After a busy weekend filled with signings, meet and greets, and surprise appearances, we’re back home and resting up after our second year at San Diego Comic-Con!
This year, we returned to SDCC bigger than ever, with Mad Cave Studios and Papercutz! We shared a special surprise for Maverick fans with an early preview of our highly anticipated original graphic novel, Confetti Realms, by Nadia Shammas! Jennie Wood stopped by for their signing of the award-winning graphic novel Paper Planes, and some lucky attendees walked away with the Maverick year one box set in their hands, winning our Maverick giveaway!
From busy panels to fun surprises, we had a weekend full of action in San Diego! Check out our official recap below!
We kicked off San Diego Comic-Con with a bang, beginning with a day filled with signings and previews of some of the most-anticipated Mad Cave titles, and leading into a signing with award-winning author Jennie Wood, creator of our upcoming original graphic novel Paper Planes!
Gabe Valentin, Dan Brozo, and Dizzy Doom meeting educators and discussing
the highly-anticipated original graphic novel, Digital Lizards of Doom
Chris Fernandez, Mark London, David Pepose, and Mike Marts
representing Mad Cave Studios at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
For a full recap of Mad Cave’s events, check out the official Mad Cave recap here!
We had plenty of Smurfy surprises in store for Saturday, with a panel celebrating the 65th anniversary of The Smurfs and a surprise appearance by Brainy Smurf!
We celebrated the Smurfs’ 65th anniversary on an official panel,
featuring Mad Cave Studios Editor-in-Chief, Mike Marts, as a featured speaker!
For a full recap of the day’s events, check out our Papercutz recap article here!
All in all, San Diego Comic-Con 2023 was one for the books, and we can’t wait to return to sunny San Diego next year!
The madness continues from September 8th through the 10th, when we make our next stop in Baltimore Comic-Con. Keep your eyes peeled, and make sure to follow our socials for updates on where we’re headed to next!
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