Tony Caputo
Tony C. Caputo (b. December 23, 1957[1]) is an American author, visual artist, entrepreneur, and former publisher.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1985, Caputo founded NOW Comics and NOW Entertainment Corporation, 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][2][4] Caputo was active in comics fandom, and he founded NOW Comics with some of the people he had worked with on fanzines.[5] At its height in 1990, the company had $5 million in sales, 17 employees and 70 freelancers.[6]
Caputo ran NOW until 1994,[7] briefly reviving the company from 2003 to 2005.[8]
After leaving the comic book and entertainment business in 1994,[7] Caputo moved into information technology, first with Ahrens Interactive in 1995, and then with HyperLOCK in 1996.[9]
Books and articles
[edit]While working at NOW, he authored the graphic novel Vespers,[4] and wrote an article on the American comic book market,[10] which included detailed market share reports for the first time.[11]
Caputo's nonfiction books include How To Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book (Watson-Guptill), Visual Storytelling: The Art and the Technique,[12] Build Your Own Server (McGraw-Hill) and Digital Video Surveillance and Security (Elsevier/Reed). His articles have been published by ICv2.com.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ Meyers, Greg W. (1988-12-30), "Comic book industry birthdays: December", Comics Buyer's Guide, no. 789, p. 34, retrieved 2026-08-13
- 1 2 McMaster, Carolyn (Aug 9, 1987). "Comics: Now a Multimillion Dollar Industry, Comics Aren't Just for Kids Anymore". Lawrence Journal-World.
- ↑ "Gotham teams with NOW for H'wood ending" - Hollywood Reporter[dead link]
- 1 2 "Tony C. Caputo is the publisher and found of NOW Comics and is the author of the new graphic novel 'Vesper's'". KRT Photos. October 8, 2004. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ "NOW Comics", Comic Shop News Special, no. 1, p. 28, 1988, retrieved 2026-08-13
- 1 2 3 "About – Tony C Caputo". www.tonyccaputo.com. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- 1 2 "NOW Comics marks revival with 'Vespers'" - Chicago Tribune[link removed]
- ↑ Melby, Nathan (2003-07-25), "Now Comics returns", Comics Buyer's Guide, no. 1549, p. 14, retrieved 2026-08-13
- ↑ "Hyperlock receives patent for HyperCD and HyperDVD". Emedia Professional. 11 (9). Archived from the original on October 12, 2004 – via FindArticles.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Art of storytelling Multimedia connects Plainfield writer's two new books" - The Herald-News
- ↑ "Now Comics' Tony Caputo Asks 'What If...'" - Internal Correspondences V2
