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

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Comics
    • 2.1.1 Innovation Publishing
    • 2.1.2 Gl* House Graphics
    • 2.1.3 Red Giant Entertainment
  • 2.2 Other works
• 3 Bibliography
  • 3.1 Amazing Comics
  • 3.2 Angel Entertainment
  • 3.3 Avatar Pres
  • 3.4 DC Comics
  • 3.5 Dynamite Entertainment/Watson-Guptill
  • 3.6 Image Comics
  • 3.7 Innovation Publishing
  • 3.8 Pacific Comics
  • 3.9 Sirius Comics
  • 3.10 Other publishers
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Campiti is the adopted son of Charles H. and Rose Campiti. 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. 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.

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

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 *ociates (1986–1987), employed future comics professionals Mark Beachum and Rick Bryant, and worked on a number of *les for Pied Piper Comics/Amazing Comics.

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.

Gl* House Graphics

In 1993, Campiti resigned from Innovation and launched Gl* 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.

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. He resigned in 2018.

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 *les 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.. His Gl* House Studios animation has animated The Grubbs, a TV pilot for Keenspot Entertainment.

He has written two graphic novel series for Simon & Schuster, Goddess Girl and Heroes in Training.

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

• (with co-writer Kevin Juaire and artists Alex Saviuk & Eduardo Barreto) "If I Were Superman...", in Action Comics #573 (Nov. 1985)

Dynamite Entertainment/Watson-Guptill

• (as contributing writer) Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics (Nov. 2010)

Image Comics

• (with artist Al Rio) Exposure (1999–2000)
• (with co-writer Mike Buckley and artist Mike Deodato) Jade Warriors (1999)

Innovation Publishing

• Beauty and the Beast (1993)
• Forbidden Planet (1992–1993)
• Mike Baron's The Group Larue (1989)
• Hero Alliance Annual (1990)
• Hero Alliance Manual
• Hero Alliance Quarterly (1991–1992)
• Hero Alliance Special (1992)
• Legends of the Stargazers (1989–1990)
• Lost in Space (1991–1993)
• Piers Anthony's On a Pale Horse (1991)
• Quantum Leap (1991–1993)
• The Vampire Companion (1990–1992)

Pacific Comics

• (stories in anthology *le) 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

• Galaxy Girl
• Oscarzinho (Brazilian comics)
• Terra One
• T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents

References

External links

• David Campiti at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Campiti's profile at Gl* House Graphics
• David Campiti's Portfolio Picture
• Gl* House Graphics
• Red Giant Entertainment