Drew Ford Archives

Last weekend Bleeding Cool reported on the tragic and sudden death of It's Alive comic book publisher Drew Ford from COVID-19-caused pneumonia, at the age of 48, as well as the plight of his wife, Kiki De Coeur and the GoFundMe appeal which has been set up in her name, and the reaction of the comics industry. Drew Ford[...]

In the last few days, Bleeding Cool covered the hospitalisation and death this week of It's Alive Press comic book publisher Drew Ford, from COVID-19-caused pneumonia, at the age of 48, as well as the plight of his wife, Kiki De Coeur and the GoFundMe appeal which has been set up in her name. Nick Cagnetti,[...]

Dimitrios Fragiskatos, owner of the comic book store Anyone Comics in Brooklyn gets in touch with Bleeding Cool regarding It's Alive Comics publisher, Drew Ford Recently, we reported that Drew Ford had been admitted to the NYU Langone hospital in Brooklyn Drew Ford's wife Kiki De Coeur has been posting about his situation on Facebook[...]

Drew Ford of It's Alive Press, a graphic novel publisher that specialises in bringing out-of-print indie comic books back into print, as well as continuing and concluding stories where it can, and generating brand new ones, is currently in hospital at the NYU Langone hospital in Brooklyn Drew Ford's wife Kiki De Coeur has been[...]

Drew Ford's It's Alive is offering a deal conducive to this: until the end of April, It's Alive is offering PDF downloads of seven comic books for a price of your own choosing The titles available: PINK LEMONADE #1 by Nick Cagnetti ($3.99) BREATHERS #1 by Justin Madson ($7.99) HOLLER #1 by Jeremy Massie ($5.99) DOSE! #1 by Sean[...]

Dark Horse Comics has announced a new all-ages original graphic novel from writer Drew Ford, artist Duane Leslie, and colorist Eva de la Cruz, starring a boy who escapes abusive guardians to a steampunk world of adventure Called Steam, the comic hits comic stores next May and bookstores in June, and will retail for $14.99. Check[...]

It's Alive!, the former IDW imprint turned standalone independent publisher founded and run by Drew Ford will publish its first new comic books series in 2019, Red Range: Pirates of Fireworld Keith Lansdale, son of Red Range writer Joe R Lansdale, will write the new series, which will hit Kickstarter soon Artist Jok, who colored[...]

Drew Ford's latest Kickstarter project may be one of his most ambitious yet In a press release announcing the launch of the Kickstarter, Ford writes: I launched a Kickstarter today to collect (and finally give an ending to) one of the most powerful and controversial stories ever told in the medium of comic books This masterwork[...]

Drew Ford has launched a Kickstarter for Aztec Ace: The Complete Collection, which will collect every issue of the comic in a 500-page book. Aztec Ace: The Complete Collection will be a 500+ page, action-packed, intellectual, time-travel adventure starring a citizen of the original Aztec Empire named Caza (AKA Ace) Traveling between the ancient world and[...]

It's Alive, Drew Ford's IDW reprint imprint (rimprint?), has revealed its next project on Kickstarter: Sam Glanzman's Combat A press release explains the details: Three issues are being Kickstarted by Eisner-nominated IT'S ALIVE! publisher Drew Ford Two of the three issues have already been successfully Kickstarted, but all three will be available in the new campaign[...]

The comics career of Sam Glanzman was recently resurrected and revived by Drew Ford, reprinting his old war comics from Marvel Comics from Dover Comics and commissioning new stories for the IDW comics imprint It's Alive! As a result, at 92 years old, it is likely that Glanzman became the oldest comic book writer and[...]

Drew Ford may have left Dover Books to set up his own It's Alive! imprint But there are two more comics we didn't mention in two previous posts set up by Drew for Dover Books that have squeaked out despite his departure They are Fires & Murmur by Lorenzo Mattotti, and Umbra by Stephen Murphy & Mike Hawthorne. Drew[...]

Drew Ford is the man who brought a comic book line to Dover Books, reviving and reprinting what were once thought of as lost masterpieces by the most obsessive of comic book fans It garnered him a 2016 Eisner nomination for Puma Blues And now… he has left Dover Books. Instead, he is setting up his[...]

A discussion between retailer Jon Gorga and creator Drew Ford: Jon Gorga, co-owner of Carmine Street Comics in the West Village district of New York City, sat down recently with comic book creator Drew Ford to discuss a number of his upcoming projects, including Cosmic Waves, a comic book anthology he is trying to publish through[...]