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Hey guys.
Hope everyone had a great FCBD.
Sorry we missed April's newsletter, but
we were so focused on getting our first
issue of COMICS! ready that it
completely slipped by us. I think
everyone who sees it will agree that it
was worth the extra time put in. In
case you missed the new look and details
about this new book, check out our
website.
http://havendistro.com/catalog.html
It's at the printers now and will arrive
in stores over the course of May. If
you have placed an order or even set up
a new account with Haven since last
year, you are on the mailing list to get
one free. If you want more for your
customers, they are available for
wholesale through our store. If you
want to make sure that you get one, let
us know.
We are also going to be offering the
catalog for FREE online. We'll have the
pages saved on our website in PDF, CBZ,
and in a web-comic reader for easy
reading online if you don't want to
download 20 meg. So for any publishers
considering advertising, you'll get even
more exposure for your products in the
catalog, between print circulation and
web traffic. Keep an eye on the site
for it.
Sonic and
Futurama are both in, with
reorders for both already placed. Thanks
to everyone for their enthusiastic
response on those.
Beyond the
staple books that keep us all in
business, part of my mission with this
company is to raise awareness of a whole
slew of
high quality publishers that you
may have never heard of before, or maybe
you heard of but you never really took a
serious look at.
I'm looking over this newsletter and I
find myself amazed by the quality that
independent companies are turning out
these days. When you hear your customers
lamenting the sad state of their once
favorite comic book universes as they
are sucked further down into crossover
event hell... tell them about the mind blowing
books being turned out by companies like Com.X, Transfuzion, Bloodfire, Red 5,
Markosia, Ape Entertainment...
Turns out I picked a fantastic time to
get into this business.
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PUBLISHER
SPOTLIGHT |
Transfuzion is a collaborative
entity created by
Gary Reed.and
Rafael Nieves. Gary and Rafael
have extensive experience in the
comics field, both with writing
comics and in the field of
publishing. Gary was the publisher
of Caliber Comics, a publishing
house that released over 1,300
comics in the 1990's. He also was
publisher of Stabur Press which
published books for specialty
markets and the bookstore market. In
addition, he was the vice-president
of McFarlane Toys when that company
launched its line of toys based on
Todd McFarlane's Spawn. Rafael was
involved in Comico and was one of
the founders of Moonstone Books. He
has also been part of a number of
studio development teams and comic
associations.
 Transfuzion
began as a collaborative group of
writers seeking to pool their
resources and establish a base to
recruit new talent for the many
projects that all writers have
swirling around their heads. There
were a few successes from that
initial idea but more and more, the
writers felt that some of their past
work had merit and was available to
attract new readers.
Thus,
Transfuzion Studios turned into
Transfuzion Publishing. We're not a
traditional comic publisher that
follows the format of getting a few
pages together, offer the title to
retailers via Diamond and then print
when the orders come in. Instead,
we are printing the books first and
making them available. As so many
of the titles from Transfuzion are
collections of independent comics,
it is feasible that orders via the
comic stores will be low.
Therefore, we have taken the
strategy of doing low print runs,
some print on demand, and some will
be available as web comics. There
is no single method that will work
with each title.
In
regards to availability of the
titles, we will, of course, make
them available on this website and
the majority of the creators
involved with Transfuzion will have
them on their websites as well as at
conventions. They will also be
available at many online stores such
as Amazon and eventual storefronts
will be set up on eBay and other
related services. As for the
"comics market", which consists of
comic stores and Diamond, we
certainly do not intend to ignore
that segment. We will make titles
available to stores directly and on
some titles, they will be offered to
Diamond. Each title will be
positioned based on its potential
salability.
Transfuzion will also not be limited
to reprints only. There will be new
projects coming out as well but the
reprint material will make up the
bulk of the initial releases just
because there is less work involved.
We aren't going to make any
grandiose statements about what
we're doing. We think it's rather
simple...just putting together some
good books.
