Epic commonly refers to: *

Epic poetry An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. ...

, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation *

Epic film Epic films are a style of filmmaking with large-scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle. The usage of the term has shifted over time, sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big-budget filmmaking. Like epics in ...

, a genre of film with heroic elements Epic or EPIC may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Epic'' (1984 film) * ''Epic'' (2013 film)

Gaming

* ''Epic'' (game), a series of wargames * ''Epic'' (video game), a 1992 video game * ''Epic: Battle for Moonhaven'', a 2013 video game by Gameloft based on the film ''Epic'' (2013) * ''

Epic Card Game Epic Card Game is a strategy card game created by Wise Wizard Games, the creators of Star Realms. It was released in 2015 after a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Epic can be played with two or more players who act as gods in conf ...

'', a 2015 strategy card game by White Wizard Games

Literature

* ''Epic'' (Kostick novel), a 2004 novel by Conor Kostick * '' Epic Illustrated'', a 1980s anthology series published by Marvel Comics

Music

Albums

* ''Epic'' (Blood on the Dance Floor album), 2011 * ''Epic'' (Borknagar album), 2004 * ''Epic'' (R. Kelly album), 2010 * ''Epic'' (Sharon Van Etten album), 2010 * ''Epic'' (Tang Dynasty album), 1998

Songs

* "Epic" (Faith No More song), 1990 * "Epic" (Sandro Silva & Quintino song), 2011 * "Epic" (Big Time Rush song), 2011 * "Epic", a song by Sentenced from '' North from Here''

Genres

Epic fantasy High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', (p. 198), Scarecrow Press, ...

, a subgenre of fantasy literature *

Epic trance Uplifting trance (often synonymous with epic trance, energetic trance, anthem trance, emotional trance, or euphoric trance) is a broad subgenre of trance music. The name, which emerged in the wake of progressive trance in 1996, is derived from ...

, a subgenre of trance music

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Epic TV, an Indian Hindi-language TV channel *

Epic Comics Epic Comics (also known as the Epic Comics Group)Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins: The Truth About the Epic Comics Group!" Marvel comics cover-dated November 1982. was an imprint of Marvel Comics from 1982 to 1996. A spin-off of the publisher's ...

, an imprint of Marvel Comics * Epic Records, a record label subsidiary of Sony

Brands and enterprises

* Epic, a telecommunications company owned by Monaco Telecom ** Epic (Cyprus), a telecommunications provider in Cyprus, formerly MTN Cyprus ** Epic (Malta), a telecommunications provider in Malta, formerly Vodafone Malta * Epic Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer in Bend, Oregon *

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, ...

, an American video game company * Epic Systems, a healthcare software company in Verona, Wisconsin * Epics (company), a Japanese video game developer * Red Epic, a motion picture camera produced by Red Digital Cinema

Organizations

Education for Peace in Iraq Center The Enabling Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) is a charitable organization that works with Iraqi civil society to provide relief, monitor Iraqi affairs to better inform public policy, and enhance understanding of Iraq's story. EPIC was founded by veteran ...

, a charitable organization located in Washington, D.C. * El Paso Intelligence Center, a Drug Enforcement Agency building in El Paso, Texas * Electors Photo Identity Card, the standard form of voter ID in India *

Electronic Privacy Information Center Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is an independent nonprofit research center in Washington, D.C. EPIC's mission is to focus public attention on emerging privacy and related human rights issues. EPIC works to protect privacy, freedom ...

, an independent non-profit research center * End Poverty in California, a political movement led by Upton Sinclair * Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial, a type of public-sector body in France and other countries * European Photonics Industry Consortium, an association of photonics companies based in Paris *

Epic Energy Epic Energy is an Australian company that owns gas pipelines and wind farms. It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of QIC Global Infrastructure, an arm of the Queensland Investment Corporation, since 2013. Epic Energy owns and operates both the ...

, owner and operator of gas pipelines in South Australia

Places

* EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, located in Dublin's Docklands *

Epic Residences & Hotel Epic Hotel is an urban hotel and residential skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Epic is tall and has 54 floors. The tower is located on the north bank of the Miami River in Downtown Miami's Central Business District. It is ...

, a skyscraper in Downtown Miami completed in 2008 *

East Plano Islamic Center The East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) is a mosque located in Plano, Texas. The current building of the masjid opened in July 2015, although the mosque started a decade earlier. The current Imam is Nadim Bashir, and the current resident scholar i ...

, or EPIC Masjid, a mosque located in Plano, Texas * Eastside Preparatory Impact Center, a building focused on sustainability at

Eastside Preparatory School Eastside Preparatory School is an independent school for upper and middle school students. It is located in Kirkland, Washington, US. It is a secular, coed, college-preparatory school for grades 5– 12. The Head of School is Dr. Terry Macalus ...

, Kirkland, Washington * Energy Production and Infrastructure Center, at the

University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colle ...

* Exhibition Park in Canberra, a large showground and multi-building venue in Australia

Technology

* EPIC (form factor), a single-board computer form factor based on the PC/104 ** EPIC Express, an EPIC board with PCI Express capability * Epic (web browser) * Epic, a large

user story In software development and product management, a user story is an informal, natural language description of features of a software system. They are written from the perspective of an end user or user of a system, and may be recorded on index ...

in software development and product management *

Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR; formerly known as Triana, unofficially known as GoreSat) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) space weather, space climate, and Earth observation satellite. It was launched by Space ...

, an earth-facing camera in the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite *

Electromagnetic Personal Interdiction Control Electromagnetic Personal Interdiction Control (E.P.I.C.) is a weapon of the U.S. Navy that works by sending out an electromagnetic pulse that affects the sense of balance (ability), balance and makes the target feel ill and throw up. This is a most ...

* Embedded Programmable Interrupt Controller * EPICS, a software environment for distributed control systems *

Evolutionary Process for Integrating COTS-Based Systems Commercial off-the-shelf or commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products are packaged or canned (ready-made) hardware or software, which are adapted aftermarket to the needs of the purchasing organization, rather than the commissioning of ...

* Explicitly parallel instruction computing, a CPU architecture design philosophy

Other uses

* Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog, a database of stars and planets * Epic Mazur (born 1970), an American rapper * EPIC, the term for a

ticker symbol A ticker symbol or stock symbol is an abbreviation used to uniquely identify publicly traded shares of a particular stock on a particular stock market. In short, ticker symbols are arrangements of symbols or characters (generally Latin letters ...

in the United Kingdom prior to 1996 * Epic morphism, or epimorphism, a mathematical concept * European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, a Europe-wide cohort study of diet and cancer * ''

Norwegian Epic ''Norwegian Epic'' is a cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line built under that line's F3 Project by STX Europe Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. When built she was the third largest cruise ship in the world. Two ...

'', a cruise ship * Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care, a program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson