06:03:48 pm, by ComicList |
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Media Release -- AdHouse Books is proud to announce the Baltimore Comic-Con Exclusive Debut of THB: Comics from Mars #2 by Paul Pope.
Media Release -- AdHouse Books is pleased to announce the addition of AdDistro to their business model. (heh. Like we HAVE a business model!)
So, I bet you're wondering what is AdDistro?
It's the befriending of "like" publishers and creators whose work we appreciate. And by befriending, it means that we've purchased copies of their work so that you, the reader, can now obtain even MORE quality publications in one easy to use location. (ie: AdHouse Books.) Our initial offering of work focuses on some of the harder to obtain material, from people like:
01:13:25 pm, by ComicList |
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Media Release -- For the first time, a comic book publisher will be offering a free digital preview of its soon-to-be-released graphic novel through the Comics by comiXology app for iPhone and iPod touch devices. AdHouse Books will be pre-releasing the first "issue" of FCHS, a comic book series described as "Archie meets 90210," through the Comics by comiXology app during the Diamond pre-ordering period, and the Diamond pre-order number will be prominent in the app. Comics by comiXology's retailer locator will enable customers to contact local retailers from within the app itself to order the comic.
01:09:05 pm, by ComicList |
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Haven Distributors, "purveryor of fine independent sequential art and comics related merchandise," now has a wide variety of back issues from AdHouse, AAM/Markosia and Broadsword Comics, including The Aviary, Kong: King of Skull Island, and Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose.
Also, Kleefeld On Comics has written a story worth reading on Haven:
If they can win the trust of enough retailers, they might do quite well for themselves. Of course, they do have external factors -- namely, the overall economy -- working against them, but from what I've seen so far, it looks like they're working with retailers one-on-one to help them improve their own businesses. It's generally not the type of business model that will make them rich overnight, but if they can continue to do well in these first few years, I wouldn't be surprised if Haven became a name you might recognize more readily in the not-too-distant future.
The first casualty that I claim is SUPERIOR SHOWCASE #4. I was working on bringing a new issue out this summer that would have been filled with new talents that I’ve met over the last year. People whose voice may or may not have been heard before. But, I’m going to kill that issue now. Why? Well, at $2.95 there’s no way I’d get orders to put it anywhere near the new threshold. Numbers for #3 were not that great, and I can’t imagine #4 would improve.
Anyway, just wanted to let people know that I have talked with Diamond. I think that 99% of what we have planned for the future is still good. And now, more than ever, is time for small pressers like us to think outside the box and figure out how we can get even more orders for our product. My Diamond rep actually came back with a fair number of great suggestions that we are presently reviewing.
12:21:13 pm, by ComicList |
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NPR.org, December 4, 2008 · No longer only for kids, nerds and baby boomers longing for a second childhood, graphic novels are showing themselves to be a medium of startling breadth and grace. Don't call them a genre anymore; cutting-edge graphic novels exist for everyone. With last year's widely praised film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, there was a sense these books had come into their own.
Now that the first blush of wonder has faded, new fans are beginning to realize what comics buffs have known for decades: Comics and graphic novels have their own traditions and idiosyncrasies, and learning to understand them can be a rewarding lifetime journey.

