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POW! Entertainment Teams with ibooks and Komikwerks to Launch
'Stan Lee's Sunday Comics'

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--08/05/2004--POW! Entertainment,
Inc. (PK:POWN), an advanced entertainment and media company,
announced today that it has teamed with ibooks and Komikwerks to
launch Stan Lee's Sunday Comics. Stan Lee's Sunday Comics is a
new online comics subscription service that launched this past
week on Komikwerks.com, and was recently announced at the 2004
San Diego Comic-Con. The service is a new business venture
involving Stan Lee, Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment,
Inc., ibooks, Inc., and Komikwerks, LLC, and will offer online
readers access to thousands of pages of comics per year for a low
monthly fee. Featured on the site are comics by top creators such
as Joe Kubert, Bernie Wrightson, Keith Giffen, Gil Kane and many
more.

   "This website is a great way to get fantastic comics by
legendary creators out to readers all over the world. I'm excited
to be a part of it!" exclaimed Stan Lee, who as the host of
Sunday Comics, will be authoring his trademark column "Stan's
Soapbox" every week, exclusively on the Sunday Comics page. "I've
known Byron Preiss at ibooks for years - he's got a real knack
for picking and publishing some of the best comics from around
the world. And Komikwerks is doing a bang-up job with their
website - there's so much great stuff on there, it's - dare I say
- uncanny!"

   "The concept is pretty simple," explains ibooks' President,
Byron Preiss, "We're harkening back to a time when comics were
released every Sunday, and you could get a lot of comics under
one cover for one low price. We're making it simple for readers -
all you need to do is log on to the website and sign up for Stan
Lee's Sunday Comics, and you can read hundreds of printed pages
worth of great comics by award-winning creators every month."

   Stan Lee's Sunday Comics will update every Sunday with new
installments of each of the comics it offers, as well as a new
Stan's Soapbox. At the time of the website's launch, there are
four titles under the Sunday Comics banner, and new titles will
be added every month. The initial four comics are Joe Kubert's
Yossel: April 19, 1943, Jimmy Gownley's Amelia Rules!, Bernie
Wrightson's Captain Sternn, and Keith Giffen's Trencher. Yossel
is nominated for an Eisner Award this year, and Amelia Rules! has
been previously nominated for the prestigious award. Famed
illustrator Bernie Wrightson's Captain Sternn and Eisner-winner
Keith Giffen's Trencher have been long out of print, and are
available exclusively online at Stan Lee's Sunday Comics.

   Future additions to the site include Terminator: The Burning
Earth by Ron Fortier & Alex Ross, The Best of the Ray Bradbury
Chronicles by Dave Gibbons, P. Craig Russel, Richard Corben, and
Steve Leialoha, Marlowe: The Graphic Novel by Jerome Charyn,
David Lloyd, Ryan Hughes, Lee Moyer, and Alfredo Alcala, The
Quest for Aberzen by Marc N'Guessan and Christophe Gibelin, Sunn
by Steven Roman, Kevin Lau, Alex Nino, & Humberto Ramos,
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - The Graphic Novel by Gregory Wright
& Klaus Janson, Isaac Asimov's Derec: The Robot City Manga by
Doug Murray and Paul Rivoche, Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax, and
The Last Heroes by Gil Kane and Steven Grant.

   "I can't tell you how excited we are about this," says
Komikwerks co-founder Shannon Denton, "When we started Komikwerks
4 years ago, I never thought that we'd be teaming with such
comics legends as Stan "The Man" Lee, Joe Kubert, and Bernie
Wrightson. It's pretty amazing!"

   Though Stan Lee's Sunday Comics will make it's home on
Komikwerks.com, those that read Komikwerks' free comics every
week need not fear; the over 60 free comic titles, interviews,
rants, and reviews offered on the site will not disappear. "We
see Sunday Comics as a natural extension of the online presence
we've built," states Komikwerks co-founder, Patrick Coyle, "It's
like adding an addition on to your house - you love what you've
got, but you can add a whole new section and make it that much
better!"

