Radical offers 4-day San Diego Comic-Con passes at WonderCon



February 24th, 2009 – For WonderCon 2009, Radical Publishing will hold multiple raffles and giveaways Friday and Saturday at booth #621, featuring Grand Prizes that include four-day San Diego Comic-Con passes with special, exclusive access to Radical's creators and signings at the July show.



Radical will also feature WonderCon signings with special guests Steve Niles, creator and writer of the sci-fi/horror hybrid hit City of Dust: A Philip Khrome Story; Sam Sarkar, creator and writer of the sellout flagship Radical series Caliber: First Canon of Justice; and M. Zachary Sherman, writer of the critically acclaimed sci-fi epic Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising.



Fans that visit the Radical booth Friday and Saturday can pick up a raffle ticket to become eligible for a Grand Prize (limit one ticket per person). On Sunday, the first 100 fans to bring their raffle tickets to the booth will also receive a signed, limited-edition 3-D Radical Preview Book that showcases the work of Jim Steranko, Arthur Suydam, John Bolton, Clint Langley, Simon Bisley, Clayton Crain and more, along with featured interviews with Steve Niles, Rick Remender and Nick Simmons, star of the hit A&E series Gene Simmons Family Jewels. In addition, Radical will also give out hourly prizes of signed Radical comics, T-shirts and hoodies throughout the weekend.



WonderCon runs Feb. 27 to March 1 at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco. The full lineup of Radical Publishing's events for the show can be found below.



Radical Publishing

Booth #621



Guests and Signings:



Steve Niles (City of Dust)

Sam Sarkar (Caliber)

M. Zachary Sherman (Shrapnel)



Grand Prizes: Friday and Saturday Only



Each day: One pair (2) General Four-day Attendee Badges for San Diego Comic-Con 2009, including special, exclusive access to Radical's creators and signings!



Hourly Prizes: Friday – Saturday – Sunday



One set of: Radical comic book series, T-shirt and hoodie

(One signed series of Caliber by Sam Sarkar or City of Dust by Steve Niles)



Special Sunday-Only Prizes



First 100 people to bring back the Radical raffle ticket will receive a signed, limited- edition 3-D Radical 2009 Preview Book!





Signing Schedule



FRIDAY, FEB. 27 (Open 12 noon to 7 p.m.)



1 p.m. to 2 p.m.



M. ZACHARY SHERMAN will sign copies of SHRAPNEL: ARISTEIA RISING and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



4 p.m. to 5 p.m.



M. ZACHARY SHERMAN will sign copies of SHRAPNEL: ARISTEIA RISING and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.







SATURDAY, FEB. 28 (Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)



1 p.m. to 2 p.m.



M. ZACHARY SHERMAN will sign copies of SHRAPNEL: ARISTEIA RISING and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.



STEVE NILES will sign copies of CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



SAM SARKAR will sign copies of CALIBER: FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



M. ZACHARY SHERMAN will sign copies of SHRAPNEL: ARISTEIA RISING and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



5 p.m. to 6 p.m.



STEVE NILES will sign copies of CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



SAM SARKAR will sign copies of CALIBER: FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.





SUNDAY, MARCH 1 (Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)



From 12 p.m. to 1 P.M



STEVE NILES will sign copies of CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



SAM SARKAR will sign copies of CALIBER: FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.



SAM SARKAR will sign copies of CALIBER: FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.



M. ZACHARY SHERMAN will sign copies of SHRAPNEL: ARISTEIA RISING and the Radical Publishing Preview Book.





ABOUT RADICAL PUBLISHING

Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for HERCULES, CALIBER, FREEDOM FORMULA and Executive Producer for the in-development REX MUNDI movie from Warner Bros., written by JIM UHLS and starring JOHNNY DEPP); his protege JESSE BERGER (Executive Producer for HERCULES, CALIBER and FREEDOM FORMULA); and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).

Winner of the Diamond Comics Distribution's Gem Award for Best New Publisher of the Year, Radical brings the best writing, storytelling and fully painted cover and interior art to the global comic book market, from prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE PUGH, WARREN ELLIS, ARTHUR SUYDAM, STEVE NILES, MARKO DJURDJEVIC, IAN EDGINTON, DAVID HINE, RICK REMENDER, JOSEPH KOSINSKI, NICK PERCIVAL, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, NICK SAGAN, CLINT LANGLEY, NICK SIMMONS, PATRICK REILLY, WETA WORKSHOP, ZOMBIE STUDIOS and many more.

Radical Publishing currently has production deals with Universal Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, PETER BERG's Film 44 and Radical Pictures for HERCULES; JOHN WOO's Lion Rock Productions, JOHNNY DEPP's Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures for CALIBER; and BRYAN SINGER's Bad Hat Harry Productions and Radical Pictures for FREEDOM FORMULA.