Cloud 9 Interactive And Marvel Characters, Inc. Team Up To Bring Comic Book Culture To Life On CD-ROM; Spider-Man Creator Provides Insider's Perspective In First of Four Do-It-Yourself Comic Book Titles.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 1996--Cloud 9 Interactive, Inc., the children's entertainment company, announced today an agreement with Marvel Characters, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) is an American entertainment company. The company traces its origins to the May 1933 publication of Western Supernovel Magazine. Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MRV MRV minute respiratory volume. ) to develop, publish and distribute a new series of four CD-ROMs based on the world renowned Marvel comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. characters. The CD-ROMs will feature techniques for drawing comic book characters, writing storylines for comics, the history of comic book villains and female super heroes. Top Marvel Comic artist and co-creator of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Stan Lee is project consultant and voice-over artist for the CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . He is joined by other well-known Marvel artists who also share insider drawing tips and guidance in the title. Scheduled for release one per year over the next four years, Cloud 9 anticipates the first Marvel title to be on the retail shelves by third quarter 1996. "The project with Cloud 9 helps get people involved in and excited about creating their very own comic books in a new and captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. way," said Justin McCormack, vice president of entertainment marketing for Marvel Characters, Inc. "Working with our talented artists and writers, we believe Cloud 9's highly experienced staff and creative studio approach to bringing educational and entertaining multimedia to the marketplace is an ideal combination for these titles." In Cloud 9's first title, children will learn techniques to draw Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, the X-MEN and a collection of other classic Marvel characters. They will be able to complete drawing and style exercises on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. or off-screen by watching and then later printing out the different lessons. "We are thrilled to have created this long-term relationship with Marvel," said Debra Streicker-Fine, president and chief executive officer of Cloud 9 Interactive. "Our studio approach enables us to work with high-quality content providers such as Marvel to bring recognizable, branded products to new media." "The Marvel series allows us to integrate these popular characters with high-quality entertainment and educational products for people of all ages. We are working closely with Marvel to ensure we maintain a high standard of content, design and production." The largest publisher of comic books in North America, Marvel Comics Group is a unit of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. A diversified youth entertainment company that owns a vast library of internationally celebrated properties including Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and X-Men. The Firm's operations also include Fleer/SkyBox, marketers of sports and entertainment trading cards; Panini Panini (pä`nēnē), fl. c.400 B.C., Indian grammarian. His Ashtādhyāyī [eight books] (tr. 1891) is one of the earliest works of descriptive linguistics and is also the first individually authored treatise on Sanskrit. , marketers of children's activity stickers; and Toy Biz, an innovative toy company. Based in Santa Monica, Calif., Cloud 9 Interactive is a dynamic children's entertainment studio that creates, publishes, distributes and licenses high-quality children's characters and family content for use in all entertainment media. Formed and staffed by industry-leading experts in the fields of multimedia, marketing, publishing and entertainment, the company is backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . Its eagerly-awaited first CD-ROM titles are scheduled for release in third quarter 1996. CONTACT: Cloud 9 Interactive Todd Greene, 310/319-5364 cloud9inc@aol.com |
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