Last week Tom Spurgeon interviewed IDW president Ted Adams, who said IDW is thinking about not exhibiting at the San Diego Comic-Con next year. To quote Adams:

I think we’re likely not to be at San Diego next year. There are people that work for me that think that’s not the right decision. I’m trying to weigh what they’re telling me, think hard about what they’re telling me. Certainly for the freelance community that works for us, it’s important to them that they have a place at this show. I’m trying to think about how can I accomplish those goals with drastically reduced cost to us. Not so much the financial cost, but the opportunity cost. How can I have a place where Ash Wood can meet his fans at San Diego Comic-Con without it requiring all this time?

Tom also posts comments from fans, media and other publishers on the IDW interview, which you can find here.

Tom also asked IDW about their press conference with Darwyn Cooke, which I attended Wednesday night. Hopefully even if they do elect not to have a booth, they’ll still look for opportunities like this to get the word out on their announcements, because I thought the press conference went over really well. Which is kind of funny, if you think about it … the idea of a good old-fashioned press conference is old hat, but use the concept to publicize comics, and it’s something unique and different.

Artwork for this post, BTW, is the press envelope and what was inside … three pieces of Darwyn Cooke art and a CD that contained more artwork and background info on the project. You can get a better look at the three pieces after the jump …

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