Before WildStorm became a universe that stretched far beyond the pages of its comics, its creators, characters, and merchandise were already traveling the world. Throughout the 1990s, WildStorm hit the road, appearing at comic conventions, book signings, promotional events, retailers, and special appearances across the United States and beyond. From crowded convention floors to intimate signing events, these journeys became part of the history of the company and the people who helped build it.

WildStorm On Tour is our road trip through that history. Starting in the early days and traveling year by year through the 1990s, we’ll follow WildStorm around the globe, uncovering the conventions, signings, tours, promotional appearances, and unusual destinations that brought the creators and their work directly to fans. Along the way, we’ll look at the memorabilia these events produced, the people who made them happen, and the stories hidden behind the tickets, certificates, flyers, posters, and other surviving pieces of WildStorm history. Buckle up. The tour is about to begin.

Chicago Comic Con – July 3-5, 1992

Just months after the formation of Image Comics, Chicago Comic Con 1992 became one of the earliest major convention appearances for the artists behind the new company. Among the announced Image guests was Jim Lee, whose new series WildC.A.T.s was still awaiting its August debut. The convention featured roughly 200 dealers, but the biggest attraction was clearly the Image creators. The crowds surrounding their appearances became so large that a tent was erected in the hotel parking lot to accommodate them. What had begun as a group of artists breaking away from Marvel had quickly become the center of attention at one of the country’s major comics conventions.

For Lee, the timing makes the convention particularly significant. WildC.A.T.s #1 had not yet reached comic shops, so this was a chance to promote the new title and its characters while the book was still an upcoming release. Lee was appearing alongside the other Image founders at a moment when the company’s books represented something genuinely new in the comics industry. The enormous response in Chicago demonstrated that the audience following these creators from Marvel was already there, giving WildC.A.T.s a built-in readership before its first issue even launched.

Chicago Comic Con therefore captures WildStorm at the very beginning of its public life: Jim Lee was already drawing crowds, WildC.A.T.s was about to make its debut, and the newly formed Image creators were drawing enough attention to overflow the convention itself. The next step would be considerably more ambitious: the launch of WildC.A.T.s #1 and the 24 Hour Tour that followed.

WildC.A.T.s 24 Hour Launch Tour – August 6, 1992

To launch WildC.A.T.s #1, Jim Lee took the new series on the road immediately for an ambitious 24 Hour Launch Tour, stopping at three comic shops in three major cities: Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, Moondog’s in Chicago, and Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York. The concept gave fans on opposite sides of the country an opportunity to meet Lee and have the new book signed as part of its debut. Each location was tied to its own commemorative certificate, matching the city where the signed copy was obtained, creating three distinct versions of the tour memorabilia.

For collectors who could not make it to one of the three stops, Comics X-Press provided another way to participate, offering signed copies of WildC.A.T.s #1 through its mail-order service. The result was more than a conventional signing tour: the launch connected the book directly to comic shops in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York while creating location-specific memorabilia that documented where each copy had been signed. The 24 Hour Launch Tour established WildC.A.T.s as a major new property right from its debut and set the pattern for the promotional tours that would follow throughout the 1990s.

Deathmate Tour – Summer 1993

In the summer of 1993, Image Comics and Valiant Comics joined forces for Deathmate, an ambitious crossover that brought characters and creators from both companies together. To promote the project, the publishers sent a specially arranged tour bus around the country with a group of creators from the two companies. The tour was an unusual promotional effort even by the standards of the early Image era, with creators appearing at comic shops to meet fans and promote a crossover that was still in production. The Deathmate Tour was accompanied by a specially produced Deathmate Tour Book, a 28-page promotional publication featuring brief biographies of the creators involved in the project.

One documented stop took place at Heroes Comics & Cards in Fresno, California, on August 14, 1993. The tour bus encountered mechanical problems on the way to Fresno, reportedly delaying the appearance by several hours. By the time the bus arrived, it was reportedly dark and only a small group of fans remained. The creators nevertheless held the signing, and surviving accounts indicate that the Deathmate Tour Books and accompanying Certificates of Authenticity were distributed to fans at the event. One surviving set from the Fresno appearance contains signatures from Brandon Peterson, Dan Panosian, Sal Regla, John Ostrander, Dan Fraga, Jimmy Palmiotti, J. Scott Campbell, Joe Quesada, and Jorge Gonzalez.

