Summary
American Gothic Press (AGP) is an American comic book imprint of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. Established in the spring of 2015,[1] it focuses predominantly on the kaiju, science fiction, fantasy and horror genres, reflecting the tastes of Honorary Famous Monsters Editor-in-Chief Forrest J Ackerman.
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| Parent company | Famous Monsters of Filmland |
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| Founded | March 4, 2015 |
| Founder | Philip Kim |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Petaluma, California |
| Key people | Holly Interlandi (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Publication types | Comic books, graphic novels |
| Fiction genres | Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi Thriller |
| Official website | http://www.americangothicpress.com |
AGP officially launched in June 2015 with Gunsuits, a four-issue science fiction limited series. In 2016, AGP obtained the license for Irwin Allen's classic TV series Lost in Space and published adaptations of the previously unseen teleplays written by Carey Wilber. The publisher has also introduced original titles through Famous Monsters' Silver Scream Film and Comic Festival, developing the winners of Best Graphic Novel and Best Graphic Novel Script.
Series edit
- Gunsuits, written by Paul Tobin and illustrated by P.J. Holden (2015)
- Bornhome, written by Paul Tobin and illustrated by Jeff Johnson (2015)
- Broken Moon, written by Steve Niles and illustrated by Nat Jones (2015)
- Project Nemesis (comic book adaptation), written by Jeremy Robinson and illustrated by Matt Frank (2015)
- Monster World, written by Philip Kim and Steve Niles, illustrated by Piotr Kowalski, and colored by Dennis Calero (2015)
- Irwin Allen's Lost in Space: The Lost Adventures, a six-issue series based on two unproduced Lost In Space scripts originally written for television by Carey Wilber, adapted by Holly Interlandi, and illustrated by Kostas Pantoulas and Patrick McEvoy[2] (2016)
- Killbox, written by Tom Riordan and illustrated by Nathan Gooden[3] (2016)
- Thin, written and illustrated by Jon Clark (2016)
- Gunsuits: Alix, a one-shot written by Philip Kim and Holly Interlandi and illustrated by Dennis Calero (2016)
- Broken Moon: Legends of the Deep, written by Philim Kim and Ben Meares and illustrated by Nat Jones (2016)
- Invisible Hands, written by Laszlo Tamasfi and illustrated by Michael Malatini (2017)
- Killbox: Chicago, written by Tom Riordan and illustrated by Marco Ferrari (2017)
Other titles edit
- Tales From the Acker-Mansion, a hardcover anthology of graphic short stories to honor Forrest J Ackerman, with stories by John Carpenter, Richard C. Matheson, John 5, Dan DiDio, William F. Nolan, Cullen Bunn, Joe R. Lansdale, and others (2016)
External links edit
- Official website Archived March 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
References edit
- ^ Allen, Todd. "Famous Monsters To Launch Comic Book Line". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "IRWIN ALLEN'S LOST IN SPACE: THE LOST ADVENTURES Comes to AGP!". American Gothic Press. December 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ "American Gothic Press Christmas Countdown, Day 5". American Gothic Press. December 25, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.