From: [j r m] at [alder.circa.ufl.edu] (Geoffrey Robert Mason) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.info,alt.comics.alternative,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: NEWS: 40 and 5 info and publishers Date: 9 Dec 1994 22:56:57 -0800 Dave Sim, creator and publisher of CEREBUS, and Preston A. Sweet, 'Small Store Strategy' columnist for COMICS RETAILER, have announced the participation of over 45 publishers in the '40 and 5' plan. This plan, outlined last summer, proposed a set of standard terms for retailers to order back issues direct from publishers. '40 and 5' refers to a standard 40% discount off the cover price on an order of 5 or more copies from a publisher's back stock (not necessarily all the same issue.) Payment would accompany the order and the publisher would pay basic shipping costs (either surface mail or UPS). "The response to this proposal has been fantastic. Far better than I expected," Sweet said. "My biggest fear was that we'd only get five or six publishers. The fact that more than 50 publishers signed up is just great." "The average retailer, of course, is not going to be able to monitor all these publishers," added Dave Sim. "I'd hope that they would pick three to five titles they have a lot of confidence in and three to five titles they want to give an extra push to, and make restocking those titles a part of their monthly ordering ritual." "Of course, there is nothing final about this list," Sweet explained. "The concept is essentually 'do it yourself' and many publishers have already put notices in their books and ads. I'm certain as the plan gets more exposure, more publishers will announce their participation in this way." "This represents a remakable opportunity for the small press and self-publishers to demonstrate their reliability in a very competitive marketplace," added Sim. "As always, performance is the key. If a retailer finds a publisher to be unreliable under the terms of '40 and 5' they should drop them like a hot potato. There are over forty other publishers on the list for the retailer to work with. It shouldn't take too long to seperate the wheat from the chaff." Sweet added "Many of the publishers expressed concerns over being sure that they are dealing with legitimate retailers. So the first order to a publisher should include some evidence such as a business card, letterhead stationary, or even a resale certificate. Beyond that, all this does is pave a road to make it easier for retailers to get back issues. It's now up to the retailers themselves to take advantage of this service." '40 and 5' participating publishers: AARDVARK-VANAHEIM, P.O. Box 1674, Station C, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 4R2, 519-576-7828 or 519-576-0610, 519-576-0955 (fax), Publishes: Cerebus. AC COMICS, P.O. Box 1216, Longwood, FL 32752, Publishes: Femforce, Femforce Up Close, and Good Girl Art. ADHESIVE COMICS, P.O. Box 5372, Austin, TX 78763, 512-476-4808, Publishes: Too Much Coffee Man. AIEEE! COMICS, 2105 SE 34, Portland, OR 97214, 503-233-4023, Publishes: Sick Smiles. ALAFFINITY PUBLICATIONS, P.O. Box 272064, Concord, CA 94527-2064, 510-798-4820, 510-609-7898 (fax), Publishes: Greymatter. ALLIANCE COMICS, 812 Stevens Ave., 2nd Floor, Portland, ME 04103, 800-448-3565, 207-878-8285 (fax), Publishes: Warcats, Omega Knight, and others. ALPHA PRODUCTIONS, P.O. Box 1172, Rockland, ME 04841, Publishes: Lethargic Lad, Dark Destiny, and many others. ANARCHY PRESS, 1489 Sudden Valley, Bellingham, WA 98226, 206-738-8593, Publishes: Necromancer and Dr. Faustus. ANTARCTIC, 7272 Wurzbach #204, San Antonio, TX 78240, Publishes: Ninja High School, Gold Digger, and many others. ARIA PRESS, 12638-28 Jefferson Ave., Suite 173, Newport News, VA 23602, Publishes: A Distant Soil. BAD HABIT, P.O. Box 3684, Chico, CA 95927, Publishes: Through the Habitrails, Small Press Tirade, and others. BASEMENT COMICS, 4337-D Hathaway Dr., Charlotte, NC 28211, Publishes: Cavewoman. BIG SHOT COMICS, c/o Steve Brooke, P.O. Box 6953, Athens, GA 30604-6953, Publishes: Gideon Hawk. BLACKBALL COMICS, c/o Mark's Giant Economy Sized Comics, 7844 Saint Thomas Drive, Baltimore, MD 21236, Publishes: Radical Dreamer. BLACKMORE PUBLISHING, 6281 South Dolphin Drive, Floral City, FL 34436, 904-726-9328, 904-726-7297 (fax), Publishes: Indy, Enchanted Worlds, and others. BLUE COMET PRESS, 1708 Magnolia Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, 310-545-6887, Publishes: Outbreed 999 and Extreme Violet. CALIBER PRESS, 11904 Farmington, Livonia, MI 48150, 313-425-7930, 313-425-0577 (fax), Publishes: Negative Burn, Realm, Kabuki, and