Anybody know the name of a comic book company?

Question

I need to get research on one for my Media Studies homework.. but i don't know the names of any.

Answer 1

Here are a few . . .
A Fine Line Press
Information on the drawn books of Donna Barr.
www.stinz.com
Abandoned Warehouse Press
Provider of satirical comic-book-based fiction.
www.awpress.com
Action Planet Comics
Online action and comedy cartoons.
www.actionplanet.com
Alamat.com
Online archive and exhibit of fantasy comics.
www.alamat.com
American Mule Entertainment
Action comedy cartoon based on the lives of creators Adam Wallenta and Bryon Turner.
americanmule.com
Antarctic Press
Large publisher of comic books and action figures.
www.antarctic-press.com
Archie Comics
Information on the Archie comic strip and all of its characters.
www.archiecomics.com
Arrow Comics
Creator-owned comic production company and retailer.
www.arrowcomics.com
Artful Online
Online home of the Artful Salamander comic created by Stuart Taylor and Dave Roberts.
www.geocities.com
Asylum Press
Comic book publisher.
www.asylumpress.com
Avalon Studios
Multimedia company producing a series of comics and animated shorts.
www.avaloncomics.com
BenchComics.com
Online gallery and studio for this comic and animation producer.
www.benchcomics.com
Bio Comics
Comic that teaches adolescents health safety.
www.biocomics.com
Black Diamond Effect
Online gallery of computer-generated science fiction animation.
www.theblackdiamondeffect.com
Blink Comics
Online gallery of the Talisman and Local 205 comics.
www.blinkcomics.com
BloodFire Studios
www.bloodfire.com
Broken Halos
Independent comic book publisher.
www.brokenhalos.com
Budget Strips
Online distributor of comics, digital and graphic art.
www.budgetstrips.com
Caliber Comics
Comic publisher offering a line of comics and products.
www.calibercomics.com
Candle Light Press
Independent publishing company producing a small line of comic books.
www.candlelightpress.com
Chanting Monks Studios
Information on scheduled comic releases and online buying.
www.mediasi.com
Chemical Brain Comics
Small, independent publishing company.
members.aol.com
Claypool Comics
Creator of a line of black-and-white titles including the Soulsearchers, Deadbeats and Phantom of Fear City.
www.claypoolcomics.com
Contemporary Cartoon Militia
Producer of comics for both the Internet and print.
www.cartoonmilitia.com
Copacetic Comics
Information on superhero comic books.
fairmont5.cjb.net
CQ Comics Group
Small-press comic book publisher geared primarily toward the African-American community.
members.aol.com
Cross Plains Comics
Information on comic writer Robert E. Howard.
www.crossplainscomics.com
Crucial Comics
Producer of comics and animation.
www.crucialcomics.com
Crusade Entertainment
Publisher of Shi, Tomai and other comic books.
www.shiweb.com
CyberKnight Productions
Independent comic artist.
www-personal.umich.edu
Dark Horse Comics
Award-winning publisher specializing in Japanese animation and comic books.
www.darkhorse.com
Dark Star Comics
Creator of a computer-generated, science fiction, superhero comic.
www.darkstarcomics.com
DC Comics
Large producer and distributor of comics whose entities include Paradox Press, Vertigo Comics, Superman, Batman and MAD Magazine.
www.dccomics.com
Drawn & Quarterly
Information about comic book artists and their titled creations.
www.drawnandquarterly.com
Dynamanga.net
Creator-owned comic book publisher specializing in Japanese comics and animation.
www.dynamanga.net
Excel Graphics
Commercial studio producing comic book series.
www.darkspud.com
Exhibit A Press
Publisher of the comic "Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre".
www.exhibitapress.com
Fantagraphics Books
Large online publisher whose comics include the works of Robert Crumb, Chris Lanier and Dave Cooper.
www.fantagraphics.com
Flummery Comics
Information on Jeff Sharp, creator of the Flummery cartoon.
flummery.com
Full Bleed Studios
Comic book publishing company.
www.fullbleed.com
Hyperwerks
Comics, design and entertainment company producing several comic books.
www.hyperwerks.com
I Box Publishing
Information on the fantasy adventure comic book series Thieves & Kings. Includes an online store.
www.iboxpublishing.com
Iberian Publishing Company
Supplies genealogical reference materials including marriage records, census records, wills, deeds, land tax lists, guardian bonds and tithing lists, plus more.
www.iberian.com
Image Comics
Online directory for the comic creations of Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow and Image Central studios.
www.imagecomics.com
Impulse Comics
Producer of underground comics.
impulsecomics.cjb.net
Innervision
Independent comic book company and organizer of comic and fantasy conventions.
www.innervisioncomics.com
Insect Publications
Information on cartoonist Jeremy Banx whose work has been published in magazines, newspapers and comics both in the UK and abroad.
www.jbanx.com
Ironhorse Comics
Small-press comic book publishing company.
