IDW & Top Shelf Announce  SDCC 2015 Exclusives & Debuts The Good, The Limited, & The Signed! San Diego, CA (June 22, 2014) – Get your San Diego Comic-Con International exclusive checklists ready! IDW and Top Shelf have some of the hottest exclusives and debuts for the biggest convention of the year! See below for a full list of your convention must-haves and download the ultimate IDW 2015 SDCC Exclusives Shopping Guide PDF (http://bit.ly/1QMeuQQ) for full descriptions and cover images. A few exclusives are available for pre-order from IDW’s webstore beginning today, June 22. Fans that preorder will be able to pick up their books throughout the show from the IDW booth #2743 and for the first time from the San Diego Comic Art Gallery located in Liberty Station in the Point Loma area of San Diego. Come see The Art of Kevin Eastman exhibition and pick up your pre-orders starting Wednesday, July 8 through Monday, July 13. For more information on the gallery and exhibit as well as directions, visit www.sdcomicartgallery.com. ARTIST’S EDITIONS Jack Kirby Kamandi Artist’s Edition Convention Variant Jack Kirby’s most beloved creation is now an extraordinary Artist’s Edition, collecting six complete issues of Kamandi! There is no better way to view the magic of King Kirby than in the one and only Artist’s Edition. Pick up the debut of the convention variant early while supplies last! $100, Limited to 100 copies, 2 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1GxgYuC Mike Zeck’s Classic Marvel Stories Artist’s Edition Convention Variant Mike Zeck is one of the classic artists of the 1980s, at the forefront of many of the best books and in demand by fans and editors alike. This unique Artist’s Edition showcases some of Zeck’s finest works, including full issues and an array of his finest covers! This convention variant features Captain America and Wolverine squaring off! $125, Limited to 125 copies, 2 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1Gb5fiN Frank Miller’s Daredevil Artifact Edition Convention Variant Frank Miller, multiple Eisner Award-winner, is one of the finest and most influential comics creators of his generation. From Sin City to Dark Knight Returns, to Daredevil: Born Again and Batman: Year One (both of which he wrote and collaborated on with David Mazzucchelli), his contribution to the art form is nearly peerless. But before these incredible works came his groundbreaking turn on Daredevil! This convention exclusive boasts a stunning variant cover by Miller featuring Daredevil and Black Widow. $100, Limited to 175 copies, 2 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1BBI5WI Eric Powell’s The Goon: China Town Artist’s Edition Convention Variant Since debuting in 1999, The Goon has won constant critical praise as well as a large and rabid fan base for creator Eric Powell. This beautiful Artist’s Edition features Powell’s Goon original graphic novel, Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker, the opus that earned the writer/artist two Eisner Awards! Variant cover only available at the IDW booth. $100, Limited to 100 copies, 2 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1dVhHvz Walter Simonson’s Manhunter & Other Stories Artist’s Edition, Remarqued Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson was one of the most acclaimed series of the 1970s, winning numerous awards along the way—not bad for a backup feature that only ran seven episodes! This Artist’s Edition presents the original run of Manhunter, as well as a classic Batman story, Dr. Fate, Metal Men, and Captain Fear tales. This very limited edition variant is signed & remarqued by Walter Simonson and is numbered as one of a limited edition of 50 copies. $250, Limited to 50 copies, 2 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1BtlFXi DISNEY COMICS Don Rosa’s The Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck Artist’s Edition Convention Variant Debuting at San Diego Comic-Con, Don Rosa’s Eisner-award winning work on The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck gets the Artist’s Edition treatment with a special convention exclusive cover with Scrooge hitting pay dirt! $125, Limited to 100 copies, 2 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1kGVMUL Donald Duck #1 Convention Variant Donald, Mickey, and Goofy head to a comic convention of their own on this special variant cover by Derek Charm. $5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person Mickey Mouse #1 Convention Variant Donald, Mickey, and Goofy’s adventure at a comic convention continues on this special exclusive cover with art by Derek Charm. $5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person IDW HIT TITLES Ghostbusters: Get Real #1 Convention Variant It’s the ultimate Ghostbusters team-up on this convention exclusive cover to the new series Ghostbusters: Get Real! With art by Dan Schoening, this is one exclusive you’ll want to catch early! $5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person Godzilla in Hell #1 Convention Variant James Stokoe returns to Godzilla and drags him straight to Hell! This convention exclusive cover features Stokoe’s hyper-detailed work on a special wraparound cover! $10, Limited to 200 copies, 3 per person Jem & The Holograms #1 Convention Variant SHOWTIME, SYNERGY! Meet Jerrica Benton—a girl with a secret. She and her sister Kimber team with two friends to become... JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS! An all-new cover featuring Pizzaz by Amy Mebberson graces this convention exclusive! $5, Limited to 200 copies, 3 per person A Blank Sketch Cover also available! $5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person Onyx #1 Convention Variant A star-born knight for a new generation takes flight here! Get your convention exclusive copy signed by creators Chris Ryall and Gabriel Rodriguez at the booth! $5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person Star Trek/ Green Lantern #1 Convention Variant The biggest crossover in the galaxy debuts at Comic-Con! Don’t miss this exclusive convention variant by Freddie E. Williams III featuring the