The Walking Dead #1 Ethan Van Sciver Cover Revealed

Wizard World has just revealed the fifth cover in their series of exclusive variant covers of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #1. The newest cover is by artist Ethan Van Sciver. The Walking Dead #1 variant cover comic will be provided for free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, August 8-11 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.  Wizard World and Skybound, Kirkman's imprint at Image Comics, have teamed to produce the line. Van Sciver has also drawn a second, sketch Black & White cover, which will be provided to VIP guests at the event. Van Sciver will be on hand at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con to sign copies of the limited-edition comic,  produced in extremely limited quantities and available to fans only while supplies last.  The first four covers, illustrated by superstar artists Michael Golden, "Zombie King" Arthur Suydam, Julian Totino Tedesco and Neal Adams, respectively, were huge hits at Wizard World events in Portland (February, Golden), St. Louis (March, Suydam), Philadelphia (June, Tedesco) and New York (June, Adams).  A different creator will draw the variant cover art for each of the three remaining scheduled Wizard World shows this year. 2013 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con will also feature Man of Steel co-star Michael Shannon ("General Zod"), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, "American Horror Story"), Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee, "Torchwood" and Zero Dark Thirty headliner John Barrowman, WWE® Superstar CM Punk®, Norman Reedus of "The Walking Dead" and Boondock Saints, and director Robert Rodriguez (Machete Kills, From Dusk Till Dawn), among dozens of top celebrities, as well as an array of superstar comics creators. Admission is free for kids 10 and under. Event hours are Thursday, Aug. 8, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 9, noon – 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.