As
for who Transfuzion is, well, its
quite a few of us. It isn't limited
to the names you see in the early
launches and is certainly open to
more creators. We feel Transfuzion
is a work of evolution in progress
and we look forward to seeing how
"we" develop in the years to come.
In
July of 2008, Transfuzion teamed up
with Mark and Melissa Ellis and
their Millennial Concepts to offer
even more great collections
including material based on H.P.
Lovecraft, Sherlock Holmes, the
Justice Machine and more.
www.transfuzion.biz
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INDEPENDENT COMIC
NEWS |
Transfuzion
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MARK ELLIS TALKS NOSFERATU
 Mark
Ellis, writer of the spine tingling
Nosferatu graphic novel shares some
of his thoughts on the structure and
details of the
classic character in this interview
with Comic Monsters.
Check it out here!
NOSFERATU: PLAGUE OF TERROR COMES IN
JULY
Noted SF author, Mark Ellis, teamed
up with some top artistic talent to
bring an updating to a classic and
nearly iconic character, Graf
Orlok..aka Nosferatu. Ellis, joined
by
Rik (Captain
America ) Levins, Richard (Midnight
Sons) Pace and the late Frank (Nightstalkers)
Turner had completed the miniseries
at the publishing house he
co-founded, Millenium. Now he teams
up with Transfuzion Publishing to
present a collected version of this
classic. To read more about
Nosferatu,
go here.
Written by Mark
Ellis.
Illustrated by Rik Levins, Richard
Pace, Frank Turner
130 pages, black and white (grey
toned), trade paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941613-49-1
$16.99
FOURTH VOLUME OF OZ COLLECTS ISSUES
16-20 FOR THE FIRST TIME
In
the fourth volume in
the complete Caliber and Arrow
collection of all the Oz comics,
issues 16-20 are collected together
for the first time. The previous
editions, Volumes One through Three,
were originally collected by Caliber
Comics but Transfuzion now brings
the first collection of the later Oz
issues.
OZ BOOK
4: NEW WORLD ORDER?
Written
by Stuart Kerr and Ralph
Griffith, Illustrated by
Tim (DC’s Hawkman)
Holtrop and Bradley
Walton
140 pages, black and
white, trade
paperback $16.99
ISBN:
978-0-941613-50-7
SHERLOCK
HOLMES VERSUS THE PHANTOM OF OPERA
AND MR. HYDE
Two epic sagas of the
great detective facing some of his
most unusual and horrifying cases.
Holmes and Watson must solve the
mystery of the haunting of the great
theatre as they searche for the
mysterious Phantom of the Opera. In
the second full length feature,
Holmes attempts to help a desperate
friend who is plagued…by himself in
the tragic story of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde. Collecting the series
released by Tome Press in stories
written by Steve Jones and
illustrated by Aldin Baroza and
Seppo Makinen.
Written by Steve
Jones.
Illustrated by Aldin Baroza and
Seppo Makinen.
104 pages, black and white, trade
paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941613-33-0
$14.99
www.transfuzion.biz
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Sullengray:
Sacrifice EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION
COVER! |
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SAN DIEGO-
Ape Entertainment (APE) in cooperation
with Haven distribution has announced an
exclusive, limited edition cover for Ape
Entertainment’s next mini-series,
Sullengrey: Sacrifice, starting in
September 2009.
“We are
happy to be offering this exclusive
cover on Sullengrey’s new first
issue through Haven Distribution. It’s a
simple way for us to treat fans to
something special and give our retail
partners additional ways to sell our
product.” explains Ape Entertainment
Co-Publisher, David Hedgecock.
Sullengrey is
the story of the town of Autumn’s Grove
and the cast of characters that live
(and often die) there. In Sullengrey:
Sacrifice, our favorite cast of
characters return with new friends and
new foes and new levels of horrific
excitement. Salam Jones comes home to
find her boyfriend eviscerated and a
little girl and her missing dog are the
only keys to the nightmare lurking under
her roof! Also, the promoter of the
spookiest club in Autumn’s Grove learns
that living in a town that ignores its
fears is always a dangerous
proposition!
