But five months later on the eve of San Diego Comic-Con, Gravity Falls creator and voice actor Alex Hirsch launched a worldwide scavenger hunt starting with a key revelation: they were right.

Gravity Falls’ big villain, Bill Cipher, is getting his own book written by series creator, Alex Hirsch. And it’s for older readers! Out in July.

After 13 days of determination, cipher-solving, and global teamwork, Gravity Falls fans discovered the Bill Cipher statue at the end of creator and voice actor Alex Hirsch’s worldwide scavenger ...