Tony Caputo Explained

Tony C. Caputo is an American author, visual artist, entrepreneur, and former publisher.

Career

In 1985, Caputo founded NOW Comics[1] and NOW Entertainment Corporation,[2] a multimedia company that published comic books, children's periodicals, trade paperback books, and home videos of such characters as Speed Racer, the Terminator, The Real Ghostbusters, Mr. T & the T-Force, and The Green Hornet.[3] Caputo ran NOW until 1994,[4] briefly reviving the company from 2003–2005. While working there, he authored the graphic novel Vespers, and wrote an article on the American comic book market,[5] which included detailed market share reports for the first time.[6] Caputo left the entertainment business in 1994,[4] and moved into information technology, first with Ahrens Interactive in 1995, and then with HyperLOCK in 1996.[7]

Books and articles

Caputo's nonfiction books include How To Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book (Watson-Guptill), Visual Storytelling: The Art and the Technique,[8] Build Your Own Server (McGraw-Hill) and Digital Video Surveillance and Security (Elsevier/Reed). His articles have been published by ICv2.com.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Comics: Now a Multimillion Dollar Industry, Comics Aren't Just for Kids Anymore. Lawrence Journal-World. Aug 9, 1987. Carolyn. McMaster.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104015942/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-100923979.html "Tony C. Caputo is the publisher and found of NOW Comics and is the author of the new graphic novel 'Vesper's'" - KRT Photos
  3. http://login.vnuemedia.com/hr/google/login_subscribe.jsp?id=nXH33mfDnH8ZLlwjPYB5kVaLXU4gP%2FfwUHShYnJC1KD2YepvVlqEtJFtwQv8ODWsN%2F2DWMItVFKC%0AY0j%2FjmfdMvDsUIjtJ4AMn9o2i6WJu3IPAFtEPqgDbe6Nb9gqHtAaIQJd%2BZ8VE09FyUPnJCZX6PWj%0A%2B6hRkz%2BZyDo3bQVAyfwjLe13Bnij9NwTm4Wmz2j9rzyVKoT66%2FMgTW9EozFqnCkZmaOc7Yn7I5aT%0AwxPN6OfLFiNF0ML1cu7RS4UfyVYQ "Gotham teams with NOW for H'wood ending" - Hollywood Reporter
  4. https://archive.today/20130131140208/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/711990011.html?dids=711990011:711990011&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+14,+2004&author=Robert+K+Elder,+Tribune+staff+reporter&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=NOW+Comics+marks+revival+with+'Vespers'&pqatl=google "NOW Comics marks revival with 'Vespers'" - Chicago Tribune
  5. Web site: The Comic Book is Dead -- Long Live the Comic Book. Independent Publisher. 1997. Tony C.. Caputo.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012052200/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb289118.htm "Free Comic Book Industry Whitepaper From Bestselling Author" - PRWeb
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20041012084313/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FXG/is_n9_v11/ai_21041381 "Hyperlock receives patent for HyperCD and HyperDVD" - EMedia Professional
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609031325/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HN&p_theme=hn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FEBFE22DA71B74E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Art of storytelling Multimedia connects Plainfield writer's two new books" - The Herald-News
  9. http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7012.html "Now Comics' Tony Caputo Asks 'What If...'" - Internal Correspondences V2