downthetubes Links: US SF Publishers

• Anamnesis Press

• Baen Books

• Humanoids Publishing
Humanoids Publishing is a division of The Humanoids Group, with offices in Paris, Brussels, Saigon, Geneva and now Los Angeles.
January 2001: Humanoids To Release The Incal by Jodorowsky, Janetov and Moebius as Comic Book Series
Humanoids Publishing will print one of the world's most influential comic adventure stories, The Incal by Moebius, Alexandro Jodorowsky, and Zoran Janjetov, as a monthly comic book series starting in April 2001. The material has never been available in comic book format before. Fred Beltran, premiere colorist on The Technopriests albums, will provide a master re-coloring of this exceptional material. The first three issues will feature cover art by Jose Ladronn, most recently of Marvel's Inhumans series.
This Humanoids Publishing presentation will be the first time that The Incal has been released according to the actual chronology of the story. The science fiction tale centring on detective John DiFool, was originated by writer Jodorowsky and artist Moebius. When the initial French release became a smash success, artist Janetov (once a student of Moebius) joined Jodorowsky in the creation of a prequel.
The latest chapter of The Incal by Jodorowsky and Moebius, part of a sequel to the original, was met with remarkable success when it went on sale in Europe recently. The album sold approximately $1.5 million at retail in its first week on sale. In 1988, Marvel's Epic line released the middle section of the story as three softcover graphic novels.
"We decided that the beginning of the story was the best place to start," Director of U.S. Publishing Dave Olbrich said. "In addition to the unequaled reading experience, this will also add an unique quality to these products that will benefit the audience. For fans of continuity, this story even features the guest appearance by a Metabaron."
The Metabarons, also written by Jodorowsky, has its ninth issue currently on sale in the direct market. Cover artist Ladronn is one of many comics professionals that view The Incal as a seminal work. "To work on the covers for this huge saga is very important to me, an extraordinary opportunity to re-create Jodorowsky's suicidal vision of the future" said Ladronn, who sites The Incal as one of his major influences. "After I first saw The Incal it started to be like the other side of my existence, the part that controls the subconscious mind and dreams. I absorbed everything, and the characters and places involved became part of my life".
The Authority author, Mark Millar, says "I actually met a guy in Glasgow who based his entire life on The Incal and even named his kids after a couple of the main characters. I know it's quite simply one of the most perfect comics ever conceived and probably the most beautiful piece of graphic literature ever drawn, but this guy just got a little too into it, as far as I'm concerned. Read it at your peril."
Peril or not, Humanoids Publishing Marketing Manager Ian Sattler says that fans and retailers will find this new comic book series very popular, "Combine all the elements. WeØve got top notch creators including Moebius, our serialized release plan, DiFool's first comic book appearance and you add them to the high esteem this material enjoys all over the world, it looks like The Incal will be a very 'in demand' book."
The first full color issue of The Incal is scheduled to ship to retailers in April 2001 and sell for $2.95. Back issues of The Metabarons are available for reorder while supplies last.
Humanoids Publishing is a division of The Humanoids Group, a multi-faceted conglomerate headed by Fabrice Giger, its 35-year old chairman. Humanoids features subsidiaries that include an internationally renowned graphic novel/comic book publishing house, a 3D animation and visual effects studio, an animation software development company and an entity currently developing interactive, role-playing computer games.
For more information or a complete product list: Call: 001 (323) 850-5802 or E-mail: cs@humanoids-publishing.com

• Ministry of Whimsy

• Necronomicon Press
Necronomicon Press was founded in 1976, primarily to publish the works of H.„P. Lovecraft and other authors of the horror field. Since that time the Press has issued hundreds of publications covering all aspects of the horror genre, from reprints of old fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, to printing the work of the some of the very best contemporary authors. In 1994 and 1996 the Press received the coveted World Fantasy Award (see photo) for its work in the small press field, and also received the equally prestigious British Fantasy Award for its publication Necrofile: The Review of Horror Fiction in 1995. Necronomicon Press is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, and hopes to continue its tradition of ground-breaking research and discoveries for yet another 20 years (as least).

• NESFA Press
An imprint from the The New England SF Society which aims to bring classic sf authors back into print

• Pyr Books
Official: www.pyrsf.com
Pyr is a new science fiction and fantasy imprint from Prometheus Books. Prometheus Books is entering its thirty-fifth year of successful independent publishing; since 1969, Prometheus has been a leader in publishing books for the scientific, professional, library, educational, popular and consumer markets.
Prometheus Books took its name from the courageous Greek god who gave fire to humans, lighting the way to reason, intelligence, and independence. Pyr, the Greek word for fire, continues this connection to fire and the liveliness of imagination.
Pyr publishes only science fiction and fantasy novels. We are not currently looking for short story collections, anthologies, novellas or nonfiction. They do not consider material under 80,000 words in length. Since they are currently publishing an average of only eight books a season, they prefer that you query first. The preferred method for having manuscripts considered for publication is through an established literary agent. Agents can be found in such literary guides as Literary Marketplace and The Writer's Market.

• Timberwolf Press
Timberwolf is an entertainment and production services company, publishing award-winning original fiction books and unabridged, full-cast audiobooks on Cassette tape, CD and MP3 CD. Timberwolf also markets the back-end rights for film, television, gaming, etc.
Click here for their submission guidelines.

• Tor

• Wildside Press
Imprint created and run by John Betacourt

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