| Image Comics | |
|---|---|
| Type | Comic publisher |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | |
| Key people | Todd McFarlane Rob Liefeld Jim Lee Marc Silvestri Erik Larsen Jim Valentino Whilce Portacio |
| Industry | Comics |
| Website | ImageComics.com |
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. Events January February March April May Namor the Sub-Mariner, issue 26 (May cover date - Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American Comic book artist, creator and publisher Erik J Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American Comic book writer artist and publisher Jim Valentino aka Valentino, (born October 28 1952 in The Bronx New York) is an American Writer, Penciler Whilce Portacio (born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino-American Comic book artist. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative It was founded in 1992 by seven 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. Events January February March April May Namor the Sub-Mariner, issue 26 (May cover date - Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or Image's success has significantly changed the position of creators in the comic book industry. Along with Marvel, DC and Dark Horse, Image Comics is one of the four largest comic book publishers in America. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics
Its better-known series include Spawn, Pitt, The Savage Dragon, Shadowhawk, Youngblood, Supreme, WildC.A.T.s, Gen¹³, Wetworks, Cyberforce, Witchblade, The Darkness, Invincible, the third volume of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Walking Dead. Spawn is a fictional Comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. This article is about an Image Comics character For other uses see Pitt disambiguation pages Pitt is a Fictional character Savage Dragon is an ongoing American Comic book series created by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. ShadowHawk is a Fictional Comic book Vigilante Anti-hero created by Jim Valentino. Youngblood is a Fictional Superhero team that starred in their self-titled Comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. Supreme is a fictional Superhero created by Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray. Wildcats, sometimes rendered WildCats or WildCATs, is the name of multiple incarnations of a Superhero team created by the American Comic Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by Wetworks is an American Comic book series created by Comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi Cyberforce is an Image Comics Super-hero team created by artist Marc Silvestri and writer Eric Silvestri in 1992. This article is about the Top Cow comic book series For its fictional star character sometimes colloquially known as Witchblade see Sara Pezzini. The Darkness is a series of American Comic books produced by Top Cow Productions. Invincible ( Mark Grayson) is a Fictional character, an Image Comics Superhero. The Walking Dead is an American monthly black and white comic published by Image Comics beginning in 2003.
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History
Founding
In the early 1990s, several popular Marvel Comics illustrators grew increasingly annoyed that artwork and characters they created were being heavily merchandized, with the artists -- working as freelancers -- receiving only page rates for their work and modest royalties. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an They also resented a common attitude among Marvel management that the writers and artists were less important to the success of a series than the characters, and could easily be replaced. In December 1991, a group of these illustrators approached Marvel president Terry Stewart and demanded that the company give them ownership and creative control over their work. Accounts vary as to whom this group included, but it is generally accepted that Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld were among its leaders. Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Marvel did not meet their demands.
Several months later, seven illustrators announced the creation of Image Comics. The company's original line-up included Todd McFarlane (famous for his work on Marvel's Spider-Man), Jim Lee (X-Men), Rob Liefeld (X-Force), Marc Silvestri (Wolverine), Erik Larsen (The Amazing Spider-Man), Jim Valentino (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Whilce Portacio (Uncanny X-Men). Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Peter Parker Spider-Man is the name of two Comic book series published by Marvel Comics, both of which feature the character Spider-Man Jim Lee (born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-American Comic book Artist, Creator and Publisher. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher X-Force is a Fictional Marvel Comics Superhero team one of several Spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American Comic book artist, creator and publisher Erik J Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American Comic book writer artist and publisher The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, Jim Valentino aka Valentino, (born October 28 1952 in The Bronx New York) is an American Writer, Penciler Guardians of the Galaxy, may refer to Guardians of the Galaxy (Original, the original team from Earth-691 Guardians of the Galaxy (Modern Whilce Portacio (born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino-American Comic book artist. Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics Comic book series for the X-Men franchise This development is sometimes called the "X-odus", because four of these creators (Liefeld, Lee, Silvestri, and Portacio) were famous for their work on the X-Men franchise. Although each artist had become relatively well-known at Marvel, the trio of Lee, Liefeld, and McFarlane were comic book superstars. Image's initial titles were solicited and produced through Malibu Comics, a publisher that had specialized in low print run black and white creator-owned and licensed comics since 1986. Malibu Comics was an American Comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for its Ultraverse line of Superhero Malibu provided administrative, production and marketing support for the launch of the initial titles. [1]
Image was formed under two provisions:[2]
- Image does not own a creator's work; the creator does.
