Chris Staros
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Editor-in-Chief @ www.topshelfcomix.com. Looking for a coach in comics? www.chrisstaros.com. Personal email: [email protected] TCB⚡️
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While the crew of the ESS Khonsu is negotiating a treaty, someone robs their hosts… and every piece of evidence suggests Nishika is the thief!
Preorder #CosmicCadets: Accused by Ben Crane & Andy Alves here!: https://ow.ly/G3iT50XjYg7
#OGN #CosmicCadetsAccused Cosmic Cadets
Preorder #CosmicCadets: Accused by Ben Crane & Andy Alves here!: https://ow.ly/G3iT50XjYg7
#OGN #CosmicCadetsAccused Cosmic Cadets
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
While the crew of the ESS Khonsu is negotiating a treaty, someone robs their hosts… and every piece of evidence suggests Nishika is the thief!
Preorder #CosmicCadets: Accused by Ben Crane & Andy Alves here!: https://ow.ly/G3iT50XjYg7
#OGN #CosmicCadetsAccused Cosmic Cadets
Preorder #CosmicCadets: Accused by Ben Crane & Andy Alves here!: https://ow.ly/G3iT50XjYg7
#OGN #CosmicCadetsAccused Cosmic Cadets
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"A charming addition to #halloween reading... #Spoops The Little Spirits of Halloween is definitely a book to read along with the family." — Fangirl Nation
Get a peek at the making #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween Available wherever you buy books!
Laurie A. Conley The Spoops #Cozy #Spooky
Get a peek at the making #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween Available wherever you buy books!
Laurie A. Conley The Spoops #Cozy #Spooky
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"A charming addition to #halloween reading... #Spoops The Little Spirits of Halloween is definitely a book to read along with the family." — Fangirl Nation
Get a peek at the making #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween Available wherever you buy books!
Laurie A. Conley The Spoops #Cozy #Spooky
Get a peek at the making #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween Available wherever you buy books!
Laurie A. Conley The Spoops #Cozy #Spooky
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More Weight: A Salem Story was a 10 year labor of love.
Which means keep character continuity can be rough, but Ben Wickey makes it look easy!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#MoreWeight #GraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #Historical
Which means keep character continuity can be rough, but Ben Wickey makes it look easy!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#MoreWeight #GraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #Historical
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
More Weight: A Salem Story was a 10 year labor of love.
Which means keep character continuity can be rough, but Ben Wickey makes it look easy!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#MoreWeight #GraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #Historical
Which means keep character continuity can be rough, but Ben Wickey makes it look easy!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#MoreWeight #GraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #Historical
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Plunge deeper into the mysteries of the #OrderoftheNightJay as The River Rises!
Return to the wilderness with Frank and Ricky as they dive deeper into the long-lost (and supernatural) secrets of Camp Jay Bird!
Enter our giveaway: https://ow.ly/clUJ50XfRpA
#MiddleSchool #OGN
Return to the wilderness with Frank and Ricky as they dive deeper into the long-lost (and supernatural) secrets of Camp Jay Bird!
Enter our giveaway: https://ow.ly/clUJ50XfRpA
#MiddleSchool #OGN
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Plunge deeper into the mysteries of the #OrderoftheNightJay as The River Rises!
Return to the wilderness with Frank and Ricky as they dive deeper into the long-lost (and supernatural) secrets of Camp Jay Bird!
Enter our giveaway: https://ow.ly/clUJ50XfRpA
#MiddleSchool #OGN
Return to the wilderness with Frank and Ricky as they dive deeper into the long-lost (and supernatural) secrets of Camp Jay Bird!
Enter our giveaway: https://ow.ly/clUJ50XfRpA
#MiddleSchool #OGN
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With nostalgic illustrations in black, white, and orange, #Spoops is an instantly timeless classic that places #Halloween right up alongside other beloved holidays.
Grab your copy of #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween from our bio!
Art by Laurie A. Conley
#SpookySeason
Grab your copy of #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween from our bio!
