Press Release (Top Cow Follows)

THE WEEK OF IMAGE COMICS AT SDCC

Announcing the Full Signing Schedule and Creator List for San Diego Comic-Con

Berkeley, CA -- 18 July 2011 -- Many of the best comic book creators in the industry will be seated at Image Comics booth #2729 for the entire 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, as well as many more that will be there for a limited time during scheduled signings. With signings ranging from best-selling favorites like Robert Kirkman and Todd McFarlane to exciting up-and-coming creators like Nate Simpson and Nick Spencer, Image is proud to host so much talent in one place. Make sure to come by and meet your favorite creators!

Top Cow Productions will be hosting additional signings at their booth (#2629) throughout the show. For more information about their signings and more, visit www.topcow.com.

SIGNINGS:

Wednesday, July 20th

6:00 - 7:00 Ted McKeever (META4)

7:00 - 9:00 Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, THE INFINITE) - This event will be ticketed. Tickets will be available at the Skybound side of booth #2729 on the day of the signing, from the opening of the doors until the allotted tickets run out.

Thursday, July 21st

9:30 - 11:00 Christopher Sebela (SCREAMLAND)

11:30 - 12:30 Michael Broussard and Jeremy Haun (ARTIFACTS)

12:45 - 1:45 Rufus Dayglo (TANK GIRL)

2:00 - 4:30 Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, THE INFINITE) - This event will be ticketed. Tickets will be available at the Skybound side of booth #2729 on the day of the signing, from the opening of the doors until the allotted tickets run out.

3:00 - 4:00 New HAUNT Creative Team: Todd McFarlane (SPAWN), Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER, THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER), and Nathan Fox (BLUE ESTATE) -- Meet Todd McFarlane and the new Haunt creative team as they join forces for their first public appearance. Fans will receive a free limited edition HAUNT signing lithograph designed by Nathan Fox. Two autographs per person, limited to the HAUNT signing litho and one additional item. This event will be ticketed. Tickets will be available at the Image Central side of booth #2729 on the day of the signing, from the opening of the doors until the allotted tickets run out.

4:30 - 5:30 Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner (WITCH DOCTOR)

4:30 - 5:30 Charles Soule (27)

5:45 - 6:30 Christopher Sebela (SCREAMLAND)

Friday, July 22nd

9:30 - 11:00 Rahsan Ekedal (ECHOES)

11:30 - 12:30 Mike Allred and Laura Allred (MADMAN)

1:00 - 2:00 Michel Gagne (SAGA OF REX)

2:00 - 3:30 Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner (WITCH DOCTOR)

2:00 - 3:30 Yoshiki (X Japan), Jon Goff (SPAWN), and Carlo Soriano (Star Wars Adventures) - Meet Yoshiki and the creative team behind BLOOD RED DRAGON at their first ever public signing! The first 100 guests will receive a free limited edition BLOOD RED DRAGON comic! Two autographs per person, limited to the BLOOD RED DRAGON comic and one additional item.

3:45 - 4:45 Nate Simpson (NONPLAYER) -- Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award nominee!

5:00 - 6:30 Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, THE INFINITE) - This event will be ticketed. Tickets will be available at the Skybound side of booth #2729 on the day of the signing, from the opening of the doors until the allotted tickets run out.

Saturday, July 23rd

9:30 - 10:30 Deborah Vankin (POSEURS)

10:30 - 11:30 Mike Allred and Laura Allred (MADMAN)

11:30 - 12:30 Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, THE INFINITE)

1:00 - 2:00 Hoang Nguyen (CARBON GREY)

2:30 - 4:00 Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner (WITCH DOCTOR)

2:30 - 4:00 Nick Spencer, Joe Eisma, Rodin Esquejo, and Alex Sollazzo (MORNING GLORIES) - Meet the entire MORNING GLORIES creative team! MORNING GLORIES has been nominated for multiple Eisner Awards: Best Continuing Series, Best Writer, Best New Series, and Best Cover Artist.

4:15 - 5:15 Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, THE INFINITE) - This event will be ticketed. Tickets will be available at the Skybound side of booth #2729 on the day of the signing, from the opening of the doors until the allotted tickets run out.

5:30 - 6:30 Randy Queen (DREAMS OF DARKCHYLDE) - Free DARKCHYLDE movie posters and copies of DREAMS OF DARKCHYLDE TP signed by creator Randy Queen and John Carpenter (director of classic horror films such as Halloween and the upcoming Darkchylde film adaptation) will be given away to the first 100 guests!

Sunday, July 24th

9:30 - 10:30 Deborah Vankin (POSEURS)

11:00 - 12:00 Michel Gagne (SAGA OF REX)

12:00 - 1:30 Ben McCool (MEMOIR, PIGS)

1:45 - 3:00 Christopher Sebela (SCREAMLAND)

2:00 - 4:00 Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, THE INFINITE) - This event will be ticketed. Tickets will be available at the Skybound side of booth #2729 on the day of the signing, from the opening of the doors until the allotted tickets run out.

CREATORS AT BOOTH #2729:

Andrew Osbourne (BLUE ESTATE)

Anthony Diecidue (MORIARTY)

Chris Houghton (REED GUNTHER)

Cliff Rathburn (REAPER 2)

Daniel Corey (MORIARTY)

Daniel Freedman (UNDYING LOVE)

David Baxter (MARKSMEN)

Derek McCulloch (STAGGER LEE, PUG)

Edwin Huang (SKULLKICKERS)

Erik Larsen (SAVAGE DRAGON)

Greg Horn (ART OF GREG HORN)

Jason Howard (ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN, SUPER DINOSAUR)

Jeff Cahn (RED SPIKE)

Jim Zubkavich (SKULLKICKERS)

Jimmie Robinson (BOMB QUEEN)

John Layman (CHEW)

Mark Sable (GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES)

Matthew Dalton (SAMURAI'S BLOOD)

Nam Kim (SAMURAI'S BLOOD)

Owen Wiseman (SAMURAI'S BLOOD)

Paul Azaceta (GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES)

Rob Guillory (CHEW)

Rob Liefeld (AVENGELYNE, THE INFINITE)

Rob Schrab (SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN)

Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE)

S. Steven Struble (LI'L DEPRESSED BOY)

Sam Sarkar (THE VAULT)

Scott Snyder (SEVERED)

Scott Tuft (SEVERED)

Shane Houghton (REED GUNTHER)

Sina Grace (LI'L DEPRESSED BOY)

Tim Seeley (HACK/SLASH, WITCHBLADE)

Tomm Coker (UNDYING LOVE)

Viktor Kalvachev (PHERONE, BLUE ESTATE)

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.