rec.arts.comics.misc

RAC/RACM FAQ

Part 4: Comics Industry Contact Information

by Carl Henderson
carl.henderson@airmail.net
Based on original FAQs by Francis Uy, Tom Galloway, Paul Estin, et al. 


4-1: MAJOR COMICS PUBLISHERS

DARK HORSE
Mailing Address: Dark Horse Comics, Inc., 10956 SE Main Street, Milwaukie,
OR 97222
Phone: 503-652-8815
Submission Policy: http://www.darkhorse.com/help/submissions/index.html
Email: dhc@dhorse.com
Web: http://www.darkhorse.com/

DC
Mailing Address: DC Comics, 1700 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-5905
Phone: 212-636-5400
Submission Policy: http://www.dccomics.com/guides/dcguide.htm
Email: http://www.dccomics.com/email/email.htm (for email directory)
Web: http://www.dccomics.com/

DC/VERTIGO
Mailing Address: Vertigo-DC Comics, 1700 Broadway, New York, NY 10019-5905 
Phone: 212-636-5400
Submission Policy: http://www.dccomics.com/guides/veguide.htm
Email: dcovemail@aol.com, or http://www.dccomics.com/email/email.htm (for
email directory)
Web: http://www.dccomics.com/

DC/WILDSTORM
Mailing Address: Wildstorm Productions, 7910 Ivanhoe Ave., Suite 438, La
Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 858-551-1164
Submission Policy: http://www.wildstorm.com/business/guidelines.html
Email: dcostorm@aol.com (http://www.wildstorm.com/map.html for other email
addresses)
Web: http://www.wildstorm.com/

IMAGE CENTRAL
Mailing Address: 1071 Batavia St., Suite A, Orange, Ca 92867
Phone: 714-288-0200
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: None listed
Web: http://www.imagecomics.com/

IMAGE/TOP COW
Mailing Address: Top Cow Productions, Inc., 1223 Wilshire Blvd., No. 496,
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 1-888-TOPCOW1
Submission Policy: http://www.topcow.com/tcp/faq.html
Email: webmaster@topcow.com
Web: http://www.topcow.com/

IMAGE/TODD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS
Mailing Address: Todd McFarlane Productions, 40 West Baseline Rd., Suite E
105, Tempe, AZ 85283-1258
Phone: 480-491-7070 
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: None listed
Web: http://www.spawn.com/ or http://www.mcfarlane.com/

IMAGE/ERIK LARSEN
Mailing Address: Erik Larsen, PO Box 20760. Oakland, CA 94620
Submission Policy: Does not accept submissions (See FAQ at:
http://www.savagedragon.com/elfaq.html)
Email: ErikLarsen@aol.com
Web: http://www.savagedragon.com/

IMAGE/AVALON STUDIOS
Mailing Address: Avalon Studios, Suite F-414, 28241 Crown Valley Parkway,
Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: avalonstudios@home.com
Web: http://www.avaloncomics.com/

IMAGE/HYPERWERKS
Mailing Address: Hyperwerks, 520 Washington Blvd., PMB # 930, Marina Del
Rey, CA 90292
Phone: 310-572-9300; 310-572-9933 (fax)
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: info@hyperwerks.com
Web: http://www.hyperwerks.com/

MARVEL
Mailing Address: Marvel Comics, 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016
Marvel Enterprises Inc., 685 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-682-4700 (Marvel Enterprises main number)
Submission Policy: http://www.marvel.com/biz/submission_guide/submission_main.html
Email: mail@marvel.com
Web: http://www.marvel.com/

ACCLAIM
Mailing Address: Acclaim Comics, 1 Acclaim Plaza, Glen Cove, NY 11542
Phone: 516-366-4900
Submission Policy: http://www.acclaim.net/comics/submit.html
Email: jperham@acclaim.com
Web: http://www.acclaim.com/comics/index.html

AMAZE INK/SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS
Mailing Address: Slave Labor Graphics, 848 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: 408-971-8929 (main number); 800-866-8929 (for ordering only)
Submission Policy: http://www.slavelabor.com/submission.html
Email: http://www.slavelabor.com/email.html (for email directory)
Web: http://www.slavelabor.com/

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Mailing Address: Antarctic Press, 7272 Wurzbach #204, San Antonio, TX 78240
Phone: 210-614-0396
Submission Policy: http://www.antarctic-press.com/info/submissions.html
Email: http://www.antarctic-press.com/contact.htm (for email directory)
Web: http://www.antarctic-press.com/

