Wizard World Atlanta Atlanta Comic Con takes place at the Georgia World Congress Center May 30-June 1 and brings with it a multitude of pop culture icons such as Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, WWE‘s Big Show, Run DMC‘s Darryl McDaniels and The Walking Dead‘s Norman Reedus. Amidst all that hoopla are some of the biggest names in independent art, comics and wrestling, all of which can be found at Zenescope Entertainment‘s booth (#330).
Zenescope is best known for its contemporary re-imaginings of fairy tales and fables such as Grimm Fairy Tales, which celebrates its 100th issue in July. But at Atlanta Comic Con, Zenescope will be offering Wizard World exclusives of the fifth and final issue of its Code Red series (with cover art by Jason Metcalf) as well as the trade paperback that collects the entire series.
“Code Red is our Red Riding Hood series,” says Zenescope president Joe Brusha, who co-creates most of Zenescope’s titles. “She’s a more edgy adult Red Riding Hood. She’s kind of a werewolf hunter mercenary and just all-around badass independent female. The Wizard World exclusive is limited to 500 copies, then there’s a little sexier version limited to 250 and they’ll both be on sale at the convention.”
Zenescope has become a mainstay at most Wizard World events around the country, handing out thousands of free comics to film, video game and pop culture enthusiasts.
“It’s our first time in Atlanta, so we didn’t do a ton of exclusives,” says Brusha. “We’re just trying to get out there and get new readers and new fans. We’ll hand out about 2,000 free comics at our booth.”
In keeping with the provocative nature of Zenescope’s heroines, those looking for a “sexperience like no other” will be delighted to see Pro Wrestling Resurrection Tag Team Champions the Rock ‘n’ Roll Models (Matt “Sex” Sells and Johnny Danger) making appearances at the Zenescope booth troughout the weekend.
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