List of comic book publishing companies
Encyclopedia
Active companies as of 2011
- 215 Ink (est. 2007)
- Aardvark-VanaheimAardvark-VanaheimAardvark-Vanaheim is a Canadian independent comic book publisher founded in 1977 by Dave Sim and Deni Loubert. It is best known for publishing Sim's Cerebus....
(est. 1977) - About ComicsAbout ComicsAbout Comics is a publisher of comics and comics-related material founded in 1998 by Nat Gertler. It identifies itself as neither "a mainstream comics publisher, nor an alternative comics publisher"....
(est. 1998) - AC ComicsAC ComicsAC Comics is a comic book publishing company started by Bill Black.AC Comics specializes in reprints of Golden Age comics from now-defunct companies whose properties lapsed into public domain and were not reprinted elsewhere...
(est. 1969) - Approbation ComicsApprobation ComicsApprobation Comics is an American independent comic book company based in Louisville, Kentucky. They publish comics from a variety of non-superhero genres.-History:Created by writer/artist Bart A. Thompson Approbation Comics is an American independent comic book company based in Louisville,...
(est. 1992) - Adhouse BooksAdHouse BooksAdHouse Books is an independent comic book publisher based in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded in 2002 by graphic designer Chris Pitzer. Its small annual output and high-end production values have earned it the nickname "The Boutique Juggernaut."...
(est. 2002) - After Hours PressAfter Hours PressAfter Hours Press is an independent American comic book publisher based in Rockland County, New York. It specializes in establishing new properties and developing I.P.'s . It was founded by Buddy Scalera, Darren Sanchez and Chris Eliopoulos.AHP is particularly focused in the writing and production...
(est. 2000) - AiT/Planet LarAiT/Planet LarAiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim...
(est. 1999) - Alias EnterprisesAlias EnterprisesAlias Enterprises is a United States publishing company. Their main divisions are Alias Comics and Cross Culture . Based in San Diego, California, it was founded in January 2005 by Brett Burner and Mike S. Miller...
(est. 2005)- Alias (all-ages)
- Cross Culture (Christian)
- Anasazi Comics (est. 2011)
- Ankama EditionsAnkama GamesAnkama Games is a French company, focused on the design of Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games . The company was founded by Anthony Roux, Camille Chafer, and Emmanuel "Manu" Darras....
(est. 2001) - Angry Viking Press
- Antarctic PressAntarctic PressAntarctic Press is a San Antonio-based comic book publishing company which publishes "American Manga" style comic books.Founded by Ben Dunn in 1984, Antarctic Press has produced over 850 titles with a total circulation of over 5 million...
(est. 1984) - Ape Entertainment (est. 2003)
- Arcana StudioArcana StudioArcana Studio is a Canadian comic book publisher and art studio founded by former Coquitlam, British Columbia school teacher Sean O'Reilly in 2004.-Overview:...
(est. 2004) - Arch Enemy EntertainmentArch Enemy EntertainmentArch Enemy Entertainment is an independent comic book studio based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was founded in 2004 by writer William Wilson with the help of long time friend Chad Watson.Arch Enemy Entertainment launched its first comic book, U.T.F...
(est. 2004) - Archaia Studios PressArchaia Studios PressArchaia Entertainment, LLC is an American comic book publishing company established by Mark Smylie in 2002.-History:Mark Smylie formed the company as a home for his comic Artesia because the publisher, Sirius Entertainment, wanted to print the third series in black and white...
(ASP) (est. 2002) - Archie ComicsArchie ComicsArchie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
(est. 1939) - Aspen MLTAspen ComicsAspen MLT is a California entertainment company founded by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. Launched in January 2003, the company is best known for producing comic books and figurines.-History:...
(est. 2003) - Atomic Book Company
- Avatar PressAvatar PressAvatar Press is an independent American publisher of comic books, founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois.Avatar initially published only mini-series; however, they have since begun to branch out...
(est. 1996) - Azteca ProductionsAzteca ProductionsAzteca Productions is an American independent comic book publisher and imprint founded by artist-creator Richard Dominguez in 1993. The company's first publication was El Gato Negro #1 showcasing the debut of the eponymous character, in what is now considered the company's flagship series...
(est. 1993) - Big Bang ComicsBig Bang ComicsBig Bang Comics first appeared in 1994, with five issue mini-series , published by Caliber Comics. Their second series was published by Image Comics. Currently their titles are self-published.-Publication history:...
(est. 1994 as imprint of Caliber Press; became independent publisher in 2006) - Beta 3 Comics
- Black Snow Comics (est. 2001)
- Bluewater ProductionsBluewater ProductionsBluewater Productions, Inc. is an independent production studio of comic books and graphic novels. Based in Vancouver, Washington, Bluewater publishes biographical comics, adaptations from films and original titles with self-created characters, most notably of publisher Darren G...
(est. 2007) - Boneyard Press (est. 1991)
- Bongo ComicsBongo ComicsBongo Comics Group is a comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Steve and Cindy Vance, Bill Morrison, and Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening. It publishes comics related to the animated television series The Simpsons and Futurama, along with original material...
(est. 1993) - Boom! StudiosBoom! StudiosBOOM! Studios is an American comic book company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The "BOOM!" in BOOM! Studios is always capitalized by the company.-History:BOOM! was founded June 22, 2005 with Zombie Tales #1....
(est. 2005) - Brain Scan StudiosBrain Scan StudiosBrain Scan Studios is an independent comic book publisher based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1999 by Brian Kirsten, its focus is one-shots, mini-series and graphic novels....
(est. 1999) - BroadSword ComicsBroadSword ComicsBroadSword Comics is a company formed when in 1999 Jim Balent left mainstream comics to form his own company. BroadSword publishes Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose and reprinted Vampfire, which was created, written and drawn by Balent's wife Holly Golightly who is currently also the colorist on...
(est. 1999) - Bullet Point Productions
- Cartoon Books (est. 1991)
- Calvary Comics (est. 2006)
- CastermanCastermanCasterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, Belgium.Founded in 1780, Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house...
(est. 1934 as comics publisher) - Champion City Comics (est 2009)http://www.championcitycomics.com/
- Checker Book Publishing GroupChecker Book Publishing GroupChecker Book Publishing Group is an independent publisher of comics reprints, from newspaper strips to modern out-of-print titles and collections from defunct publishers.-History:...
(est. 2000)- Devil's Due DigitalDevil's Due DigitalDevil’s Due Digital Inc. is an American digital publishing company established in 2010 by cofounders Mark Thompson of Checker Book Publishing Group and Josh Blaylock of Devil’s Due Publishing.-History:...
- Devil's Due Digital
- Cinebook (est. 2005)
- Class ComicsClass ComicsClass Comics is an independent comic books publisher, originally founded in 1995 by Patrick Fillion as Class Enterprises, which specializes in gay erotic comics. Class Comics Inc. is now run by Fillion and his partner Fraser out of Vancouver, Canada...
(est. 1995) - Classical ComicsClassical ComicsClassical Comics is a British publisher of graphic novel adaptations of the great works of literature, including Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë and Dickens.-Overview:...
(est. 2007) - Com.xCom.x-2000-2002:Com.x wwas founded in 2000 by Eddie Deighton, Russell Uttley and Neil Googe. Deighton later described how the group came together in 1999:...
(est. 2000) - Crystal Fractal Comics (est. 2007)
- DAPshow Press (est. 2009)
- Dare ComicsDare ComicsDare Comics is a British publishing company started in 2007, by Adam Hamdy. The company is based in Shropshire, but publishes in America.Dare Comics' first title The Hunter was published in December 2007. Dare's second title Starmaker: Leviathan was published in 2009.-External links:*...
(est. 2007) - DargaudDargaudLes Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women...
(est. 1943)- Dargaud USA (defunct)
- Dark Horse ComicsDark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
(est. 1986)- Comics Greatest WorldComics Greatest WorldComics' Greatest World was an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. It was created by Team CGW. Originally conceived in 1990, it took three years for the line to be released, which led to an industry-wide perception that it was created to capitalize on the speculator mania of the early 1990s. When the...
(1993–1998, defunct) - Dark Horse Manga (est. 1992)
- Comics Greatest World
- DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
(founded as National Allied Publications in 1934)- All-American PublicationsAll-American PublicationsAll-American Publications is one of three American comic book companies that combined to form the modern-day DC Comics, one of the world's two largest comics publishers...
(1938–1946, allied publisher that was later bought out) - All Star DC ComicsAll Star DC ComicsAll Star was an imprint of ongoing comic book titles published by DC Comics that ran from 2005 to 2008. DC has published two titles under the All-Star banner, featuring Batman and Superman....
(est. 2005) (Defunct) - DC: Earth OneDC: Earth OneDC: Earth One is a series of graphic novels published by DC Comics. The series is set in its own universe, separate from the DC's mainstream universe and is set in the alternate universe "Earth-1" of a rebooted/reimagined DC Multiverse...
(est. 2010) - Johnny DCJohnny DCJohnny DC is a character that DC Comics has used at various times as a mascot for its lines of comic books, and occasionally as metafictional character who comments on the comics in which he appears.-History:...
