Fantagraphics' plans for 2005

Eric Reynolds, Fantagraphics' Director of Promotions and Marketing, reveals some of their planned 2005 releases at The Pulse, as well as discussing some of the problems alternative comics face in the comics market.

"It's incredibly difficult to 'break' new talent on the alternative side of things, because the apathy at the direct market level for new periodicals is at an all-time low," continued Reynolds. "The stakes are so low, it's almost impossible to debut a new series by a new artist and hope to grow the numbers."