{"id":406368,"date":"2026-07-21T09:06:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406368\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:06:26","slug":"stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-dc-comic-book-passed-ot-at-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406368\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuart Fails to Save the Universe DC Comic Book Passed Ot At Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe<\/a>\u201d takes place in a comic book shop, so it\u2019s only natural that the new HBO Max series would get its own, actual comic book. As \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d spinoff hits San Diego Comic-Con<\/a> this week, the comic book \u2014 featuring cover art by DC Comics president, publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee and Alex Sinclair \u2014 will be handed out in limited quantities to fans at the event.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d comic will be distributed starting July 23 (which happens to be the same day it premieres on HBO Max), and continuing through the end of Comic-Con on July 26. The comic is based off the premiere episode of \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe,\u201d adapted\u00a0by Ivan Cohen\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0teleplay by series creators Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn and Bill Prady.\u00a0The comic\u2019s credits also include Tom Derenick on interior art with Hi-Hi on colors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s a look at the full cover, followed by the credits:<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe comic will be distributed at the HBO Max \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d fan experience from July 23 to July 25 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and July 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also, the DC booth on the convention floor (#4544) will pass out copies from July 23 to July 26, and it will be available online via DC\u2019s website starting July 29.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series creators commented on the \u201cStuart Fails\u201d comic this way: \u201cThe Hardy Boys became Superman, became Batman, became Spider-Man, became Bradbury, became Asimov, became Heinlein, became the world,\u201d Lorre said. Added Penn: \u201cI owe my career to comic books. They are central to a story set in a comic book shop, and we use them as a trope and a McGuffin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPrady chimed in: \u201cComic books were my gateway drug to reading. Once a week, allowance in hand, I walked across the street to Lincoln Drugs and bought an adventure. I have still not recovered from my mother giving my collection away when I was in high school.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, also at Comic-Con, the L.A. firm Acronym is building an experiential pop up based on Stuart\u2019s comic book store at the Sparks Gallery (inside the former Sterling Hardware Building in San Diego\u2019s Gaslamp district).<\/p>\n

\n\tInside \u201cStuart\u2019s Interdimensional Comic Center,\u201d the space recreates six universes from Season 1, which attendees can find \u201chidden inside scenic touchpoints, waiting to be unlocked by the membership cards to the store,\u201d per the description by Acronym. \u201cWalk through an LED tunnel and watch as a comic shop hallway turns into an adventure through time and space.\u00a0 Every choice you make along the way builds toward one question: What hero are you, really? Walk out with the answer, and a secret personalized take away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe experience will launch on July 23 and continue through July 26; times are daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (July 23 to 25) and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (July 26).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ten-episode Season 1 of \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d premieres July 23 on HBO Max, with new episodes weekly. Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d takes place in a comic book shop, so it\u2019s only natural that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[71831,74,76,75,162907],"class_list":["post-406368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-comic-con","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406368","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=406368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}