Contact: Brad Cook
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The Comic Club to Cease Publication
The Comic Club, an e-mail newsletter about comics featuring news, reviews, interviews and opinion columns, has ceased publication effective immediately. Publisher Jon Dailey and Editor Brad Cook have decided that, because of their increasing involvement in other projects, the newsletter simply can’t get the attention it deserves.
The publication was started by Dailey in September 1995. He did the first 7 issues by himself before bringing in Mike Leonard (Caliber’s DoorMan) as editor.
Cook stepped in with issue #10, dated August 8, 1996. During its run, the newsletter featured interviews with creators such as Mike Allred, Scott Morse, Jeff Mariotte and Leinel Yu, among others.
"Momentum fell off when we experienced listserv problems during the first part of this year," explained Cook, "and then Jon and I wound up diverting our attention into other areas during the down-time. When we were able to finally get the newsletter up and running again, we found that we just couldn’t devote enough time to it anymore. There are plenty of other fine newsletters about comics out there, and I’d rather see people turn to them than have us fill their in boxes with something that’s sub-par."
Cook will continue to freelance for Carpe Noctem, CBG, indy, Hellnotes and the Mania.Com web site, in addition to developing a couple comic book series and working on a screenplay. Two of his short stories will be published in Head Press’ No Justice, No Piece and Romance Tails anthologies this summer. Fellow Comic Club alum Steven Tice has been working on reviving his magazine Musings, and if that happens, Cook will step in as Managing Editor.
Dailey will continue with a business which he recently started. "I loved doing the newsletter," said Dailey, "but it just didn’t bring in the income. I am working on customizing some cars right now, and needed the cash. A business at home was the best thing to do, and so that’s when I decided to start a car stereo business with a buddy of mine." Dailey currently has no future plans in the comic industry, but if Musings is revived and gets going again, he expressed interest in possibly helping out there.