Panini - Revision history

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History

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	For a long time, Panini had been mostly known for its sticker albums based around a wide variety of topics including football ("soccer" for Americans), movies, TV shows and cartoons. Coincidentally, they also released a [[The Transformers Sticker Book (1986)\|sticker album]] with screencaps from episodes of the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1]]'' cartoon in several countries back in the 1980s.		For a long time, Panini had been mostly known for its sticker albums based around a wide variety of topics including football ("soccer" for Americans), movies, TV shows and cartoons. Coincidentally, they also released a [[The Transformers Sticker Book (1986)\|sticker album]] with screencaps from episodes of the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1]]'' cartoon in several countries back in the 1980s.

	Panini's Italian parent company was purchased by [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]]'s US parent company Marvel Entertainment in 1994,<ref name="marvelpurch">[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/business/company-news-marvel-entertainment-to-buy-italian-sticker-producer.html NY Times reporting on Panini's acquiration by Marvel Entertainment in 1994]</ref> who used Panini's established structures on the European market to form their Marvel Europe division, and established comic-specific branches in other European countries such as Germany and France, including domestic Marvel imprints. In 1995, Panini acquired the assets of Marvel UK, which had been in a steady decline for several years by that point.		Panini's [[Italy\|Italian]] parent company was purchased by [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]]'s US parent company Marvel Entertainment in 1994,<ref name="marvelpurch">[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/business/company-news-marvel-entertainment-to-buy-italian-sticker-producer.html NY Times reporting on Panini's acquiration by Marvel Entertainment in 1994]</ref> who used Panini's established structures on the European market to form their Marvel Europe division, and established comic-specific branches in other European countries such as [[Germany]] and [[France]], including domestic Marvel imprints. In 1995, Panini acquired the assets of Marvel UK, which had been in a steady decline for several years by that point.

	In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist in many markets.		In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist in many markets.
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	Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.		Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.

	On February 25, 2025, the first Transformers volume of the Energon Universe by Skybound and Image Comics was released in Germany by Panini		On February 25, 2025, the first ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' volume of the [[Energon Universe]] by [[Skybound Entertainment\|Skybound]] and [[Image Comics]] was released in Germany by Panini, followed by a release in [[Brazil]] the next month.

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{w\|Panini Comics\|Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics}}		*{{w\|Panini Comics\|Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics}}

Soundorion Prime at 12:26, 1 March 2025

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	Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.		Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.

			On February 25, 2025, the first Transformers volume of the Energon Universe by Skybound and Image Comics was released in Germany by Panini
	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{w\|Panini Comics\|Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics}}		*{{w\|Panini Comics\|Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics}}

TheLastGherkin at 14:58, 4 September 2024

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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist\|2}}		{{reflist}}


	[[Category:Comics]]		[[Category:Comics]]
	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]

Saix: clean up, replaced: ==Footnotes== → ==References==, → {{reflist|2}}

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clean up, replaced: ==Footnotes== → ==References==, <references/> → {{reflist|2}}

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	For a long time, Panini had been mostly known for its sticker albums based around a wide variety of topics including football ("soccer" for Americans), movies, TV shows and cartoons. Coincidentally, they also released a [[The Transformers Sticker Book (1986)\|sticker album]] with screencaps from episodes of the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1]]'' cartoon in several countries back in the 1980s.		For a long time, Panini had been mostly known for its sticker albums based around a wide variety of topics including football ("soccer" for Americans), movies, TV shows and cartoons. Coincidentally, they also released a [[The Transformers Sticker Book (1986)\|sticker album]] with screencaps from episodes of the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1]]'' cartoon in several countries back in the 1980s.

	Panini's Italian parent company was purchased by [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]]'s US parent company Marvel Entertainment in 1994<ref name="marvelpurch">[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/business/company-news-marvel-entertainment-to-buy-italian-sticker-producer.html NY Times reporting on Panini's acquiration by Marvel Entertainment in 1994]</ref>, who used Panini's established structures on the European market to form their Marvel Europe division, and established comic-specific branches in other European countries such as Germany and France, including domestic Marvel imprints. In 1995, Panini acquired the assets of Marvel UK, which had been in a steady decline for several years by that point.		Panini's Italian parent company was purchased by [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]]'s US parent company Marvel Entertainment in 1994,<ref name="marvelpurch">[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/business/company-news-marvel-entertainment-to-buy-italian-sticker-producer.html NY Times reporting on Panini's acquiration by Marvel Entertainment in 1994]</ref> who used Panini's established structures on the European market to form their Marvel Europe division, and established comic-specific branches in other European countries such as Germany and France, including domestic Marvel imprints. In 1995, Panini acquired the assets of Marvel UK, which had been in a steady decline for several years by that point.

	In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist in many markets.		In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist in many markets.
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	Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.		Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.