Art by Laurie A. Conley
#SpookySeason
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
With nostalgic illustrations in black, white, and orange, #Spoops is an instantly timeless classic that places #Halloween right up alongside other beloved holidays.
Grab your copy of #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween from our bio!
Art by Laurie A. Conley
#SpookySeason
Grab your copy of #SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween from our bio!
Art by Laurie A. Conley
#SpookySeason
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Families who love the beauty of the woods will adore this minimalist #graphicnovel sequel, spinning a new enthralling fable about family, #disability, transformation, and the passage of time.
Preorder #RoseWolves: #OutoftheBlue: https://ow.ly/sEtT50Xh8zG
#RoseWolvesOutoftheBlue
Preorder #RoseWolves: #OutoftheBlue: https://ow.ly/sEtT50Xh8zG
#RoseWolvesOutoftheBlue
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Families who love the beauty of the woods will adore this minimalist #graphicnovel sequel, spinning a new enthralling fable about family, #disability, transformation, and the passage of time.
Preorder #RoseWolves: #OutoftheBlue: https://ow.ly/sEtT50Xh8zG
#RoseWolvesOutoftheBlue
Preorder #RoseWolves: #OutoftheBlue: https://ow.ly/sEtT50Xh8zG
#RoseWolvesOutoftheBlue
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This review from Graphic Policy is sweet enough to give you a toothache!
#Spoops The Little Spirits of #Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself!: https://ow.ly/NjKU50XgrKl
More here: https://ow.ly/1HUW50XgrKj
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #PictureBooks AJ LoCascio
#Spoops The Little Spirits of #Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself!: https://ow.ly/NjKU50XgrKl
More here: https://ow.ly/1HUW50XgrKj
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #PictureBooks AJ LoCascio
October 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This review from Graphic Policy is sweet enough to give you a toothache!
#Spoops The Little Spirits of #Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself!: https://ow.ly/NjKU50XgrKl
More here: https://ow.ly/1HUW50XgrKj
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #PictureBooks AJ LoCascio
#Spoops The Little Spirits of #Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself!: https://ow.ly/NjKU50XgrKl
More here: https://ow.ly/1HUW50XgrKj
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #PictureBooks AJ LoCascio
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Meet Lukas Kummer! Author of the head-spinning, time-bending graphic novel #Ionheart
The English-language debut of graphic novelist arrives like a thunderbolt, arcing brilliantly between timelines, genres, and dimensions.
Available NOW!
#GraphicNovel #Fantasy #Sciencefiction
The English-language debut of graphic novelist arrives like a thunderbolt, arcing brilliantly between timelines, genres, and dimensions.
Available NOW!
#GraphicNovel #Fantasy #Sciencefiction
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Meet Lukas Kummer! Author of the head-spinning, time-bending graphic novel #Ionheart
The English-language debut of graphic novelist arrives like a thunderbolt, arcing brilliantly between timelines, genres, and dimensions.
Available NOW!
#GraphicNovel #Fantasy #Sciencefiction
The English-language debut of graphic novelist arrives like a thunderbolt, arcing brilliantly between timelines, genres, and dimensions.
Available NOW!
#GraphicNovel #Fantasy #Sciencefiction
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October 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself! #kidlit #halloween #Spoops #TheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #PictureBooks
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Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself!
Who changes the leaves? Summons the autumn winds? Wakes ghosts and spirits to haunt houses and chill the air? Why, Spoops, of course!
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October 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween gets a thumbs up from the Graphic Progeny herself! #kidlit #halloween #Spoops #TheLittleSpiritsofHalloween #PictureBooks
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ENTER TO WIN: A set of #OrderoftheNightJay by Jonathan Schnapp!
The detective-duo heist is perfect for kids who love a tale of friendship, bravery, and discovery!
“The drawing style makes their emotions relatable.” — Kids First!
Enter the giveaway: https://ow.ly/7ebO50XfRpC
#OGN #MiddleGrade
The detective-duo heist is perfect for kids who love a tale of friendship, bravery, and discovery!
