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Cosmic Lion Productions propose Spam to help during the Diamond failure and attract to Lunar and Penguin Random House
Article Summary
Eli Schwab , risible ledger publishing company of Cosmic Lion Productions , has written an open letter to Lunar Distributors and Penguin Random House with his PR guyChris Thompson . All over the recent changes to the funny book market as a result of the announcement of failure from Diamond Comic Distributors , but also Lunar and PRH ’s hesitancy to take on other comic book publishers right now . They pen with a proposition ;
" With the loom scourge of Diamond ’s crash ( and God knows we ’re rooting for them to get through this ! ) it ’s a worrying time for all the smaller publisher like Cosmic Lion who do n’t have the base hit net of Lunar , Penguin Random House or some larger entity to catch them if they fall down . And those companies do n’t have the bandwidth ( or interest ) in taking on so many small clients at a time when they ’re all calculate for a way out . We get it – we really do – but what if there was another way ? What if , instead of presenting as multiple groups of low publishers , we banded together for the saki of crap distribution loose ? Surely that would be an acceptable pick for one of those distributer to take a look at us ? "
" That is why we are proposing junk e-mail – Small Press Are Mighty – a collective of smaller publishers and companies who come together under one umbrella to make the procedure simpler and more attractive to distributor while also being easier for retailer to voyage and search . It ’s a great idea in theory , but we ca n’t do this alone . We ’re looking for publishing house who want to bring together with us in make this a worthwhile offering , so reach out if we do n’t get to you first . Most importantly , we ’re look for distributors who will give us a chance if we make the grassroots effort to pull hoi polloi together for them .
" Christina Merkler , we ’re looking at you . As the well - known look of Lunar Distribution and a champion of the comics market , we require to see if you could make this work . Let ’s have a conversation . Same with those of you at Penguin Random House , whose identity may not be as well - hump but who also want to find a way to champion independent voices . "
That might beTyne Hunter , Eli and Chris . She is thePenguin Random House Director , Comic Market Salesand has been there for over ten years . Sorry , I did n’t mean to interrupt …
" Let us help you by bringing the ripe people together . Time is of the centre for all of us – even the so - called ' big boys ' – and in lieu of a better solvent , this at least feels like something . If you ’re concerned in joining us or starting a dialogue to be one of our distributors and come up a way through this mess , then please reach out . you’re able to find us atsmallpressaremighty@gmail.com . Yours in comics , Eli Schwab and Chris Thompson "
Will anyone get together with SPAM ? Or are they on a concealment to nothing ? Because famously smaller publishers always co - operate well together over business with no issues or who trips whatsoever . But let us sleep with how the appeal goes … and what happens with Diamond .
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