	==External ~~Links~~==		==External links==
	*{{w\|Panini Comics\|Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics}}		*{{w\|Panini Comics\|Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics}}
	*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]		*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]

	==~~Footnotes~~==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~		{{reflist\|2}}


	[[Category:Comics]]		[[Category:Comics]]
	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]

Cyberlink420 at 18:52, 10 July 2018

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_Comics~~ Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics]		*{{w\|Panini Comics\|Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics}}
	*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]		*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]

Nevermore: /* History */

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History

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	Panini's Italian parent company was purchased by [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]]'s US parent company Marvel Entertainment in 1994<ref name="marvelpurch">[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/business/company-news-marvel-entertainment-to-buy-italian-sticker-producer.html NY Times reporting on Panini's acquiration by Marvel Entertainment in 1994]</ref>, who used Panini's established structures on the European market to form their Marvel Europe division, and established comic-specific branches in other European countries such as Germany and France, including domestic Marvel imprints. In 1995, Panini acquired the assets of Marvel UK, which had been in a steady decline for several years by that point.		Panini's Italian parent company was purchased by [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]]'s US parent company Marvel Entertainment in 1994<ref name="marvelpurch">[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/business/company-news-marvel-entertainment-to-buy-italian-sticker-producer.html NY Times reporting on Panini's acquiration by Marvel Entertainment in 1994]</ref>, who used Panini's established structures on the European market to form their Marvel Europe division, and established comic-specific branches in other European countries such as Germany and France, including domestic Marvel imprints. In 1995, Panini acquired the assets of Marvel UK, which had been in a steady decline for several years by that point.

	In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist on many markets.		In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist in many markets.

	In 2003, Panini temporarily held the license to publish an [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)\|''Armada'' comic magazine]] in the UK. Presumably, this had nothing directly to do with Panini's absorption of Marvel UK (who had previously published a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|''Transformers'' comic]] several years ago)—Panini had simply acquired a new license from Hasbro.		In 2003, Panini temporarily held the license to publish an [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)\|''Armada'' comic magazine]] in the UK. Presumably, this had nothing directly to do with Panini's absorption of Marvel UK (who had previously published a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|''Transformers'' comic]] several years ago)—Panini had simply acquired a new license from Hasbro.

Abates at 10:59, 20 June 2012

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	[[Image:Panini.jpg\|right\|144px]]		[[Image:Panini.jpg\|right\|144px]]
	'''Panini Comics''', a subdivision of Panini Group, is an Italian comic publisher. These days, [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel UK]] is an imprint of Panini's UK division. Furthermore, Panini also publishes DC comics under license in several European countries. They also used to publish an [[Armada (Panini ~~comic~~)\|''Armada'' comic]] magazine in the UK.		'''Panini Comics''', a subdivision of Panini Group, is an Italian comic publisher. These days, [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel UK]] is an imprint of Panini's UK division. Furthermore, Panini also publishes DC comics under license in several European countries. They also used to publish an [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)\|''Armada'' comic]] magazine in the UK.

	==History==		==History==
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	In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist on many markets.		In 1999, following Marvel's temporary bankruptcy, Panini was sold to Italian company Vittorio Merloni Fineldo SpA. Panini retained their international Marvel licenses, and later renewed and expanded them in 2006. In addition, Panini also acquired the license to publish DC Comics in various countries following their split from Marvel, as well as licenses from numerous other comic book publishers such as Image Comics and even [[Dreamwave Productions]], effectively making them a monopolist on many markets.

	In 2003, Panini temporarily held the license to publish an [[Armada (Panini ~~comic~~)\|''Armada'' comic magazine]] in the UK. Presumably, this had nothing directly to do with Panini's absorption of Marvel UK (who had previously published a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|''Transformers'' comic]] several years ago)—Panini had simply acquired a new license from Hasbro.		In 2003, Panini temporarily held the license to publish an [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)\|''Armada'' comic magazine]] in the UK. Presumably, this had nothing directly to do with Panini's absorption of Marvel UK (who had previously published a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|''Transformers'' comic]] several years ago)—Panini had simply acquired a new license from Hasbro.

	Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Armada (Dreamwave ~~comic~~)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.		Panini's German division also published a short-lived German language version of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|''Armada'' comic]] under their (now defunct) Dino Comics label in 2003.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_Comics Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_Comics Wikipedia's entry for Panini comics]

	*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]		*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]

Nevermore at 19:54, 3 April 2011

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	[[Image:Panini.jpg\|right\|144px]]		[[Image:Panini.jpg\|right\|144px]]
	'''Panini Comics''', a subdivision of Panini Group, is an Italian comic publisher. These days, [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel UK]] is an imprint of Panini's UK division. Furthermore, Panini ~~also~~ also publishes DC comics under license in several European countries. They also used to publish an [[Armada (Panini comic)\|''Armada'' comic]] magazine in the UK.		'''Panini Comics''', a subdivision of Panini Group, is an Italian comic publisher. These days, [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel UK]] is an imprint of Panini's UK division. Furthermore, Panini also publishes DC comics under license in several European countries. They also used to publish an [[Armada (Panini comic)\|''Armada'' comic]] magazine in the UK.

	==History==		==History==

Tigerpaw28: Businesses category is for fictional businesses.

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Businesses category is for fictional businesses.

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	~~[[Category:Businesses]]~~
	[[Category:Comics]]		[[Category:Comics]]
	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]

Nevermore: /* External Links */

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External Links

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	*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]		*[http://www.paninigroup.com/exp_new/ Panini Group.com]

			==Footnotes==
			<references/>