Green Lantern Corps and the Enterprise crew side-by-side! $5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person TRANSFORMERS Transformers #42 Convention Variant The Combiner Wars are over, but the fallout has just begun! Don’t miss out on this convention exclusive by Sara Pitre-Durocher featuring Arcee that connects to More Than Meets the Eye #42 and Windblade #4! $5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #42 Convention Variant The quest for the Knights of Cybertron reaches a new epoch! Chromia and the Lost Light are featured on this convention exclusive edition by Sara Pitre-Durocher that connects to Transformers #42 and Windblade #4! $5, Limited to 300 copies, 3per person Transformers: Windblade #4 Convention Variant Windblade heads into battle on this variant cover by Sara Pitre-Durocher that connects to Transformers #42 and More Than Meets the Eye #42! $5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person Transformers: Combiner Hunters #1 Convention Variant Spinning out of the explosive Combiner Wars arc, the Combiner Hunters face off against their first great threat on this convention exclusive cover by Sara Pitre-Durocher! $10, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person Get $5 off when you buy all four issues together! $20 total. TURTLES & PONIES Casey & April #1 Convention Variant Morning Glories artist Joe Eisma suits up Casey & April on this convention exclusive cover of the debut issue written by Comic-Con special guest Mariko Tamaki! $5, Limited to 300 copies, 3 per person Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44 SIGNED Convention Variant Only available at SDCC, a set of first printings of the issue that had the whole world talking! This issue comes pre-signed by none other than Kevin Eastman! $40 a set (Cover A & B), Limited to 50 copies, 3 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1I3SEmv My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #32 Convention Variant “Night of the Living Apples,” Part 1! Bad apples have come alive and determined to take over all of Ponyville! Don’t miss the exclusive cover by Tony Fleecs done in the EC Cover tradition! $5, Limited to 500 copies, 3 per person My Little Pony: Fiendship is Magic TP Convention Variant This collection of the entire mini-series boosts a special convention variant featuring a cover with the iconic villains of Equestria by Thom Zahler. $25, Limited to 100 copies, 3 per person HARDCOVER COLLECTIONS Little Nemo: Return To Slumberland HC Convention Variant Get your convention exclusive copy of the three time Eisner-nominated, all-ages series featuring a special Black & White variant cover by series artist Gabriel Rodriguez! $30, Limited to 200 copies, 3 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1BBIrwg Locke & Key Vol. 1 Master Edition HC Convention Variant The critically acclaimed series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez takes on new life in a reformatted hardcover collection which features the first two arcs, “Welcome to Lovecraft” and “Headgames,” with a special Black & White variant cover. $50, Limited to 250 copies, 3 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1fmRC9V Bacchus Omnibus HC Convention Variant Only available at the Top Shelf booth #1721, Eddie Campbell’s Bacchus is a true epic, spanning a decade of work, over a thousand pages, and several millennia of alcohol consumption. This convention exclusive hardcover comes signed and numbered by Campbell! $75, Limited to 250 Copies, 3 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1Ipf4KA Complete Essex County Hardcover – SHOW DEBUT Top Shelf is celebrating the award-winning masterpiece that made Jeff Lemire a household name with the convention debut of the Essex County hardcover. This elegant, foil-stamped slipcase edition features an exclusive letterpress bookplate signed & numbered by the author! Don’t miss the chance to get a deluxe version of this intimate study of an eccentric farming community and a tender meditation on family, memory, grief, secrets, reconciliation — and hockey. $75, Limited to 500 Copies, 3 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1BBIF6S Also available with a sketch! $150, Limited to 50 copies, 2 per person ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER: http://bit.ly/1Gb5zOB A CARD GAME Making its show debut, the card game based off the acclaimed series CHEW from John Layman and Rob Guillory. Anyone who buys the CHEW card game at SDCC will get a free exclusive bonus pack containing two playable Chog Frappe cards and five variant green Chogs.

About IDW Publishing IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE and MY LITTLE PONY; Disney’s classic characters including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Uncle Scrooge; Paramount/CBS’s Star Trek; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Zombies vs Robots by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood; Ragnarök from Eisner Award-winner Walter Simonson; and Little Nemo from the award-winning duo of Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to acclaimed imprints such as the Library of American Comics, which publishes classic comic reprints, Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio, IDW Artist’s Editions, and Top Shelf Productions. IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Warner Brothers are producing a film based on Ashley Wood's Lore; Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film, and Alex Kurtzman is producing a movie based on Locke & Key at Universal.  IDW Entertainment was started in 2014 to fund, develop, and oversee brand extensions across IDW Publishing’s portfolio of comics and graphic novels for the global television market. IDW Entertainment is currently in development with a slate of properties for television including the chilling and realistic vampire thriller, V Wars, by New York Times Best Seller Jonathan Maberry with writer/executive producer Tim Schlattmann (Dexter, Smallville); Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, with writer/executive producer Max Landis (Chronicle); and many others.