DEMO #5 AND #6 SELL OUT @ PUBLISHER

[MattBrady]

Press Release

AiT/Planet Lar publisher Larry Young announced today that issues number five and number six of the acclaimed miniseries DEMO by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan are completely sold out!

"Oh, wait; no, they’re not," said AiT/Planet Lar publisher Larry Young. "There WAS a brief time there when they were unavailable, though. In fact, in WIZARD #157’s price guide, they’re listed as rare. But because I’m a big believer in giving people what they want, we’ve gone back to press to ensure that all issues of DEMO are available as long as people want them. And it looks like people are going to be wanting them for a long, long time."

"As an artist, comic books to me are about sharing my stories with other people," said series artist Becky Cloonan. "The easier it is for readers to find my work, the more worthwhile drawing comics becomes."

Series scribe Brian Wood agrees: "DEMO is the most important project of my career. AiT/Planet Lar keeps it ready and available for anyone who wants to check it out, even after its initial overprint has been exhausted. That’s been really important to me. The fact that retailers keep stocking the single issues and selling them way, way past the traditional one-week shelf life… well, that speaks to their commitment to comics and to the quality of the series itself."

Matt Lehman, of Boston’s Comicopia, says, "As long as Larry keeps DEMOs in print, they’ll keep selling in my shop."

Comic Pimp James Sime, of San Francisco’s Isotope, says, "DEMO is one of those series that everyone seems to love… from longtime superhero fans to indie comic diehards to random people who’ve never picked up a comic in their lives. EVERYBODY loves DEMO. As has been proven time and time again in 2004, there’s no better comic for breaking in new readers. AiT’s commitment to keeping these in print is like a personal commitment to making my cash register full and keeping my customers happy."

Retailer Atom! Freeman of Brave New World in Santa Clarita, California, says, "In this day and age, when everyone who wants general audience dollars is making graphic novels, the monthly, on-time DEMO generates more heat from different customers in my shop than anything else I can remember in a long, long time."

Brian Scot Johnson, of online retailer khepri.com, says, "If every floppy sold like DEMO, khepri.com would be known for monthly pamphlets as well as for trade paperbacks and graphic novels. It’s our best-selling monthly series of 2004, hands down."

DEMO is available everywhere.

[Zadillo]

This is great news........... DEMO has been an amazing series so far, and I love everything about how they've handled the release (including throwing in a lot of nice "extras" in each issue like sketches, commentary, etc.).

-Zadillo

[Arnout]

Sweet!
I came onboard this series a little late, but because AiT kept reminding me all issues were available for permanent reorder, I finally caved and sampled the first couple issues (nope, our shop doesn't carry them, though I feel it should) directly from the Diamond catalog. I loved 'em so much I ordered all other issues, which arrived, all but 5. Happy to see I'll get the full set soon.
My fave's still the issue with the kid who resurrects dead things. The art was extra-phenomenal (it's always stunningly good, but that time really synched even more than usual) and the story just clicked.

AND I'm really happy with the format. Even though I am shifting a little towards trades, having these complete stories in this format is the only right way to go. Similar to Global Freak, but even better, because the price is the same, but there's extra's that really perfect the whole package.
It makes me long for Warren Ellis' 'novella-deal' he's always on about.


AiT, you rule! Now tell me when it's getting traded ^_^! (kidding)
What do Brian & Becky have planned next?

[mattdangerously]

Originally posted by Arnout
Sweet!
nope, our shop doesn't carry them, though I feel it should

Your comic shop must suck. Even the stores in my city that don't normally support indy titles carry DEMO.

[Arnout]

Yeah, well, it's still a matter of supply & demand.
No-one (before me) ever asked for it either.
Store isn't so bad. It's rather ok.
I'm biased, I work there, but we have what's wanted...

[Kman00001]

I'm glad to hear this. Demo is one of my favorite titles. I can't wait for #11, which is in stores tomorrow.