List of comic book publishing companies

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[edit] Active companies as of 2007

• Abacus Comics
• About Comics
• AC Comics
• Adhouse Books
• After Hours Press
• AiT/Planet Lar
• Alias Enterprises
  • Cross Culture Entertainment (Defunct)
• Alternative Comics
• American Mule Entertainment
• Antarctic Press
• Antidote Comics
• Ape Entertainment
• Arcana Studio
• Archaia Studios Press (ASP)
• Archie Comics (formerly MLJ)
  • Mighty Comics (Defunct, also known as Radio Comics)
  • Red Circle Comics (Defunct)
• Aardvark-Vanaheim (Cerebus the Aardvark reprint collections only)
• Aspen MLT
• Awesome Comics
• Avatar Press
• Axiom Digital Media
• Azteca Productions
• Beckett Comics
• Big Bang Comics
• B.J. Comics
• BloodFire Studios
• Bluewater Productions
• Bongo Comics
• Broken Soul Press
• Boom! Studios
• BroadSword Comics
• Carabosse Comics
• Casterman
• Class Comics
• Claypool Comics
• Com.x Comics
• ComiWorld
• CR Comics
• Creative One Comics
• Crystal Fractal Comics
• Custom Comics of America
• Dark Elf Designs
• Dark Horse Comics
  • Comics Greatest World (Defunct)
  • Legend (Defunct)
  • Maverick (Defunct)
  • Rocket Comics
  • Dark Horse Manga
    • Dark Horse/DMP (co-owned with Digital Manga Publishing)
• Dark Ocean Studios
• DC Comics
  • All-American Publications (allied publisher that was later bought out)
  • All Star DC Comics
  • Johnny DC
  • Paradox Press (formerly Piranha Press)
  • Vertigo Comics
  • Wildstorm
    • America's Best Comics
    • CMX
    • Wildstorm Universe (Defunct)
      • Eye of the Storm (Defunct; titles absorbed into Wildstorm Universe imprint)
    • Wildstorm Signature Series (Defunct)
      • Beyond the Storm(absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series)
      • Cliffhanger (absorbed first into Homage, itself then absorbed Wildstorm Signature Series)
      • Homage (absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series)
  • Milestone Media (Publishes only irregularly)
  • Impact (Defunct)
  • DC Focus (Defunct)
• D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
• Devil's Due Publishing
  • Aftermath (defunct)
  • Chaos! Comics (briefly published through DDP. Currently in limbo)
  • Dynamite Entertainment (published through Devil's Due. Currently publishes independently)
  • Studio ICE (expanding into ICE Kunion)
  • UDON (left Devil's Due to form its own publishing company)
• Drawn and Quarterly
• DrMaster (also assumed the North American catalog of ComicsOne)
• Dupuis
• Dynamite Entertainment
• Evil Twin Comics
• Fantagraphics
  • Eros Comix
• Fox Atomic Comics
• Free Lunch Comics
• Gemstone Publishing
• GIRAF Network
• Native Ink Studio
• Glénat
• Hanthercraft
• Heroic Publishing
• Humanoids Publishing
• Ibooks
• IDW Publishing
• Image Comics
  • Original Image Partners
    • Extreme Studios (Defunct)
    • Highbrow Entertainment/Larsenverse (Inactive)
    • ShadowLine
    • Todd McFarlane Productions
    • Top Cow Productions
      • Joe's Comics (Defunct)
      • Minotaur
    • Wildstorm (Moved to DC Comics)
  • Image Central
  • Affiliated Publishers
    • Beckett Comics (publishes graphic novels through Image)
    • Desperado Publishing
    • Devil's Due Publishing (became separate company)
    • Dreamwave Productions (became separate company)
• Jester Press
• King Tractor Press
• KJ COMICS (from kj publishing&production corp.)
• L'Association
• Last Gasp Comics
• Le Lombard
• Les Humanoïdes Associés
• Lone Star Press
• Mam Tor Publishing
• Manuscript Press
• Marc Hansen Stuff!
• Markosia
• Marvel Comics
  • Curtis Magazines (Defunct)
  • Dabel Brothers Productions (Affiliated Publisher)
  • Epic Comics (Defunct)
  • Icon
  • Marvel Age
  • MAX
  • New Universe (Defunct)
  • Razorline (Defunct)
  • Star Comics (Defunct)
  • Startling Tales (defunct)
  • Tsunami (Defunct)
  • Ultimate Marvel
  • Ultraverse (Defunct)
• Mirage Comics
• Moonstone Books
• Mu Press
• NBM Publishing
• Neko Press
• Oni Press
• Orang Utan Comics
• Particle9 Productions
• Penny-Farthing Press
• Pit Bros. Productions
• Platinum Studios, LLC
• Prism Comics
• Raj Comics
• Radio Comix
• Raytoons
• Rebellion
• Rip Off Press
• Rude Dude Productions
• Scrap Pictures
• Septagon Studios
• Seven Seas Entertainment
• Shanda Fantasy Arts
• Silent Devil, Inc
• Sirius Entertainment
• Slave Labor Graphics
• Solardome Comics
• Terminal Press
• THENEXTART
• Titan Books
• Top Shelf Comics
• TOKYOPOP
• UDON
• Valiant Comics
• Viper Comics
• Visionary Comics Studio
• Vang Creative (Publishes comic books and graphic novels under their "Cool Comics" brand)
• VIZ Media (a.k.a. Viz Comics, Viz Communications, Viz LLC)
  • Shojo Beat
  • Shonen Jump
  • Shonen Jump Advanced
  • PULP (defunct)
• WaRP Graphics
• WCG Comics
• Zenescope Entertainment