(est. 2004) - Mad (magazine)Mad (magazine)Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
(1992–present) - Paradox PressParadox PressParadox Press was a division of DC Comics formed in 1993 after editor Mark Nevelow departed from Piranha Press. Under the initial editorship of Andrew Helfer and Bronwyn Carlton the imprint was renamed. It is best known for graphic novels like A History of Violence and Road to Perdition...
(1993–2001, formerly Piranha PressPiranha PressPiranha Press, an imprint of DC Comics from 1989 to 1994, was a response by DC to the growing interest in alternative comics. The imprint was edited by Mark Nevelow, who instead of developing comics with the established names in the alternative comics field, chose to introduce several unknown...
, which operated from 1989–1993) - Vertigo Comics (est. 1993)
- WildstormWildstormWildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
(est. 1992, became part of DC in 1999) (Dufunct)- America's Best Comics (est. 1999) (Defunct)
- CMXCMX (comics)CMX was a division of Wildstorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics which in turn is owned by Time Warner. It was DC's line of manga translations....
(est. 2004) (Defunct) - Wildstorm UniverseWildstorm UniverseThe Wildstorm Universe is a fictional shared universe where the comic books published by Wildstorm take place. It represents an alternate history of the real world where ideas such as interstellar travel and superhuman abilities are commonplace...
(Defunct)- CliffhangerCliffhanger (comics)Cliffhanger was an imprint of Wildstorm, publishing creator-owned comic books. It was founded in 1998 by Joe Madureira, J. Scott Campbell and Humberto Ramos, when Wildstorm was still part of Image Comics ....
(1998–2004; absorbed first into Homage, itself then absorbed Wildstorm Signature Series) - HomageHomage ComicsHomage Comics was a comic book publishing imprint, a subdivision of Wildstorm. It was created in 1995 to focus more on writer-driven titles. As part of Wildstorm, it was acquired by DC Comics in 1998...
(est. 1994, acquired by DC in 1998, absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series in 2004)
- Cliffhanger
- Milestone MediaMilestone MediaMilestone Media is a company best known for creating Milestone Comics and securing an unheard of publishing and distribution deal with DC Comics and the Static Shock cartoon series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists and writers Milestone Media is a company best known...
(est. 1993, merged with main DC line)
- All-American Publications
- D. C. Thomson & Co. LtdD. C. Thomson & Co. LtdD. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing The Dundee Courier, The Evening Telegraph, The Sunday Post, Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando comics...
- DelcourtDelcourt-People:* Frédéric Delcourt, French backstroke swimmer* Marie Delcourt, Belgian philologist* Tom Delcourt, English Legend-Companies:* Delcourt , French publishing house, specializes in comics and manga....
(est. 1986) - Devil's Due PublishingDevil's Due PublishingDevil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
- Devil's Due DigitalDevil's Due DigitalDevil’s Due Digital Inc. is an American digital publishing company established in 2010 by cofounders Mark Thompson of Checker Book Publishing Group and Josh Blaylock of Devil’s Due Publishing.-History:...
- Dynamite EntertainmentDynamite EntertainmentDynamite Entertainment is an American comic book company that primarily publishes licensed franchises of adaptations of other media. These include adaptations of film properties such as Army of Darkness, Terminator and RoboCop, literary properties such as Zorro, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Alice in...
- UDONUDONUDON Entertainment Corporation is a studio of Asian-influenced comic book creators that provides creative services to the entertainment industry. The company is a publisher of comic books, graphic novels, and art books, as well as English editions of Japanese manga and Korean manhwa titles. Erik...
(left Devil's Due to form its own publishing company)
- Devil's Due Digital
- Drawn and QuarterlyDrawn and QuarterlyDrawn and Quarterly is a Canadian comic book publishing company, headed by Chris Oliveros, and based in Montreal, Quebec. Its focus is on graphic novels and underground or alternative comics. Drawn and Quarterly was also the title of the company's flagship quarterly anthology during the 1990s...
- DrMasterDrMasterDrMaster Publications Inc. is an American distributor of manga and manhua with offices in the United States, Republic of China and Japan. It was headquartered in Fremont, California....
- DupuisDupuisÉditions Dupuis S.A. is a Belgian publisher of comic books and magazines.Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in 1922 by Jean Dupuis, and is mostly famous for its comic albums and magazines. It is originally a French language publisher, but publishes many editions both in French...
(est. c 1930) - Dynamite EntertainmentDynamite EntertainmentDynamite Entertainment is an American comic book company that primarily publishes licensed franchises of adaptations of other media. These include adaptations of film properties such as Army of Darkness, Terminator and RoboCop, literary properties such as Zorro, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Alice in...
(est. 2005) - DWAP Productions (est. 2006)
- E.F.edizioni (est. 2003)
- Eros Comix Italia
- eigoMANGAEigomangaeigoMANGA is a comic book publishing company that produces original Japanese-influenced comics as well as develop business and marketing projects geared towards the anime industry. eigoMANGA has been underway since its conception in 2000...
(est. 2000) - Evil Ink ComicsEvil Ink ComicsEvil Ink Comics is a comic publishing company set up by Claudio Sanchez, the lead singer of progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. Currently Evil Ink is co-publisher to three graphic series; The Amory Wars, Kill Audio and Key of Z. In 2009, Evil Ink released its first prose novel, Year of the...
(est. 2004) - Evil Twin ComicsEvil Twin ComicsEvil Twin Comics is a small comic book publisher in Brooklyn. The company was founded in late 2004 when comic book creators Ryan Dunlavey and Fred Van Lente received a grant from the Xeric Foundation to publish the comic book series Action Philosophers...
(est. 2004) - Fan-Atic Press (est. 1984)
- Fantagraphics BooksFantagraphics BooksFantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
(est. 1976)- Eros ComixEros ComixEros Comix is an adult-oriented imprint of Fantagraphics Books, established in 1990 to publish pornographic comic books. Eros Comix sells anime videos, DVDs, adult comic books, and books of erotic art and photography...
(est. 1990)
- Eros Comix
- Fluid Friction ComicsFluid Friction ComicsFluid Friction Comics is a Hong Kong comic book based comic book company with subsidiary offices in the UK. Founded in 2006, their debut title DevaShard launches worldwide in July - August 2008.-History:...
(est. 2006) - Full Bleed StudiosFull Bleed StudiosFull Bleed Studios is a small comic book publishing company founded by Canadian artist Dale Keown in 1992....
(est. 1992) - Galaxy Graphics
- Gemstone PublishingGemstone PublishingGemstone Publishing is a U.S. company that publishes comic books and collectors' guides. The company was formed by Diamond Comic Distributors President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen A. Geppi. Gemstone published licensed Disney comic books from June 2003 until November 2008. The company has...
(est. 2003) - Gestalt PublishingGestalt PublishingGestalt Publishing is Australia's largest, independent graphic novel publishing house.The company was officially founded in Applecross, Western Australia, on the 1st July 2005 by Wolfgang Bylsma and Skye Ogden, although they had previously been involved in creating, editing and publishing...
(est. 2005) - Gimmicksmile Press
- GlénatGlénat (publisher)Glénat Editions SA is a French publisher with its head office in Grenoble. The company publishes many things, including comic books and manga in France, Benelux, and Spain; it was founded by Jacques Glénat. The Spanish subsidiary has its head office in Barcelona. The Benelux subsidiary, Glénat...
(est. 1972) - Heritage Comics HSQ
- Hero Comics
- Hero Graphics
- Heroic Publishing
- Humanoids Publishing
- IDW PublishingIDW PublishingIDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
- Image ComicsImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
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- ShadowLineShadowLineShadowline is a partner studio of Image Comics established by Image co-founder Jim Valentino. The name is an homage to Valentino's character, ShadowHawk.-History:...
- Silverline
- Todd McFarlane Productions
- Top Cow ProductionsTop Cow ProductionsTop Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, a partner studio of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.-History:...
- WildstormWildstormWildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
(Moved to DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
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- ShadowLine
- Affiliated Publishers
- Beckett ComicsBeckett ComicsBeckett Comics started as a comic book-publishing imprint of Beckett Publications. It was founded in 2003. Originally, all of its titles were sold at a lower price than their competition...
(publishes graphic novels through Image) - Desperado PublishingDesperado PublishingDesperado Publishing is an American independent comic book publisher, established in 2004. Located in Norcross, Georgia, Desperado's president is Joe Pruett, its creative director is Stephan Nilson, and its director of business development is former Caliber Press publisher Gary Reed.-Overview:With...
(became separate company) - Devil's Due PublishingDevil's Due PublishingDevil's Due Publishing is an independent comic book publishers in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned properties that populate its monthly comic book series and graphic novels.Though...
(became separate company) - Dreamwave ProductionsDreamwave ProductionsDreamwave Productions was a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher founded in 1996 and is best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series...
(became separate company)
- Beckett Comics
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- Imagination Comics
- Imperium ComicsImperium ComicsImperium Comics is a Reading, Pennsylvania-based small press comic book publisher. The company was founded by Christopher March and James Dracoules...
