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From: Jeff Mason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (cbiz) UPDATE: Alternative Press, Inc.
Date: 06 Sep 1997 01:31:24 -0500 (CDT)


For those who keep updated databases, we have been changing domains and
moving around our information resources a bit.  Here is an update of
everything you need to know about Alternative Press, Inc., publishers of
cool comic books and magazines, plus all of the information about all of
the various Web pages we maintain and update.  If you have any questions,
please e-mail.

Address:    Alternative Press, Inc.
        611 NW 34th Drive
        Gainesville, FL  32607-2429

Voice Line:    352-373-6336
Fax Line:    352-373-8858 (call voice line first to let us know you
        are sending a fax)

E-Mail:        [e-mail]

Web Page:    http://www.indyworld.com/altpress

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Alternative Press, Inc., Current Publications --

indy Magazine: (Jeff Mason)
    Web: http://www.indyworld.com
    Address/Phone/Fax/E-mail: same as Alternative Press, Inc.

Spectacles: (Jon Lewis)
    Web: http://www.indyworld.com/spectacles
    Address: 518 NE 4th Ave #A, Gainesville, FL  32601.
    E-Mail: [e-mail]

Detour: (Ed Brubaker)
    Web: http://www.indyworld.com/brubaker
    Address: PO Box 20143, Seattle, WA  98102.

Humongous Man:    (Jim Harrison, Dan Stepp)
    Web: http://members.aol.com/inkpotjim/humongous.html
    Address: 1000 NW 39th Street, Gainesville, FL  32605.
    E-Mail: [e-mail]

Yikes!: (Steve Weissman)
    Web: http://www.allstarpictures.com/aboutyikes.html
    Address: 564 Market Street, Suite 720, San Francisco, CA  94104.
    E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Web pages we maintain:

Independent Comics Mail Order:
    http://www.indyworld.com/ic
Comic Book Industry Addresses:
    http://www.indyworld.com/comics/industry.html
Comic Book Professional E-Mail Addresses:
    http://www.indyworld.com/comics/pro.html
Comic Book Indy Friendly Stores:
    http://www.indyworld.com/comics/stores.html
Comic Book Industry Media Resource Guide:
    http://www.indyworld.com/comics/media.html
Comic Book and Zine Conventions and Events:
    http://www.indyworld.com/comics/conventions.html
Small Press Expo:
    http://www.indyworld.com/spx
Gainesville, Florida Movie Listings:
    http://www.indyworld.com/movies
Complete Guide to Rowan Atkinson:
    http://www.indyworld.com/comics/atkinson.html

If you are receiving this mail but are not the proper person to receive
press releases, please let me know.

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E-Mail: [e-mail]      |    611 NW 34th Drive
Phone: [phone]           |    Gainesville, Florida 32607-2429
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From: Jeff Mason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (cbiz) Alternative Press titles for November
Date: 09 Sep 1997 09:18:53 -0500 (CDT)


COMIC BOOKS SHIPPING IN NOVEMBER 1997 FROM ALTERNATIVE PRESS, INC.:
http://www.indyworld.com/altpress

Humongous Man #2, Spectacles #4, Yikes vol 2 #1
Offered Again: Tykes #1

SOLICITATION:  Humongous Man #2
Traveling in a maze of buildings in the lower depths of Perfopolis,
Humongous Man seems to have found a source of information in The Penumbra.
Or has he?  What do his cryptic riddles mean?  What's under that crazy
hat?  What in the world does chess have to do with all of this?  "Chess
and the Crooket Hat" chronicles things learned, things discovered, and
things simply given.  Also a special "back-up" feature begins this issue
with the ultra-popular Johnny Behind epic, "Backspace Odyssey"!
(by Jim Harrison and Dan Stepp) b&w, 32 pages, $2.25 US, $2.95 Canada.
http://members.aol.com/inkpotjim/humongous.html

SOLICITATION:  Spectacles #4
Now "The Frost Changes", Jon Lewis' strange and addictive concoction
of Scandinavian myth and autobiography, is joined in SPECTACLES by a
second continuing story, "Shell Men", about animals inhabiting a
mysteriously abandoned city.  Lewis' take on nature, which won him
critical acclaim and a loyal following with TRUE SWAMP, has returned to
delight comics lovers!
(by Jon Lewis) b&w, 32 pages, $2.95 US, $3.95 Canada.
http://www.indyworld.com/spectacles

