IDW Partners with Desperado
IDW Publishing and Desperado have announced a publishing agreement that will bring Desperado’s impressive roster of talented creators and expansive catalog of books to IDW under a new imprint.
Desperado Publishing was formed in 2004 by comics veteran Joe Pruett, as a venue and outlet for creators who have a strong, and passionate desire to see their own personal creative visions and inspirations brought to life on the printed page.
At Desperado Publishing, artists and writers are only limited by their imaginations, as no boundaries or conditions are set upon them to stifle their craft. The publisher does not believe that to be successful a specific genre or formula must be followed. Instead, their only criteria is one of quality. The company philosophy is to bring fans the BEST comic book creators possible and give them a playground in which to play. In that regard, Desperado Publishing has already become home to a number of the industry’s TOP talent. And their titles have been nominated for five Eisner Awards, and won two since 2007.
In late 2004, Desperado Publishing found a like-minded partner in Image Comics and formed a partnership for both companies. Desperado Publishing separated from Image in July of 2007. Recently, Desperado has shifted towards a more boutique style of publishing that centers on Art Books and graphic novels.
“We are very excited to have Desperado join us,” said IDW chief operating officer, Greg Goldstein. “Desperado’s books and roster of creators are both very impressive, and as an IDW imprint, Joe will have the flexibility and support to expand both. It’s really a win-win situation.”
IDW’s new imprint will continue to offer the high quality books and feature the talented creators for which Desperado is known. The 2010 line up already includes industry greats, such as Dave Dorman, Tony Harris and George Perez. These books, as well as Desperado’s comics and graphic novels, will be released under the new imprint.
“I was sold from the first conversation,” said Pruett. “If there was one company that I would admit to being envious of, it would be IDW. Watching them transform from a start-up company to the present-day publishing beast has been nothing if not inspiring. Everything about IDW speaks to how much they love this industry and love what they are doing. We at Desperado look forward to a long, prosperous relationship. As the famous quote goes, ‘I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.’”
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: Hasbro’s The Transformers and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; Fox’s Angel; the BBC’s Doctor Who; and television’s #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studios; and is the print publisher for ComicMix.
IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release.
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