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Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an American independent comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat adult comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoenix, Jhonen Vasquez, and Andi Watson.

Company historyEdit

Slave Labor Graphics was started in 1986 by Dan Vado,<ref name=Speakeasy>"Newspeak: Slave Labor in California," Speakeasy #65 (Aug. 1986), p. 4.</ref> who remains the company's president and publisher.

The first book Slave Labor Graphics published was ShadowStar #3, a female superhero character previously published independently by some of Vado's friends. The company's first wave of titles (Samurai Penguin, Barrabas, Lee Flea, and The Light) were all written by Vado, with art by a variety of creators.<ref name=Speakeasy /> Other early titles, such as Hero Sandwich and It's Science With Dr. Radium, were all created by friends of Vado's from high school.Template:Citation needed

Slave Labor Graphics's first major success was Samurai Penguin #1 by Vado and Mark Buck,<ref name=Speakeasy /> which sold 58,000 copies in the summer of 1986.Template:Citation needed Other successes were Milk & Cheese, a comic about mean-spirited anthropomorphic dairy products by Evan Dorkin, and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, a comic about the adventures of a serial killer by Jhonen Vasquez. In this time period, comic book speculation was rampant, so Slave Labor Graphics was able to sell its entire print run of many titles. Template:Citation needed However, at the end of the mid-1990s speculation bubble, some distributors went out of business without paying Slave Labor Graphics.Template:Citation needed

In 1995, Slave Labor Graphics added a more genre-oriented imprint called "Amaze Ink" intended to be for all audiences;<ref>"Newswatch: Slave Labor Announces New Format," The Comics Journal #177 (May 1995), p. 33.</ref> the "stranger, more adult, and more difficult to categorize material"Template:Citation needed would still be published under the main "Slave Labor" imprint.

In 2005, Slave Labor Graphics entered into a partnership with The Walt Disney Company to produce comic book series based on some of its properties: Haunted Mansion, Wonderland, Tron, and Gargoyles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its own creations, such as Little Gloomy (1999–2005), Kid Gravity (2003–2007), and The Super Scary Monster Show: Featuring Little Gloomy (2005–2007), appeared regularly in Disney Adventures magazine.<ref>NYCC: Slave Labor Graphics' Dan Vado Talks Disney Licensed Comics Template:Webarchive. February 26, 2007</ref>

In September 2008, SLG remodeled its lobby to be a smaller gallery/shop<ref>SLG Office Beutification Adventure Part Two uploaded on September 2, 2008 by Dan Vado. Retrieved 2014 December 21.</ref> which opened as Boutiki in San Jose in December 2008.<ref>Boutiki Opening a Success! blog posted December 12, 2008 by Jennifer de Guzman. Retrieved 2014 December 21.</ref> The gallery/shop is still operating (with name of Art Boutiki) as of 2014 December.<ref>The Art Boutiki website. Retrieved 2014 December 21.</ref>

In late 2010, Slave Labor Graphics established an independent record label entitled Slab Yard Sound Company.<ref>SLG Publishing Gets Into the Music Biz. November 22, 2010</ref>

In January 2012, editor-in-chief Jennifer de Guzman, who had been with the company since 2001, left to become the PR and Marketing Director at Image Comics.<ref>Jennifer de Guzman to handle PR and marketing at Image January 17, 2012</ref>

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