ICv2.com: Pantheon GN Line Profiled

The business analysis site ICv2.com has put together a nice write-up on Pantheon's remaining 2005 plans, along with a few notes about work beyond that. The only thing with which I might disagree is that if Craig Thompson's Habibi is a travelogue, that's kind of different from the Orientalist fantasy he describe to Charles Hatfield in his really solid recent Comics Journal interview. As far as the rest of the article, some of it is clarification, like a formal release date -- which is very loose in book publishing anyway in terms of when books might get into readers' hands -- for what should be an incredibly handsome collection of Charles Burns Black Hole.

Still, some of what ICV2.com reports is new, at least to my eyes. This includes 1) sales on Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan book reaching 180,000, 2) Sales on Persepolis I by Marjane Satrapi reaching 100,000 hardcover and softcover combined, and 3) There will be a six city signing tour for Chris Ware in support of the new Pantheon ACME volume. It should be noted that Ware is supposed to release an issue of the ACME series through Fantagraphics this Fall as well. Despite any small market confusion this may cause, as a consumer it will be good to have Ware back in the marketplace in as many publications as possible.
 
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