Mad Cave Studios Tau Txais Cov Me Nyuam Comics Pioneer Papercutz

Xyoo tas los, North American comics kev lag luam loj hlob ze li 60%, feem ntau tau tsav los ntawm kev tsis txaus siab rau cov duab tshiab rau cov neeg nyeem ntawv hluas. Txawm tias cov tshaj tawm uas nws lub lag luam yog squarely tsom rau cov qub qub comic kiv cua tau sau tseg, nrog Marvel nkag mus rau hauv kev pom zoo nrog Scholastic, 800-phaus gorilla ntawm cov menyuam yaus 'lit, ib txwm tshaj tawm cov lus tshaj tawm dej nyab thaj tsam nrog Raina Telgemeier clones, thiab cov tshaj tawm me me sim tig cov ntawv luam tawm rau menyuam yaus tus phooj ywg.

Niaj hnub no, ib tus neeg uas xav tsis thoob tau ua lub zog loj, raws li Florida tus tshaj tawm Mad Cave Studios tshaj tawm tias nws tau txais Papercutz, yog ib lub tuam txhab ua lag luam ntxov tshaj plaws thiab zoo tshaj plaws tshwj xeeb hauv cov menyuam yaus lub khw. Cov nqe lus ntawm kev cog lus tsis tau nthuav tawm.

Papercutz tau tsim los ntawm Terry Nantier, uas tseem ua haujlwm thoob ntiaj teb comics thiab nraaj tshiab tshaj tawm NBM, thiab tus kws sau ntawv Jim Salicrup, uas tau tsim Marvel thawj tus nyeem ntawv thaum ntxov. Spidey's Super Dab Neeg hauv xyoo 1970s. Nws tau nyob ib puag ncig txij li xyoo 2005, ntev ua ntej cov menyuam yaus comics boom nyob rau ntawm leej twg lub radar. Lub tuam txhab tau muaj qhov tshwj xeeb tsom rau kev siv cov comics kom cov menyuam nyiam nyeem ntawv los ntawm cov hnub nyoog ntxov, thiab cov ntawv sau ntev ntev kev nkag siab txog dab tsi ua haujlwm thiab qhov tsis zoo, muab nws lub taub hau loj pib hauv kev lag luam thiab kev paub txog piv rau yuav luag. txhua tus neeg hauv khw.

Papercutz, uas sau nws tus kheej ua tus # 1 cov menyuam yaus cov duab tshiab tshaj tawm, yog qhov paub zoo tshaj plaws rau kev tsim cov ntawv sau qub rau cov menyuam yaus, ntawv tso cai comics rau Cov Smurfs, Cov Tub Hardy, Lub Tsev Loj, Geronimo Stilton, Casagrandes, thiab lwm yam khoom tshwj xeeb rau menyuam yaus. Lub imprint feem ntau luam tawm 40-50 lub npe hauv ib xyoos thiab muaj cov npe rov qab hauv ntau pua. Lub tuam txhab qhov kev sib tw loj tshaj plaws tau muag hauv ntau lab daim ntawv luam, thiab Nantier hais tias Papercutz 'kev lag luam kev loj hlob yog nyob rau hauv txoj kab nrog kev loj hlob uptick uas tag nrho ntawm cov lag luam comics tau pom txij li xyoo 2020.

Papercutz kuj tau mus txog rau hauv cornucopia ntawm European comics, tshaj tawm cov ntawv ua haujlwm los ntawm Lewis Trondheim, Peyo, thiab cov classic. Asterix los ntawm Rene Goscinny thiab Albert Uderzo. Kev lag luam thoob ntiaj teb sawv cev ze li ib feem peb ntawm lawv cov lag luam. Papercutz muaj kev lag luam xa tawm los ntawm Macmillan thiab lub khw muag khoom comic faib los ntawm Pob Zeb Diamond, tab sis qhov tseem ceeb, lub tuam txhab tau ntev tau nws cov npe nrov hauv Scholastic Book Fairs, uas yog qhov tseem ceeb hauv kev tsav tsheb muag thiab kev nyeem ntawv rau comics tsom rau cov neeg tuaj saib no. Cov kev npaj faib yuav txuas ntxiv tom qab kev sib koom ua ke.

Rau Mad Cave Studios, ib qho tshiab ntxiv rau cov comics tshaj tawm toj roob hauv pes uas nyuam qhuav pib ua inroads hauv khw ncaj qha nrog fantasy-adventure titles zoo li Nottingham, Wolvenheart thiab Stargazer, tau txais ib lub npe paub thiab ntseeg tau yog ib txoj hauv kev zoo kom tau txais kev ntseeg siab tam sim hauv qhov chaw. Nws kuj tseem ntau dua ob npaug ntawm qhov loj ntawm lub tuam txhab thiab ntxiv qhov tseem ceeb rau Mad Cave's catalog ntawm cov npe.

