Aspen is pleased to announce that the third release in
their ambitious “10 for 10” initiative, Jirni #1, has ordered in excess of over
35,000 copies and is the top-selling non premier book for the month of April,
2013. This is the third release in a row from Aspen Comics to secure the top
spot for the Diamond small press rankings following the debuts of Legend of the
Shadow Clan #1 and Shrugged #1. Due to the high demand for the issue, the Aspen
Reserved Edition covers for the issue are currently sold out at the Diamond
level. As a result, the publisher has pledged to offer their own personal
quantities of the sold out Reserved Edition covers to help fulfill retailers’
orders. Creator J.T. Krul discusses the successful release of his new series:
"I am thrilled by the tremendous response to the
premiere issue of Jirni. Much of the credit goes to Paolo Pantalena and Brett
Smith for their incredible job of bringing Jirni's fantastic world to life. I
know readers and retailers have hundreds of choices when to it comes to
choosing comic books, and I am grateful they have given our book a chance. It
only motivates us more. Issue #2 can't get here soon enough. It's only gets
better."
Aspen is pricing each debut #1 “10 for 10” issue for the
affordable price of only $1 and is also offering other incentives for each
release such as original hand-drawn sketch covers, CGC editions, and special
retailer incentive covers by popular artists J. Scott Campbell and Eric “Ebas”
Basaldua, as well as a Jirni #2 cover by Philip Tan.
Fans and new Aspen readers who add each of the “10 for
10” titles to their comic shop’s local subscription service will be eligible to
receive the special Aspen Reserved Edition variant covers. Those fans who
collect all ten Aspen Reserved Edition #1 covers will receive a free full-size
Aspen “Perfect 10’s” Jam Poster featuring all ten “10 for 10” covers on one
image colored by superstar colorist Peter Steigerwald. The Jirni #1 Aspen
Reserved Edition cover features artwork by Paolo Pantalena and Steigerwald.
Aspen encourages everyone to check out the release of
Jirni #1 for only $1 as well as the second issue on May 22nd, 2013..
For more information please check the following:
www.aspencomics
www.aspenstore.com
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