- InterVerse Comics
- L'AssociationL'AssociationL'Association is a French publishing house which publishes comic books. It was founded in May 1990 by Jean-Christophe Menu, Lewis Trondheim, David B., Mattt Konture, Patrice Killoffer, Stanislas, and Mokeït, who left soon thereafter...
- Last Gasp Comix & StoriesLast GaspLast Gasp is a book and underground comix publisher and distributor based in San Francisco, California.- History :Founded in 1970 by Ron Turner to publish the ecologically-themed comics magazine Slow Death Funnies, followed by the all-female anthology It Ain't Me Babe, Last Gasp soon became a major...
(est. 1970) - Le LombardLe LombardLe Lombard or Lombard Editions is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when the Tintin magazine was launched. In 1986 the company was acquired by Média-Participations.-Titles:Lombard's more famous series include:*Clifton...
- Les Humanoïdes AssociésLes Humanoïdes AssociésLes Humanoïdes Associés is a French publishing house specialising in comics and graphic novels. Founded in December 1974 by Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas in order to publish Métal Hurlant, it quickly expanded to include a variety of science fiction work...
- Liquid Comics
- Lonely Robot Comics (est. 2010)
- Ludovico Technique LLCLudovico Technique LLCLudovico Technique LLC is an art and entertainment production company which produces a variety of media, from feature films, to comic books. Their name comes from the Ludovico technique, a fictitious brainwashing technique from both the novel and the film A Clockwork Orange.Robert Meyer Burnett,...
- Mam Tor PublishingMam Tor PublishingMam Tor Publishing is an English independent comic book publisher founded by Liam Sharp and his wife Christina McCormack. The company's headquarters are in Derby, East Midlands....
- Manuscript PressManuscript PressManuscript Press is a small press publisher started by Rick Norwood in 1976 and currently located in Mountain Home, Tennessee. It specializes in previously unpublished novels by science fiction authors such as Hal Clement and R. A. Lafferty and also in reprints of comic strips such as Prince...
- MarkosiaMarkosia-History:Markosia was founded by Harry Markos in 2005. Markos has already published Harry Gallan's The Lexian Chronicles and the initial plan was to produce comic adaptations of books, like The Lexian Chronicles and G.P. Taylor's Shadowmancer. They secured the license to adapt Starship Troopers,...
- Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
- IconIcon ComicsIcon Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics for creator-owned titles, designed to keep select "A-list" creators producing for Marvel rather than seeing them take creator-owned work to other publishers.-History:...
- Marvel AgeMarvel AgeMarvel Adventures is an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences, including small children. Unlike the standard comics published by Marvel, which often take place in story arcs spanning several issues, each Marvel Adventures comic tells a standalone story.The idea was initially...
- MAXMAX (comics)MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics aimed at a niche 'adults only' audience, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system...
- Soleil ProductionsSoleil ProductionsSoleil Productions is a French publisher of both original and imported comic books.-Partnerships and collaborations:In 2004, Soleil and Delcourt created a joint venture called "DelSol", a partnership distribution society for France, Belgium and other Francophone countries.In 2008, Marvel Comics is...
- Ultimate MarvelUltimate MarvelUltimate Marvel is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the company's superhero characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series...
- Icon
- Mini-Komix
- Mirage Comics
- Moonstone BooksMoonstone BooksMoonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales....
- NBM PublishingNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
- Neko PressNeko PressNeko Press, or Neko Press Comics, is an alternative comic book publisher owned and operated by Billy Martinez. Aside from Martinez's own works, such as Kickass Girl, Neko Press publishes the works of Dark One, Butch Adams of Butcher Brand / Straitjacket Studios, and Foo Swee Chin.-External links:* *...
- New Baby Productions
- New England ComicsNew England ComicsNew England Comics is a comic book retail chain and publisher headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. They are known for publishing The Tick comic books. They have locations in Quincy, Allston, Brookline, Brockton, Cambridge, Malden, New Bedford and Norwood....
- Nifty ComicsNifty ComicsNifty Comics is a comic book publishing company founded in 1995 by film, television and comic book veteran, Mat Nastos. In 2005, Nifty Comics released its first feature length DVD film, Bite Me, Fanboy.-External links:* *...
- Oni PressOni PressOni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
- Paper Crane Factory
- Penny-Farthing PressPenny-Farthing PressPenny-Farthing Press is a comic book publishing company located in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Started in 1998 with "a plan to create comic books and children's books that exemplified quality storytelling, artwork, and printing," Penny-Farthing has expanded from its single original title,...
- Prism ComicsPrism ComicsPrism Comics is a non-profit organization that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender creators, stories, characters, and readers in the comics industry....
- Raj ComicsRaj ComicsRaj Comics is an Indian comic book line published by a division of Raja Pocket Books.Raj Comics' best-known characters include Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva, Doga, Parmanu, Shakti, Bhokal and Super Indian.-History:...
(est. 1985) - Radical ComicsRadical ComicsRadical Comics is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher and developer of related media with offices in Los Angeles and London.- History :...
- Radio ComixRadio ComixRadio Comix is an alternative comic book publishing company based in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Founded in 1996 by former Antarctic Press employees Elin Winkler-Suarez and Pat Duke, Radio Comix has published hundreds of comics from many genres, from both American-created and translated...
(est. 1996) - Reasonably Priced Comics (est. 2009)
- RebellionRebellion DevelopmentsRebellion is a British computer games company, based in Oxford, who are most famous for the first Aliens vs. Predator computer game. It has published comic books since 2000 and launched its own book imprint, Abaddon Books, in 2006.-History:...
- Red 5 ComicsRed 5 ComicsRed 5 is an independent comic book publisher, known for producing a combination of creator-owned and internally developed titles, including their best known title, Atomic Robo...
- Rip Off PressRip Off PressRip Off Press, Inc. is a seminal publishing company that specializes in adult-themed literature and graphic novels, mostly in a specific comic book format known as underground comix.-Overview:...
- Robot ComicsRobot ComicsRobot Comics is an independent publisher of mobile comics, founded in 2009 and based in Barcelona, Spain. It has published original mobile comics and adaptions for Android, iPhone, iPod touch, Amazon Kindle and Nintendo DSi, many of them under a Creative Commons license.-Titles:Their titles...
- Sequential Pulp Comics
- Seven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas EntertainmentSeven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
- Shanda Fantasy Arts
- Shot in the Dark Comics
- Shrapnel Productions
- Slave Labor GraphicsSlave Labor GraphicsSlave Labor Graphics is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:...
(est. 1986)http://www.greenoblivion.com/main.html - Smoking Monkey Comics http://smokingmonkeycomics.com/
- Terminal PressTerminal PressTerminal Press is an Independent Comic Book Publisher based out of Long Beach, New York.Terminal Press was started in 2001 by Brian Ferrara, who is the company's president and Editor-in-Chief. Ferrara was joined by art director Narek Gevorgian and lead illustrator Rolo Ledesma shortly after...
- Teshkeel ComicsTeshkeel ComicsTeshkeel Comics is a Kuwaiti comic book publisher, and a division the Teshkeel Media Group, a company focused on creating, re-engineering and exploiting all forms of children's media based on or infused with localised culture in the Middle East.-History:...
- Timeless Journey Comics
- THENEXTARTTHENEXTARTTHENEXTART is a German comic book publishing company, that was founded by Marian Kretschmer and Sebastian Schwarzbold in 2004. Its intention is to issue ambitious German comic series...
- Titan BooksTitan BooksTitan Publishing Group is an independently owned publishing company, established in 1981. It is based at offices in London, England's Bankside area. The Books Division has two main areas of publishing: film & TV tie-ins/cinema reference books; and graphic novels and comics reference/art titles. The...
- Top Shelf Comics
- UDONUDONUDON Entertainment Corporation is a studio of Asian-influenced comic book creators that provides creative services to the entertainment industry. The company is a publisher of comic books, graphic novels, and art books, as well as English editions of Japanese manga and Korean manhwa titles. Erik...
- Valiant ComicsValiant ComicsValiant Comics is a comic book imprint published by various publishers since its inception with Voyager Communications, Inc. in 1989, later Acclaim Comics, Inc. Its assets were purchased from the bankruptcy of the Acclaim Entertaintment by Valiant Entertainment, Inc. in 2007.-Voyager...
- Viper ComicsViper ComicsViper Comics, based in Dallas, Texas, has been an independent publisher of comic books and graphic novel trade paperbacks since 2003. Viper comic books are distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors and their graphic novels are distributed through Diamond, Ingram Books, Baker & Taylor, Inc., and...
- VIZ MediaVIZ MediaVIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
(a.k.a. Viz Comics, Viz Communications, Viz LLC)- Shonen JumpShonen Jump (magazine)Shonen Jump, officially stylized SHONEN JUMP and abbreviated SJ, is a shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media. It debuted in November 2002 with the first issue having a January 2003 cover date...
- Shonen Jump
- WaRP GraphicsWaRP GraphicsWaRP Graphics, later Warp Graphics, is an alternative comics publisher best known for creating and being the original publisher of the Elfquest comic book series. It was created and incorporated in 1977 by Wendy and Richard Pini. The company title is an acronym formed from the founding couple's...
