December 8th, 2010 Issue time05:27:00 am, by ComicList Email
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Owly & Wormy HC Friends All AflutterMedia Release -- Top Shelf is proud to announce that the all-new OWLY picture book by Andy Runton is in the current Diamond Previews and available for pre-ordering! This 40-page full-color hardcover picture book (with a dust jacket) is published by Simon & Schuster under license from Top Shelf, and we're all very excited to add this new dimension to the Owly Universe!

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July 9th, 2009 Issue time01:19:35 pm, by ComicList Email
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Categories: Top Shelf Productions, Conventions, San Diego Comic-Con International, media release

Owly TPB Vol. 5 Tiny TalesMedia Release -- SAN DIEGO, July 9th, 2009 – Owly, the kindhearted star of the award-winning graphic novel series by Andy Runton, will come to life in an animated short at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 23-26.

It was jointly announced today by Chris Staros, Publisher of Top Shelf Productions and Junichi Yanagihara, Executive Producer at Sprite Animation Studios that the loveable Owly and his unlikely best friend Wormy will be animated in a brand-new original segment directed by Moto Sakakibara and storyboarded by creator Andy Runton. Prominently featured will be Runton's innovative "Pictomation," a storytelling device in which the characters' thoughts and feelings are animated with iconic and expressive images rather than dialogue, enabling fans of all ages, languages, and backgrounds to enjoy the show.

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June 22nd, 2009 Issue time05:55:56 am, by ComicList Email
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Owly & Friends, 2008Media Release -- Top Shelf is delighted to announce that Andy Runton's beloved all-ages comic series Owly is now available on the Amazon Kindle!

Comic Book Resources has a story up today profiling the launch, complete with preview images of Owly as displayed on a real Kindle. This marks the first time Top Shelf has moved into the world of portable digital readers -- but you can be sure it won't be the last!

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May 1st, 2009 Issue time05:31:58 pm, by ComicList Email
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XXXMedia Release -- Each year on the first Saturday in May, comic shops across North America and around the world celebrate Free Comic Book Day, passing out free comic books to everyone who walks through their doors! Top Shelf is once again delighted to join the celebration with a new all-ages comic published especially for the occasion, Owly and Friends! Grab yours this Saturday, May 2nd!

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