“The drawing style makes their emotions relatable.” — Kids First!
Enter the giveaway: https://ow.ly/7ebO50XfRpC
#OGN #MiddleGrade
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
ENTER TO WIN: A set of #OrderoftheNightJay by Jonathan Schnapp!
The detective-duo heist is perfect for kids who love a tale of friendship, bravery, and discovery!
“The drawing style makes their emotions relatable.” — Kids First!
Enter the giveaway: https://ow.ly/7ebO50XfRpC
#OGN #MiddleGrade
The detective-duo heist is perfect for kids who love a tale of friendship, bravery, and discovery!
“The drawing style makes their emotions relatable.” — Kids First!
Enter the giveaway: https://ow.ly/7ebO50XfRpC
#OGN #MiddleGrade
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“ #MoreWeight is wonderful! Ben Wickey’s visual feast tells the poignant story of Giles and Martha Corey and Salem’s witch trials, with some surprising twists and turns.” — Emerson W. Baker
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“ #MoreWeight is wonderful! Ben Wickey’s visual feast tells the poignant story of Giles and Martha Corey and Salem’s witch trials, with some surprising twists and turns.” — Emerson W. Baker
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale now! Link in bio.
#SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel
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What happens when you want #Halloween decorations? You create the #Spoops
Find out about how Spoops came to be from author AJ LoCascio.
#Spoops #TheLittleSpiritsofHalloween by The Spoops and Laurie A. Conley is on sale now!
#ChildrensBooks #HalloweenBooks #PictureBooks
Find out about how Spoops came to be from author AJ LoCascio.
#Spoops #TheLittleSpiritsofHalloween by The Spoops and Laurie A. Conley is on sale now!
#ChildrensBooks #HalloweenBooks #PictureBooks
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What happens when you want #Halloween decorations? You create the #Spoops
Find out about how Spoops came to be from author AJ LoCascio.
#Spoops #TheLittleSpiritsofHalloween by The Spoops and Laurie A. Conley is on sale now!
#ChildrensBooks #HalloweenBooks #PictureBooks
Find out about how Spoops came to be from author AJ LoCascio.
#Spoops #TheLittleSpiritsofHalloween by The Spoops and Laurie A. Conley is on sale now!
#ChildrensBooks #HalloweenBooks #PictureBooks
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After bursting onto the scene with his captivating and quirky artwork in #TheMoonandSerpent Bumper Book of Magic, Ben Wickey finally unveils his #magnumopus!
About colonial America's dark heart in #MoreWeight!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale!: https://ow.ly/syUx50X0XmS
#SalemWitchTrials
About colonial America's dark heart in #MoreWeight!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale!: https://ow.ly/syUx50X0XmS
#SalemWitchTrials
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
After bursting onto the scene with his captivating and quirky artwork in #TheMoonandSerpent Bumper Book of Magic, Ben Wickey finally unveils his #magnumopus!
About colonial America's dark heart in #MoreWeight!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale!: https://ow.ly/syUx50X0XmS
#SalemWitchTrials
About colonial America's dark heart in #MoreWeight!
#MoreWeightASalemStory is on sale!: https://ow.ly/syUx50X0XmS
#SalemWitchTrials
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Honorary #BannedBooksWeek chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read, so that all Americans can find ourselves, and find each other, in books.
Visit BannedBooksWeek.org to learn more and get involved.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
Visit BannedBooksWeek.org to learn more and get involved.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Honorary #BannedBooksWeek chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read, so that all Americans can find ourselves, and find each other, in books.
Visit BannedBooksWeek.org to learn more and get involved.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
Visit BannedBooksWeek.org to learn more and get involved.
#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984
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Featuring elegant inky artwork, tense pacing, lived-in characters, and a touch of pandemic paranoia, Jared Throne’s Top Shelf debut is a captivating work of suspenseful sci-fi that will leave readers gasping for breath.
#BP9 #OGN #CrimeThriller #Scifi #BridgePlanetNine #Heists
#BP9 #OGN #CrimeThriller #Scifi #BridgePlanetNine #Heists
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Featuring elegant inky artwork, tense pacing, lived-in characters, and a touch of pandemic paranoia, Jared Throne’s Top Shelf debut is a captivating work of suspenseful sci-fi that will leave readers gasping for breath.
#BP9 #OGN #CrimeThriller #Scifi #BridgePlanetNine #Heists
#BP9 #OGN #CrimeThriller #Scifi #BridgePlanetNine #Heists
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Frank is in big trouble. Meeting Ricky made Camp Jay Bird less lonely… but they enemies of all the other scouts.
And they released something dark and scary in the forest!
#OrderoftheNightTheRiverRises by Jonathan Schnapp is on sale!: https://ow.ly/Ct3x50WJaML
#GraphicNovel
And they released something dark and scary in the forest!
#OrderoftheNightTheRiverRises by Jonathan Schnapp is on sale!: https://ow.ly/Ct3x50WJaML
#GraphicNovel
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Frank is in big trouble. Meeting Ricky made Camp Jay Bird less lonely… but they enemies of all the other scouts.
And they released something dark and scary in the forest!
#OrderoftheNightTheRiverRises by Jonathan Schnapp is on sale!: https://ow.ly/Ct3x50WJaML
#GraphicNovel
And they released something dark and scary in the forest!
#OrderoftheNightTheRiverRises by Jonathan Schnapp is on sale!: https://ow.ly/Ct3x50WJaML
#GraphicNovel
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"Healey’s plot threads about coping with loss come together very nicely." — Slings & Arrows
Gabriel Navarro can see ghosts. Feeling alone and lost, he suddenly finds himself with a new best friend and business-partner, Clementine.
Together, they form #PsychicInvestigatorsEvilExterminators
#PIEE
Gabriel Navarro can see ghosts. Feeling alone and lost, he suddenly finds himself with a new best friend and business-partner, Clementine.
Together, they form #PsychicInvestigatorsEvilExterminators
#PIEE
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Healey’s plot threads about coping with loss come together very nicely." — Slings & Arrows
Gabriel Navarro can see ghosts. Feeling alone and lost, he suddenly finds himself with a new best friend and business-partner, Clementine.
Together, they form #PsychicInvestigatorsEvilExterminators
#PIEE
Gabriel Navarro can see ghosts. Feeling alone and lost, he suddenly finds himself with a new best friend and business-partner, Clementine.
Together, they form #PsychicInvestigatorsEvilExterminators
#PIEE
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Top Shelf Productions is heading to #NYCC!
Join us as for #authorsignings and a #GeorgeTakei Panel. What else could you want.
We'll see you Thursday at IDW's booth #4551!
#Dreamover #TLOUD #Spoops #MoreWeight #BridgePlanetNine #IRWT #TheWell IDW Publishing
Join us as for #authorsignings and a #GeorgeTakei Panel. What else could you want.
We'll see you Thursday at IDW's booth #4551!
#Dreamover #TLOUD #Spoops #MoreWeight #BridgePlanetNine #IRWT #TheWell IDW Publishing
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Top Shelf Productions is heading to #NYCC!
Join us as for #authorsignings and a #GeorgeTakei Panel. What else could you want.
We'll see you Thursday at IDW's booth #4551!
#Dreamover #TLOUD #Spoops #MoreWeight #BridgePlanetNine #IRWT #TheWell IDW Publishing
Join us as for #authorsignings and a #GeorgeTakei Panel. What else could you want.
We'll see you Thursday at IDW's booth #4551!
#Dreamover #TLOUD #Spoops #MoreWeight #BridgePlanetNine #IRWT #TheWell IDW Publishing
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Grab your #Spoops!
Join AJ LoCascio on his signing tour for Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween.
Discover the whimsical magic behind #Halloween in this timeless new illustrated fable for the whole family!
