Anthology Network Anyone?

Posted: Tuesday, September 28, 2004
By: Darren Schroeder

Steven Noppenberger, publisher of the small press anthology Potlatch, is trying to make contact with other anthology publishers with the aim of forming a network of like minded creators. In American he finds that it is quite common to have several publisher debut their anthologies at the same convention, which he thinks is a waste of resources. He wonders whether a bit of cross fertilisation might help get a more international audience for individual creators and the anthologies concerned.

My original plan was to find other anthologies, to see who published when and to offer to creators/contributors a publishing schedule of various anthologies. In theory these individuals could then publish their illustrated stories several times a year. In theory it would mean readers would seek out these other anthologies, thus greater sales for the publisher-in theory. Also in theory publishers would access to small press creators.

If you are involved in an anthology and want to find out more then contact Steve

c/o Steven Noppenberger
695 Windsor Drive
Suite B
Westminster, Maryland
21158-4200

Phone 410 751 7055
Cell 443 789 1995

s.noppenberger@verizon.net

http://www.angrydogpress.net

As part of the project Steve has collected a list of anthologies from the web, e-mail and message boards. Eventually he will set up a web page with this and is keen for those involved to supply updates and corrections..

American Anthologies List:

24 Hour Comics
Format: 240 pages 5.5 x 7.75 Color cover B&W Interior
Published:?
Publisher: About Comics
Deadline:?
Editor:?
Contact:?
Web: http://www.24hourcomics.com/book.html

24 Hour Comics Day Highlights
Format: 496 pages 5.5 x 7.75 Color cover B&W Interior
Published: Annually
Publisher: About Comics
Editor:
Web: http://www.24hourcomics.com/bookhilites04.html

911 Emergency Relief
Format: 208 pages 6.625 x 10.25 Color cover B&W Interior
Published: Once
Publisher: Alternative Press
Editor: Jeff Mason
Web: http://www.indyworld.com/relief/

Across The Pond Presents
Format: 64 pages 6.625 x 10.25 color cover B&W interior
Published:
Publisher: Across the Pond
Editor: staff@acrossthepondcomics.com
Web: http://www.acrossthepondcomics.com

Ape Omnibus
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 64 pages B&W Color cover
Published:
Publisher: Ape-Entertainment
Editor: Mike Hall (Managing Editor)MHall@ape-entertainment.com
Web: http://ape-entertainment.com

Bogus Head
Format: 144 pages Color cover B&W Interior
Published:
Publisher: Alternative Press
Editor:
Web: http://www.jeromanempire.com/bogus_dead.asp

Digital Webbing Presents
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 color cover B&W interior
Published: often
Publisher: Digital Webbing
Editor:eduke@digitalwebbing.com
Web:http://www.Digitalwebbing.com

Blab
Format: 120 pages 10 x 10 Color and B&W
Published:
Publisher:Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Editor:Monte Beauchamp
Web: http://www.fantagraphics.com

Blood Orange
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 48 pages color cover B&W interior (english)
Published: 3 times a year at MoCCA, San Diego and SPX
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Editor:
Web: http://www.fantagraphics.com

Drunk Duck Comics
Format: 6.125 x 9.25 color cover B&W interior (english)
Published: Annually
Publisher: Drunk Duck Comics
Editor: arrkelaan@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.drunkduck.com
Most recent publication: http://www.drunkduck.com/!work/DDB2Sale/DAD.htm

EXPO Comix
Format: 5 x 8 150 plus pages (benefit book)
Published: Annually
Publisher: the EXPO
Editor:
Mail:
Web: http://www.spxpo.com

Flight
Format: size unknown Color through out
Published: Annually
Publisher: Image Comics
Editor:
Web: http://www.flightcomics.com

FLUKE Anthology. (Mini Comix)
Format:
Published: Annually
Publisher:
Editor:
Web:http://www.wideawakepress.com/flukeathens/index.html .
http://www.flukeathens.com

Ganzfeld
Format: unknown
Published: Annually
Publisher: Picture Box Inc.
Editor:
Web: http://www.theganzfeld.com

Goodies
Format: 8 x 11 32 plus pages Color Cover B&W Interior (Adult)
Published: whenever
Publisher: Jabberwocky Graphix
Editor: jabberwocky2000@hotmail.com.
Mail: Jabberwocky Graphix Dept: RDI P.O.Box 165246 Irving, TX 75016
Web:

