Just got this in the email:
> TOP SHELF IN TROUBLE - WE NEED YOUR HELP
>
> Dear Comics Fans,
>
> We have just been informed this week that our
> book trade distributor has
> filed for bankrupcy (Chapter 11). They will
> continue to operate and
> hopefully recover - and we will support this
> all we can (as our industry
> needs them, and they are good people) - but
> unfortunately, this has
> happened at a time when they owed us an
> enormous sum of money (over
> $80,000.00 minus returns). And to make matters
> worse, the most recent
> check they cut us, for almost $20,000.00,
> bounced this week, in turn
> causing the last 30 checks we wrote to
> printers, conventions,
> cartoonists - practically every aspect of the
> business - to bounce (or
> be held) in turn.
>
> To put it bluntly, even with all the hard work
> we've put in over the
> years, if we don't raise $20,000 this month, it
> could realistically
> force us to suspend publishing operations for
> the foreseeable future.
> It's hard to believe but a big domino has
> fallen right on top of us at
> the worst time possible. So, that leaves us no
> choice but to be honest
> and ask for your help.
>
> If 400-500 of you can find it in your hearts to
> each spend around fifty
> bucks on our core list of books below, this
> would literally pull us
> through - We mean that. We've got such a strong
> future schedule, and so
> many cool things to announce soon (including
> two more Alan Moore
> projects and two Film & TV projects), that I'd
> hate to think that we'd
> have to pull the plug right before we were just
> about to arrive.
>
> In any event, if you can find it in your hearts
> to help us out, we will
> be eternally grateful. We'll be manning the
> phones personally on this
> "drive," and we'll also be sure to keep you
> informed -- hopefully
> letting all of you know in three-to-four weeks
> that everything's okay
> (with your help, that is.).
>
> On behalf of Brett Warnock and myself.
>
> Truly, your friend thru comics,
>
> Chris Staros
> Top Shelf Productions
> PO Box 1282
> Marietta, GA 30061-1282
> USA
>
> (770) 425-0551
> staros@bellsouth.net
> http://www.topshelfcomix.com
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