We're Hitting A Growth Spurt!
Alterna turns 13 this year, so it's only fitting that we've hit a growth spurt.
In 2016, Alterna turned ten years old and it was a good year. 2017 saw the debut of our $1.50 newsprint single issue line and quickly became our biggest year ever. 2018 came along and smashed 2017 to bits.
Now 2019 is on pace to become our best year ever.
All thanks to our wonderful readers and the supportive retailers that have helped us to bring back newsprint and affordable comics in a big way!
We have almost 30 titles in our newsprint line and almost 100 issues. Many of our comics have gone back to print two or three times as we're trying to keep all issues in stock as much as we can. As a result of all of this growth, our humble storage space is "shrinking" and we need to move to a bigger and better space.
We've Got Some BIG Things Planned!
Increasing the size of our storage space will allow us to do a few things:
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Larger initial print runs. We can't sell what we don't have, but with a bigger storage space, we'll be able to keep more issues in stock.
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Order shipping supplies in bulk. This will allow us to save money in the long run.
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Upgrading to a state of the art facility. The new facility will also have an indoor loading dock and we'll be able to receive shipments in any kind of weather.
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Hire Part-Time help. With more room to work, the right set-up, and better organization, we'll be able to hire part-timers to help receive shipments, sort and pack orders, and more as we continue to grow.
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Allow us to take the necessary steps to eventually launch Alterna Distribution. We've had this planned for a few years now! The first part of the process would be to get a bigger storage space so we can warehouse issues and eventually sell and distribute to readers and retailers.
Here's How You Can Help!
We've got 6 perk levels for readers and 1 perk level strictly for comic shop retailers that want to have our books in hand for Free Comic Book Day (May 4th).
For AlternaWeen, people loved being able to donate our comics to kids for Halloween and many readers also donated comics to schools, children's hospitals, the troops, comic shops, libraries, and more. So we'd like to continue this tradition for FCBD. Each box is a random assortment of comics and will come with multiple copies of each issue so that you can donate any extras.
Comic shop retailers, if you'd like to have our comics in time for this year's Free Comic Book Day, we have one specialized perk level for you which features 50 of our all ages comics at a deep discount. If you select this perk level, we guarantee that you'll receive the comics in time for the event.
By contributing to this campaign, you'll also help us to speed up the transition from one storage center to the other. The less we have to bring over, the better!
Other Ways To Support!
If you're interested in supporting Alterna in other ways, please feel free to visit ORDERALTERNA.com where we've got merchandise, comics, graphic novels, and more!
Spreading the word on social media also helps a ton. Thanks!