The publisher Caliber Comics, who had ceased production in 2001, will return to publish comics.
The new Caliber is the result of a partnership between the publisher’s founder, Garry Reed, and Eric Reichert, of Eagle One Media. Together, they will create Caliber Entertainment.
Created in 1989, the original Caliber published various comics from writers who were starting their careers, like Ed Brubaker, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Allred, Vince Locke and David Mack. Some of the published titles include Jinx, Kabuki, Mr. Monster, World of H.P. Lovecraft, War of the Worlds, among others.
During its 12 years, Caliber Comics released 1,400 magazines.
The new company will also handle Transfuzion Publishing’s catalog:one of Reed’s companies that published hardcover books and graphic novels like Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax.
The publisher didn’t release which would be its first titles, but they informed that they will publish hardcover books that will be released this year. According to Reed, monthly magazines, in comic book format, are not in the immediate plants at Caliber. For him, the floppies represent a difficult market and it would be necessary to partner up with an established company to take care of distribution and press.
(Original article: Caliber Comics voltará a publicar quadrinhos,written by Sérgio Codespoti on February 20, 2014. Reprinted and translated with permission from UniversoHQ.)
With alumni like Michael Allred(FF, X-Statix, and next month's Silver Surfer), Brian Michael Bendis(All New/ Uncanny X-Men,(New) Avengers, Powers, Ultimate Spider-Man), David Mack(Kabuki, Daredevil), Vince Locke(A History of Violence), and Ed Brubaker(Catwoman, Gotham Central, Captain America and Fatale)- Caliber has an eye for up and coming talent. With Valiant's recent relaunch and the companies like IDW also focusing on publishing collections and entertainment ventures- Caliber is ready to try the new market. It is exciting to see the possibilities of Dreamworld and Saint Germaine(Transfuzion's release with Image Comics). The comic world is huge on reinterpreting classics and hopefully, 12 years later, Caliber Entertainment can reach the whole new audience of today.
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