- No Image partner would ever interfere, creatively or financially, with any other's work.
Image itself owns almost no intellectual property except the company trademarks: its name and its logo. [3]
In the spirit of the second rule, each Image partner founded his own studio, which published under the Image banner but was autonomous from any central editorial control. Because Portacio did not opt to become a full partner in the company, Image originally consisted of six studios:
- Extreme Studios, owned by Rob Liefeld
- Highbrow Entertainment, owned by Erik Larsen
- ShadowLine, owned by Jim Valentino
- Todd McFarlane Productions, owned by Todd McFarlane
- Top Cow Productions, owned by Marc Silvestri
- Wildstorm Productions, owned by Jim Lee
Development
The first Image comic books to arrive at stores were Liefeld's Youngblood, Larsen's The Savage Dragon, McFarlane's Spawn, and Lee's WildC.A.T.s. Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment is an American Comic book studio that was formed in 1997 by Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld Highbrow Entertainment is the name of Erik Larsen's studio at Image Comics. Shadowline is a founding/partner studio of Image Comics established by Jim Valentino. Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Top Cow Productions ( TCP) is an American comics publisher a partner studio of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book Youngblood is a Fictional Superhero team that starred in their self-titled Comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. Savage Dragon is an ongoing American Comic book series created by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. Spawn is a fictional Comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. Wildcats, sometimes rendered WildCats or WildCATs, is the name of multiple incarnations of a Superhero team created by the American Comic Propelled by the artists' star power and the eagerness of comic book collectors to get in early on the "next big thing", these series sold in numbers that no publisher other than Marvel, DC or Valiant Comics had achieved since the market's drastic decline in the 1970s. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Valiant Comics was an American Comic book Publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, writer/artists The company experienced lesser successes with Silvestri's Cyberforce, Valentino's Shadowhawk and Portacio's much-delayed Wetworks. Cyberforce is an Image Comics Super-hero team created by artist Marc Silvestri and writer Eric Silvestri in 1992. ShadowHawk is a Fictional Comic book Vigilante Anti-hero created by Jim Valentino. Wetworks is an American Comic book series created by Comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi
Some of the founders' studios came to resemble independent publishers, each with several ongoing series set in a shared universe. (At first there were indications of a shared universe among the studios, but these decreased as the studios developed their own directions. ) The use of freelancers to write and/or illustrate series that were owned by the Image partners led to criticism that some of them had reproduced the very system they had rebelled against, just with them in charge instead of a corporation. Image partners who did not take this approach assumed a neutral position on it, in keeping with the requirement that none of them had any say in how the others' studios were run.
Some of the Image partners used their studios to publish the works of other independent creators, offering them the chance to do so while owning the copyrights and maintaining editorial control over their own series. Other publishers had offered similar deals to creators, but this was not typical in the industry. These included Sam Kieth, who created The Maxx, Dale Keown, who created PITT, Jae Lee, who created Hellshock, and Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Alex Ross, who created Astro City. Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American Comics writer and illustrator and film director best known as the creator of The The Maxx is an American Comic book and Character created by Sam Kieth and published by Image Comics. Dale Keown is a Canadian Comic book artist from Grande Prairie Alberta This article is about an Image Comics character For other uses see Pitt disambiguation pages Pitt is a Fictional character Jae Lee (born June 22, 1972) is a Korean-American Eisner Award -winning Comic book Artist known for his dark gothic style of work Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a Comic book Writer. Brent Eric Anderson (b 1955 is an American Comic book Artist. Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American Comic book painter, Illustrator and Kurt Busiek's Astro City is a Comic book series centered around a fictional American city of that name Later, some established self-published series also moved to Image, such as Jeff Smith's Bone and Colleen Doran's A Distant Soil. Self-publishing is the Publishing of Books and other media by the Authors of those works rather than by established Third-party Jeff Smith (born 1960 is an American Cartoonist, best known as the creator of the self-published Comic book series Bone Bone is an independently published Comic book series originally serialized in 55 irregularly-released issues from 1991 to 2004 Colleen Doran (born July 24, 1968) is an American Comic book Writer and Artist, best known for her fantasy series A Distant Soil is a Science fiction / Fantasy Comic book series written and illustrated by Colleen Doran, and is the work for which
Image soon came to rival Marvel and DC in terms of fan popularity and sales. However, the Image partners had little experience as writers and editors, and critics focused on this and other shortcomings they saw. Critics charged that the artwork was excessively flashy, and often showed weaknesses in anatomy and storytelling fundamentals. The characters were derided as simple variations on generic archetypes, and poorly developed. The level of violence and the sexual presentation of female characters drew further criticism though ironically the amount of violence at the time was on par with what was found in DC and Marvel. Only a few Image-published properties were critically acclaimed (such as Astro City), some met with neutral or mixed responses from critics (The Savage Dragon, Spawn), and many were outright despised by critics and older comic book fans (WildC. Kurt Busiek's Astro City is a Comic book series centered around a fictional American city of that name A. T. s, Cyberforce, and especially Youngblood).
