IDW And Alien Books Team Up For New Publishing Deal
by Olly MacNamee
IDW Publishing and comic book publisher Alien Books are teaming up to boost Alien Books profile and output, through IDW’s distribution, marketing pushes, sales analysis, and logistical support while retaining creative control of its ambitious editorial plans. Plans that include the relaunch of the Valiant Universe in the Valiant Beyond, featuring icomnic Valiant characters like X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Shadowman, and more.
Here’s Matias Timarchi, Alien Books Director and Editor-in-Chief on the new deal:
“We are thrilled to be partnering with IDW Publishing to distribute our comics, graphic novels, and manga to the direct market and book stores. The team at IDW has been incredibly welcoming and this partnership allows us to continue to produce the best comics possible while enabling access to IDW’s terrific sales and operation teams to better position the work of our creators. Alien has big things planned for the rest of 2025, including our upcoming ‘Valiant Beyond’ relaunch with our partners at Valiant Entertainment, as well as some new licensed properties that we’ll be announcing soon. This deal is a huge win for Alien Books, IDW, Valiant, comic shops, and all of our readers and fans.”
The briefest of press releases — for now — but when we hear more, we’ll be sure to let you know.
