Within the lead-up to San Diego Comedian-Con 2024, publishers, creators, and extra are releasing tons of details about what they’ll be as much as on the world’s largest comics conference. Nevertheless, amongst this yr’s common run of press releases and unique bulletins, The Beat acquired a mysterious trailer for Idaho’s #1 Comedian Guide Firm from comics publicity agency Don’t Disguise PR.
The 28-second clip, seen under, reveals a bison standing in a discipline chewing some grass. Yellow textual content flashes on the display: “Welcome to Idaho, dwelling of the world’s hottest comedian e-book firm from Idaho.” There’s no music, simply the sound of the bison chowing down.
Then the opening chords of “Non-public Idaho” by The B-52’s play over the textual content, “We’re nonetheless workshopping that one.” Beneath this textual content is a URL: idahosnumberonecomicbookcompany.com.
The Idaho’s #1 Comedian Guide Firm web site reveals one other clip, this one simply 21 seconds. Extra yellow textual content seems behind and over a mountain vary, this time in an upward scroll: “Good morning, America. It’s time to make the comics.” The URL as soon as once more seems on the backside of the video. This trailer has no music.
Subsequent to this trailer embed, there’s a type to enroll in a mailing checklist, which asks in your first and final title, e mail, and mobile phone quantity. All fields are required. The area was registered by way of NameCheap in February 2023, with no different figuring out particulars, and it was up to date not too long ago.
We don’t know what to make of this since we haven’t heard of Idaho’s #1 Comedian Guide Firm—which is embarrassing since we satisfaction ourselves on at all times being within the find out about comics information—and Don’t Disguise PR hasn’t supplied any extra context clues.
No matter is occurring, it’s a novel thriller we sit up for fixing. We suspect extra data will likely be launched the nearer we get to San Diego, the place maybe the answer to the puzzle will likely be revealed.
Keep tuned for extra SDCC ’24 protection from The Beat.
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