The tour took place while Deathmate itself was still being developed and promoted. The crossover ultimately consisted of issues produced by both Image and Valiant, with the Image-produced portions suffering substantial publication delays. Deathmate Black, produced by Homage Studios, was the installment most directly connected to the WildStorm side of the project and also marked the debut of Gen 13.

The Deathmate Tour is therefore an important piece of the early WildStorm promotional history. It captures the period when Image’s creator-driven approach extended beyond the comics themselves and into highly visible, creator-focused promotional events.

WildStorm In Hawaii – September 12, 1993

On September 12, 1993, WildStorm joined forces with SkyBox, the company manufacturing WildStorm’s POGs, for a special promotional event in Honolulu, Hawaii. Held at the Hotel Ilikai, the event centered around a POG tournament, bringing the newly emerging POG craze together with WildStorm’s characters and merchandise. The collaboration reflects the increasingly broad range of promotional activities surrounding WildStorm in the early 1990s, as the company’s characters began appearing on licensed products and in events outside the traditional comic-shop signing circuit.

The Honolulu tournament is particularly notable as an early example of WildStorm working directly with SkyBox to promote the POG line. Rather than simply being a comic-book appearance, the event used the POGs themselves as the centerpiece, giving fans an opportunity to participate in a tournament built around the same collectible format that SkyBox was producing for WildStorm. The Hawaii event stands as a distinctive entry in WildStorm’s early promotional history and documents the company’s efforts to connect its characters with the rapidly expanding collectibles market.

Killer Instinct Tour – December 10-12, 1993, January 21-23, 1994, & February 11-19, 1994

The Killer Instinct Tour brought together the characters and creators of two of Image Comics’ prominent studios for a multi-leg promotional tour spanning late 1993 and early 1994. Although Jim Lee and Marc Silvestri operated separate companies within Image Comics, WildStorm and Top Cow shared studio space, creating a close connection between the two groups. Killer Instinct provided the crossover point between their respective comics and characters, bringing the two studios together for a series of appearances, signings, and promotional events. What began in December 1993 continued through January and February 1994, with the tour traveling to comic shops, conventions, and other venues across the country.

The studios were well prepared for the tour. A press kit folder was assembled detailing the tour, the participating creators, and the books they were promoting. Tour books were produced, packed with information about the studio staff and the characters appearing in the event. A substantial assortment of merchandise was also created specifically for the tour, including posters, pins, shirts, and hats. Together, the promotional materials and merchandise gave the tour an identity of its own and helped turn Killer Instinct into more than a series of ordinary comic-book signings.

Across its three legs, the tour gave fans the opportunity to meet the creators behind WildStorm and Top Cow, have books and merchandise signed, and experience the Killer Instinct crossover beyond the pages of the comics. The surviving photographs, promotional materials, tour books, certificates, posters, and merchandise provide a remarkable record of the tour as it moved from one location to the next. Several of the signed tour shirts in the collection offer an especially interesting connection to the tour itself: by comparing the signatures on each shirt with the creators who participated in each leg, it is possible to identify where the shirts were signed and see the tour reflected directly in the surviving pieces. Taken together, these materials document an ambitious promotional effort during an important period in the early Image Comics era, when WildStorm and Top Cow were developing their own identities while still sharing a physical home and collaborating through projects such as Killer Instinct.

New York Comic Book Spectacular – February 24-26, 1995

The WildStorm tour continued in New York with the New York Comic Book Spectacular, held February 24–26, 1995 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. For this appearance, the surviving WildStorm promotional advertisement specifically lists Scott Clark as a guest. Clark was the artist behind WildStorm’s StormWatch (and then upcoming Warblade) work and was promoting his growing body of work for the studio during this period.

While the advertisement currently provides the only confirmed WildStorm-specific guest information, the New York Comic Book Spectacular was a larger organized convention featuring a variety of comic creators and industry guests. Additional documentation may eventually reveal more about WildStorm’s presence at the show, but for now Scott Clark is the only artist we can definitively connect to the event.

WildStorm European Tour ’95 – May 12-21, 1995

In May 1995, WildStorm took its characters and creators overseas with the WildStorm European Tour ’95. The tour brought together Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell, Travis Charest, Alex Garner, and Troy Hubbs for a series of European signing appearances during the height of the WildStorm Rising crossover. The tour began in Rome, Italy, from May 12–14, followed by a stop in Milan on May 16. From Italy, the tour continued to Brussels, Belgium, on May 18, before concluding in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 20–21.

