{"id":396252,"date":"2026-07-13T03:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T03:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/396252\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T03:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T03:29:10","slug":"joey-spiotto-san-diego-comic-con-2026-exclusives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/396252\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Spiotto San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Exclusives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s something about Joey Spiotto\u2019s corner of Artist Alley that always takes us back to our childhoods. His \u201cStorytime\u201d series takes the movies, television shows, and games we grew up loving and reimagines them as Little Golden Book-style prints, and the rest of his artwork always finds a way to invigorate pop culture with added joy and whimsy.<\/p>\n<p>For San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Spiotto is back (yay!), and setting up shop at Artist Alley #BB-14 with new artwork and exclusives.<\/p>\n<p>Up first, Spiotto has two brand new bedtime stories for us \u2014 er, \u201cStorytime Series\u201d. Fans can level up their con with\u00a0The Little Dungeon Crawler, based on Dungeon Crawler Carl, and exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con in extremely limited quantities. Joey\u2019s prints are $20 each or mix and match then and get 3 for $50.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Crawler-Print-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to venture into the world of\u00a0Backrooms? He\u2019s also created \u201cEverything Must Go\u201c, another San Diego Comic-Con exclusive print available in extremely limited quantities, also $20 each or pick 3 prints for $50.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Backrooms-Print-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Next up, his original characters Grumpy Unicorn and Max, a Little Axolotl are getting San Diego Comic-Con exclusive pins. These pins will be $10 or you can get one free pin with the purchase of any 3 or more books.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grumpy-Pin-Mockup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grumpy-Pin-Mockup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Axolotl-Pin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Axolotl-Pin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And which books might those be?\u00a0Spiotto will have plenty to fill your bookshelf, including his Scholastic graphic novels Max, a Little Axolotl, Max, a Little Axolotl: Breaking Out!, Grumpy Unicorn Hits the Road, and Grumpy Unicorn Saves the World.\u00a0All the graphic novels are $15 each.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also discover what happens when a Xenomorph or Klingon gets a rare day off in the fully illustrated Alien Next Door and Klingon Next Door, available for $20 each.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alien-Next-Door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alien-Next-Door.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Klingon-Next-Door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Klingon-Next-Door.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There will also be plenty of \u201cStorytime\u201d prints, postcards, stickers, and more, including new 5\u2033x7\u2033 postcard tributes to some of Spiotto\u2019s favorite Creators like Paul Reubens, \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic, and LeVar Burton. You can snag all the postcards for $5 each, or select 5 for $20.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Weird-Al.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Weird-Al.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Geordi-5x7-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Geordi-5x7-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And when he\u2019s not at Artist Alley #BB-14, Spiotto will be talking shop in Room 9 on Friday, July 25. Catch him at \u201cToddlers to Teens: Writing for Kids\u201d from 11am-12pm, followed by \u201cGraphix Unboxed: The Next Big Graphic Novel for Kids\u201d from 4pm-5pm alongside Raina Telgemeier, Gale Galligan, and Sara Amini, with Bone creator Jeff Smith moderating.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a full closer look at his catalog available at #BB-14:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SDCC-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2100\" height=\"2100\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s something about Joey Spiotto\u2019s corner of Artist Alley that always takes us back to our childhoods. 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