Com.x explained

Com.x
Foundation:2000
Founder:Eddie Deighton
Russell Uttley
Neil Googe
Location City:Wiltshire
Location Country:United Kingdom
Key People:Eddie Deighton
Jon Sloan
Industry:Publishing
Products:Comics

Com.x is a British comic publishing company.

History

2000–2002

Com.x was founded in 2000 by Eddie Deighton, Russell Uttley and Neil Googe. Deighton later described how the group came together in 1999:

The company published a number of titles in the following couple of years like Cla$$war by Rob Williams and Trevor Hairsine,[1] [2] Puncture by Uttley and Ben Oliver,[3] Razorjack by John Higgins[4] and Bazooka Jules by Googe.[5]

Rob Williams suggested that the relatively greater impact Com.x had on the American publishing companies was:

The downside of this for the company was that their artists, like Trevor Hairsine,[6] Ben Oliver, Joshua Middleton[7] and Neil Googe, were snapped up by Marvel and DC.

They ran into bigger problems in 2002 when their offices were burgled[8] and it took them time to recover.[9] Other named projects, like Battle Raven Six by Antony Johnston,[10] were never published and the company went quiet for over a year.

2003–2004

The second phase of the company's activity took place in 2003 and 2004.[11] The first three issues of Cla$$war were collected into a trade paperback in 2003[12] [13] and the series was finished in 2004 with new artist Travel Foreman.[14] [15] However, when interviewed in 2004 Googe said he did not feel the company had fully returned:

Other titles that were announced as returning, but never appeared, include Bazooka Jules with new artist LeSean Thomas[16] [17] and Thomas' own Cannon Busters.[18]

2008–present

The company returned fully to comics publishing in 2008, led by Eddie Deighton and business partner Benjamin Shahrabani, with a more sustainable business model. To avoid delays in the releasing of series, Deighton said that "[o]ur publishing model, at least for the time being, is going to focus on graphic novel format, collected editions, complete story-arcs, etc."[19]

This included the release of new original graphic novel Path by Gregory Baldwin, along with the collection of Razorjack[20] and Cla$$war.[21] Then they will roll out other titles, including Forty-Five written by Andi Ewington[22] with forty-five comics artists,[23] [24] a softcover collection of Cla$$war and another creator-owned comic.

Titles

Titles published include:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/jan02/rwilliams.shtml Cla$$ Act
  2. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/040902-ClassWar-Collection.html Finally Collected: Rob Williams Talks Cla$$war
  3. http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6125 The Final Puncture: Russ Uttley on Com.x's Puncture
  4. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/030907-Razorjack.html A Very Personal Vision: John Higgins on 'Razorjack'
  5. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=24085 Neil Googe: Talking Com.x, Majestic, & More
  6. http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=295742#Post295742 Trevor Hairsine's Captain America With Cla$$
  7. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=56 Middleton Exclusive With Marvel
  8. http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/103298474312211.htm Com.X Office Burglarized; Currently Assessing Extent of Damages And Losses
  9. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=614 A Com.x Update
  10. http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/july01/johnston.shtml Creepy Curves
  11. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=6999 Com.x's Act Together, Titles To Return in March
  12. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=324 Com.x Announces Cla$$war Trade, N-jin
  13. http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/107113912454355.htm Cla$$war's Rob Williams Entertains You
  14. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=4233 Cla$$war Returns With a New Artist
  15. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=10910 The Ongoing War - A Preview & Update on Cla$$war
  16. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=5442 Bazooka Jules Returns With LeSean Thomas
  17. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=8510 Bazooka Jules - There and Back Again For LeSean Thomas
  18. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=6628 LeSean Thomas' Cannon Busters Lands at Com.x
  19. http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=540710#Post540710 Deighton on the Return of Com.x
  20. http://mindlessones.com/2009/03/09/21-questions-with-john-higgins/ 21 Questions With John Higgins
  21. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20413 Cla$$war & the Resurrection of Com.X
  22. Web site: Andrew . McIntire . TFAW.com Interviews Andi Ewington, Writer of 45, from Com.X . TFAW.com . 11 November 2009 . 6 January 2010 .
  23. Web site: Andy . Oliver . Stars on 45 . Broken Frontier . 28 September 2009 . 10 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007122407/http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/p/detail/stars-on-45 . 2009-10-07 . dead .
  24. Web site: John . Hogan . Behind Forty-Five: A Talk with Andi Ewington . Graphic Novel Reporter . 10 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122124729/http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/behind-forty-five-talk-andi-ewington-interview . 2010-11-22 . dead .

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