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Claypool Comic Art records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 404 large

Dates

  • Creation: 1993 - 2006

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

Claypool Comics was formed in 1993 by Cat Yronwode. As an independent comic company, Claypool made its mark by focusing on a limited number of series. By focusing on a small number of properties Claypool was able to grow their readership, by gaining a strong fan base loyal to a particular story line. The company published 336 issues total in three main series; Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; Soulsearchers and Company; and Deadbeats. Soulsearchers and Deadbeats each had a run of 82 issues, while Elvira ran for 166 issues. In late 2006, Claypool announced that they would be ending their run of print comics in their three series due to their distributor, Diamond, dropping them because of poor sales. In April of 2007, Claypool began e-publishing their property, Deadbeats, which ran from April of 2007 until April 2013.

Extent

7 Linear Feet (7 boxes.) ; 27 X 14 x 32 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into seven series: 1. Advertisements and Marketing, 2. Correspondence, 3. Miscellaneous, 4. Purchase Orders, 5. Elvira Series, 6. Deadbeats Series, 7. Soulsearchers Series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired in 1993.

Processing Information

The Claypool Comic Art records was processed by Jeremy Rudlaff in Summer 2013.

Title
Finding Aid for the Claypool Comic Art Collection
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
Finding aid prepared by Jeremy M. Rudlaff.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing MI 48823 USA