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{{Short description|American comic book publisher and distributor}}
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*[[Suresh Seetharaman]]
*[[Christopher Linen]]
*[[Raju Puthukarai]]
*[[Peter Feldman]]
*[[Jeevan J. Kang]]
*[[Nagavito Chophy]]
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'''Gotham Entertainment Group LLC''' was an American company established in [[1997 in comics|1997]] to establish a leadership position in the [[Indian comics|Indian]] [[Comic anthology|comic magazine]] and [[children's book]] market. The company was established by executives in the industry including the former [[CEO]] of [[Time-Life]], the former Presidents of [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music Media]] and [[Bertelsmann Music Group]] (BMG) Direct, and the former Regional Creative Director of [[J. Walter Thompson|J. Walter Thompson-Asia Pacific]]. Gotham's CEO, [[Sharad Devarajan]], is an entrepreneur with prior media experience at [[MTV Networks]], [[Ford Modeling Agency]], [[Elektra Entertainment]], and [[DC Comics]].

==History==
[[File:Spider-Man India.jpg|right|thumbnail|150px|The special Indian version of Spider-Man]]
Gotham comics started publishing comics in India in the year 1998. In the early to mid-2000s, Gotham established itself as one of the leading providers of international comic magazines in India, 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 had 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]], [[Hulk]], [[X-Men]], [[Tarzan in comics|Tarzan]], [[Scooby-Doo]], [[The Powerpuff Girls]], [[The Flintstones]], and [[Wonder Woman]]. Gotham's products were available in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, and other regional languages, reaching readers in South Asia.

Perhaps their most significant partnership was with [[Marvel Comics]] to create an Indian version of Spider-Man, which incorporated India's ancient, mystical heritage<ref name='spins'>{{cite news | first=S. | last=Srinivasan | title=Spider-Man Spins a Magical Web in India | date=2005-01-03 | url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43491-2005Jan2.html | work =The Washington Post | access-date = 2009-03-15 }}</ref> and coincided with the launch of the second [[Spider-Man]] film in India.<ref name='artsb'>{{cite news | first=Lawrence | last=Van Gelder | title=Arts Briefing | date=2004-07-05 | url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E2D71F38F936A35754C0A9629C8B63 | work =The New York Times | access-date = 2009-03-15 }}</ref>

In July 2008, Gotham announced a partnership with [[Richard Branson]]'s ''Virgin''<ref name='afterf'>{{cite news | title=After Flying, India will now get to Read Virgin | date=2006-01-09 | publisher=Reuters | url =http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php?storyid=85574 | work =Indian Express | access-date = 2009-03-15 }}</ref> empire to launch ''[[Virgin Comics]]'' in India. The first three titles that were made available in India were: ''[[Devi]], [[Snake Woman (comics)|Snake Woman]] and [[The Sadhu]]'' followed by ''[[Ramayan 3392 AD]]'', a futuristic sci-fi story inspired by the original [[Ramayana]] mythology.<ref name='fipp'>{{cite news|title=Gotham Entertainment Group to launch Virgin Comics in India |date=2008-07-22 |publisher=International Federation of the Periodical Press |url=http://www.fipp.com/Default.aspx?PageIndex=2002&ItemId=14079 |access-date=2009-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812140023/http://www.fipp.com/Default.aspx?PageIndex=2002&ItemId=14079 |archive-date=2009-08-12 }}</ref>

==Staff==
*[[Sharad Devarajan]] - President, CEO, Director
*[[Suresh Seetharaman]] - Chief Operating Officer, director
*[[Christopher Linen]] - Chairman
*[[Raju Puthukarai]] - Vice-chairman
*[[Peter Feldman]] - Vice-chairman
*[[Jeevan J. Kang]] - Studio chief
*[[Nagavito Chophy]] - Asst. studio co-ordinator & digital artist

==Format==
Gotham Comics was usually published in three varying formats: standard issues (usually 22 pages in length); double issues (48 pages in length, sometimes a combination of two separate stories); and giant specials (six standard issues in one volume).

==See also==
*[[Indian comics]]
*[[Spider-Man: India]]
*[[Virgin Comics]]
*[[Raj Comics]]
*[[Indrajal Comics]]
*[[Amar Chitra Katha]]
*[[India Book House]]
*[[Level10 Comics]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060512052112/http://www.gothamcomics.com/ Gotham Entertainment Group LLC]

[[Category:Comic book publishing companies of India]]
[[Category:Indian comics]]

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