Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Parent company | Andrews McMeel Universal |
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Founded | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) |
Founder | Jim Andrews and John McMeel. |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Kansas City, Missouri |
Distribution | Simon & Schuster[1] |
Key people | John P. McMeel (Chairman) Hugh T. Andrews (Owner) Kirsty E. Melville (CEO, President and Publisher, Book Division) |
Publication types | Books, Calendars |
Imprints | Accord |
Official website | publishing |
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (formerly Andrews, McMeel and Parker (1975–1986) and Andrews and McMeel (1986–1997)) is a company that publishes books, calendars, and related toys. It is a part of Andrews McMeel Universal, which comprises AMP, Andrews McMeel Syndication, and AMUSE. The name Parker was Creative Director George Parker; the company dropped "Parker" after his departure.
Andrews McMeel is the general publisher of books of comic strips produced by Andrews McMeel Syndication including The Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes and FoxTrot. However, the company also produces book collections for some comic strips which are owned by other syndicates.
History
Founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel,[2] entered the book business with the 1973 acquisition of Sheed and Ward. The publishing arm began in 1975 as Andrews McMeel Publishing.[3] (The Sheed and Ward name and backlist were divested).[4] As of 2024, Kirsty Melville is the CEO. [5]
References
- ^ Our Valued Clients
- ^ Penelope Green: John P. McMeel, Newspaper Syndicator With a Difference, Dies at 85, The New York Times, July 19, 2021
- ^ "The History of Andrews McMeel Universal". Andrews McMeel Universal. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ McMeel, John P. (1997-01-01). "A Voice from the Heartland - Alive and Well, Thank You". In Everette E. Dennis; Craig L. LaMay; Edward C. Pease (eds.). Publishing Books. Transaction Publishers. pp. 41–47. ISBN 978-1-4128-3251-9.
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/94274-kirsty-melville-named-ceo-at-andrews-mcmeel-universal.html [bare URL]
External links
- Official website
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- Andrews McMeel
- Andrews McMeel Syndication
- Universal Press Syndicate
- Uclick
- Atlantic Syndication
(current)
- Adam@home
- Argyle Sweater
- Baldo
- Biographic
- Breaking Cat News
- C'est la Vie
- Close to Home
- Compu-toon
- Cornered
- Crankshaft
- Doonesbury
- The Duplex
- The 5th Wave
- Fluff
- FoxTrot
- Fred Basset
- The Fusco Brothers
- Garfield
- Gaturro
- Ginger Meggs
- In the Bleachers
- Judge Dredd
- La Cucaracha
- Liō
- The Lockhorns
- Loose Parts
- Mike du Jour
- Mutt and Jeff (reruns)
- Nancy
- New Adventures of Queen Victoria
- Non Sequitur
- Off the Mark
- Overboard
- Peanuts (reruns)
- Pearls Before Swine
- Phoebe and Her Unicorn
- Pibgorn
- Pickles
- Pooch Café
- Real Life Adventures
- Red and Rover
- Stone Soup
- Tank McNamara
- Thatababy
- Tiny Sepuku
- Tom the Dancing Bug
- Wallace the Brave
- Ziggy
(historical)
- The Boondocks
- Brainwaves
- Calvin and Hobbes
- Cathy
- Citizen Dog
- Cleats
- Condorito
- Cul de Sac
- Dilbert
- Downstown
- Encyclopedia Brown
- The Far Side
- For Better or For Worse
- Geech
- Ink Pen
- James Bond
- Kelly & Duke
- Kudzu
- Lucky Cow
- Maintaining
- Mullets
- PreTeena
- Ronaldinho Gaucho
- W. T. Duck
- Van Von Hunter
- Where I'm Coming From
- You Can with Beakman and Jax
cartoons
- Earthweek
- Hidato
- The Independent
- Magic Eye
- The Mini Page
- The Motley Fool
- Timothy Parker
- Religion News Service
- Wonderword
- Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG