We love us some Storm King Comics, so naturally, we were honored by this San Diego Comic-Con exclusive mini-poster featuring an issue of Starlog front and center. With artwork from the brand-new Storm King Comics graphic novel The Killing Hole, it’s sure to evoke memories for genre fans, and Storm King Comics will have a VERY limited number of these posters in the Storm King Comics booth (#1935) every day – free only to the first 25 fans to show up.
For this cover, the good folks over at Storm King Comics wanted to pay homage to a very special year — 1979. A seminal year for fans of sci-fi, fantasy, and comics, it brought us the likes of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Black Hole, Moonraker, Time After Time, and, of course, Alien. It’s also the year FANGORIA was born, so it’s pretty special to us for many reasons!
The Killing Hole San Diego Comic-Con exclusive mini-poster aims to capture and celebrate the mood of that iconic year for genre fans. Take a look:
Every day during Comic-Con, Storm King will offer this highly limited, free SDCC-exclusive mini-poster showcasing artwork created by comics artist Trevor Denham for The Killing Hole, the newest graphic novel from Storm King’s Dark & Twisted imprint. Titled “Back to 1979,” it’s a must-have for every Gen X horror fan. Only 125 posters will be available; each day, the first 25 visitors to the Storm King booth will receive a copy of this deeply nostalgic and evocative image.
The booth will also be home to in-person appearances by comic and graphic-novel luminaries, including Steve Niles, Cat Staggs and Amanda Deibert, Frank Tieri, Neo Edmund, as well as Storm King’s managing editor Sean Sobczak and president Sandy King, all of whom will be available to sign items purchased at the booth (all appearances are subject to change).
See below for more Storm King Comics at SDCC, including panels:
Sandy King will feature in two SDCC panels that will be can’t-miss experiences for every horror fan:
· The Horror Next Door: Bringing Real-Life Terror to Storm King’s Dark & Twisted features Sandy, comics creators Steve Niles, Cat Staggs, Amanda Deibert, Frank Tieri and Storm King managing editor Sean Sobczak in a conversation that explores the newest imprint from Storm King and its intense tales of real-world terror—including serial killers, stalkers and kidnaping. Saturday, 5 p.m., Room 25ABC
· The Future is Fright: The Indie Horror Explosion brings Sandy into a conversation with Scott Chitwood, publisher of Red 5 Comics; Jim Ousley, creator of The Atonement Bell; horror journalist and documentarian Justin Beahm; and Mel Smith, creator of Becoming Frankenstein. Friday, 6 p.m., Room 28DE
“As the overall comics industry goes through a cycle of major change, San Diego Comic-Con shines an incredible spotlight on comics, graphic novels, their creators and their fans, and with the incredible growth in horror comics, this is really an exciting year for Storm King Comics and our presence in San Diego,” Sandy King said.
New and upcoming titles from Storm King Comics that will be featured in Booth #1935 include:
· The Killing Hole by Niles, with illustrations by Denham, which will be released July 10 to comic book stores and online at www.StormKingComics.com;
· The God List, a collaboration between Niles and writer-illustrator Scott Hampton, available July 17;
· Blood of the Taken, written and directed by Sian Mandrake, and available October 1.
