| Industry | Comics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Fate | Folded in 2009. |
| Headquarters | United States, |
| Products | Manga, manhua |
| Website | DrMasterBooks.com |
DrMaster Publications Inc. was an American distributor of manga and manhua with offices in the United States, Republic of China and Japan. It was headquartered in Fremont, California. [1]
It began strictly as a printer of manga, and entered the publishing business after taking over most of ComicsOne's manga and manhua titles.
DrMaster's Publications Inc. went out of business around 2009 and its offices in Fremont are gone. The building was later occupied by Sunesys Telecommunications. [2]
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