{"id":392958,"date":"2026-07-10T04:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/392958\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T04:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:14:15","slug":"247-comics-powered-by-tokyopop-san-diego-comic-con-2026-exclusives-signings-and-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/392958\/","title":{"rendered":"247 Comics Powered by TOKYOPOP San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Exclusives, Signings, and Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Indie comics publisher 247 Comics has partnered with Manga retailer TOKYOPOP to bring some exciting convention-only exclusives, creator signings, and panels to San Diego Comic-Con 2026 to introduce their brand. Visit Booth #1837 during SDCC this year for the brand\u2019s introductory offerings.<\/p>\n

Exclusives<\/p>\n

FIRST-LOOK SUMMER SPECIAL\u00a0#1 (Featuring\u00a0Evermind)<\/p>\n

Created by\u00a0Daniel Wu\u00a0(Into the Badlands, Westworld) and\u00a0Sean Chen\u00a0(Iron Man, Wolverine),\u00a0Evermind\u00a0follows Lucas Zhang and his activist daughter as they fight to prevent a revolutionary neuro-transference technology from falling into the wrong hands while trapped inside the bodies of an entertainment mecha-gorilla and an adult pleasure-bot.<\/p>\n

SDCC-exclusive preview featuring an excerpt from\u00a0Evermind\u00a0#1\/2 and exclusive cover artwork by\u00a0GODTAIL, available in standard and foil cover editions.<\/p>\n

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CYBER LEAGUE BASEBALL: THE NATURALS MAJOR LEAGUE HOMAGE\u00a0#1<\/p>\n

SDCC-exclusive ashcan edition featuring the opening story from\u00a0Cyber League Baseball: The Naturals\u00a0#1 and exclusive cover artwork by\u00a0MANIX.<\/p>\n

Created by\u00a0Anderson Carman, the series imagines a future where baseball players are transformed into cybernetic super-athletes, forcing a team of unaugmented humans to attempt the most unlikely championship run in sports history.<\/p>\n

Available in a Major League Homage and Virgin Foil Editions.<\/p>\n

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NEWMEN: SPECIAL #1<\/p>\n

A special remastered edition of\u00a0NEWMEN#1 featuring exclusive cover artwork by\u00a0Lucas Lee-Garza\u00a0and\u00a0Bill Sienkiewicz, marking the first collaboration between the two artists.<\/p>\n

Created by Rob Liefeld\u00a0(Deadpool), with writing by\u00a0Eric Stephenson\u00a0and artwork by\u00a0Jeff Matsuda,\u00a0NEWMEN follows a generation of young heroes born with alien DNA and extraordinary powers as they navigate a world increasingly fearful of their existence.<\/p>\n

Available in standard, retailer-exclusive serial-numbered, and black & white virgin-foil editions.<\/p>\n

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Retailers attending San Diego Comic-Con will have access to the exclusive 247 First-Look Bundle, a retailer-exclusive package designed to showcase upcoming releases from across the publisher\u2019s growing lineup. The bundle includes 24 copies of\u00a0First-Look: Fall Edition\u00a0#1 with an exclusive cover by\u00a0GODTAIL\u00a0and a bonus serial-numbered edition of\u00a0NEWMEN: Special\u00a0#1 with a cover by\u00a0Bill Sienkiewicz\u00a0and\u00a0Lucas Lee-Garza, offering an early look at titles scheduled for broader release later this year.<\/p>\n

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247 Comics will also debut the 247 Cover Collection:\u00a0Fall 2026 Edition, a collectible set of 15 trading cards spotlighting the creators, characters, and stories shaping the future of the publisher. The collection features artwork from acclaimed creators including\u00a0Daniel Warren Johnson, Sean Chen, GODTAIL, MANIX, Lucas Lee-Garza, Mario Foccillo, Bill Sienkiewicz, Anderson Carman, Alfredo Cardona, Chris Campana, Mark Texeira, Larry Hama,\u00a0and\u00a0Tom Palmer, alongside highlights from\u00a0Evermind, Cyber League Baseball: The Naturals, NEWMEN, Anno Incarnate, Hell Wrangler, Sons of the Devil, Demon\u2019s Bridge,\u00a0and\u00a0247 Comics Presents\/Spotlight.<\/p>\n

