Industry mergers are always interesting beasts. While not everyone is nearly as fascinating as Disney/Marvel, those lesser mergers are just as vital to getting good comics into your eagerly opened hands. A recent acquisition of Dabel Bros. titles by Dynamite Entertainment could be pretty infleuntial in getting said comics into your hands.
As a result of the purchase Dynamite will immediately assume creative development, production, printing, marketing and sales for all titles handled by Dabel Brothers Publishing. This control covers books currently being produced as well as those in the pipeline and not yet announced. Even the Dabel Bros. graphic novels will be published by Dynamite and distributed by Diamond Book Distributors.
"We look forward to working with all of the distinguished authors on their great works and helping to bring them to a larger audience," stated Dynamite President, Nick Barrucci.
You may be wondering what sort of shenanigans Dynamite Entertainment is getting into when it comes to Dabel Bros. Dabel Bros. has been known as a publisher of comics in the science fiction and fantasy genres and made a splash in 2003 with an adaptation of George R.R. Martin's The Headge Knight. That was the Les and Ernst Dabel founded company's first claim to fame, only to be exceeded by their second launch: Marvel's Anita Blake. The titles sold by Dabel Bros. have done fairly well but they seem to have been faced with management woes as partnerships with Marvel, Image and Devil's Due Publishing all ended abruptly.
The first Dabel Bros. books under Dynamite Entertainment will be shipping in April 2010 with subsequent titles shipping thereafter.
Full press release below.
Dynamite Entertainment acquires Dabel Bros. titles
RUNNEMEDE, NJ - December 3, 2009 - Dynamite Entertainment announced today that they have signed a comprehensive agreement with Dabel Brothers Publishing to transition all of their titles to the Dynamite brand.
Dynamite will immediately assume creative development, production, printing, marketing and sales for all titles handled by Dabel Brothers Publishing. This includes books that were in the works and projects not yet announced. For the bookstore market, all graphic novels (unless pre-existing agreements prohibit from doing so) will be published by Dynamite and distributed through Diamond Book Distributors.
"Dynamite has impressed us with their ability to market their titles to such a broad audience," says Vice President, Les Dabel. "We are extremely happy about this transition, and I am stepping back now to let Dynamite do what they do best."
"We look forward to working with all of the distinguished authors on their great works and helping to bring them to a larger audience," stated Dynamite President, Nick Barrucci.
Founded in 2004, Dynamite Entertainment is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including Red Sonja, Project Superpowers, The Boys, Army of Darkness, Battlestar Galactica, The Lone Ranger, Zorro and more. Diamond awarded the company a "GEM" award for Best New Publisher in 2005 and another "GEM" in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%). Dynamite has also been nominated for several industry awards, including the prestigious "Eisner" Award, and consistently works with top flight and fan favorite creative talent such as Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, Matt Wagner and many others.
The first books will be shipping in April 2010, with subsequent titles shipping thereafter.
Please check http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com for additional updates and look for further announcements soon!
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www.dynamiteentertainment.com
ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT, the publishing division of DYNAMIC FORCES, INC., was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including Red Sonja, Project Superpowers, The Boys, Army of Darkness, Battlestar Galactica, The Lone Ranger, Zorro and more!
In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and best selling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Michael Turner, Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, Brian Reed, Mel Rubi, Marc Guggenheim, Stephen Sadowski, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner¬ and a host of up and coming new talent and fan favorite creators!
DYNAMITE is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their more recent launches - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's PROJECT SUPERPOWERS - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005 Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%). The company has also been nominated for several industry awards, including the prestigious Eisner Award.
Aside from their monthly periodical comic book series, DYNAMITE also produces new and classic material, including Tim Truman's SCOUT, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's BORDERLINE and TALES OF TERROR, Jim Starlin's DREADSTAR, as well as well as reprint editions of classic RED SONJA material.
Industry mergers are always interesting beasts. While not everyone is nearly as fascinating as Disney/Marvel, those lesser mergers are just as vital to getting good comics into your eagerly opened hands. A recent acquisition of Dabel Bros. titles by Dynamite Entertainment could be pretty infleuntial in getting said comics into your hands.
As a result of the purchase Dynamite will immediately assume creative development, production, printing, marketing and sales for all titles handled by Dabel Brothers Publishing. This control covers books currently being produced as well as those in the pipeline and not yet announced. Even the Dabel Bros. graphic novels will be published by Dynamite and distributed by Diamond Book Distributors.
"We look forward to working with all of the distinguished authors on their great works and helping to bring them to a larger audience," stated Dynamite President, Nick Barrucci.
You may be wondering what sort of shenanigans Dynamite Entertainment is getting into when it comes to Dabel Bros. Dabel Bros. has been known as a publisher of comics in the science fiction and fantasy genres and made a splash in 2003 with an adaptation of George R.R. Martin's The Headge Knight. That was the Les and Ernst Dabel founded company's first claim to fame, only to be exceeded by their second launch: Marvel's Anita Blake. The titles sold by Dabel Bros. have done fairly well but they seem to have been faced with management woes as partnerships with Marvel, Image and Devil's Due Publishing all ended abruptly.
The first Dabel Bros. books under Dynamite Entertainment will be shipping in April 2010 with subsequent titles shipping thereafter.
Full press release below.
Dynamite Entertainment acquires Dabel Bros. titles
RUNNEMEDE, NJ - December 3, 2009 - Dynamite Entertainment announced today that they have signed a comprehensive agreement with Dabel Brothers Publishing to transition all of their titles to the Dynamite brand.
Dynamite will immediately assume creative development, production, printing, marketing and sales for all titles handled by Dabel Brothers Publishing. This includes books that were in the works and projects not yet announced. For the bookstore market, all graphic novels (unless pre-existing agreements prohibit from doing so) will be published by Dynamite and distributed through Diamond Book Distributors.
"Dynamite has impressed us with their ability to market their titles to such a broad audience," says Vice President, Les Dabel. "We are extremely happy about this transition, and I am stepping back now to let Dynamite do what they do best."
"We look forward to working with all of the distinguished authors on their great works and helping to bring them to a larger audience," stated Dynamite President, Nick Barrucci.
Founded in 2004, Dynamite Entertainment is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including Red Sonja, Project Superpowers, The Boys, Army of Darkness, Battlestar Galactica, The Lone Ranger, Zorro and more. Diamond awarded the company a "GEM" award for Best New Publisher in 2005 and another "GEM" in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%). Dynamite has also been nominated for several industry awards, including the prestigious "Eisner" Award, and consistently works with top flight and fan favorite creative talent such as Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, Matt Wagner and many others.
The first books will be shipping in April 2010, with subsequent titles shipping thereafter.
Please check http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com for additional updates and look for further announcements soon!
***
To find a comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook
###
www.dynamiteentertainment.com
ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT, the publishing division of DYNAMIC FORCES, INC., was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including Red Sonja, Project Superpowers, The Boys, Army of Darkness, Battlestar Galactica, The Lone Ranger, Zorro and more!
In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and best selling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Michael Turner, Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, Brian Reed, Mel Rubi, Marc Guggenheim, Stephen Sadowski, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner¬ and a host of up and coming new talent and fan favorite creators!
DYNAMITE is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their more recent launches - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's PROJECT SUPERPOWERS - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005 Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%). The company has also been nominated for several industry awards, including the prestigious Eisner Award.
Aside from their monthly periodical comic book series, DYNAMITE also produces new and classic material, including Tim Truman's SCOUT, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's BORDERLINE and TALES OF TERROR, Jim Starlin's DREADSTAR, as well as well as reprint editions of classic RED SONJA material.
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