SOLICITATION:  Yikes vol 2 #1
Li'l Bloody, the Pullapart Boy, and X-Ray Spence start the second volume
of this amazing brand new series off with a "whap!" in the cool new
story, "Don't Call Me Stupid", with special guest, "Crazy" Chubby Cheeks!
Then Spence goes on a picnic with none other than Kid Medusa!! Lost dog
Elzie Crisler also returns with "Back in the Day", with surprise
appearances by her old master and the "I'm a Li'l Stinker" Skunk (uh-oh)!!
Can you almost believe it?!?  Steve Weissman has just been nominated for
an Ignatz Award for his work on Tykes and Yikes, check out what all the
hubbub is about!
(by Steve Weissman) Two-color interior, full color covers, 28 pages,
$2.95 US, $3.95 Canada.
http://www.allstarpictures.com/aboutyikes.html

OFFERED AGAIN:  Tykes #1
Steve Weissman's instantly recognizable art and characters have been all
over the place lately -- Now here comes TYKES, a 36-page two-color
one-shot, that makes the perfect intro to the all-new YIKES series.
Starring Li'l Bloody and the Pullapart Boy, TYKES is the funniest,
scariest, cutest, most tragic trip into Weissman terrirory yet -- you'll
want to come back as soon as he lets you!  Only a few hundred copies of
Tykes #1 remain, so some apportioning of orders might occur.
(by Steve Weissman) Two-color interior, full color covers, 36 pages,
$2.95 US, $3.95 Canada.
http://www.allstarpictures.com/aboutyikes.html


Geoffrey R. Mason          |    Publisher - Alternative Press, Inc.
E-Mail: [e-mail]      |    611 NW 34th Drive
Phone: [phone]           |    Gainesville, Florida 32607-2429
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From: "BATTERSBY,Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (cbiz) just joined
Date: 18 Sep 1997 15:38:24 +1000


G'day all, just a note to introduce myself: My name's Lee, I'm an
aspiring comic-book creator from Down Under (Perth, Western Australia)
to be exact, I've a short history of mini-comics and one-panel gag
cartoons, and am looking to learn and improve to the point of being able
to do something I can consider real comic Art. I also hope I can be of
some use and contribute something worthwhile to this list.

Cheers,

Lee



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From: Jeff Mason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (cbiz) Small Press Expo profits benefit CBLDF
Date: 25 Sep 1997 16:03:11 -0500 (CDT)


PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Small Press Expo profits benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
More donations as royalties from Small Press Expo benefit comic roll in

The annual Small Press Expo (SPX), the East coast's premiere event for
independent, alternative, and self-published comic books, donated
thousands of dollars from its profits to support the Comic Book Legal
Defense Fund (CBLDF), a non-profit organization protecting the First
Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals.  Not including
profits generated from the admission gate and from profits generated
from the Small Press Expo benefit comic, the CBLDF raised over $4,750 at
the show from a benefit auction and from donations made at the CBLDF
exhibit at the SPX in Silver Spring, MD on the weekend of September
19-21.

Dave Sim, creator of the fan favorite comic book series Cerebus, drew
sketches for fans in exchange for donations made at the CBLDF exhibit at
the Small Press Expo.  "I think that it's great that people continue to
support the CBLDF," said Sim, "and the fact that twice as much money was
raised here in 1997 than was raised at SPX in 1996 is a very good omen
for next year.  Let's see if we can double it year after year."

The CBLDF will also receive profits from the massive 128 page anthology
comic book that features new work by over 40 of the artists that
attended this year's Small Press Expo.  With initial sales of well over
5,000, the royalties from subsequent sales of this book will help fill
the CBLDF coffers for some time to come.  Additionally, Diamond Comic
Distributors, North America's largest distributor of comic books, will
be donating all of their profits to the CBLDF that they earn from
distributing the benefit book.

Jeff Mason, editor of indy, an industry magazine about alternative comic
books, sees the Small Press Expo benefit book as an easy sell, "First of
all this anthology is a great deal, 128 pages for only $2.95 with dozens
of great cartoonists; Second, it's all for a good cause.  Who wouldnÆt
want to buy it?"

The official Small Press Expo Web site is: http://www.indyworld.com/spx
The official Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Web site is:
http://www.edgeglobal.com/cbldf/

For more information about SPX97 contact: Chris Oarr, PO Box 5874,
Takoma Park, MD 20913. Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-Mail:
[e-mail].


