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We Are Comics or We Are Comics: The Alternative Comic Book Entertainment Magazine (originally titled We Are Comics:: The World of Independent Comics ) is a magazine about comic books, more specifically the independent side of the comic book industry and is published monthly in the United States by WAC Publishing. It includes a buyers guide to comics, as well as comic book, movie, anime, and other entertainment news, interviews, and previews.. We Are Comics was founded in 2000 by Nicholas Johnson as a newsletter for his own comic books. He began to discuss other comics and give his opinion on them and even took on a small staff to help write reviews for comics. They began selling their newsletter to local comic book shops which quickly sold out. Nicholas decided in later 2001 that it would be time to go full force and create magazine full of entertainment, headlines and more as comic book fans were requesting an alternative to the powerhouse of Wizard Magazine. Nicholas, his close friend Christopher Jackson, and family members would begin to work on the magazine for the next four years.

In early 2005 the magazine was ready to be tested so they printed up promotional copies to hand out at comic book conventions. The test would prove to be a huge success with all the copies being given out with in minutes. Their website www.WeAreComics.com was launched in late 2005 to help promote their magazine and the comics they showcase in it. In late 2005 We Are Comics formed a partnership with Comic Day Entertainment a company that was looking at opening business to help independent publisher with printing, distributing, and advertising. The founder of Comic Day Jason Fields would ask for We Are Comics to come on and be a part of the company.

We Are Comics joined Comic Day Entertainment as they had agreed to pay the costs of We Are Comics and give them use of their printing presses. In December of 2005 however this deal would quickly come crashing down. We Are Comics had closed its facilities to merge them into the Comic Day facilities this would end up being the down fall of the agreement. Once We Are Comics was on board Mr. Fields began claiming the magazine as his own property and not giving credit to Mr. Johnson, his family, or his staff. This would lead to a fall out and legal battles with Comic Day and Jason Fields Mr. Johnson sought release from his agreement with Comic Day and asked that all property be returned to him. The court would agree in February 2006 that this was what would be the best. Comic Day eventually broke apart forming a printing company Rhino Printing and the distribution leg of the company would be purchased by We Are Comics.

In March 2006 We Are Comics opened WAC Distributing a distribution company that would have sole rights to its monthly magazine but also decided to move into the comic book distribution market as there was a need there much like the need for the magazine. WAC Distributing began to search for titles finding one from Scar Comics; Falling Sky.

Later that year We Are Comics would again suffer a small set back with the death of one of Mr. Johnsons family members. Christopher Jackson was named president pro tem during this period which would end up being some of the worst days at We Are Comics. In Middle 2007 Mr. Johnson came back to resume his duties as President and pushed on with plans to release We Are Comics Magazine. The company he presides over has experienced some minor set backs in its distribution division with many companies claiming that We Are Comics is not truly out to help independent publishers which couldn’t be further from the truth.

We Are Comics Magazine now employees over 50 staff including Micah Maloney, Juan Navarro, Steven Trolinger, and one of the Simpsons writers Tony DiGerolamo. WAC Publishing has also began to efforts to publish a toy magazine, an anime magazine, as well as a video game magazine. WAC Publishing owns over 30 comic book titles that it releases under its comic book nameplates and is even developing a new horror brand set to debut this Halloween with some of the top horror writers being a part of.

We Are Comics Magazine was the beginning and now it is the center of the company and its first inaugural issue will publish in August as a August/September release it will be a double issue showcasing the best in the comic book industry. The company has been through its fair share of problems but has worked through them all and is now more determined than ever to show the world that it is here to stay! For more on the companies owned by WAC Holdings see WAC Holdings listing here.