   Stan Lee's Sunday Comics will cost $4.95 per month, or readers
can sign up for a year's subscription for $49.95, which is like
getting two months for free. "That's a sweet deal, I don't mind
saying," says Denton. "To buy all these books in print would cost
hundreds of dollars. For around what people pay for the average
22-page comic, our readers get about 8 times as many pages per
month. Man, that's cool!"

   Byron Preiss adds, "The successful introduction of Stan Lee's
Sunday Comics at the San Diego Comic-Con suggests that fans and
pros alike are ready for a syndication model that can generate
revenue from online subscriptions while eliminating the cost of
printing a Sunday comics section. ibooks and Komikwerks will be
exploring the syndication of the section with major metropolitan
newspapers as well."

   About ibooks, inc.

   ibooks, founded in 1999, was named "America's fastest growing
small publisher" by Publisher's Weekly in February '03. Its
authors in include Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Kerouac, Ray Bradbury,
Greg Bear, Roger Zelazny and Loren Estleman. Its graphic novel
line began in March 2003 with VIETNAM JOURNAL by Don Lomax,
edited by Dwight Zimmerman, which as picked by Entertainment
Weekly as "a graphic novel you should own" and by the Military
History Book Club. Its editor-in-chief is Steven A. Roman, editor
of The Chaos Engine trilogy. Promotions, sample pages and ebooks
versions of the titles will be featured on komikwerks.com.

   About Komikwerks

   Founded in 2000 by Patrick Coyle and Shannon Denton,
Komikwerks is a comic publisher dedicated to publishing high-
quality, professional level, creator-owned comics through digital
and traditional distribution methods. Komikwerks.com launched in
March of 2001, and has been name a Sci Fi Channel "Cool Site".
Contributors to the Komikwerks site include comic industry
veterans from major print publishers such as Marvel, DC, Image,
and Dark Horse. Komikwerks' third comics anthology, "Nuts and
Bolts", is in stores now.

   About POW! Entertainment, Inc

   POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment, Inc., an advanced
media and entertainment Company, publicly traded under the ticker
symbol: "POWN" is founded by world famous comic book icon Stan
Lee, together with Gill Champion and Arthur Lieberman. POW's
principals, combined, have over a hundred years experience
creating, producing and licensing original intellectual
properties. POW! will specialize in franchises for the
entertainment industry, including animation and live-action
feature films, plus television, DVDs, video games, merchandising,
and related ancillary markets, all of which aid in the
establishment of global franchises. POW! partners with studios
and networks in creating new and exciting characters that will
perpetuate the brands of both POW! and Stan Lee. In some cases,
POW! creates "custom-tailored" properties for a specific star or
director.

   Stan Lee, the Chief Creative Officer of POW!, is the creator
and inventor of the modern superhero. A prolific author, Lee
revolutionized the comic book industry by creating compelling
characters who, despite extraordinary powers and talents, are
none the less plagued by the same doubts and difficulties
experienced by ordinary people. Some of his most enduring
characters, like Spider-Man(R)(a), The Hulk(R)(a), and X-
Men(R)(a), have been spun off into television programs and
feature films that have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars
at the box office.
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Thought this would be of great interest to newsletter readers.
Cheers!
Amy

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Why Don't "Black Books" Sell?
By Alan Donald

"Why aren't there more mainstream titles that feature minority
characters in prominent roles, and why don't "black books"
sell??"

Bill Rosemann: "A tough but necessary question. Is it because most
comic book writers are white males, often 'write what they know',
and so they choose to make their protagonists white males like
themselves? Is it because the characters that are popular today
and star in the most books (i.e. the superheroes that have been
around since the 50s and 60s) just happen to be great characters,
no matter what the skin color is beneath their masks? Obviously,
companies would love to publish series with minority main
protagonists (i.e. DC's Steel and Milestone line, Marvel's Black
Panther and The Crew), but time and again, readership hasn't been
enough to keep them going. Basically, I don't have an easy
answer...but if readers want to try a book with a black
protagonist--that also generates plenty of great reviews--then I
humbly suggest they give Negation a try! No matter what his race
happens to be, Obregon Kaine is just a cool character, and
ultimately that's what people want to read about."

