{"id":1966,"date":"2018-01-30T20:49:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T02:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2018-01-30T20:49:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T02:49:09","slug":"aspen-comics-15-years-of-publishing-kicks-off-with-15-cent-aspen-legacy-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/30\/aspen-comics-15-years-of-publishing-kicks-off-with-15-cent-aspen-legacy-book\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPEN COMICS\u2019 15 YEARS OF PUBLISHING KICKS OFF WITH 15-CENT ASPEN LEGACY BOOK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2018 marks Aspen Comics\u2019 fifteenth year of publishing in the comic book industry, and the company founded by the late superstar Michael Turner has big plans for a yearlong campaign to celebrate. The company intends to launch the anniversary initiative with the <em>Aspen Legacy, Past, Present and Future<\/em> 15-Cent title that includes never-before-seen artwork, photographs and other commemorative memories of Aspen\u2019s first fifteen years of publishing. The issue also reveals several upcoming Aspen Comics projects for 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the year, Aspen Comics is set to offer a series of special fifteen-year anniversary-related products, to be revealed each month. Already revealed titles include 25-cent primer issues for returning Aspen series, <em>Charismagic<\/em>, <em>Jirni<\/em> and <em>Shrugged<\/em>. The Aspen Primer issues will serve as jumping-on points for new readers and also offer peeks at their upcoming respective volumes for returning fans.<\/p>\n<p>Aspen is pleased to offer supporting retail partners a free Aspen Legacy full size 24 x 36\u201d poster to help promote Aspen\u2019s fifteen-years. 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