SNIP #1 arrives early with a Local Comic Shop Day cover

Pesto Comics lists a Riccardo Faccini LCSD variant for September 26, ahead of the standard first issue's October 7 release.

Pesto Comics lists an advance edition of SNIP #1 for Local Comic Shop Day on September 26. Its official issue record calls this the “Advance Release LCSD Exclusive,” with a cover by Riccardo Faccini reserved for LCSD-registered storefronts. The publisher lists the standard SNIP #1 for October 7 . This is an early route

to the first issue with a distinct cover, not a change to the standard edition's listed date. The cover itself carries an “LCSD VARIANT” mark and the Local Comic Shop Day logo. Pesto describes SNIP as a five-part science-fiction series. Midtown Comics lists the advance release as its Cover B LCSD exclusive variant,

corroborating that this is a specific edition rather than the regular October cover. Local Comic Shop Day's official FAQ says shops celebrate the event in their own ways. A reader looking for this cover should check whether a nearby shop is participating and ask that shop about its own allocation and availability; an

event listing does not guarantee every store has copies. Readers who simply want to begin the series can instead ask about the standard October 7 issue. We have not read or reviewed the comic itself. For more release and variant-cover news, browse Mythscribe's comics Journal. Headline image: Pesto Comics' official SNIP

#1 Local Comic Shop Day advance variant cover, art by Riccardo Faccini.

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