DANIEL KALBAN’S SMASH HIT AMERICAN DREAMS BREAKS INTO THE DIRECT MARKET WITH SATISFYING RESULTS
KANSAS CITY, MO 4/26/2023 - After successfully releasing five issues and a collected trade paperback on Kickstarter, American Dreams creator Daniel Kalban blasts his way into the direct market with artist Dody Eka, inker Tebe Andry, colorist Warnia K. Sahadewa, and letterer Matt Bowers. Now that these issues are in comic book shops, they’re flying off the shelves. Its publisher, Band of Bards, has ordered more copies, and those can be pre-ordered through the Bard Shop here. The penultimate third issue can also be ordered from Diamond with this code: APR231241.
Please advise your readers to pre-order, as these issues are finding trouble remaining in stock.
In the pages of American Dreams, Thomas Edison performs a strange experiment in Central Park, unleashing strange energy across 1900’s New York City, and Jake Gold is suddenly gifted with amazing powers. Gold’s path soon crosses with that of luminaries such as Harry Houdini, anarchist Emma Goldman, and crusading journalist Nellie Bly. Can Jake rise to the occasion and protect everyone's American Dreams from the corrupt forces in power?
"In a time of ever increasing antisemitism and losing sight of how America should be,” says series creator and writer Daniel Kalban, “never has the tale of Jake Gold, a Jewish immigrant in a time of great societal strife, been more timely. With it now being available in the direct market, this story can grow and reach more readers than ever before!"
Here’s what people are saying about American Dreams:
“In terms of plot configuration and setting, this indie comic is already a winner.”
–Comical Opinions
“By setting [American] Dreams during a volatile time in history, Kalban has given themselves a rich playground to write in that is not immediately familiar to the superhero fan. The book has a powerful sense of time and place.”
–SFBOOK Reviews
“American Dreams is just one of those comics you can’t miss out on.”
–Pullbox Reviews
“This book is good. It’s a fresh, wonderful origin story decorated in history and Jewish culture. It reminds me of G. Willow Wilson’s Miss Marvel in how it acts as a window into a world of traditions and family life I didn’t know much about.”
–Blake’s Buzz
Daniel Kalban will be appearing on Blake’s Buzz this Friday! Click here to set a reminder and subscribe to the Blake’s Buzz YouTube channel!
If you’d like to review American Dreams, I can provide issues one and two. Also, if you’d like to book Daniel Kalban for an interview, please reach out.
Thank you so much!!!