The partners also had little business experience and found themselves overwhelmed with the responsibilities of managing their respective studios. Soon the company became notorious for falling behind its publishing schedule. For example, WildC. A. T. s, which was intended to be published monthly, had only 4 issues in 9 months (#29-32, Apr '96, Jun '96, Sep '96, Jan '97). Retailers' orders of newly-solicited issues were typically based on the sales of recent issues, but as the issues shipped weeks and even several months late, fans' interest tended to wane, leaving retailers with inventory they couldn't sell. In response, retailers cut orders even further to reduce their risk. This significantly hurt the studios, which were each responsible for their own cash flow and profitability.
In 1993, the partners hired Larry Marder to act as "executive director" for the publisher. Larry Marder (born May 29, 1951) is best-known as the creator of comic book Tales of the Beanworld, which began as an "essentially Valentino quipped in interviews that Marder's job was literally to "direct the executives". He developed better financial planning and had some success in disciplining creators to deliver their work on time, in part by insisting that retail orders for new issues would not be solicited until the books had been illustrated, usually ensuring they would be ready to ship when promised.
By the mid-1990s Image series such as Spawn and The Savage Dragon had proven themselves as lasting successes (the former frequently topping the sales charts for months in which new issues came out), while new series such as Wildstorm's Gen¹³, and Top Cow's Witchblade and The Darkness were also successful. Gen¹³ is a fictional Superhero team and Comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by This article is about the Top Cow comic book series For its fictional star character sometimes colloquially known as Witchblade see Sara Pezzini. The Darkness is a series of American Comic books produced by Top Cow Productions. Image had established itself as a strong competitor in the comic book industry, although critical reactions were often still less than enthusiastic.
Clashes between partners began to harm the company. Several of the partners complained that Liefeld was using his power as CEO of Image to promote and perhaps even to financially support his own separate publishing company Maximum Press. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment is an American Comic book studio that was formed in 1997 by Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld Silvestri withdrew Top Cow from Image in 1996 (although he retained his partnership in the company). Top Cow Productions ( TCP) is an American comics publisher a partner studio of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. This was due in part to Liefeld attempting to "steal away" Silvestri's talent pool, which included then Witchblade superstar artist Michael Turner. This article is about the Top Cow comic book series For its fictional star character sometimes colloquially known as Witchblade see Sara Pezzini. Michael Turner is Michael Turner (American football, an American Football running back for the Atlanta Falcons Silvestri was infuriated by this and decided that to prohibit this practice from continuing he would pull Top Cow out. In September 1996, Liefeld, before he could be voted out, resigned and Silvestri would later return.
Wildstorm's Cliffhanger imprint, established in 1998, was also a commercial success, launching high-selling creative-owned properties for new stars such as Image artists Humberto Ramos, J. Scott Campbell and the recent Marvel transfer Joe Madureira. Cliffhanger was an Imprint of Wildstorm, publishing creator-owned Comic books. Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican Comic book Penciller, best known for his work on American comic books Jeffrey Scott Campbell (born April 12, 1973, East Tawas Michigan Jose Madureira (born December 3, 1974, in Philadelphia; mædəˈrærə often simply called Joe Mad, is an American comic book Though the great success at the top of the sales charts was marred with production delays, the imprint continued to attract more star talents such as Chris Bachalo, Joe Kelly, Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco. Chris Bachalo (born August 23, 1965) is an American Comic book illustrator known for his quirky cartoon-like style Joe Kelly may refer to Joe Kelly (author Joe Kelly (comics, comic book and animation writer Joe Kelly (racing driver Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a Comic book Writer. Carlos Pacheco (born November 14, 1961) is a Spanish Comic book Artist and Penciller When Jim Lee sold Wildstorm to DC Comics in 1999, citing his desire to drop his responsibilities as a publisher for more creative work; the Cliffhanger imprint moved along but the popularity of the line was already showing signs of fading, with many of its titles missing production schedules one after the other.
