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  • Disney Snaps Up Comic Book Publisher (Its titles include "W.I.T.C.H.", "Route 666")

    11/17/2004 3:59:36 PM PST · by churchillbuff · 33 replies · 1,415+ views
    Reuters ^ | Nov. 17, 04 | reuters
    In a deal it hopes will produce a trove of new properties to exploit across various media, Walt Disney Co. has bought the assets of CrossGen Entertainment, a comic book publisher whose fantasy and sci-fi titles include "Abadazad," "Mystic" and "Route 666." Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of the more than two dozen titles comes as Disney is set to launch a TV series in the United States based on "W.I.T.C.H.," a comic magazine for tween girls that debuted in 2001 in Italy. Disney says "W.I.T.C.H." is now the fourth-largest magazine in the world in terms of international editions....