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J.C. Vaughn upped to President of Gemstone Publishing

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Geppi Family Enterprises (GFE) has announced that J.C. Vaughn has been promoted to President, Gemstone Publishing. Vaughn, whose previous title was Vice-President of Publishing, has been leading Gemstone since 2009.

Best known as the home of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, Gemstone Publishing was formed in 1994 by GFE President, Chairman, and CEO Steve Geppi as a conduit for his efforts to preserve and promote the history of the comics medium.

As President, Vaughn will expand the services and information provided by Gemstone and develop several new publishing initiatives. He will continue to oversee the Guide and its new iterations, carrying on its legacy of more than five decades of foundational service to the secondary comic book market.

This move comes as Gemstone recently launched Overstreet Access, an online Comic Book Price Guide and collection management platform. As part of their continued investment in Overstreet Access, GFE has also hired Shawn Sippel as Director, Digital Strategy, GFE. He will partner with Vaughn as well as other GFE business leaders on digital initiatives and will report to Chief Creative Officer, Josh Geppi. Prior to GFE, Sippel served as an independent contractor and was a key architect for the development of Overstreet Access. He will continue to focus on the platform as well as other digital initiatives across the enterprise.

SDCC 2022: Celebrate Captain Action and get Back in Action!

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Captain Action Enterprises has announced the Captain Action – Back in Action panel at Comic-Con International, commonly called San Diego Comic-Con, will be held Thursday, 7/21/22, 4:00PM – 5:00PM in room 32AB.

Panelists include, Mark Waid, Author, who recounts the comics history and his personal history with Captain Action in the book’s forward, IDW editor Scott Dunbier and J. C. Vaughn, Vice President, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide.

The panel will also include CAE’s Michael Polis, Joe Ahearn, and Ed Catto.

The team behind this new volume will be available to autograph the Captain Action Collected Edition at San Diego Comic-Con.

To celebrate this return to action, Captain Action is producing several collectibles

  • Enamel pins of Captain Action and his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil will be available for the first time. Limited to 100 each.
  • Captain Action: The Classic Collection Dr. Evil Takeover Edition – this special edition of the best-selling IDW volume will feature a specially designed dustjacket, as Dr. Evil redesigns the cover his way!  Limited to 100.

Fans can preorder these items at the Atomic Toybox Store, atomic-nerd.com or they can purchase these items at the Atomic Toybox Booth #3921 on the San Diego Comic-Con showroom floor.

The Three Stooges #1 Arrives in February Previews

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The Three StoogesThe Three Stooges are coming back to comics in April 2016 and, for the first time ever, their comic book incarnations will be produced with their actual likenesses rather than cartoon-inspired versions. It will also mark the 70th anniversary of the last original shorts filmed featuring Larry, Moe and Curly.

Under license from C3 Entertainment, American Mythology Productions (AM) will launch The Three Stooges as a full-color, 32-page comic book featuring their return to the printed page. The Boys will be featured in the comics section of the February 2016 edition of PREVIEWS from Diamond Comic Distributors, listed under “American Mythology Productions,” on pages #280 – 281. It carries a $3.99 U.S. cover price.

The new adventures of Larry, Moe and Curly will be produced by an array of creators including S.L. Gallant, Bill Galvan, Greg Larocque, Mark Wheatley, Brendon & Brian Fraim, Andrew Pepoy, S.A. Check, J.C. Vaughn, and Mark L. Haynes, among others. Each creator participating in the program is a huge fan of The Three Stooges and is excited to be telling stories that honor their legacy.