Ross Rojek, former owner of the Comics and Comix chain and the Another Universe Web store, has been sentenced to six years, three months in federal prison and ordered to repay $2.5 million to investors. He pleaded guilty (see 'Retailer, Bound in Chains, Pleads Guilty') to charges related to raising money for non-existent ventures, including a face recognition technology company and a company that was to buy distressed commercial property and resell it for a profit. This marks the sad end of the stories of one of the first, most successful comic store chains, and of what was at one time the largest retailer of comics and related materials in the country.
In Federal Prison
Posted by ICv2 on November 15, 2004 @ 11:00 pm CT

MORE GAMES
New Card Drafting Game by Thunderworks Games
May 27, 2025
Thunderworks Games will release Citizens of the Spark , a new card drafting game, into retail.
Boxed Set Includes New Etched Foil
May 27, 2025
The Pokemon Company International will release Charizard ex Special Collection , for Pokemon TCG , into retail.
MORE COMICS
Zeb Wells and Greg Capullo on Marvel Title, Grant Morrison and Dan Mora for DC
May 27, 2025
The creative teams are Zeb Wells and Greg Capullo for the Marvel Title and Grant Morrison and Dan Mora for DC.
Lovecraft-Inspired Horror Story Is Latest Addition to Dark Horse's Richard Corben Library
May 27, 2025
Corben’s Lovecraftian tale of backwoods horror is the newest volume in Dark Horse’s Richard Corben Library.