Headquarters: 848 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: 408-971-8929 (or toll free order #: 1-800-866-8929)
Fax: 408-279-0451
Website URL: www.slavelabor.com
Business founded: 1986
Employees: 6
Number of locations: 1
Consumer/Customer service contact:
Contact name: Dan Vado
Phone: 408-971-8929
Fax: 408-279-0451
E-mail: dan@slavelabor.com
First-time retailer contact:
Contact name: Dan Vado
Phone: 408-971-8929
Fax: 408-279-0451
E-mail: dan@slavelabor.com
First-time distributor contact:
Contact name: Dan Vado
Phone: 408-971-8929
Fax: 408-279-0451
E-mail: dan@slavelabor.com
Properties
Offering a diverse line of comics based on creator-owned properties and various company created properties. Popular creator-owned properties by Jhonen Vasquez, Roman Dirge and Evan Dorkin (Hectic Planet). Other properties include Jim Starlin's Dreadstar trade paperbacks, The Waiting Place, Odd Job, Phoenix Square, The Griffin and Rare Creature. Also offers titles under their Amaze Ink Comics imprint (Sleeping Dragons).
Products
Publishes comic periodicals, trade paperbacks, and merchandise goods (t-shirts, lunch boxes and plush toys). Prominent products based on properties by Jhonen Vasquez (Squee! and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac) and Roman Dirge (Lenore). Products can be found in most specialty brick and mortar stores such as comic stores, toy stores, video stores, game stores, novelty/gift stores. Also available though catalogue retailers and e-commerce retailers.
Becoming an account
Distributors, retailers and consumers are all able to purchase products (reorders only for retailers and consumers). To open a wholesale account a retail certificate is required and first time wholesale customers can use credit cards. Standard credit terms are either COD or prepay (maximum credit terms are COD). Products are also available directly to consumers through mail order/website.
Marketing
Consumer marketing: advertising and listing in distributor catalogues and conventions attended. Website maintained and consumer catalogue produced. Trade marketing: Advertising in distributor catalogues.
Products/orders
Orders solicited in advance of publication/manufacturing and advance orders used to gauge production quantities. Items are available for reorders after their initial release.
