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SDCC Slugfest | Oni Press brings a can to the con

As Comic-Con International approaches, here’s more news on the show from Marvel, Skybound, IDW and more. Plus: Rascal Randy roams the streets of San Diego!

With the San Diego Comic-Con coming up on July 23-26, we have news and announcements dropping left and right, so here’s an attempt to keep up with it all. Hit the links for more info.

Matt Kindt’s Flux House imprint is known for doing things a little differently, so it’s not surprising that they’ve come up with something unique and fun for San Diego this year as they’re relaunching at Oni Press. So here’s one of the show’s more unusual exclusives: the Fort Psycho “Comic in a Can.” Limited to just 250 copies and priced at $25, the resealable can includes an exclusive 16-page mini-comic by Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt, a bumper sticker, toy army men and even a brand-new prose story printed directly on the can’s label.

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Can’t Wait for Wednesday | Fred Van Lente + Luca Pizzari raise the black flag in ‘Vampyrates!’

New comics and graphic novels arrive this week by Katie Skelly, Mike Maihack, Ngozi Ukazu, Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla, Gabriel Hardman, Dean Kotz, Kelly Thompson, Soo Lee, Nathan Fillion and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what’s coming to your local comic shop this week. Vampires are everywhere this week, from the swashbuckling horror of BOOM!’s Vampyrates to the World War II action of IDW’s Operation: Iron Coffin. We’ve also got new graphic novels by Katie Skelly, Ngozi Ukazu, Mike Maihack and more.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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The bunny did it: ‘Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy’ launches in July

Tyler Boss and Dylan Burnett explore the dark origins of the fan-favorite mascot killer in a five-issue series from Tiny Onion and Image Comics.

Tiny Onion and Image Comics have announced that the rabbit suit-wearing killer from Exquisite Corpses, Rascal Randy, will star in a five-issue spinoff series from writer Tyler Boss and artist Dylan Burnett. Colorist Jordie Bellaire and letterer Becca Carey round out the creative team.

Rascal Randy is one of a dozen assassins dispatched to the town of Oak Valley, Maine, where they compete in a deadly game of, well, trying to kill each other for their ultra-powerful and ultra-demented clients, in the pages of James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh’s Exquisite Corpses.

“From the moment I saw the full cast of killers for Exquisite Corpses, I, like most discerning readers, knew Randy would be the winner of the first season’s game,” said Boss. “Now while I still can’t say whether we’ve been proven correct or not, I can say the story Dylan and I have created for everyone’s favorite furry fiend is as sweet and cuddly as a porcupine.”

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