San Francisco-based publisher AiT/Planet Lar has signed an exclusive book distribution deal with the LPC group, which already represents Dark Horse, Image, Tokyopop, Oni, and Comics One. AiT/Planet Lar books will continue to be distributed to specialty shops by Diamond Comic Distributors, FM Distribution, Cold Cut, and the UK-based Red Route Distribution -- the deal with LPC only affects mainstream bookstore sales. Founded just two years ago by creator Larry Young, AiT/Planet Lar has already established a list of interesting alternative graphic novels. New projects that will be available soon include Warren Ellis' collection of photography and prose, Available Light; the first compilation of Jeff Nicholson's Colonia; Brian Wood's coffee-table art book Public Domain; and Larry Young's rumination on superheroes, Planet of the Capes.