Story Lead: Unique comics art books published by former dotcom entrepreneur

I don't know if some of you will object to this post. I am not a PR person. I am the former editor of a (now defunct) Wall Street small-cap/lifestyle magazine. Currently I'm a freelance designer, writer and illustrator.

One of the better stories I covered in the last several years was about a dotcom entrepreneur who became obsessed with the idea of reintroducing modern audiences to Winsor McCay's Little Nemo, one of the first and finest comic strips ever illustrated in a daily newspaper. He faced numerous obstacles and was often advised that his goal of faithfully reproducing the strip as it appeared to readers 100 years ago (it filled a 16" X 22" page of the newspaper) was impractical.

The story is ongoing. Briefly, he published the book, sold out two editions and won awards and accolades from comics community. Having published several other anthologies in the last two years, he recently released a sequel with another full collection of Little Nemo. For the details, I'll send you to my blog (which has links to the publisher's Web site, and a pdf of the original story I wrote).

I'd be interested in your feed back if you followed up on this and used it — and if you think it is a good idea to share leads this way in the forum.