many others. CAT-HEAD COMICS, P.O. Box 576, Hudson, MA 01749, 508-568-0793 (Steve Beaupre), 510-451-8242 (Steve Lafler), Publishes: Buzzard and Bughouse. CFD PRODUCTIONS, 360-A W. Merrick Road, Suite 350, Valley Stream, NY 11580, 516-285-5545, Publishes, NightCry, Heart of Darkness, and others. CLAYPOOL COMICS, 645 North Westmount Dr., Suite 308, West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-652-4369, Publishes: Elvira, Soulsearchers & Company, and others. COMIC CULTURE, P.O. Box 23674, Lexington, KY 40523-3674, 606-276-2284 (voice/fax), Publishes: Comic Culture. CULT PRESS, 1047 West Carson St., #3, Torrence, CA 90502, 310-328-2929, 310-328-2892 (fax), Publishes: Windows and others. CYNOSURE: 80 Sherwood Road, Asheville, NC 28803-2437, 704-253-5923, Publishes: Cynosure. DRAWN & QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS, 5550 Jeanne-Mance Street, #16, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2V 4K6, 514-279-2221 (voice/fax), Publishes Dirty Plotte, Peepshow, and many others. FANTACO PUBLICATIONS, 21 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12210, 518-463-3667, 518-463-0090 (fax), Publishes: Night of the Living Dead, and many others. FIASCO COMICS, INC., P.O. Box 44326, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, 412-921-2138 (voice, dial "66" for fax), Publishes: Don Simpson's Bizarre Heroes. FLYING BUFFALO INC., P.O. Box 1467, Scottsdale, AZ 85252-1467, 602-945-6917, 602-994-1170 (fax), Publishes: Elves of Lejentia and role-playing games. HANTHERCRAFT PUBLICATIONS, P.O. Box 719, Corinth, MS 38834-0719, 901-239-9652, Publishes: Tandra, The Dragonrok Saga. JABBERWOCKY GRAPHIX, P.O. Box 165246, Irving, TX 75016, 214-956-9498, Publishes: Adventures of Olivia, Goodies, and others. KING HELL PRESS, P.O. Box 1371, West Townshend, VT 05359-1371, Publishes: Rare Bit Fiends. MEET DANNY OCEAN, P.O. Box 383286, Cambridge, MA 02238, 617-625-3184, Publishes: Very Vicky. MU PRESS/AEON, 50143-D Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, Publishes: Stinz, Mad Raccoons, Boom Boom, and others. MULEHIDE GRAPHICS, P.O. Box 5844, Bellingham, WA 98227-5844, 206-671-5212 (voice/fax), Publishes: Poison Elves. PALLIARD PRESS, 1309 4th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, 612-379-0657, Publishes: XXXenophile, Angels & Visitations, and others. PATCHWORK PRESS, 375 Pawtucket Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860, 401-723-3346, Publishes: Oz Squad, Danger Man, and others. PEN & INK COMICS, P.O. Box 549, El Centro, CA 92244-0549, 619-352-5458, 619-352-1292 (fax), Publishes: Wandering Star. POCKET CHANGE COMICS, 9680 Lake Seminole Dr. E., Seminole, FL 34643, 813-397-9803, Publishes: Assassinette and others. RAGING RHINO PRODUCTIONS, 2411 Arthur Street, Hollywood, FL 33020, 305-927-0748, 305-922-6645 (fax), 800-728-3584 (toll-free), Publishes: Erotic Screams, Vixen Wars, and many others. REBEL STUDIOS, 4716 Judy Court, Sacramento, CA 95841, 916-446-6864, Publishes: Faust, Raw Media Mags, and many others. RENAISSANCE COMICS, P.O. Box 17338, Richmond, VA 23226, 804-750-1902 (voice/fax), Publishes: Raven. RETROGRAFIX, 67 Emerald St, #623, Keene, NH 03431, 603-357-7212, Publishes: Strange Attractors. ROBERTA GREGORY, P.O. Box 27438, Seattle, WA 98125, Publishes: Artistic Licentiousness. RUBBER BLANKET PRESS, P.O. Box 3067, Uptown Station, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-798-3683, Publishes: Rubber Blanket. SCHISM COMICS, 19785 W. 12 Mile Road, Suite 190, Southfield, MI 48076, Publishes: Bru-Head. SCREAMING RICE PRESS, 256 Washington St., Tappan, NY 10983, 914-359-2160, Publishes: Hairbat. SKY UNIVERSE/KNIGHT PRESS, 264 Main Street, Florence, KY 41042, 606-282-0096, 606-282-9412 (fax), Publishes: Stormquest, Ashley Dust, Seeker, and many others. SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS, 979 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, CA, 95128, 408-971-8929, 408-279-0451 (fax), 800-866-8929 (toll free), Publishes: Milk & Cheese, True Swamp, No Hope, and many others. SPIDERBABY GRAFIX AND PUBLICATIONS, P.O. Box 442, Wilmington, VT 05363, Publishes: Tyrant. THE "E" TICKET, P.O. Box 800880, Santa Clarita, CA 91380-0880, Publishes: The "E" Ticket. TWIST & SHOUT COMICS, 340 Sunderland Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England NE8 3QP, Publishes: Dirtbag. VISUAL ASSAULT COMICS PRESS, 2402 Bronx Park East, 1st Floor, Bronx, NY 10467, 718-519-8303, Publishes: Visual Assault Omnibus. -- Geoffrey R. Mason | [j r m] at [grove.ufl.edu] Editor - Indy Magazine | 611 Northwest 34th Drive College of Law - Univ of Florida | Gainesville, Florida 32607-2429