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- Tricks, Shtick and Intellectual Property
- What can corporate counsel learn from magicians and stand-up comics? More than just tricks and shtick. In fact, these groups may offer a new way of dealing with intellectual property, argues Daniel L. Smith in Creative Vigilantes free registration required. Smith looks at how efforts to protect intellectual property have...
- Blog posts 2007-12-31
- Jonah Weiland: The Serious Business of Comics
- In recent years, Hollywood has brought comics back to the forefront of pop culture from near-obscurity. Businessman Jonah Weiland created a website which caters to fans of both. Since its launch in the mid 90's, ComicBookResources.com has grown into the biggest comic book site on world wide web. ...
- Videos 2007-12-12
- Comics on the Internet
- This white paper will examine the business of comics publishing and the effects of the Internet, current and potential, on this industry. Currently, the comic book publishing industry is trying to pull out of a depressed market, where it has fallen for the past few years. While the early to...
- White papers
- Can Newspapers Make Money From the Funnies? King Features Is About To Find Out
- For newspapers, comics have an intangible value—a small group of readers are devoted to their favorite strips. But in general, newspapers haven't been able to turn that devotion into revenue. Hearst-owned King Features, one of the largest syndicators of newspaper comic strips, thinks it can change that with the...
- External links 2008-11-18
- Marvel to put motion comics on iTunes
- Marvel comics is to release ?motion comics?, hybrids of traditional comics and digital animation, through the iTunes website. X-men and Spider-woman will be the first titles to come out in the new format, which will also replace speech bubbles with audio accompaniment. ...
- Articles 2009-02-10
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- Diamond Comic Distributors acquires Capital City Distribution; Comic distribution industry stabilized by purchase
- TIMONIUM, Md.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 26, 1996--Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. President and CEO Steve Geppi announced today that he has acquired selected assets of the Madison, Wis.-based Capital City Distribution.With his Timonium, Md. headquartered company already a recognized leader in the comic and entertainment related distribution industry, Geppi stated that this acquisition...
- Research articles 1996-07-26
- Ultimate Sports Entertainment Inc. Signs a Worldwide Distribution Agreement With Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. - the World's Largest English Language Comic Book Distributor
- LOS ANGELES, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 1, 1999-- Ultimate Sports Entertainment Inc. (OTC BB:ULSP), an entertainment company with operations in licensing and comic book publishing, announced today the Company has signed a distribution agreement with Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. which will give retailers and customers alike access to Ultimate Sports Entertainment's...
- Research articles 1999-09-01
- San Jose, CA Comic Book Publisher Celebrates Release of Haunted Mansion Comic Book With Halloween Gallery Show
- San Jose-based comic book publisher SLG Publishing will release the first issue of The Haunted Mansion comic book this week. The comic book, based on the favorite Disney attraction and not on the motion picture, tells the story of the 999 happy haunts who inhabit the Mansion and offers a...
- Research articles 2005-10-19
- Greg Manning Auctions Upcoming $1 Million-plus Comic Book and Comic Art Auction to Feature Live, In-person, and Real Time Internet Bidding
- Business Editors WEST CALDWELL, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 25, 2000 Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMAI) announced today that its April 29, 2000 $1 million-plus auction of rare comic books and original comic book art will introduce to comic book collectors a technology that enables bidders from all over the...
- Research articles 2000-04-25
- NCsoft, Cryptic and Top Cow Productions Announce New Comic Book for `City of Heroes'; Comic Book Publisher Brings Star-Studded Team Together for New Series
- AUSTIN, Texas -- In a co-venture with NCsoftR Corporation (KSE:036570.KS) and Cryptic StudiosTM, Top Cow Productions will launch City of HeroesR as a new comic book series that will link together gamers and comic book fans alike. Celebrated writer Mark Waid (X-Men, Hunter-Killer, Flash, JLA, Ruse, Fantastic Four, Kingdom Come,...
