Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 5 is making its debut at Comic Con International in San Diego July 22-25. It should be available for purchase online the first week in August.

As with all of the Annual Report books, this is a graphic novelization of the daily comic strip -- with the individual panels of the strips designed into a continuously narrative graphic novel. Some of the content in the book has not appeared anywhere online. It's 96 pages of full-color fun.

To whet your appetite, here's an exclusive five-page preview of the book.

If you're planning to attend Nerd Prom* in San Diego later this month, you'll be able to be among the first to put your hands on Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 5. It's 96 pages of full-color awesome, and the first time anyone will lay eyes on it (me included) will be in sunny San Diego. To make sure you know where to go to get yours, I included a handy guide to my appearance at Comic Con (below). I also made it into a handy PDF that you can print out and bring with you.

I'll be doing a panel discussion on Saturday, July 24:

5:00–6:00 Webcomics.com Lightning Round: Join the forces behind Webcomics.com -- Scott Kurtz (PvP), Robert Khoo (Penny Arcade) and Brad Guigar (Evil Inc) -- for a primer on webcomics from all aspects: creative, technical and business. Each panelist will answer in thirty seconds or less -- without repeating previous points -- so expect a fast-paced tour of the subject from start to finish. Room 8



If you can't make it to Comic Con, don't worry. Orders for Vol. 5 will open up at the start of August!

* Credit the tremendous Meredith Gran.