Beckett Comics
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Beckett Comics started as a comic book
-publishing imprint of Beckett Publications. It was founded in 2003. Originally, all of its titles were sold at a lower price than their competition ($1.99 as opposed to $2.25). Yet, despite that, the production values were higher than what their competition offered for their usual products.
In 2005, Beckett Publications was sold to Apprise Media. Beckett Comics retained their independence, but, without the support of their parent company, they found themselves without resources to publish and distribute their titles. They made a deal with Image Comics
to compensate for that problem. Under the terms, Beckett Comics would retain their editorial and creative independence. However, the prices of their titles would be more in line with the rest of the U.S. comic book industry. The company intends to focus on publishing original graphic novels instead of monthly issues.
In 2008, Jeff Amano, the writer of many Beckett Comics titles and the cover artist for all but RUULE: Ganglords of Chinatown, resigned from his position as president of Beckett Entertainment Partners. Gabriel Benson, the author of Fade from Grace and The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty, continues to work at Beckett Entertainment pursuing projects in the comic book, film, and television industries.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
-publishing imprint of Beckett Publications. It was founded in 2003. Originally, all of its titles were sold at a lower price than their competition ($1.99 as opposed to $2.25). Yet, despite that, the production values were higher than what their competition offered for their usual products.
History
Beckett enjoyed critical success with their debut title, Gene-Fusion. They continued to produce acclaimed miniseries, including The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty, Fade from Grace, Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai, and Red Warrior. Encouraged by this, they set out to publish a number of other titles, including the officially licensed adaptation of Terminator 3.In 2005, Beckett Publications was sold to Apprise Media. Beckett Comics retained their independence, but, without the support of their parent company, they found themselves without resources to publish and distribute their titles. They made a deal with Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
to compensate for that problem. Under the terms, Beckett Comics would retain their editorial and creative independence. However, the prices of their titles would be more in line with the rest of the U.S. comic book industry. The company intends to focus on publishing original graphic novels instead of monthly issues.
In 2008, Jeff Amano, the writer of many Beckett Comics titles and the cover artist for all but RUULE: Ganglords of Chinatown, resigned from his position as president of Beckett Entertainment Partners. Gabriel Benson, the author of Fade from Grace and The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty, continues to work at Beckett Entertainment pursuing projects in the comic book, film, and television industries.
Titles
- Gene-Fusion
- The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty
- Fade from GraceFade From GraceFade from Grace is a five part limited series written by Gabriel Benson, and illustrated and created by Jeff Amano; it is published by Beckett Comics.-Synopsis:...
- RUULERuuleRuule is a crime comic published by Beckett Comics through Image Comics. The plotlines are based on stories from the Bible. As of March 2006, both published volumes have drawn from the Book of Judges...
: Ganglords of Chinatown - RUULERuuleRuule is a crime comic published by Beckett Comics through Image Comics. The plotlines are based on stories from the Bible. As of March 2006, both published volumes have drawn from the Book of Judges...
: Kiss and Tell - Terminator 3 (film adaptation)
- Ronin Hood of the 47 SamuraiRonin Hood of the 47 SamuraiRonin Hood of the 47 Samurai is a graphic novel from Beckett Comics/Image Comics written by Jeff Amano and pencilled by Craig Rousseau...
- The Cobbler's Monster
- Red Warrior