- Yaoi PressYaoi pressYaoi Press is an independent yaoi comic publisher based in Nevada. Founded in 2004 by publisher Yamila Abraham, the company specializes in Global BL, or yaoi comics originally published outside of Asia. Yaoi Press publishes original OEL manga as well as European yaoi in translation, and features...
- Zenescope Entertainment
- Zeta Comics
Defunct companies
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| Academy Comics Academy Comics Academy Comics was an independent comic book publisher based in Indiana and founded by Mark Paniccia . It was originally founded as Pyramid Publishing in 1986, and transitioned to New Century Comics by 1990, which served primarily as a vehicle to publish Paniccia's own sword and sorcery comics... |
1992 | 1996 | also known as Acid Rain Studios |
| Ace Comics Ace Comics (publishers) Ace Comics was the banner under which pulp magazine publisher Aaron A. Wyn and his wife Rose Wyn produced comic books between 1940 and the end of 1956. The Wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the Periodical House and Magazine Publishers names since 1928... |
1940 | 1956 | |
| ACE Comics | 1986 | 1987 | Also known as Animated Comics Enterprises. Titles: ACE Comics Presents, The Cosmic Book, Return of the Skyman, and Robin Red and the Lutins. Imprint: Wandering Star Press |
| Ace Comics | 1995 | 1998 | Titles: Love Sucks and Love Sucks Color Special |
| Acetylene Comics | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Adventure Publications | 1986 | 1990 | Acquired by Malibu Comics Malibu Comics Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics... in 1989 |
| Aircel Comics Aircel Comics Aircel Comics was a Canadian comic book publisher founded by Barry Blair, based in Ottawa and active between 1985 and 1994. In 1988, it merged with American publisher Eternity Comics, itself an imprint of Malibu Comics, and in the late 1980s was taken over by Malibu before ceasing publication... |
1985 | 1994 | Later bought out by Malibu Comics Malibu Comics Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics... |
| Ajax/Farrell | 1952 | 1958 | Imprint: Four Star Publications |
| Alias Enterprises Alias Enterprises Alias Enterprises is a United States publishing company. Their main divisions are Alias Comics and Cross Culture . Based in San Diego, California, it was founded in January 2005 by Brett Burner and Mike S. Miller... |
2005 | 2008 | |
| All American Comics | 1941 | 1954 | |
| Alternative Comics Alternative Comics (publisher) Alternative Comics is a U.S. independent graphic novel and comic book publisher which operated from 1993–2007. Located in Gainesville, Florida, it is owned and operated by its founder, attorney Jeff Mason... |
1993 | 2007 | |
| Amazing | 1987 | 1987 | |
| Amazing Comics Amazing Comics was a bi-monthly manga magazine in Japan published by Kasakura Shuppansha. Publication started in April 1989 and ended in May 1990 with issue #5. Amazing Comics quickly focused on "SF & Horror" manga series, and famous were published including Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira , Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos... |
1989 | 1990 | Japanese publisher |
| American Comics Group American Comics Group American Comics Group was a New York City-based comic book publisher which operated during the Golden and Silver Age of comic books. ACG published one of the first horror comics titles, Adventures into the Unknown. Another of ACG's claims to fame was the character of Herbie Popnecker, who starred... |
1943 | 1967 | also known as ACG |
| Ania Publishing | 1993 | 1993 | |
| Apex Novelties, Inc. | 1967 | 1979 | Original publisher of R. Crumb's Zap Comix Zap Comix Zap Comix is the best-known and one of the most popular of the underground comics that emerged as part of the youth counterculture of the late 1960s. While not believed to be the first underground comic to have been published, Zap is considered to mark the beginning of the "underground comix"... |
| Apple Comics Apple Comics Apple Comics, also known as Apple Press, was a comic book publisher which operated from 1986–1994. Published by Michael Catron, they began as an imprint of WaRP Graphics, but had their own financing structure... |
1986 | 1994 | Also known as Apple Press. Imprint: Forbidden Fruit |
| Archie Adventure Series | 1959 | 1965 | Archie Comics Archie Comics Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by... imprint. |
| Arrow Comics Arrow Comics Arrow Comics was one of the original independent publishers of black-and-white comics in the mid 1980s, starting out in Ypsilanti, Michigan by founders Ralph Griffith and Stuart Kerr.- Origins :... |
1985 | 2000 | |
| Atlas Comics Atlas Comics (1950s) Atlas Comics is the term used to describe the 1950s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. Magazine and paperback novel publisher Martin Goodman, whose business strategy involved having a multitude of corporate entities, used Atlas as the umbrella name for his comic... |
1951 | 1957 | Evolved into Marvel Comics Marvel Comics Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media... |
| Atlas/Seaboard Comics Atlas/Seaboard Comics Atlas/Seaboard is the term comic-book historians and collectors use to refer to the 1970s line of comics published as Atlas Comics by the American company Seaboard Periodicals, to differentiate from the 1950s' Atlas Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics... |
1974 | 1975 | |
| Atomeka Press Atomeka Press Atomeka Press was a British publisher of comic books set up in 1988 by Dave Elliott and Garry Leach. Atomeka ceased publishing in 1997 and was then revived in 2004, but its future seems uncertain, as it has not published any new material since 2005.-History:... |
1988 2004 |
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| Attic Books | ? | 1994 | |
| Avon Comics Avon (publishers) Avon Publications was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. As of 2010, it is an imprint of HarperCollins, publishing primarily romance novels.-History:... |
1945 | 1956 | |
| Awesome Comics Awesome Comics Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment was an American comic book studio formed in 1997 by Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld... |
1997 | 2000 | Also known as Awesome Entertainment (and sometimes as Awesome-Hyperwerks) |
| Axis Comics | 1994 | 1994 | |
| Beckett Comics Beckett Comics Beckett Comics started as a comic book-publishing imprint of Beckett Publications. It was founded in 2003. Originally, all of its titles were sold at a lower price than their competition... |
2003 | 2005 | |
| Big Umbrella Big Umbrella Big Umbrella is currently a defunct comic-book imprint which was formed by indie comic creators Rafael Navarro, Javier Hernandez, Michael Aushenker, Ted Seko, and Rhode Montijo. It wasn't considered an imprint as along the lines of a DC or Marvel imprint but more along the lines of a loosely formed... |
2000 | 2003 | Independent publishing cooperative |
| Black Eye Productions Black Eye Productions Black Eye Productions was a short-lived but influential Canadian comic book publishing company founded by Michel Vrana... |
1992 | 1998 | |
| Blackball Comics | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Blackthorne Publishing Blackthorne Publishing Blackthorne Publishing, Inc. was a comic book publisher that flourished from 1986-1989. They were notable for the Blackthorne 3-D Series, their reprint titles of classic comic strips like Dick Tracy, and their licensed products... |
1985 | 1989 | |
| Broadway Comics Broadway Comics Broadway Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company started by Jim Shooter in 1995, after his former company, Defiant Comics, had folded... |
1995 | 1996 | |
| Byron Preiss Visual Publications | 1974 | 2006 | |
| Caliber Comics Caliber Comics Caliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, in the next decade Caliber published over 1300 comics and ranked as one of the America's leading independent publishers... |
1989 | 2000 | |
| Capital Comics | 1981 | 1984 | All titles acquired by First Comics First Comics First Comics was an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable... |
| Centaur Publications Centaur Publications Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man.... |
1938 | 1942 | |
| CFW Enterprises | 1987 | 1992 | Titles: Kung-Fu Warriors, Shred, and Tales of the Ninja Warriors |
| Chaos! Comics Chaos! Comics Chaos! Comics was a comic book publisher that operated from 1994 until 2002.-Overview:Their titles included Lady Death, Purgatori, Evil Ernie, Chastity, Jade, Omen, Bad Kitty, Cremator, Lady Demon, and Smiley The Psychotic Button.They also published licensed comics for the World Wrestling... |
1993 | 2002 | |
| Charlton Comics Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut... |
1946 | 1986 | |
| Claypool Comics Claypool Comics Claypool Comics is an American comic book publishing company created in 1993, known for publishing such titles as Peter David's Soulsearchers and Company and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark comics, as well as Richard Howell's Deadbeats and, , Phantom of Fear City... |
1993 | 2006 | |
| Cliffhanger Cliffhanger (comics) Cliffhanger was an imprint of Wildstorm, publishing creator-owned comic books. It was founded in 1998 by Joe Madureira, J. Scott Campbell and Humberto Ramos, when Wildstorm was still part of Image Comics .... |
1998 | 2004 | |
| Columbia Comics Columbia Comics The Columbia Comics Corporation was formed in 1940 as a partnership between Vin Sullivan and the McNaught Newspaper Syndicate. The idea was to publish comics featuring a mix of McNaught-owned comic strip reprints like Joe Palooka and Charlie Chan as well as original features.The first title... |
1940 | 1949 | |
| Comely Comix | 1975 | 2005 | Canadian publisher known for Captain Canuck Captain Canuck Captain Canuck is a fictional Canadian comic book superhero. Created by writer Ron Leishman and artist/co-writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in Captain Canuck #1 .... . |
| Comic Media Comic Media Comic Media was a short-lived comic book company owned by Allen Hardy that existed in the 1950s. Its titles were mainly action/adventure, western, and horror. Their only memorable character was Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi.... |
1952 | 1954 | |
| Comic Zone Productions | 1991 | 1994 | Titles: Psycho Killers and assorted spin-offs |
