Next Wednesday August 9, writer Paul Cornell (Doctor Who), artist Marika Cresta (Doctor Aphra), and AHOY Comics will publish CON & ON #2, the latest issue in the fantastic and funny satire of the comic book industry and its biggest conventions.The five-part tragi-comedy follows a fictional but all-too-familiar ensemble cast of pros and fans down through the decades of America’s most colossal comic book convention: the Vista Al Mar Comics Festival on the California coast.
CON & ON #2
(W) Paul Cornell
(A) Marika Cresta
Cover A: Steve Yeowell
Cover B: Daniel Schoeneck
Continuing the “comics history-infused tale loaded with heart” (Alex Segura)! Another year, another comic con: Eddie’s writing career brings him money and fame while his ex-friend Deja still struggles to get her artwork seen. All around them, British creators pound Guinesses, a TV actor dons a disguise, editors sneer at portfolios, and fans hold on to their places in epically endless lines! Featuring the usual AHOY assortment of extra prose stories and illustrations.
Featuring cover A by Steve Yeowell and incentive cover B by Daniel Schoeneck.
August 9, 2023
$3.99
