Changes: Innovation Publishing

Innovation Publishing
Former type	Comic publisher
Industry	Comics
Founded	1988
Founder(s)	David Campiti
Defunct	1994
Headquarters	Wheeling, West Virginia

Latest revision as of 03:42, 10 January 2015

Innovation Publishing (also known as Innovation Books) was an American comic book company based in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was co-founded by David Campiti in 1988 after writing a business proposal and raising US$400,000 to finance its launch. Innovation became #4 in market share, below Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Dark Horse Comics.^{[verification needed]}

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The company published many adaptations and Tie-in series of existing media properties, such as Anne Rice's novels Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the Damned. It also published Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality: On a Pale Horse; the TV series Dark Shadows, Quantum Leap, Beauty and the Beast and Lost in Space; and the movie series Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street among others.

Innovation's original series included Angel Heat; Campiti's The Bodacious Adventures of Biff Thundersaur; Dangerous Secrets; Dream Angel; The Experimentals; writer Al Rio's Exposure; Galaxy Girl; Greylore; writer Kevin Juaire's Hero Alliance; Legends of the Stargrazers; and writer Mike Barr's The Maze Agency (continuing a series originally published by Comico).

Innovation was one the first companies to delve heavily into recruiting talents from Brazil, starting the American careers of Mike Deodato and Joe Bennett, among others.^{[verification needed]} 1992 Russ Manning "Best Newcomer" Award-winner Mike Okamoto broke into comic books illustrating The Maze Agency #15 (Aug. 1990) and Hero Alliance #11-12 (Nov.-Dec. 1990).

Campiti left Innovation in 1993^[1] to launch Glasshouse Graphics, a studio/agency for illustrators, writers, painters, and digital designers. Shortly thereafter, in early 1994, Innovation closed, leaving substantial debts to creators, printers, and investors.^[2]

Titles published

HeroAlliance12 — *Hero Alliance* #12 (Dec. 1990): Good girl art by penciler Mike Okamoto, inked by Mike Witherby.

Adaptations

Beauty and the Beast
Child's Play
Dark Shadows
Incarnations of Immortality: On a Pale Horse
Interview with the Vampire
Lost in Space
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Quantum Leap
Queen of the Damned
The Vampire Lestat
The Shadow of the Torturer^[3]

Original series

Angel Heat
The Bodacious Adventures of Biff Thundersaur
Dangerous Secrets
Dream Angel
The Experimentals
Exposure
Galaxy Girl
Greylore
Hero Alliance
Justice Machine
Legends of the Stargrazers
The Maze Agency

References

↑ "Newswatch: Campiti Leaves Innovation," The Comics Journal #161 (August 1993), p. 27.
↑ "Newswatch: Innovation Goes Under Leaving Substantial Debts to Creators, Printers, and Investors," The Comics Journal #166 (February 1994), pp. 34-37.
↑ http://www.onipress.com/creator/3

External links

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[1] "Newswatch: Campiti Leaves Innovation," The Comics Journal #161 (August 1993), p. 27.

[TCJ166-2] "Newswatch: Innovation Goes Under Leaving Substantial Debts to Creators, Printers, and Investors," The Comics Journal #166 (February 1994), pp. 34-37.

[3] ttp://www.onipress.com/creator/3

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 '''Innovation Publishing''' (also known as '''Innovation Books''') was an [[United States of America|American]] [[comic book]] company based in [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]], [[West Virginia]]. It was co-founded by [[David Campiti]] in 1988 after writing a business proposal and raising US$400,000 to finance its launch. Innovation became #4 in market share, below [[Marvel Comics]], [[DC Comics]], and [[Dark Horse Comics]].{{Verify source|date=July 2007}}
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-The company published many adaptations and Tie-in series of existing media properties, such as [[Anne Rice]]'s [[novels]] ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'', ''[[The Vampire Lestat]]'', and ''[[Queen of the Damned]]''. It also published [[Piers Anthony]]'s ''[[Incarnations of Immortality|Incarnations of Immortality: On a Pale Horse]]''; the [[TV series]] ''[[Dark Shadows]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV show)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and ''[[Lost in Space]]''; and the [[movie]] series ''[[Child's Play (film series)#Comic books|Child's Play]]'', ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)#Innovation Publishing|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' among others.
+The company published many adaptations and Tie-in series of existing media properties, such as [[Anne Rice]]'s [[novels]] ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'', ''[[The Vampire Lestat]]'', and ''[[Queen of the Damned]]''. It also published [[Piers Anthony]]'s ''[[Incarnations of Immortality|Incarnations of Immortality: On a Pale Horse]]''; the TV series ''[[Dark Shadows]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV show)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and ''[[Lost in Space]]''; and the [[movie]] series ''[[Child's Play (film series)#Comic books|Child's Play]]'', ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)#Innovation Publishing|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' among others.
 Innovation's original series included ''Angel Heat''; Campiti's ''[[Biff Thundersaur|The Bodacious Adventures of Biff Thundersaur]]''; ''Dangerous Secrets''; ''Dream Angel''; ''The Experimentals''; writer [[Al Rio]]'s ''Exposure''; ''Galaxy Girl''; ''Greylore''; writer [[Kevin Juaire]]'s ''[[Hero Alliance]]''; ''Legends of the Stargrazers''; and writer [[Mike W. Barr|Mike Barr]]'s ''[[The Maze Agency]]'' (continuing a series originally published by [[Comico Comics|Comico]]).