"Papercutz qhov kev mob siab rau kiv cua puag thiab cov ntawv tso cai tsim tau zoo ua rau nws muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau Mad Cave lub zeem muag tam sim no," said Mad Cave Studios tus tsim thiab CEO, Mark London. "Nrog rau qhov sib ntxiv ntawm Papercutz, cov neeg nyeem yuav tsum paub tias Mad Cave yuav yog qhov chaw zoo tshaj plaws los ua cov ntsiab lus tshiab rau ntau pawg hnub nyoog. Qhov no yog kauj ruam tom ntej hauv kev tsim kev lag luam ua lag luam tshaj tawm, kev cog lus peb yuav tsum muaj rau peb cov txuj ci, cov kiv cua, thiab cov zej zog comics. "

Xyoo tas los, Mad Cave tau tshaj tawm nws qhov tshiab Maverick imprint ua nws thawj zaug rau hauv YA qhov chaw. Kev nrhiav tau ntawm Papercutz muab lawv mus txog rau hauv cov tub ntxhais kawm nyeem ntawv thiab qib nruab nrab, uas yog cov tub ntxhais dawb-kub ntawm cov menyuam yaus kev lag luam booming. Thiab ntau dua li sim tsim cov khoom lag luam los ntawm kos, Mad Cave tam sim no tuaj yeem rov qab los ntawm lub koob npe nrov uas Papercutz tau tsim los ntawm cov kws qhia ntawv, cov tsev qiv ntawv thiab cov neeg tawm tswv yim nyeem ntawv.

"Qhov kev nrhiav tau ntawm Papercutz no yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws qib nruab nrab ntxiv rau Mad Cave publishing group," said Mad Cave's VP of Business Development, Mark Irwin. "Peb tsis tuaj yeem zoo siab dua los txais tos cov kws tshaj lij, txuj ci, thiab cov ntsiab lus ntawm Papercutz rau peb pab pawg Mad Cave, thiab saib ob qho tib si txuas ntxiv mus."

Nantier hais tias "Kuv zoo siab rau qhov Mad Cave ua nrog Maverick thiab cov lus zoo hauv cov ntawv no," "Qhov ntawd yog ib feem ntawm kuv qhov kev txiav txim siab, tso Papercutz nrog lub tuam txhab nqa cov khoom tshiab thiab txoj hauv kev tshiab rau cov lag luam."

Salicrup thiab Nantier yuav txuas ntxiv ua haujlwm nrog lub tuam txhab sib koom ua ke los ntawm kev hloov pauv, tab sis mus tom ntej, tus kws sau ntawv / tus kws kho mob ntev Rex E. Ogle yuav yog lub taub hau tshiab ntawm kev kho rau Papercutz. "Papercutz tau tshaj tawm cov duab dab neeg tsis txaus ntseeg rau cov menyuam yaus rau 17 xyoo, thiab Mad Cave twb muaj kev nyeem ntawv zoo heev hauv cov neeg laus thiab cov hluas, yog li nws zoo siab ntxiv peb cov kab nruab nrab rau cov npe tag nrho," Ogle hais.

Tau Papercutz tsis yog ib txoj hauv kev yooj yim kom nkag mus rau hauv cov menyuam yaus comics arena; Nws kuj tseem yog lub tswv yim zoo rau Mad Cave thaum nws sim nthuav nws cov hneev taw ntawm cov neeg nyeem laus hauv kev lag luam sib tw heev rau cov dab neeg uas tsis yog superhero ib hom ntawv uas suav nrog Image Comics, Boom! Studios, IDW Publishing, Vault Comics thiab lwm yam. Qhov ntawd yog vim tias cov neeg nyeem ntawv hluas thaum kawg dhau los ua cov neeg nyeem laus - ib yam dab tsi DC thiab Marvel tsuas yog lees paub hauv ob peb xyoos dhau los. Irwin hais tias Mad Cave tab tom ua haujlwm rau nws txoj kev lag luam thiab kev kho kom zoo los pab kom tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev sib koom ua ke.

Ogle tau hais tias "Los ntawm kev muab cov ntawv tso cai, cov dab neeg qub, thiab tus tsim cov phiaj xwm, peb yuav tsim cov dab neeg tshiab rau txhua tus neeg nyeem thiab tsim cov ntsiab lus nkag mus rau tag nrho peb cov kab," Ogle hais. "Raws li cov tub ntxhais hluas nyeem ntawv loj hlob thiab lawv cov saj hloov zuj zus, peb yuav muaj peev xwm muab cov ntsiab lus tshiab. Txawm hais tias tus menyuam yaus tsis kam nyeem ntawv lossis nyeem ntawv zoo ua ntej ntawm lawv cov phooj ywg, Papercutz tuaj yeem muab kev nqis tes ua, taug txuj kev nyuaj, kev npau suav, tsis paub, dab neeg txaus ntshai, thiab tau kawg, qee tus neeg paub ntau tshaj plaws hauv xov xwm. "

Irwin tau hais tias "Peb twb tau txais cov ntsiab lus ntxiv uas yuav luam tawm raws li Papercutz imprint," Irwin hais. “Peb tsis tuaj yeem txaus siab rau qhov no. Peb xav ua tus thawj coj, peb xav ua qhov tseem ceeb rau menyuam yaus. "