Tony Caputo
Tony C. Caputo is an American author, visual artist, entrepreneur, and former publisher.[1]
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.[2][1][3] At its height in 1990, the company had $5 million in sales, 17 employees and 70 freelancers.[4]
Caputo ran NOW until 1994,[5] briefly reviving the company from 2003 to 2005.
After leaving the comic book and entertainment business in 1994,[5] Caputo moved into information technology, first with Ahrens Interactive in 1995, and then with HyperLOCK in 1996.[6]
Books and articles
[edit]While working at NOW, he authored the graphic novel Vespers,[3] and wrote an article on the American comic book market,[7] which included detailed market share reports for the first time.[8]
Caputo's nonfiction books include How To Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book (Watson-Guptill), Visual Storytelling: The Art and the Technique,[9] Build Your Own Server (McGraw-Hill) and Digital Video Surveillance and Security (Elsevier/Reed). His articles have been published by ICv2.com.[10]
References
[edit]- 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
- 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]
- ↑ "Hyperlock receives patent for HyperCD and HyperDVD" - EMedia Professional
- ↑ 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
