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Nat Gertler ’s About Comics is retort to the Direct Market distribution system courtesy of Diamond , with Scott Shaw and Bernie Mireault .
Nat Gertleris a comic al-Qur’an - and - refer wedge , an Eisner Award - come through comic strip story writer , putting study back into mark that had been unduly forgotten , miss out from the canonor in urgent pauperization of archiving . From religious - theme cartoons to superhero comicThe Factor , fromStephen Weiner ’s analysis ofJeff Smith’sBone , to a facsimile ofThe Green Book , his oeuvre as About Comicsis always desirable of note . But it is mostly sold straight to the client , or direct to concerned bookstall .
But now , About Comics is returning to the Direct Market distribution organization courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors , for the first time in over a decade . turn out that when a distributor loses a clump of Marvel , DC , Image , Dark Horse and IDW , all sort of things are potential . And so , for About Comics ' 25th anniversary , Nat Gertler read that ;
" We ’re doing something that is quite normal for the typical comic publisher : we ’re putting books through Direct Market statistical distribution channels . Over a 10 since we last hook a book through Diamond Comics Distributors , we now have not one but two Word of God in the just - released November 2023 issue of Previews — The Jam : Urban Adventure Vol . 1 BeginningsandScott Shaw!s Comix & Stories .
" We left Diamond to begin with because we were scrambling with many release to get enough orders to reach their minimums , and that kept us from pore on what we most wanted to do . By switch to a print - on - demand - driven publication model , we were able to put out a lot more titles — some of which did well , others did not , but the final effect that we became both more originative and more profitable as a publishing firm . A few calendar month ago , someone at Diamond noticed some of our recent end product and thought that it really should be made uncommitted to comic shops , and of course , yes ! Are we going to declare oneself everything through Diamond ? Well , no , there just would n’t be enough sake in , say , some of our reprint of nun sketch booklets of the 1950s for it to make good sense .
" Scott Shaw!s Comix & Storiesis a whomp loggerheaded collection of the Godhead - owned oeuvre by the greatScott Shaw , admit not only hundreds of pages of his underground , funny beast , and autobiographical comics , but a ton of artistry pieces from posters , coloring books , t - shirt designs , animation pitch , and more . Most of it is Scott by his lonesome , other pieces are his collaborations with such folks as Mark Evanier and even Dave Stevens . 336 Page , thirty bucks , Diamond catalog number NOV231072 .
" The Jam : Urban Adventure Vol 1 : Beginningscollects for the first time the original plot line ofBernie Mireault’sThe Jam : Urban Adventure , the alt - superhero serial publication acclaimed in the 1980s . Gordon Kirby is one lay back individual … but when obligation ( or boredom ) call , he don his homebrew hoagie outfit and patrols the streets and rooftop of Montreal as The Jammer ! Mireault himself remastered and enhanced the work for this first - even Jam TPB . Paperback , 168 page , twenty bucks US , Diamond catalogue number NOV231073 .
" We already have several more existing titles and upoming releases that we will be tender through Diamond in the months to come . Be sure to tell your local comic shop class that you desire them ! "
THE JAM URBAN ADVENTURE TP VOL 01 BEGINNINGSABOUT COMICSNOV231073(W ) Bernie Mireault ( A / CA ) Bernie MireaultGordon Kirby is one laid back individual … but when duty ( or tedium ) calls , he dons his homebrew Heron outfit and patrol the streets and rooftops of Montreal as The Jammer ! collect here for the first prison term is the original five - result plot line of Bernie Mireault ’s craze best-loved alt hero series The Jam : Urban Adventure , fresh remastered and enhanced by Mireault himself . As an added fillip , the al-Qur’an lead off with a series of short slice that come along in New Triumph Featuring Northguard and The Jam Special . In Shops : Jan 31 , 2024SRP : $ 20.00
SCOTT SHAWS COMIX & STORIES ABOUT FANDOM & COMIC INDUSTRY ( CABOUT COMICSNOV231072(W ) Scott Shaw ( A / CA ) Scott ShawFor over fifty years , Scott Shaw ! has been writing and draw in allegedly funny stuff for mainstream cartoon strip sold on thread maker stand ( include Sonic the Hedgehog , Captain Carrot , and The Simpsons ) , hugger-mugger comix sold in head shop -and almost everything in between . eventually , here ’s the first collection starring the award - winning cartoonist ’s most ill-famed character ( let in Scott himself ! ) , with over 200 pages of offbeat stories , plus surprises and absurdity from the depths of his archives!In Shops : Jan 24 , 2024SRP : $ 30.00
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