ARCHIE COMICS
Mailing Address: Archie Comic Publications, Inc., 325 Fayette Ave,
Mamaroneck, NY 10543-2318
Phone: 914-381-5155
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: http://www.archiecomics.com/insideacp/contact.html (for email
directory)
Web: http://www.archiecomics.com/

AVATAR
Mailing Address: Avatar Press, 9 Triumph Drive, Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: 217-384-2216 (fax)
Submission Policy: http://www.avatarpress.com/submis.htm
Email: avatar@net66.com (or markavatar@yahoo.com if the spam blocker
bounces your email)
Web: http://www.avatarpress.com/

AWESOME
Mailing Address: Awesome Entertainment, 1888 Century Park East, Suite 1777,
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310-282-0871
Submission Policy: None
Email: awesome499@aol.com
Web: None (Awesome has apparently let its domain name registration lapse.)

CALIBER
Mailing Address: Caliber Comics, 225 North Sheldon Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170
Phone: 734-451-9830 (main number); 888-22-COMIC (for orders/catalogs only)
Submission Policy: http://calibercomics.com/submission_guidelines.htm
Email: calcomic@aol.com
Web: http://www.calibercomics.com/

CHAOS
Mailing Address: Chaos Comics, 7655 E. Gelding Rd., Suite B-1, Scottsdale,
AZ 85260
Phone: 888-CHAOS13, ext. 556 (toll-free); 602-991-9080 ext. 556;
602-991-6005 (fax)
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: http://www.chaoscomics.com/about/directory.htm (company email
directory)
Web: http://www.chaoscomics.com/

CPM MANGA
Mailing Address: CPM Manga, 250 W 57th Street, Suite 317, New York, NY 10107
Phone: 212-977-7456
Submission Policy: None listed (as a publisher of translated manga, CPM
Manga is unlikely to be interested most submissions)
Email: info@teamcpm.com
Web: http://www.cpmmanga.com/

CRUSADE
Mailing Address: Crusade Entertainment, 65-27 Alderton Street, Rego Park,
NY 11374
Phone: 941-815-9176
Submission Policy: None listed 
Email: http://www.shiweb.com/email.html (web-based email form)
Web: http://www.shiweb.com/

FANTAGRAPHICS/EROS
Mailing Address: Fantagraphics Books, 7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA
98115 USA.
Phone: 206-524-1967, 800-657-1100 (toll-free), 206-524-2104 (fax)
Submission Policy: http://www.fantagraphics.com/submissions.html
Email: fbicomix@fantagraphics.com (FBI); diva@eroscomix.com (Eros)
Web: http://www.fantagraphics.com/

HARRIS
Mailing Address: Harris Publications, Inc., 1115 Broadway, 8th Floor, New
York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-807-7100; 212-807-1479 (fax)
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: editor@vampirella.com
Web: http://www.vampirella.com/

IRONCAT
Mailing Address: Studio Ironcat L.L.C., 607 William Street, Suite # 213,
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Phone: 540-899-9186
Submission Policy: None listed (as a publisher of translated manga, Ironcat
is unlikely to be interested most submissions)
Email: ironcatnew@aol.com
Web: http://www.ironcat.com/

ISG (INSIGHT STUDIOS GROUP)
Mailing Address: 7844 St. Thomas Drive, Baltimore, MD 21236
Phone:
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: insight@InsightStudiosGroup.com
Web: http://www.sunnyfundays.com/isg/start.htm

KENZER AND COMPANY
Mailing Address: 830 W. Main Street, PMB 114, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Phone: 847-540-0029; 847-540-1970 (fax)
Submission Policy:
http://www.kenzerco.com/comics/kodt/pdf/submission_guidelines.pdf
Email: kenzerco@aol.com
Web: http://www.kenzerco.com/

KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS
Mailing Address: Krause Publications, Inc., 700 E State St., Iola, WI 54990
Phone: 715-445-2214; 715-445-4087 (fax); 800-258-0929 (subscriptions)
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: http://www.krause.com/contact/feedback.html (web-based email form)
Web: http://www.krause.com/comics/

LONDON NIGHT STUDIOS
Mailing Address: London Night Studios, 100 Main Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601-6200
Phone: 828-256-4822
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: fullmetal@unforgettable.com
Web: http://www.razorsdomain.com/razor/ (semi-official fan page)

