Media release — On may 5, 2012, free Comic book Day Gold sponsor Archaia entertainment will make history when it offers an all-ages, original graphic book hardcover totally for free to fans who flock to their regional comic book stores. The 6″ x 9″, 48-page, full-color book will contain all-original stories—not reprints or excerpts from upcoming releases—from mouse Guard, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, Cursed Pirate Girl, Rust, Cow boy as well as Dapper Men, revealed Archaia president as well as CEO PJ Bickett.
Officially titled mouse Guard, Labyrinth as well as other Stories, the offering will be a shining example of Archaia’s commitment to create top quality graphic novels, in spite of its free cost tag.
“We’ve offered single problems for past free Comic book Days however Archaia’s specialty is creating beautiful, hardbound collections,” stated Bickett. “Offering a hardcover book for free Comic book Day is our method of assisting to drive more prospective clients to comic book stores on what has historically been their busiest sales day of the year. however it’s likewise a method to inform visitors on what Archaia is all about: top quality graphic book collections of stories they can’t get anywhere else.
“On free Comic book Day, be sure to get to your regional comic book shop early since this special book is guaranteed to run out quick as well as ended up being an immediate collector’s item!” stated Archaia advertising manager Mel Caylo.
Below is the total solicitation for Archaia’s 2012 free Comic book Day offering:
MOUSE GUARD, LABYRINTH as well as other STORIES
Original graphic book Hardcover
2012 free Comic book Day
Retail Price: Free
Page Count: 48 pages
Format: Hardcover without any dust jacket (paper over board), 6″ x 9″, full color
UPC: 811514010689 00311
Country: U.S.
Written by Jeremy Bastian, Nate Cosby, Royden Lepp, Jim McCann, Ted Naifeh as well as David Petersen
Illustrated by Jeremy Bastian, Chris Eliopoulos, Cory Godbey, Janet Lee, Royden Lepp as well as David Petersen
Cover by David Petersen
This free Comic book Day, Archaia offers visitors the possibility to experience history in the making with a FREE, gorgeous, 48-page, 6″ x 9″ full color hardcover original graphic book featuring all-new material! David Petersen returns with an all-new mouse Guard tale that’s guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings! lose yourself when once again in Jim Henson’s outstanding world of Labyrinth, featuring a fantastical story from Eisner award nominee Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin) as well as Cory Godbey (Fraggle Rock). get a new point of view on Jet Jones in Royden Lepp’s critically acclaimed Rust, with a short story seen with the eyes of younger sibling Oswald Taylor. Jeremy Bastian’s acclaimed Cursed Pirate woman hits the high seas in this whimsical, swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys as well as unimaginable dangers. Nate Cosby (Pigs) as well as Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards) present Cow Boy, a comedy/western that tells the tale of a young bounty hunter determined to send his entire outlaw household to jail. as well as Jim McCann as well as Janet Lee comply with up their Eisner Award-winning Return of the Dapper guy with an all-new short story that leads into the upcoming sequel, Time of the Dapper Men. witness the origin of a new, major character! And…the return of 41?!
About Archaia Entertainment
Archaia entertainment is a multi-award-winning graphic book publisher with more than 50 renowned publishing brands, including such domestic as well as worldwide hits as mouse Guard, Return of the Dapper Men, Gunnerkrigg Court, Awakening, The Killer, Days Missing, Tumor, Syndrome, Artesia, The Engineer, as well as an entire line of The Jim Henson business graphic novels, including tale of Sand, which is based on an unproduced screenplay found in the Henson Archives. Archaia has developed an unparalleled reputation for creating meaningful material that perpetually transforms minds, building one of the industry’s most visually stunning as well as eclectic slates of graphic novels. Archaia was named graphic book publisher of the Year according to Ain’t it awesome News, graphic Policy, as well as Comic Related, as well as was honored with nine 2011 Eisner awards nominations. Archaia has likewise effectively emerged as a prolific storyteller in all aspects of the entertainment industry, prolonging their prominent brands into film, television, gaming, as well as top quality digital media.
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