| Comico Comics Comico Comics Comico: The Comic Company was an American comic book publisher, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Its best-known comics include the Robotech adaptations, the Jonny Quest continuation written by co-creator Doug Wildey, and Matt Wagner's Mage: The Hero Discovered and Grendel... |
1982 | 1997 | |
| Comics Interview | 1985 | 1989 | Also known as Fictioneer Books; David Anthony Kraft David Anthony Kraft David Anthony Kraft, also credited simply as David Kraft, is an American comic book writer, publisher, and critic. He is primarily known for his long-running journal of interviews and criticism, Comics Interview.- Writing career :... 's publishing imprint |
| Comics' Greatest World | 1993 | 1998 | Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book... imprint. Changed name to Dark Horse Heroes in 1995 |
| ComicsOne ComicsOne Comics One was an American distributor of Asian Comics , established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California... |
1999 | 2005 | |
| Continuity Comics Continuity Comics Continuity Publishing, also known as Continuity Comics, was an American independent comic book company formed by Neal Adams in 1984, publishing comics until 1994.... |
1984 | 1994 | Also known as Continuity Publishing; still exists as Neal Adams Studios, no longer publishing comics |
| Continüm Comics Continüm Comics Continüm Comics was an American comic book publisher which operated between the years 1988–1994. Owned and operated by Joseph Naftali, their most successful title was The Dark.... |
1989 | 1994 | |
| Crestwood Publications Crestwood Publications Crestwood Publications, also known as Feature Publications, was a magazine publisher that also published comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s. Its title Prize Comics contained what is considered the first ongoing horror comic-book feature, Dick Briefer's "Frankenstein"... |
1943 | 1963 | Later known as Prize Comics |
| CrossGen Entertainment CrossGen Cross Generation Entertainment, or CrossGen, was an American comic book publisher that operated from 1998 to 2004.CrossGen Comics, Inc. was founded in 1998, by Tampa, Florida-based entrepreneur Mark Alessi who sought to create a comic book universe that was uniquely varied but also connected by a... |
1998 | 2004 | Imprint: Code 6 |
| Crusade Comics | 1994 | 2002 | |
| Crystal Publications | 1986 | 1988 | Title: Eagle Eagle (comics) Eagle, in comics, may refer to:* Eagle , a British children's comic from the 1950s and 60s, revived in the 80s* Eagle Comics, a US publisher of comic books reprinting 2000 AD stories... |
| Curtis Magazines Curtis Magazines Curtis Magazines was an imprint of Marvel Comics that existed from 1971 to 1980. The imprint published black-and-white magazines that did not carry the Comics Code Authority seal. Initially, page counts varied between 68,76, and 84 pages.... |
1971 | 1980 | Marvel Comics Marvel Comics Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media... imprint. Published black-and-white comics magazines. |
| Dabel Brothers Productions Dabel Brothers Productions Dabel Brothers Productions is a U.S. publishing company of comic books and graphic novels. It was founded in 2001 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia... |
2001 | 2009 | |
| Dagger Enterprises | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Dargaud USA | 1981 | 1982 | U.S. branch of European publisher Dargaud Dargaud Les Éditions Dargaud is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1943 by Georges Dargaud.Initially, Dargaud published novels for women... , published translated editions of European comics |
| David McKay Publications David McKay Publications David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician... |
1937 | 1950 | |
| Deep Sea Comics | 1996 | 1998 | Canadian publisher mostly known for Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman |
| Defiant Comics Defiant Comics Defiant Comics was a comic book publishing imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP. Defiant was established in 1993 by former Marvel Comics and Valiant Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter.- Publication history :... |
1993 | 1995 | Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP |
| Dell Comics Dell Comics Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium... |
1929 | 1973 | |
| Deluxe Comics Deluxe Comics Deluxe Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company which published one title, Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents.- History :Deluxe Comics was a division of Singer Publishing, founded by David M. Singer. It lasted from 1984 to 1986.... |
1984 | 1986 | |
| Disney Comics Disney Comics Disney Comics was a comic book publishing company operated by The Walt Disney Company which ran from 1990 to 1993. In the USA, Disney only licensed their comic books to other publishers prior to 1990... |
1990 | 1993 | |
| Dragon Lady Press Dragon Lady Press Toronto-based Dragon Lady Press was the publishing wing of the Dragon Lady Comics store. Its publications were distributed through the direct market throughout the United States and Canada. This company was known for its reprints of classic newspaper comic strips in various forms... |
1985 | 1988 | |
| Dreamwave Productions Dreamwave Productions Dreamwave Productions was a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher founded in 1996 and is best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series... |
1996 | 2005 | |
| Eastern Color Printing | 1933 | 1955 | Continued as a printer until 2002 |
| EC Comics EC Comics Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series... |
1944 | 1956 | Continued to publish Mad magazine |
| Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market... |
1978 | 1993 | Imprint: Independent Comics Group |
| Eerie Publications Eerie Publications Eerie Publications was a publisher of black-and-white horror-anthology comics magazines. Less well-known and more downscale than the field's leader, Warren Publishing , the New York City-based company was one of several related publishing ventures run by comic-book artist and 1970s magazine... |
1966 | 1981 | Myron Fass Myron Fass Myron Fass was an American publisher of pulp magazines and comic books, operating from the 1950s through the 1990s under a multitude of company names, including M. F. Enterprises and Eerie Publications. At his height in the 1970s, Fass was known as the biggest — and sleaziest — multi-title... black-and-white horror comics Horror comics Horror comics are comic books, graphic novels, black-and-white comics magazines, and manga focusing on horror fiction. Horror comic books reached a peak in the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, when concern over content and the imposition of the self-censorship Comics Code Authority contributed to... magazine imprint |
| Eternity Comics Eternity Comics Eternity Comics was a California-based comic book publisher active from 1986 to 1994, first as an independent publisher, then as an imprint of Malibu Comics. Eternity published creator-owned comics of an offbeat, independent flavor, as well as some licensed properties... |
1986 | 1994 | |
| Event Comics Event Comics Event Comics was an American independent comic book publisher founded by veteran artists Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada. The company published during the years 1994 to 1998, at which point it was contracted to form the Marvel Knights imprint for Marvel Comics.... |
1994 | 1999 | |
| Extreme Studios | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Fangoria Comics Fangoria Comics Fangoria Comics was an American publisher of horror comics, releasing issues solely in the year 2007. It was a distinct unit under the larger Fangoria Entertainment umbrella, which also included Fangoria Magazine, Fangoria TV, and Fangoria Radio.-Planning:... |
2007 | 2007 | Fangoria Entertainment Fangoria Fangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:* Fangoria Comics* Fangoria Films* Fangoria RadioFangoria may also refer to:* Fangoria , a Spanish electro pop band... imprint |
| FantaCo Enterprises FantaCo Enterprises FantaCo Enterprises was an American comic book store and publishing company founded by Thomas Skulan and based in Albany, New York. As a publisher, FantaCo was known for its idiosyncratic line-up of mostly black-and-white titles, including the humorous Hembeck Series and the horror title Gore Shriek... |
1980 | 1998 | |
| Fantagor Press | 1986 | 1994 | Imprint of cartoonist Richard Corben Richard Corben Richard Corben is an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in Heavy Metal magazine... |
| Fantasy Flight Publications | 1995 | 1996 | Published translated European comics; still in business as games publisher Fantasy Flight Games Fantasy Flight Games Fantasy Flight Games is a Roseville, Minnesota-based game company that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games. Fantasy Flight Publishing was founded in 1995 by its CEO, Christian T. Petersen. Since the release of its first game product in 1997, the company has been doing... |
| Farrell Publications Farrell Publications Farrell Publications is the name of a series of American comic book publishing companies founded and operated by Robert W. Farrell in the 1940s and 1950s, including Elliot Publishing Company, Farrell Comic Group, and Excellent Publications. Farrell is particularly known for its pre-Comics Code... |
1940 | 1958 | numerous imprints |
| Fawcett Comics Fawcett Comics Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s... |
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| Fiction House Fiction House Fiction House is an American publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. Its comics division was best known for its pinup-style good girl art, as epitomized by the company's most popular character, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.-History:-Jumbo and Jack... |
1938 | 1954 | |
| First Comics First Comics First Comics was an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable... |
1983 | 1993 | |
| Fox Atomic Comics Fox Atomic Comics Fox Atomic Comics was formed in late 2006 as the graphic novel publishing arm of Fox Atomic. In partnership with publisher HarperCollins, Fox Atomic Comics produced and distributed graphic novels tied to Fox Atomic theatrical releases as well as original content. It closed, along with Fox Atomic,... |
