Sirius Entertainment was an
American
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comic book company which operated from 1994 to 2007. Sirius Entertainment was founded by Robb Horan,
, and Larry Salamone,
[ Fassbender, Tom. "A Sirius Interview: With Two Sirius Guys," '' Capital Comics Internal Correspondance'' (May 1995), pp. 1–3.] and was dedicated from the outset to publishing
creator-owned properties.
Originally based in
Stanhope, New Jersey, Sirius later moved to
Unadilla, New York.
Sirius published popular titles such as Linsner's ''
Dawn'',
Drew Hayes' ''
Poison Elves'',
Mark Crilley's ''
Akiko Akiko can refer to:
* ''Akiko'' (comic book), an American comic book
* ''Akiko'' (film), a 1961 Italian comedy film
* Akiko (Amiga), a custom chip used in the Amiga CD32 games console
* Akiko (given name)
is a feminine Japanese given name.
Po ...
'',
Jill Thompson's ''
Scary Godmother
''Scary Godmother'' is a series of children's books and comic books created by artist Jill Thompson and published by Sirius Entertainment beginning in 1997.
Characters Main
* Hannah Marie - Hannah is scared of monsters, but then she realizes mon ...
'', and
Mark Smylie's epic fantasy ''
Artesia''.
Linsner left the company around 2001. In the early 2000s, Sirius signed a bookstore distribution agreement with
Diamond Comic Distributors
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.
["Sirius Entertainment Signs with Diamond for Bookstore Distribution,"]
Diamond News. Retrieved Dec. 27, 2021.
Sirius appears to have gone defunct in 2007; by 2010, the company's line of back issues were being sold by Horan via his websit
CosmicTherapy.com By 2021 the Sirius Entertainment website, sirius-entertainment.com, had changed hands.
Titles (selected)
* ''
Akiko Akiko can refer to:
* ''Akiko'' (comic book), an American comic book
* ''Akiko'' (film), a 1961 Italian comedy film
* Akiko (Amiga), a custom chip used in the Amiga CD32 games console
* Akiko (given name)
is a feminine Japanese given name.
Po ...
'' by
Mark Crilley (52 issues, Dec. 1995–Feb 2004)
* ''
Animal Mystic'' by
Dark One (4 issues, 1994–1995) — acquired from Cry For Dawn Productions
* ''Angry Christ Comix'' by
(one-shot, 1994)
* ''
Artesia'' by
Mark Smylie (two limited series, 1999–2001) — moved to
Archaia Studios Press
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Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book publ ...
* ''
Banzai Girl
''Banzai Girl'' is a full-color comic book series created, written and drawn by Jinky Coronado. The series was originally published by Sirius Entertainment with the first volume's full-color trade released by Sirius Entertainment in 2005. A bla ...
'' by
Jinky Coronado and
Wilson TortosaBanza Girls website
Archived at the Wayback Machine. (5 issues, 2002–2003) — moved to Arcana Studio
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Ov ...
* ''Chi-Chian'' by Voltaire (6 issues, 1997–1998)
* '' Dawn'' by (various series and one-shots, 1995–2000) — acquired from Cry For Dawn Productions; moved to Image Comics
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* ''Deady'' by Voltaire (2007)
* ''Demongate'' by Bao Lin Hum, Steve Blevins, and Colin Chan (10 issues, 1996–1997)
* ''Dogwitch
''Dogwitch'' is a comic book series by British artist and writer Daniel Schaffer following the shocking exploits of exiled witch-superstar and home movie maker, "Shrieking" Violet Grimm.
Plot
From the official website:
''"Banished deep into th ...
'' by Daniel Schaffer
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(18 issues, Dec. 2002–Oct. 2005)
* ''Eleven or One: An Angry Christ Comic'' by (one-shot, 1995)
* ''Empty Zone'' by Jason Shawn Alexander
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(8 issues, 1998–1999)
* ''Fang'' by Kevin J. Taylor
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(two limited series, 1995–1996)
* ''Halo, an Angel’s Story'' by Christopher Knowles
Christopher Knowles (born 1959) is an American poet and painter. He was born in New York City on May 4, 1959, and has received a diagnosis of possible brain damage. He is often referred to as autistic.[Kevin J. Taylor
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...]
(1994)
* ''Oh My Goth!'' by Voltaire (various short series and one-shots, 1998–2002)
* '' Poison Elves'' by Drew Hayes (80 issues plus various short series and one-shots, une
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1995–Nov. 2007) — acquired from Drew Hayes' Mulehide Graphics; moved to Ape Entertainment
* ''Safety Belt Man'' by Robb Horan and Dark One (6 issues, 1994–1996)
* ''Scary Godmother
''Scary Godmother'' is a series of children's books and comic books created by artist Jill Thompson and published by Sirius Entertainment beginning in 1997.
Characters Main
* Hannah Marie - Hannah is scared of monsters, but then she realizes mon ...
'' by Jill Thompson (various short series and one-shots, 1997–2005)
* '' Super Information Hijinks: Reality Check!'' by Rosearik Rikki Simons (12 issues, 1996–Oct. 1998)
* ''Tower'' by Sean McKeever (2002)
References
External links
*
CosmicTherapy.com
Official site
(cache)
List of characters
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