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History of the American Journal of Anthropomorphics
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The American Journal of Anthropomorphics has been serving the Animation and Illustrative Artist Community around the world since 1993. Each volume, complimentary copies have been mailed at no cost to the Art Directors of over a hundred of the top advertising agencies,
packaging design companies and magazines. Further exposure,
to fans of the genre, was afforded through normal distribution
channels, such as Book stores and Comic Book stores around
the world.
The cost of producing a large, perfect-bound, glossy-cover
book like the Journal is not small. The further expense of
shipping it and mailing complimentary copies around (each
book weighs over a pound!) is significant added expense
-- expense to a book that is not offset in the least by
selling space to illustrators or advertising. Vision normally
offered the Journal for sale through conventional comic
book store distributors to offset the costs. Although
money was lost on each issue, things were improving
greatly by Issue #4. However, when the Comic Book
Market went through its collapse of the late 90's, and the
number of Comic Book Stores across the US and Canada
dropped below 4,000 stores in total, Vision was forced to
stop publishing the American Journal of Anthropomorphics.
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New, expanded distribution channels, both online and through Book Stores,
have led the company to resume production of the Journal. Even now, the
next volume is being planned. Fans of the series, both readers and
participants, from around the world, have expressed their delight, as the
book is considered one of the, if not -the- best artists' showcase in
the world currently available for the genre.
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THE FUTURE
Vision Entertainment is planning a variety of ways to make it easier for artists to submit work to the Journal for possible publication, including online submission of content. Subscription to the Journal may also be offered at some point. Interesting plans are in the works! Visit the Official AJA Site periodically to be kept abreast of all the new and upcoming developments!
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