Alan Grant: "Most comic heroes are minority characters. Batman is
in a minority of guys whose parents were murdered before their
eyes. Superman is in a minority of babies saved from exploding
planets. Lobo is in a minority of maniacs who destroyed their own
world. Judge Dredd is in a minority of people dedicated to
justice.

I've no idea why "black books" don't sell. I've heard
uncorroborated reports that DC's "black" line of the 90s folded
as much because of editorial profligacy as disappointing sales.
I'm pretty sure "black books" sell okay in Africa (Brian Bolland
and Dave Gibbons began their careers working on Power Man for--I
think--a Nigerian publisher)."


Terry Moore: "I can't answer that question, but I've also noticed
most comic shops are owned by white people and comic book
conventions attendees are predominantly white. There's a nice
ethnic mix sure, but everywhere I go it's mostly white. I don't
know about you, but when I'm in a room full of white people now it
gives me the creeps... makes me feel like I'm at a Klan meeting or
something. It's just wrong, y'know? It's not reality. So why
doesn't Strangers In Paradise have more African-Americans in the
cast? Because most of the book is a satirical attack on
conservative America from within the ranks. I think the barbs
sting more if they come from within the ranks and not across race
lines."

Professor William H. Foster III, Comic Book Historian: "'Why
aren't there more mainstream titles that feature minority
characters in prominent roles, and why don't "black books" sell?'

Actually these are two different questions so let me try to
answer them one at a time, and as succinctly as possible.

The first questions asks why aren't there more... And as a comic
book historian who specializes in the image of African American
in comics, my next question is "More than what?"

What would be the magical number of people of color appearing in
mainstream books to be properly "visible" or "enough"? I suppose
it depends on your point of view. For comic book readers who have
always seen some characters of colors in their reading, and for
comic fans from the Silver and Bronze ages of comics, the answers
are going to be totally different.

I have a very long view, and look at how much things have changed
since the beginning of comics to the present day. With that view,
the number of characters of color in comics is very large, very
diverse and still increasing.

The problem sometimes appears to be what kind of characters have
been presented in the past. If people of a particular race or
ethnicity are all represented as one-dimensional stereotypes,
that's a real problem. If all women are represented as brainless,
helpless victims, all white men as kind-hearted and benevolent
heroes and all black people as jive talking evil minded
criminals, those are problems.

But in the various worlds created by comic creators where there
are is a wide diversity of characters representing both positive
and negative points of view, the numbers become less important.
If there is only one black character in a comic book and he is a
cowardly clown, I am quite naturally upset by that
representation. But in a world where there are any number of
characters presenting points of view pro and con, good and bad,
intelligent and stupid, I don't have a problem.

And let's get real for a minute. Comic books aren't immune to the
taint of institutional racism or prejudice any more than any
other segment of American society. We want everyone to feel that
we are treating everyone the same, when we know that we don't
treat everyone the same. It is the cache 22 of racial politics.
And yes, there are people who still think if we don't talk about
the racial divide in this country, it will go away. Guess again.

There are people who look on any effort to expand the scope of
the diversity of comic book characters as communist inspired, and
those who feel that more can always be done to change things up a
bit. Such is life -- get used to it.

And to answer the second question, actually black books do sell.
I just received a message from a long-time African American comic
book creator who sells almost exclusively at Black Cultural Fairs
and he says he pushed an incredible number of units this past
summer. And I have yet to appear at a venue where I am speaking
about the history of Blacks in comic books without having a
number of people stop me and ask where they can find the titles I
spotlighted. My problem has been I can't always readily tell them
where to look. Even I have to look very hard to find titles.

Back in the 1990s when Milestone and DC Comics teamed up to
produce racially diverse titles, I was told by some of my friends
who own comic shops that they weren't sure how to market the
titles. So they do sell, it's just that, well, there are some
problems to work out.

As I stated earlier, I am very optimistic about the variety of
characters of color in today's mainstream comic books."

Lee Dawson: "I think it's just a question of who's making the
comics for who. Most comics creators are young (or not as young
as they used to be!) white males. Most comics readers are young
white males. I think if there were a more diverse creator base
creating comics reflecting their unique experiences and
perspectives then the audience might also reflect that diversity
as well."

Brandon Thomas: "Because people are afraid.