The studios supported the European appearances with dedicated promotional material advertising the participating creators, dates, and locations. The tour gave international fans an opportunity to meet the artists behind WildStorm’s increasingly popular titles and have their comics signed. With Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell, Travis Charest, Alex Garner, and Troy Hubbs participating, the lineup represented several of the studio’s major creative voices and the expanding range of characters appearing throughout the WildStorm line.

The European Tour took place at an important moment for WildStorm, with WildStorm Rising unfolding across the studio’s books and the publisher actively promoting its growing stable of characters and creators. This tour preserves a snapshot of WildStorm’s efforts to connect its creators with fans beyond the United States during the studio’s early Image Comics era.

WildStorm Rising – May/June 1995

As WildStorm Rising rolled out across the WildStorm line in 1995, the crossover was supported by a series of promotional appearances featuring the artists behind the books. The first documented appearance took place on Saturday, May 13, 1995, at Mile High Comics, where Ryan Benjamin appeared as a WildStorm guest. The promotional schedule continued into June, with Whilce Portacio appearing at Comix Experience on Saturday, June 10, 1995.

These appearances gave fans an opportunity to meet the creators and have their WildStorm books signed while the WildStorm Rising storyline was being published. The events also demonstrate how WildStorm supported its major crossover through individual store appearances, bringing different members of the studio’s creative staff directly to comic shops rather than relying solely on larger conventions and tours.

The surviving advertisements and memorabilia from these appearances provide a snapshot of WildStorm’s promotional activity surrounding WildStorm Rising. As additional documentation is identified, these individual appearances can be added to the record, helping to reconstruct the network of comic-shop events that accompanied one of the studio’s major 1995 crossover projects.

San Diego Comic Con 1995 – July 27-30, 1995

San Diego Comic Con was held July 27–30, 1995, at the San Diego Convention Center. WildStorm had a booth at the convention, using the show to promote its growing line of comics and characters while offering exclusive merchandise to attendees.

One of the most notable WildStorm exclusives was an oversized “jam” poster created as a collaboration between many of the studio’s artists. Rather than focusing on a single title, the poster brought together characters from across the WildStorm universe, making it a large-scale showcase of the studio’s expanding cast. Getting the piece completed in time for the convention was a deadline nightmare: from the initial work to the finished poster, the entire project was produced in just seven days. Despite the extremely tight schedule, the artists were able to complete the collaboration and have the oversized posters ready for sale at the WildStorm booth when the convention opened.

The booth also featured Voodoo model Jill Solomon as part of the WildStorm staff. Solomon was more than a convention model; she also appeared in WildStorm house advertisements, a retail poster, and was featured on a photo card in WildStorms CCG, making her part of the studio’s broader promotional campaign during this period. Two photographs from the convention document Solomon at the WildStorm booth, providing a look at how WildStorm incorporated its characters and promotional personalities into its convention presence.

The combination of the studio-wide jam poster, exclusive merchandise, and Jill Solomon’s appearance illustrates how WildStorm used San Diego Comic Con as a showcase for the entire WildStorm universe rather than simply as a place to sell individual comics.

ComicMania III Rio de Janiero, Brazil – November 18-19, 1995

Following his appearances in the United States and Europe earlier in the year, Jim Lee traveled to Brazil for ComicMania III in Rio de Janeiro on November 18–19, 1995. The event marked Lee’s first documented visit to Brazil and brought one of WildStorm’s most prominent creators directly to Brazilian fans during the studio’s rapidly expanding international presence. Later accounts of Lee’s career specifically identify his 1995 ComicMania appearance as his first visit to the country.

The contemporary ComicMania III advertisement specifically promotes Jim Lee as the event’s featured guest, with no other WildStorm creators listed. This makes the appearance distinct from the larger multi-artist tours WildStorm had organized earlier in the year. Lee’s presence in Rio also demonstrates the extent to which WildStorm was reaching international audiences by late 1995, only months after the studio’s European tour.

ComicMania itself had become an important part of Brazil’s comics culture by this period. The event would receive the Troféu HQ Mix’s special “Great Contribution” recognition in 1996, further reflecting its significance within the Brazilian comics community.

Golden Apple, Los Angeles, California – Various Dates

Golden Apple Comics is a longtime comic book retailer in Los Angeles, California, and during the 1990s it was an important destination for comic creators, collectors, and publishers. Its connection with WildStorm can be seen through a number of special releases and creator-signed editions produced through the store. WildStorm would also host tournaments there for WildStorms CCG.