2006 | 2009 | |
| Fox Feature Syndicate Fox Feature Syndicate Fox Feature Syndicate was a comic book publisher from early in the period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by entrepreneur Victor S... |
1939 | 1951 | |
| Future Comics Future Comics Future Comics is a now-defunct comic book publishing company founded by industry all-rounder Bob Layton, and his creative partners — Layton's mentor, artist/editor Dick Giordano and his frequent writing-partner David Michelinie, CFO Allen Berrebbi — and publisher Skip Farrell.-Pre-Formation:Having... |
2002 | 2004 | Founded by Bob Layton Bob Layton Bob Layton is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor, who has worked for Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics, DC Comics, Future Comics, and other publishers.-Early life:... , Dick Giordano Dick Giordano Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano was an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics... , David Michelinie David Michelinie -Biography:Some of his earliest work is for DC Comics's House of Secrets and a run on Swamp Thing , following Len Wein and preceding Gerry Conway, illustrated by Nestor Redondo. Michelinie did a run on Aquaman in Adventure Comics which led to the revival of the Sea King's own title in 1977... , and Skip Farrell. |
| Gladstone Comics Gladstone Publishing Gladstone Publishing was an American company that published Disney comics from 1986 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1998. The company had its origins as a subsidiary of "Another Rainbow", a company formed by Bruce Hamilton and Russ Cochran to publish the Carl Barks Library and produce limited edition... |
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| Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated from 1962 to 1984.-History:... |
1962 | 1984 | Also known as Whitman Comics |
| Great Comics Publications | 1941 | 1942 | Titles: Great Comics, Choice Comics |
| Greater Mercury Comics Silverwolf Comics Silverwolf Comics was a California-based American comic book publisher founded by Kris Silver in the mid-’80s with titles and characters created entirely by him... |
1990 | 1991 | Successor to Silverwolf Comics Silverwolf Comics Silverwolf Comics was a California-based American comic book publisher founded by Kris Silver in the mid-’80s with titles and characters created entirely by him... |
| Guild Publications | 1983 | 1984 | Title: Southern Knights |
| Hall of Heroes Hall of Heroes Hall of Heroes was a short-lived American independent comic book company that existed from 1993 to 1999, as well as the name of their flagship title.-Titles:*Cyberfrog — by Ethan van Sciver; title later acquired by Harris Comics... |
1993 | 1999 | |
| Harrier Comics Harrier Comics Harrier Comics was a British comic book publisher active in the mid-to-late 1980s. Harrier was notable for putting out black-and-white comics in a mold more similar to American comics than typical British fare... |
1984 | 1989 | British publisher |
| Harris Comics | 1985 | 2008 | Published Vampirella Vampirella Vampirella is a fictional character, a comic book vampire heroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and costume designer Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine Vampirella #1 . Writer-editor Archie Goodwin later developed the character from horror-story hostess, in... |
| Harvey Comics Harvey Comics Harvey Comics was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alfred Harvey in 1941, after buying out the small publisher Brookwood Publications. His brothers Robert B... |
1941 | 1986 | |
| Hell Comics Air Pirates The Air Pirates were a group of cartoonists who created two issues of an underground comic called Air Pirates Funnies in 1971, leading to a famous lawsuit by The Walt Disney Company... |
1971 | 1972 | Title: Air Pirates Funnies |
| Highwater Books Highwater Books Highwater Books was a small but influential independent comic book publisher based in Somerville, Massachusetts, noted for its arty editorial direction and production values under publisher Tom Devlin... |
1997 | 2004 | |
| Hillman Periodicals Hillman Periodicals Hillman Periodicals, Inc. was an American magazine and comic book publishing company founded in 1938 by Alex L. Hillman, a former New York City book publisher... |
1948 | 1953 | |
| Holyoke Publishing | 1940 | 1946 | Originally known as Helnit. Imprints: Bilbara Publishing, Continental Publishing, Narrative Publishers |
| Homage Homage Comics Homage Comics was a comic book publishing imprint, a subdivision of Wildstorm. It was created in 1995 to focus more on writer-driven titles. As part of Wildstorm, it was acquired by DC Comics in 1998... |
1995 | 2004 | WildStorm Productions imprint |
| Humor Publications/Current Books | 1944 | 1948 | Ace Magazines imprint. Titles: Science Comics, Scream Comics |
| I. W. Publications | 1958 | 1964 | Also known as Super Comics |
| iBooks Byron Preiss Byron Preiss was an American writer, editor, and publisher. He founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and later of iBooks.-Early life and career:... |
2003 | 2005 | Published by Byron Preiss Byron Preiss Byron Preiss was an American writer, editor, and publisher. He founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and later of iBooks.-Early life and career:... |
| Imperial Comics | 1986 1994 |
1987 1994 |
Probably two unrelated companies. The 1986 releases are published from Boulder, Co; the 1994 releases from Holland, PA. |
| Innovation Comics | 1988 | 1994 | |
| Insomnia Publications Insomnia Publications Insomnia Publications Ltd was a British comic book publishing company.-History:Insomnia was an independent comics publisher founded by Managing Director Crawford Coutts in 2006 to publish his own work... |
2006 | 2010 | |
| JC Comics JC Comics JC Comics , was a short-lived comic book company owned by John Carbonaro . JC published a few titles in the early 1980s, most notably comics featuring the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents.... |
1981 | 1984 | Also known as JC Productions, still in existence, just not publishing |
| Kandora Publishing | 2005 | 2005 | |
| King Comics King Comics King Comics, a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, was an attempt by King Features to publish comics of its own characters, rather than through other publishers. The line ran for approximately a year-and-a-half, with its series cover-dated from August 1966 to December 1967... |
1966 | 1967 | Connected with King Features Syndicate King Features Syndicate King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide... ; most titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated from 1962 to 1984.-History:... ; most were later acquired by Charlton Comics Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut... |
| Kitchen Sink Press Kitchen Sink Press Kitchen Sink Press was a comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1970. Kitchen owned and operated Kitchen Sink Press until 1999. Kitchen Sink Press was a pioneering publisher of underground comics, and was also responsible for numerous republications of classic comic strips in... |
1970 | 1999 | |
| L. Miller & Son, Ltd. L. Miller & Son, Ltd. L. Miller & Son, Ltd. was a British publisher of magazines, comic books, and pulp fiction intended primarily to take advantage of the British ban on importing printed matter. Between 1943 and 1966, the firm published British editions of many American comic books, primarily those of Fawcett Comics... |
1943 | 1966 | British publisher known for Marvelman Marvelman Marvelman, also known as Miracleman for trademark reasons in his American reprints and story continuation, is a fictional comic book superhero created in 1954 by writer-artist Mick Anglo for publisher L. Miller & Son. Originally intended as a United Kingdom home-grown substitute for the American... |
| Legend | 1994 | 1998 | Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book... imprint |
| Lev Gleason Publications Lev Gleason Publications Lev Gleason Publications, founded by Leverett Gleason, was the publisher of a number of popular comic books during the 1940s and early 1950s, including Daredevil, Crime Does Not Pay, and Boy Comics.... |
1939 | 1955 | Also known as Comic House Publications |
| Lightning Comics Lightning Comics -Lightning Comics :Lightning Comics was a short-lived comic book publisher in 1967. It published two titles:*Fatman the Human Flying Saucer, created by writer Otto Binder and artist C. C. Beck, and lasting three issues.... |
1967 | 1967 | |
| Lightning Comics Lightning Comics -Lightning Comics :Lightning Comics was a short-lived comic book publisher in 1967. It published two titles:*Fatman the Human Flying Saucer, created by writer Otto Binder and artist C. C. Beck, and lasting three issues.... |
1993 | 1997 | |
| Lodestone Comics | 1985 | 1986 | Titles: Codename: Danger, Evangeline Special, Futurians, Honeymooners, March Hare |
| M. F. Enterprises | 1966 | 1967 | |
| Mad Dog Graphics | 1987 | 1988 | Hollywood, California-based publisher of such titles as Eddy Current Eddy current Eddy currents are electric currents induced in conductors when a conductor is exposed to a changing magnetic field; due to relative motion of the field source and conductor or due to variations of the field with time. This can cause a circulating flow of electrons, or current, within the body of... and Keith Laumer's Retief. |
| Magazine Enterprises Magazine Enterprises Magazine Enterprises was an American comic book company lasting from 1943 to 1958, which published primarily Western, humor, crime, adventure, and children's comics, with virtually no superheroes... |
1943 | 1958 | |
| Mainline Publications Mainline Publications Mainline Publications, also called Mainline Comics, was a short-lived, 1950s American comic book publisher established and owned by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon.-Foundation:... |
1953 | 1956 | |
| Majestic Entertainment | 1993 | 1994 | Titles: Legacy, Majestic |
| Malibu Comics Malibu Comics Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics... |
