Red 5 Comics

Red 5 Comics

Type	Private
Industry	Comics
Founded	2007
Founders	Scott Chitwood,Paul Ens
Key people	Paul Ens,Scott Chitwood,Dave Zeibart,Joshua Starnes
Website	Red5Comics.com

Red 5 is an independent comic book publisher, known for producing a combination of creator-owned and internally developed titles, including their best known title, Atomic Robo.^[1] Red 5 was one of the first comics publishers to jump into digital distribution.^[2]

Titles

• 7 Percent
• Abyss
• Afterburn
• Atomic Robo
• Bad Dreams
• Beautiful Creatures (comic)
• Bodie Troll
• Bonnie Lass
• Box 13 (in partnership with comixology)
• Drone
• Haunted
• Midknight
• Moon Girl
• Neozoic
• Spook
• We Kill Monsters
• ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction^[3][4][5]

Former titles

• Atomic Robo
• Foster Broussard: Demons of the Gold Rush
• Midknight

Awards

• 2007 Gem Award won (Best New Publisher)^[6]
• 2008 Shuster Award nomination (Best Canadian Publisher)^[7]
• 2008 Eisner Award nomination (Best Limited Series) for Atomic Robo^[8]
• 2008 Eisner Award nomination (Best Colorist) for Ronda Pattison on Atomic Robo^[9]
• 2009 Shuster Award nomination (Best Canadian Publisher)^[10]

Notes

1. MAYO REPORT: October, 2007 Sales Analysis, Comic Book Resources, December 5, 2007
2. Paul Ens of Red 5 Comics Tells Us About Their Digital Comics Plans, Things From Another World, January 14th, 2011
3. Red 5 Comics Finds ZMDs: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION, Comics Bulletin, April 29, 2008
4. Kevin Grevioux: Werewolves, Vampires... and now Zombies, Comics Bulletin, May 15, 2008
5. The Monsters of Kevin Grevioux - ZMD and More, Newsarama, July 22, 2008
6. http://www.red5comics.com/?p=273
7. http://joeshusterawards.com/about/2008-nominees-and-winners/
8. http://www.red5comics.com/?p=279
9. http://www.red5comics.com/?p=279
10. http://joeshusterawards.com/2009/04/02/nominations-for-the-2009-joe-shuster-awards/

References

• Red 5 Comics at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Official website