Heavy Metal
Format: Magazine sizes 64 plus pages Color Cover Color interior
Published: Bi- Monthly
Publisher:
Editor: Kevin Eastman
Mail: Heavy Metal Magazine 100 North Village Road, Suite 12, Rockville Center, New York 11570
Web: http://www.metaltv.com/

Hellcat
Format:
Published: Often
Publisher:
Editor: Eric Knisley at knisley@silent-k.net.
Web: http://www.hellcar.com
Web: http://www.onionheadmonster.com/cat/index.html

Hi-Horse Omnibus
Format: 268 pages 7 x 10 full Color
Published: Annually?
Publisher: Alternative Press
Editor:
Web: http://www.hi-horse.com/index.htm

Hidden Agenda
Format: 112 Square Bound
Published: Quarterly
Publisher: Hidden Agenda
Editor: hiddenagendapress@hotmail.com
mail: Hidden Agenda 647 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Ste. E, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Web: http://www.hiddenagendapress.com/

House of 12
Format: 32 pages
Published: ?
Publisher: House of Twelve
Editor: Cheese at cheese@houseoftwelve.com
Web: http://www.houseoftwelve.com/

Kramer's Ergot
Format: Oversize 320 plus pages Color
Published:?
Publisher:Avodah Books Inc.
Editor:
Web:

Legal Action Comics
Format: 196 Square Bound
Published: Annually
Publisher: Danny Hellman
Editor: Danny Hellman at hellman@dannyhellman.com
mail: LEGAL ACTION COMICS c/o DDLDF P.O. Box 428 Old Chelsea Station New York, NY 10113-0428
Web: http://www.dannyhellman.com/legalactioncomicsindex.html

Mauled
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 Color Cover B&W Interior
Published: Annually
Publisher: Manual Comics
Editor: info@manualcomics.com
Mail: Maul P.O. Box 552, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Web: http://manualcomics.com/manual_main.htm

Meathaus
Format: 200 pages B&W
Published: Annually?
Publisher: WAREHAUS
Editor: info@manualcomics.com
Mail: Maul P.O. Box 552, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Web: http://www.meathaus.com

Metal Hurlant
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 Color
Published: Bi monthly
Publisher: Humaniod
Editor: CS@HUMANOIDS-PUBLISHING.COM
Mail: Humanoids Publishing c/o SUBMISSIONS PO Box 931658 Hollywood, CA 90093
Web: http://www.humanoids-publishing.com

More FUND Comics
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 100 plus pages (benefit book)
Published: Annually at the Baltimore Comicon
Publisher: Sky Dog
Editor: john@sky-dog
Mail: More FUND Comics c/o John Gallagher 7948 Freehollow Drive Falls Church VA 22042
Web: http://www.skydogcomics.com

Mysterious Vissions Anthology
Format: 32 pages 6.625 x 10.25 color cover B&W interior
Published:
Publisher: Dimestore Productions
Editor: Ian Shire
Web: http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/SPA/MVAguidelines.htm

Ohio Comics
Format: 100 pages 5 x 8 color cover B&W interior square bound
Published:Annually at SPACE
Publisher: Back Porch Comics
Editor: Bob Corby at bpc13@earthlink.net
Mail: Back Porch Comics, P.O.Box 20550, Columbus OH 43220
Web: http://www.backporchcomics.com

NO PEST STRIPS (The New)
Format: 5.5" x 8.5", 12 pages
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Yul Tolbert
Mail: PO Box 02222, Detroit, MI, 48202-9998, USA
Web:

Panels
Format:40 pages Horizontal comic
Published:?
Publisher: Ferret Press
Editor: ferret@ferretpress.com
Mail: none listed
Web: http://www.panelcomix.com/

Potlatch Project
Format:6.625 x 10.25 64 plus pages
Published: Annually (SPACE)
Publisher: Angry Dog Press
Editor: Russ McIntosh at info@angrydogpress.net
Mail: Potlatch Project, c/o Steven Noppenberger 695 Windsor Drive Westminster Maryland 21158-4200
Web: http://www.angrydogpress.net

Project: Telstar
Format: 6" x 9" perfect bound
Published: ?
Publisher: AdHouse
Editor: Chris Pitzer at pitzer@adhousebooks.com
Mail: AdHouse Books c/o Chris Pitzer 1224 Greycourt Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23227-4042
Web: http://www.adhousebooks.com/adhousebooks/telstar.html

Rosetta
Format: 268 pages 7 x 10 full Color
Published: Annually?
Publisher: Alternative Press
Editor: Ng Suat Tong
Web: http://www.indyworld.com/rosetta/