Drew Rausch (Cthulhu Tales, The Dark
Goodbye, Haunted Mansion) and Jocelyn
Gajeway present a chilling coming-of-age
story perfect for true horror fans.
Sullengrey: Sacrifice
#1 will be in stores
beginning in September of 2009. All four
issues of the mini-series are complete
and print ready. Sullengrey:
Sacrifice will be distributed
through all standard distribution
channels but retailers are encouraged to
contact Haven Distribution for details
on the limited edition cover.
ABOUT APE
ENTERTAINMENT:
Founded in
2003, Ape Entertainment is the
brainchild of comic’s devotees David
Hedgecock, Mike Hall and Brent Erwin and
home to such popular titles as GO-GO
GORILLA AND THE JUNGLE CREW, SULLENGREY,
SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES, BLACK COAT, TEDDY
SCARES and the Eisner nominated ATHENA
VOLTAIRE. Ape Entertainment is devoted
to the production of high-quality
original graphic novels, comic books,
and illustrated fiction.
Visit Ape
Entertainment online at
http://www.ApeComics.com .
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Small
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Round 2 has
ended! It was a huge, wild ride, and
it's only going to be bigger in Round 3
- which is the SEQUENTIAL PRIMER round.
Contestants
will all turn in 3 pages of their 12
page story, and you will be able to
download it, read it, see if you want to
read more of it, and vote to support it.
It is
traditionally the round that really
makes or breaks projects, that gets the
most attention from the public, and
otherwise, will clearly bring the cream
to the top.
We will see
who gets a #0 issue and compete in Round
4, we will see who gets a cover slot in
Mysterious Visions, and, who will be a
back up feature.
Posting
begins May 18th!!!
As for the
prizes, so far here's what's at stake:
Small Press Idol 2009
Grand Prize (Currently $700!)
-
4 issue
publishing commitment
-
$200
Cash Bonus (more if more sponsors
join)
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Plus
1/2 of the sign up fees!!
*Andrew
Dawe-collins has pledged that no
matter what the pool reaches,
he will
add whatever it takes to make it be the
next rounded up hundred.
The pool
made it to $620, so he is contributing
$80 - please everyone
thank him
for his fun and interesting sponsorship!
Small Press Idol 2009 Forum
Keep
checking out
www.dimestoreproductions.com for
updates as the weeks progress.
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Planet
Saturday Comics CBG's May Indy Pick of
the Month! |
 In
the May 2009 issue of Comic Buyer's
Guide (#1653), Planet Saturday
Comics Vol. 1 was picked as the Indy
Pick of the Month and was given a
wonderful review in the "Tour of the
Indies" Reviews section.
"The
first collection of the strip seems
expensive, considering that it's
black and white on non-glossy paper,
but most buyers will get their
money's worth of belly laughs out of
this."
Planet
Saturday Comics Vol. 1 is 91 pages,
black & white, and retails for
$12.95. It is a collection of the
webcomic strip of the same name by
writer/artist Monty S. Kane.
Check
out more reviews of the book:
http://zodarzone.livejournal.com/190017.html
On our links page, you can now find
links to all of our reviews:
http://www.planetsaturday.com/links.html
MAY UPDATE
Hey
folks!
Sale time! "Planet Saturday Comics,
Volume One" makes a great
inexpensive Father's Day
gift! If you've been thinking
of ordering, now's the time.
In honor
of Father's Day, we're having a
special sale just for our mailing
list fans: $1 off each order now
through June 21st! (The easiest way
we can think to do this is to refund
you $1 after you order via PayPal).
Orders ship media mail (supposedly
takes 5-10 days but we can't
guarantee) so don't wait 'til the
last minute!
http://www.planetsaturday.com/store.html
As
always, $1 per purchase through our
site will fund doctor visits for
uninsured children through Metro
Family Practice, Inc., the
non-profit medical practice where
Kelli volunteers as a board member.
