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Northstar Publishing
Comico: The Comic Company was an American comic book publisher headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Its best-known comics include the ''Robotech (comics), Robotech'' adaptations, the ''Jonny Quest'' continuation written by co-creator Doug Wildey, and Matt Wagner's ''Mage (comics), Mage: The Hero Discovered'' and ''Grendel (comics), Grendel''. Once considered a major contender on the United States, American market, Comico went into bankruptcy in 1990, although it continued to sporadically publish books until 1997. In 2009, two of Comico's original founders launched an original webcomics site called CO Comics, which they explained was the reincarnation of Comico. History Origins Comico was founded in 1982 by a group of artists and publishers who had previously printed a local school paper called ''Duckwork'' in the Norristown area. Their first book, ''Primer'' #1, attempted to establish a large black-and-white line, featuring the premiere stories of Victor, Slaughterman, Az, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Schreck
Robert Schreck (; born February 2, 1955) is an American comic book writer and editor. Schreck is best known for his influential role as editor and marketing director at Dark Horse Comics in the 1990s, co-founding Oni Press, and for his subsequent stint as editor for DC Comics. He is currently the Deputy Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Career Beginnings In the mid-1970s, Bob Schreck began working for Creation Entertainment organizing and running conventions around the country, where he got to know most of the era’s comic book professionals, and met aspirants and up-and-comers such as Matt Wagner, who has called Schreck "a major force in the comics industry."Portland Life, Vol 5 No 5, October 1997 In the early 1980s he worked in the marketing department at Marvel Comics. Comico In 1985 Schreck and his future wife (now divorced) Diana Schutz were hired as, respectively, Administrative Director (in charge of marketing and publishing) and Editor in Chief of Comico: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