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E-Mail: [e-mail]          |     611 NW 34th Drive
Phone: [phone]               |     Gainesville, Florida 32607-2429
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From: Jeff Mason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (cbiz) INFO: Ignatz Award Winnres
Date: 26 Sep 1997 08:39:16 -0500 (CDT)


                Small Press Expo '97 - Ignatz Award Winners

   Ignatz The 1997 Small Press Expo (SPX) inaugurated a new award for
   outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz, named
   after George Herriman's brick-wielding mouse, recognizes outstanding
   work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both
   as an artform and as a means of personal expression. The Ignatz is a
   festival prize, the first such of the United States comic book
   industry. Winners were determined by ballot at the Small Press Expo, a
   weekend convention and tradeshow showcasing creator-owned comics.

   The Ignatz Awards voting was open to all attendees of the Small Press
   Expo in Silver Spring, MD, just outside of Washington, DC, and Awards
   were presented at the gala Ignatz Awards ceremony on Saturday,
   September 20.

   All attendees of SPX had an opportunity to cast their vote in seven
   categories:

     Outstanding Artist
     Outstanding Story
     Outstanding Series
     Outstanding Comic
     Outstanding Minicomic
     Outstanding Graphic Novel/Collection
     Breakout Talent

   The ballot consisted of five nominees for each category. A jury of
   five artists worked independently to arrive at the Ignatz ballot. Jury
   members were precluded from nominating themselves and none knew who
   the others were. Each jury member provided three nominations, and a
   second round of voting established the final ballot.

   1997 Jury Members were: Jessica Abel (Artbabe), Chester Brown
   (Underwater), Ed Brubaker (Detour), Mark Wheatley (Radical Dreamer),
   and Joe Zabel (Tresspassers).

  1997 IGNATZ NOMINEES & WINNERS

    Outstanding Artist

     * Gilbert Hernandez for New Love, published by Fantagraphics Books
       (7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115)
     * Dylan Horrocks for Pickle, published by Black Eye Productions
       (5135 Parc Ave, #5, Montreal, Quebec H2V 4G3)
     * C. S. Morse for Soulwind, published by Image Comics (1400 N.
       Harbor Blvd., #305, Fullerton, CA 92635)
     * Gary Panter for Jimbo, published by Zongo Comics (1999 Avenue of
       the Stars, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067)
WINNER Seth for Palookaville, published by Drawn & Quarterly Publications
       (PO Box 48056, Montreal, Quebec, H2V 4S8)

    Breakout Talent

WINNER Debbie Dreschler for Nowhere, published by Drawn & Quarterly
     * Tom Hart for The Sands, published by Black Eye
     * C. S. Morse for Soulwind, published by Image
     * Walt Holcombe for King of Persia, self published through Accordian
       Press (PO Box 49751, Austin, TX 78765)
     * Steve Weissman for Yikes!, published by Alternative Press, Inc.
       (611 NW 34th Drive, Gainesville, FL 32607-2429. E-Mail:
       [e-mail])

    Outstanding Story

     * "A Death In the Family" in Silly Daddy by Joe Chiappetta,
       self-published (2209 Northgate Avenue, N. Riverside, IL
       60546-1339)
     * "Ghost World" in Eightball by Daniel Clowes, published by
       Fantagraphics
     * "Hicksville" in Pickle by Dylan Horrocks, published by Black Eye
WINNER From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, published by Kitchen
       Sink Press (221 Pine Street, Florence, MA 01062)
     * "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" in Palookaville by Seth,
       published by Drawn & Quarterly

    Outstanding Series

WINNER Acme Novelty Library by Chris Ware, published by Fantagraphics
     * Berlin by Jason Lutes, published by Black Eye
     * Eightball by Daniel Clowes, published by Fantagraphics
     * Palookaville by Seth, published by Drawn & Quarterly
     * Strangehaven by Gary Millidge, self-published through Abiogenesis

    Outstanding Comic

WINNER Eightball #17 by Daniel Clowes, published by Fantagraphics
     * Hey Mister #1 by Pete Sickman-Garner (PO Box 4085, Fayetteville,
       AR 72702)
     * Keyhole #2 by Dean Haspiel and Josh Neufeld, published by Modern
       (105 Edgewater Road, Narragansett, RI 02882)
     * King of Persia by Walt Holcombe, self-published through Accordian
       Press
     * Palookaville #10 by Seth, published by Drawn & Quarterly

