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WildStorm Productions Profile
Wildstorm Productions or just "Wildstorm" for short, is a publishing imprint of the world-famous comic book publisher DC Comics. The publishing company originated way back in 1992 from comics creator Jim Lee's personal publishing company Aegis Entertainment. He partnered with Image Comics and was able to come up with Wildstorm as his very own label. After the sale of the company to DC ba... [Read More]
IDW Publishing Profile
IDW Publishing started in 1999 as the parent company Idea & Design Works, LLC. It was started by co-presidents Ted Adams and Robbie Robbins. The other pioneers who started the company are Kris Oprisko and Alex Garner. Their editor-in-chief is Chris Ryall who is also the publishing company's publisher. The current company, IDW was formed in 2001. In 2002, 30 Days of Night was an instant hit and... [Read More]
Fantagraphics Books Profile
Fantagraphics books has been around since the ‘80s. The publisher is said to publish the best comics in the world according to "Wired". Fantagraphics Books has been the forerunner of comics as a legitimate form of art as well as literature ever since it began its publishing industry. It began with the comic book company publishing their critical trade magazine, The Comics Journal. ... [Read More]
Bluewater Productions Profile
Bluewater Productions is a publisher of comic books that started in 2001 at Image Comics. They were able to publish titles like "Dollz" and 10th Muse". They were able to launch the Legend of Isis and Black Tide. There were some books that were launched which jumped to the top 30. When the publishers headed by Darren G. Davis left Image in order to go to Alias Enterprises, they were ... [Read More]
After Hours Profile
After Hours comics is a publisher of comics that was created by Buddy Scalera and Darren Sanchez. These are two people who have had a lot of experience in the comic book industry. They have both worked for Wizard and have utilized their experience as well as knowledge that they have learned from their contact with the comic world to essentially pursue self-publishing of their very own comic books.... [Read More]
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is arguably the most popular comic book line that is published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. It is a division of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. This is a very popular comic book company which is sometimes called as “The House of Ideas”. The more well-known characters that Marvel has are the X-Men, Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the Silver Surfer, Darede... [Read More]
DC Versus Marvel Comics - World's Collide
Every fanboy and fangirl has had this discussion at one point or the other. What is better DC or Marvel? This may seem like such a trivial matter but for legions of comic book fans this has been a long and drawn out war. Just ask any fan and you'll find that despite the seeming goodwill between both camps there are still some deeply held convictions that neither camp will give up. The debate of co... [Read More]
Vertigo DC Comics
The 1970's and 1980's aptly called the Silver Age, saw the decline of the superhero comics. Sales were down and both DC and Marvel were scrambling to come up with ideas that could revive the limping market. Both these juggernauts found the answer in turning their beloved superhero's dark. Marvel reintroduced us to the X-men, mutants who are fighting for a world that hates and fears them, while DC ... [Read More]