Among the most distinctive are the Golden Apple limited editions of Cybernary #1 and Atomik Angels #1. Both feature a special gold-foil Golden Apple emblem on the cover. The Cybernary #1 in this collection is signed by Jeff Rebner and Richard Friend and comes with a notarized certificate guaranteeing the authenticity of the signatures, connecting the book to a first-day signing at Golden Apple. The Atomik Angels #1 edition is accompanied by a numbered certificate identifying it as an “official first day of issue limited edition.” The issue is also notable for featuring Freefall, connecting the release to the wider WildStorm Universe.

The Golden Apple/WildStorm connection continued into 1999 with the store’s 20th anniversary celebration. A special homebrewed beer was produced for the occasion, featuring a Zealot label illustrated by Travis Charest. These pieces provide a particularly tangible record of Golden Apple’s involvement with WildStorm: not simply as a retailer, but as a venue associated with special-edition releases, first-day signings, and promotional material.

WildStorm European Tour 1996 – February 15-25, 1996

The WildStorm European Tour returned in February 1996, taking the studio through four European cities over an eleven-day period. The tour began in Turin, Italy, with appearances scheduled from February 15 through 18, followed by Berlin, Germany on February 22, Brussels, Belgium on February 24, and Lille, France on February 25. The complete itinerary is documented on an official WildStorm European Tour 1996 shirt, providing a contemporary record of the tour dates and locations.

The tour was also commemorated through a special publication produced specifically for the European appearances. Gen 13 #11 was released in a special European Tour Edition featuring a chromium wraparound cover by J. Scott Campbell and Alex Garner. The issue is cataloged separately from the standard editions, identifying it as a distinct European Tour publication and providing another physical connection to the 1996 tour.

Together, the official tour shirt and the special Gen 13 edition document WildStorm’s continued international promotional efforts in 1996, with the tour bringing the studio and its characters directly to European fans across Italy, Germany, Belgium, and France.

San Diego Comic Con 1996 – July 4-7, 1996

WildStorm returned to San Diego Comic-Con International from July 4–7, 1996, at the San Diego Convention Center. The convention attracted approximately 36,000 attendees and had become one of the most important gatherings of the American comics industry.

For WildStorm, the 1996 convention came at an especially significant point in the company’s development. The studio had grown considerably beyond the titles that had established it during the early Image Comics years, with an expanding lineup that included Gen 13, WildC.A.T.s, StormWatch, Wetworks, Deathblow, and other properties under the WildStorm umbrella. The company’s presence at San Diego provided an opportunity to put that growing publishing line directly in front of one of the industry’s largest audiences.

The timing also placed the convention just before one of the most significant developments in WildStorm’s history. Jim Lee’s WildStorm Productions was preparing to take on production of Marvel’s Heroes Reborn titles, with WildStorm producing Fantastic Four and Iron Man. The first issues of those series would reach comic shops in September 1996, only about two months after the San Diego convention.

That made the summer of 1996 an important transitional moment for WildStorm. The company was simultaneously developing its own expanding line of creator-driven properties while preparing to bring two major Marvel franchises into the WildStorm production environment. San Diego Comic-Con offered a snapshot of the company during that period of expansion, with WildStorm’s booth showcasing its publishing line and offering merchandise to convention attendees.

Among the merchandise sold at the WildStorm booth were two oversized posters produced for the 1996 convention. These pieces, preserved in the World of WildStorm collection, provide a physical record of the company’s presence at the show and accompany the comics and other WildStorm merchandise that were available to fans.

The 1996 San Diego Comic-Con appearance therefore falls within a particularly important period in WildStorm’s evolution: the company had established itself as a major creative force within the comics industry, was expanding its own publishing identity, and was on the verge of entering a new relationship with Marvel that would bring Heroes Reborn to readers later that year.

WildStorm Japan Tour 1997 – March 1997

Motor City Comic Con – March 21-23, 1997

Motor City Comic Con returned to the Novi Expo Center in Novi, Michigan, from March 21–23, 1997. The convention’s program guide featured a striking collage of WildStorm material, bringing together artwork from several of the publisher’s most prominent titles, including Gen 13, Backlash, and StormWatch. Rather than using newly created artwork specifically for the convention, the cover incorporated actual published comic-book artwork, making the guide itself an interesting snapshot of the WildStorm presence and the characters that were defining the company’s lineup at the time.

