FairSquare Graphics and Tripwire Magazine Limited have announced a new strategic partnership bringing together two independent publishing companies with deep roots in comics, graphic novels and the Direct Market.

Under the partnership, FairSquare Graphics and Tripwire will collaborate across editorial, publishing strategy, distribution and marketing, combining their respective experience, relationships and audiences to expand the reach of both companies’ publishing programs.

As part of the new partnership, FairSquare Graphics’ titles will now be distributed through Lunar Distribution, Universal Distribution and Diamond UK, in addition to Philbo Distribution. Together, these distribution channels will give FairSquare Graphics coverage across the entirety of the Direct Market in North America and the UK.

The partnership will also see the companies working together on editorial development, marketing initiatives and long-term publishing strategy, creating new opportunities for creators and expanding the audience for their respective titles.

The companies will also return to the bookstore market in 2027, with further details to be announced later.

The partnership’s first releases will begin arriving in January 2027, with Happy Endings by Lucie Bryon, Shakespeare’s Vampires by Colleen Douglas, Fabrice Sapolsky and Lissa, and a special publication celebrating Tripwire’s 35th anniversary. February will bring a major wave of releases timed for Black History Month, including The Winterfields by Joe Illidge, ChrisCross and DC Alonso, and an All-New All-Different Tripwire Magazine!

Fabrice Sapolsky and Joel Meadows will attend the Thought Bubble festival in Harrogate (United Kingdom), together on November 14-15, 2026 in Travelling Man Hall B27