In other news, there are two local
events coming up:
Planet
Saturday Comics at the
Pittsburgh Comics and Collectibles
Show (May 31st):
http://www.ndcomics.com/0508show.html
KA-BLAM, the
Annual Benefit for the ToonSeum,
Pittsburgh's Museum of Cartoon Art
(June 5th):
http://blog.comicspace.com/?p=1650
We got a nice mention in new
Pittsburgh arts blog called
Bittersweet Harvest:
http://bittersweetharvest.blogspot.com/2009/05/planet-saturday.html
Our
other exciting news is that Kelli
got invited to attend a week long
workshop/retreat for writers of
color called VONA Voices Summer
Workshop! She submitted a collection
of poems, and was selected despite a
record number of applicants. Woo hoo!
More info about the workshop here:
http://www.voicesatvona.org/
Take
care and we'll check in again next
month. And sorry about the hiatus
between comics. We are working our
butts off behind the scenes, and
will alert you as soon as we put
some new comics on the site. In the
meantime, we are still updating our
news each Monday on the homepage, so
check there weekly to stay in the
loop!
Monty and Kelli
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Arcana
News for April 2009 |
Arcana Teams Up with
BCFilm for Kleo!
Arcana Comics
is proud to announce that
they are working with
British Columbia Film to
produce an original animated
short film, Kleo!
Kleo tells
the untold tale of
Cleopatra's older years,
where she was reverted back
to a teenager. This 13 year
old has seen more than any
individual could imagine,
but with her knowledge, she
still struggles with the
problems that face any
middle school student. Boys,
chemistry tests, and
pimples. While trying to
deal with the problems that
Nile Junior High serves,
Kleo is still determined to
try to right some of the
wrongs that she did as the
Queen of Egypt.
British Columbia
Film is an
independent,
not-for-profit
society established
by the provincial
government in 1987
with a mandate to
expand and diversify
the film, television
and digital media
sector in
British Columbia.
Clockwork
Girl Named Finalist in
ForeWord Awards!
 Arcana
Comics is happy to
announce that Clockwork
Girl has been named as
one of the finalists in
the ForeWord Awards for
Best
Graphic Novel!
ForeWord,
a bi-monthly magazine
reaching an audience of
20,000, affects the
choices booksellers and
librarians across the
country who tell
millions what to read.
Their magazine also gets
into the hands of agents
and editors looking for
the next big thing in
the independent sector.
For more
information, please
visit:
Jack and the
Zombie Box Art Contest!
Want to
see your art published?
Well get ready, because
Arcana is having an
art contest for
the upcoming
Bruce Brown
series, Jack and the
Zombie Box! We are
looking for fully
colored pin-ups of Jack
and Uncle Bug watching
tv, getting chased by a
tv, or with their
favorite tv characters
Larry and Dewby.
Whatever you want! Post
your image on the Jack
and the Zombie Box art
contest thread at the
official Arcana Comics
Forum by the June 3rd
deadline and you could
possibly get published!
Visit the
official Arcana Comics
forum for more details!
A
nameless robot girl has
recently been given the
gift of life from her
creator, while exploring
the wonders of an
ordinary world she meets
an amazing mutant boy
and they share a
friendship that must
overcome their warring
families.
Created
by Kevin Hanna and
Sean O'Reilly
with artwork from Grant
Bond, check out the
series that is currently
a finalist for top
graphic novel in the
ForeWard Awards.
 This
month in Previews, for
items shipping June,
Arcana will be
publishing the
Land of the Lost
#1 (APR090647) and
Kade
Rising Sun #4 (of
4) (APR090648).
This April Arcana springs
ahead with the releases
of the Banzai Girls
Manga TPB (FEB094042)
and Kade Rising Sun #3
(of 4) (FEB094043).
