Tim Gunn and Phil Jimenez are signing at Midtown Comics — and I’m happy to say I had a hand in making this happen! Seriously!

In addition to web design, I work on Marketing at Midtown and a month or so ago my boss there said Marvel had asked if we were interested in a Tim Gunn signing, and he really wasn’t sure if we should do it. I said as beloved as Tim Gunn is, I was a little skeptical about how much of a crowd would show up for him as well — you’d have to think that Project Runway fans are not really comic book collectors, but who knows. (Listeners of our We Hate Comics podcast will know we genuinely liked the first two issues of Marvel Divas, but had similar questions about the target audience for such seemingly strange crossover attempts).

But then I asked who was doing the cover for this and when he said Phil Jimenez, I said there you go — that’s exactly what you need for this to be an event: Tim Gunn & Phil Jimenez! That’s the only way to do it.

And lo and behold, we’re now happy to announce that Tim Gunn & Phil Jimenez will be at Midtown Comics Times Square on Wed. Sept. 9 from 4:00 to 6:00PM to sign Models, Inc. #2!

Fashion Week is always a hectic time for models, and this year is no exception. Between escaped wolves, robbery attempts, and overly friendly police officers, Toni Turner, Patsy Walker, Jill Jerold, Chili Storm and Millicent (Millie the Model) Collins are testing the limits of their endurance.

But when a brilliant young set designer is found murdered with three bullet holes in his back, and Millie proves to be the prime suspect, the models are forced to play detective in order to save one of their own!

PLUS! Special back-up story with fashion guru TIM GUNN! When disaster strikes during a fashion show, no one can work a suit like Tim Gunn, especially when the suit is Iron Man’s! Variant cover featuring Tim and Iron Man is by Phil Jimenez.