It has been a fortnight!! Jolly good!!! FYI, one could say the twelve days of Christmas begins now (including today) but that is erroneous. Look it up to see what I mean ;-P Five small press companies fall under the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. What a kwinkydink that this is Day 14 and N is also 14th in order. True confession: I purposely started the countdown in backwards fashion since it’s always conventional and proper to go from start to finish. The stars are indeed aligned since the very first entry involved publishers with actual numbers in their names.
Speaking of which, this daily feature focuses on the comic book enterprises that have listings in the month PREVIEWS catalog from Diamond Comics Distributor, Inc. I’m open to comments, concerns, criticisms, and questions.
Established: 1976
Official Name: NBM Publishing
Place of Origin: New York, NY
Distinction: America’s first publisher of graphic novels[1]. NBM is a critically acclaimed independent graphic novel publisher showcasing the diversity of comics from North America and Europe[2].
Operations: Terry Nantier, Chris Beall, Marc Minoustchine (Founders)
Output: See “Branches” and explore their website under the particular domains as well as their online catalog.
Current Titles: Cruising through the Louvre; Dungeon: Duck Heart; Glacial Periods; The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde; On the Odd Hours; Persia Blues; Silk Road to Ruin
Branches: Classic Tales, Comics Lit, Educational, Eurotica, Fantasy/SF/Horror, Humor, Mystery, Reference
Social Media: @NBMPUB ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2005
Official Name: Netcomics
Place of Origin: Los Angeles, CA
Distinction: We are here to provide great comic book contents to book readers and internet users of the US and other English speaking countries[3].
Operations: Heewoon Chung (Founder)
Output: http://www.netcomics.com/all_titles?vm=p
Current Titles: Behind Story; Chiro; Core Scramble; Give to the Heart
Branches: Fresh Fear, NETCOMICS, Studio 407, Yaoi Press
Social Media: @NETCOMICS ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: Unknown
Official Name: New England Comics
Place of Origin: Norwood, MA
Distinction: A comic book retail chain and publisher headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. [We] are known for publishing The Tick comic books[4].
Operations: Unknown
Output: The Tick and Arthur; The Tick: Big Blue Destiny; The Tick: Karma Tornado; The Tick: the Naked City
Branches: [We] have locations in Quincy, Brookline, Brockton, Cambridge, Malden, New Bedford and Norwood[5].
Social Media: @NEComics ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2008
Official Name: Nobrow Press
Place of Origin: London, England, UK
Distinction: Since its inception Nobrow Ltd. has sought to make great design, ground-breaking art and narrative, luscious production values and environmental consciousness central to its mission. We have striven both to bring fresh, young talent to wider audiences, as well as to remind the world of the great talents that have been producing stunning work for many years. We have sought to bring new stories to life, as well as to revive well-worn yarns for new generations of people. We have played with concepts, narratives, genres, formats, printing methods, production processes and design in ways that have come to redefine the standards of quality in visual publishing the world over. We have also, thankfully, picked up some awards and accolades along the way[6].
Operations: Sam Arthur & Alex Spiro (Founders)
Output: http://nobrow.net/product-category/books/
Current Title: The Hunter; Lost Property; Mean Girls Club; Vacancy
Branches: http://nobrow.net/product-category/books/
Social Media: @nobrowpress ; Facebook ; Instagram ; Pinterest; Tumblr ; Vimeo
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2010
Official Name: Northwest Press
Place of Origin: Seattle, WA
Distinction: Northwest Press is a book publisher dedicated to publishing the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender comics collections and graphic novels and celebrating the LGBT comics community[7].
Northwest Press’ mission is to publish quality queer comics work and help rising talents reach wider audiences, and to increase the visibility of LGBT comics in general. In addition to NWP’s original print releases, the company has amassed a great catalog of top-notch digital work, presented with polish and style[8].
Comics are for everyone.
Operations: Charles “Zan” Christensen (Founder)
Output: http://northwestpress.com/shop/
Current Titles: Dash; Rise; Waste of Time
Branches: http://northwestpress.com/shop/
Social Media: @northwestpress ; Facebook ; Reddit ; Tumblr
[2] http://www.nbmpub.com/history/aboutus.html
[3] http://www.netcomics.com/about-us
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Comics
[5] Ibid
[6] http://nobrow.net/about-nobrow/
[7] http://northwestpress.com/about/
[8] Ibid
Browse at this store to find some rarities!!
