Draft:Pow Pow Press

Pow Pow Press
Founded	2010
Founder	Luc Bossé
Headquarters location	Montreal
Distribution	Diffusion Dimedia, Belles Lettres Diffusion Distribution, The Literary Group of Canada and Lunar Distribution
Publication types	Comic books
Official website	powpowpress.com

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Comment: The French-language publisher (fr:Pow Pow) seems sufficiently notable. One could conceivably start by translating that page (to Draft:Éditions Pow Pow), along with its sources. The addition of an English language imprint may not be sufficiently notable for its own page, but could be added as a note to the article about the French language imprint. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 19:28, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Pow Pow is a publishing house from Quebec specializing in comics. It was founded in Montreal in 2010 by Luc Bossé, himself a comic book artist. It publishes between six and eight titles a year, in both French and English. Pow Pow books are distributed in Canada, French-speaking Europe and the United States.

History

After several years working as a graphic designer and art director, Luc Bossé founded les Éditions Pow Pow in 2010. His goal at the time was to publish his own creations and those of his cartoonist friends.^[1] The first two books published by the publishing house are Apnée by Zviane and Yves, le roi de la cruise by Luc Bossé and Alexandre Simard.

To choose the name of his publishing house, Luc Bossé was inspired by a fanzine he created in 2009, Ninja Pow Pow.^[2]

For the first five years, Pow Pow only published in French. In 2015, after a successful crowdfunding,^[3] Pow Pow Press, the English division, is created to make the work of Quebec cartoonists available to English-speaking readers.^[4] In May 2015, the first books are published: For as Long as It Rains, Vile and Miserable, Mile End and Vampire Cousins. The Literary Press Group of Canada and Lunar Distribution are responsible for distributing the English books in Canada and the United States.

Since November 2016, Pow Pow titles have also been available in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Distribution in Europe is handled by Belles Lettres Diffusion Distribution.

Editorial approach

When asked about his editorial approach, Luc Bossé says it is, above all, the authors’ projects that shaped Pow Pow’s editorial line and personality.^[4] The editor publishes authors who explore a wide range of genres: intimate, biographical, science-fictional, humorous, documentary, experimental and more. While Pow Pow's initial mission was to share Quebecois comics, the publisher has chosen to broaden its niche along the way. Pow Pow now also publishes foreign creators. The diversity of the catalog does not prevent a certain graphic unity between the titles, that are recognizable by the format and the cardboard stock cover.^[5]

Awards and nominations

Naked:The Confessions of a Normal Woman by Éloïse Marseille: Finalist Doug Wright Award for Best Book 2024
Lonely Boys by Sophie Bédard: Winner Doug Wright Award for Best Book 2021, Finalist Joe Shuster Awards 2020 – Cartoonist

Authors published

Blonk
Boum
Sophie Bédard
Luc Bossé
Cathon
Samuel Cantin
Guy Delisle
Francis Desharnais
Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau
Pascal Girard
Michel Hellman
Éloïse Marseille
Joana Mosi
Alexandre Simard
Thom
Zviane

References

^ "Episode 807 – Pow Pow Press Roundtable". Robots From Tomorrow. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ Paradis, Josée-Anne (December 7, 2020). "Les 10 ans de Pow Pow décortiqués". Les Libraires. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
^ "Fun with Crowdfunding: Translating Pow Pow Press". Broken Pencil. November 19, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Dillon, Barbra (October 18, 2023). "Fanbase Press Interviews Pow Pow Press' Luc Bossé on the Publishing Company's New and Upcoming Releases". Fanbase Press. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ Leblanc, Philippe (October 21, 2016). "Interview: Luc Bossé of Pow Pow Press on moving to English language comics". Comics Beat. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[1] "Episode 807 – Pow Pow Press Roundtable". Robots From Tomorrow. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[2] Paradis, Josée-Anne (December 7, 2020). "Les 10 ans de Pow Pow décortiqués". Les Libraires. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[3] "Fun with Crowdfunding: Translating Pow Pow Press". Broken Pencil. November 19, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[:0-4] Dillon, Barbra (October 18, 2023). "Fanbase Press Interviews Pow Pow Press' Luc Bossé on the Publishing Company's New and Upcoming Releases". Fanbase Press. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[5] Leblanc, Philippe (October 21, 2016). "Interview: Luc Bossé of Pow Pow Press on moving to English language comics". Comics Beat. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

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