Alien Books Prepares for the Valiant Comics Resurgence with New Sales & Operation Hire

Manny Castellanos / RESURGENCE art by Guillermo Fajardo

Alien Books, the NY-based comics publisher that has partnered with Valiant Entertainment to produce new Valiant Comics, has brought Manny Castellanos on board to manage Sales and Operations for its entire line of comics, manga, and graphic novels.

Manny Castellanos joins the team at Alien Books after previously working in the sales departments at Mad Cave Studios and BOOM! Studios, where he collaborated with distribution partners like Diamond Comic Distributors and engaged with direct market retailers to help drive orders of monthly releases and address their ongoing needs.

“I am incredibly excited to join the team at Alien Books,” said Castellanos. “Superheroes stories are what got me into comics and it’s a great opportunity to be able to work with Alien to help continue the storied legacy of the iconic Valiant characters. I’m looking forward to doing whatever I can to get these amazing comics into the hands of readers new and old, as well as working closely with our direct market retailer partners to meet their needs. The Resurgence of Valiant Comics is real and it’s only just beginning!”

“Manny is joining at a critical time for Alien Books as we have two major releases on the horizon,” added Alien Books Director Matias Timarchi. “We have been building up to the RESURGENCE OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE event all year and having Manny on board to help us get over the finish line ahead of the launch of the first issue is going to be a such a huge help for us and our retailer partners. We’re so glad to have Manny on the team.”

September will see the release of two major titles from Alien Books in comic shops: RESURGENCE OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1 and BLACK, WHITE & BLOODSHOT #1.

RESURGENCE is a line-wide crossover event featuring many of the iconic Valiant characters like Bloodshot, X-O Manowar, Ninjak, Rai, Faith, Eternal Warrior, and more. The event follows the machinations of the evil Dr. Silk, who promises to deliver a world without death to his devoted followers. Silk’s plan threatens to divide the ranks of the world’s heroes and reshape the global order of power unless he can be stopped.

The extra-length first issue arrives in comic shops on September 18th and will feature a powerhouse writing team of Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Fred Van Lente, and AJ Ampadu with stunning artwork by Guillermo Fajardo and Julio Azamor. Final orders for RESURGENCE #1 are due with comic shop retailers on August 19.

BLACK, WHITE & BLOODSHOT #1 cover by Guillermo Fajardo

BLACK, WHITE & BLOODSHOT is an all-new four issue anthology series starring the world’s deadliest assassin, Bloodshot. Each issue will feature multiple stories in black, white and red tones told by an amazing assortment of comics industry talent including Bloodshot co-creator Kevin VanHook, Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Ariel Olivetti, and many more.

BLACK, WHITE & BLOODSHOT is live on Kickstarter now featuring exclusive rewards and retailer bundles. The first issue arrives in comic shops on September 25.