ONI PRESS GOES BACK TO PRINT ON CLERKS: THE COMIC BOOK

“Well, here we go, again! Reorder activity for Clerks: The Comic Book has been so strong that we are now going back to press for a second printing on it, as well as Oni Double Feature #1 ,” Oni Publisher, Joe Nozemack reported today. “This, only two weeks from the book’s initial ship date, and once again, we ran an aggressive amount of overstock on this book, but it just wasn’t enough for the incredible demand that we’re seeing.

Oni Press has documented that stores, nationwide, are reporting of selling out of their initial orders within hours of its arrival!”

Clerks: The Comic Book showcases the comic book writing talents of Indy filmmaker, Kevin Smith. Kevin is the writer/director/actor of the film, Clerks, that turned independent cinema upside-down, and now he continues to do the same to the comic book industry as both of his comic book projects fly from the shelves. Clerks: The Comic Book is written by Smith and features the interior illustrations of Jim Mahfood (Generation X:Underground, Zombie Kid). Kevin’s other story in Oni Double Feature #1, is a tale illustrated by Mage creator and comic veteran, Matt Wagner, and features Jay & Silent Bob. “Could the news get any better,” Kevin Smith commented. “This is more fun than any movie premiere I’ve ever been to.”

Oni Marketing Director, Shannon T. Stewart, went on record saying, “The public, retail and media response to our books is unprecedented. We will have articles highlighting Kevin Smith’s involvement with Oni Press, specifically, Clerks: The Comic Book, coming up in Premiere, Spin, Playboy, and numerous other magazines, not to mention Kevin’s “Jay & Silent Bob” short features which continue to air in high rotation on MTV (one short showcases an entire wall of Oni Double Feature #1! ). Just the other day, MTV News did a feature on our projects, which ran several times during a twelve-hour period. We are committed to keeping these books in print, and we will continue to do so,” concluded Stewart.

Retailers should be aware that the second printing of Clerks: The Comic Book will sport a different color scheme on Gilbert Hernandez’ cover art that features the Smith characters, Dante & Randall in order to make it easily distinguishable from the first printing.

Congratulations to all the folks at Oni Press! Here’s wishing them more of the same success with all their future projects.