Press
Release
05-08-13
Aspen is pleased to announce that the third release in their
ambitious “10 for 10” initiative, Jirni
#1, has ordered in excess of over 35,000 copies and is the top-selling non
premier book for the month of April, 2013. This is the third release in a row
from Aspen Comics to secure the top spot for the Diamond small press rankings
following the debuts of Legend of the
Shadow Clan #1 and Shrugged #1.
Due to the high demand for the issue, the Aspen Reserved Edition covers for the
issue are currently sold out at the Diamond level. As a result, the publisher
has pledged to offer their own personal quantities of the sold out Reserved
Edition covers to help fulfill retailers’ orders. Creator J.T. Krul discusses
the successful release of his new series:
"I am thrilled by the tremendous response to the
premiere issue of Jirni. Much of the credit goes to Paolo Pantalena and Brett
Smith for their incredible job of bringing Jirni's fantastic world to life. I
know readers and retailers have hundreds of choices when to it comes to
choosing comic books, and I am grateful they have given our book a chance. It
only motivates us more. Issue #2 can't get here soon enough. It's only gets
better."
Aspen is pricing each debut #1 “10 for 10” issue for the
affordable price of only $1 and is also offering other incentives for each
release such as original hand-drawn sketch covers, CGC editions, and special
retailer incentive covers by popular artists J. Scott Campbell and Eric “Ebas”
Basaldua, as well as a Jirni #2 cover
by Philip Tan.
Fans and new Aspen readers
who add each of the “10 for 10” titles to their comic shop’s local subscription
service will be eligible to receive the special Aspen Reserved Edition variant
covers. Those fans who collect all ten Aspen Reserved Edition #1 covers will
receive a free full-size Aspen “Perfect 10’s” Jam Poster featuring all ten “10
for 10” covers on one image colored by superstar colorist Peter Steigerwald.
The Jirni #1 Aspen Reserved Edition
cover features artwork by Paolo Pantalena and Steigerwald.
For more information please check the following:
www.aspenstore.com
Facebook.com/aspencomics
Facebook.com/jirni
Twitter.com/aspncomics
Instagram: aspencomics
#Aspen10
Aspen
MLT, Inc. is an entertainment publishing company founded in January 2003 by
superstar comic artist Michael Turner. Priding itself on producing
entertainment properties of the highest quality visual and storytelling
elements Along with their own successful properties such as Fathom, Soulfire, Executive
Assistant: Iris, Charismagic, Broken
Pieces and more. Aspen also collaborates with the comic industry's most
successful companies and endeavors including Marvel Comics and DC
Entertainment. Aspen has collaborated with Marvel for various hit projects,
including cover work for the best-selling events Civil War, World War Hulk,
and Ultimatum. Aspen collaborated
with DC Comics to provide covers for such best-selling titles as Superman/Batman: The Return of Supergirl,
The Justice League of America, and
Eisner-nominated covers for the critically acclaimed, best-selling Identity Crisis series. In 2006, Aspen
joined forces with television giant NBC to create the online comic adaptations
for the hit television series Heroes.
In 2012, Aspen teamed up with Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment to
produce the horror-adventure series Dead
Man’s Run, as well as collaborating with director McG’s Wonderland Sound
and Vision to produce the horror comic Haunted
City. Aspen also produced the one-of-a-kind Anarchy digital graphic novel for the popular body spray company,
Axe. Currently, Aspen is celebrating their tenth anniversary in the industry
with their “10 for 10” initiative and more original properties forthcoming
later in the year.
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