ONI PRESS
Mailing Address: Oni Press, 6336 SE Milwaukie Ave., Suite 30, Portland, OR
90202
Phone: 503-786-7908
Submission Policy: http://www.onipress.com/submissions.html
Email: oni1@onipress.com
Web: http://www.onipress.com/

RADIO COMIX
Mailing Address: PMB 117, 11765 West Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216
Phone: 210-348-7195; 210-348-7195 (fax)
Submission Policy: http://members.aol.com/radiocomix/guidelines.html
Email: radiocomix@aol.com
Web: http://members.aol.com/radiocomix/index.html or
http://www.radiocomix.com/ (site under development)

RIP OFF PRESS
Mailing Address: Rip Off Press, Inc., PO Box 4686. Auburn, CA 95604
Phone: 530-885-8183; 530-885-8219 (fax)
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: momnpop@ripoffpress.com or ripoff@jps.net
Web: http://www.ripoffpress.com/ and http://www.jps.net/ripoff/

SIRIUS
Mailing Address: Sirius Entertainment, Inc., P.O. Box 128, Stanhope, NJ
Phone: 973-328-1455
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: sirent@aol.com or sirius@edgeglobal.com
Web: http://sirius.edgeglobal.com/

STANLEE.NET
Mailing Address: StanLee.Net, 15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 675, Encino, CA 91436
Phone: 818-728-8010; 818-461-1760 (fax)
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: investorinfo@stanleemedia.com or pressinfo@stanleemedia.com (Stan
Lee Media)
Web: http://www.stanlee.net/ and http://www.stanleemedia.com/

WIZARD PRESS
Mailing Address: Wizard Entertainment, 151 Wells Avenue, Congers, NY 10920
Phone: 914-268-3907; 914-268-5386 (fax)
Submission Policy: http://www.wizardschool.com/wizschool/Resources/wizsub.html
Email: http://www.wizardworld.com/mailus.html (for email directory)
Web: http://www.wizardworld.com/

VEROTIK
Mailing Address: Verotik, PO Box 64859, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 916-774-6310; 916-774-6309 (fax)
Submission Policy: None listed
Email: devilman138@earthlink.net
Web: http://www.danzig-verotik.com/verotik/index.html

VIZ
Mailing Address: Viz Communications, Inc., PO Box 77010, San Francisco, CA
94107
Phone: 415-546-7073
Submission Policy: None listed (as a publisher of translated manga, Viz is
unlikely to be interested most submissions)
Email: http://www.viz.com/company/contactus/contactus.html (web-based email
form)
Web: http://www.viz.com/


4-2: COMIC BOOK PRINTERS

BRENNERS
Mailing Address: Brenner Printing, 1234 Triplett, San Antonio, Texas, 78216
Phone: 210-349-4024; 210.349.1501 (fax)
Email: http://brennerprinting.com/Contact.html (web-based email form)
Web: http://brennerprinting.com/

GLASS HOUSE GRAPHICS
Mailing Address: 109 North 18th Street, Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: 304-277-5557; 304-277-5558 (fax)
Email: printing@glasshousegraphics.com
Web: http://www.glasshousegraphics.com/services/printing.htm

MORGAN PRINTING
Mailing Address: Morgan Printing, Inc., 402 Hill Ave. Grafton, ND 58237
Phone: 701-352-0640; 701-352-1502 (fax)
Email: mpi@morganprinting.com
Web: http://www.morganprinting.com/

QUEBECOR
Mailing Address: Quebecor Printing Inc., 612 St. Jacques Street, Montreal,
Quebec, H3C 4M8, Canada
Phone: http://www.imprimeriesquebecor.com/htmen/html/6_0.htm (company
directory front page)
Email: iqi_info@quebecor.com
Web: http://www.imprimeriesquebecor.com/htmen/html/0_1.htm

[Note: Quebeccor has acquired World Color Press as of October 1999.]


