247 Comics powered by Tokyopop has announced its plans for San Diego Comic-Con 2026, including a convention-wide “Collectible Card Chase” with an exclusive comic for the winner.
247 Comics will be at booth #1837 from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday, July 26 with exclusive comics, collectible trading cards, retailer-only offerings, and creator signings. The publisher also has a number of panels scheduled for the weekend.
Retailers attending SDCC will have access to the exclusive 247 First-Look Bundle, which showcases upcoming releases. The bundle includes 24 copies of First Look: Fall Edition #1 with an exclusive GODTAIL cover and a bonus, serial-numbed edition of Newmen: Special #1 with a cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Lucas Lee-Garza.
Read on for information about fan exclusives and 247’s full convention schedule.
247 Comics SDCC ’26 fan exclusives
FIRST-LOOK SUMMER SPECIAL #1 (Featuring Evermind)
(W) Daniel Wu (W/A) Sean Chen (C) Tom Chu
(L) Andworld Design (CA) GODTAIL
Created by Daniel Wu (Into the Badlands, Westworld) and Sean Chen (Iron Man, Wolverine), Evermind follows Lucas Zhang and his activist daughter as they fight to prevent a revolutionary neuro-transference technology from falling into the wrong hands while trapped inside the bodies of an entertainment mecha-gorilla and an adult pleasure-bot.
SDCC-exclusive preview featuring an excerpt from Evermind #1/2 and exclusive cover artwork by GODTAIL, available in standard and foil cover editions.
CYBER LEAGUE BASEBALL: THE NATURALS MAJOR LEAGUE HOMAGE #1
(W/A/C/L) Anderson Carman (CA) MANIX
SDCC-exclusive ashcan edition featuring the opening story from Cyber League Baseball: The Naturals #1 and exclusive cover artwork by MANIX.
Created by Anderson Carman, the series imagines a future where baseball players are transformed into cybernetic super-athletes, forcing a team of unaugmented humans to attempt the most unlikely championship run in sports history.
Available in a Major League Homage and Virgin Foil Editions.
NEWMEN: SPECIAL #1
(W) Eric Stephenson (A) Jeff Matsuda (C) Christian Lichtner (L) Kurt Hathaway (CA) Lucas Lee-Garza and Bill Sienkiewicz
A special remastered edition of Newmen #1 featuring exclusive cover artwork by Lucas Lee-Garza and Bill Sienkiewicz, marking the first collaboration between the two artists.
Created by Rob Liefeld (Deadpool), with writing by Eric Stephenson and artwork by Jeff Matsuda, Newmen follows a generation of young heroes born with alien DNA and extraordinary powers as they navigate a world increasingly fearful of their existence.
Available in standard, retailer-exclusive serial-numbered, and black & white virgin-foil editions.
“Collectible Card Chase” event
Debuting at SDCC ’26, 247 Cover Collection: Fall 2026 Edition is a collectible set of 15 trading cards featuring the publisher’s stories, characters, and creators.
Cards highlight Evermind, Cyber League Baseball: The Naturals, Newmen, Anno Incarnate, Hell Wrangler, Sons of the Devil, Demon’s Bridge and 247 Presents/Spotlight. They feature artwork by Daniel Warren Johnson, Sean Chen, GODTAIL, MANIX, Lucas Lee-Garza, Mario Foccillo, Bill Sienkiewicz, Anderson Carman, Alfredo Cardona, Chris Campana, Mark Texeira, Larry Hama, and Tom Palmer.
Fans can grab the first six cards through the convention-wide “Collectible Card Chase,” conducted in partnership with the following:
- PSA (Booth #4237)
- ComicLink/CertifiedLink (Booth #1100)
- Wicked Town Studios (Booth #L-06)
- Big Clutch Comics/Rupp’s Comics (Booth #1101)
- ShortBox (Booth #1105)
- Joe Benitez Productions (Booth #1717)
Participants can get an exclusive trading card from each of the above booths, then visit 247 Comics powered by Tokypop at booth #1837, where the remaining cards will be available as giveaways through 247 creator signings on a first-come, first-served basis each day. Anyone who collects all six cards will be eligible to receive an advance copy of First-Look Fall Edition #1 and be entered into a drawing for the grand prize, featuring:
- 1-of-1 original art piece by Jim Lee and Lucas Lee Garza
- PSA 9.8 Absolute Batman #20 Jae Lee Exclusive Variant
- CGC 9.8 Dungeon Crawler Carl #0
Signings at booth #1837
All times are in PST.
Wednesday, July 22
7-8:30 p.m.
Terry Kavanagh (247 Comics Executive Editor)
Howard Mackie (247 Comics Presents Incarnate & Hell Wrangler writer)
Thursday, July 23
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Brian Buccellato (Sons of the Devil)
Andersen Caraman (Cyber League Baseball)
3-4:30 p.m.
Anderson Carman & MANIX (Cyber League Baseball)
Friday, July 24
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Howard Mackie & Janice Chiang (247 Comics Presents: Hell Wrangler)
2-3:30 p.m.
Sean Chen (Evermind)
4-5:30 p.m.
Anderson Carman (Cyber League Baseball)
Sean Chen (Evermind)
Saturday, July 25
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Anderson Carman & MANIX (Cyber League Baseball)
2-3:30 p.m.
Brian Buccellato (Sons of the Devil)
Lucas Lee-Garza (Newmen)
4-5:30 p.m.
Terry Kavanagh (247 Comics Executive Editor)
Howard Mackie (247 Comics Presents Incarnate & Hell Wrangler writer)
Sunday, July 26
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Anderson Carman (Cyber League Baseball)
Lucas Lee Garza (Newmen)
237 Comics SDCC ’26 panels
All times are in PST.
TOKYOPOP Presents: 247 Comics – The Ultimate Manga-Comics Mashup!
Thursday, July 23, 1-2 p.m., Room 28DE
Mickey Finnegan (The Ungraded Truth Podcast & Swagglehaus) is joined by Kae Winters (Community Manager, TOKYOPOP), Terry Kavanagh (Executive Editor, 247 Comics), and Carl Choi (Publisher and Co-Founder, 247 Comics) to talk about the partnership between TOKYOPOP and 247 Comics and exciting new projects from both.
From creator-owned superheroes and science-fiction epics to collectible exclusives and convention-only experiences, 247 Comics’ SDCC lineup offers readers an opportunity to discover new worlds, meet the creators behind them, and get an early look at the publisher’s growing slate of original comics.
Stay tuned to The Beat for more news from SDCC ’26.
