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Top Shelf!!
The following message comes from Chris Staros at Top Shelf,
one of the nicest guys from one of the best companies in comics.
For a couple of years now, we've stumped at the site about
some of their great offerings, from the obviously classic
"From Hell" to the touching "Good-bye, Chunky Rice" and "The
Soap Lady" to the hilarious and thoughtful "Box Office Poison".
As it turns out, Top Shelf's distributor, LPC is filing for
Chapter 11, meaning that it's crunch time for the company.
They need help badly, and the kind of help they need comes
from buying books. This isn't some multi-million dollar corporation
that needs a bail-out; these are independent-minded guys bringing
you some of the best damn comics ever. It also impacts Image,
Dark Horse, Tokyopop, Drawn and Quarterly, ONI, Highwater
Books, Alternative Comics, Humanoids, CrossGen, AIT-PLANET
LAR and the Graphic Interface self-publishing group. Unfortunately,
Top Shelf is just the first company to really get hurt. Read
on:
Dear Comics
Fans, We have just been informed this week that our book trade
distributor has filed for bankruptcy (Chapter 11). They will
continue to operate and hopefully recover - and we will support
this all we can (as our industry needs them, and they are
good people) - but unfortunately, this has happened at a time
when they owed us an enormous sum of money (over $80,000.00
minus returns). And to make matters worse, the most recent
check they cut us, for almost $20,000.00, bounced this week,
in turn causing the last 30 checks we wrote to printers, conventions,
cartoonists - practically every aspect of the business - to
bounce (or be held) in turn.
To put
it bluntly, even with all the hard work we've put in over
the years, if we don't raise $20,000 this month, it could
realistically force us to suspend publishing operations for
the foreseeable future. It's hard to believe but a big domino
has fallen right on top of us at the worst time possible.
So, that leaves us no choice but to be honest and ask for
your help.
If 400-500
of you can find it in your hearts to each spend around fifty
bucks on our core list of books below, this would literally
pull us through - We mean that. We've got such a strong future
schedule, and so many cool things to announce soon (including
two more Alan Moore projects and two Film & TV projects),
that I'd hate to think that we'd have to pull the plug right
before we just were about to arrive.
In any
event, if you can find it in your hearts to help us out, we
will be eternally grateful. We'll be manning the phones personally
on this "drive," and we'll also be sure to keep you informed
- hopefully letting all of you know in three-to-four weeks
that everything's okay (with your help, that is…).
On behalf
of Brett Warnock and myself.
Truly, your friend thru comics,
Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions
PO Box 1282
Marietta,
GA 30061-1282
USA
(770) 425-0551
staros@bellsouth.net
http://www.topshelfcomix.com
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ORDERS
OVER $100 GET AN EXTRA $25 WORTH OF BOOKS FREE!
FREE
SHIPPING FOR US ORDERS ($10.00 FOR INTERNATIONAL SURFACE -
Airmail could be a tad more depending on weight)
PHONE IN CREDIT CARD ORDERS TO: CHRIS STAROS (770) 425-0551
OR
E-MAIL CREDIT CARD ORDERS TO: STAROS@BELLSOUTH.NET
OR MAIL
CHECKS TO: TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS, INC.
PO BOX 1282
MARIETTA, GA 30061-1282
USA
OR
ORDER
ON-LINE AT:
HTTP://WWW.TOPSHELFCOMIX.COM
(for our widest selection of books)
THE
TOP SHELF BOOKS (the short list):
ALAN MOORE
& EDDIE CAMPBELL:
FROM HELL (GN, MOVIE COVER): $35.00
FROM HELL (GN, ORIGINAL COVER): $35.00
SNAKES & LADDERS (CB): $5.95
THE BIRTH CAUL (CB): $5.95
THE HIGHBURY WORKING CD (ALAN MOORE LIVE): $20.00
ANGEL PASSAGE CD (ALAN MOORE LIVE): $20.00
HIGHBURY & ANGEL PASSAGE POSTERS: $10.00 ea.
EDDIE
CAMPBELL:
ALEC: HOW TO BE AN ARTIST (TP): $13.95
ALEC: THREE PIECE SUIT (TP): $14.95
ALEC: THE KING CANUTE CROWD (TP): $14.50
BACCHUS COLOR SPECIAL (CB): $2.95
BACCHUS-VOL1: IMMORTALITY ISN'T FOREVER (TP): $10.95
BACCHUS-VOL2: THE GODS OF BUSINESS (TP): $9.95
BACCHUS-VOL3: DOING THE ISLANDS WITH BACCHUS (TP): $17.95
BACCHUS-VOL4: THE EYEBALL KID (TP): $8.50
BACCHUS-VOL5: EARTH, FIRE, AIR, WATER (TP): $9.95
BACCHUS-VOL6: 1001 NIGHTS OF BACCHUS (TP): $13.50
BACCHUS-VOL9: KING BACCHUS (TP): $12.95
BACCHUS-VOL10: BANGED UP (TP): $13.95
BACCHUS #1, #5-#8, #10, #12-#39, #41-#60 (CB): $2.95 EA.
FROM HELL / BACCHUS / ALEC ORIGINAL ART (EMAIL INQUIRIES)
GARY SPENCER
MILLIDGE:
STRANGEHAVEN: ARCADIA (TP, VOL-1); $14.95
STRANGEHAVEN: BROTHERHOOD (TP, VOL-2): $14.95
STRANGEHAVEN #13: $2.95 EA.
