EQAL, creator of the web sensation lonelygirl15 and social show Harper’s Globe, has partnered with CSI franchise creator Anthony E. Zuiker, to create an interactive destination Web site for his upcoming crime novel Level 26, published by Dutton. This first-of-its-kind ‘digi-novel’ will give readers the opportunity to access exclusive content on www.Level26.com by entering codes from the book, unlocking video cyber bridges as well as audio and photos.

EQAL and Anthony E. Zuiker will be speaking on the panel “Introducing The World’s First Digi-Novel – Level 26: Dark Origins” at Comic Con 2009 on July 25 at 4:30pm in Room 5AB. The panel will give audience members a sneak-peak at the ‘digi-novel’ and will feature an exclusive look at one of the cyber-bridges. Additionally, designer Marc Ecko is creating limited-edition Level 26 t-shirts, and 500 will be given exclusively to Comic Con panel attendees. Audience members will receive a password for a free t-shirt that they can pick up from the Dutton/Penguin booth, which will be signed by Anthony E. Zuiker or Marc Ecko. An additional 500 shirts will be on sale to the public after the conference.