The first six cards will be distributed through a convention-wide Collectible Card Chase conducted in partnership with\u00a0PSA\u00a0(Booth #4237),\u00a0ComicLink\/CertifiedLink\u00a0(Booth #1100),\u00a0Wicked Town Studios\u00a0(Booth #L-06),\u00a0Big Clutch Comics\/Rupp\u2019s Comics\u00a0(Booth #1101),\u00a0ShortBox\u00a0(Booth #1105), and\u00a0Joe Benitez Productions\u00a0(Booth #1717). Each participating partner will offer an exclusive trading card featuring artwork from\u00a0Daniel Warren Johnson, MANIX, Sean Chen, GODTAIL, Lucas Lee-Garza,\u00a0and\u00a0Mario Foccillo. The remaining cards will be available as giveaways through creator signings on a first-come, first-served basis each day of the convention, exclusively at the 247 Comics Powered by TOKYOPOP Booth #1837.<\/p>\n

Fans who collect all six\u00a0cards during SDCC will be eligible to redeem an advance copy of\u00a0First-look fall Edition\u00a0#1 at the 247 Comics Powered by TOKYOPOP Booth #1837 and be entered into a drawing for a grand prize package including a 1-of-1 Original Art piece by\u00a0Jim Lee and Lucas Lee Garza,\u00a0PSA 9.8 Absolute Batman\u00a0#20\u00a0Jae Lee\u00a0Exclusive Variant, and a\u00a0CGC 9.8 Dungeon Crawler Carl\u00a0#0,\u00a0rewarding attendees who complete the experience and connect with participating partners across the convention floor.<\/p>\n

Signings<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 22<\/p>\n

\u00a07:00 PM \u2013 8:30 PM \u00a0
247 Comics Executive Editor, Terry Kavanagh, & 247 Comics: Presents \u201cIncarnate\u201d & \u201cHell Wrangler\u201d writer, Howard Mackie<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 23<\/p>\n

11:00 AM \u2013 12:30 PM
Brian Buccellato (Sons of the Devil) & Andersen Caraman (Cyber League Baseball)
\n3:00 PM \u2013 4:30 PM
Cyber League Baseball\u00a0team, Anderson Carman & MANIX<\/p>\n

Friday, July 24\u00a0<\/p>\n

11:00 AM \u2013 12:30 PM
247 Comics: Presents: \u201cHell Wrangler\u201d team, Howard Mackie\u00a0 & Janice Chiang
\n2:00 PM \u2013 3:30 PM
Sean Chen (Evermind)
\n4:00 PM \u2013 5:30 PM
Anderson Carman (Cyber League Baseball) & Sean Chen (Evermind)<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 25<\/p>\n

11:00 AM \u2013 12:30 PM
Cyber League Baseball\u00a0team, Anderson Carman & MANIX
\n2:00 PM \u2013 3:30 PM
Brian Buccellato (Sons of the Devil) & Lucas Lee-Garza (NEWMEN)
\n4:00 PM \u2013 5:30 PM
247 Comics Executive Editor, Terry Kavanagh, & 247 Comics: Presents \u201cIncarnate\u201d & \u201cHell Wrangler\u201d writer, Howard Mackie<\/p>\n

Sunday, July 26\u00a0<\/p>\n

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Anderson Carman (Cyber League Baseball) Lucas Lee Garza (NEWMEN)<\/p>\n

Panels<\/p>\n

TOKYOPOP Presents: 247 Comics \u2013 The Ultimate Manga-Comics Mashup!
Thursday, July 23rd 1:00 PM \u2013 2:00 PM | Room 28DE<\/p>\n

Mickey Finnegan\u00a0(The Ungraded Truth Podcast & Swagglehaus) is joined by\u00a0Kae Winters\u00a0(Community Manager, TOKYOPOP),\u00a0Terry Kavanagh\u00a0(Executive Editor, 247 Comics), and\u00a0Carl Choi\u00a0(Publisher and Co-Founder, 247 Comics) to talk about the partnership between TOKYOPOP and 247 Comics and exciting new projects from both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indie comics publisher 247 Comics has partnered with Manga retailer TOKYOPOP to bring some exciting convention-only exclusives, creator…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[157236,93,100,74,76,75,71832],"class_list":["post-392958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-exclusives","tag-featured","tag-news","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-sdcc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}