Augie De Blieck Jr.
04-21-2006, 06:15 AM
I'll be including this in the column this week for sure. I strongly recommend taking advantage of this one. If you've never read an issue of WRITE or DRAW, I'd go with one of those.
-Augie
April 20, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: John Morrow
TwoMorrows Publishing
10407 Bedfordtown Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27614
919-449-0344
fax 919-449-0327
twomorrow@aol.com
www.twomorrows.com
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES FREE MAGAZINE DAY
In conjunction with the comic industry’s upcoming Free Comic Book
Day, TwoMorrows Publishing (publisher of the comic industry’s top
historical and “how-to” magazines) is offering an opportunity for
readers to try a TwoMorrows magazine free-of-charge.
On Saturday, May 6, anyone who visits the TwoMorrows website
(www.twomorrows.com) can request any in-stock issue of BACK ISSUE,
ALTER EGO, DRAW!, or WRITE NOW!, and it will be mailed to them at no
cost the following week. A special banner atop the home page will
link to the Free Magazine Page where selections can be made.
“The goal is to expose new readers to our amazing line of magazines,”
said TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow, “so they’ll in turn start
ordering them at their local comics shop, or subscribe. But I also
want to reward our current, extremely loyal readership. My hope is
that existing TwoMorrows customers will consider trying a magazine
they may not already be familiar with, rather than using this
opportunity to fill a hole in their run of back issues. But however
anyone chooses to take advantage of this giveaway, I’m just happy
they’re visiting our site, where they’ll have a chance to learn about
other new items we have coming up, including our newest magazine
launch, ROUGH STUFF.”
TwoMorrows plans to make this an annual event if response is
favorable. “I wanted to participate in Free Comic Book Day, but it
wasn’t financially feasible for a smaller publisher like us to create
and print a special publication to give away through comics shops,”
said Morrow. “But for the cost of shipping copies of our existing
magazines to individual readers, I’m confident we’ll reach a lot of
people who may have heard of our mags, but haven’t actually seen a
copy if their local shop doesn’t carry it regularly. It’s a win-win
situation in my mind; retailers stand to pick up new customers, and
we’ll grow our circulation. I encourage other small publishers to
consider trying a similar scenario at their websites.”
All of TwoMorrows’ magazines put special emphasis on featuring
interviews with top names of comics past and present, and plenty of
rare and unseen art. The line is unique, in that each is helmed by a
top industry professional. BACK ISSUE, edited by former DC Comics
editor Michael Eury, celebrates comic books of the 1970s, 1980s, and
today through a variety of recurring and rotating departments. ALTER
EGO is an all-new revival by legendary Marvel and DC Comics writer
Roy Thomas of his 1960s ‘zine, focusing on Golden and Silver Age
comics and creators. The 2006 Eisner Award-nominated DRAW! Magazine
is a pro-level “how-to” magazine on comics, cartooning, and
animation, edited by Action Planet’s Mike Manley. And WRITE NOW! is
edited by Spider-Man writer Danny Fingeroth, and gives interviews and
tutorials by top writers and editors in comics, animation, and sci-fi.
TwoMorrows’ other magazine, The Jack Kirby Collector, isn’t included
in this Free Magazine offer, for practical reasons. Morrow noted,
“Like Kirby’s imagination, the Jack Kirby Collector is huge; its
colossal 10” x 14” tabloid size makes it awfully expensive to package
and ship, so we’re unfortunately not able to offer it as a giveaway
this year. But I encourage readers to check out the available issues
online, and see why it’s our longest-running magazine.”
Since 1994, TwoMorrows Publishing has been focused on bringing new
life to comics fandom through its award-winning magazines, trade
paperbacks, and DVDs, encompassing a wide variety of pop culture
interests.
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-Augie
April 20, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: John Morrow
TwoMorrows Publishing
10407 Bedfordtown Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27614
919-449-0344
fax 919-449-0327
twomorrow@aol.com
www.twomorrows.com
TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES FREE MAGAZINE DAY
In conjunction with the comic industry’s upcoming Free Comic Book
Day, TwoMorrows Publishing (publisher of the comic industry’s top
historical and “how-to” magazines) is offering an opportunity for
readers to try a TwoMorrows magazine free-of-charge.
On Saturday, May 6, anyone who visits the TwoMorrows website
(www.twomorrows.com) can request any in-stock issue of BACK ISSUE,
ALTER EGO, DRAW!, or WRITE NOW!, and it will be mailed to them at no
cost the following week. A special banner atop the home page will
link to the Free Magazine Page where selections can be made.
“The goal is to expose new readers to our amazing line of magazines,”
said TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow, “so they’ll in turn start
ordering them at their local comics shop, or subscribe. But I also
want to reward our current, extremely loyal readership. My hope is
that existing TwoMorrows customers will consider trying a magazine
they may not already be familiar with, rather than using this
opportunity to fill a hole in their run of back issues. But however
anyone chooses to take advantage of this giveaway, I’m just happy
they’re visiting our site, where they’ll have a chance to learn about
other new items we have coming up, including our newest magazine
launch, ROUGH STUFF.”
TwoMorrows plans to make this an annual event if response is
favorable. “I wanted to participate in Free Comic Book Day, but it
wasn’t financially feasible for a smaller publisher like us to create
and print a special publication to give away through comics shops,”
said Morrow. “But for the cost of shipping copies of our existing
magazines to individual readers, I’m confident we’ll reach a lot of
people who may have heard of our mags, but haven’t actually seen a
copy if their local shop doesn’t carry it regularly. It’s a win-win
situation in my mind; retailers stand to pick up new customers, and
we’ll grow our circulation. I encourage other small publishers to
consider trying a similar scenario at their websites.”
All of TwoMorrows’ magazines put special emphasis on featuring
interviews with top names of comics past and present, and plenty of
rare and unseen art. The line is unique, in that each is helmed by a
top industry professional. BACK ISSUE, edited by former DC Comics
editor Michael Eury, celebrates comic books of the 1970s, 1980s, and
today through a variety of recurring and rotating departments. ALTER
EGO is an all-new revival by legendary Marvel and DC Comics writer
Roy Thomas of his 1960s ‘zine, focusing on Golden and Silver Age
comics and creators. The 2006 Eisner Award-nominated DRAW! Magazine
is a pro-level “how-to” magazine on comics, cartooning, and
animation, edited by Action Planet’s Mike Manley. And WRITE NOW! is
edited by Spider-Man writer Danny Fingeroth, and gives interviews and
tutorials by top writers and editors in comics, animation, and sci-fi.
TwoMorrows’ other magazine, The Jack Kirby Collector, isn’t included
in this Free Magazine offer, for practical reasons. Morrow noted,
“Like Kirby’s imagination, the Jack Kirby Collector is huge; its
colossal 10” x 14” tabloid size makes it awfully expensive to package
and ship, so we’re unfortunately not able to offer it as a giveaway
this year. But I encourage readers to check out the available issues
online, and see why it’s our longest-running magazine.”
Since 1994, TwoMorrows Publishing has been focused on bringing new
life to comics fandom through its award-winning magazines, trade
paperbacks, and DVDs, encompassing a wide variety of pop culture
interests.
-30-