With an ever-changing social media landscape, looming printing cost increases, and never-ending calls for censorship and book bans, it’s safe to say that all members of the comic book community are anxious about what 2025 may bring for the industry. To provide an opportunity for creators, publishers, media, retailers, librarians, and educators to discuss and troubleshoot the challenges ahead, Fanbase Press will be hosting the virtual forum, “Navigating Comics Publishing & Promotion in 2025,” on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 4 p.m./PT (7 p.m./EST), hosted by Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon.
This virtual forum will be a free Zoom session, offering a safe and respectful space to troubleshoot ways to navigate the industry in the weeks and months to come. Please note that registration is required.
For those unfamiliar with Fanbase Press, as a GLAAD Award-winning and Eisner and Harvey Awards-nominated comic book publisher and media outlet, Fanbase Press produces new and distinctive works, as well as daily reviews, interviews, and podcasts, that span the pop culture spectrum and give voice to the themes, ideals, and people that make geekdom so exceptional. The company was founded in 2010 and aims to “Celebrate Fandoms and Create New Ones!” Fanbase Press’ graphic novels include the 2024 GLAAD Award-winning Four-Color Heroes, 2023 Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated Ripple Effects, the 2018 Eisner Award-nominated Quince, Quince: The Definitive Bilingual Edition hardcover, the 2019 IPPY Award-winning A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space, the 2014 Bram Stoker Award-nominated Fearworms: Selected Poems, The Sequels, The Margins, The Gamma Gals, Something Animal, Identity Thief, The Arcs, and Penguins vs. Possums.
We hope that you will join us on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 4 p.m./PT (7 p.m./EST)!