The appearance of WildStorm material on the official convention program is particularly fitting for early 1997, when the company was expanding its interconnected universe while continuing to build individual titles and creator-driven properties. Gen 13, Backlash, and StormWatch represented different corners of that expanding lineup, and their artwork coming together on the Motor City program created a visual representation of the breadth of the WildStorm catalog.

The March 1997 Motor City Comic Con was one of two Motor City conventions held that year, with a second event taking place in October at the Dearborn Civic Center. The March event is the one documented here, and its WildStorm-heavy program guide provides a tangible piece of evidence connecting the publisher to the convention.

San Diego Comic Con 1997 – July 17-20, 1997

WildStorm returned to San Diego Comic-Con International in July 1997 at a pivotal moment for the publisher. Promotional material for the convention announced, “WildStorm revamps their core titles and launches an all new program,” promoting the company’s New Horizons initiative and the major changes taking place across its core universe. The timing coincided with the rollout of several significant WildStorm projects, including the new directions for the company’s flagship titles and the expanding WildStorm/Marvel crossover program. The convention therefore provided an important showcase for a publisher actively reshaping its line and introducing readers to the next phase of the WildStorm Universe.

The crossover material surrounding WildStorm was particularly prominent during this period. The WildC.A.T.s/X-Men project had begun bringing WildStorm’s characters together with Marvel’s X-Men, with Travis Charest providing artwork for the series’ “Golden Age” installment. That imagery also appeared on WildStorm’s 1997 convention volunteer shirt, making the WildC.A.T.s/X-Men artwork one of the most distinctive pieces of WildStorm merchandise associated with the convention. A separate San Diego Comic-Con edition of Gen 13 / Generation X #1 was also published in July 1997. The special edition is documented as a distinct variant of the issue and contains a two-page WildStorm News Flash feature as well as a full-page WildC.A.T.s/X-Men: The Modern Age promotional advertisement.

With New Horizons being promoted alongside the company’s expanding crossover projects, SDCC 1997 represents a particularly interesting snapshot of WildStorm in transition. The convention material reflects both sides of the company’s 1997 publishing strategy: a renewed focus on revamping its core WildStorm titles while simultaneously expanding the visibility of its characters through high-profile projects with Marvel. The combination of the New Horizons promotional campaign, the WildC.A.T.s/X-Men artwork used for the volunteer shirt, and the convention-specific Gen 13 / Generation X edition makes the 1997 convention one of the more significant stops in WildStorm’s touring and promotional history.

WildStorm Over Europe 1997 – October 11-25, 1997

In October 1997, WildStorm took its characters and creators on the WildStorm Over Europe tour, a multi-city European tour that traveled through the Netherlands, France, Austria, and Germany. The tour began in Breda on October 11, followed by Avignon on October 12, Paris from October 16–19, Austria on October 24, and Frankfurt on October 25. The tour was promoted directly in WildStorm’s comics, including a full-page advertisement in Gen 13 3D Special #1 identifying it as the “WildStorm Over Europe!: The 1997 Tour.” Divine Right #1 also carried a six-page WildStorm advertising section promoting the European tour alongside several of the company’s upcoming projects.

The tour featured a large group of WildStorm creators, including Tom Raney, JD, Alex Garner, Adam Hughes, Gary Frank, Scott Williams, Travis Charest, J. Scott Campbell, Sandra Hope, Jim Lee, Tom McWeeney, Art Adams, Michael Ryan, and Michael Heisler. The breadth of this group reflected the growing range of WildStorm’s publishing line in 1997, bringing together creators associated with many different titles and characters under the WildStorm banner. The tour was also closely connected to the European publication of Divine Right, with special European editions of Divine Right #1 produced in both a standard edition and a holofoil edition.

The WildStorm Over Europe tour is represented today by several pieces of tour-specific material, including the special 1997 tour shirt and the European editions of Divine Right #1. Together with the promotional advertisements printed in WildStorm’s contemporary comics and the signed merchandise from the participating creators, these items document the scale of WildStorm’s European outreach during one of the company’s most active years. Rather than being limited to a single convention appearance, WildStorm Over Europe brought the company’s creators and publications to readers across multiple European countries over the course of two weeks.

MegaCon’ 98 – March 13-15, 1998

MegaCon ’98 was held March 13–15, 1998, at the Orlando Expo Center in Orlando, Florida. The convention brought together thousands of comic-book fans, creators, artists, and industry professionals for three days of panels, signings, and other activities. By this point, MegaCon was becoming an established event on the annual convention calendar, attracting both local fans and guests from throughout the comic-book industry.