STRANGEHAVEN #1-#3, #5-#12: $2.95 EA. (REPRINTED IN TPs)
CRAIG
THOMPSON:
GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE (GN): $14.95
DOOT DOOT GARDEN (SMALL BATCH): $7.00
BIBLE DOODLES (SMALL BATCH): $7.00
ALEX ROBINSON:
BOX OFFICE POISON (GN): $29.95
ED BRUBAKER:
A COMPLETE LOWLIFE (GN): $12.95
GLENN DAKIN: ABE (GN): $14.95
MATT KINDT & JASON HALL: PISTOLWHIP (GN): $14.95
MEPHISTO (CB): $3.95
JAMES
KOCHALKA:
KOCHALKA'S SKETCHBOOK DIARY VOLS #1 & #2 (CB): $7.95 ea
THE PERFECT PLANET (GN): $14.95
PARADISE SUCKS (GN): $5.95
MAGIC BOY & THE WORD OF GOD (CB): $3.95
PEANUTBUTTER & JEREMY #1 (CB): $2.95
PEANUTBUTTER & JEREMY #2: THE FLIBBLEDIBBLE FILE (CB): $2.95
MERMAIDS (CB): $2.95 SUNBURN (CB): $2.95
PETE
SICKMAN-GARNER:
HEY, MISTER: AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL (TP, VOL-1): $7.95
HEY, MISTER: CELEBRITY ROAST (TP, VOL-2): $9.95
HEY, MISTER: THE FALL COLLECTION (TP, VOL-3): $12.95
HEY, MISTER #3 - #4 (CB): $2.95
HEY, MISTER: BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR (CB, #5): $2.95
HEY, MISTER: THE TROUBLE WITH JESUS (CB, #6): $2.95
HEY, MISTER: EYES ON THE PRIZE (CB, #7): $2.95
HEY, MISTER: DIAL 'M' FOR MISTER (CB, #8): $3.50
TOM HART:
THE COLLECTED HUTCH OWEN (TP): $14.95
NEW HAT STORIES: BANKS/EUBANKS (GN): $9.95
THE SANDS (GN): $14.95
PETER KUPER:
SPEECHLESS (FULL-COLOR HC): $19.95
TOPSY TURVY (TP): $9.95
RENÉE
FRENCH:
THE SOAP LADY (HC): $19.95
SCOTT
MILLS:
BIG CLAY POT (GN): $12.95
JOSUÉ MENJIVAR:
CICADA (GN): $12.95
BROKEN FENDER #1, #2 (CB): $2.95 EA.
JOSH SIMMONS:
HAPPY (CB): $3.50
CIRKUS NEW ORLEANS (SMALL BATCH): $7.00
STEVE LAFLER: BUGHOUSE (GN): $14.95
BAJA (GN): $9.95
BRIAN
BIGGS:
DEAR JULIA, (GN): $12.95
DEAR JULIA, SHORT FILM (VIDEO): $15.00
DEAN HASPIEL:
A BOY IN MY POCKET (CB): $2.95
DAYDREAM LULLABIES: A BILLY DOGMA EXPERIENCE (TP): $7.95
OPPOSABLE THUMBS (CB): $4.95
KEYHOLE #5, #6 (CB): $2.95 EA.
BRETT
WARNOCK -- TOP SHELF (THE ANTHOLOGY):
UNDER THE BIG TOP (#8, AN): $14.95
ON PARADE (#7, AN): $6.95 TOP SHELF #5-#6 (AN): $6.95 EA.
TOP SHELF #1-#2 (AN): $5.00 EA.
CHRIS
STAROS:
EXPO 2001 (INCLUDES A 23-PAGER BY CHRIS): $7.95
THE STAROS REPORT - 1996 & 1997 (ZINE): $4.95 EA.
SMALL
BATCH:
BETTER LUCK NEXT CENTURY (DYLAN HORROCKS): $7.00
SMUDGES (P. SHAW): $7.00
BERN & EDWINA (PAT MORIARITY & DAVID GREENBERGER): $7.00
ACTUS:
HAPPY END (FULL-COLOR HC): $21.95
ACTUS BOX (BOXED SET OF 5 COLOR GRAPHIC NOVELLAS): $31.95
FLIPPER #1 & #2 (AN): $11.95 EA.
JETLAG (AN): $14.50
STRIPBURGER:
STRIPBUREK (AN): $17.95
MINIBURGER (BOXED SET OF 12 MINICOMICS): $19.95
XXX STRIPBURGER (AN, ADULTS ONLY): $13.95
STRIPBURGER #25, #26, #27, #29 (AN): $7.00 EA.
DEE VEE:
DEE VEE #2-#14, LIC SPEC, #2001 (CB): $3.00 EA.
ALTERNATIVE
COMICS:
9-11 EMERGENCY RELIEF (AN, VARIOUS): $14.95
JORDAN
CRANE:
THE LAST LONELY SATURDAY (GN): $8.00
DAVID CHOE:
BRUISED FRUIT (FULL-COLOR TP): $20.00
KURT WOLFGANG:
WHERE HATS GO (GN): $8.00
JEFF NICHOLSON:
THROUGH THE HABITRAILS: $14.95
MISC. COMIX:
TALES OF THE GREAT UNSPOKEN (AARON AUGENBLICK): $3.50
JACK'S LUCK RUNS OUT (JASON LITTLE): $3.50
EYE SPY (CHARISE MERICLE): $5.00
CLOCK #1, #2, #3 (PAUL SHARAR): $3.00 EA.
RED CALLOWAY'S BIG BANG (SET OF #1-#4) (PAUL SHARAR): $10.00
SILK-SCREENED
POSTERS:
NEIL GAIMAN'S THE LAST ANGEL (BY CRAIG THOMPSON): $20.00
TOP SHELF: THREE ROBOTS (BY MARTIN ONTIVEROS): $20.00
TOP SHELF: MAN WITH MARTINI (BY BRETT WARNOCK): $10.00
TOP SHELF: THE BOXER (BY FRANKIE SIRK): $10.00
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