Press Release: Outland Entertainment brings a collection of Barry Blair's comics to the digital age
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SUMMARY: Outland Entertainment brings a collection of Barry Blair's comics to the digital age for the first time.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, March 3, 2015 — Outland Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of a collection of Barry Blair's comics in digital format for the first time since the 90's. "The Barry Blair Library" will include approximately 300 issues and over 6000 pages of content collected from over a half-dozen publishers that Barry worked within the 1980’s and 90’s. This includes comics from Aircel, Nightwynd, Davdez Arts, WARP Graphics, and Sirius comics to name a few.
“I can’t begin to explain my excitement to have Outland involved in helping to get Barry’s work back out into the world. He created, wrote, drew, and published some really amazing material, much of which was revolutionary in comics at the time,” states Outland Entertainment's Jeremy Mohler, “it’s a shame that it hasn’t been available all these years and it’s going to be a pleasure to help get it back out into the world.”
"Blood N Guts", "Demon Hunter", "Dragonring", "Elflord" and "Gun Fury" are the first titles you can look forward to (re)discover. You can currently purchase all the number one issues of these series over at the Outland Entertainment website .
In addition to republishing the out-of-print material, Outland will also be working closely with Mat Nastos, the license owner, to reboot select properties. The rebooted properties will start with a new Elflord series, which will premiere as a Kickstarter in late March and featuring a new story from Mat Nastos and artwork from Tony Vassallo and Pedro Figue.
Artwork by Tony Vassallo and Pedro Figue.
It will be followed by a Dragonforce reboot later in the year.
“Nothing could please me more than having the chance to help make this new announcement. One of the promises I made to Barry when he passed the rights to his work to me back in 2008 was that I would treat them like my own children. That I would make sure they were handled with the respect and care they deserved. This partnership with Outland Entertainment allows me to uphold that promise and give Barry's fan-favorite creations the opportunity to shine once more. "Hawk", "Windblade", "Kohl Drake", and all of Barry's lost children couldn't hope for a better home than with the fine folks at Outland,” Mat Nastos says.
Whether you are an avid fan who owns all the printed editions or you are new to Barry Blair's work, the digital versions will not only preserve a cult comic library but will also provide you an easier way to have all your favorite comics with you at all times.
New issues will be made available monthly.
For more details, visit outlandentertainment.com or The Barry Blair Library page.
