Comments on: Archaia Changes Name, Resumes Publishing

By: Slush Pile: Artesia, Erstwhile, Frog Prince, Rostam » Comics Worth Reading

Slush Pile: Artesia, Erstwhile, Frog Prince, Rostam » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:34:52 +0000

[...] #2 of this six-issue miniseries came out three years ago, and since then, the publisher has done some restructuring. Now, Smylie’s flagship series looks just the same as it did then, picking up without a [...]

By: Brandon Thomas

Brandon Thomas — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:41:03 +0000

Miranda Mercury will be back this fall, Bill, and from Archaia Comics. More info and a full-scale website relaunch coming in the next couple months, and thanks for the interest.

By: Bill D.

Bill D. — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:53:58 +0000

Anyone know what (if anything) is happening with The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury? The creator was pretty vocal about wanting to take the book elsewhere when Archaia started having its problems, but I’ve never heard anything since.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:52:10 +0000

Thank you, Paul, for bringing that up. I’ve always had wonderful interactions with Mark, and you’re right that it is great to see someone who’s so creator-focused.

By: Paul Sizer

Paul Sizer — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:20:52 +0000

With all the ill-conceived and “fly by night” publishers who complain about how unfair and hard the market is on them, I genuinely felt sad when I saw that Archaia was having problems last year, because they DON’T fall into either one of those categories.

Mark Smylie is so dedicated to making good comics, and the challenges he faced weren’t because he was out trying to rent limos and have champagne parties at cons. From what I heard from him, most of his problems stemmed from him trying to do right by his creators and their books. Yes, he had to make some really hard choices, but they were motivated by his wish to put out the best books he could publish.

I’m really glad that Archaia is back up and running. Tough times like this thin out the herd, but the people in it for the long haul are the ones who find the way to bounce back and keep playing the game. Good luck to Mark and company.

By: Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes

Wed, 06 May 2009 15:18:08 +0000

[...] Publishing | Archaia Studios Press resumes publishing in June under a slightly different name: Archaia. [press release, via Comics Worth Reading] [...]