1986 | 1994 | Bought out by Marvel Comics Marvel Comics Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media... , currently dormant. Imprints: Adventure Comics Adventure Comics Adventure Comics was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 and then revamped from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues , making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, and Batman... , Aircel Comics Aircel Comics Aircel Comics was a Canadian comic book publisher founded by Barry Blair, based in Ottawa and active between 1985 and 1994. In 1988, it merged with American publisher Eternity Comics, itself an imprint of Malibu Comics, and in the late 1980s was taken over by Malibu before ceasing publication... , Bravura Bravura In classical music, a bravura is a virtuosic passage intended to show off the skill of a performer, generally as a solo, and often in a cadenza. It can also be used as an adjective , or to refer to a performance of extraordinary virtuosity. The term comes from the Italian language for great skill.... , Eternity Comics Eternity Comics Eternity Comics was a California-based comic book publisher active from 1986 to 1994, first as an independent publisher, then as an imprint of Malibu Comics. Eternity published creator-owned comics of an offbeat, independent flavor, as well as some licensed properties... , Genesis, Protectors Universe (Genesis imprint), Ultraverse Ultraverse The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics. The Ultraverse was a shared universe in which a variety of characters — known within the comics as "Ultras" — acquired super-human abilities.-History:... (moved to Marvel) |
| Matrix Graphic Series | 1984 | 1987 | Titles: Cybercom, Heart of the Blue Mesa, Dragon's Star, Gaijin, The Jam Special, MacKenzie Queen, and New Triumph (featuring Northguard) |
| Maverick Maverick (Dark Horse) Maverick is a now-defunct imprint of Dark Horse Comics, created in 1999 by editor Diana Schutz for creator-owned works, to "provid[e] a home for creator-owned properties — providing a certain identity to those creator-owned labors of love that distinguishes them from Dark Horse's licensed books."... |
1999 | 2002 | Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book... imprint |
| Michael Hunt Publishing | 1993 | 2000 | |
| Mighty Comics Mighty Comics Mighty Comics Group, sometimes referred to as Archie Adventure Series and Radio Comics, refer to the attempt by Archie Comics to revamp and publish superhero comics in the mid-1960s... |
1965 | 1967 | Archie Comics Archie Comics Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by... imprint. Also known as Radio Comics |
| Millennium Publications Millennium Publications Millennium Productions was an American independent comic book publishing company founded by Mark Ellis, Melissa Martin and Paul Davis. Initially known as a publisher of licensed properties, Millennium adapted works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Lester Dent, Frank Frazetta, Robert E. Howard, Harlan... |
1990 | 1998 | Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000) |
| Mojo Press Mojo Press Mojo Press is a now-defunct small press which primarily published science fiction, horror, and western books and graphic novels between 1994-1999.-History:... |
1993 | 1999 | Titles: Weird Business, Red Range, Atomic Chili, and Indian Lover |
| MU Press MU Press MU Press was an independent comic book publisher based in Seattle, Washington, which operated from 1990–c. 2006. MU Press was one of the industry's most prolific "furry" comic publishers, while its mid-90s imprint Aeon Publications specialized in alternative fare. MU Press was founded by... |
1990 | 2006 | Imprint: AEON Publishing |
| Nedor Comics Nedor Comics Nedor Publishing was a comic book imprint of publisher Ned Pines, who also published pulp magazines under a variety of company names that he also used for the comics... |
1939 | 1956 | Also known as Standard, Better, and Thrilling |
| New Comics Group New Comics Group New Comics Group was a comic book publisher founded by Steve Donnelly and Valarie Jones which operated from 1987–1990. Donnelly acted as Publisher, while Jones held the title of Editor in Chief. New Comics Group was based in San Mateo, California. During the proliferation of small press in the... |
1987 | 1990 | |
| New Sirius Productions | 1986 | 1986 | Comics line called Prelude Graphics |
| Noble Comics | 1981 | 1983 | |
| Northstar Publishing | 1989 | 1993 | Imprint of Rebel Studios. Chicago-based publisher known for publishing Faust Faust (comics) Faust or Faustus, in comics, may refer to:*Faust , a number of comic book limited series from Rebel Studios and Avatar Press*Felix Faust is a supervillain who has often clashed with the Justice League... |
| Novelty Press Novelty Press Novelty Press was an American Golden Age comic-book publisher that operated from 1940–1949. It was the comic book imprint of Curtis Publishing Company, publisher of The Saturday Evening Post... |
1940 | 1949 | |
| NOW Comics NOW Comics NOW Comics was a comic book publisher founded in late 1985 by Tony C. Caputo as a sole-proprietorship. During the four years after its founding, NOW grew from a one-man operation to operating in 12 countries, and published almost 1,000 comics books.... |
1985 | 2005 | |
| Orbit Publications Orbit Publications Orbit Publications was a publishing house operated by Rae Herman known for its comic books of the 1940s and 1950s "Golden Age of Comic Books"... |
1945 | 1953 | Also known as Orbit Comics |
| Ominous Press | 1994 | 1994 | Bart Sears Bart Sears Bart Whitman Sears is an American artist and author, originally from Syracuse, New York.Sears has lent his unique style and creative ideas to multiple industries, including but not limited to: Comics , Toys, and Computer Games... 's self-publishing line |
| Pacific Comics Pacific Comics Pacific Comics was an independent comic book publisher that flourished from 1981-1984. It was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor. It began out of a San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers Bill and Steve Schanes... |
1981 | 1984 | Also known as PC |
| Personality Comics Personality Comics Personality Comics was a short-lived American comic book publisher which specialized in unauthorized profiles of professional athletes and entertainers, as well as adult comics. A typical Personality Comics title featured a painted portrait of the subject on the cover, with black-and-white art inside... |
1991 | 1993 | Profiles of professional athletes and entertainers. Imprint: Spoof Comics |
| Pied Piper Comics Pied Piper Comics Pied Piper Comics was a short-lived American comic book publishing company that ran from 1986 to 1988. Most of its titles were picked up from other publishers, and then most later moved to Innovation Publishing.-Titles:... |
1986 | 1988 | De facto successor to Wonder Comics Wonder Comics Wonder Comics or Wonder Color Comics was a very short-lived American comic book publishing company that existed from 1985-1987. It was also the name of a golden age comic book published by Nedor Comics... . |
| Pines Comics | 1956 | 1959 | Successor to Nedor Comics Nedor Comics Nedor Publishing was a comic book imprint of publisher Ned Pines, who also published pulp magazines under a variety of company names that he also used for the comics... |
| Power Comics Company | 1977 | 1977 | Detroit-based publisher. Titles: Power Comics and Cobalt Blue. |
| Print Mint Print Mint The Print Mint was a major publisher of underground comics during the genre's heydey. Starting as retailer of psychedelic posters, it soon evolved into a publisher, printer, and distributor. It was "ground zero" for the psychedelic poster... |
1968 | 1978 | |
| Quality Comics Quality Comics Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books.... |
1939 | 1956 | |
| Re-Visionary Press | 1994 | 2000 | Imprint: Carnal Comics Carnal Comics Carnal Comics is an adults-only comic book imprint which has so-far been published by three companies: Revolutionary Comics , Re-Visionary Press and Opus Graphics... (acquired from Revolutionary Comics Revolutionary Comics Revolutionary Comics was a U.S. comic book publisher best known for the series Rock 'N' Roll Comics, launched in 1989. Founded by publisher Todd Loren, the line featured unlicensed biographies of rock stars, told in comic book form but geared for adults, often with very adult situations... ) |
| Rebel Studios | 1987 | 1995 | Imprint: Northstar Publishing |
| Red Circle Comics Red Circle Comics Red Circle Comics was an imprint used by Archie Comics Publications, Inc. to publish non-Archie characters, especially their superheroes, in the 1970s and '80s.-Phase 1: 1970s:... |
1973 | 1985 | Archie Comics Archie Comics Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by... imprint |
| Renegade Press Renegade Press Renegade Press was an American comic book company, founded by Canadian Deni Loubert, that operated from 1984 to 1988. Notable titles published by Renegade include Flaming Carrot, Ms... |
1984 | 1988 | |
| Revolutionary Comics Revolutionary Comics Revolutionary Comics was a U.S. comic book publisher best known for the series Rock 'N' Roll Comics, launched in 1989. Founded by publisher Todd Loren, the line featured unlicensed biographies of rock stars, told in comic book form but geared for adults, often with very adult situations... |
1989 | 1998 | Imprint: Carnal Comics Carnal Comics Carnal Comics is an adults-only comic book imprint which has so-far been published by three companies: Revolutionary Comics , Re-Visionary Press and Opus Graphics... (later acquired by Re-Visionary Press and then Opus Graphics) |
| Rural Home | 1945 | 1945 | Owned by Enwil |
| Silver Moon Comics | ? | 1994 | |
| Silverwolf Comics Silverwolf Comics Silverwolf Comics was a California-based American comic book publisher founded by Kris Silver in the mid-’80s with titles and characters created entirely by him... |
1986 | 1987 | |
| Sirius Comics | 1985 | 1986 | |
| Sirius Entertainment Sirius Entertainment Sirius Entertainment is an American comic book company which celebrated 15 years of publishing in 2009. Sirius has published popular titles such as Dawn, Poison Elves, Akiko, and Mark Smylie's epic fantasy Artesia series during its first years.... |
1994 | 2005 | |
| Skywald Publications Skywald Publications Skywald Publications is a 1970s publisher of black-and-white comics magazines, primarily the horror anthologies Nightmare, Psycho, and Scream. It also published a small line of comic books and other magazines.... |
1970 | 1975 | |
