What to Read After Watchmen > Publishers
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Boom! Studios
An independent publisher founded in 2005, specializing in a wide variety of genres including horror, humor, children's, and science fiction.
Titles: 28 Days Later, Caped, Cthulhu Tales, Donald Duck, Farscape
Dark Horse Comics
Begun in 1986, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent publisher, with a number of classic titles.
Titles: 300, Alien vs. Predator, The Guild, Sin City, Terminator
DC Comics
Founded in 1934, DC is one of the two largest comic book publishers, and along with Marvel, shares in 80% of the market. Its long history, variety of imprints, and monopoly on a number of popular characters make DC unavoidable for superhero readers and collectors. DC is a subsidiary of Warner Bros.
Titles: Action Comics, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Justice League, The Spirit, Superman, Teen Titans, Wonder Woman
Devil’s Due Publishing
Previously an imprint of Image Comics, Devil's Due is now an independent publisher of a variety of genres with original creator-owned characters.
Titles: Dungeons & Dragons, Hack/Slash, Jericho, Mercy Sparx
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Drawn & Quarterly
A Canadian publisher that specializes in underground and alternative comics.
Titles:
The Burma Chronicles, Louis Riel, Nowhere, Palookaville, Yummy Fur
Dynamite Entertainment
An American publisher with a variety of genres, particularly horror, superhero, and continuing media series.
Titles: Army of Darkness, Battlefields, The Green Hornet, The Last Phantom, Red Sonja
Fantagraphics
One of the largest publishers of underground, alternative comics and comic strips, and the American counterpart to the Canadian Drawn & Quarterly. A number of their titles have become classic independent works.
Titles: Angry Youth Comics, Castle Waiting, Dennis the Menace, Love & Rockets
First Second
A publisher specializing in fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism. First Second, while American, publishes many European graphic novels.
Titles: Ball Peen Hammer, Laika, Three Shadows, Vampire Loves
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IDW Publishing
Idea & Design Works is best known for its horror comics, and has been awarded the honor of "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for three consecutive years.
Titles: 30 Days of Night, G.I. Joe, Locke & Key, Silent Hill, Star Trek, Transformers
Image
Founded in 1992, Image was established as a publisher that would allow artist/creators to retain the copyright to their original characters (not permitted by the major publishers, Marvel and DC), and now hosts several large series.
Titles: Astounding Wolf-Man, Chew, Invincible, Spawn, The Walking Dead
Marvel
Begun in 1939, Marvel divides the comics market with its competitor, DC, and is now owned by the Walt Disney Company. Marvel has seen great contemporary success in translating its properties into blockbuster motion pictures.
Titles: Fantastic Four, The Hulk, Iron Man, The Punisher, Spider-Man, X-Men
NBM Publishing
Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing specializes in non-superhero comics including European and mature-content graphic novels.
Titles: Boneyard, Click, Corto Maltese, Dungeon, The Forever War, Wake
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Oni Press
Founded in 1997, Oni Press carries a diverse and innovative line of comics described by the owners as "real mainstream". That is, mainstream within society at large, rather than among comics readers.
Titles: Frenemy of the State, Jay & Silent Bob, Queen & Country, Scott Pilgrim, Whiteout
Slave Labor Graphics
Known for gothic and dark humor comics, SLG Publishers have a strong following among underground comic readers.
Titles: Gloomcookie, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Lenore, Little Gloomy, Milk & Cheese
Top Shelf Productions
Founded in 1997, Top Shelf publishes graphic novels from a number of established and respected authors, including Alan Moore and Jeff Lemire.
Titles: Blankets, Essex County, From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,
Vertigo
An imprint of DC Comics, Vertigo hosts more adult-oriented graphic novels which commonly deal with violence, drug use, sexuality, and controversial subjects.
Titles: 100 Bullets, Hellblazer, Preacher, Sandman, Transmetropolitan
WildStorm
An imprint of DC Comics since 1999, WildStorm Productions typically publishes darker, more reflexive superhero series.
Titles: The Authority, Ex Machina, Gen13, Planetary, Promethea
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1Titles and summary information from publisher websites and Wikipedia.com.
