Comments on: Egmont US to open http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:24:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Giuliani should just quit while he’s not so far behind :: On The Other Hand, by Travis Seitler http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-588519 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:34:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-588519 [...] 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… […]

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-535487 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:48:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-535487 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.

]]> by: RW Neal http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-534143 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:03:45 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/11/14/egmont-us-to-open/#comment-534143 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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