Plan Nine Publishing was a small press book publisher known for publishing webcomics in printed form. The first series published, and perhaps its most famous, was Kevin and Kell.
History
Plan Nine Publishing was named after the Ed Wood film Plan 9 from Outer Space. The publisher was owned by David Allen, who worked publishing alongside his day job as a systems engineer at Financial Computing in Winston-Salem. Plan nine was started in 1996, and in January 2000 Allen left his day job to concentrate full-time on the publishing business.
Publications
In addition to Kevin and Kell, Plan Nine published a number of other notable webcomics, including:
- Bastard Operator From Hell
- Buckles
- Doctor Fun
- Monty
- On the Fastrack
- Ozy and Millie
- Safe Havens
- Sluggy Freelance
- The Suburban Jungle
- User Friendly
Plan Nine also published Black Box Voting by Bev Harris, a nonfiction book discussing the issues involved in computer-based balloting.