Date:         Fri, 8 Apr 1994 00:32:10 CDT
Sender: COMICS Discussion List <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]>
Subject:      Volume 4 Issue 13 Part 1

April 8, 1994          The Comics List Weekly       Vol. 4 No. 12 Pt. 7

This Week:

Creator Talk  : From Len Strazewski - Plans for beginning a new Imprint
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Stop! Read this first!

Len Strazewski makes an important announcement in this issue of COMICS-L.
Read it carefully, then...wait. Yes, wait for follow-on announcements
before acting on Len's press release. And yes, you have my permission to
get excited in the meantime.

No one expects the Comics Inquisition!
Guest Inquisitor The Scavenger <[k--gu--t] at [rintintin.Colorado.EDU]> asks:

I've Been reading PAD's But I Digress collection (which I'll review when I
finish reading it..prob tonight or tomorrow) and I started wondering....
Y'know...the writer/artist (or wartist ..heh) seems to be mainly a male thing...
The only female one I could think of was Colleen Doran.  Are there any others?

Bill Hayes, moderator, [ianr 012] at [unlvm.unl.edu]

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Date: 30 Mar 94 10:34:52 EST
From: Len Strazewski <[73710 2552] at [CompuServe.COM]>
Subject: Re: Volume 4 Issue 12 Part 2

During the Motor City Con last weekend, I announced my intention to
seek joint venture partners in a new small imprint of comics which
would be a platform for new writers and artists to make an entrance
into the comics business--and an opportunity for collectors to
get the early work of new creators before they get sucked up by
Marvel and DC.
Here is the text of the release. Let me know what you think and
make suggestions about potential joint venture partners: publishers,
games developers, etc.

StrazCom International

1321 W. Birchwood, Suite 206 , Chicago, Illinois 60626



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:        Len Strazewski

Phone:  (312) 764-4514

FAX:            (312) 764-4514



STRAZCOM INTRODUCES THE NEXT "BIG" THING

in comics publishing



        Detroit, Michigan, March 25 -- A project designed to define the
future of the comics industry was announced today by StrazCom
president Len Strazewski, noted comics author and business
consultant.

        The project, tentatively named StarQuest, is intended to create
a "farm system" for comics talent, serving as a forum for the
introduction of quality young creators to comics readers.

        "Over the past few years, many promising writers and artists
have approached me seeking my advice on breaking into the comics
industry," Strazewski said at an interview held at the Motor
City Comic Con. "Many of these individuals have the talent to
make it at the big publishers. However, with the current slump
in comic sales, it is often impossible for these creators to
find work.

        "In the current environment, large publishers simply feel they
cannot take a chance on unproven talent, no matter how
promising. StarQuest will package these individuals' talent in
such a way that publishers are virtually guaranteed a profit
even in today's depressed sales atmosphere."

        Strazewski said StarQuest will have the beneficial effect of
aiding both the general comics industry and promising young
comics creators.

        "These projects are not intended to be mere "make-work" for
young artists," Strazewski said. "StarQuest will help develop
the next generation of comics talent by custom-designing
projects to take full advantage of the individual talents of
each young artist. We will then package these projects in such a
way that comics readers will be interested enough to buy."

        The new imprint will appeal to collectors as well, Strazewski
said. "StarQuest gives collectors the opportunity to get the
first works from the next wave of highly collectable creators,"
he said.

        Strazewski said he is currently in discussions concerning the
formation of joint ventures to publish the StarQuest group.
Eventually, concepts developed under the StarQuest aegis will be
offered to publishers of interactive media as well, he added.

        Strazewski said he expects to announce specific StarQuest
projects at the San Diego comics conference in August. Initial
publication of issues is expected in summer, 1995.

        Len Strazewski is a creator of Malibu Comics' highly regarded
"Prime" and "Prototype" characters, and has authored scripts for
numerous comics publishers. In his spare time, he also serves as
a consultant to various corporations on technology and
management issues. He has written a recently published proposal
for health care reform and is an expert on computer on-line
services.

        Further information on StarQuest can be obtained by calling Len
Strazewski directly, at (312) 764-4514, or by contacting Dave
Galanti at (818) 707-8553.


Thanks,

Len Strazewski

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