Bedside Press

Bedside Press was a Canadian independent publishing company established in 2014 by writer and publisher Hope Nicholson. The press operated primarily in the comics and pop-culture publishing field, producing both new work and historically oriented editions. Its catalogue combined anthology projects, prose and comics books, reprints of important Canadian comics material, and projects by emerging creators and established figures. The company became particularly associated with The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, an anthology centered on personal writing and creative work connected to geek culture. The project reflected Bedside Press's interest in bringing together comics, prose, illustration, memoir, and popular-culture commentary rather than limiting its list to conventional serial comic books. The press also published historical reprint projects involving Nelvana of the Northern Lights and Brok Windsor, two properties connected to the development of Canadian comics. These editions helped draw attention to older Canadian material that had become difficult for contemporary readers to access. Bedside Press's publishing programme included contributions from both new and established creators. The creators associated with its output included Margaret Atwood, Trina Robbins, and Roberta Gregory, alongside less-established artists and writers. This combination gave the press a catalogue spanning literary and mainstream comics audiences, creator-driven anthologies, archival or historical publications, and pop-culture books. As an independent press, Bedside Press occupied a specialist position within the Canadian publishing ecosystem. Its work emphasized creator participation, comics history, representation, and the recovery or presentation of material outside the largest commercial publishing houses. The company was active during the 2010s, a period in which crowdfunding, specialty comics distribution, and renewed interest in archival comics enabled small publishers to bring niche projects to market. Public reference material identifies the press as active between 2014 and 2019; no reliable source in the supplied material documents a successor company, acquisition, continuing imprint, or current operating activity after that period.

Bedside Press was founded in Canada in 2014 by Hope Nicholson and developed as an independent publisher specializing in comics and books related to popular culture. Its publishing model brought together new creator-led work and projects rooted in comics history. Rather than concentrating on one narrow format, the press issued anthology collections, prose and comics works, contemporary projects by emerging writers and artists, and reprints of historically important material. One of the press's best-known projects was The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, an anthology that explored personal experiences and creative perspectives within geek culture. The project represented the press's broader editorial interest in hybrid publishing: comics could appear alongside prose, illustration, memoir, and cultural commentary. It also demonstrated Bedside Press's willingness to work with a range of contributors rather than relying only on a fixed roster of established commercial creators. Historical Canadian comics formed another important part of the catalogue. Bedside Press published reprint editions connected with Nelvana of the Northern Lights and Brok Windsor. Nelvana is a notable early Canadian comics character, while Brok Windsor is associated with Canadian comics history and the work of artist Jon Stables. By returning such material to print, Bedside Press participated in the preservation and renewed circulation of Canadian comics heritage. These editions placed archival and national cultural concerns alongside the press's contemporary publishing projects. The company's catalogue also included work by recognized creators such as Margaret Atwood, Trina Robbins, and Roberta Gregory, as well as publications by emerging artists and writers. This range helped establish Bedside Press as a specialist independent publisher with connections to literary culture, alternative comics, feminist comics history, pop-culture communities, and Canadian archival publishing. Bedside Press was active during the 2014–2019 period. The supplied reference material describes it as a Canadian comics publishing company active between those years, but does not provide a detailed account of its closure, a formal dissolution announcement, a sale, or a successor imprint. Accordingly, the company is treated here as defunct based on the documented end of its active period, while the precise circumstances of its cessation remain unconfirmed.

• 2019

  End of documented active period

  [1]Bedside Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material identifies Bedside Press as active between 2014 and 2019. The circumstances of the end of operations are not documented in the supplied sources.

• 2014

  Bedside Press is founded

  [1]Bedside Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Hope Nicholson founded Bedside Press in Canada as an independent publisher focused on comics, pop-culture books, and related creator-led projects.

• The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is published

  [1]Bedside Pressen.wikipedia.org

  Bedside Press published this anthology combining comics and prose contributions about geek culture and personal experience. The supplied reference does not specify its publication year.

• Canadian comics reprints are added to the catalogue

  [1]Bedside Pressen.wikipedia.org

  The press published historical reprints associated with Nelvana of the Northern Lights and Brok Windsor, supporting renewed access to notable Canadian comics material. The supplied reference does not specify the publication years.

An independent Canadian press focused on comics, pop-culture publishing, creator-led anthologies, and the preservation or republication of significant Canadian comics material.

• Anthology

  The Secret Loves of Geek Girls

  A Bedside Press anthology bringing together comics and prose about geek culture, identity, and personal experience. The project reflects the publisher's interest in hybrid books that combine multiple formats and perspectives, and it helped define the press's profile in creator-led pop-culture publishing.

• Historical comics reprint

  Nelvana of the Northern Lights reprints

  Reprint editions of adventures featuring Nelvana of the Northern Lights, an important early Canadian comics character. Bedside Press's work on this material formed part of its effort to make historically significant Canadian comics available to contemporary readers.

• Historical comics reprint

  Brok Windsor reprints

  Historical reprints of Brok Windsor stories, contributing to Bedside Press's programme of recovering and circulating Canadian comics material. The supplied reference identifies the reprints but does not provide edition-level publication details.

• Independent books

  Contemporary comics and prose works

  The press published new comics and prose by emerging artists and writers, while also working with established creators including Margaret Atwood, Trina Robbins, and Roberta Gregory. The resulting list covered creator-driven books, literary comics, pop-culture projects, and anthology formats.

1. 1Bedside Pressen.wikipedia.org