David Campiti

David Campiti (born May 9, 1958) is an American animation producer, comic book writer, talent agent, and co-founder of Innovation Publishing.[2] As CEO of Glass House Graphics,[3] Campiti oversees an international animation studio and agency of illustrators, writers, painters, and digital designers.

David Campiti
Campiti at the Big Apple Convention, May 21, 2011.
Born (1958-05-09) May 9, 1958
Wheeling, West Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor, Publisher
Notable works
Innovation Publishing
Glass House Graphics
Spouse(s)Cynthy Wood[1]
glasshousegraphics.com

Early life

Campiti is the adopted son of Charles H. and Rose Campiti.[4][5] He graduated from Warwood High School and West Liberty University. He began writing as a child.

Career

Campiti sold his first writing to the Wheeling News-Register while still in college, and to such magazines as Writer's Digest and Comics Buyer's Guide soon after.[5] He was an on-air news reporter at WKWK radio, where he also wrote, performed, and produced humorous radio commercials. He soon moved on to WANJ-FM Radio.[4]

In 1982, Campiti moved from his hometown of Wheeling, West Virginia, to North Attleboro, Massachusetts, where he worked as chief copywriter at the L.G. Balfour Company and, later on, as writer for the United Way of New England.[4]

Comics

Campiti sold comic book scripts to Pacific Comics in 1982. In 1985, Campiti wrote a short story for Action Comics #573 at DC Comics, then turned to freelance editing and product packaging full-time. His packager, Campiti and Associates (1986–1987), employed future comics professionals Mark Beachum and Rick Bryant,[6] and worked on a number of titles for Pied Piper Comics/Amazing Comics.[1]

Innovation Publishing

In 1988, Campiti wrote a business proposal which helped raise $400,000 to finance the launch of Innovation Publishing. Innovation brought literary, film, and TV tie-in series and adaptations, such as Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat, Dark Shadows, Quantum Leap, and Lost in Space.

Glass House Graphics

In 1993, Campiti resigned from Innovation[7] and launched Glass House Graphics, an international studio/agency for illustrators, writers, painters, and digital designers, where he currently holds the position as CEO and global talent supervisor.

Campiti oversees offices in the U.S., Brazil, Manila, Jakarta, and various locations in Europe, coordinating a roster of worldwide talents that produce art, stories, and digital graphics for a range of publishers and studios. In the 1990s, he taught art at U.S. at conventions and art schools in Brazil, and the Philippines.[8][9]

Red Giant Entertainment

In March 2013, Campiti was elected to the Board of Directors of Red Giant Entertainment, a comic book publisher and "transmedia" entertainment company.[10]

Other works

Campiti's credits as writer include Action Comics #573, Exposure and Jade Warriors for Image Comics and Keenspot.

Most of his work in comics was as an editor on titles like T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Beauty and the Beast, Dark Shadows, and Hero Alliance.

He was co-writer of Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics, released in November 2010 from Watson-Guptill/Dynamite Entertainment.

Campiti was listed as producer and character actor for Journey to Magika, the first animated film from Red Giant Entertainment, which aired on Hulu in 2014.[11]

Bibliography

Amazing Comics
  • Angel Heat (1997)
  • Dangerous Secrets (Amazing Comics, 1997)
  • The Experimentals (Amazing Comics, 1997)

Angel Entertainment
  • Dream Angel (1996)

Avatar Pres
  • Exposure Second Coming (2000)
  • Exposure Special 2001 (2001)
  • Jade Warriors: Slave of the Dragon (2001)

DC Comics

Dynamite Entertainment/Watson-Guptill
  • (as contributing writer)[12] Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics (Nov. 2010)

Image Comics

Innovation Publishing

Pacific Comics
  • (stories in anthology title) Vanguard Illustrated #1–3 (1983–1984)
  • (with co-writer and artist David Ross) "Avalone Episode One: Survival," in Vanity #2 (1984)

Sirius Comics
  • Greylore #1–5 (1985–1986)

Other publishers

References
  1. Dave Campiti entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Retrieved Dec. 25, 2021.
  2. "David Campiti – LinkedIn".
  3. Perkins, Jason. "Contact – David Campiti". www.glasshousegraphics.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  4. "David Campiti". quantumleappodcast.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  5. "David Campiti". www.glasshousegraphics.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  6. Campiti and Associates, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Retrieved Dec. 27, 2021.
  7. "Newswatch: Campiti Leaves Innovation," The Comics Journal #161 (August 1993), p. 27.
  8. "Comic Book Creator Interview David Campiti". CNN iReport. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  9. "Newswatch: Campiti Holds Art Seminar in Brazil," The Comics Journal #175 (March 1995), p. 29.
  10. "Top Comics Industry Talent Agent Joins Red Giant Entertainment". Marketwired. March 5, 2013.
  11. "Red Giant Entertainment Wraps "Magika" Post-Production". Marketwired. March 6, 2013.
  12. Fratz, D. Douglas. Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics review, SFSite (2012).
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