Atlantis Studios Discontinues Creator-Owned Publications
February 1, 2007

James Watson, President and CEO of Atlantis Studios, announced today that it would immediately discontinue the review and publication of all creator-owned work in order to focus resources on its core business of high-quality custom comics and sequential art for science fiction, fantasy, and action-adventure licensed properties.

“We are primarily a work-for-hire studio, not a publisher,” Watson explained, “Our first priority is to ensure that client projects are completed on time at the highest quality possible. We’ve found that we can’t devote the marketing and promotion resources needed to ensure creator-owned titles succeed in a very competitive market, while also accomplishing our primary mission.”

The only title immediately affected will be Dan Hogan’s Tinn Man, a creator-owned title that has been published under the Atlantis Studios banner since summer of 2006. This title has been distributed through Diamond Comics and sold online. Previously-published creator-owned titles Thunderbird and Talisman were discontinued in 2006.

Atlantis Studios will continue to offer promotional services such as website design and promotional art packages to small press publishers. Atlantis-owned comics, such as the highly-successful Paula Peril series will continue to be published, as will the Librarian series published under license agreement with Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment.

About Atlantis Studios
Atlantis Studios was founded in 1997, and specializes in the production of high-quality custom comics and sequential art for science fiction, fantasy, and action-adventure licensed properties. Atlantis Studios uses the latest in digital technologies and artistic techniques to ensure quality and affordability for clients with creative properties in the world of publishing, business, and entertainment.