More shoes are dropping, And more people are confirmed not to be the new Batman Editor. Oni Press has announced hires and promotions across editorial, marketing and sales, with Daniel Crary, Matt Dryer and Katie Sainz. Formerly the Director of Community Engagement & Events for Vault Comics, Daniel Crary joins Oni Press as the company's […]
Bleeding Cool gets the word on a number of major comic book industry hiring moves coming that may change the face of the direct market for comic books as it currently stands. That's basically it, by the way. But there are all manner of dots and crosses to be added, entire departments to be informed […]
Vault Comics list collections of Sainted Love and Door To Door Night By Night in their June 2024 solicits and solicitations, as well as the latest issues of Beyond Real and Something Crawled Out. Yes, this is a smaller list than you might expect from Vault and are missing Barbaric and Deathstalker… for now. BEYOND […]
Vault and Zoop have partnered for what they call a "transformative new approach to fan engagement to celebrate the release of Barbaric: Born In Blood #1, the newest arc of Vault's smash hit Barbaric series." Basically, they are doing crowdfunding… without the funding. Trademarking it as a "Crowdbuilding Campaign™" is live now through March 12th, […]
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced an expanded partnership with Archie Comics as Archie moves into the Deluxe Tier of publishers. This means Archie will be exclusive with Diamond but also gain greater prominence within Previews. But is it a poison chalice? Archie Comics will be joining AfterShock Comics, Ablaze Publishing, Frank Miller Presents, Opus Comics, […]
The ComicsPRO retailer conference in Pittsburgh saw publishers and retailers have their first meeting of the year, physically and virtually. With the cancellation of Diamond's annual Retailer Summit, this has become the main retailer meeting of the year, challenged by the breakfast and lunch meetings at SDCC, ECCC, MCM and NYCC from Diamond and Lunar […]
Vault Comics publish the collection of their bigger selling title Unnatural Order by Chris Yost and Val Rodrigues in their May 2024 solicits and solicitations, as well as the latest issues of Beyond Real, Something Crawled Out and Deathstalker, co-written with Slash. UNNATURAL ORDER TP VOL 1 (W) Chris Yost (A/CA) Val Rodrigues From Chris […]
In September last year, Vault Comics offered Unnatural Order #1 by Christopher Yost and Val Rodrigues using the free-to-retailer model, and the book received over 137,000 orders. In October, Vault did the same with the new Beyond Real series by Zack Kaplan & Fabiana Mascolo having its first issue given free to retailers with over 100,000 […]
As part of last year's announced partnership with Aethon Books, Vault Comics will adapt Aethon CEO Rhett C. Bruno's own superhero novel, The Roach, to graphic novel format. I wonder how that made it to the top of the list. Though The Roach did receive multiple awards including the 2020 Independent Audiobook Award Winner for […]
Something Crawled Out is a new comic book series launching from Vault Comics by Son M. and Madcursed in their April 2024 solicits and solicitations below. As well as the latest Barbaric, Deathstalker and a collection of The Nasty. "Edith "Eddie" Miller has no grand plans or great prospects. She spends her days sleeping in […]
Sam Beck is to launch the long-awaited finale of Verse, the YA fantasy graphic novel series from Vault Comics, with Verse Book Three: The Song. To be published in August 2024. In addition, Verse will make a return to webcomic serialization at www.versecomic.com, its original home, as of now. Sam Beck says "I started Verse […]
Slash from Gun'N'Roses is on hand to launch the new Deathstalker comic book series from Vault Comics in their March 2024 solicits and solicitations, along with Steven Kostanski, Tim Seeley and Jim Terry. SLASH PRESENTS DEATHSTALKER #1 (WRITER) TIM SEELEY, STEVEN KOSTANSKI & SLASH (ARTIST) NATHAN GOODEN (COVER A) NATHAN GOODEN "The cult-cinema hero Deathstalker […]
Vault Comics and Buckledown Brewing are releasing the official Barbaric beer, Barbaric Blood Red Ale, in time for Christmas. "This red ale starts off with authentic Pale Ale malt for a bready backbone, complemented by the robust spiciness of rye malt," said Buckledown Brewing's Joe Jung. "Chinook hops lend a subtle hint of pine aromatics, […]
Ian Baldessari has been appointed as the new Print Manager at Image Comics. Originally from Central Oregon, he studied Journalism at the University of Montana and in 2018, relocated to Washington, DC to intern with the NPR Live Events. Moving back to Portland, Oregon, he began working at Vault Comics as their Production Manager, on […]
We already ran around thirty stores, creators and publishers offering Cyber Monday deals this morning, but plenty of others have been announced during the day. So here are twenty-one more… that's a total of fifty-one if you are good at adding up, which I totally am. Zenescope is offering Cyber Week deals with 50% off […]
First, they gave us an unnatural order for Unnatural Order #1 from writer Chris Yost and artist Val Rodrigues that exceeded 137,000 copies. Now Vault Comics has an order for Beyond Real #1 from Zack Kaplan, Fabiana Mascolo, Toni Fejzula, Vincenzo Riccardi, Dennis Menheere, Jorge Corona, Luana Vecchio, and Liana Kangas that is beyond real. I am sure they […]
Barbaric: Born In Blood launches in Vault Comics' February 2024 solicits and solicitations, as well as their Free Comic Book Day listing for Dying Inside from Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, Hannah Klein and Lisa Sterle. FCBD 2024 DYING INSIDE VAULT COMICS DEC230043 (W) Hannah Klein, Pete Wentz (A / CA) Lisa Sterle From Fall […]
Barbaric Vs Deathstalker is a new one-shot crossover by Michael Moreci, Tim Seeley, and Nathan Gooden from Vault. And now forms part of the Deathstalker Kickstarter campaign that is live right now. "Cursed barbarian versus warrior king! Axe versus sword! Owen versus Deathstalker! When an evil wizard summons the two most reluctant heroes of all […]
Ultimate Universe #1 tops the Bestseller charts in the same way, with both the Spider-Boy launch and the new X-Men beating Gotham War's finale. The final Deadly Class did very well indeed for a new graphic novel, and the comic Unnatural Order which Vault gave away to retailers, found an audience in actual readers. Will […]
Vault Comics and Aethon Books have announced a new partnership to publish titles across the comics, graphic novels, ebook and audiobooks. What does that mean? Vault Comics, as well as publishing science fiction, fantasy, and horror comics, such as Barbaric, Heathen, The Plot, and Money Shot, also has a Headshell imprint, through which it publishes […]
