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Spectacles News
Alternative Press on tour in September
New comic projects to be debuted on tour
Gainesville, FL, September 4, 1997 — Every single creator under the publishing umbrella of Alternative Press will be on tour this September. Ed Brubaker, Jim Harrison, Jon Lewis, Jeff Mason, Dan Stepp, Chris Waldron, and Steve Weissman will be getting out of their studios and hitting the road for the Summer Alternative Press Tour. A number of projects have been timed so that they will be debuted on this tour.
September 7 is the Gator Con in Gainesville, Florida where readers can meet Jim Harrison and Dan Stepp, where they will debut the first issue of their new series Humongous Man. Jon Lewis will be debuting the third issue of his popular Spectacles series, and readers of indy Magazine, the guide to alternative comics, will be able to meet editors Jeff Mason and Chris Waldron.
September 17 will find Steve Weissman previewing his new Yikes series at Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Virginia along with Jon Lewis and Jeff Mason.
September 17 will also be the debut of Ed Brubaker's new Detour comic book series at St. Mark's Comics in New York City.
September 19-21 is the Small Press Expo in Silver Spring, Maryland where readers can meet every one of Alternative Press' creators.
"We see this as a way to get more direct interaction with our readers," said publisher Jeff Mason, "sure we get lots of mail about our comics and magazines, but there is nothing like this personal contact." Summer is the busiest season for the comic book industry and this season is proving to be the biggest in a number of years, "I am tremendously optimistic as we are just now seeing signs of an upturn in the comic book industry, especially for independent comics," said Mason, "This Summer is a time of revitalization for everyone and this Summer acts a benchmark and springboard for the rest of the year."
Jon Lewis' Spectacles is a quarterly 32-page comic book series, available at a retail price of $2.95.
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