4-3: DIRECT MARKET COMICS DISTRIBUTORS

DIAMOND
Mailing Address: Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc., 1966 Greenspring Drive,
Suite 300, Timonium, MD 21093
Phone: 800-45-COMIC; 800-329-2878 (fax); 410-560-7100 (outside US and Canada)
Retailer Information: http://retailer.diamondcomics.com/
Listing Information: http://vendor.diamondcomics.com/vendor5.html
Email: services@diamondcomics.com
Web: http://www.diamondcomics.com/

COLD CUT
Mailing Address: Cold Cut Distribution, 475-D Stockton Ave., San Jose CA 95126
Phone: 408-293-3844; 408-293-6645 (fax)
Retailer Information: http://www.coldcut.com/retailers.html
Listing Information: http://www.coldcut.com/publishers.html
Email: comics@coldcut.com
Web: http://www.coldcut.com/

FM INTERNATIONAL
Mailing Address: FM International, Inc., P.O. Box 257804, Madison, WI
53725-0804 
Phone: 608-271-7922; 608-271-8143 (fax)
Retailer Information: http://www.fminternet.com/creditapp.html
Listing Information: http://www.fminternet.com/submitguide.html
Email: questions@fminternet.com
Web: http://www.fminternet.com/

LAST GASP
Mailing Address: Last Gasp, 777 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-824-6636; 415-824-1836 (fax)
Retailer Information: None listed
Listing Information: http://www.lastgasp.com/webc.cgi/FAQ.html
Email: lastgasp@hooked.net
Web: http://www.lastgasp.com/
 

4-4: COMICS INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS

COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
Purpose: "The CBLDF exists to fight censorship and defend the first
amendment rights of comic book professionals throughout the United States."
(http://www.cbldf.org/about.html)
Mailing Address: PO Box 693, Northampton, MA 01061
Phone: 800-99-CBLDF; 413-582-9046 (fax)
Email: cbldf@compuserve.com
Web: http://www.cbldf.org/

COMIC MAGAZINE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Purpose: Comic book publishers industry association responsible for
administering the Comics Code Authority.
Mailing Address: Comics Magazine Association of America, 355 Lexington Ave,
New York, NY 10017-6603
Phone: 212-661-4261; Fax: 212-370-9047 (fax)
Email: assocmgmt@aol.com
Web: None

FRIENDS OF LULU
Purpose: "Friends of Lulu is a national nonprofit organization whose
purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in
the comic book industry." (http://www.friends-lulu.org/)
Mailing Address: Friends of Lulu, 4657 Cajon Way, San Diego, CA 92115
Email: info@friends-lulu.org
Web: http://www.friends-lulu.org/

PACER-PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMICS ENTERTAINMENT RETAILERS
Purpose: "The Professional Association of Comics Entertainment Retailers
was formed to foster professionalism, education and cooperation among
retailers and the industry and to ensure profitability and future growth."
(http://www.pacerpro.org/)
Mailing Address: PACER, 6607 Brodie Lane #1024, Austin, TX 78745
Phone: 512-892-0233 (fax)
Email: rlander@austin.rr.com
Web: http://www.pacerpro.org/

XERIC FOUNDATION
Purpose: "The Xeric Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation
established by Peter A. Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles and Planet Racers. The Foundation offers financial assistance to
fully committed, self-publishing comic book creators and qualified
charitable and nonprofit organizations."
(http://www.xericfoundation.com/what.html)
Mailing Address: Xeric Foundation, PMB 214, 351 Pleasant Street,
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060
Phone: 413-585-0671
Email: xericgrant@aol.com
Web: http://www.xericfoundation.com/


4-5: MAJOR CONVENTIONS

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON/PROCON/COMIC BOOK EXPO
Mailing Address: Comic-Con International, PO Box 128458, San Diego, CA
92112-8458
Phone: 619-544-9555; 619-544-0743 (fax)
Email: cciweb@aol.com
Web: http://www.comic-con.org/
Next Convention: July 20-23, 2000

The Comic Book Expo is a trade show for publishers and retailers held in
conjunction with the San Diego Comic-Con. Attendance is limited to
retailer, publisher, and distributor representatives. The Comic Book Expo
takes place at the same venue as the San Diego Comic-Con the Tuesday and
Wednesday before the con starts.

ProCon is a professional convention held the Tuesday and Wednesday before
the San Comic-Con (concurrent with the Comic Book Expo) Attendance is
limited working comics creators. 

WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO
Mailing Address: Wizard World: Chicago, 151 Wells Avenue, Congers, New
York, 10920
Phone: 914-268-8068 (Exhibitor & dealer booths; Pro registration);
914-268-2000 (Sponsorship & programming)
Email: http://www.wizardworld.com/chicago/guestsetc.html#tickets (email
directory)
Web: http://www.wizardworld.com/chicago/chicago.html
Next Convention: August 4-6, 2000

THE EXPO (Formerly "Small Press Expo")
Mailing Address: The Expo, P.O. Box 1947, Alexandria, Virginia 22313
Phone: 703-837-0292
Email: michaelz@cyberunderdog.com
Web: http://www.spxpo.com/
Next Convention: September 15-17, 2000

HEROES CON
Mailing Address: HSD Media, P.O. Box 9181, Charlotte, NC 28299-9181
Phone: 704-375-7463; 704-375-7464 (fax)
Email: shelton@heroesonline.com
Web: http://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/
Next Convention: TBA

MID-OHIO-CON
Mailing Address: Mid-Ohio-Con, PO Box 3831, Mansfield, OH 44907
Phone: None listed
Email: MidOhioCon@wfcomics.com
Web: http://www.wfcomics.com/midohiocon/
Next Convention: November 25-26, 2000

MOTOR CITY COMIC CON
Mailing Address: Motor City Comic Con, 19785 W. 12 Mile Rd., Suite 231,
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-426-8059; 248-426-8064 (fax)
Email: webmaster@motorcityconventions.com
Web: http://www.motorcityconventions.com/
Next Convention: October 21-22, 2000

WONDERCON
Mailing Address: WonderCon, 2991 Shattuck Ave., #202 Berkeley, CA 94705
Phone: 888-427-5129
Email: wcon99@aol.com
Web: http://www.wondercon.com/
Next Convention: TBA

For more information on the whens and wheres and hows of comic book
conventions, see Kate "the Short" Hahn's alt.comics.fandom FAQ at:
     http://www.enteract.com/~katew/faqs/fandom.htm

Or take a look at Jeff Mason's INDY MAGAZINE convention listings:
     http://www.indymagazine.com/resources/conventions.shtml


4-6: SCHOOLS OF CARTOONING AND COMIC ART

THE JOE KUBERT SCHOOL OF CARTOON & GRAPHIC ARTS
Mailing Address: Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Arts, 37 Myrtle
Ave., Dover, NJ 07801
Phone: 973-361-1327; 973-361-1844 (fax)
Email: kubert@intrepid.net
Web: http://www.kubertsworld.com/kubertschool.html
Degree Offered: Three-year degree; majors offered in Cartoon-Graphics and
Cinematic Animation. The Kubert School also offers correspondence programs.

MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (MCAD)
Mailing Address: Minneapolis College of Art & Design, 2501 Stevens Avenue 
South Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone:  1-800-874-6223 or 612-874-3700
Email: admissions@mcad.edu
Web: http://www.mcad.edu/
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Arts in Cartooning/Comic Illustration

SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD)
Mailing Address: SCAD, P.O. Box 3146, Savannah, Georgia 31402-3136
Phone: 1-800-869-SCAD, 912-238-2456 (fax)
Email: info@scad.edu
Web: http://www.scad.edu/
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Art, Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts in 
Sequential Art


4-7: MISC.

COMICRAFT
Mailing Address: Active Images, 430 Colorado Ave., #301, Santa Monica, CA
90401
Phone: 310-458-9094; 310-393-8021 (fax)
Email: rita@comicbookfonts.com
Web: http://www.comicbookfonts.com/


4-8: HEY, I DON'T TRUST THE FAQ MAINTAINER TO KEEP ALL THIS STUFF UP TO
DATE. WHERE CAN I FIND INDUSTRY CONTACT INFORMATION ON THE WEB?

A more extensive industry directory can be found on the INDY MAGAZINE
website at:
     http://www.indymagazine.com/resources/publishers.shtml

WIZARD maintains another large comics industry directory. It is online at:
     http://www.wizardschool.com/wizschool/contactres/resource_contact.html


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J. Carl Henderson
carl.henderson@airmail.net

Intro: Introduction / Revision History
Contents: Table of Contents/Acknowledgements
Part 1: The RAC Newsgroups and Posting to Them
Part 2: Comics News and Commentary on the Net
Part 3: Inside the Comic Book Industry
Part 4: Comics Industry Contact Information
Part 5: Comic Book Professionals--And How to Become One
Part 6: Misc. Comic Book Questions
Part 7: Whatever Happened to ___________?
Part 8: RAC Newsgroup Charters

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