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Red Giant Entertainment, Inc.
Traded asOTCQB: REDG
Founded2005 (2005) in Nevada
FounderBenny R. Powell
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationClermont, Florida
DistributionDiamond Book Distributors[1]
Key peopleBenny R. Powell (CEO)
Isen Robbins (CIPO)
Aimee Schoof (CBDO)
Chris Crosby (CTO)
Mark Fischbach Board member
Publication typesComic books
Official websitewww.redgiantentertainment.com

Red Giant Entertainment, Inc. is a Florida-headquartered comic book publisher and "transmedia" entertainment company established in 2005. Red Giant was founded by Benny R. Powell, former marketing writer for Priceline.com.[2] Other key players included David Campiti, director and COO, also CEO of Glass House Graphics; Isen Robbins (CIPO) and Aimee Schoof (CBDO) of Intrinsic Value Films and Red Giant Media; and Chris Crosby, CTO and the CEO of Keenspot Entertainment.[3] Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach joined the board in November 2014.[4]

Works

Comics

Webcomics

Red Giant published webcomics with partner Keenspot. Titles included Wayward Sons: Legends, Exposure, Jade Warriors, Buzzboy, Medusa's Daughter, Katrina, and Porcelain.[5] [6][non-primary source needed]

Giant-Size Comics

Red Giant's Giant-Size Comics was a print comic book line of free, ad-supported anthology titles which debuted on May 3, 2014 as part of Free Comic Book Day. The line featured work by Mort Castle, story editor Brian Augustyn, and Larry Hama.[7][8][9]

As of 2019, Red Giant began crowdfunding projects under the Absolute Comics imprint.[10] Comics falling under this label are all set within one shared universe, with cross-over events happening frequently. Some of the series in the Absolute Comics Universe are "White Widow", "Dual Identity" and "Wayward Sons".


Collections

  • The Cartoon Art of Mike Deodato, Jr. (Dec 2013)
  • Mike Deodato's Jade Warriors (Spring 2014)
  • Mike Deodato's Comics & Stories (Summer 2014) [11][non-primary source needed]
  • Mike Deodato Jr's Sketchbook (2014)

Graphic Novels

  • Banzai Girl Volume 1 Dreams Betrayed (November 2014)
  • Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule! Paperback (January 3, 2012)
  • Drow Tales Volume 1: Moonless Age TP Paperback (July 3, 2012)
  • Exposure Volume 1 (January 21, 2014)
  • Exposure Volume 2 Blind Faith (November 2014)
  • Medusa's Daughter Graphic Novel HC (2012)
  • Medusa's Daughter Graphic Novel Library HC (February 17, 2015)
  • Roboy Red Graphic Novel Comic (2012)
  • Wayward Sons Volume 1 (Wayward Sons: Legends) (December 2011)
  • Wayward Sons Volume 2 (Wayward Sons: Legends) (February 2014)
  • Wayward Sons Volume 3 (April 2014)
  • Wayward Sons Volume 4 (October 2014)

[12]

Film

The following Red Giant Media film projects are in various stages of development, production or release.

Television

The following Red Giant television projects are in various stages of development and production.

Video Games and Apps

Bandai Namco Games America Inc. announced a partnership to provide more comic influenced games on July 23, 2014.[28]

History

  • Incorporated June 27, 2005 under the name Castmor Resources, Ltd.
  • Red Giant Entertainment, Inc. established in Clermont, Florida, in 2010.
  • Acquired Red Giant Entertainment, Inc., a Florida corporation ("RGE"), on June 11, 2012.
  • On June 26, 2012, Castmor Resources changed name to Red Giant Entertainment, Inc.
  • On March 4, 2013, Red Giant acquired ComicGenesis, LLC ("ComicGenesis"), a Nevada limited liability company that operates a user-generated comic site that hosts over 10,000 independent webcomics.[29]

Partners

Strategic partners include:

Controversy

Japan Needs Heroes, the company's Kickstarter crowd-funded anthology project designed to benefit "victims of Japan's tragedies", was fully funded in May 2011, and Japan Needs Heroes II, the company's second such project was fully funded in 2013. Neither had been delivered as of January 2014.[31] The company said both projects had gone to the printer as of December 30, 2014 and that digital downloads would be sent to the Kickstarter backers in January 2015.[32][33] As of at least February 2015, printed hardcover and paperback books had not been mailed to Kickstarter backers.[34] At San Diego Comic-Con International in 2015, Stan Lee and Red Giant's David Campiti showed the printed copies of Japan Needs Heroes.[35] According to updates on Kickstarter the books were held by the warehouse company and not released so they issued refunds and released the donations to the Japan Society.

