DSTLRY has signed a multi-year foreign rights deal with Groupe Delcourt, giving the company a “first look” deal to translate DSTRLRY trade paperbacks in the French marketplace.
“Groupe Delcourt has remained an essential foundation of the French-speaking comic book community. We’re overjoyed to partner with them so more readers can enjoy the upcoming slate of our graphic novels by some of the most acclaimed writers and artists in the United States, Europe, and beyond,” say DSTLRY Co-Founders Chip Mosher and David Steinberger in a joint statement.
DSTLRY has been making moves of late, signing with Lunar for distribution rights and teasing their first oversized issue out in August. The creator-focused publisher aims to give creators fairer deals alongside company ownership. Comics will be released in limited physical and digital item drops and available online or in-store at local comic shops.
For more on this news, read the official press release below.
June 1, 2023– New York, NY/ Paris, France–DSTLRY has announced that it’s entered a multi-year foreign rights deal with Groupe Delcourt, the leading independent comic book publisher in France. This deal provides Groupe Delcourt a “first look” deal to translate DSTLRY’s forthcoming library of trade paperbacks into the French marketplace.
“Groupe Delcourt has remained an essential foundation of the French speaking comic book community. We’re overjoyed to partner with them so more readers can enjoy the upcoming slate of our graphic novels by some of the most acclaimed writers and artists in the United States, Europe, and beyond,” say DSTLRY Co-Founders Chip Mosher and David Steinberger in a joint statement.
Announced last month in The New York Times, DSTLRY was cofounded by comiXology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher as a next-generation comics publisher and physical-digital collectibles company. DSTLRY launched with Founding Creators including Mirka Andolfo, Brian Azzarello, Marc Bernardin, Elsa Charretier, Becky Cloonan, Lee Garbett, Jock, Joëlle Jones, Tula Lotay, Jamie McKelvie, Junko Mizuno, Stephanie Phillips, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Ram V. Groupe Delcourt will have the option to translate upcoming works of DSTLRY.
About DSTLRY
DSTLRY is a next-generation comics publisher and physical-digital collectibles company that redefines creator-owned comic books for consumers worldwide. Created by comiXology veterans David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, DSTLRY gives customers premium stories by top creators in premium physical and digital formats, including resellable digital editions with no crypto or NFT-hassle. Learn more at dystlry.co, and follow us on Instagram (@DSTLRY_Media) and Twitter (@DSTLRY_Media).
About Groupe Delcourt
A major actor in independent French-speaking comic books, the Delcourt Group has been characterized by an undeniable dynamism since its creation in 1986. With a catalog of over 10,000 titles encompassing all genres and targets (including major IPs such as The Walking Dead, Solo Leveling, Avatar, Zelda, Jojo’
s Bizarre Adventure, etc.) and 650 new releases each year, the Delcourt Group achieved in 2022 a consolidated turnover of 115 million euros.
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