The Addiction: The Touch #1 Premieres at New York Comic Con, October 9-12!

Creator Signings! Giveaways! Limited Edition Con Variants!
Premium Licensed VeVe Digital Collectibles and Comics — Don’t miss any of it at NYCC as The Addiction takes over Booth #3537!

The Addiction co-creators David Quinn and Vincent Zurzolo will be at New York Comic Con with a rare, limited-edition premiere of the sequel The Addiction: The Touch #1. Fans will also find plenty of surprising convention exclusives as The Addiction’s cast expands with the introduction of deadly new villains The Fever and Chronic!

“Two years ago,” says Zurzolo, “NYCC fans helped make the launch of our first series one of the show’s indie hits, buying over 17,500 physical and digital copies of The Addiction #1 NYCC Premiere. We are comic fans ourselves and always try to make New York Comic Con the comic arts celebration of the year. We can’t wait to share this book with you, so come by Booth #3537 and make it happen with us!”

The Addiction: She can drug you with her touch! Will she cure… or kill?

Faced with a plague of addiction, criminal cartels, and colorfully chaotic villains, Dr. Niki Tino strives to master her uncanny power to be the cure in our sick world. The Addiction: The Touch #1 continues her journey as she spirals into the darkest places while still standing up for the chance of recovery to help us all find hope. But Niki’s every little victory triggers more forces against her to escalate the deadly game. Anything can – and will –happen!

Co-creator Quinn explains, “Our first chapter, ‘Welcome to the Dancing Plague,’ dramatizes breakthroughs and setbacks as Niki and Enzo endeavor to grow together as partners — both in life and in the war on drugs. There are also new insane villains to keep them in jeopardy and constantly guessing. And for readers hungry for a life-changing confrontation between Niki and Cartel Boss Como Cattivo and her origin – the night Dr. Tino earned a second chance on life as The Addiction? That crisis and climax begins here!”

David Quinn is a longtime fan favorite for his work on Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme, Carnage, and Faust, while Vincent Zurzolo made news emerging as a creative after years as President of Metropolis/ComicConnect.

The Addiction: The Touch #1 has Quinn and Zurzolo continuing to work with top comic talents including illustrator Claudia Balboni, color artist Brad Simpson, and letterer Dave Sharpe — along with variant covers from leading cover artists such as Simone Bianchi, David Finch and Tim Vigil.

The Addiction debuted at New York Comic Con in 2023 before bringing in even more fans as one of ZQ Studios and VeVe’s first physical + digital comics. The first Addiction series then continued to thrive with comic book market editions, VeVe collectibles, and exclusive issues for comic conventions including 2024’s San Diego Comic Con.

The unique powers of Dr. Niki Tino have addicted fans globally—and now Niki is back at New York Comic Con Booth #3537! Don’t miss The Addiction: The Touch NYCC Premiere!

A comic shop edition of The Addiction’s original three-issue series will be offered globally beginning in 2026.

The Addiction is intended for teen and adult readers and contains illustrated depictions of substance abuse and comic book violence.

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