http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-26354 Giuliani should just quit while he’s not so far behind :: On The Other Hand, by Travis Seitler Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:34:59 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-26354 [...] In other news, a press release was just issued this morning announcing that Egmont (among other things, they’re the source for much of the comics we print at Gemstone) has teamed up with Random House and will be opening a U.S. division. Interesting… [...] [...] In other news, a press release was just issued this morning announcing that Egmont (among other things, they’re the source for much of the comics we print at Gemstone) has teamed up with Random House and will be opening a U.S. division. Interesting… [...]

]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-26353 Torsten Adair Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:48:17 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-26353 Wow. I doubt that they will have much success with Disney comics here. HOWEVER, they could easily enter the American market by reprinting their Fleetway archives (such as Neil Gaiman's 2000 AD stories). Egmont is also adept at marketing licensed properties, and could easily acquire US rights of European comics, which have yet to be exploited. Wow. I doubt that they will have much success with Disney comics here. HOWEVER, they could easily enter the American market by reprinting their Fleetway archives (such as Neil Gaiman’s 2000 AD stories).
Egmont is also adept at marketing licensed properties, and could easily acquire US rights of European comics, which have yet to be exploited.

]]> http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-26352 RW Neal Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:03:45 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-26352 Might this foreshadow the end of Gemstone's Disney comics? Seems like the few that are still trickling out are largely reprints of European stuff with the occasional Barks reprint. Of course, I could be mistaken on the contents since the titles I was buying were cancelled and I haven't been buying U$ or WDC&S. Might this foreshadow the end of Gemstone’s Disney comics? Seems like the few that are still trickling out are largely reprints of European stuff with the occasional Barks reprint. Of course, I could be mistaken on the contents since the titles I was buying were cancelled and I haven’t been buying U$ or WDC&S.

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