Dynamite Contacts
- General inquiries
- info@dynamite.com
- Letters
- letters@dynamite.com
- Submissions
- submissions@dynamite.com — be sure to check the submissions guidelines also
- Site feedback & technical issues
- webmaster@dynamite.com
- Customer service
- customerservice@dynamite.com
- Sales, press, media rights, foreign rights, licensing, promotions & advertising
- marketing@dynamite.com
Custom Publishing and Creative Services
Combining the use of story and art to convey messages like no other medium can do, comics are a great way to add impact for a variety of purposes.
Custom comics can be used to:
- Provide value as an in-pack or on-pack gift with purchase
- Market new services or products
- Incentivize freebie for signing up for email list, social media, or other promotional purpose
- Give away at a convention or trade show
- Create educational programs that reach a younger audience
- Further your brand, and tell stories in a different medium
Dynamite can also:
- Create eye-popping custom illustrations for marketing
- Produce fantastic concept/character designs & model sheets
- Package licensed comics, developing all story and art
- Provide stunning motion graphics
Intellectual Property Development Experience
Dynamite has a tremendous amount of experience in Intellectual Property development. We are experts at working with existing properties to give them fresh new spins, and also at creating brand new properties from the ground up.
Top Notch Talent
Dynamite has a huge and diverse talent pool of writers and artists, along with a full editorial and design staff, to help create whatever the need or style that is desired for any project.
Internships
Dynamite offers internships to students throughout the year in several of our departments. We accept applications throughout the year, but these are our key dates:
- Fall
- August 15th
- Spring
- December 20th
- Summer
- April 30th
Dates are subject to change.
All applicants must understand and comply with the following:
- All internships are non-paid.
- Must be currently enrolled at an accredited institution and be able to show that they will receive academic credit for the internship. A letter from your advisor stating that you will get credit for the program is sufficient.
- All internships take place at the Dynamite offices in Mt. Laurel, NJ.
- No travel or housing expenses will be covered.
- All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
If you have questions about the internship program, feel free to contact us at internships@dynamite.com.
Departments currently accepting internships
- Editorial
- Available a minimum of 8 hours per week for Fall and Spring programs; Summer interns are expected to be in the offices a minimum of 16 hours a week.
- Digital
- Available a minimum of 16 hours per week.
Applying
If you wish to apply for an internship, please email the following to internships@dynamite.com:
- First and last name
- Age
- School
- Resume
- Reason you want to intern
- Department you are applying to
Licensing and Foreign Rights
Dynamite sub-licenses books to dozens of international publishers, which are published in over 15 languages. For licensing and foreign rights inquiries, please review our Titles listing and contact us at marketing@dynamite.com.
A formal proposal for any title must contain the following points to be properly evaluated:
- Territory
- Advance
- Minimum guarantee
- Royalty rate
- Minimum cover price
- Minimum print run
- Channels of distribution
- Term period
- Samples (please send to the address above)
Advertising
Dynamite titles are based on some of the most popular properties, which have built-in mass-market audiences. Advertise across our whole line-up, a specific title, or our websites — or in combination. We can structure a package to meet your specific goals.
Audience
- Male
- 65%
- Female
- 35%
- Median age
- 25
Spending habits
49% spend $20–75 a week on Dynamite, Marvel & DC comics, and 90% also buy video games, movies, toys, collectibles and card games.
Print ad specifications
Full bleed, one page
- Trim
- 6.625″ × 10.1875″
- Bleed
- 6.875″ × 10.4375″
- Live
- 6.125″ × 9.6875″
- Gutter
- n/a
- Max density
- 300%
- Min type size
- 5 pt
Avoid placing text directly on the spread’s gutter line.
Print ad requirements
Please follow these instructions carefully to ensure your ad is printed as intended. All files should be submitted at 100% final size, 300 dpi, CMYK. All fonts must be embedded, converted to outlines, or included in a folder with the final file. Dynamite accepts PDF or TIF. Files can be received from Macs (preferred) or PCs, either digitally or on CD. If sending digitally, please stuff or zip the final files.
Digital ad requirements
Static or animated GIF and JPEG are accepted. Flash (video only) is accepted on a case-by-case basis.
Flash specs
- Ads cannot “float” and must stay within the specified position.
- Audio is not permitted.
- Links must activate on click, not on hover.
Size limits — Flash and animated GIF
- Header
- 728 × 90, max 150 KB
- Sidebar
- 200 × 200, max 100 KB
Payment terms
Pre-pay until terms are established. Material due 1 business day prior.
To inquire further about advertising and promotional opportunities in Dynamite publications, dynamite.com and affiliates, please contact marketing@dynamite.com.
Distributor Contact
Dynamite products are distributed to comic retailers and book stores by Lunar Distribution and Simon & Schuster.
- Lunar Distribution
- lunardistribution.com
- Simon & Schuster
- simonandschuster.biz
About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Vampirella, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, Game of Thrones, SEAL Team Six and more.
Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters — including Warren, Harris Comics, Charlton and Chaos Comics properties — such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, Purgatori, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt.
In addition to their critically acclaimed titles and best-selling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner and a host of up-and-coming new talent.
Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers, and several of their titles — including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger’s Project Superpowers — have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005 Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher, another in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%), and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for several industry awards, including the prestigious Eisner Award.