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Future Comics

Future Comics was an American comic book publishing company founded by industry polymath Bob Layton, and his creative partners (Layton's mentor, artist/editor Dick Giordano and his frequent writing-partner David Michelinie, CFO Allen Berrebbi) and publisher Skip Farrell.

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Founded
2000; first comic book published in 2002
Industry
Comics
Headquarters
Tampa, Florida, later Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Defunct
2004
Founder
Bob Layton, Allen Berrebbi, David Michelinie, and Dick Giordano
Key people
Bob Layton, Editor-in-Chief Allen Berrebbi, CFO and Director of Marketing David Michelinie, Head Writer Dick Giordano, Art Director Skip Farrell, Publisher

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Pre-formation

Formation

Diamond deal

Outside problems

Recent history

Film deals

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Future Comics

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related to Formation · 21
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related to history · 19
Future Comics → April, August, Citing, CrossGen, Deathmask, Freemind, Freemind's, Future, Future's, Hollywood, Jason Hughes, June, Layton, Marketing Manager, May, Metallix, Sales, The Peacekeeper, Therefore
related to Diamond deal · 15
Future Comics → Although, By, Complaints, Despite Future, Diamond, Diamond's Previews, Future, Future's, In, Layton, Premier Publisher, Retailers' Club, Supposedly, Unfortunately, When
related to Critiquing the collapse · 12
Future Comics → Allen, ComicBookGalaxy's Christopher Allen, Commenting, Diamond, Diamond's, Future, Future's, He, Layton, Layton's, Moreover, Which
related to External links · 12
Future Comics → Bob Layton, Bob Layton's, Comics Official Facebook Page, Deathmask, Excerpts, Freemind, Future Comics Official WebsiteFuture, Future ComicsInternational Hero, Information, Interview, Metallix, The Peacekeeper
related to Film deals · 12
Future Comics → D-No Entertainment, December, Diamond, FREEMIND, Future, Future's, Giordano, Hollywood, July, Layton, Metrostop Entertainment, Michelinie
related to Free Comic Book Day · 12
Future Comics → Diamond, FCBD, Free Comic Book Day, Future, Future Comics Retailer's Club, Future's, In, Layton, May, Metallix, Necessarily, Skip Farrell
related to Outside problems · 12
Future Comics → Diamond, February, Financial, Freemind, Future, Future Entertainment, Future's, In, January, Metallix, PDF, The
related to Cessation of monthly titles and move to digital · 8
Future Comics → Colony, Dick Giordano's, Future, IDW Publishing, In, Later, One, Peacekeeper
Defunct · 1
Future Comics → 2004

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Future ComicsDefunct20041.00infobox
Future ComicsFounded2000; first comic book published in 20021.00infobox
Future ComicsFounderBob Layton, Allen Berrebbi, David Michelinie, and Dick Giordano1.00infobox
Future ComicsHeadquartersTampa, Florida, later Burlington, Vermont, U.S.1.00infobox
Future ComicsIndustryComics1.00infobox
Future ComicsKey peopleBob Layton, Editor-in-Chief Allen Berrebbi, CFO and Director of Marketing David Michelinie, Head Writer Dick Giordano, Art Director Skip Farrell, Publisher1.00infobox
Future ComicsParentFuture Entertainment1.00infobox
CrossGen in focusing its efforts on trade paperbacksinstance ofand following publishers0.80text
graphic novel-releasesinstance ofand following publishers0.80text
Future Comicsrelated to Cessation of monthly titles and move to digitalIn0.60section
Future Comicsrelated to Cessation of monthly titles and move to digitalOne0.60section
Future Comicsrelated to Cessation of monthly titles and move to digitalPeacekeeper0.60section

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    Future Comics

    Nodes35
    Edges34
    Triples132
    Avg. degree1.94
    Density0.057143
    Components1
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