September 18, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite announces an upgrade to the paper quality for all comic book periodical covers moving forward. This all kicks off with the anticipated launch of DIE!NAMITE #1 on Final Order Cutoff this weekend, followed by a full rollout for titles on sale November 4.
Based on retailer and fan feedback, and the continuing rising sales, Dynamite is excited to make this change and reward all our partners and customers for supporting all the great stories and creators in the Dynamite family. All Dynamite covers will now be printed on 100-pound paper stock, resulting in a much sturdier product. This will result in a better reading experience for fans, and more resistance to damage in shipping to retailers and eventually getting into collectors' long boxes or even slabbed.
The cost of this upgrade is well worth it considering the recent support shown for Dynamite across the industry. From the August-for-October solicitations resulting in the best sales of the year, series increasing in overall orders even 15 issues into their run, to double-digit order increases at Final Order Cutoff.
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About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Gail Simone, Christopher Priest, Leah Moore, Kevin Smith, David Walker, Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Mark Russell, Brandon Thomas, Amy Chu, Reginald Hudlin, Nancy Collins, David Walker, Steve Orlando, Greg Pak, Jenny Frison, Matt Wagner, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards. |
