IDW Publishing San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Exclusives, Signings, & More

IDW Publishing is bringing many of your favorite titles and properties back to San Diego Comic-Con this year for new exclusives to Booth #2729. You’ll find exclusives for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things, Marvel, The Last Ronin, Locke & Key, and more.

You’ll also find tons of talent all week long signing at the IDW Booth #2729, including Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly, Kevin Eastman, Scott Snyder, Amy Mebberson, Sam Maggs, and more.

Here’s a look at this year’s signing schedule:

Thursday, July 20

10:30am-11:30am – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Ellen Boener
- Jeremy Lambert
- Casey Gilley
12pm-1pm – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Erik Burnham
- Fero Pe
- Ben Bishop
1:30pm-2:30pm – Star Trek
- Frank Tieri

Friday, July 21

11am-12pm – Dark Spaces: Good Deeds
- Che Grayson
12:30pm-1:30pm – Star Trek: Day of Blood
- Collin Kelly
- Jackson Lanzing
- Christopher Cantwell
3:30pm-4pm – IDW Originals
- Rich Douek
- Cavan Scott
- Scott Bryan Wilson
4:30pm – 5:30pm – The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell & The Fate of the Artist
- Eddie Campbell

Saturday, July 22

10:30am-11:30am – Cosmoknights
- Hannah Templer
12:30pm-2pm – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin *TICKETED SIGNING
- Kevin Eastman
- Tom Waltz
- Ben Bishop
- the Escorza brothers
2:45pm-3:45pm – Dark Spaces
- Scott Snyder
- Che Grayson
4:15pm-5:15pm – The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell
- Eddie Campbell

Sunday, July 23

11:30am-12:30pm – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Evan Stanley
- Adam Bryce Thomas
- Mike Cisneros
- Min Ho Kim
1pm-2pm – My Little Pony: 40th Anniversary
- Amy Mebberson
- Jenna Ayoub
3pm-4pm – Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures
- Sam Maggs
- David Booher

Additionally, you’ll find them on panels throughout the week including:

THURSDAY, JULY 20

Star Trek: Going Bigger and More Boldly Than Ever Before!
12:00pm-1:00pm, Room 28DE

Day of Blood is upon us! Never before has Star Trek been bigger (or bloodier). Join IDW Group Editor Heather Antos and Chris Cantwell, Collin Kelly, and Jackson Lanzing, the writers of the first-ever Star Trek comics event as they give an inside look into this bold crossover. Plus, Marc Guggenheim, Sam Maggs, Malachi Ward, Chirs Sequiera, and Liana Kangas share all the exciting things happening across IDW’s Eisner-nominated line of Star Trek comics.

FRIDAY, JULY 21

IDW Publishing: 2023 and Beyond!
1:30pm-2:30pm, Room 10

Join IDW Publishing’s Co-Publishers Mark Doyle and Tara McCrillis along with EIC Jamie S. Rich and Top Shelf’s Chris Staros, as they discuss the exciting new direction of IDW’s future. From fan-favorite series like TMNT, Star Trek, Sonic the Hedgehog, Godzilla, and My Little Ponies, to Top Shelf gems like Cosmoknights, to IDW Originals like Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces–IDW has something for everyone! Don’t miss this chance to hear about the amazing work being done by talents like Snyder, Hannah Templer, Jeremy Lambert, Sam Maggs, Frank Tieri, Scott Bryan Wilson, Che Grayson, and moreI. The future is bright at IDW Publishing, so come join the excitement!

SATURDAY, JULY 22

TMNT: The Next Evolution of Turtlemania
11:00am-12:00pm, Room 23ABC

From the unstoppable ongoing series to the new frontier of The Last Ronin to nostalgia-packed stories of Saturday Morning Adventures to epic crossovers like TMNT x Stranger Things, Turtlemania is in full force and isn’t slowing down. Join IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team as Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Mateus Santolouco, Erik Burnham, Ben Bishop, and Senior Editor Charles Beacham take the stage to discuss what’s next for everyone’s favorite heroes in a half-shell. Serious shellheads won’t want to miss this panel that’s guaranteed to serve heaping helping of shell shock!

The One and only IDW Artist’s Edition Panel!
2:00pm-3:00pm, Room 4

For those who love dramatic inks and original pages, IDW has the perfect addition for your shelf. IDW’s Artist’s and Artisan Editions collect some of the most iconic runs by popular artists including Mike Mignola, Todd McFarlane, and Jim Lee, among so many more legendary names. These editions preserve the unique nuances of the original art via detailed scans–effectively putting you in the studio with your favorite illustrator. Join Scott Dunbier, the man responsible for these incredible editions, as he discusses his future plans for this remarkable line of books with moderator Kristen Simon.

SUNDAY, JULY 22

Sonic The Hedgehog: Speeding to the 900th Adventure!
10:00am-11:00am, Room 25ABC

Gotta go fast to the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog panel at San Diego Comic-Con! Join the creative team – including Sonic editor David Mariotte and writer Evan Stanley – as they celebrate the upcoming 900th adventure of the Blue Blur with super fun stories that will leave fans spinning. Get ready to race into action with exciting sneak peeks and announcements that will make this panel one for the history books.

[UPDATE July 3]

Here’s a look at this year’s exclusives:

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES x STRANGER THINGS #1

Attendees will get a chance to get their hands on renowned illustrator Kyle Lambert’s silver foil paper variant for the thrilling debut issue.

MICHAEL GOLDEN’S MARVEL STORIES ARTIST’S EDITION

Signed by influential comic creator Michael Golden and numbered on a bookplate featuring his astonishing artwork, there will be a very limited amount of copies available.

STAR TREK DAY OF BLOOD #1

SDCC exclusive variant cover by STAR TREK artist Ángel Unzueta. The must-own issue is boldly printed on silver foil paper.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN – THE LOST DAY SPECIAL

This SDCC exclusive variant features April O’Neil on the cover. Bishop will also be signing at the booth.

LOCKE & KEY: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT #1 – 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Black & White exclusive variant featuring original artwork by Gabriel Rodriguez

LOCKE & KEY 15-YEAR KEY

Designed by Gabriel Rodriguez in collaboration with the Skelton Crew Studio, this collector’s item features Joe Hill’s initials on the front handle, “2008” text on the front base of the key, and Gabriel Rodriguez’s initials on the back handle of the key with “2023” text across the back base