WildStorm was among the publishers represented at the convention, continuing the company’s active convention presence during the late 1990s. The event took place during a particularly busy period for WildStorm, with the publisher producing a broad range of titles across its various properties and imprints. MegaCon provided another opportunity for fans in Florida to encounter WildStorm’s growing catalog and the creators working within the company.

MegaCon ’98 stands as another documented stop in WildStorm’s convention activity during 1998, preceding the company’s later appearances at the Danger Girl Tour, Pacific Comic Con, and San Diego Comic-Con.

Danger Girl Tour – March 19-30, 1998

In March 1998, WildStorm launched Danger Girl with a special signing tour celebrating the release of the first issue. The tour brought together series creators J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell, along with Alex Garner and editor Scott Dunbier. The appearances gave fans an opportunity to meet the creative team behind one of WildStorm’s newest properties as Danger Girl made its debut.

A special tour-exclusive edition of Danger Girl #1 was produced for the event. These copies were signed by Campbell, Hartnell, Garner, and Dunbier, making the edition a particularly direct piece of memorabilia from the launch tour. Contemporary promotional material in Danger Girl #1 advertised the March 1998 tour alongside the debut of the series.

The Danger Girl Tour marked the introduction of one of WildStorm’s most recognizable new properties to readers through a combination of the comic’s launch and personal appearances by its creative team. The tour-exclusive edition and signed copies provide a tangible connection to those early appearances and the beginning of Danger Girl’s publication history.

Pacific ComiCon – May 2-3, 1998

The Pacific ComiCon and Anime Fest was held May 2–3, 1998, at the Landmark Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. The event brought together comic book and anime fans for a weekend that combined the growing interest in Japanese animation with the North American comic-book industry. WildStorm was represented at the convention with appearances by Jim Lee and Mat Broome.

WildStorm also produced a special convention-exclusive variant of Divine Right #5, featuring a cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams. The issue was promoted as part of the Pacific ComiCon and Anime Fest, providing a collectible connection between the event and one of WildStorm’s ongoing series at the time.

The Pacific ComiCon and Anime Fest represents another documented stop in WildStorm’s 1998 convention activity, occurring shortly after the March Danger Girl Tour and before the company’s appearance at San Diego Comic Con later that summer.

San Diego Comic Con 1998 – August 13-16, 1998

San Diego Comic Con 1998 was held August 13–16 at the San Diego Convention Center. For WildStorm, the convention was a major showcase for the company’s expanding publishing operation, with a massive booth representing all three of its creator-owned imprints: Cliffhanger, Homage Comics, and the upcoming ABC imprint. The booth brought together WildStorm’s established properties and newer projects, reflecting the breadth of the company as it continued to expand beyond its original WildStorm Productions lineup.

Among the convention’s special offerings was a San Diego Comic Con exclusive preview flip book featuring WildC.A.T.s (Vol. 2) #1 and Danger Girl #3. The free preview presented eight pages from each upcoming issue, with the Danger Girl material shown in raw pencils. WildStorm also offered special 5-by-7-inch title cards at its booth for creator autographs. Each card was associated with a specific comic title and featured a printed sketch, giving fans a dedicated piece of artwork to have signed.

The convention also saw special editions and variant covers associated with WildStorm properties. Darkchylde: The Legacy #1 was released in a San Diego Comic Con International Edition, while a separate variant of Darkchylde #0 is also included in the site’s convention documentation. Taken together, the oversized booth, preview material, autograph cards, and collection of special-edition comics made San Diego Comic Con 1998 a substantial representation of WildStorm’s publishing presence at the end of the 1990s.

Resident Evil Magazine Special Signing – Summer/Fall 1998

The last stop on this magical tour of WildStorm through the 90s ends with a return to Golden Apple in Los Angeles. Here, the team behind the hit Resident Evil Magazine gathered together for an incredible signing event.

And that brings our tour to a close! We hope you enjoyed taking a trip through the many conventions, signings, promotional tours, and special appearances that helped make WildStorm’s presence in the 1990s so memorable. From coast to coast and around the world, these events brought creators, characters, and fans together in ways that became an important part of WildStorm’s history.

But the tour doesn’t have to end here. If you have photographs, sketches, convention programs, advertisements, tickets, signed items, or other material documenting WildStorm’s appearances and events, we’d love to hear from you. Every piece of information can help us expand this page and build a more complete record of WildStorm On Tour. Please contact us if you have something you’d like to share!