Marseille-Provence 2013 Capital of Culture in March 2004 and later expanded their bid to include neighboring cities in Provence. A French jury selected Marseille as its choice in September 2008. In May 2009, the European Council officially announced that Marseille would be the European Capital of Culture in 2013 in parallel with the city of Košice in Slovakia. In 2006, the official Marseille-Provence 2013 association was created under French laws for non-profit organizations. It brought together members of both the public and private sectors and was first directed by Bernard Latarjet and then Jean-François Chougnet. The association administrative council was led by
Capital City Distribution joined Diamond's staff. After selling Capital, Griepp became an industry consultant, and since early 2001, has operated ICv2 (""Internal Correspondence" vol. 2"), an online trade magazine covering "geek culture." In 1981, Capital City decided to enter the comic book publishing field as well. Under the name Capital Comics, they launched a black-and-white comics title, "Nexus", a futuristic superhero series by Mike Baron and Steve Rude, and distributed it through their own system. Richard Bruning was a key part of Capital Comics' staff, acting as Editor-In-Chief and Art Director until the company ceased operation in 1984. Besides "Nexus", the other titles