Day 10 has me in the playpen! How fitting that there are exactly ten publishers for the tenth day!! Random House Books for Young Readers is tricky. It’s obvious that it falls under the purview of Random House proper. There is only one single entry in the PREVIEWS catalog for this publisher in the last six months. Ergo, the information inputted is based on the parent company.
Remember: the list is based on dealings with Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. By all means, contribute to the info sessions. Just like Wikipedia, but better ^_<
Established: 1996
Official Name: Radio Comix
Place of Origin: San Antonio, TX
Distinction: An alternative comic book publishing company, Radio Comix has published hundreds of comics from many genres, from both American-created and translated Japanese manga to anthropomorphic to adults-only books under their Sin Factory imprint[1].
Furrlough is the longest-running comic anthology in the U.S.[2]
Operations: Elin Winkler-Suarez, Pat Duke (Founders)
Output: Eureka!; Furrlough; Genus; Mangaphile; Milk; Trouble Express; Wild Zoo
Branches: Sin Factory (imprint)
Social Media: @radiocomixinc ; DeviantART; Facebook ; Tumblr
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 1925 (Random House)
Official Name: Random House Books for Young Readers
Place of Origin: New York, NY
Distinction: The aim of Random House Books for Young Readers is to create books that nurture the hearts and minds of children, providing and promoting quality books and a rich variety of media that entertain and educate readers from birth to 16 years[3].
Operations: Markus Dohle (CEO, Penguin Random House), Gina Centrello (President & Publisher, Random House Publishing Group)
Output: Are You My Mother?; The Butter Battle Book; The Princess and the Unicorn
Current Title: Comics Squad vol. 2: Lunch!
Branches: Our host of imprints—including Ballantine Bantam Dell, Del Rey/Spectra, The Dial Press, LucasBooks, The Modern Library, Random House, and Spiegel & Grau—publish original fiction and nonfiction in all formats with the mission to entertain, educate and inspire readers for generations[4].
Social Media: @randomhouse ; Facebook ; Instagram ; Pinterest
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 1992
Official Name: Rebellion/2000AD
Place of Origin: Oxford, England, UK
Distinction: Rebellion isn’t just about the games. We are one of the UK’s most exciting publishers, with four imprints, and an award-winning list of the best of contemporary comics, thrilling new children’s fiction, and standout science fiction, fantasy, horror and crime[5].
Operations: Unknown
Output:
2000 AD – Aquila: Blood of the Iceni; The Grievous Jounrey of Ichabod Azrael; Judge Dredd; Strontium Dog: Outlaw
Solaris – The Blood Curse; Europe at Midnight; Grunt Traitor; The Iron Ship
Abaddon Books – Fiefdom; Judge Anderson Rookie: Heartbreaker;
Ravenstone – The Awesome; The Fire Children; Lupus Rex; Shadowboxer
Branches:
2000 AD – Home to Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper and more, this cutting-edge weekly comic continues to find the brightest talents and lead to an ever growing list of thrilling graphic novel collections[6].
Solaris is home to best-selling epic fantasy authors Rowena Cory Daniells, Gail Z. Martin and Paul Kearney, runaway SF successes James Lovegrove, and Eric Brown, and crime and horror chart-topper Christopher Fowler, among a rich and broad list of authors[7].
Abaddon Books re-launched in 2013. Unique in presenting serial worlds created by the most exciting talent, Abaddon has invites multiple authors to write in our shared-universe settings[8].
Ravenstone – With this brand new Children’s and YA imprint, Rebellion is recognising the huge role that genre fiction plays in the most popular and dynamic of young fiction. Ravenstone launched in 2013 with John Carter Cash’s debut novel Lupus Rex in hardback[9].
Social Media: @Rebellion ; Facebook ; YouTube
Multi-Media: Video game giant!! http://www.rebellion.co.uk/games https://games.rebellionstore.com/en/
Established: 2007
Official Name: Red 5 Comics
Place of Origin: Canada
Distinction: Red 5 Comics creates and produces cinematic-style comic book entertainment. It earned the 2007 Gem Award for Best New Publisher and its titles have been nominated for three Eisner Awards and two Harvey Awards[10].
Red 5 was one of the first comics publishers to jump into digital distribution[11].
Operations: Paul Ens, Scott Chitwood (founders), Dave Zeibart, Joshua Starnes (publishers)
Output: 7 Percent; Atomic Robo; Drone; Spook; Versus; We Kill Monsters; ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
Branches: N/A
Social Media: @red5comics ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2012
Official Name: Red Anvil Inc.
Place of Origin: Matawan, NJ
Distinction: Back in the late part of 2012, New Jersey based comic artists and small press publishers Dave Ryan and Joe Martino started discussing merging Joe’s JGM Comics and Dave’s Red Anvil Comics. Between the two of them, they have a combined experience of over 40 years of producing comics and publishing experience for a wide audience[12].
One of the label’s major goals is to make not just “great comics” but to make great comics that either one of the founders would spend their own money to purchase in stores if they weren’t already the creators[13].
