An all-new comics and culture quarterly launches with an exclusive interview with Stephen King, a lost and unpublished interview with Alan Moore, and more!
Merging the best in comics, fiction, non-fiction, deep dive interviews, opinion, history, think-pieces and more, FULL BLEED is a brand-new quarterly, PRINT-ONLY 200-page “magazine,” curated and edited by IDW Publishing’s Dirk Wood and Ted Adams. Looking through an international lens, but filtered through the unique perspective of the IDW:PDX satellite office in Portland, Oregon, FULL BLEED will tackle all aspects of creative culture, and beyond—comics, music, film, tv, fine art, photography, design, politics, and more.
FULL BLEED Vol. 1 contains a new short story from Joe Lansdale with spot illustrations by Tim Truman, new comic content from Erin Nations, Kim Dwinell, Shannon Wheeler, and much, much, much more!
Series Overview: The beginning of a brand-new print only line!
Publication History: TR original
Dirk Wood has been an all-purpose member of the comics community for almost 25 years, including long runs as the Director of Marketing at Dark Horse Comics, and the VP of Marketing at IDW Publishing. Now, as Creative Director at IDW:PDX, Wood has started his own imprint; Woodworks - The flagship title and incubator of which is FULL BLEED: The Comics & Culture Quarterly.
Author Residence: Portland, OR
Author Hometown: Portland, OR
Marketing: Promotion through a variety of Social Media: Facebook (128k), Twitter (98.8k), Tumblr (25k), and Instagram (19k) with a feature on IDWpublishing.com
Inclusion in Direct-to-consumer Newsletter (40,000 unique and engaged fans)
Cross promotion in IDW’s monthly titles (Circulation over 350,000)
Expanded website initiatives
Trade show promotion: C2E2 2018, San Diego Comic Con 2018, New York Comic Con 2018, Emerald City Comic Con 2019 and more.
Author appearances at library conferences (ALA Midwinter, ALA Annual, TLA) and book fairs (Miami, National Book Festival, Southern Festival of Books, etc)
Publicity: Digital review copy made available to 3000 industry and press contacts
Author and artist interviews, and exclusive content reveals in comics media (Bleeding Cool, CBR, Newsarama, etc.)
National Media Push
Advance copies mailed out for review: Heavy focus on Entertainment sites