borderlands as a motley crew of electronic musicians fights to restore their dying planet… It features variant covers from talents like David Mack, Kevin Eastman, Tyler Kirkham, and BossLogic. 

Ninja Funk #1 is planned to release on November 2nd and will be followed by Quested #1 and Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled #1 in December and January respectively. This will complete Whatnot Publishing’s first quarter of releases.

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NYCC 2021: Canto #1 Gets an Exclusive Reprint

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Before the movie announcement with Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios, before the Clockwork Fairies and the Curse of the Shrouded Man, Canto began as a tiny knight in search of a heart. Now, the dynamic creative duo of writer David M. Booher and artist Drew Zucker have announced a partnership with Whatnot for a special New York Comic Con exclusive 4th printing of Canto #1 from IDW Publishing to celebrate just how far the tiny clockwork knight has come.

In Canto #1, Canto’s adventure begins! Enslaved for generations, Canto’s people once had hearts. Now they have clocks. When slavers damage a little tin girl’s clock beyond repair, Canto must brave his strange and fantastic world to bring back her heart. Can he overcome the dangers that await to save the one he loves?

Seeking to make a positive community driven marketplace, this is Whatnot’s first partnership for a comic exclusive. Originally launched in June 2019, this exclusive 4th printing of Canto #1 is a great homage to the issue that started it all. Three variant covers will be available based on the original first printing cover. Cover A and cover B (a limited variant without title dress) have new colors by Canto colorist Vittorio Astone. Cover C is a limited black and white variant. The exclusives will only be available at NYCC 2021 at the Whatnot booth, as well as on the Whatnot app during the convention while supplies last.

Both David M. Booher and Drew Zucker will be in attendance at New York Comic Con, Oct. 7-10, with exclusive signings at the Whatnot booth #2057, Friday 12:30pm-2:30pm, Saturday 12-2pm, and Sunday 2-4pm.