Platinum Studios

Platinum Studios in Talks to Acquire Free E-book Firm WOWIO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2008 - 7:42am.

Los Angeles - Platinum Studios, a company that controls a library of more than 5,600 comic book characters that it adapts for various media, announced on Monday that it is in talks to acquire WOWIO, a digital distributor of digital books and comics.

Comics Publisher Platinum Studios Raises $5 Million, Files for IPO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2007 - 8:14am.

Los Angeles - Platinum Studios, the owner and rightsholder to an independent library of comic book characters, announced on Monday that it has raised $5 million in a new round of equity financing, and has filed with the SEC for an initial public offering of shares.

Comic Book Rights Holder Platinum Studios Raises $1 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 26, 2006 - 12:48am.

Los Angeles - Platinum Studios, a production company that controls a library of more than 3,800 comic book characters, said on Tuesday that it has received an investment of more than $1 million from Brian Altounian, the company's president and COO. Los Angeles-based Platinum will use the funds to expand its new media and mobile divisions.