www.ironhorsecomics.com
Jippi Forlag
Publishing company for underground and alternative comics.
www.jippicomics.com
Ken Pierce Books
Online retailer and distributor of new and classic cartoons and comic books.
www.kenpiercebooks.com
Les Editions du Lombard
Publisher of comics and animation.
www.lombard.be
Limelight Publishing
Creator of comics, magazines, books and related merchandise.
www.limepub.com
Ludetoons
Distributor and seller of comics.
www.ludetoons.com
Magic Cartoons
Online archive of cartoons, animation and comics.
www.magic-cartoons.dk
Marvel Comics
Character-based entertainment company with operations including licensing, toys, comic books and trade publishing, entertainment and new media.
www.marvelcomics.com
Mediawarp Comics Online
Online comics.
www.mediawarpcomics.com
Mock Man Press
Small, independent comics company whose purpose is to publish the comics, artwork and stories of Jason Thompson.
www.sonic.net
Monkeysuit
Producer of an animated cartoon.
www.monkeysuit.com
New Breed Comics
Online distributor of the TohuBohu comic book series.
www.newbreedcomics.com
New England Comics
Comic book retailer with stores throughout the New England area.
www.newenglandcomics.com
Oneshot Comics
Publisher of alternative comics.
www.javanet.com
Oni Press
Independent, small-press comic book publisher.
www.onipress.com
Orbit Comics
Supplier of comic books and strips.
www.orbitcomics.com
Outcast Studios
Online comic studio featuring comics, fantasy art, comic links, original artwork and comic portfolios.
www.outcaststudios.com
Pacific Comics Club
Web site dedicated to the research, publishing and distribution of classic American newspaper strips.
www.pacificcomics.com
Pagan City Comics
Independent comic book company that publishes Mystic for Hire, a comic chronicling the adventures of Rachel Danara.
www.pagancity.com
Panther Comics
Creator owned comic book publishing company.
www.panthercomics.com
Penguin Palace
Multimedia art studio based in Culver City, California publishing comic books and magazines and also offering Web development services.
www.penguinpalace.com
PhanTomb Publishing
Creators of the Cryptic Tomb Tales comic book.
www.tombtales.
Sabre's Edge Studios
Freelance illustration, graphic design and independent comic book publishing company.
www.sabresedge.com
Slave Labor Graphics
Comic book publishers best known for their offbeat humor titles.
www.slavelabor.com
Smirk Productions
Web site for the presentation and merchandising of the Not Exactly Rocket Science cartoon.
www.smirkproductions.com
South Jersey Rebellion Productions
Web site for the comic book Jersey Devil, written, created and published by Tony DiGerolamo.
pw1.netcom.com
Spilled Milk
Creators of science fiction comic books and logos.
www.spilledmilk.com
Spungifeel Comix
Providers of daily cartoons, comics, funny drawings and strange humor.
www.somedaze.com
Strumhaus
Pittsburgh based creative working primarily in comic books, graphic and web design.
www.strumhaus.com
Studio Ironcat
Comic production studio specializing in Japanese anime.
www.ironcat.com
Superior Studio
Husband and wife team of Scott and Karen Marshall produce comics, fiction, essays and graphic art.
www.geocities.com
T&D Publishing
Company that creates, designs, produces and publishes animated content on the Web and in print.
www.graphic-novels.com
Top Cow Productions
Comic book publishing company also providing animation, action figures, live action features and interactive media.
www.topcow.com
Top Shelf Productions
Graphic novel and comic book publishing house best known for discovering and highlighting alternative comics.
www.topshelfcomix.com
Twist And Shout Comics
Web site for the presentation of cutting edge humor and comic book artwork by Lance Gueck and Rich Johnston.
www.twistandshoutcomics.com
Vertigo Comics
Publishing company offering graphic stories to adult readers of non-traditional comics from science fiction to horror and dark fantasy.
www.dccomics.com
Vision Land Comics
Christian comic book company whose series include Angel Dreams and The Sixth Seal.
www.visionlandcomics.com
Viz Communications, Inc.
US publisher of Japanese anime and manga animation and comics for English-speaking audiences.
www.viz.com
West Street Stories
Anthology comic book producers Brian Dobbins and Al Tudor feature the adventures of Vita-Man, Tom O'Bedlam and The Immortal.
www2.eos.net
WildStorm Productions
Comic book publisher founded by Jim Lee and employing well known popular animators including J. Scott Campbell, Adam Hughes, Brett Booth and Travis Charest.
www.wildstorm.com
Word-Play Publications
Online retail site for the purchase of books and original art from the underground comic world.
www.word-play.com
Wyldcard Studio
Home of the Wyld Breed, DaeMonWing and NanoSoup comic book creations from William Hodge.
www.wyldcard.com
Xulu Brand Comics
Web site for the comic book art of Philip Cybin.
www.xulucomics.com
Zero G Comics
Publishing company featuring the comic strip Merde.
www.zerocomics.cjb.net

