1969 - 1996
Joseph Parente opens the Little Nemo Shop, the nation's first comic book shop and comic art gallery. During this period the comic book industry as we understand it is effectively born.
1980 - 1998
Joseph Parente served as the American liaison to Prato Comic Art Symposium (Convegno internazionale del fumetto e del fantastico) in Prato Italy. Parente coordinate the appearance of numerous American comic artists and cartoonists to the prestigious show for nearly 20 years .
1995 - 2001
Scott Mauriello and Chris Parente open Anime Crash, the nations first chain of Asian Pop Culture stores.
1996
The Crash Cinema family of labels is launched. Japanese Anime, Hong Kong Action films and Independent genre films begin to hit retail outlets under a variety of proprietary labels.
2001
Crash Media partners with Threshold Entertainment to launch Black Belt TV, the first broadcast endeavor featuring the Crash Cinema library
2003 - 2020
Crash Media enters into numerous streaming and broadcast partnerships to expose the Crash Cinema Library to a worldwide audience
2017
Crash Media returns to it's roots and actively begins buying, selling and displaying collectible art. Crash Media Partners has placed art worldwide including to The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
2019
Flirt Pop - Crash Media and Big Apple partner to launch a POP UP event company focused on 1 and 2 boutique art events.
2020
Mike Carbonaro, Scott Mauriello and Chris Parente launch the thecomicdr.com an online appraisal service for comic books original art and collectibles.
2020
Kung Fu Theater - Crash Media launches a streaming channel on Roku, Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
2022
Crash Media Partners launches The Illustrated Word Gallery, bringing together cartoonists and illustrators originals from all facets of the creative world!
2025
Mike'd Up!
Broadcasting live on eBay and beaming into your eyes + ears via podcast, The Two Mikes: Miked Up is your VIP pass into the secret society of serious collectors and crazy comic connoisseurs.