[edit] Defunct companies

• Academy Comics
• Ace Comics
• Acetylene Comics
• Acid Rain Studios
• Aircel Comics (later bought out by Malibu)
• Ajax/Farrell
• Amazing Comics
• American Comics Group (also known as ACG)
• Ania Publishing
• Apple Comics
• Arrow Comics
• Atlas/Seaboard Comics
• Avon Comics
• Axis Comics
• Big Umbrella Comics
• Blackthorne
• Broadway Comics
• Caliber Comics
• Capital Comics (all titles moved to First Comics)
• Chaos! Comics
• Centaur Publications
• Charlton Comics
• Columbia Comics
• Comic Media
• Comico Comics
• Comics Interview (also known as Fictioneer Books)
• ComicsOne
• Continuity Comics (still exists as Neal Adams Studios, no longer publishing comics)
• Continüm Comics
• Crestwood Publications (later known as Prize Comics)
• CrossGen Entertaiment
  • Code 6
• David McKay Publications
• Dargaud USA (defunct US branch of European publisher, Dargaud)
• Defiant Comics
• Dell Comics
• Deluxe Comics
• Dragon Lady Press
• Dreamwave Productions
• Eastern Color Printing
• Eclipse Comics
• EC Comics
• Enwil Comics
• Eternity Comics
• Event Comics
• Extreme Studios
• Fangoria
• Fantasy Flight Publications (still in business as games publisher Fantasy Flight Games)
• Fawcett Comics
• First Comics
• Fiction House
• Fox Feature Syndicate
• Future Comics
• Gladstone Comics
• Gold Key Comics (also known as Whitman Comics)
• Great Publications
• Harvey Comics
• Hillman Periodicals
• Holyoke Publishing
• Humor Publications
• Innovation Comics
• I. W. Publications (also known as Super Comics)
• JC Comics (also known as JC Productions, still in existence, just not publishing)
• Kandora Publishing
• King Comics (connected with King Features Syndicate)
• Kitchen Sink Press
• Lev Gleason Publications (also known as Comic House Publications)
• Lightning Comics
• Magazine Enterprises
• Mainline Publications
• Malibu Comics (Bought out by Marvel, currently dormant)
  • Adventure Comics
  • Bravura
  • Eternity Comics
  • Genesis
  • Protectors Universe
  • Ultraverse (moved to Marvel)
• M. F. Enterprises
• Millennium Comics
• Nedor Comics (also known as "Standard", "Better", and "Thrilling")
• New Sirius Productions (comic line called "Prelude Graphics")
• Noble Comics
• NOW Comics
• Pacific Comics (also known as PC)
• Pied Piper Comics
• Pines Comics
• Print Mint
• Quality Comics
• Renegade Press
• Silverwolf Comics
• Sirius Comics
• Skywald Publications
• Solson Publications
• Spark Publications
• Speakeasy Comics
• Spectrum Comics
• Spire Christian Comics
• St. John Publications
• Strawberry Jam Comics
• Studio Ironcat (also known as I.C. Entertainment)
  • Fuzzy Kitten Comics
  • Sexy Fruit
• Superior Comics
• Tekno Comix
• Texas Comics
• Tightlip Entertainment
• Thoughts and Images
• Topps Comics
• Tower Comics
• Triumphant Comics
• Voyager Communications/Acclaim Comics
  • Armada
  • Windjammer (creator-owned line)
• Voyager Comics
• Vortex Comics
• Warren Publishing (published b/w magazines)
• Wonder Comics
• Youthful Magazines