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bookstores, Titan Merchandise, and Titan Publishing Group (which comprises Titan Books, Titan Magazines, and Titan Comics). TEG is owned by Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung.

History

Titan Distributors / Forbidden Planet

Up through the mid-1970s, only a small range of American comic books were available in British newsagents. In 1973, Landau saw the

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opportunity and formed Comic Media Distributors. In 1978, along with Mike Lake and Mike Luckman, Landau reorganized Comic Media Distributors to become Titan Distributors. They opened the first Forbidden Planet bookstore, on Denmark Street in London.Barnett, David
"How cult comic book shop Forbidden Planet changed the way we consume geek culture: Four decades on, the institution is still enjoying a position both at the top of the market and in the hearts of nerds across the land,"
''The Independent'' (7 September 2018).

Titan Books

Titan Books followed the first title with numerous other ''2000 A.D.'' reprints. Subsequently, Titan Books expanded operations, putting out its first original title in 1987 and taking over publishing ''

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'' magazine (although the title was canceled in 1989).Plowright, Frank. "Opening Shots: And As Ye Reap, So Shall Ye Sow," ''The Comics Journal'' #122 (June 1988), p. 11.

Transformation into Titan Entertainment Group

In 1992, Landau, Luckman, and Lake dissolved their partnership and traded their company shares: Landau became sole owner of Titan Books and

; Luckman became sole owner of Forbidden Planet's New York stores, and Lake became sole owner of Titan Distributors"NewsWatch: Diamond Acquires Titan Distributors," ''The Comics Journal'' #154 (November 1992), p. 14. (which he almost immediately sold to the U.S.-based

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)."Newswatch: Diamond Acquires Titan Distributors

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" ''The Comics Journal'' #162 (Oct. 1993), pp. 35-36.

Titan Magazines

Titan Merchandise

Titan Merchandise (launched in 2011) produces licensed merchandise for global properties, including Marvel Comics, ''

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'',

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, The Beatles, ''

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'', '' Alien'', ''

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'', '' Ghostbusters'', and Hammer Horror."Titan partners with Apple Corps to launch Beatles Yellow Submarine collectibles"
Retrieved 30 April 2020

References

External links

*{{official, https://titanbooks.com/help/page/about-us/#titan-entertainment-group Entertainment companies of the United Kingdom Entertainment companies established in 1993 British companies established in 1993