TAMPA, FL., July 27, 2001 - In response to overwhelming
retailer and fan demand, CrossGen Comics is releasing the Sojourn Collected
Edition, a 64-page issue that reprints the Sojourn Prequel and the sold out
Sojourn #1 for only $3.95.
"Interest in Sojourn has been astronomical," explained James Breitbeil,
Director of Marketing and Distribution for CrossGen Comics. "Because issue
#1 has completely sold out and the Prequel is very near selling out, we wanted
to be sure we could meet the demand. This Collected Edition was the best way.
Sojourn has become an incredible entry vehicle to our line for new readers, so
we had to be sure we had something in the comic stores they could pick up."
The Sojourn Collected Edition will contain all the features found in Prequel and
issue #1, including covers, story pages, and sketchbook pages. There will be no
new material added. The front cover will feature art from the interior of issue
#1 of Sojourn's heroine Arwyn and the back cover will feature the story's
villain, Mordath, also from issue #1.
"When we planned for this Collected Edition we were very conscious to avoid
producing something that would be seen as a variant or a collectible
issue," said Ian M. Feller, CrossGen's Director of Corporate
Communications. "It has been our policy to not produce gimmick books and we
will stand true to that. There was an opportunity for us to add new sketchbook
pages, a new cover, and other goodies to entice people to pick this up, but
specifically decided not to cheat our loyal fans by adding new material and
making a collectible. We want to entice new readers to try what is becoming our
most talked-about series."
Retailers can expect to find the Sojourn Collected Edition available to order in
the August 1 issue of Diamond Dateline. It will ship to stores
August 10.
CrossGeneration Comics is based just outside of Tampa,
Florida. Since their initial launch on May 24, 2000, CrossGen Comics has set
unprecedented sales records for a new start-up comics publisher by debuting
their first six releases on the comic book industry distributor's Top 100 sales
list. Since then they have grown into the comic industry's fifth largest
publisher. They were awarded the Diamond Gem Awards for Comic Publisher of the
Year (2000) Under 5% Market Share and New Publisher of the Year (2000). CrossGen
Comics is unprecedented in that their entire line of comics is currently
published in three foreign languages and in at least 11 foreign countries. Their
unique and innovative approach to comic book publishing is sure to make them
a company to watch out for well into the new millennium. The CrossGen
Comics, The First, Mystic, Sigil, Scion, Meridian, Crux, and Sojourn are
available now in comic book specialty stores everywhere, with a different one on
sale each Wednesday. Their next monthly title, Ruse, will be released in October
2001, followed by Negation in November, and The Path in February.