Lunar Distribution and Fantagraphics have formed a new partnership to distribute Fantagraphics’ comics to more customers.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Lunar Distribution, renowned for its meticulously curated collection of comics, graphic novels, and related products, is excited to announce its new partnership with Fantagraphics Books. This union brings together Lunar's extensive distribution network and Fantagraphics' reputation for publishing avant-garde and intellectually engaging content, crafted by the world's greatest cartoonists.
Fantagraphics' impressive catalog, which spans a variety of genres and styles, will now be available through Lunar Distribution, ensuring that retailers across the globe can easily discover and enjoy their favorite titles.
"Lunar Distribution is thrilled to welcome Fantagraphics Books into our family of publishers. Fantagraphics has a history of publishing exceptional and groundbreaking works, and we are excited to bring their diverse catalog to our retail partners," said Christina Merkler of Lunar Distribution. "This collaboration aligns with our commitment to offering the best in comic book content and ensuring that retailers have access to an unparalleled selection of products." "This partnership reinforces Lunar's commitment to supporting the comic book industry and their direct market accounts."
"We're excited to partner with Lunar Comics Distributors and diversify our distribution to direct market retailers," says Fantagraphics VP and Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds. "We believe that retailers should have multiple distribution options when making their purchasing decisions and by joining forces with Lunar, while continuing our longstanding relationship with Diamond Comics Distributors, we can best contribute to a healthy and robust Direct Market that has proven essential to evolution and vitality of the comics medium. Fantagraphics has been committed to publishing the very best cartooning and comics the world has to offer for almost a half-century now, since the very inception of the Direct Market, and we believe this new partnership with Lunar, in conjunction with our existing partnerships, best serves the retailers, booksellers, creators, and readers who appreciate what we do to grow both the medium and the industry, so we can all continue to have the privilege of coexisting in this wonderful, ever-evolving ecosystem that is comics."
About Lunar Distribution: Lunar Distribution is a leading distributor in the comic book industry, dedicated to providing retailers with a wide selection of comic books, graphic novels, and related merchandise. With an extensive distribution network, Lunar Distribution ensures that retailers have access to the latest and greatest content from top publishers in the industry.
About Fantagraphics Books: For nearly 50 years, Fantagraphics has published the very best comics and graphic novels that the medium has to offer. Our mission is to celebrate great cartooning in all of its incarnations, from the form's early luminaries to contemporary artists currently forging the future of visual storytelling. Not content to rest on our laurels and extensive roster of talented artists, we constantly seek out fresh voices from across the globe. Thus, we honor the rich history of comics while providing a platform for bold new stories, styles, and perspectives that push the boundaries of the medium. Fantagraphics remains peerless in our commitment to be the publisher of the world's greatest cartoonists.
Fantagraphics will be offering new solicitations in the February Next Phase catalog.
Lunar will communicate backlist availability once it is in stock.