Operations: Joe Martino, Dave Ryan (founders)
Output: Cyberines; Mazscara; The Mighty Titan; The MonsterJunkies: an American Family Odyssey; Owlgirls; War of the Independents and much more!!
Branches: N/A
Social Media: @RedAnvilComics ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2010
Official Name: Red Giant Entertainment
Place of Origin: Claremont, FL
Distinction: Red Giant Entertainment is an intellectual property development company in business to produce compelling, transmedia properties that become instantly recognizable to massive audiences worldwide. Key to this are the comic book publications – reaching over one million readers every week[14].
Currently, Red Giant is the largest publisher of exclusive comic book format material on the internet. Our print division is poised to become the largest in the world, with an annual circulation in excess of 52 million[15].
The sky isn’t a limit – it’s our starting point[16].
Operations: Benny R. Powell (CEO), David Campiti (COO)
Output: http://redgiantentertainment.com/comicsnew.html
Branches: http://redgiantentertainment.com/filmsnew.html ;
Social Media: @RedGiantEnt ; Facebook
Multi-Media: As a transmedia company, the true goal is development of these intellectual properties into various ancillary media forms including: movies, television, video games, phone apps, online comics, toy lines, cartoons, T-shirts, and innumerable other merchandising opportunities. In fact, we already have several movies in various stages of production, and more being developed right now[17].
Established: 2010
Official Name: Renegade Arts Entertainment
Place of Origin: Canmore, Alberta, CANADA
Distinction: Our mission is to bring stories to life that we are passionate about and believe others will be too. Currently we are producing comic books, audio books, movies, animation and novels. We are also developing merchandise and games now too.
Operations: Alan Grant, Alexander Finbow, Doug Bradley
Output: Arctic Comics; Channel Evil; Dept. of Monsterology; Granny’s Attic; Jacqueline the Singing Crow; Jeff Martin’s War of 1812; The Loxleys & the War of 1812; The Loxleys & Confederation; Necromantic; Robbie Burns: Witch Hunter; Shades of Grey; Shame; Tales of Buddha Before He Got Enlightened; Turning Tiger; Underworld; VMT
Branches: Spinechillers audiobooks
Social Media: @RenegadeArtsEnt ; Facebook ; Pinterest
Multi-Media: Occasionally we’ll take on a commission, if it is just too good to turn down. We’ve produced a 6 minute animated music video for the band Judas Priest for Sony Music for example, and are involved in local community projects on both sides of the Atlantic[18].
Established: 1994
Official Name: Riverhead Books
Place of Origin: New York, NY
Distinction: Riverhead Books is now well established as a publisher of bestselling literary fiction and quality nonfiction. Throughout its history, Riverhead has been dedicated to publishing extraordinary ground-breaking, unique writers. Riverhead’s books and authors have won or been finalists for Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, National Book Critic Circle Awards, MacArthur Genius Awards, Hurston Wright Legacy Awards, Dayton Literary Peace Prizes, and numerous other distinctions[19].
Operations: Susan Petersen Kennedy (founder) http://www.penguin.com/meet/publishers/riverhead/
Output: City of Clowns; http://www.penguin.com/meet/publishers/riverhead/
Branches: Division of Penguin Group.
Social Media: @riverheadbooks ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2012
Official Name: Robot Paper
Place of Origin:
Distinction:
Operations:
Output: Henchmen: I, Henchbot
Branches:
Social Media: @HenchmenComic ; Facebook
Multi-Media:
Established: 1972
Official Name: Running Press
Place of Origin: Philadelphia, PA
Distinction: Running Press creates more than 80 new titles a year. Titles cover a broad range of categories, including: humor and essay, food and wine, performing arts, lifestyle and craft, children’s illustrated picture books and award winning young adult fiction. Miniature Editions has the original and most innovative kit program in the industry, from abridged bestsellers, best licensed properties, to our clever and quirky in-house created kits[20].
Operations: Stuart ‘Buz’ Teacher, Lawrence ‘Larry’ Teacher (founders)
Output: The Batman Vault; The DC Vault; The Marvel Vault; The Spider-Man Vault;
Current Title: Username: Evie
Branches: Member of the Perseus Books Group. Four imprints: Running Press, Running Press Kids, Running Press Teens, Running Press Miniatures™.
Social Media: @Running_Press ; Facebook ; Issuu ; Pinterest ; Tumblr ; YouTube
Multi-Media: N/A
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Comix
[2] Ibid.
[3] http://www.jacketflap.com/random-house-books-for-young-readers-publisher-5436
[4] http://www.randomhousebooks.com/
[5] http://www.rebellion.co.uk/books-comics
[6] Ibid
[7] Ibid
[8] Ibid
[9] Ibid
[10] http://www.red5comics.com/about/
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_5_Comics
[12] http://redanvilcomics.com/about/
[13] Ibid
[14] http://redgiantentertainment.com/aboutnew.html
[15] Ibid
[16] Ibid
[17] Ibid
[18] Ibid
[19] http://www.penguin.com/meet/publishers/riverhead/
[20] http://www.runningpress.com/about-us
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