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Shadowline Titles
Shadowline, Inc., is an imprint (trade name), imprint of Image Comics established by Image co-founder Jim Valentino. The name is an Homage (arts), homage to Valentino's character, Shadowhawk, ShadowHawk. History Shadowline was officially created in December 1992 when the logo first appeared on the inside front cover of Jim Valentino's ''ShadowHawk'' #3. The first book to sport the logo on its cover was ''Shadowline Special'' #1 (October, 1994). In January 1997, Shadowline became more commonly referred to as the “Non-Line” with the publication of ''A Touch of Silver'' #1. The name referred to the fact that the comics in the line at that time were not in any way aligned with one another. There was no singular universe or line. Hence, non-line. On August 25, 1999, Jim Valentino became the publisher of Image Comics and while he did not publish his own work (so as not to create a conflict of interest), other books in the Non-Line continued. When Erik Larsen eventually took ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Comics
Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics), Spawn'', ''The Walking Dead (comic book), The Walking Dead'', ''Kick-Ass (comic book), Kick-Ass'', ''Invincible (comics), Invincible'', ''Jupiter's Legacy (comic), Jupiter's Legacy'', ''Witchblade'', ''The Maxx'', ''Savage Dragon'', ''Bone (comics), Bone'', ''Saga (comics), Saga'', ''Radiant Black'' and ''Stray Dogs (comic), Stray Dogs''. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator ownership, creator-owned properties, in which comics creators could publish material of their own creation without giving up the copyrights to those properties. Normally this is not the case in the work-for-hire-dominated American comics industry, where the legal author is a publisher, such as Marvel Comics or DC Comics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Mariotte
Jeff Mariotte (born September 7, 1955) is an American author who lives in Arizona. As well as his own original work, he is best known for writing novels and comic books based on licensed properties. Biography Mariotte was born in Park Forest, Illinois, but he moved at age six because his father, who worked for the United States Department of Defense, was transferred to Paris, France. He graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Radio/TV/Film. He has worked as the manager of Hunter's Books in La Jolla, California; co-founder and co-owner of specialty bookstore Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego; Vice President of Marketing at WildStorm Productions/Image Comics; Senior Editor at DC Comics; and was the first Editor-in-Chief at IDW Publishing. His writing has been recognized with an Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International and three Scribe Awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He's been a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award (twice), the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinum Grit
''Platinum Grit'' is an Australian self-published comic book/online comic. The series is noted for highly sexualised drawings of women, surreal offbeat humor and tightly written scripts. The series was created by writer/illustrator Trudy Cooper and co-writer Danny Murphy. Doug Bayne inked and contributed to the script up until episode 12. History Jeremy and Nils, the main characters of ''Platinum Grit'', first appeared in a story called "Friendly Rivalry" in volume 1, Number 7 of Australia's ''Issue One Magazine'' in Winter 1993. The ''Platinum Grit'' comic book was published from early 1994 through issue 10 (1998) by Dead Numbat Productions. The creators of ''Platinum Grit'' were recipients of the 2005 Ledger Awards for Writer of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Webcomic of the Year. In 2006, Cooper won the Ledger for Writer of the Year. ''Platinum Grit'' has attracted critical acclaim from within the Australian comic industry. In 2009, Image Comics imprint ShadowLine wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yenny (webcomic)
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Yenny may refer to: People * Yenny Acuña (born 1997), Chilean footballer * Yenny Sinisterra (born 2000), Colombian weightlifter * Yenny Wahid (born 1974), Indonesian Islamic activist, journalist, and politician * Park Ye-eun (born 1989), South Korean singer, songwriter and composer, professionally known as Yenny Other uses * ''Yenny'', a comic series by David Álvarez (artist) See also * Jenny (other) Jenny may refer to: * Jenny (given name), a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people * Jenny (surname), a family name Animals * Jenny (donkey), a female donkey * Jenny (elephant), a female elephant in the German Army in Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finder (comics)
''Finder'' is a science fiction comic book series written and drawn by Carla Speed McNeil, and is currently published by Dark Horse Comics. McNeil describes ''Finder'' as "aboriginal science fiction" and their storylines throw together characters from recognizable aboriginal and modern urban societies in a far-future Earth. Finder is the recipient of numerous awards and award nominations. Finder was also listed in the British Science Fiction Association's journal ''Vector'' among six groundbreaking science fiction comics. "The world-building is immense..." and compared it to Dave Sim's ''Cerebus'' in terms of "...sheer scale of storytelling". Setting The series is set in a vastly depopulated far-future Earth where numerous hunter-gatherer cultures, some human and some not, surround densely overpopulated domed city-states of recognizably modern urbanites functioning at a high technological level. Our own civilization and its considerably more advanced successors are lost to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superheroine
A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses Superpower (ability), ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their powers to help the World peace, world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to Public safety, protecting the public and fighting crime. Superhero fiction is the genre of fiction that is centered on such characters, especially, since the 1930s, in American comic books (and later in Hollywood films, film serials, television and video games), as well as in Japanese media (including ''kamishibai'', ''tokusatsu'', manga, anime and video games). Superheroes come from a wide array of different backgrounds and origins. Some superheroes (for example, Batman and Iron Man) derive their status from advanced technology they create and use, while others (such as Superman and Spider-Man) possess non-human or superhuman biol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creator Ownership
