Elk’s Run Signs With Villard

Elk's Run the well-liked but little-seen comic that received a slew of Harvey Nominations this year despite a publishing history that ranged from modest self-publishing to a stint with the trainwreck start-up Speakeasy, has signed a deal for graphic novel compilation with Random House division Villard. ICv2.com has a concise write-up on the particulars. This should be an interesting case because the comic book by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon seemed like an almost perfect example of the limits even a highly regarded comic book series might face in the Direct Market -- problems with branding and market identity, little in terms of widespread saturation in shops, and even scarcity issues within those shops willing to carry it. Will a book publishing house do a better job with the material, or does that kind of publishing arrangement bring with it its own set of inherent problems?
 
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