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Dynamite Entertainment

Dynamite Entertainment
StatusActive
Founded2004 (2004)[1]
FounderNick Barrucci
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationMount Laurel, New Jersey
DistributionDiamond Book Distributors (books)[2]
Key people
  • Nick Barrucci (CEO, Publisher)
  • Juan Collado (President, COO)
  • Brandon Dante Primavera (VP, IT and Operations)
  • Alan Payne (VP, Sales and Marketing)
  • Jim Kuhoric (VP, Product Development)
Publication typesComics
Fiction genres
Official websitewww.dynamite.com

Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded in 2004 by Nick Barrucci[1] in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, known for publishing comic book adaptations of licensed feature film properties, such as Army of Darkness, Terminator, and RoboCop; licensed or public domain literary properties such as Zorro, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, Red Sonja, Tarzan, and John Carter of Mars;[3] and superhero books including Project Superpowers, which revived classic public domain characters,[4] and original creator-owned comics like The Boys.[5][6]

Creators who have produced Dynamite's books include Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Matt Wagner, Garth Ennis, Howard Chaykin and Frank Miller. Dynamic Forces, a distribution of Dynamite's comics and books, announced a partnership with Diamond Distribution in 2008, when Diamond had the rights to publishing the international versions of books made by Dynamite Entertainment.[7]

  1. ^ a b McMillan, Graeme (July 21, 2014). "Dynamite Entertainment's CEO on 10 Years of Explosive Comics". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Johnston, Rich (September 22, 2022). "Dynamite Doubles Or Triples Orders At FOC With Diamond Comics". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Johnston, Rich (January 24, 2022). "Dynamite Entertainment Hires Brian Cunningham As Editor". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Bradyl, Matt (July 18, 200). "Ross and Krueger on Superpowers". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007.
  5. ^ Phegley, Kiel (September 25, 2012). "Saying Goodbye To 'The Boys' with Garth Ennis, Part 1". CBR.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dynamite: Five Years and Counting". Publishers Weekly. November 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Diamond Distribution, Dynamic Forces announce new international partnership" (Press release). Diamond Comic Distributors. CBR. May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

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