About Comics is a publisher of comics and comics-related material founded in 1998 by Nat Gertler. According to Gertler, it is intended to be " eithera mainstream comics publisher, nor an alternative comics publisher". The company has published works by such comics writers as Kurt Busiek and Charles M. Schulz, as well as producing books such as ''Panel One'' and ''Panel Two'', featuring comic scripts written by a number of top comics writers. Several of About Comics’ bestsellers have been works that have been rediscovered and republished, including several books of little-known early comics work by Charles M. Schulz. Other About Comics’ titles include ''Fusion'', a shared universe anthology by a number of sci-fi writers and artists originally printed by

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; ''The Weasel Patrol'', an insert comic attached to ''Fusion'' written by Ken Macklin and drawn by Lela Dowling; and ''The Misadventures of Prince Ivan'', a fantasy comic written by

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. Part of the motivation for the line is the company founder’s own interests and past success with genre specific works. The re-publication of a graphic novel adaptation of ''

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'' with art by Lela Dowling proved to be successful when libraries discovered the book. Their steady purchases have made it one of the company’s most consistent sellers. About Comics’ other area of success has been printing books that appeal to readers with an interest in making their own comic books. The company has experimented with printing full size blank comic books with cardstock covers. About Comics founded 24 Hour Comics Day, an annual event which now includes comics creators in over twenty countries participating in the creation of over 10,000 comic pages every year.

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* {{official website, http://www.aboutcomics.com/ Comic book publishing companies of the United States 1998 establishments in California Publishing companies established in 1998 Camarillo, California Companies based in Ventura County, California Publishing companies based in California