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List Of American Comics
This is a list of American comics, by publishing company. A * Abstract Studio **''Strangers in Paradise'' by Terry Moore **''Echo'' by Terry Moore **'' Rachel Rising'' by Terry Moore **'' Motor Girl'' by Terry Moore * AC Comics *Antarctic Press * Ape Entertainment **'' Pocket God'' by Allan Dye and Dave Castelnuovo **'' Goblin Chronicles'' by Troy Dye, Tom Kelesides, and Collin Fogel * Arcana Studio **'' All Fall Down'' by Casey Jones * Archie Comics * Archaia Studios Press **'' Critical Millennium'' B * Basement Comics * Beyond Comics **''Gekido'' by Graig Weich & B. Wilson **''Code Name: Justice'' by Graig Weich **''Ravedactyl'' by Graig Weich **''Justice'' by Graig Weich **''Gekido vs. Code Name: Justice'' by Graig Weich & B. Wilson *Blue Juice Comics **'' The Accelerators'' by RFI Porto and Gavin Smith **''Aether & Empire'' by Mike Horan and Bong Ty Dazo **'' Anne Bonnie'' by Tim Yates C *Cellar Door Publishing **'' Minister Jade'' *Centaur Publications *Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comic Book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century. Since 1934 and since 1939 two most comic book publishers of DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC and Marvel comic book publishers, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Fall Down (comics)
All Fall Down is a 2011 six-issue American comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ... written by Casey Jones, edited by William Marks, and illustrated by a host of artists including Jason Reeves, Gian Fernando, Brian Brinlee, Anvit Randeria, Cirque Studios, and Pericles Junior. It was published by Arcana Studios. The comic explores what happens to superheroes and supervillains who irrevocably lose their powers, and deals with the notions of death and loss. Publication history Early in its production, the book was partially funded through crowd-sourced fundraising site Kickstarter. Plot Thirteen-year-old Sophie Mitchell just accidentally stole every superpower known to man. She can't turn them off or give them back. The world must now make do without their mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillains such as the Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah, the Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Darkseid. The company has published non-DC Universe-related material, including ''Watchmen'', '' V for Vendetta'', '' Fables'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton Publications, which published magazines (most notably song-lyric magazines), puzzle books and, briefly, books (under the Monarch and Gold Star imprints). It had its own distribution company (Capital Distribution). Charlton Comics published a wide variety of genres including; crime, science fiction, Western, horror, war and romance comics, as well as talking animal and superhero titles. The company was known for its low-budget practices, often using unpublished material acquired from defunct companies and paying comics creators among the lowest rates in the industry. Charlton was also the last of the American comics publishers still operating to raise its cover prices from ten cents to 12 cents in 1962. It was unique among comic book co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaur Publications
Centaur Publications (also known as Centaur Comics) was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing-Man. History Comics Magazine Company Centaur developed primarily from the Comics Magazine Company, Inc. In 1936, comic-book entrepreneur Everett M. "Busy" Arnold gave financial or other unspecified help to that New York City-based firm, founded by John Mahon and Bill Cook, former employees of Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's National Allied Publications (the primary forerunner of DC Comics). The duo published the premiere issue of ''The Comics Magazine'' (May 1936), using inventory content from National Allied's submissions. (One collector/historian suggests this was in lieu of pay.) Among the Comics Magazine Company's original features was ''Dr. Mystic the Occult Detective'' (not to be confused with Mr. Mystic of newspapers' " The Spirit Section"). This two-page fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Jade
''Minister Jade'' is a 2008 graphic novel written and illustrated by Steve Bialik. It was first released in the United States on June 25, 2008, through Cellar Door Publishing. In 2009 ''Minister Jade'' was selected as one of YALSA's "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" for that year. Synopsis In Yuan dynasty China a down-on-his-luck former government official named Zhen Wenxiu tries to commit suicide by jumping into the stormy sea, but is instead carried off to the mysterious Island of Living Jade. There he is met by two green-skinned dwarves who question him as to the state of their former home, China. When Wenxiu informs them that it has been conquered by the Mongols and transformed into a land of oppression and injustice, the dwarves give him a magical belt of Living Jade and encourage him to use its power to free China from the Mongol yoke. But the prestige-hungry Wenxiu chooses to serve rather than destroy the occupying regime. He insinuates himself into the retinue of Mongol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Bonnie (comics)
