IDW Publishing is hosting John Byrne (Captain America) for a rare convention appearance at New York Comic Con 2019 on October 3-5. During the show, IDW is debuting the convention exclusive variant cover of John Byrne’s Marvel Classics Artifact Edition.
Byrne will be signing at booth #1844 twice a day on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with exact times to be announced closer to the show. Stay tuned to IDW social media for details.
Any IDW published comic book, graphic novel, or art book by Byrne can be signed free of charge. However, with the purchase of the John Byrne’s Marvel Classics Artifact Edition, the buyer will be granted the opportunity for up to five non-IDW items to be signed – a rare chance for fans to get Byrne’s autograph on his most celebrated comics work.
John Byrne’s Marvel Classics Artifact Edition is a 168-page masterpiece measuring 12” x 17”, with its wraparound convention exclusive cover being the first Artifact Edition-style book to feature that cover style. Featuring Byrne’s work from The Avengers, Captain America, Marvel Team-Up, and more, this Artifact Edition includes six pages reproduced from the artist’s pencils on the never-completed Captain America #257.
IDW’s Artist and Artifact Editions, edited by Scott Dunbier, feature scans of original art printed at the same size they were drawn, capturing all the nuances that make original art special and unique (blue pencil notations, tape, white-out, margin notes, and more), mimicking the look and feel of the actual hand-drawn pages.
The NYCC exclusive book can be preordered now and picked up at IDW booth #1844 during the show. The deadline to place preorders to ensure stocking and fulfillment at NYCC is September 20.