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween is out: https://ow.ly/8ujq50X5iyW
#PictureBooks
Join AJ LoCascio on his signing tour for Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween.
Discover the whimsical magic behind #Halloween in this timeless new illustrated fable for the whole family!
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween is out: https://ow.ly/8ujq50X5iyW
#PictureBooks
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Grab your #Spoops!
Join AJ LoCascio on his signing tour for Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween.
Discover the whimsical magic behind #Halloween in this timeless new illustrated fable for the whole family!
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween is out: https://ow.ly/8ujq50X5iyW
#PictureBooks
Join AJ LoCascio on his signing tour for Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween.
Discover the whimsical magic behind #Halloween in this timeless new illustrated fable for the whole family!
#SpoopsTheLittleSpiritsofHalloween is out: https://ow.ly/8ujq50X5iyW
#PictureBooks
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Prepare for #MoreWeight!
Come celebrate the release of #MoreWeightASalemStory with author Ben Wickey at The House of the Seven Gables.
This Saturday at 6:30 PM! More information: https://7gables.org/event/more-weight-ben-wickey/
#MoreWeightGraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel #Historical
Come celebrate the release of #MoreWeightASalemStory with author Ben Wickey at The House of the Seven Gables.
This Saturday at 6:30 PM! More information: https://7gables.org/event/more-weight-ben-wickey/
#MoreWeightGraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel #Historical
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Prepare for #MoreWeight!
Come celebrate the release of #MoreWeightASalemStory with author Ben Wickey at The House of the Seven Gables.
This Saturday at 6:30 PM! More information: https://7gables.org/event/more-weight-ben-wickey/
#MoreWeightGraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel #Historical
Come celebrate the release of #MoreWeightASalemStory with author Ben Wickey at The House of the Seven Gables.
This Saturday at 6:30 PM! More information: https://7gables.org/event/more-weight-ben-wickey/
#MoreWeightGraphicNovel #SalemWitchTrials #GraphicNovel #Historical
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Will you be joining us at #NYCC? Come spend An Afternoon With George Takei!
Join legendary actor, activist, & author George Takei for a rare & personal conversation to close out his national book tour for #ItRhymesWithTakei.
On 10/12 at 3:30 - 4:30pm, in room #409!
Join legendary actor, activist, & author George Takei for a rare & personal conversation to close out his national book tour for #ItRhymesWithTakei.
On 10/12 at 3:30 - 4:30pm, in room #409!
October 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Will you be joining us at #NYCC? Come spend An Afternoon With George Takei!
Join legendary actor, activist, & author George Takei for a rare & personal conversation to close out his national book tour for #ItRhymesWithTakei.
On 10/12 at 3:30 - 4:30pm, in room #409!
Join legendary actor, activist, & author George Takei for a rare & personal conversation to close out his national book tour for #ItRhymesWithTakei.
On 10/12 at 3:30 - 4:30pm, in room #409!
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It's time for haunting reads!
Our #TrickorRead sampler contains peeks at #Spoops: The Little Spirits of #Halloween, Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators, & #MoreWeight: A Salem Story!
If you're heading to #NYCC, you can grab a free sampler at IDW's booth #4551!
Our #TrickorRead sampler contains peeks at #Spoops: The Little Spirits of #Halloween, Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators, & #MoreWeight: A Salem Story!
If you're heading to #NYCC, you can grab a free sampler at IDW's booth #4551!
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's time for haunting reads!
Our #TrickorRead sampler contains peeks at #Spoops: The Little Spirits of #Halloween, Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators, & #MoreWeight: A Salem Story!
If you're heading to #NYCC, you can grab a free sampler at IDW's booth #4551!
Our #TrickorRead sampler contains peeks at #Spoops: The Little Spirits of #Halloween, Psychic Investigators, Evil Exterminators, & #MoreWeight: A Salem Story!
If you're heading to #NYCC, you can grab a free sampler at IDW's booth #4551!