07-08-2004, 06:16 PM
A QUICK SCHOLASTIC/GRAPHIX UPDATE
For those who didnât stick out the recent thread following the story about Graphix, Scholasticâs upcoming graphic novel line, you missed some news. Scholasticâs Janna Morishima stopped by to give a little more information and opened the doors for others to join the party.
âBelieve me, we are bubbling over with enthusiasm here,â Morishima wrote. âI totally agree with those of you who have mentioned the strange dearth of high quality, ambitious children's comic books/graphic novels. But I think (I hope!) change is in the air...
âI wanted to answer a few of the questions I read. Regarding Bone: Jeff chose the colorist, not us. The color is being done at Cartoon Books, not at Scholastic, and we coordinating closely with them to make sure the production and manufacturing are top-notch.
âThe Bone books will be 6 x 9. We'll be printing a small hardcover run and a much larger paperback run. We'll be printing two volumes per year, in Spring and Fall, with volume one coming out in February 2005.â
The hardcover edition of Bone will be priced at $18.95, while the paperbacks will run at $9.99. The covers will feature new Bone art by Jeff Smith.
âObviously BONE is already a classic in the comics community, but there are a lot of people out there who've never heard of it and who will probably be a bit bamboozled when they actually see it in the bookstores. It's such a fantastic story, an adventure which reads on so many different levels (and it's wholesome -- we love that at Scholastic!); our challenge now is to help it reach a wide readership among kids.
âRegarding our imprint: while it is true that we will be publishing a few books aimed at teenagers, our main focus is going to be the 7- to 12-year-old audience. Those are the readers we believe are most underserved by high quality comics/graphic novels.â
And finally, if you think youâve got what it takesâ¦
âWe are accepting query letters for book proposals. You can send them to my boss and/or me:
David Saylor/Janna Morishima
Scholastic
557 Broadway
9th floor
New York, NY 10012
Thanks again for all your comments -- rest assured I am taking careful note!â
For those who didnât stick out the recent thread following the story about Graphix, Scholasticâs upcoming graphic novel line, you missed some news. Scholasticâs Janna Morishima stopped by to give a little more information and opened the doors for others to join the party.
âBelieve me, we are bubbling over with enthusiasm here,â Morishima wrote. âI totally agree with those of you who have mentioned the strange dearth of high quality, ambitious children's comic books/graphic novels. But I think (I hope!) change is in the air...
âI wanted to answer a few of the questions I read. Regarding Bone: Jeff chose the colorist, not us. The color is being done at Cartoon Books, not at Scholastic, and we coordinating closely with them to make sure the production and manufacturing are top-notch.
âThe Bone books will be 6 x 9. We'll be printing a small hardcover run and a much larger paperback run. We'll be printing two volumes per year, in Spring and Fall, with volume one coming out in February 2005.â
The hardcover edition of Bone will be priced at $18.95, while the paperbacks will run at $9.99. The covers will feature new Bone art by Jeff Smith.
âObviously BONE is already a classic in the comics community, but there are a lot of people out there who've never heard of it and who will probably be a bit bamboozled when they actually see it in the bookstores. It's such a fantastic story, an adventure which reads on so many different levels (and it's wholesome -- we love that at Scholastic!); our challenge now is to help it reach a wide readership among kids.
âRegarding our imprint: while it is true that we will be publishing a few books aimed at teenagers, our main focus is going to be the 7- to 12-year-old audience. Those are the readers we believe are most underserved by high quality comics/graphic novels.â
And finally, if you think youâve got what it takesâ¦
âWe are accepting query letters for book proposals. You can send them to my boss and/or me:
David Saylor/Janna Morishima
Scholastic
557 Broadway
9th floor
New York, NY 10012
Thanks again for all your comments -- rest assured I am taking careful note!â
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