User:Lennitw/sandbox/Emerald Star Comics

Emerald Star Comics, is a comic book publisher founded in 2012 by Lennit.

History
Emerald Star Comics was founded by Lennit in February 2012. Originally started as a method to showcase his own talent, Lennit began publishing Emerald Star Comics Presents, a quarterly anthology. The last edition (ESC Presents #3) has accumulated over 3,000 reads since publication. Due to the success and connections made from the anthology, Lennit officially formed Emerald Star Comics as a publishing company with the intent of publishing books for solicitation at San Diego Comic Con in June 2012. Upon returning from San Diego Comic Con, Emerald Star Comics moved forward and announced they were stepping into the arena as a Small Press company. Orgininally a springboard for aspiring creators, they have now annouced their creators are contracted and plan to begin selling comics nationwide in October 2014. One of their most notable creators is Gary Phillips (comics), writer who created the comic book series Angeltown.

Emerald Star Comics has also been known to collaborate with Red Leaf Comics. Emerald Star Comic's lead character, Quanta, will appear in Red Leaf Comics "The Leaf" #7 in January 2014 and Quanta was also a part of the Small Press Heroes project in December 2013.

Past Titles

 * Emerald Star Comics Presents #1 (50 pp March 2013)
 * Emerald Star Comics Presents #2 (47 pp June 2013)
 * Emerald Star Comics Presents #3 (39 pp June 2013 - Originally part of #2 but split due to size to accommodate printing)
 * Nowati (1 issue-10 pp - SDCC Pitch Edition)
 * Superforce 1 (1 issue-10 pp - SDCC Pitch Edition)
 * Kitchi (1 issue-18 pp - SDCC Pitch Edition)
 * The Eighth Day (1 issue-22 pp - SDCC Pitch Edition)

Announced Titles

 * Nowati (October 2014)
 * Lady Satan (October 2014)
 * Invasion! (October 2014)
 * The Eighth Day (October 2014)
 * Zombie Ever After (October 2014)
 * Starburn (October 2014)