Riverwurst
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 Color Cover B&W Interior
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Dan Hernandez
Mail: Dan Hernandez 2311 West Wisconsin Apt. #9 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53233 United States
Web: http://www.girlamatic.com/swapmeet/product.php?product_ID=187 (not the offical web site)

RUMBLE PAK
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 Manga Color Cover B&W Interior
Published: often
Publisher: eigoMANGA
Editor: submit@eigomanga.com.
Mail: 4610 Mission St. 4 th floor San Francisco, CA 94112
Web: http://akropolis.com/austin/test/manga/submission.html

Shooting Star Comics Anthology
Format: 6.625 x 10.25 color cover B&W interior
Published: ?
Publisher: Shooting Star Comics
Editor: editor@shootingstarcomics.com
Mail: Shooting Star Comics c/o Editor Sean Taylor 5665 Hwy. 9 Suite 103-140 Alpharetta, GA 30004
Web: http://www.shootingstarcomics.com/

SNICKER
Format: 11.25" x 18", newsprint, 52 pgs
Published:
Publisher: Balducci Publications
Editor: Rich Balducci
Mail: Snicker c/o Balducci Publications 1248 Oak Bank Drive, St. Louis, MO., 63146, USA
Web:

TOP SHELF
Format: 192 pages
Published: December Annually
Publisher: Top Shelf
Editor: topshelf@europa.com
Mail: P.O. Box 1282, Marietta, GA 30061
Web: www.topshelfcomix.com

TOKYOPOP
Format: Color Cover B&W Interior
Published:
Publisher:Tokyopop
Editor: info@tokyopop.com
Mail: 900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2000 Los Angeles, CA 90036-5020
Web: http://www.tokyopop.com

True Porn
Format: Color cover B&W Interior
Published: Annually?
Publisher: Alternative Press
Editor: trueporn@trueporncomic.com
Web: http://www.trueporncomic.com

International

CANADA

106U
Format: 80 Pages English
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Eric Braün
Web: http:// www.zap.to/106u

MR SWIZ
Format: 7" x 8.5", 52 pages, French
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: fichtre@vif.com
Mail:
Web:

STRANGE ADVENTURES / HALIFAX EXPLOSION
Format: sporadic English
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: calum@accesscable.net
Mail: 5262 Sackville St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1K8
Web: http://www.accesswave.ca/~calum/

SUNBURN
Format: 8.5" x 11", 36 pages
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: mosfog@escape.ca
Mail: Sun Burn P.O. Box 2061, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 3R4, Canada
Web: http://www.escape.ca/~mosfog/

DENMARK

FAHRENHEIT
Format: 7" x 10", 60 pages
Published: Annually
Publisher:
Editor: fahrenheit@email.dk
Mail: FAHRENHEIT Bergthorasgade 40, 4.tv., 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
Web:

FINLAND

LAIKKU
Format: 116 page, Black and white
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Mika Lietzen at mika.lietzen@focus.fi
Mail: Mika Lietzen, Loviisankatu 3 B 36, 00510 Helsinki, Finland, Planet Earth
Web: http://www.asemakustannus.com/

GLOMP
Format: 6.75" x 9.75", color cover, 60 pages
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Tommi Musturi at tomustur@uiah.fi
Mail: Tommi Musturi c/o Hyytiäläntie, 35500 Korkeakoski, Finland
Web:

LONKKA2
Format:
Published:
Publisher:
Editor:
Mail: Kati Rapia, Kylänvanhimmankuja 3F, 00640 Helsinki
Web:

NAPA
Format: 9.875" x 7", 70 pages
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Jenni Rope (& Jussi Karjalainen) at jrope@iobox.fi
Mail: PO Box 209, 00151 Helsinki, Finland
Web: http://welcome.to/napa
Has stopped publishing Anthologies

SARJARI
Format: 8.125" x 11.75
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Pekka Allan Manninen
Mail: Kortelahdenkatu 10-12 A 8, 33230 Tampere, Finland
Web:

SUURI KURPITSA
Format:
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: P. Kallio
Mail: Suuru Kurpitsa c/o P. Kallio Box 260, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Web:

VACUUM
Format: B5 (older issues A4)
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Maria Björklund at mbjorklu@uiah.fi
Petri Bergman at petri.bergman@spokesman.fi
Mail: Björklund & Bergman, Mäkelänkatu 3 B 17, 00550 Helsinki, Finland
Web:

