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Alan Payne Joins Dynamite As VP Of Sales And Marketing
25-year comic industry vet Alan Payne has joined Dynamite Entertainment as their Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Alan began his career at DreamHaven books in Minneapolis before moving to Malibu Comics in 1992. He spent 10 years with IDW Publishing where he managed all sales and marketing to comic stores, on-line retailers and the mass market. He also served as the National Sales Manager for TokyoPop.
"I'm really excited about the opportunity to be involved in expanding Dynamite and working with it's fabulous staff. I've always admired Dynamite's ability to initiate programs for properties from Red Sonja to Army Of Darkness, Vampirella, Flash Gordon, The Shadow, Doc Savage, Bob's Burgers, and recently one of the greatest icons known world wide – James Bond. This is a great time to be a part of their continued growth" stated newly appointed VP of Sales & Marketing. "Dynamite has some amazing properties that appeal to a wide variety of fans and we are going to have a lot of fun getting the next round of amazing books into the hands of current and new readers."
"Alan's experience in bringing comics and graphic novels to a larger audience is second to none. He helped blaze the trail of graphic novels to bookstores beginning with manga and took TokyoPop to the height of their success. After joining IDW, he was instrumental in building and establishing one of the most successful bookstore programs in the industry bringing licensed and creator driven comics to a larger audience" said Dynamite CEO/Publisher, Nick Barrucci. "We are proud to have someone of Alan's reputation and expertise joining the Dynamite team as our Vice President of Sales & Marketing and bringing Dynamite to the next level taking our diverse library of comics to a larger audience."
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