Global Manga Sensation Acky Bright Joins Forces with BAD IDEA For Jam-Packed New York Comic Con!

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – October 7th, 2025 – BAD IDEA is proud to announce that visionary Japanese manga artist and illustrator, Acky Bright, whose distinctive style was the driving creative force behind the acclaimed character designs, artwork, and storytelling of McDonald’s global WcDonald’s campaign and celebrated partnerships with BMW, Lexus, Hasbro, Red Bull, and Meta, now brings his signature kawakakkoii style to an all-new BAD IDEA project debuting this week at New York Comic Con.

NYCC is the largest comic and pop culture convention in North America and begins this Thursday, Oct 9th until Sunday, Oct 12th.

Heavily influenced by both manga masters like Akira Toriyama (DRAGONBALL) and Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA), and the kinetic energy of American comics, Acky Bright, in true art brut fashion, is a self-taught force of nature.

His daring linework and explosive imagination quickly made him a social media phenom and caught the attention of some of the world’s biggest brands. Beginning with a collaboration with Hasbro, where he art-directed apparel featuring the Transformers, Bright has since expanded his reach to everything from Squid Game to professional racing. Today, he stands among the most prominent Japanese illustrators expanding their creative presence in North America, with artwork that has graced magazine covers and headlined live events and solo exhibitions across the globe.

Beginning at 10 a.m. each day, Acky Bright will unleash his signature style on two massive 4-by-6-foot canvases creating a jaw-dropping new PLANET DEATH cover — live before the audience. See the spectacle yourself at the BAD IDEA booth (#4451).

Acky Bright will also be greeting fans during two meet-and-greet signing sessions at the BAD IDEA booth (#4451), where he will be signing exclusive Acky Bright × BAD IDEA lithographs, shikishi board, and Acky related items. The first session will take place onFriday, Oct 10th (5:00–6:00 p.m.), followed by a second on Saturday, Oct 11th (5:00–6:00 p.m.).

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with one of the hottest publishers right now, BAD IDEA, combining the stories crafted by writer Robert Venditti with the worlds I create,” said Acky Bright.

“I want to make comics that will surprise everyone, something no one has ever seen before—that’s what I’m aiming for.”