Media Release -- Haven Distributors, in conjunction with Enemi Entertainment, is pleased to announce the debut of a new catalog. COMICS! is your new source for, well, comics… and graphic novels, magazines, art books, toys, cards, posters, DVDs, sound tracks, audio dramas, and anything else a talented independent spirit has created and wants to offer at wholesale to retailers of comic related merchandise.
COMICS! also brings fans a magazine section filled with feature articles and reviews by an array of contributing writers. The cover story in the debut May issue will be an interview with Neal Adams, coinciding with the addition of Continuity Studios to Haven’s lineup.
“We’re giving independent creators the kind of showcase they deserve,” said John Kotsis, President of Enemi Entertainment, publisher of the magazine. “COMICS! is a catalog that fans can pick up and actually enjoy reading. They’ll get to learn about a lot of great books that they’d love, but may not have even seen before, at least not in this light.”
Lance Stahlberg, Director of Haven Distributors added, “This whole industry has been conditioned to think that there is only one way to get comics into stores. Too many fans think there are only like eight or so publishers who produce quality work. That mentality needs to change if we have any hope of growing the direct market’s customer base.”
COMICS! lists advance orders as well as a wide range of current and back issues already in stock and ready to ship. It features a wide sample of Haven’s active publishers with focus on their newest titles and best selling reprints. Wholesale customers can browse the thousands of other titles available by logging into Haven’s online ordering system at www.havendistro.com
Every store that signs up for an account with Haven Distributors (1-877-HAVEN-50) will get one copy free and will be able to order more at wholesale for their customers. Fans are encouraged to buy their copy from their local comics shop, though they can order COMICS! at retail plus shipping from the publisher at
www.enemi-entertainment.com
HAVEN DISTRIBUTORS launched in February, 2008 with the acquisition and rebranding of Cold Cut. Now operating out of Skokie, IL, Haven fills orders for stores across North America, Europe and Asia. They focus on independent publishers and producers of comics related merchandise at competitive wholesale prices with special attention to reorder fulfillment.
ENEMI ENTERTAINMENT officially began in 2005. Its sole purpose at the time was to be an independent comic-book publisher. It was started by Mr. John Kotsis to be collaborated as a joint effort with Mr. Konstantine Bakalis. Mr. Kotsis then proceeded into contacting independent publishers to form a catalog for retailers nationwide. Haven Distributors and Enemi joined forces in late 2008 and now with Haven’s inventory and Enemi publishing the newly titled catalog COMICS! we hope to bring to everyone a new business model that will attract more publishers and retailers nationwide.
