TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS shares two new works

Be the hero of your own bedtime story! Two tender hearts from Italy, M. D. Ventura and M. Ferraris, make their Top Shelf debut today with an utterly lovely fantasy tale for the whole family: The Land of Unfinished Dreams! Plus: get a glimpse of our Comic-Con crew, and get ready to welcome spooky season with the Spoops!

Journey to The Land of Unfinished Dreams today! "Ventura's superb, wry storytelling is well matched by Ferraris' equally magnificent illustrations... This intergenerational story is a strong pick for family read-alouds, with elements for both kids and adults to enjoy." — Booklist (starred review) "Beautifully creative... The artwork is stunningly adorable; the story, heartwarming. A perfectly modern bedtime story." — SFF Insiders Once upon a time, there was a brave hero named…Grandpa?! What’s he doing in this story? Ned is a retired literature teacher without much excitement in his life, but when his grandkids come to visit, he loves to tell them bedtime stories. Every evening, the clumsy knight tries to save the princess in new and different ways, but they never reach the end of the story. On one fateful night, Ned is shocked to wake up inside his fantasy world — full of the characters from his stories, plus many more new friends and foes. And when a terrifying darkness rises, Ned will have to look within himself to confront a threat beyond his imagination. In their first collaboration, Italian creators Marco Daeron Ventura and Marco Ferraris present a thrilling and poignant graphic novel, bursting with color and creativity, about stories, family, growing old, and staying young. The Land of Unfinished Dreams  by Marco Daeron Ventura and Marco Ferraris $14.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-555-6 160 pages | Full-color HARDCOVER graphic novel | 7.75" x 10.75" Browse preview pages | In stores today! Watch the epic and effervescent animated trailer for The Land of Unfinished Dreams! Thanks for a terrific San Diego Comic-Con! We were thrilled to see so many old friends and new fans in San Diego this year, as we marked almost ten years as part of the IDW Publishing booth. Nearly a thousand fans packed into George Takei's standing-room-only panel as well as two sold-out signings for It Rhymes With Takei. AJ Locascio and Ben Wickey held readers spellbound with advance copies of their fall books Spoops and More Weight: A Salem Story. And Jeff Victor and Kim Dwinell built on their passionate fanbases with the newest volumes of You Wish and Surfside Girls. A huge thanks from the Top Shelf team (Chris and Leigh) to our great authors, to the whole IDW crew for making our show run so smoothly, and to all of YOU for coming out to support us! Next week: Fall in love with Fall... with the SPOOPS! Discover the whimsical magic behind Halloween in this timeless new illustrated fable for the whole family! It’s a clever trick and a lovable treat that the whole family will treasure. Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by AJ LoCascio and Laurie A. Conley $14.99 (US) | ISBN 978-1-60309-561-7 72 pages | 7” x 9” Two-color hardcover PICTURE BOOK Browse preview pages | watch the video trailer In stores next week: August 12th/13th, 2025! Watch the whimsical animated trailer for Spoops!