Gotham Entertainment Group
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Gotham Entertainment Group LLC is a US based company established in 1997 to establish a leadership position in the Indian comic magazine and children's book market. The Company was established by a number of media luminaries, including the former CEO of Time-Life, the former President of Warner Music Media and former President of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) Direct and the former Regional Creative Director of J. Walter Thompson-Asia Pacific. Gothams CEO, Mr. Sharad Devarajan, is an entrepreneur with prior media experience at MTV Networks, Ford Modeling Agency, Elektra Entertainment, and DC Comics.
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[edit] History
Over the last five years Gotham has established itself as one of the leading providers of international comic magazines in South Asia, securing publishing relationships with DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, MAD Magazine, Panini, S.p.A. and Warner Bros. Worldwide Publishing. Through these arrangements, Gotham has access to a large library of publishing content, featuring over 10,000 character properties and more than 700 monthly comic magazine titles including Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, The Hulk, X-Men, Tarzan, Scooby-Doo, The Powerpuff Girls, The Flintstones, and Wonder Woman. The Company currently publishes numerous monthly magazines and a number of quarterly children's books based on these heroes/characters. Gotham's products are available in English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, and other regional languages, reaching readers in South Asia.
[edit] Staff
- Sharad Devarajan - President, CEO, Director
- Suresh Seetharaman - Chief Operating Officer, Director
- Christopher Linen - Chairman
- Raju Puthukarai - Vice-Chairman
- Peter Feldman - Vice Chairman
[edit] See also
- Indian comics
- Spider-Man: India
- Virgin Comics
- Raj Comics
- Indrajal Comics
- Amar Chitra Katha
- India Book House
