Berkeley/Nal Launching GN Imprint Seemingly Built Around Concept Of Successful Authors With GNs

You can read the press release for "InkLit" here:

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Longtime industry veteran Richard Johnson (DC Comics, Yen Press, The Beat) will head the imprint, which looks like it will start right away (October) and will include books from authors Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris and Laurell K. Hamilton.

I know that a lot of people like those kinds of works -- or at least enough people have liked them that they have published to success with different publishers around comics -- but I've mostly been baffled and dismayed when I read works like that, and it's hard to imagine an imprint that would offer a less natural partnership for my own engagement with the medium. I'm always open to be pleasantly surprised, although I can't imagine that's a priority for anyone and might be a commercially dubious thing for someone to even make that attempt. Sage Stossel is apparently drawing a book for them; I'll look for that for sure, and will generally keep up with what they have out.

At any rate, best of luck to all those involved, and congratulations to Johnson on the gig.