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词条 Tony Caputo
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  1. Career

  2. Books and articles

  3. References

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}}Tony C. Caputo (born December 23, 1957) is an American author, visual artist, entrepreneur, and former publisher.[1]

Career

In 1985, Caputo founded NOW Comics[1] and NOW Entertainment Corporation,[2] 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.[3] He also wrote scripts and provided illustrations for some of characters' comics. Caputo ran NOW until 1994,[4] briefly reviving the company from 2003–2005. While working there, he authored the graphic novel Vespers,[2] and wrote an article on the American comic book market,[5] which included detailed market share reports for the first time.[6]

In 2004, Caputo created the Draw for Battle card game.[7] Caputo left the entertainment business in 1994,[4] and moved into information technology, first with Ahrens Interactive in 1995, and then with HyperLOCK in 1996.[8]

Since 2010, he has worked for IBM on Homeland Security projects for the City of Chicago and New York City.[9]

Books and articles

Caputo's nonfiction books include How To Self-Publish Your Own Comic Book (Watson-Guptill), Visual Storytelling: The Art and the Technique,[10] Build Your Own Server (McGraw-Hill) and Digital Video Surveillance and Security (Elsevier/Reed). His articles have been published by Tech Republic{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}, ICv2.com [11] and the Chicago Tribune{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}.

References

1. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u4MyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=teYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4222,2321025&dq=tony-caputo+now+comic&hl=en "Comic book industry takes aim at adults" - Lawrence Journal-World]
2. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104015942/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-100923979.html "Tony C. Caputo is the publisher and found of NOW Comics and is the author of the new graphic novel 'Vesper's'" - KRT Photos]
3. ^"Gotham teams with NOW for H'wood ending" - Hollywood Reporter
4. ^[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/711990011.html?dids=711990011:711990011&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+14%2C+2004&author=Robert+K+Elder%2C+Tribune+staff+reporter&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=NOW+Comics+marks+revival+with+%27Vespers%27&pqatl=google "NOW Comics marks revival with 'Vespers'" - Chicago Tribune]
5. ^"The Comic Book is Dead -- Long Live the Comic Book" - Independent Publisher
6. ^"Free Comic Book Industry Whitepaper From Bestselling Author" - PRWeb
7. ^"Now Media Group: Draw For Battle—A Truly New Concept In Family Games" - E-World Wire
8. ^"Hyperlock receives patent for HyperCD and HyperDVD" - EMedia Professional
9. ^"New York City Call of Duty" - DVSbook.com
10. ^"Art of storytelling Multimedia connects Plainfield writer's two new books" - The Herald-News
11. ^"Now Comics' Tony Caputo Asks 'What If...'" - Internal Correspondences V2
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