AWA Studios joins Lunar Distribution in January

AWA Studios will be part of Lunar Distribution beginning in January, the writer simply introduced. They will proceed to work with Diamond for the DM and Simon and Schuster for bookstores.

They be part of a unfastened confederation of smaller publishers and DC at Lunar, together with AHOY, Oni, Scout, and extra.

The PR notes that, over the summer season, a survey of ideas concerning the numerous distributors amongst greater than 230 retailers sponsored by ComicsPRO discovered that Lunar obtained the best grade in 5 out of 9 classes, together with total grade.

The PR additionally notes that “Valued at $9.21B in 2021, the global comic book market is expected to reach a valuation of $12.81B by 2028 (Fortune Business Insights).”

Alrighty then!

And extra from the information launch:

The first AWA title to be distributed by way of Lunar shall be TROJAN, a 4-issue authentic story from best-selling author Daniel Kraus (YEAR ZERO VOL. 0, George Romero’s The Living Dead) and acclaimed Serbian artist Laci (SHERLOCK HOLMES, GHOSTED). With each the primary cowl and a variant cowl accessible by way of Lunar, TROJAN #1 has an FOC date of 12/12 and a launch date of 1/4/2023. Lunar will distribute all AWA Studios’ titles, together with its again catalog.

“As the comics industry continues to boom, we are readying to release an incredible slate of titles in 2023 and are eager to broaden our distribution options to provide more flexibility for our retail partners and readers,” mentioned Michael Cotton, Executive Editor and Head of Publishing Operations, AWA Studios. “Lunar’s approach to data, use of technology and overall responsiveness is quickly building their reputation as one of the top distribution partners in the business for both publishers and retailers and we are excited to begin working together in the New Year.”

Lunar Distribution co-founder Christina Merkler added, “AWA has become a publisher the industry can count on for quality stories by the top creators in the field. We are thrilled to add them to the Lunar family and look forward to offering their titles to our accounts.”

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