    Outstanding Minicomic

     * Hey Mister #4 by Pete Sickman-Garner (PO Box 4085, Fayetteville,
       AR 72702)
     * King-Cat Comics #52 by John Porcellino (PO Box 18510, Denver CO
       80218)
     * Magic Whistle #9 by Sam Henderson (14 Bayard Street #3, Brooklyn,
       NY 11211)
     * Out There #5 by Alan Hunt (116 Garnet Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
       M6G1V7)
WINNER The Perfect Planet by James Kochalka (PO Box 8321 Burlington, VT
       05402)

    Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection

     * At The Seams by Ed Brubaker, published by Alternative Press, Inc.
WINNER It's A Good Life if You Don't Weaken by Seth, published by Drawn &
       Quarterly
     * Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories by Ben Katchor,
       published by Little, Brown
     * L'Ascension Du Haut Mal by David B., published L'Association (100
       rue de la Folie-Ericourt 75011 Paris France)
     * Lost in the Alps by Cosey, published by NBM (185 Madison Avenue,
       Ste. 1504, New York, NY 10016)

   For more information about SPX97 contact: Chris Oarr, PO Box 5874,
   Takoma Park, MD 20913. Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-Mail:
   [e-mail]. Web page: http://www.indyworld.com/spx

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Geoffrey R. Mason          |    Editor - indy Magazine
E-Mail: [e-mail]      |    611 NW 34th Drive
Phone: [phone]           |    Gainesville, Florida 32607-2429
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From: Jeff Mason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (cbiz) PRESS RELEASE: Marketing comic books as culture cultivates new readers
Date: 28 Sep 1997 12:37:49 -0500 (CDT)


PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release

Marketing comic books as culture cultivates new readers
Ed Brubaker's Detour is bringing in new comic book readers

Gainesville, FL, September 28, 1997: The October debut of Harvey,
Ignatz, and Eisner Award nominated cartoonist Ed Brubaker's new series,
Detour, is a landmark for this acclaimed creator for more than one
reason.  Creatively, Detour is remarkable as Brubaker explores exciting
new directions, but of even more interest is the unique promotion and
marketing of this new comic book series to non-traditional comic book
readers.  Although Detour publisher Alternative Press, Inc., is counting
on the purchases of comic shop regulars to make the new series a hit,
fans of music and film are being recruited to make Detour a cultural
phenomenon.

"We've made it a point to reach out to those people that I would
classify as 'non-traditional' comic book readers to get them involved in
comics," said publisher Jeff Mason, "to perhaps make Detour the first
comic book, of hopefully many, that these folks have ever read."

Features in mainstream media such as the October 1997 issue of the pop
culture Spin magazine are now coupled with the comic book industry's
recent endeavors to increase the fan base of comics.  "Luckily, when we
have over half of a million Spin readers reading about Ed Brubaker, we
no longer have to hope and pray that those folks might stumble across a
comic book store looking for his comic," explained Jeff Mason, "Diamond
Comic Distribution, America's largest comic book distributor, along with
a number of the industry's leading publishers have instituted something
called the Comic Shop Locator Service so that fans can dial toll free
888-COMIC-BOOK to find the nearest comic book store.  Now those
potential readers that may only see a comic book on their friends'
coffee tables will actually be able to find comics in a comic book
store."

Featured in this first issue of Detour is "Life on the Fault Line" about
a man who struggles with his hated roommates and the dystopian world
around him as he tries vainly to cling to his moral standards.  This
hilarious black comedy seamlessly blends the real and the unreal to
concoct a frightening vision of the not too distant future.  Brubaker
also delivers "Get Out of My Head", a poignant piece about a high school
girl whose obsession with a cherished zine and its creator has gone a
little bit too far.

Ed Brubaker's work on his popular series Lowlife as well as his projects
for DC's Vertigo and Dark Horse have garnered him Harvey and Eisner
Award nominations and a lot of critical acclaim over the years.  Now
Brubaker breaks through to a new level as both the art and writing in
this new series are a big leap forward from his previous work as he
progresses from the autobiographical to a lot more exploratory fiction.

"Detour" is an ongoing comic book series debuting October from
Alternative Press, Inc., at a retail price of $2.95.

The official Ed Brubaker Web site is:  http://www.indyworld.com/brubaker

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Please contact me if you have any questions

Jeff Mason
Publisher - Alternative Press, Inc.

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Geoffrey R. Mason                 |     Editor - indy Magazine
E-Mail: [e-mail]          |     611 NW 34th Drive
Phone: [phone]               |     Gainesville, Florida 32607-2429
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URL = http://www.indyworld.com/comics




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