The problem begins with the nonsensical classification that is
the "black book", presumably meant to signify a title in which
either "black things" are more likely to occur, or one that
chronicles the exploits of a number of black characters.
Following this train of logic, Superman, Batman, and the
Avengers should be appropriately branded as "white books", but
between you and I, that doesn't make any sense does it??

Instead, the label only creates a heightened sense of awareness
that creates books that often play at the most obvious of
stereotypes in the hopes of addressing a need for authenticity
that is not only completely irreverent, but clearly unattainable,
as it doesn't exist. Either that or the books' defining
characteristic is that it's filled with minorities, which can
also serve as a statistical kiss of death, regardless of inherent
quality. Pardon my usage of the terminology, but often too much
time is spent being "black", and not enough time being "books".
Instead of publishing accessible material driven by minority
characters, we get tired approximations of things that companies
think "black" readers would respond to. So white readers are
completely alienated, and what little black or non-white
readership exists, groans collectively because someone is under
the impression that by slapping a bubble vest, gold teeth, and
Timbs on it, it automatically becomes "black".

Things remain this way, because there are not enough creators
working in comics with a personal and emotional investment in
correcting it. It's no one's fault in particular, and reversing
the tide isn't enormously difficult, because someday (hopefully
sooner rather than later), a writer will sit down. After he/she
sits down, they'll begin creating this fully realized environment
populated with characters of layered personalities and emotions,
the kind of fictional 3-D world that a great majority of readers
will find at least something relatable.

.and then they'll turn everyone black.

Stereotypes will be assaulted, expectations will mean nothing,
and finally, FINALLY, there will be no such thing as "black
books", just books with black and minority characters, that
aren't defined by their ethnicity, or playing into a routine
meant to establish a "realness" that ensures they're speaking
to no one. The industry just needs someone to care enough to make
it happen. Do you??"

Fredrik Stromberg: "As I have stated several times in my book
"Black Images in the Comics", I think that sadly, most Black
characters in mainstream comics are created, and treated, as
representatives of all Black people. This symbolic nature, of
course, makes them rather limited as characters. Also,
considering that this question really is about matters in the USA
(even if this is not stated), it seems to me as a European that
the fact that your comics are sold in speciality shops, and
thereby only reaches the fans and not the general audience, is
another important factor. The comic fans in the USA seems to be
mostly white boys, a fact that works as a catch-22 to make sure
that other groups like for instance female readers and creators
for the most part are locked out of the action."

Craig Lemon: "Why aren't there more black-superhero books?
Because they don't sell. Why don't they sell? The same reason
that female-led superhero books don't sell very well. Because the
primary audience for superhero is white males. And the main way
you can get female-led superhero books to sell is to plaster them
with cheesecake art - step forward Greg Horn and Michael Turner.
I also believe that most white males are closet racists - even if
just subconsciously...oh, you could argue that someone reading a
superhero book puts themselves in the place of the hero, and
white males cannot identify with black heroes for some reason...I
would venture that that reason is racism. Why are there few
arabic superheroes in US comics? Why are there few hispanic blah
blah blah? The answer is the same.

Why are there no black superheroes fronting big-name books?
Because all the iconic heroes in existence today (with the
exception of Wolverine) were created between the 1930s and the
1960s, when black characters were taboo, or poor caricatures at
best (see the early stories of The Spirit to see how even Will
Eisner didn't escape this attitude). There have been pitifully
few successful superheroes created in the last twenty years,
black OR white. So new books with predominantly black casts don't
sell...but neither do new books with predominantly white
casts...it's not just The Crew that was cancelled recently, but
The Eternal too.

Why are there no successful black characters in "mainstream"
(i.e. Marvel & DC comics)? But there are. Look at 100 Bullets.
Look at Gotham Central. Minority groups represented in quality
comics, bought by a vast range of purchasers. And why do these
work - because of the Star Trek factor...they feature an
"ensemble", a large group of characters from diverse ethnic
backgrounds.