A promised "10th Anniversary" book for Image, in which each of the four remaining partners would create a story featuring their signature characters, experienced delays reminiscent of the period 10 years earlier, and the Image Comics #1 hardcover was eventually resolicited for release in November 2005.
Meanwhile, Valentino, who had previously become less active in the company, began using his position as a partner to publish a number of "indie" titles by other creators, in a deliberate attempt to diversify Image's output and its image. Although most of these series - ironically dubbed the "non-line" because of their lack of commonality - did not sell well and were soon cancelled, they introduced an increasingly important business model for the company: offering other creators the same total-ownership terms the partners enjoyed, but taking a fixed fee upon publication for the company's administrative costs. This practice increased after Marder left the company in 1999 and Valentino became publisher and manager of "Image Central", the business unit independent of any of the studios.
In February 2004, Larsen replaced Valentino as publisher, largely continuing existing business practices. As of 2005, the majority of books Image publishes in a given month (in terms of titles, not necessarily sales) are non-studio productions. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. McFarlane's Spawn and related titles, his McFarlane Toys line, and Silvestri's Top Cow imprint remain a substantial segment of Image's total sales. McFarlane Toys, a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions Inc Since 2004, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead has emerged as one of the most successful black and white comics of the past twenty-five years, routinely surpassing the sales of many of Image's (and other publisher's) color books. The Walking Dead is an American monthly black and white comic published by Image Comics beginning in 2003. Larsen's Savage Dragon continues as the longest-running owner-created title by an Image partner. Valentino has returned to creating comics, including a new incarnation of ShadowHawk. The company retains its position as the third or fourth largest publisher in the North American direct market (after Marvel, DC, and sometimes Dark Horse Comics), but has lost significant sales momentum compared to its first several years. The direct market is the dominant distribution and retail network for North American Comic books. Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics
Image Comics Universe
Though some Image Comics titles take place in their own continuity, many occur within the same fictional universe. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science Many Image-published comics, including Spawn, Shadowhawk, Noble Causes, Blacklight, Firebreather, Invincible, The Darkness, Brit, Astounding Wolf-Man, Dynamo 5, Savage Dragon, Cyberforce, and Witchblade have crossed over with each other.
Notable series published
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One-shots and graphic novels
One-shots and original graphic novels include:
- Aqua Leung (by Mark Andrew Smith, & Paul Maybury 2008, ISBN 1582408637)[16]
- Ascend (by Keith Arem and Christopher Shy, paperback, ISBN 1582404305, hardcover, ISBN 1582405182, 2005, reprinted as Special Edition by IDW)[17]
- Black Cherry (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-830-0)
- Earthboy Jacobus (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-492-5)
- The Five Fists of Science (by Matt Fraction and Steven Sanders, graphic novel, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-605-7)
- Flight (comics anthology currently running to 4 volumes)
- Four-Letter Worlds (comics anthology, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-439-9)
- Gear (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 1999, ISBN 1-58240-680-4)
- Hector Plasm: De Mortuis (by Benito Cereno and illustrated by Nate Bellegarde, one-shot)
- Iron West (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-630-8)
- Long Hot Summer (by Eric Stephenson (writer) and Jamie McKelvie (artist), graphic novel, 2005)
- Popgun (edited by Mark Andrew Smith & Joe Keatinge, 2007)
- Stagger Lee (by Derek McCulloch and Shepherd Hendrix, 205 pages, graphic novel, 2006, ISBN 1582406073) [18]
- Tales From the Bully Pulpit (by Benito Cereno and illustrated by Graeme MacDonald, graphic novel)
- Tommysaurus Rex (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2004, ISBN 1-58240-395-3)
- The Wizard's Tale - This book was a top votegetter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Original Graphic Novel for 1998
Notes
