• Newsarama article about IDW's foray into publishing a line of indie/alternative graphic novels.
• Comic Book Resources covers the new line of indie books.
  
• The IDW website carries the same article as above, with color images of the books. Lifelike is in good company with Pat Lewis' The Claws Come Out, and Troy Little's Chiaroscuro.

"ONE WORLD… MANY STORIES
IDW Publishing collects Dara Naraghi’s diverse visions of life in a beautiful hardcover edition

San Diego, CA (April 30, 2006)— Following in the footsteps of their beautiful hardcover editions of THE COMPLETE CHESTER GOULD’S DICK TRACY, as well as the upcoming THE COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES, THE COMPLETE LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE and CHIAROSCURO, IDW Publishing proudly announces the latest in their new line of independent and personal hardcover collections—Dara Naraghi’s LIFELIKE.

LIFELIKE is a diverse collection of slice-of-life stories… and beyond. Each vignette presents a glimpse into a different corner of the world outside our window. From the sentimental to the shocking, the familiar to the unknown, it’s all here. Written by Dara Naraghi, the anthology includes the work of talented artists Irapuan Luiz, Shom Bhuiya, Marvin Mann, Neil Errar, Jason Scott Jones, Jerry Lange, Tom Williams, Steven Spenser Ledford, Adrian Barbu, Steve Black, Andy Bennet, and Tim McClurg.

“There are so many different visual styles here,” says Nebula and Locus award winning novelist Cory Doctorow, “and Naraghi is such a versatile storyteller, that they barely seem to be part of the same series, but there’s something that links them together, a great storyteller’s sensibility. From hard-boiled noir crime to war memoirs to sweet, sentimental stories, LIFELIKE has the feel of a great comics anthology, like DRAWN AND QUARTERLY or WORLD WAR III.”

“Usually when people hear 'slice of life stories,' they instantly think of whiny, emo-types talking endlessly about failed relationships, or sensitive artistes examining their lackluster existence in excruciating detail," said creator Naraghi. "But if you think about it, real life is full of so many different kinds of people, events, and experiences. So why not explore as many as possible? That’s what I’ve tried to do with my short stories. A little humor, a little angst, some downright criminal behavior, and a sprinkle of sentimentality. And that’s just the beginning…"

LIFELIKE will be released in December 2007 in a deluxe hardcover format and contains 108 full color pages. It will retail for $19.99.

ABOUT IDW PUBLISHING

IDW PUBLISHING is a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, a revolutionary creative service company with a wide range of clients. Among their best-selling titles are Hasbro’s THE TRANSFORMERS; Fox’s ANGEL, Konami’s METAL GEAR SOLID, and FALLEN ANGEL. IDW’s 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film is in development and will be released by Sony Pictures in October 2007. IDW has films in development at Dimension Films and Paramount Pictures, too."

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