Post by ARGOTAKAR on Apr 11, 2015 23:20:58 GMT -5
April 9th, 2015
I’m back! Yes. After almost a year long sabbatical; and by that I mean my day job and family life, the Castle has slowly started to ignite the furnace of creativity, again.
First off, I want to thank everyone who dropped by our booth at the San Diego Comic-con last year! Thank you for the encouragement! As you might have noticed, Jack the Lantern salvation #1 was released in November along with our new printing of the JACK TPB. What didn’t happen was Salvation # 2 and the second TPB weren’t released in December as they were intended to and were instead cancelled. Explanation: poor sales.
The landscape for us small publishers is that we’re losing more shelve space to the mid-size companies and we get lost in the shuffle in the big Previews magazine. It also doesn’t help that the last JACK series was released years ago, and I wouldn’t blame the retailers for losing sight of the series, especially if they never carried us before.
So, for now, I’m going to release JACK: Salvation # 2 via this web-site, E-bay and a few other sources in late May. That’s if everything goes to plan. Unfortunately the second TPB is on hold for now. During this past weekend I had a booth at the fourth annual Fan Expo Vancouver Con, which was a blast, even on an Easter weekend. Big thanks to all the returning fans by buying the new book as well as new buyers who I’m hoping we won over! As a kick-starter, I produced a Fan Expo edition of Salvation # 1 with a spectacular sketched Tim Vigil cover that pays homage to classic Amazing Fantasy # 15 cover.
Only limited to 50-copies! It sold quite well at the Con, and I’m now making it available for sale to everyone else. Contact me if you would like a copy. The book is $15 (while supplies last) plus $2.95 USD for shipping in North America. International buyers, please contact me for shipping quote.
Stay tuned for more news!
Castle Rain
I’m back! Yes. After almost a year long sabbatical; and by that I mean my day job and family life, the Castle has slowly started to ignite the furnace of creativity, again.
First off, I want to thank everyone who dropped by our booth at the San Diego Comic-con last year! Thank you for the encouragement! As you might have noticed, Jack the Lantern salvation #1 was released in November along with our new printing of the JACK TPB. What didn’t happen was Salvation # 2 and the second TPB weren’t released in December as they were intended to and were instead cancelled. Explanation: poor sales.
The landscape for us small publishers is that we’re losing more shelve space to the mid-size companies and we get lost in the shuffle in the big Previews magazine. It also doesn’t help that the last JACK series was released years ago, and I wouldn’t blame the retailers for losing sight of the series, especially if they never carried us before.
So, for now, I’m going to release JACK: Salvation # 2 via this web-site, E-bay and a few other sources in late May. That’s if everything goes to plan. Unfortunately the second TPB is on hold for now. During this past weekend I had a booth at the fourth annual Fan Expo Vancouver Con, which was a blast, even on an Easter weekend. Big thanks to all the returning fans by buying the new book as well as new buyers who I’m hoping we won over! As a kick-starter, I produced a Fan Expo edition of Salvation # 1 with a spectacular sketched Tim Vigil cover that pays homage to classic Amazing Fantasy # 15 cover.
Only limited to 50-copies! It sold quite well at the Con, and I’m now making it available for sale to everyone else. Contact me if you would like a copy. The book is $15 (while supplies last) plus $2.95 USD for shipping in North America. International buyers, please contact me for shipping quote.
Stay tuned for more news!
Castle Rain