Interview with Kevin
Hanna
This month, Arcana's
Vice President of
Operations, Mark Poulton
interviews Clockwork
Girl co-creator, Kevin
Hanna.
MP:
Kevin, would you mind
telling people a little
about your background at
Disney?
KH: I was
at
Disney Interactive
Studios as Art
Director working on
video games. I've worked
on Narnia, Meet
The Robinsons,
Chicken Little,
Enchanted and dozens of
others. Currently I'm
working with
Jeff Matsuda
(Producer of TV's "The
Batman") and
several other talented
individuals at X-Ray
Kid, a start-up video
game/entertainment
company. Check us out at
www.x-raykid.com
MP: Was
comics something you
always thought you
wanted to try your hand
at?
KH:
I've been making comics
since 4th grade, and I'm
just now getting around
to showing them to other
people. It's been
fantastic taking what
I've learned in about
storytelling in video
games and animation and
applying them to comics.
Comic Books are
something I have been
passionate about for a
long time and it's great
to finally put that
passion into practice.
MP: How
did tthe project
Clockwork Girl with Sean
O'Reilly come about?
KH:
Sean saw my table at
Emerald City Comicon
and my image of the 3d
Tinker caught his eye.
Sean and I have been
working together in one
form or another ever
since. Clockwork Girl
was the first project we
discussed, and the one
we finally got around to
doing. Sean basically
said, "we need to do
something with that
guy!" and I started a
concept, passed it back
to Sean, who fleshed it
out, and we've been
passing ideas back and
forth ever since.
Sean and
I are both parents and
the idea of an all-ages
book that didn't talk
down to children or
adults resonated with us
both. This is something
we wanted to do, and
wanted to do right.
MP: Are
there plans for more
Clockwork Girl?
KH:
Originally, there were
no immediate plans to do
any sequels, I'm a big
fan of stories that have
a beginning, middle and
end, but after a year of
growing the world and
characters, I'm having a
hard time saying
goodbye. I think we'll
be seeing more of
Huxley, Tesla, The
Tinkerer and
Dendrus in one form or
another very soon.
MP:
Speaking of more
Clockwork Girl, how is
the animated movie
coming along?
KH: I'm
not sure how much I can
say, other than I am
thrilled that things are
going as well as I ever
hoped they could be.
Working in Hollywood, I
know that adaptations
are a gamble that often
taint the source
material. So far
everything is going
right with Clockwork
Girl, the people
involved really
understand the spirit of
the book and the
characters. I think fans
of the book will be very
happy with where this
ends up.
MP: Do
you have any other comic
projects in the works?
KH: I'm
publishing Barnaby
Ward's magnum opus
"Sixteen Miles to
Merricks" as a 200+ page
graphic novel and it's
being very well
received. Check out a 24
page preview online at
frogchildren.com
And expect something new
from Sean O'Reilly and
myself in the near
future.
MP: Any
last words for fans?
KH:
Thanks to everyone
reading the book, and
the over all great
response. Thanks!
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Lazerman
Exclusive at WW Philly
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"LAZERMAN"
Exclusive comes to Wizard
World Philadelphia
Boston Indy HBComics
produces
"Lazerman: Double-Size"
Exclusive for Convention
 June
19-21, in Philadelphia,
"Wizard World" is coming to
the PennsylvaniaConvention
Center. And so is "Lazerman."
"Lazerman", the
flagship title for Boston
based indy comic creators
Chris and Alan Hebert, will
be getting a special
printing just for the Philly
Wizard World convention.
Called "LAZERMAN:
Double-Size", the issue
boasts almost 50 pages of
full color story, and
presents the first two
complete issues of the "Lazerman"
comic book title in one
book.
"It's the perfect
introduction to Lazerman,
and half of the 'This MAN,
This LAZER!' story arc!"
Chris Hebert wrote on
HBComics' Myspace blog. The
other two issues in the
initial four issue arc will
also be available at the
Hebert Brother's artist
alley table at Wizard World.
