Here it is, sitting on the CBR coffee table.

Sam Humphries stopped by earlier today and when he looked at it he said, “This has Scott Dunbier’s fingerprints all over it.” Scott, an editor at IDW and formerly with Wildstorm, is known for his work on beautifully packaged hard covers and the like. I mentioned this to Scott later in the day and he said this whole thing was Ted’s idea and that he was very jealous of the clam-shell design of the case that holds three books inside – a sampler comic, a lengthy retrospective of the first 10 years of IDW simply called “IDW: The First Decade” and a book collecting all the covers IDW has published from January 2001 through December 2008. The two books themselves sit inside padded box.

Check out this crazy fold out poster inside the “First Decade” book. This one features “Zombies: Fast” art by Chris Bolton. This isn’t the only poster in the book.

And finally a look at the two books open. Gorgeous, high quality stuff.

If you’ve been following IDW over the last 10 years, then this is a must have book for you, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and more about the publishing company from its humble beginnings to today.

Here’s “Age of Bronze” and “Oz” expert Eric Shanower Sunday at the LA Times Festival of Books.

Image Comics Marketing Dude Joe Keatinge and “Elephantmen”/Comicraft’s Richard Starkings at the LA Times Festival of Books, Sunday April 26th, 2009.

This has become something of a regular occurrence for me. Pretty much every time there’s a graphic novel or comic that’s been made into a major theatrical release, Handel has me on as a guest to discuss the film and put it all into the proper context. It’s always great fun, too, and brings me back to my radio roots. From the age of 16 to about 28 I worked full time in radio, my last job being Executive Producer of the Phil Hendrie show on KFI. So being on with Handel brings back those memories.

Also, I expect Handel to call me a nerd or a geek within the first five minutes of the interview. I can’t wait!

Thanks to Shaun Manning for the link.

Thank you ABC News for the traffic bump!

Alex Cox, co owner of Rocketship, giving out comics.

Filip Sablik