It's no stretch of the imagination to say that Steranko is one of the most influential comic book artists of all time. Despite a body of panel-to-panel work that is not as extensive in terms of quantity as fans would wish, his ability to push the medium for what it was worth, to challenge the status quo, and to take on those challenges for a reason (not just because he could)... this is someone who you'd expect to find on the cover of The Overstreet Comic Book Guide.

That finally comes to pass with The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #47, when Steranko's take on Batman will grace the cover of the Guide. It will be featured in the April 2017 issue of PREVIEWS from Diamond Comic Distributors.

"One of the greatest things about getting a Steranko cover is that it’s been something on Bob Overstreet’s wishlist for many years," said J.C. Vaughn, Gemstone Publishing's Vice-President of Publishing. "And if you take a look at the Batman piece he delivered, it was clearly worth the wait."

On the Guide's second cover is ROM, the spaceknight, illustrated by acclaimed Locke & Key artist Gabriel Rodríguez.

"Not only is Gabriel a wonderful artist, but he's also built a solid following with his work on Locke & Key. When I was discussing who we might pair up with cover subject, Chris Ryall at IDW suggested Gabriel and the lightbulbs went off. Brilliant suggestion." Vaughn said. "Take a look at the results!"

ADVERTISING RATES
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #47 is scheduled to go on sale Wednesday, July 19, 2017. With our Standard Rates, Overstreet advertisers can bill their full-page, half-page, quarter-page, and business card ads to their Diamond Comic Distributors accounts (and Directory Listings, too – see separate form) or pay by check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover Card. The price for a full-page B&W ad ranges from $900 to $1,080, depending on placement, and a full-page color ad is $2,500. Discounts of 10% remain available for three or more ads of the same size and type. Half-page B&W ads run $600, quarter-page B&W ads are $400, and the business card spots are $125. As they do with the Early Bird rates, all full page, standard rate ads come with a free directory listing as well.

The advertising reservation deadline is March 15, 2017.

PREMIUM POSITIONS
Almost all of the premium advertising positions in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide are spoken for years in advance. However, changes do occur. If you are interested in a premium spot, please let us know.

DIRECTORY LISTINGS
Whether you have a traditional brick-and-mortar retail location, a mail-order business or run a website, simply fill out this form with all the pertinent information and send it back to us, via email, fax or regular mail. Please use the Genre Codes to indicate the types of products you offer by circling the appropriate letters. These letters are, in turn, listed in the directory with your business information for future customers to see.

Directory Listings range from $40 to $60, and they also come free with full page ads. The final day to submit a Directory Listing for this edition is March 13, 2015.

DEADLINES
Standard Rates: March 15, 2017

Materials Deadline: March 31, 2017

Directory Listings Deadline: April 7, 2016

Overstreet #47 on sale: July 19, 2016

CONTACT
For additional information about rates, placements, deadlines, or anything else about advertising in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, contact J.C. Vaughn by email at vjeff@gemstonepub.com.