Lazerman
is the story of an awkward
comic book geek who, in a
bizarre twist of fate, ends
up with super-powers of his
very own. The title promises
to lovingly satirize the
super hero genre, while at
the same time provide a
light hearted hero story in
the tradition of classic
silver age comics. The first
three issues were released
earlier this year, and are
available through HAVEN
Distributors, (www.havendistro.com),
with the fourth issue coming
in the last week of May.
Lazerman's previous
"convention exclusive
variant" was at the now
defunct Wizard World Texas,
where the book sold out its
exclusive convention
printing.
About
HBComics:
HBComics is
an independent comic book
publisher, founded by two
brothers from Boston. More
information on the company,
or the titles being
produced, can be found at
www.hbcomics.com
(Courtesy of
www.comicrelated.com)
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High
Tower Comics News |
HIGH TOWER COMICS DUE TO
PUBLISH: SPACE BOOGIE
A balls out alien space
opera.
 Following
the annual trajectory of the nemesis
comet, nomadic aliens impose upon
earth to find sport, and supplies
showing no mercy. The earths only
hope of stopping this merciless
cycle lies in the hands of a
vengeance crazed man in black, a
‘fugitive from justice’ punk rock
chick, and a ‘so good he’s bored’
luchador.
Space boogie lands in May 2009 with
gut wrenching twists, break neck
action, and stunning visuals.
 Coming
May 2009
Web Site:
http://www.hightowercomics.com
View Covers Here:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/comics
Press Resources:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/presskit
High Tower Comics has great hopes to
catch the interest of fans from all
genres, keeping them enthralled for
years to come.
(Available via Haven Distributors)
HIGH TOWER COMICS DUE TO
PUBLISH: SMART BULLETS
A harsh detour down a
highway riddled with carnage and
destruction.
 In
the wake of the technological boom
of the 20th century a brilliant
scientist has become the harbinger
of a new arms-race! With everyone
out to get a piece of the new
technology three unlikely allies
band together to wreak havoc on
those who would upset the balance of
power; spawning a bullet riddled
epic.
While other comics have gone soft,
smart bullets delivers a dirty grind
house take on technology gone wrong,
crazed action and gritty visuals.
Out Now!
Web Site:
http://www.hightowercomics.com
View Covers Here:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/comics
Press Resources:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/presskit
High Tower Comics has great hopes to
catch the interest of fans from all
genres, keeping them enthralled for
years to come.
(Available via Haven Distributors)
HIGH TOWER COMICS DUE
TO PUBLISH:
SPOOKSVILLE “THE BONE
JANGLES CASES”
A ridiculous ride on
your funny bone!
 In
this debut issue, follow Detective
Bone Jangles and his bartender
friend through the streets of
Spooksville as he protects the
eyeball kid; sole heir to the
Chocolate Geezus company, from a
mysterious adversary and two
dimwitted would be assassins, all
the while trying to find out who’s
behind it all! Written by Justin Fox
and Illustrated by John C. Narcomey
Jr.
High tower Comics’
co-founder graphic novelist, John C.
Narcomey Jr., proclaims “We promise
to stay fresh as we drop comics that
roar at the competition and whimper
for no one.”
Out
Now!
Web Site:
http://www.hightowercomics.com
View Covers Here:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/comics
Press Resources:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/presskit
High Tower Comics has
great hopes to catch the interest of
fans from all genres, keeping them
enthralled for years to come.
(Available via Haven Distributors)
HIGH TOWER COMICS DUE
TO PUBLISH: GHOSTFACE
A vintage pulp opera
of dangerous dames, malicious mugs
and hard boiled heroics!
 During
a night of remembrance between Celia
Cigaro and Mister Smith, we begin
the noir pulp opera known as
Ghostface. Created and drawn by John
C. Narcomey, Jr., this gritty,
action packed pulp drama will have
first-time readers anxiously
wondering what will be waiting for
them on the next page. “Dance of
Death,” the 24 page first issue of
Ghostface, will spark intrigue
and questions of who
is Ghostface and what are his
motives. Created, written and
illustrated by John C. Narcomey Jr.