- Research articles 2005-02-28
- Consumer promotion sees X-Men driving sales for Marvel. (comic book characters lucrative video business for Cadence Industries Corp. Marvel Comic Group)
- Also: Fisher-Price videos get new look from Good Times; Track Marketing seeks corporate sponsors. Marvel comic book stars the X-Men are on the rise in the home video market, and Best Film & Video is using the characters as the ...
- Research articles 1992-09-11
- EA Teams up with Top Comic Book Talent Including Mark Millar and Terry Dodson on Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects; EA's Super Hero Fighting Videogame to Feature Character Back-story Written by Millar and Artwork by Dodson
- SAN DIEGO -- At Comic-con 2005, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that acclaimed comic writer, Mark Millar, and artist, Terry Dodson, will be joining the roster of top comic book talent, including Jae Lee, on the development of Marvel NemesisTM: Rise of the ImperfectsTM. Set to release this fall,...
- Research articles 2005-07-14
- Timonium-based Gemstone Publishing to publish comic books newsletter
- Timonium-based Gemstone Publishing, an offshoot of Diamond Comic Distributors' founder Stephen A. Geppi, announced plans to publish Overstreet's Comic Price Review, a monthly newsletter that will offer in-depth information on the sales of high-grade comic books and collectibles. Priced at $75 a year, the first issue will appear in mid-year.
- Research articles 2003-03-24
- Concept Artist Ryan Church and Comic Book Artist Kody Chamberlain to Demonstrate Corel Painter™ X at Comic-Con International
- OTTAWA -- Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE) today announced that concept artist Ryan Church and comic book artist Kody Chamberlain will be Corel's special guests at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego. Chamberlain will demonstrate Corel Painter[TM] X on the Axiotron[TM] ModBook[TM] at the Corel booth (#5506) on Thursday, July...
- Research articles 2007-07-19
- Planetwide Media's Original Comic Book Creator and Marvel Heroes Comic Book Creator Interactive Software Debuts on QVC®
- ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Planetwide Media, a pioneer in interactive self-publishing software, debuted its best-selling Original Comic Book Creator software and Marvel Heroes Comic Book Creator software bundled together on QVC on Monday, May 7 at 6 AM ET during the one-hour Spider-Man broadcast.
- Research articles 2007-05-09
- 3 votes for John Heffron as 'Last Comic'
- Tonight, viewers' votes will determine which of three comedians will win NBC's hit reality show Last Comic Standing . n An American Idol for the comic world, Last Comic has been a showcase for stand-up comics and a healthy ratings-getter for NBC. n Culled from auditions, 10 people were chosen...
- Research articles 2004-08-12
- COLUMBIA RELEASES FIRST IMAGE FROM SPIDER-MAN 2 AT COMIC-CON.
- (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) CULVER CITY, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Columbia Pictures released the first ever image from the highly anticipated "Spider-ManR 2" Saturday at Comic-Con in San Diego, the world's largest gathering of comic book enthusiasts. "Spider-Man 2" is...
- Research articles 2003-07-22
- 'Heroes' imitates comic-book art in content, format
- Heroes creator Tim Kring isn't a big reader of comic books, but he has embraced the form in his new NBC drama about ordinary people with extraordinary powers. A tie-in comic book, 9th Wonders, details one hero's experiences before they happen. Its website (www.9thWonders.com) has a comic-book look; the Heroes...
- Research articles 2006-10-09
- Virgin Atlantic says "Jumbo 'pants to poverty'" in aid of Comic Relief.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-16 March 2001-VIRGIN ATLANTIC: Virgin Atlantic says "Jumbo 'pants to poverty'" in aid of Comic Relief C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:15032001 Passengers travelling with Virgin Atlantic today will see some very strange sights but all in aid of Comic...
- Research articles 2001-03-16
- University of Pennsylvania Libraries Presents LIFE IN BOXES: COMIC ART & ARTIFACTS
- PHILADELPHIA -- While most ten-year-old boys were buying candy and baseball cards, Havertown native and University of Pennsylvania alumnus Steven Rothman was using his allowance to buy comic books. This early investment led to a life-long interest in comics, resulting in a recent donation to the Penn Libraries of 20,000...
- Research articles 2008-10-23
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