References

  1. ^ Our Publishers
  2. ^ "LinkedIn Profile: Benny R. Powell". LinkedIn.com.
  3. ^ "Meet Red Giant's 5 Key Players". BizJournal.
  4. ^ "Mark 'Markiplier' Fischbach Joins Red Giant Entertainment's Board of Directors: YouTube Superstar Brings Extraordinary New Media Expertise To Board". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12.
  5. ^ "Keenspot.com Homepage".
  6. ^ "Red Giant's 'SUPERNOVAS' Explodes Onto comiXology". Marketwired. April 7, 2013.
  7. ^ "Red Giant To Join In Free Comic Book Day". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16.
  8. ^ "They Might Be Red Giants". Orlando Business Journal. April 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "Comics Veteran Brian Augustyn Joins Red Giant Entertainment". The Wall Street Journal. November 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "About Us".
  11. ^ "Red Giant to Release New Original Projects From Superstar Comic Artist Mike Deodato" (Press release). MarketWired. September 5, 2013.
  12. ^ "BN Search". Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Red Giant Entertainment Wraps "Magika" Post-Production". Marketwired. March 6, 2013.
  14. ^ "Niko: Journey to Magika". IMDb. January 19, 2014.
  15. ^ "Red Giant Animated Movie NIKO: JOURNEY TO MAGIKA To Premiere On Hulu". Press Release. November 28, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  16. ^ "Benderspink to adapt 'Last Blood'". Variety. April 1, 2008.
  17. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 28, 2008). "'Blood' work for 'Family Guy' scribe". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  18. ^ "Simon Hunter Helms Vampiric 'Last Blood'". Deadline Hollywood. July 22, 2011.
  19. ^ "Comic-Con: 'Last Blood' Movie Secures Co-Financing". Deadline Hollywood. July 14, 2012.
  20. ^ "Omphalos (2014) - IMDb". IMDb. February 16, 2014.
  21. ^ "Red Giant Entertainment - SHOCKWAVE DARKSIDE Feature Film". RedGiant. February 20, 2014.
  22. ^ "Shockwave Darkside (2014) - IMDb". IMDb. February 21, 2014.
  23. ^ Barraclough, Leo (June 27, 2014). "London FrightFest Unveils Biggest Ever Line-up - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  24. ^ "Red Giant Entertainment Taps SUPERNOVAS". Marketwired. March 7, 2013.
  25. ^ "Web Comic 'Wayward Sons' Getting Big-Screen Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter. April 10, 2013.
  26. ^ "Producer Kevin VanHook to Develop Red Giant's EXPOSURE Franchise for Television". Marketwired. July 30, 2013.
  27. ^ "'I, Robot' effects supervisor to produce Red Giant's 'Exposure' as TV show". Bizjournals. July 30, 2013.
  28. ^ "BANDAI NAMCO Announces Outcast Odyssey as a Part of San Diego Comic Con Mobile Games Lineup!". Wall Street Journal. July 23, 2014.
  29. ^ "Red Giant Entertainment 10K Filing". SEC. February 20, 2014.
  30. ^ "BANDAI NAMCO Announces Outcast Odyssey as a Part of San Diego Comic Con Mobile Games Lineup!". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  31. ^ "JAPAN NEEDS HEROES stalled Kickstarter project, a timeline". YouTube. January 2, 2014.
  32. ^ "Red Giant Entertainment Fans and Investors Group". Facebook. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  33. ^ "Japan Needs Heroes - Digital Download". Red Giant Entertainment, Online Store. January 16, 2015.
  34. ^ "Red Giant Entertainment Needs Heroes". Rich Johnston, BleedingCool.com. February 11, 2015.
  35. ^ "Foreword writer Stan "The Man" Lee and Dazzlin' Dave Campiti celebrate the release of Red Giant's benefit book JAPAN NEEDS HEROES!". Red Giant Entertainment, Facebook. July 12, 2015.
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