High Tower Comics’
co-founder and graphic novelist,
John C. Narcomey, Jr., proclaims,
“We promise to stay fresh as we drop
commix that roar at the competition
and whimper for no one.”
Out Now!
Web Site:
http://www.hightowercomics.com
View Covers Here:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/comics
Press Resources:
http://www.hightowercomics.com/presskit
High Tower Comics has
great hopes to catch the interest of
fans from all genres, keeping them
enthralled for years to come.
(Available via Haven Distributors)
High Tower Comics:
The height of independent comics.
ABOUT HIGH TOWER COMICS–
High Tower Comics, Inc., was founded
by Michael Tolbert and John C.
Narcomey, Jr., in 2008 to produce
high quality and genre diverse
comics. Current titles include:
Jungle Jive, Ghostface, Spooksville:
the Bone Jangles Cases, Space
Boogie, and Smart Bullets. High
Tower Comics is based in Corona, CA,
and can be found online at
www.hightowercomics.com.
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Secret
Identities ABC World News Web Exclusive |
Great
interview featuring Jeff Yang,
editor-in-chief:
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7344986
 Title:
Secret Identities: The
Asian American Superhero
Anthology
ISBN:
9781595583987
Price/Format: $21.95/TP
On
Sale: 3/24/09
Publisher:
The New Press
What if we told you a tale about a
quiet, unassuming guy with black hair
and thick glasses; an immigrant, who’s
done his best to fit into a world that
isn’t his? Many Asian Americans fit that
bill. But so does Clark Kent, better
known to the world as Superman.
—The editors of Secret Identities
Appealing to both comics fans and Asian
Americans seeking to claim their place
in American culture, Secret Identities
makes brilliant use of the conventions
of the superhero comic book to expose
the real face of the Asian American
experience.
This groundbreaking graphic anthology
brings together leading Asian American
creators in the comics
industry—including Gene Yang (National
Book Award finalist for American Born
Chinese), Bernard Chang (Wonder Woman),
Greg Pak (The Hulk), and Christine
Norrie (Black Canary Wedding Special)—to
craft original graphical short stories
set in a compelling “shadow history” of
our country: from the building of the
railroads to the Japanese American
internment, the Vietnam airlift, the
murder of Vincent Chin, and the
incarceration of Dr. Wen Ho Lee.
Entertaining and enlightening, Secret
Identities offers whiz-bang action,
searing satire, and thoughtful
commentary from a community too often
overlooked by the cultural mainstream,
while showcasing a vivid cross-section
of the talents whose imagination and
creativity is driving the contemporary
comics renaissance.
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Fallen
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RETAILER TIPS:
BE A LEADER VS. BEING THE BOSS |
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You’ve
yelled. You have demoted. You have told
them that business is bad and that they
need to step up or people are going to
start losing jobs.
Yet nothing
changes.
You are starting to wonder if you speak
a different language. You don’t
understand why your staff isn’t working
overtime to save their jobs. They come
in and do their jobs to the letter of
the description and no more. Every
month, your stomach lining is
disappearing and you feel like your
trying to row the boat all by yourself.
You scream orders and it’s almost like
they start to move slower. The problem
is motivation and direction. And you
need some before you can point them in
the right direction. When looking to
lead others, there are three things that
you need to look at it regardless of the
state of your business : clear
consistent communication, empathy, and
realistic urgency.
Retailer
Tips is sponsored by:
www.sphinxgroup.com
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Red
Handed Studios announces today
that the second issue of the
incredibly well received Indy
superhero series Fallen Justice
has arrived and is available for
purchase through the Red Handed
Store, as well as being
available on Indyplanet in the
next couple of days.
High Tower Comics - The Height of