- ^ Platinum Studios: Awesome Comics. New Men was one of the many titles co-created by Rob Liefeld and released as part of his Extreme Studios imprint of Image Comics like many of Liefeld's The Next Issue Project is a series of American Comic-book Anthologies published by Image Comics beginning in February 2008 A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Noble Causes is an American comic book series created and written by Jay Faerber, illustrated by a variety of artists (the current artist being Yıldıray OCT Occult Crimes Taskforce is an American Comic book about the eponymous team of fictional Police officers It was The Pact was a Superhero team released in two Limited series by Image Comics. Jonathan Hickman is an American Comic book writer and artist Biography Hickman was the runner-up in the first Comic Book Idol and Phantom Jack is the eponymous character of a comic book series created by writer Michael San Giacomo. This article is about an Image Comics character For other uses see Pitt disambiguation pages Pitt is a Fictional character The Portent is a comic book by Peter Bergting, published by Image Comics. Power Rangers Zeo (often abbreviated as PRZ, and often simply called Zeo) is the fourth season of the Power Rangers franchise that is a continuation Powers is an American, creator-owned, Comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis (writer and Michael Avon Oeming (artist Proof is an American Comic book series, published by Image Comics and created by writer Alex Grecian and artist Riley Rossmo PvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a Webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz, with around 100000 unique visitors per day Rising Stars is a 24-issue Comic book Limited series by J Michael Straczynski about 113 people (called "Specials" as they are born Sam Burke and Maximilian "Twitch" Williams are two fictional NYPD Homicide Detectives created by Todd McFarlane. Sam Noir is a Comic book mini-series written by Eric A Anderson / Manny Trembley and illustrated by Manny Trembley first published Savage Dragon is an ongoing American Comic book series created by Erik Larsen and published by Image Comics. Scud The Disposable Assassin (published from 1994 to 1998, and 2008) is a humorous hyperkinetic Science fiction comic by ShadowHawk is a Fictional Comic book Vigilante Anti-hero created by Jim Valentino. A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object Shaman's Tears is a comic-book series created by Mike Grell and published by Image Comics. Spawn is a fictional Comic book character created by Todd McFarlane. Stormwatch is a Fictional Strange Girl is a monthly Comic series published by Image Comics. Stryker is an Image Comics character from their Cyberforce series SuperPatriot is an Image Comics Superhero created by Erik Larsen in 1992 Supreme is a fictional Superhero created by Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray. The Sword is a monthly Comic book Limited series created by the Luna Brothers and published by Image Comics. Sword of Dracula is a horror Comic book published by several publishers including Image Comics, IDW Publishing, and Digital Team 7 is the name of a Comic book Superhero team appearing in titles published by Wildstorm Productions. Tellos is a comic-book Fantasy series created by Todd DeZago and Mike Wieringo and published by Image Comics. Tribe was a short-lived Comic book published first in 1993 Created by Todd Johnson and Larry Stroman, Trencher is an American comic book series that was created written and drawn by Keith Giffen and released by Image Comics in 1993 The Tomb Raider Comic book series are based on the character of Lara Croft, from the games produced by Eidos Interactive and (at the time Ultra is an eight-issue Comic book Limited series created by the Luna Brothers, Jonathan (art and plot and Joshua (script and published by For other uses of the word "umbra" see Umbra (disambiguation. Violent Messiahs is an American comic book series created by Joshua Dysart and William O'Neill and published by Image Comics. Voltron is a series of animated television programs, the first of which was titled Voltron Defender of the Universe. The Walking Dead is an American monthly black and white comic published by Image Comics beginning in 2003. Wanted is a comic book Miniseries written by Mark Millar, with art by J Warlands is a Comic book series from the now-defunct production house Dreamwave Productions, which was founded by Pat Lee and his brother Weapon Zero is a science fiction/superhero Comic book series created by Joe Benitez. Wetworks is an American Comic book series created by Comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi WildGuard is a comic book series created written and drawn by Todd Nauck and published by Image Comics. For the record label see Wildstar Records. For the Star Blazers character see Space Battleship Yamato characters. This article is about the Top Cow comic book series For its fictional star character sometimes colloquially known as Witchblade see Sara Pezzini. Youngblood is a Fictional Superhero team that starred in their self-titled Comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. In the American Comic book industry the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue A Mark Andrew Smith is an award winning American Comic book writer and graphic novelist best known as the co-creator of the Amazing Joy Buzzards Paul Maybury (born 1982 in Boston) is an award winning illustrator and Comic book Artist living Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published Christopher Shy, who occasionally goes by the pen name "Ronin" is a freelance fantasy and science fiction artist Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works is an American Comic book company. Douglas TenNapel is an American Musician, Animator, Eisner Award -winning Artist and Film maker. Events January January 10: Superman & Batman vs Aliens & Predator released Douglas TenNapel is an American Musician, Animator, Eisner Award -winning Artist and Film maker. Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 The Five Fists of Science is a Steampunk graphic novel created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steven Sanders. Matt Fraction (born Matthew Fritchman on December 1, 1975, Chicago Heights Illinois) is an American Comic book writer Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Flight is a Comics anthology series edited by Kazu Kibuishi, showcasing young and innovative artists and writers Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of Comics that are too short for standalone publication Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of Comics that are too short for standalone publication Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 Douglas TenNapel is an American Musician, Animator, Eisner Award -winning Artist and Film maker. US publications -->==Events and publications== January February March April Hector Plasm is the name of a Comic book character created by Benito Cereno (writer and Nate Bellegarde (artist For the short story by Herman Melville see Benito Cereno. Benito Cereno is the pen name for Jamie Groover Douglas TenNapel is an American Musician, Animator, Eisner Award -winning Artist and Film maker. Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Jamie McKelvie was born in 1980 in Malvern Worcestershire. He is a Cartoonist and Illustrator. Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 Mark Andrew Smith is an award winning American Comic book writer and graphic novelist best known as the co-creator of the Amazing Joy Buzzards Events January January 10: Superman & Batman vs Aliens & Predator released Derek McCulloch is an author of graphic novels and comics who was born in Ottawa in 1964 raised in Grande Prairie Alberta, and lives in Oakland California Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Tales From The Bully Pulpit is a Graphic novel released October 25 2004 For the short story by Herman Melville see Benito Cereno. Benito Cereno is the pen name for Jamie Groover Douglas TenNapel is an American Musician, Animator, Eisner Award -winning Artist and Film maker. Events February February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA Comics Buyer's Guide ( (CBG is the second longest-running Periodical reporting on the Comic book industry Accessed February 3, 2008
- ^ "The Image Story" (Part Three), The Comics Journal, 2005-10-25. The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is a US magazine of news and criticism pertaining to Comic books and strips Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-03-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
- ^ Erik Larsen, "Grand Larseny", printed in the back of various Image titles, February 2008
- ^ LeFevre Crafts a New Mythology In "Aletheia", Comic Book Resources, March 25, 2008
- ^ Tori Amos's comic reinvention, The Guardian, April 18, 2008
- ^ 12 Gauge Comics :: Paolo Parente's Dust
- ^ Paolo Parente’s Dust: The Army Weekly
- ^ "Dust" Debuts from mink & Parente this Summer at Image, February 1, 2007, Comic Book Resources
- ^ Preview: Dust #2, August 28, 2007, Comic Book Resources
- ^ Denton and Mariotte Go West in "Graveslinger", Comic Book Resources, August 27, 2007
- ^ Martin Andrew Smith on Kill All Parents, Newsarama, April 29, 2008
- ^ Mark Andrew Smith Plans to "Kill All Parents", Comic Book Resources, April 30, 2008
- ^ Alex Grecian and Riley Rossmo on Proof, Augst 23, 2007, Newsarama
- ^ Finding The Safest Place With Riches, Grant & Mandrake, Newsarama, march 21, 2008
- ^ War Heroes #1, Newsarama, March 20, 2008
- ^ Mark Andrew Smith on Aqua Leung, Newsarama, April 10, 2008
- ^ Keith Arem on Ascend: special Edition, Newsarama, November 21, 2007
- ^ Home - Santa Cruz Sentinel
References
- Image Comics: The Road To Independence (by George Khoury, 280 pages, TwoMorrows Publishing, June 2007, ISBN 1-893905-71-3)[1] excerpts:
- Image Comics at the Comic Book DB
External links
- Image Comics Homepage
- "The Image Story" by Michael Dean. Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book George Khoury is a writer and interviewer in the field of Comic books Khoury's most notable works focus on UK comic book writer Alan Moore. TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of Magazines about Comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh North Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book The Comics Journal, 2000. The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is a US magazine of news and criticism pertaining to Comic books and strips
- Image Comics at MySpace
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