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November 8, 1996
For Immediate Release
From: Cartoon Books
Contact: Vijaya Iyer/Karen Root
(614) 224 - 4487
CARTOON
BOOKS LEAVES IMAGE!
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That's
it! I'm outta here!
Columbus,
OH--Cartoon Books has announced that it is ending its
eighteen month relationship with Image Comics. Cartoon
Books founder, Jeff Smith, said that the primary reason
for this move is to once again take control of all
aspects of BONE's destiny. ![](imagelog.gif)
"We went to Image Comics
when the future of the distribution system was quite
uncertain," says Smith. "Since the distribution
system has consolidated just about as far as it possibly
can, Cartoon Books' original reasons for moving to Image
have evaporated. Looking forward, we realized that it
made the most amount of sense for us to once again
consolidate all of the BONE comic book projects at
Cartoon Books. By taking absolute control over the BONE
comic book, we can once again have all of our diverse
products together under one single banner. The time is
right for BONE to rejoin our tremendously successful
Cartoon Books BONE compilations, which are perennial best
sellers and always in the Diamond Star System Top
10," says Smith.
"The Cartoon Books/Image
relationship has been mutually beneficial," says
Vijaya Iyer, Cartoon Books' president. "BONE, which
is consistently a top 100 title, is now available in more
comic book stores across the country, thanks to Image,
and BONE clearly helped Image diversify their product
line."
Image Comics Executive Director,
Larry Marder agrees, "When Jeff and Vijaya first
approached Image Comics, the comic book industry was
sailing on some stormy seas. The Image partners were glad
to see Cartoon Books once again charting their own
destiny. BONE's presence forever changed the comic book
community's perception of our company. We thank them for
that and wish them well." "The switch will take
place in two phases," according to Iyer. "It
begins with product shipping in March, 1997. BONE #28
will be solicited by Cartoon Books. The BONE encore
series will continue with Image Comics until they finish
shipping in June 1997 with the reprinting of BONE #20. So
remember to look for BONE #28 in the Cartoon Books
section and BONE #17 in the Image section."
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