In the United States, creator ownership in comics is an arrangement in which the comic book creator retains full ownership of the material, regardless of whether the work is self-published or published by a corporate publisher. In some fields of publishing, such as fiction writing, creator ownership has historically been standard. In other fields—such as comics, recorded music, or motion pictures—creator ownership has traditionally been uncommon, with either work for hire or publisher purchase of the material being standard practice. History Early twentieth century In 1906, Richard F. Outcault took his creation ''Buster Brown'' from the ''New York Herald'' to the ''New York American''. Outcault had not applied for a copyright to Buster Brown, but asserted a "common-law title"—what comics historian Don Markstein asserted is one of the earliest claims to creators' rights. The court decided the ''Herald'' owned the ''Buster Brown'' name and title and the copyright on the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Series (comics)
In the field of comic books, and particularly in the United States, a limited series is a comics series with a predetermined number of issues. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is finite and determined before production, and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues. The term is often used interchangeably with miniseries (mini-series) and maxiseries (maxi-series), usually depending on the length and number of issues. In Dark Horse Comics' definition of a limited series, "this term primarily applies to a connected series of individual comic books. A limited series refers to a comic book series with a clear beginning, middle and end". Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics refer to limited series of two to eleven issues as miniseries and series of twelve issues or more as maxiseries, but other publishers alternate terms. Characteristics A limited series can "vary widely in length, but often run from three to ten issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Niles
Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as '' 30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', '' Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', '' Batman: Gotham County Line'', '' Kick-Ass – The New Girl'', and '' Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl''. He is credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to prominence. Early life Niles was born in Jackson, New Jersey on June 21, 1965. He was raised in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, developing various creative interests in music, writing, and making amateur films. He worked in several comic book stores and played in the punk bands Gray Matter and Three, both of which released records on Dischord Records label in the 1980s and 1990s. He often credited late night television horror host, Count Gore De Vol, who was the local horror host on Channel 20, as an early influence. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted McKeever
Ted McKeever is an American writer and artist, best known for his work in the comic book industry. During his thirty years in comics, McKeever created, wrote and illustrated such titles as ''Transit'', '' Eddy Current'', ''Plastic Forks'', ''Metropol'', '' Industrial Gothic'', ''Miniature Jesus'', and ''The Superannuated Man''. In 2016, after completing his semi-autobiographical series ''Pencil Head'', he walked away from the comics industry for good. Bibliography Creator series * ''Transit'' ( Vortex Comics, 1986) * '' Eddy Current'' (Mad Dog Graphics, 1987–1988) * ''Plastic Forks'' (Marvel Comics, 1989–1990) * ''Metropol'' (Marvel Comics, 1991–1992) * ''Metropol A.D.'' (Marvel Comics, 1993) * '' Industrial Gothic'' (DC Comics, 1995) * ''Junk Culture'' (DC Comics, 1997) * ''Faith'' (DC Comics, 1999–2000) * '' Meta4'' (Shadowline, 2010–2011) * ''Mondo'' (Shadowline, 2011–2012) * ''Miniature Jesus'' (Shadowline, 2013) * ''The Superannuated Man'' (Shadowline, 2014� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Valentino
Jim Valentino (born October 28, 1952) is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books, best known for his 1990–1992 work on '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' for Marvel Comics, and for co-founding Image Comics, a company publishing creator-owned comics. At Image Comics, Valentino produced books such as the superhero vigilante series '' ShadowHawk'', and the 1997 semi-autobiographical black and white book '' A Touch of Silver''. Valentino also served as publisher of Image from 1999 to 2003, during which he oversaw the diversification of Image's publication through his discovery of creators such as Robert Kirkman, who co-created the critically and commercially successful comic book '' The Walking Dead''. Early life Valentino was born on October 28, 1952, in the Bronx, New York. Career 1970s–1992 Valentino began his career in the late 1970s, creating small press and mostly autobiographical comics. The early-mid-1980s saw ''normalman'', which first appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Robinson
Jimmie Robinson (born 1963 in California)"About the Artists & Writers," ''African-American Classics, Graphic Classics'' vol. 22 (Eureka Productions, 2011). is an American comic book creator, known for writing and drawing the comic book series ''Bomb Queen'', and for other works, including ''Amanda and Gunn'', ''Avigon'', ''Code Blue'', ''Evil & Malice'', ''Five Weapons'', ''The Empty'', ''Power Lines'', and ''Junk Rabbit'', most of which have been published by Image Comics. Biography Early life and education Robinson grew up in Oakland, California, and attended Mosswood Arts, Renaissance Middle School, and Concordia High School. Career After working as a commercial artist and starting a family, Robinson entered the comics industry in 1994, publishing eight issues of ''Cyberzone'' under his own Jet Black Graphiks imprint. A science fiction story, it featured a lesbian black bounty hunter named Amanda Shane, and her artificially-intelligent gun. In 1996, Image Comics published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