note these are not all and some may not be currently publishing

Answer 2

Only in regards to North American Comic books:

The top 2 are Marvel Comics and DC.

Then there is Image and Dark Horse followed by IDW who make up the top 5 publishers.

Successful small publishers include Devils Due Publishing, Slave Labour Graphics, Virgin Comics and Heroic Publishing.

For the big publishers, a google search will produce a good deal of sites containing information.

Answer 3

hi i found this out for u xx
American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc., a division of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.

Sometimes referred to as "The House of Ideas", Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, the X-Men and their member Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Daredevil and many others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted as inhabiting a single shared world; this continuity is known as the Marvel Universe.
The comic book arm of the company was founded in 1939 as Timely Publications[1] and was generally known as Atlas Comics in the 1950s. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from the early 1960s, with the launching of Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, etc. Marvel has since become one of the largest American comics companies, along with DC Comics.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

- Marvel

- DC (Dective Comics)

- Dark Horse

- Image

- EC (Entertainment Comics - This one is REALLY important. They published the famous 'Tales from the Crypt' in the 1950's and sparked a massive debate of the role of comics in society, which ultimatly lead to 'The Comic Code' and a restructuring of the whole industry)

- Fleetway (UK - Beano / Dandy / 2000 AD)

- Bongo (Simpson's comics)

Answer 5

Marvel Comics, Dc Comics, Dark Horse comics and Image comics are the most famous. Here is a list of all of them:

http://www.comiclist.com/publishers.html

good luck!

Answer 6

Marvel, Dark Horse, D.C., and Archre Comics INC. (the ones he said above) But there are also: Image(Top Cow) Avatar Press, Eros, Tintin and Asterix. Also see this url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book_publishers

Has MANY more publishers for comics as well. take your pick.

Answer 7

Rebellion.co.uk are publishers of sci-fi comic 2000AD. This company also produces other media such as films and computer games and a number of 2000AD characters were due to be used in films by Rebellion. For more information on the comic, Press the "Media" button when you get to the site.

Answer 8

There are many out right now and many more that no longer exist. Some of those out now are DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Archie, Image, and many more. Some old ones are Faucet, Charleton, Quality, Timely (now Marvel), Atlas (now Marvel). Use wikipiedia to get a fuller list.

Answer 9

Marvel, Dark Horse, D.C., and Archre Comics INC.

Answer 10

Go to comic conventions, comic book shops where artists and other people in the industry go to, or try looking on-line.

Answer 11

Marvel, Shojobeat, tokyopop,