| Solson Publications Solson Publications Solson Publications was a New York-based black-and-white comic book publisher active in the 1980s. The company was founded by Gary Brodsky, son of long-time Marvel Comics executive Sol Brodsky; the name of the company was derived from Brodsky's name: "Sol's son" = Solson.- Titles published :*... |
1986 | 1987 | |
| Spark Publications Spark Publications Spark Publications was a short-lived comic book publisher in the mid-1940s, during the Golden Age of Comic Books. Most of their comics was produced by a studio run by Jerry Robinson and Mort Meskin. Other creators who worked for Spark included Joseph Greene and Mac Raboy... |
1944 | 1946 | |
| Spectrum Comics Spectrum Comics Spectrum Comics was a short-lived American comic book publisher during the 1980s. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, Spectrum only published three series during its existence. Notable creators associated with Spectrum included Karl Kesel and Tom Morgan.-Titles:... |
1983 | 1984 | |
| Spire Christian Comics Spire Christian Comics Spire Christian Comics was a line of comic books published by Fleming H. Revell starting in 1972. In 1981 Hugh Revell Barbour started his own company, Book Bargains, which soon became Barbour & Company... |
1972 | 1988 | Published original comics from 1972–1982. |
| Spotlight Comics | 1986 | 1987 | Published Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse is an animated superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox.-History:The character was created by story man Izzy Klein as a super-powered housefly named Superfly. Studio head Paul Terry changed the character into a cartoon mouse instead... and Underdog comics; declared bankruptcy in 1989. |
| St. John Publications St. John Publications St. John Publications was an American publisher of magazines and comic books. During its short existence , St. John's comic books established several industry firsts. Founded by Archer St. John , the firm was located in Manhattan at 545 Fifth Avenue. After the St... |
1947 | 1958 | |
| Stanley Publications | 1966 | 1971 | Black-and-white horror Horror comics Horror comics are comic books, graphic novels, black-and-white comics magazines, and manga focusing on horror fiction. Horror comic books reached a peak in the late 1940s through the mid-1950s, when concern over content and the imposition of the self-censorship Comics Code Authority contributed to... magazine publisher. Titles: Chilling Tales of Horror, Ghoul Tales, Shock, and Stark Terror |
| Star Publications Star Publications Star Publications, Inc. was a Golden Age American comic book publisher, operating during the years 1949–1954. Founded by artist/editor L.B. Cole and lawyer Gerhard Kramer, Star specialized in horror comics, crime, and romance comics — but also published funny animal stories... |
1949 | 1954 | Acquired assets of Novelty Press Novelty Press Novelty Press was an American Golden Age comic-book publisher that operated from 1940–1949. It was the comic book imprint of Curtis Publishing Company, publisher of The Saturday Evening Post... . Founded by noted cover artist L.B. Cole |
| Starblaze Graphics Starblaze Graphics Starblaze Graphics was an imprint of The Donning Company, a publishing company established in 1978 to publish illustrated books. Notable Starblaze publications include Robert Asprin's MythAdventures series, as well as a graphic novel based on the first book... |
1978 | 1989 | Imprint of The Donning Company The Donning Company The Donning Company is a specialty book publisher based in Virginia Beach. It was first established in the mid-1970s to publish a pictorial history of the founders' hometown. Its imprints included Starblaze Graphics.In 1985, Donning became a wholly owned subsidiary of Walsworth Publishing Company... ; mainly published trade paperback collections and original graphic novels; titles include MythAdventures MythAdventures MythAdventures or Myth Adventures is a fantasy series by Robert Lynn Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye. After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Nye continued the series with seven more books... , Elfquest Elfquest Elfquest is a cult hit comic book property created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978. It is a fantasy story about a community of elves and other fictional species who struggle to survive and coexist on a primitive Earth-like planet with two moons. Several published volumes of prose fiction also... , and A Distant Soil A Distant Soil A Distant Soil is a science fiction/fantasy comic book series written and illustrated by Colleen Doran, and is the work for which she is best known.... . |
| Star*Reach | 1974 | 1991 | Mike Friedrich Mike Friedrich Mike Friedrich is an American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics, and for publishing the anthology series Star*Reach, one of the first independent comics... 's imprint |
| Strawberry Jam Comics Strawberry Jam Comics Strawberry Jam Comics was a Canadian publisher of comic books during the black-and-white comics boom of the mid and late 1980s. Inspired by the creative success of Dave Sim's Cerebus the Aardvark, founders paul Stockton and Derek McCulloch launched Strawberry Jam with the publication of To Be... |
1985 | 1992 | |
| Street & Smith Comics | 1940 | 1949 | |
| Studio Ironcat Studio Ironcat Studio Ironcat was a small publishing company based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, dedicated to publication of manga and later, Amerimanga. The company is most known for its publication of the first volume of Megatokyo, a prominent webcomic, as well as the flamboyant style of one of its founders,... |
1997 | 2004 | Also known as I.C. Entertainment |
| Superior Publishers Limited | 1945 | 1956 | Canadian publisher which reprinted American comics |
| Tekno Comix Tekno Comix Tekno Comix was an American publishing company that produced comic books from 1995 to 1997.-History:The company was founded by Laurie Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein as a division of their publicly traded company, Big Entertainment... |
1995 | 1997 | |
| Texas Comics Texas Comics Texas Comics was an American short-lived independent comics company set up in 1983 by several Texas based comic book fans, who had worked together before on the Comics Informer fanzine... |
1983 | 1983 | |
| Thoughts & Images | 1983 | 1988 | |
| Timely Comics Timely Comics Timely Comics, an imprint of Timely Publications, was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics.... |
1939 | 1950 | Evolved into Atlas Comics Atlas Comics (1950s) Atlas Comics is the term used to describe the 1950s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. Magazine and paperback novel publisher Martin Goodman, whose business strategy involved having a multitude of corporate entities, used Atlas as the umbrella name for his comic... |
| Toby Press Toby Press Toby Press was an American comic-book company that published from 1949 to 1955. Founded by Elliott Caplin, brother of cartoonist Al Capp and himself an established comic strip writer, the company published reprints of Capp's Li'l Abner strip; licensed-character comics starring such film and... |
1949 | 1955 | Also known as Toby Comics |
| Tokyopop Tokyopop Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well... |
1997 | 2011 | |
| Topps Comics Topps Comics Topps Comics is a division of the American trading card publisher and gum/candy distributor the Topps Company, Inc. that published comic books from 1993–1998, beginning its existence during a short comics-industry boom that attracted many investors and new companies... |
1993 | 1998 | |
| Tower Comics Tower Comics Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company best known for Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, a strange combination of secret agents and superheroes; and Samm Schwartz's Tippy Teen, an Archie Andrews clone... |
1965 | 1969 | |
| Trident Comics Trident Comics Trident Comics was a comic book publishing company based in Leicester, UK, specializing in black and white comics created by new British talent... |
1989 | 1992 | British publisher. |
| Trojan Magazines | 1950 | 1955 | |
| Triumphant Comics | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Valiant Comics Valiant Comics Valiant Comics is a comic book imprint published by various publishers since its inception with Voyager Communications, Inc. in 1989, later Acclaim Comics, Inc. Its assets were purchased from the bankruptcy of the Acclaim Entertaintment by Valiant Entertainment, Inc. in 2007.-Voyager... |
1994 | 2002 | Published by Voyager Communications. Later known as Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line) |
| Virgin Comics | 2006 | 2008 | Acquired by Liquid Comics Liquid Comics Liquid Comics is a comic book company, founded in 2006 as Virgin Comics LLC, which produced stories for an international audience. The company was founded by Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group, author Deepak Chopra, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan, Suresh... |
| Vortex Comics Vortex Comics Vortex Comics was a Canadian independent comic book publisher that operated during the years 1982 to 1994. Under the supervision of president, publisher, and editor Bill Marks, Vortex was known for such titles as Dean Motter's Mister X, Howard Chaykin's Black Kiss, and Chester Brown's Yummy Fur... |
1982 | 1993 | |
| Warren Publishing Warren Publishing Warren Publishing was an American magazine company founded by James Warren, who published his first magazines in 1957 and continued in the business for decades... |
1957 | 1983 | Published black-and-white magazines |
| Wonder Comics Wonder Comics Wonder Comics or Wonder Color Comics was a very short-lived American comic book publishing company that existed from 1985-1987. It was also the name of a golden age comic book published by Nedor Comics... |
1985 | 1987 | Also known as Wonder Color Comics; most titles acquired by Pied Piper Comics Pied Piper Comics Pied Piper Comics was a short-lived American comic book publishing company that ran from 1986 to 1988. Most of its titles were picked up from other publishers, and then most later moved to Innovation Publishing.-Titles:... |
| Youthful Youthful (publisher) Youthful was an American comic book publisher that operated from 1949–1954. The company was owned by attorney Bill Friedman and his wife Sophie, with Bill holding the title of Publisher... |
1949 | 1954 | Imprint: Youthful Magazines/Stamp Comics |