''Anne Bonnie'' is an American comic book created, written, and illustrated by Tim Yates. The first issue was published by Blue Juice Comics on March 19, 2014. Additional issues have been published on an irregular schedule. In December 2015, the first six issues were collected into a trade paperback. The story is a fantasy adventure about Ariana, a young girl who steals a haunted ship to pursue her dream of being a pirate. Publication history Tim Yates was a nursing student before switching career paths and enrolling at The Kubert School, where he befriended classmate Gavin Smith. When Smith was hired to illustrate ''The Accelerators'' for Blue Juice Comics in 2011, he brought Yates along as his colorist. While promoting ''The Accelerators'' at the 2012 New York Comic Con, Yates was sketching characters and concepts for ''Anne Bonnie'', a pirate adventure inspired by ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and ''Indiana Jones''. He was planning to pitch it to Blue Juice publisher Thomas Mumme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Accelerators (comics)
''The Accelerators'' is an American comic book created by writer Ronnie Porto, who originally conceived it as a screenplay. It is illustrated by Gavin Smith, colored by Tim Yates, and published by Blue Juice Comics. Planned to be a six-issue limited series released in 2013, it was followed by three additional storylines. ''Accelerators'' was promoted through podcasts and social media. Twenty issues have been released on an irregular schedule, and the first fifteen have been collected into four square bound volumes. Porto expects the story to be complete after the fifth volume. The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics for its handling of time travel and its characters. The story is about a teenager named Spatz who is accidentally taken to the future. As the story progresses, he encounters future versions of himself at various ages and states of sanity. Publication history Development Ronnie Porto originally conceived ''The Accelerators'' as a screenplay, as he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Juice Comics
Blue Juice Comics is an American publisher of comic books, picture books, and prose. The company was founded as the publishing division of Blue Juice Films, Inc in 2012. Most of its publications were initially conceived as film or animation ideas. History In 2005, Thomas Mumme, Adam Miller, Michael Misconi, and Jeremy Schneider used their freelance experience in television and film to establish Blue Juice Films, Inc in Orlando, Florida with the intent to create short films, music videos, and feature films. They were successful with the first two goals, but were unable to get funding for their feature film ideas. Meanwhile, the group members were still freelancing outside of Blue Juice Films. In 2011, Mumme and Schneider were working on AMC’s ''Comic Book Men'' television show with Brooklyn-based screenplay writer R.F.I. Porto. This project gave Mumme the idea to try using comics as a proof of concept for feature film proposals. Blue Juice Films reviewed some of Porto's unsold scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Comics
Beyond Comics is an American independent comic book publishing company founded by comics writer/artist Graig Weich, through which Weich has published comics featuring his creations, including ''Code Name: Justice'', ''Ravedactyl'', ''Justice'', ''Gekido'', and ''Gekido vs. Code Name: Justice''.. History Beyond Comics was launched by Graig Weich, who began reading comic books as a child, finding in them a sense of hope and inspiration when he was bullied as a child. "When my friends and I were bullied, I thought, 'If we were superheroes, we could defend the kids being attacked.'"Orel, Gwen (December 13, 2013)"See you in the funny papers, Montclair" NorthJersey.com. After the September 11 attacks, Weich spoke with some children who informed him that they did not feel there were any heroes that they could identify with. In response, Weich created the superhero Justice, a man who, following the death of his girlfriend at the World Trade Center, wears an American flag as a mask, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basement Comics
Basement Comics is an independent comic book publisher owned by Budd Root. Basement Comics is best known for publishing the popular good-girl title ''Cavewoman'' (and all its associated specials, annuals, and one-shots). A division of Amryl Entertainment, Basement Comics is based in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and was founded in 1993. In addition to Root, other creators affiliated with Basement Comics include Frank Cho, Devon Massey, Chad Spilker, James Robert Smith, Loston Wallace Loston Wallace (born 1970) is an American freelance comic book artist and comics-licensing illustrator. Biography Wallace attended The Kubert School from 1994-1996. In 1996, Wallace married Carolyn Waterson, who had also attended the Kubert S ..., and Dave Columbo. Titles ; Cavewoman titles * ''Cavewoman'' (1993) * ''Cavewoman: Meets Explorers'' (1997) * ''Cavewoman: Missing Link'' (1997) * ''Jungle Tales of Cavewoman'' (1998) * ''Cavewoman: Pangean Sea Prelude'' (1999) * ''Cavewoman: Pangea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critical Millennium
''Critical Millennium'' is a 2010 graphic novel published by Archaia Studios Press Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios. Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book publ .... It is written by Andrew E. C. Gaska and illustrated by Daniel Dussault. Plot summary The Black Rabbit's self-styled captain, Thomm Ander Coney, is intent on taking to the stars with the notion that humanity has ruined its homeworld, but can use the lessons of the past to create a utopia out in the universe. He is, of course, utterly wrong. The historical missteps of Earth's explorers and pioneers can not help but be repeated on other worlds—many by Coney himself—as he and his crew blindly wreck civilizations and destroy cultures that existed millennia before mankind visited the stars, all for a perceived greater good. References 2010 gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
