Besides launching a new magazine on Kickstarter today, FairSquare Comics has signed a multi-year agreement with Diamond Book Distributors (DBD) and Diamond Comics for all comics, graphic novels and magazines.
“At this stage of our development, and with the numerous changes our industry has been experiencing during the past year, finding the right distribution partner has been quite an arduous process. We had conversations different distributors but in the end, it became clear that the DBD team was the right partner for us. Yes, we’re aware that recently, Diamond has been going through changes. But FairSquare Comics is walking to the beat of its own drums and we believe that Diamond’s expertise and amazing experience in comics and graphic novels makes them the natural choice to help our company rise to new heights. We’re thrilled to bring all our current and future projects to every retailer in the United States and the world thanks to Diamond.” States Fabrice Sapolsky, founder and CEO of FairSquare Comics.
“I’m very happy to welcome Fabrice to the Diamond Book Distributors roster. When we started talking a few months ago, I gravitated toward his concepts and his plan for FairSquare Comics. It’s exciting to partner with someone as passionate and dedicated to bringing comic stories to people and to the page – from all voices. I can’t wait to get started working with these books.” Adds Josh Hayes, Executive Vice President, Diamond Book Distributors.
Starting this Fall, graphic novels like NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK, INTERTWINED and ONE-HIT WONDER will be made available to retailers, as well as MUTINY Magazine.
ABOUT FAIRSQUARE COMICS
FairSquare Comics LLC was created in June 2019. Its mission statement is to publish, promote and give more space to immigrant and under-represented creators of the world. What we call “comics for the rest of us”. FairSquare Comics ambitions to lead by example, promoting best practices, fair deals and transparency in our industry.
In 2020, FairSquare Comics has already made some wave with successful Kickstarter campaigns for the ONE-HIT WONDER and NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK graphic novels. The latter, a collection of Noir genre stories from 40 black creators, gathered almost 1200 backers and close to $50K on the crowdfunding platform. In January 2021, FairSquare Comics launched its first ongoing YA Webcomic, LADY-BIRD, currently available both on INKR Comics and GLOBAL COMIX services. FairSquare Comics currently has 18 projects at various stages of development.
Contact FairSquare Comics:
Phone: +1 (323) 405-9401
Email: fairsquarecomics@gmail.com
ABOUT DIAMOND BOOK DISTRIBUTORS
Diamond Book Distributors (DBD) is a division of Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc., and is dedicated to making a wide selection of its graphic novels and other pop-culture merchandise available to bookstores, libraries, schools, mass merchants and more worldwide. Based in Hunt Valley, MD, our team of professionals is committed to helping DBD’s client publishers tell their stories, grow their businesses and reach new customers. We work to provide insight at every stage of the publishing process—from initial concept, to marketing, sales and distribution.
DBD is the home to several world class publishers, including Image Comics, publisher of The Walking Dead, Saga, Monstress, and Spawn; Dynamite Entertainment, publisher of James Bond, Red Sonja, and Vampirella; Valiant Entertainment, publisher of Bloodshot, Ninjak, and X-O Manowar; as well as Gemstone Publishing, Paizo Publishing, and others.
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