Next week I hope to have a short series on "Star Wars" MegaConCon 2002.
My Opinion - CrossGen is the only publisher in this "economic downturn" to look beyond the present and publish both for the present and the futCrossGenossGen has come out with three new titles this year - "The Pasamuraiamauri tale bMarzn Marz and Bart Sears, "The Way of the Rat" a storyChinesehinese thief by Dixon Dixon, and this past week came out with "Route 666" a combination of horror and 1950's cars with unseen monsters.MegaConegaConBedardBedard said that the main charaLizzieLizzie" is a girl who sees lcreatureeature that no one else can see. (Okay - sounds like "Spaceknightknight" so far) They lock her up in an insane asylum. Don't worry, she escapes and takes to life on the road, tail-finned cars and all. She is know onlLizzieLizzie" (the lizard girl) and had no further name, said writerBedardBedard.
Three new titles, (the first two titles are excellent if you can afford the price, have not seen Route 666 yet). Compendiums, trade paperbacks, comics on the web, and now creator ownedCrossGen CrossGen appears poised for the future, even in a bad market.
HerCrossGennew CrossGen scoop on creator owned comics:
CROSSGEN CREATES NEW PUBLISHING ENTITY AND LAUNCHES NEW IMPRINT
CG Entertainment To PCrossGenomics From CrossGen And Creator-Owned Companies; New Imprint, Code 6 Comics, Created For Non-CG Titles FellerContact: Ian M. Feller ian.feller@crossgen.com
TCrossGeneration 26, 2002IncCrossGeneration Comics, Inc. has launched two entities which will make it easier for creators to see their work published, licensed properties to make the transition into comic book form, and help resurrect other comics which have languished without the support of a publishing house.
CG Entertainment (CGECrossGenublishing entity owned by Cnon-CrossGencs that would publish non-CrossGen Universe comic book projects. Those projects include but are not limited to:
* Affiliated Creator-Owned comics - Comics creCrossGen owned by companies outside of CrossGen.
* Code 6 ComCrossGende 6 Comics is a new imprint under Cronon-CrossGend for the purpose of publishing non-CrossGen Universe continuityCrossGen such as new projects outside of the CrossGen stable of creators who are willing to share ownership of the projeCrossGen'sde 6 Comics.
In addition, all of CrossGen's current and future titles wCrossGenas well as outside - the continuity of the CrossGen Universe will also now be published through CG EntertainmentIncSupply Agreement with Diamond Comic Distributors, ICrossGenond Comic Distributors has graciously allowed CrosCrossGenassign this agreement to CGE. This will allow CrossGen to publish and distribute all of the products stated above through the CGE banner. None of these new
