There’s only one more week until Christmas! Youppi!! On a much happier note, my two-week vacay begins today. Yay J Now I can spend even more time on my true love: comics!!! Sixty-five percent of the alphabet has been covered. Only nine more letters remain. These daily entries don’t stop until New Year’s Eve.
Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat!! Only three publishers fall under this letter. I must emphasize that this info is based on those publishers who have exclusive contracts with Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. Find them all inside their monthly PREVIEWS catalog.
Established: 2013
Official Name: Jet City Comics
Place of Origin: Seattle, WA
Distinction: Jet City first launched a mini-series of the online comic Wool, a comic adaption of the fantasy book series The Foreworld Saga, called Symposium, and another comic adaption, Meathouse Man, of George R. R. Martin’s short story of the same name[1].
Though Amazon’s imprints tend toward digital-only releases, Jet City will be printing some physical issues as well. With Jet City, Amazon now has 10 total imprints, which have focuses spanning a variety of genres[2].
Operations: Unknown
Current Titles: Blood and Honor: the Foreworld Saga; Cimarronin; Forager; King; Muirwood: the Lost Abbey
Branches: Imprint of Amazon Publishing
Social Media: N/A
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2011
Official Name: Jo Fletcher Books
Place of Origin: London, England, UK
Distinction: Publishing the very best in best science fiction, fantasy and horror. JFB authors are writing critically acclaimed, award-winning and unputdownable novels right across the fantastical spectrum, encompassing everything from crime to literary fiction. If you love chunky, engrossing epic fantasy or fast-paced dystopian thrillers, alternate history or paranormal romance, far-future SF or mythic fantasy, spine-chilling horror or heroic fantasy, you’ll them all here: just step through the portal into the wonderful worlds of Jo Fletcher Books[3].
Operations: Mark Smith & Wayne Davies (Founders of Quercus)
Branches: Imprint of Quercus Publishing
Social Media: @JoFletcherBooks ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2014
Official Name: Joe Books Inc.
Place of Origin: Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Distinction: The brainchild of veteran entertainment producers with a history of success in television, movies, music, books and cross-platform media[4].
Joe Books currently holds the rights to publish comic books based on Disney’s animated feature films and television shows[5].
Operations: Adam Fortier (Founder)
Output: Disney’s Darkwing Duck Omnibus; Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Omnibus; Disney Frozen Funbook; Disney Pixar Comics Treasury; Disney Princesses Comics Treasury; Frozen: the Cinestory
Branches: In addition to upcoming monthly titles, Joe Books’ output of Disney material includes trade paperbacks reprinting past comics based on the franchises, as well as “Cinestory” novels, featuring the movie in comic book form using screenshots (similar to the format used by the CineManga books). Joe Books will also be publishing a series of Disney comic strips, written and drawn by Amy Mebberson, that will be delivered each month to a subscriber’s digital device[6].
Social Media: @JoeBooksCo ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
[1] http://www.comicvine.com/jet-city-comics/4010-5004/
[2] http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/9/4506742/amazon-announces-jet-city-comics-imprint-george-rr-martin
[3] http://www.jofletcherbooks.com/
[5] http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Joe_Books
[6] Ibid
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