ZEITRAUM
Format: A4 (8.25" x 11.625"), 32 pages German
Published:
Publisher: Dachshund Books
Editor: Andy at andy.konkykru@yahoo.com
Mail: PO Box 8892, London, SW 15
Web: http://www.bugpowder.com/andy/

RANCUNE
Format: French
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Matthias Lehmann
Mail: 2 Av. du Capitaine Lahitte, 77260 La Ferté-sous-jouarre, France
Web:

HOMATERI
Format: 6.7" x 9.52", 52 pages Greek
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Giorgos Kwnstantinou at getsou@hotmail.com
Mail: Marathonos 8, 43100 Karditsa, Greece
Web:

KEROSENE
Format: Italy
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Alessandro Onori at alessandro.o@libero.it
Mail: Kerosene c/o Alessandro Onori, via veio 64, 04100 Latina, Italy
Web:

NETHERLANDS

EILAND
Format: 64 pages (16,8 cm x 24,5 cm)
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Stefan van Dinther at stefanjh@xs4all.nl
Mail: Marnixkade 93-1, 1015 ZJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Web:

THANK GOD IT'S UGLY
Format:
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Marcel Ruijters
Mail: P. Jacobstraat 6, 6133 Amsittard, Netherlands
Web:

ZONE 5300
Format: 6.875" x 9.875", 68 pages
Published: bi monthly
Publisher:
Editor: zone5300@xs4all.nl
Mail: P.O. Box 6080, 3020 AB, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Web:

SLOVENIA

STRIPBURGER
Format: 11.625" x 8.125 Magazine Format multilingual, 88 pgs
Published: 3 issues are planned for each year
Publisher: Strip Core
Editor: burger@kud-fp.si and or core@kud-fp.si
Mail: c/o Strip Core, Forum Ljubljana, Metelkova 6/1, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Web: http://www.ljudmila.org/stripcore/com.htm

SPAIN

NAPARTHEID
Format: 11.625" x 8.125", 52 pages
Published: every three months
Publisher:
Editor: Napartheid at zumalakarregi@yahoo.com
Mail: Martzelo Zelaieta Karrika, 75; AA1aretoa 31.014, Iruñea , Basque, Spain
Web:

SWITZERLAND

STRAPAZIN
Format:
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Max & Pere Joan at post@strapazin.de
Mail: eglistrasse 8, 8004 zurich, switzerland
Web: http://www.strapazin.de
 
AUSTRALIA

SICK PUPPY COMIX
Format: 48 pages, color cover (adult)
Published:
Publisher: Rabid Publishing
Editor: Stratu at sstratu@lycos.com or sstratu@mailcity.com
Mail: Rabid Publishing, Sick Puppy Comics, PO Box 93, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia
Web: http://www.sickpuppycomix.com
Web: http://www.overdrive.com.au/sickpuppy/

TANGO
Format: 60 pages, 320 X 228 mm
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Bernard Caleo at bigcardigan@hotmail.com
Mail: Cardigan Comics, TANGO 16 Hall Street, Brunswick 3056, Victoria, Australia
Web:

NEW ZEALAND

FUNTIME COMICS PRESENTS
Format: 5.75" x 8.25 Colour Cover, b&W Interior
Published: Twice a year
Publisher: Funtime Comics
Editor: Darren Schroeder at funtime@comics.org.nz
Deadline: rolling
ISSN 1174-913X
Distributed: Moonrocket distro
Mail: Funtimes Comics, PO Box 1961, Christchurch 8015, New Zealand
Web: http://funtime.comics.org.nz
ROGUE
Format: 7.875" x 11.375", 84 pages
Published: 3 times a year
Publisher:
Editor: Tony Scanlan
Mail: c/o The NZ Cartoonists Collective, PO Box 13335, Christchurch, NZ
Web:

AFRICA

BITTERCOMIX
Format: 52 pages, full color cover in Afrikaans and English
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: Conrad Botes & Anton Kannemeyer (Joe Dog) iti03551@mweb.co.za or bitterkomix@mweb.co.za
Mail: Gauteng: Bitterkomix, Postnet Suite #43, Private Bag X12, Roosevelt Park, 2129, South Africa
or
Bitterkomix Western Province: PO Box 564, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
Web:
Format: 52 pages, full colour cover
Editors: Conrad Botes & Anton Kannemeyer (Joe Dog) iti03551@mweb.co.za or
bitterkomix@mweb.co.za

ISREAL

ACTUS TRAGICUS
Format:
Published:
Publisher:
Editor: info@actustragicus.com
Web: http://www.lambiek.net/actus_tragicus.htm