You could say why are there no major supporting black characters
in Spider-Man? But I think you'd find that beyond the original
set of characters created in the 60s, there have been no NEW
supporting characters of any colour for a consistently long
period of time. It's the same with Superman, with Batman, with
whoever...superheroes created in 1960s and earlier had no black
characters due to the situation that existed at that time (which
is where the racism angle comes back in) and these superheroes
haven't changed in the intervening time - the supporting casts
have remained the same throughout the decades."

Kyle J. Baker: "Why aren't there more mainstream titles that
feature minority characters in prominent roles, and why don't
"black books" sell??"

Doesn't the second question answer the first one?"

Alonzo Washington: "Why aren't there more mainstream titles that
feature minority characters in prominent roles? The answer is
quite obvious.

RACISM!!!!!!!!! Although, the attitudes are complicated to
explain. Most White people are uncomfortable with people of color
gaining power. That's why affirmative action & immigration are
always controversial topics in America. Therefore, the concept of
a super hero of color is an uneasy thought to most White
Americans. Moreover, the image of a super hero is one of
perfection & morality. For years the mainstream media has always
force fed the American public with the most negative & immoral
images of Black people (murderers, gang bangers, thugs, pimps,
video tramps, whores, rapists, gangsta rappers, criminals, etc.).
Therefore, the concept of a Black super hero is almost a joke in
the minds of most White people. That's why a number of Hollywood
films are made with a Black super hero as a comedy release (Under
Cover Brother, Meteor Man, Pootie Tang & Blank Man). I have turned
down a number of Hollywood producers who want to make a MOVIE WITH
MY BLACK SUPER HEROES AS A COMEDY. Moreover, most of the creators
in the comic book industry (not all) are White nerds. What do they
know about Black people or any other people of color? These guys
are creating a fictional world where they are all powerful and
quite frankly they don't want Black people in it or anybody who is
not White. Have you ever wondered why the two most popular super
hero icons (Superman & Spider-Man) are former nerds in their
secret identities. Most of the time when a Black character (The
Falcon, Storm, Green Lantern, Agent J, Captain Marvel, Cyborg,
Pete on Smallsville, etc.) emerges in the world of mainstream
comic books he or she are simply a watered down side kick or a
modern day slave to the White characters in the comic book. The
Black characters have no agenda of their own. Storm in the X-MEN
movies might as well had been a maid with the few lines she
received. The Black characters that stand on their own are
normally super stereotypes like Power Man (Cage) the ex- con or
the monster heroes like Blade & Spawn. Most White comic book
creators & collectors like monsters more than people of color.
Comic Books are filled with monsters and barely people of color.
The comic book community is basically White. I attended Comic-Con
this year with my wife & six small children. Everywhere I went
security hounded us like we were not supposed to be there and our
passes were clearly displayed upon us. They acted like I could put
the Comic-Con in my pocket. I think it is the same scenario exists
for Black super heroes & super heroes of color in mainstream comic
book titles. Many White creators don't feel like they are supposed
to be there.

Why don't Black Comic Books sell? Most White people don't want a
Black savior. Super Heroes are saviors. Unlike African Americans
& other people of color who accept White super heroes as their
own. Most White people think a BLACK SUPER HERO IS ONLY FOR BLACK
PEOPLE AND THAT IS RACIST. I remember I was doing a presentation
at the public library and a White kid asked me if my Black
character (Omega Man) was for people like me (Black). I answered
his question with a question. I said "is Super Man & Bat Man only
for people like you"?

Black titles don't do well in comic book shops. However, I have
made a great living selling Black independent comic book titles
for eleven years. Most of my customers are Black or White people
who want to see another image of super heroes. Another reason
Black mainstream titles don't sell is because most of the
characters are crappie. White creators always seem to limit their
Black super hero creations. Even the cool Black heroes (Blade &
Black Panther) struggle to appeal to White readers. Racism is
hard to overcome for most White comic book fans. Spawn is more a
monster than Black. Moreover, his mask & burned flesh helps White
readers forget about his race. I challenge all who read this
article to read a real Black super hero comic book. Check out
Omega7 Comics. Don't let race pick your super heroes."

