Radical at SDCC 2011 with Exclusives, Signings, and Sam Worthington
July 20, 2011 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories
Press Release:
July 12, 2011, Los Angeles, CA– With San Diego Comic Con fast approaching, Radical has some exciting announcements surrounding our presence at the convention.
First off, in addition to the usual fare, Radical will be offering a selection of exclusives at this year’s SDCC. These special, limited edition items will include:
• Damaged #1, Leonardo Manco Rare Painted Cover Variant (Limited to 250 copies, only 50 available per day)
• The Last Days of American Crime SDCC Sketch Cover (Limited to 500 copies, only 100 available per day)
• Damaged #1 Sketch Cover, SDCC Limited Edition
• Damaged #1 Virgin Cover with original sketch by Leonardo Manco
• Driver for the Dead, Time Bomb and The Last Days of American Crime trade paperbacks with mini SDCC-edition lithographs
• Hotwire Signed Hardcover
• Limited edition art print lithographs
Only a set number of the first two exclusives listed will be available each day at Radical’s booth, #3735, so plan accordingly— when they’re gone, they’re gone!
SIGNING SCHEDULE: Thursday, July 21
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Rick Remender, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joshua Dysart and Leonardo Manco (Manco will be sketching custom covers each day)
2:00 – 4:00
Adam Freeman and Marc Bernardin
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Leonardo Manco
Friday, July 22
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
RADICAL PANEL: Radical panel in Room 24ABC with Sam Worthington, Michael Schwarz, John Schwarz, David Lapham, Rick Remender, Joshua Dysart, Leonardo Manco and Barry Levine
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Sam Worthington, Michael Schwarz, John Schwarz, David Lapham and Leonardo Manco
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
David Lapham and Leonardo Manco
Saturday, July 23
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Jimmy Palmiotti, Leonardo Manco, Rick Remender and Joshua Dysart
Sunday, July 24
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jimmy Palmiotti, Rick Remender and Leonardo Manco
Be one of the first five people to visit Radical’s booth (#3735) and mention the Early Bird contest to win a prize bundle of Volumes 1 & 2 of Radical’s Hercules!
TWEET TRIVIA CONTEST:
Visit Radical’s booth to find our daily trivia question– tweet the correct answer to @Radicalcomics for a chance at a bundle of three Radical issue #1s! This contest will have a total of three winners each day.
COSTUME CONTEST:
Visit Radical’s booth dressed as your favorite Radical character (or in a Radical-branded outfit) for a shot at some swag! Each person to visit the booth in a Radical costume will receive a bundle of Issue #0s. Radical will also choose a daily winner, awarding the person with the best Radical costume of the day a special schwag bag of Radical apparel.
What could be simpler? Just post the following as a status update: “Come to the Radical Publishing booth (#3735) at Comic Con.” Tag Radical, submit to your profile, and wait– this contest’s daily winner will receive a copy of Radical’s SDCC-exclusive edition of Damaged #1, signed by Sam Worthington, Michael Schwarz, John Schwarz, David Lapham, and Leonardo Manco!
RADICAL RAFFLE:
Sign up for Radical’s mailing list at our booth to receive a free raffle ticket. Raffle winners will be announced at 3:00 PM each day, with the winners receiving a custom sketch cover of Damaged #1 drawn by Leonardo Manco and signed by Sam Worthington, Michael Schwarz, John Schwarz, David Lapham, and the artist himself.
More Radical announcements leading up to (and during) San Diego Comic Con are forthcoming—keep up with us through Radical’s Facebook (Facebook.com/RadicalPublishing) and Twitter (Twitter.com/RadicalComics) accounts!
