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Distributor: Penguin Random House Availability: Available On Sale Date: Jun 11, 2019 Carton Quantity: 30 -
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Penny Nichols
MK Reed
,
Greg Means
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Illustrated by :
Matt WiegleImprint:
Top Shelf ProductionsISBN:
9781603094481Product Form:
PaperbackForm detail:
Trade
Paperback
, Trade
English
Audience:
General Trade
Jun 11, 2019
$25.99 CAD
Active
Dimensions:
9in x 6.06 x 0.61 in | 1.01 lbPage Count:
208 pages
Top Shelf Productions
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Contemporary Women
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Somehow, sarcastic Penny’s gotten roped into helping make an amateur slasher film. With a team of flakes and weirdos, she’s probably the only one who can save this stupid movie…but maybe it can save her, too. Now can somebody please stop that dog from licking the fake blood?
“I never wanted to be a teacher or lawyer. I never wanted to be anything, really.” Stuck working mind-numbing temp jobs, Penny Nichols yearns to break free from the rut she’s found herself in. When, by chance, she falls in with a group of misfits making a no-budget horror movie called “Blood Wedding,” everything goes sideways. Soon her days are overrun with gory props, failed Shakespearean actors, a horny cameraman, and a disappearing director. Somehow Penny must hold it all together and keep the production from coming apart at the seams.
This hilarious original graphic novel is a loving tribute to the chaos and camaraderie of DIY filmmaking, and the ways we find our future—and our family—in the unlikeliest of places.
Publication History: TR original
“I never wanted to be a teacher or lawyer. I never wanted to be anything, really.” Stuck working mind-numbing temp jobs, Penny Nichols yearns to break free from the rut she’s found herself in. When, by chance, she falls in with a group of misfits making a no-budget horror movie called “Blood Wedding,” everything goes sideways. Soon her days are overrun with gory props, failed Shakespearean actors, a horny cameraman, and a disappearing director. Somehow Penny must hold it all together and keep the production from coming apart at the seams.
This hilarious original graphic novel is a loving tribute to the chaos and camaraderie of DIY filmmaking, and the ways we find our future—and our family—in the unlikeliest of places.
Publication History: TR original
Great themes of “found family” and the supportive community provided by a hobbyist “scene”
Natural crossover to horror and B-movie film fandom
Structured like a romantic comedy, but instead of falling in love with a man, it’s with a hobby/career
Utterly charming dialogue and visuals
Marketing: Promotion through a variety of Social Media: Facebook (134k), Twitter (127k), 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: WonderCon 2019, ALA 2019, San Diego Comic Con 2019, and New York Comic Con 2019
Library push: Advance copies mailed out for review: Shelf Awareness, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, 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.)
Advance copies mailed out for review: Heavy focus on Entertainment sites
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: WonderCon 2019, ALA 2019, San Diego Comic Con 2019, and New York Comic Con 2019
Library push: Advance copies mailed out for review: Shelf Awareness, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, 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.)
Advance copies mailed out for review: Heavy focus on Entertainment sites
“[A] smart, snarky ode to the joy of creation…Wiegle’s fantastic, funny black-and-white art is the perfect match for the offbeat story; the characters are ingeniously figured with asymmetrical shapes and rubbery poses, and writing team Mean and Reed depict the film’s visual excesses with wicked glee…Under the wonky humor, this comedy revels in the pleasures of finding fellow enthusiasts.” — Publishers Weekly
