We have a lot of love for Aspen Comics here at SG2M, so we were thrilled when they announced earlier today that they have acquired the exclusive publishing rights for the entire library of fellow Indy comic publisher Big Dog Ink. Owner/publishers Tom and Kim Hutchinson will continue to be the creative backbone for Big Dog Ink’s original titles. In addition to BDI’s catalogue of past titles, BDI will be moving forward as an exclusive imprint of Aspen Comics. With this deal, BDI will have access to a broader customer base at retail and digital levels and will also have a place at Aspen’s online store, as well as a now larger convention scene presence.
Big Dog Ink was started in 2009 by Tom and Kim Hutchinson with titles such as Penny For Your Soul, Legend of Oz: The Wicked West (which has consistently found its way into the “Diamond Top 300” list), and Critter to name a few. Fans of BDI’s books, myself included, will agree that the company has seen a lot of growth over the years due to their quality of art and well written and entertaining stories. The two companies have planned a reprint release of their existing books beginning in spring 2015 with Shahrazad #1.
About the author
Darren Schram is the manager extraordinaire of Sky High Comics in San Marcos, Ca. He started out reading GI Joe comics when he was a kid, moving on to collecting Star Wars comics exclusively, while reading the occasional title off the rack in a local drug store...just to "check in" with the comic world. Darren did a graceful high dive into the comic book pools deep end just over a decade ago. Now it isn't a question of what is he reading, but more..what isn't he reading? He is what he calls a "multi-denominational geek", with exceptional geek cred in Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica, that award him his self appointed elite status. He also once "scissor kicked Angela Lansbury."
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