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First Comic Collections Available for Print On Demand At Lulu.com

Kansas City, MO  (07/19/2007) 

As part of Universal Press Syndicate’s print on demand partnership, special release books of Clear Blue Water, by Karen Montague-Reyes, and The Fusco Brothers, by J.C. Duffy, are available for purchase on Gocomics.com through Lulu.com.

Earlier this year, Universal Press announced that it had entered a partnership with Lulu.com to print books and calendars using Lulu’s print-on-demand procedure for products that would not otherwise be acquired by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Clear Blue Water’s book, titled “Circling Normal, A Book About Autism” describes Montague-Reyes’ real-life experience raising an autistic child, as explored in her comic strip. Clear Blue Water features Eve Torres, a biracial writer/artist/mother desperately gripping her sanity while raising three children, including an autistic son, and dealing with the perpetual pre-midlife crises of her Hispanic husband, Manny.

The Fusco Brothers’ book, called “ ‘Come Here Often?’ Bad Pickup Lines and Other Dating Atrocities” is almost a documentary about common relationship faux pas.

Even the pet wolverine, Axel, gets a few smart aleck quotes in. The witty comic describes the bachelor lives of Rolf, Lance, Al, and Lars Fusco, who are constantly failing at love.

Lulu.com is the premier marketplace for new digital content on the Internet, with over 170,000 recently published titles, and more than 5,000 new titles added each week, created by people in 80 different countries. With just over one million registered members, Lulu is changing the world of publishing by enabling the creators of books, video, periodicals, multimedia and other content to publish their work themselves with complete editorial and copyright control. Lulu empowers these individuals and corporations to create high quality content products to sell directly to their customers and the rest of the Lulu.com marketplace. With storefronts provided as well as other marketing assistance, creators are fully supported to profit from their work. With Lulu offices in the US, Canada and Europe, Lulu customers can reach the globe.

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Contact(s): Kathie Kerr

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