Wizard World Ohio’s ‘The Walking Dead’ #1 Exclusive

Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that ‘The X-Files’ and ‘30 Days of Night’ artist Stuart Sayger has drawn the 17th in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Comic Con Columbus, September 18-20. Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Kirkman, the groundbreaking, Eisner-Award-winning comic book series, continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

The exclusive The Walking Dead #1 edition will be produced in extremely limited quantities and is available at registration to fans at the Greater Columbus Convention Center only while supplies last. VIP attendees will receive an additional black & white sketch version of the comic.

Sayger is best known for his moody atmospheric art. Recent art projects include the “Superman: Man of Steel” movie, as well as a video game adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s “Thief of Thieves” Recent comic book projects consist of various IDW projects including: “The X-Files”, “30-Days of Night,” “Robert Rodriguez’s Machete,” and “Bram Stoker’s Death Ship.”

Toy fans may remember Stuart’s work from a two-year run drawing the “Bionicle” comic book based on the popular Lego toy line of the same name. The series was translated to eight different languages and distributed internationally boasting the largest circulation of any comic book in the world.

The artists for future books will be announced as they are selected. A similar series in 2013 featuring exclusives of The Walking Dead #1 proved to be wildly popular with fans. The full schedule of 2015-16 Wizard World shows is available at http://www.wizardworld.com/wizcon.html

The Wizard World Comic Con Columbus celebrity roster includes “The Walking Dead” stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Emily Kinney, Ross Marquand and Michael Rooker as well as William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), David Ramsey(“Arrow”), boxing champion Mike Tyson, Dave Bautista (WWE® Superstar Batista™, Guardians of the Galaxy ), Karl Yune (“Arrow”), Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid ), Brent Spiner (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Independence Day), Adrian Paul (Highlander), Lou Ferrigno (“The Incredible Hulk,” “King of Queens”) and many others.

In addition to Sayger, Artist Alley in Columbus will feature Billy Martin (“TMNT New Animated Adventures,” lead guitarist/keyboardist, Good Charlotte), Rick Burchett (“Green Lantern,” “Wonder Woman”), Harvey Tolibao (“Green Arrow,” “Silver Surfer”), Michael Golden (“Spider-Man,” “Daredevil”), Clinton Hobart (“Disney fine artist”), Gerhard (“Cerebus”) and more.

Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The 18th of 24 events currently scheduled on the 2015 Wizard World calendar, Columbus show hours are Friday, September 18, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, September 19, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, September 20, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

For more on the 2015 Wizard World Comic Con Columbus, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-ohio.html