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Comic-Con International 2015! ComiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform, will be bridging the print-digital divide at Comic-Con International (Booth #2547) this year with a new variant cover available each day at the show and available digitally for the duration of the show at comixology.com.
On July 8th -12th, only located at Booth #2547, be sure to stop by the ComiXolgy booth to get exclusive variants!! Marvel Comics’ A-Force #2 with cover art and signing by Siya Oum. Dynamite Entertainment’s The Spirit #1 with cover by Jenny Frison. BOOM! Studios’ Lumberjanes #15 with cover and signing by Hope Larson. IDW Publishing’s Onyx #1 with cover and signing by Gabriel Rodriguez. Valiant Entertainment’s X-O Manowar: 25th Anniversary Special #1 with cover art by Al Barrionuevo & a special comiXology Submit version of Aw Yeah Comics #1 with cover by Faith Erin Hicks.
Not at Comic-Con? That’s okay! These special covers will be available digitally on comiXology for the length of the show!
If you are at the Comic-Con International, stop by the comiXology booth (#2547) during the signing time to receive a signed copy of that day’s variant cover. Each physical variant giveaway is limited to 500 copies and is made available on a first come, first served basis. Variant signings will feature either the cover artist or key members of the creative team of each title, or both!
ComiXology will also be having creator signings at their booth which will include Chris Ryall, Shannon Watters, Robert Venditti, Matt Wagner, Dan Schkade, Brennan Wagner, Art Baltazar & Franco! Here’s the signing information for each variant cover, when each cover will be made available at the comiXology booth, and also the day the variant will be made available on comixology.com:
Wednesday, July 8th
7:00pm – 8:00pm Get IDW Publishings Onyx #1 with special cover by Gabriel Rodriguez with signing by Rodriguez and writer Chris Ryall.
Thursday, July 9th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Get BOOM! Studios Lumberjanes #15 with cover by Hope Larson with signing by Larson and co-creator Shannon Watters.
Friday, July 10th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Get Valiants X-O Manowar: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special #1 with cover art by Al Barrionuevo with signing by writer Robert Venditti.
Saturday, July 11th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Get Dynamite’s The Spirit #1 with cover by Jenny Frison with signing by creative team Matt Wagner, Dan Schkade, and Brennan Wagner.
4:00pm – 5:00pm Get Marvel’s A-Force #2 with cover art by Siya Oum with signing by Siya Oum.
Sunday, July 12th
1:30pm – 2:30pm Get comiXology Submit’s Aw Yeah Comics! #1 with cover by Faith Erin Hicks with signing by Aw Yeah creators’ Art Baltazar and Franco.
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Not at the show? Then just go to comixology.com to purchase a special limited edition digital copy of that comic with the variant cover at the usual cover price. Digital versions will be made available the same day as the signing until the end of Comic-Con International and never be made available again.
That’s really cool, I’m not sure how digital variant covers work but i’ll check it out