CBR: EXCLUSIVE: Levin On Relaunching First Comics

[CBR News]

First Comics, known for its acclaimed creator-owned comics throughout the '80s, makes its return at CCI 2011. Co-Founder Ken Levin tells CBR exclusively about how the publisher will live up to its legacy


Full article here.

[Chadhulhu]

That would be cool to see E-man back in comic form again. :) loved that comic in any of it span.

[weaquaman]

please publish whisper by steven grant (actually anything by steven grant would be amazing)

[Brian Hibbs]

>>>initial First Comics titles will be made available to retailers in November, and that First Comics will be directly marketing to comic book stores rather than go through distributors.<<<

That's been tried several times, and it has never ever ever EVER worked to support a valid publishing operation.

-B

[C. Earl]

E-Man was the very first non-Marvel and DC comic I ever bought, and I remember seeing the original ad in there for American Flagg. It'd be cool to see First Comics back in the shops...

[grphxkindaguy]

>>>initial First Comics titles will be made available to retailers in November, and that First Comics will be directly marketing to comic book stores rather than go through distributors.<<<

That's been tried several times, and it has never ever ever EVER worked to support a valid publishing operation.

-B

Why they even think it would boggles my mind.

To survive you HAVE to go through Diamond. Sorry First Comics!

[mrhelm]

Huh. Avoiding Diamond, are they?

They're going to need a book bigger than E-Man and Badger (not that I don't love both titles) if they think they can make that work.

Don't get me wrong. I would love to see the Diamond semi-monopoly broken, I just don't think First Comics can do it.

[Gryphon]

First comics had an ownership stake in grimjack. will that title go from idw back to first, I wonder?

[Arnold Layne]

Dynamo joe!

[jsf]

Looking forward to more Badger. Mike Baron really is an unheralded writer.

[prismablue]

>>>initial First Comics titles will be made available to retailers in November, and that First Comics will be directly marketing to comic book stores rather than go through distributors.<<<

That's been tried several times, and it has never ever ever EVER worked to support a valid publishing operation.

-B

And that's a shame considering how much retailers complain about the current distribution system.