Tony Caputo

American author, visual artist, entrepreneur, and former publisher

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Tony C. Caputo is an American author, visual artist, entrepreneur, and former publisher.^[1]

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,^[2] 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]

References

^ ^a ^b McMaster, Carolyn (Aug 9, 1987). "Comics: Now a Multimillion Dollar Industry, Comics Aren't Just for Kids Anymore". Lawrence Journal-World.
^ ^a ^b "Tony C. Caputo is the publisher and found of NOW Comics and is the author of the new graphic novel 'Vesper's'" - KRT Photos
^ "Gotham teams with NOW for H'wood ending" - Hollywood Reporter ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "NOW Comics marks revival with 'Vespers'" - Chicago Tribune ^{[dead link]}
^ Caputo, Tony C. (1997). "The Comic Book is Dead -- Long Live the Comic Book". Independent Publisher.
^ "Free Comic Book Industry Whitepaper From Bestselling Author" - PRWeb
^ "Hyperlock receives patent for HyperCD and HyperDVD" - EMedia Professional ^{[dead link]}
^ "Art of storytelling Multimedia connects Plainfield writer's two new books" - The Herald-News ^{[dead link]}
^ "Now Comics' Tony Caputo Asks 'What If...'" - Internal Correspondences V2