Alan Donald: "I've spent two weeks thinking about this answer and
still I've gotten nowhere. I've seen the Panelists answers
coming in and I agree with most of them. Racism is a big factor
and so is simple economics. What is being done to address these
problems would be an interesting question. There must be many
black comic book fans out there who are being fed an incredibly
homogeneous image of large US cities. I'm not calling for Superman
to 'go black', a good character is a good character irrespective
of colour. The backdrops in the comic book universes need to
reflect the real world more. Writers need to request a realistic
mix of people in the books and artists need to use their
initiative if no race is given for a new character in a book. On
the other side of the coin everyone should give new characters a
chance and judge them based on the quality of the tale rather
than the colour of the protagonists skin.

We've got a few coloured heroes now. We're starting to see a
wider mix of background characters (take Batman for example,
there are several African-American cops (including the
Commissioner), there's Rennie Montoya and.um.wait, couple more,
Batgirl is of an unknown Asian origin and Dick Grayson is Romany)
but Milestone has gone and Steel was cancelled a while back.

What of the creators? It's a vicious circle. I hardly ever see
any non-white faces at my local comic book shop but then again I
hardly ever see any non-white faces in this part of the country,
it's a pretty sad state of affairs. I do see more and more people
from various 'ethnic minorities' at the Bristol comic book
Festival and I have seen several black artists having their
portfolios very seriously pored over by DC and Marvel so perhaps
thing might change soon.

This question has made me examine several things in my life. I
hadn't considered just how white comic books are. I didn't have a
clue which creators were black, white or whatever. Not being
racist is not enough. Complacency is a terrible sin. The current
situation in the comic book industry is wrong and definitely
racist. We should think about this, we should examine it and we
should act. It doesn't stop there, the industry is homophobic,
very sexist and it is generally prejudicial. Think about it.
Act."

Summary: This is a very difficult one to summarise. Racism and
economics seem to be the most basic factors when one boils it all
down. One thing is clear and that is that the current situation
is intolerable.
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BACK TO PRESS
ibooks reports that the second printings of BLACKSAD and BLACKSAD
2 are now available via Diamond Comics...Blacksad was nominated
for three Eisner Awards this year! THE BEST  OF RAY BRADBURY is
now reprinted as well--and about to sell out its second printing!

SWAMP THING TO ibooks!
New novels based on the classic DC character SWAMP THING will be
coming from ibooks under a new agreement with DC Comics!

ibooks recently shipped its first GREEN LANTERN novel by
Christopher Priest and Mike Baron and a stunning cover painting
by UK's John Watson!
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James Kochalka a summer read for children and pre-teens The Dover
Community News for August 6, 2004 promotes summer reading for
children and pre-teens, selecting James Kochalka's all-ages
Peanutbutter & Jeremy's Best Book Ever (Alternative Comics; ISBN
1-891867-46-6; Diamond Code: SEP03 1997) as their suggested
graphic novel/comic book to read.

From Dover Community News, NH, August 6, 2004

Suggested reads before summer vacation ends

By Marcia Cannon
Children's Librarian

Can we now call it late summer? There are school supplies crowding
the shelves of stores already! But not to worry, there is plenty
of muggy weather left, and actually lots of time for final summer
activities. Outside fun is what makes the summer, but sometimes,
sitting on a cool porch or lounging under a tree with a good book
is a respite from play in the sun.

Summer reading helps children enjoy relaxing time, and also helps
them get ready for the challenges of the coming school year.
Encourage your child to keep reading this summer - check out our
summer reading program (see below). And check out these cool reads
for children and pre-teens listed below.

Graphic novels/comic books

Kochalka, James. "Peanut Butter and Jeremy's Best Book Ever!" -
This is a simple, very sweet, funny and low-key comic book
describing the squabbles and the neighborhood adventures of a cat
and a crow. The two animals are true friends with small
misunderstandings about birthday parties, hats, and other silly
matters. The line drawings are very expressive for all their
simplicity. This is a great series for elementary readers.
 For more information or requests please contact Alternative
Comics publisher Jeff Mason at 503 NW 37th Ave., Gainesville, FL
32609-2204. Phone: (352) 373-6336. E-mail Jeff Mason at
jmason@indyworld.com.

Jeff Mason - Publisher
Alternative Comics
Web: http://www.indyworld.com/altcomics
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