Markosia

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Markosia is a British comic book publishing company.

1 History
2 Publications
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Markosia was founded by Harry Markos^[1] in 2005. Markos has already published Harry Gallan's The Lexian Chronicles and the initial plan was to produce comic adaptations of books, like The Lexian Chronicles and G.P. Taylor's Shadowmancer. Richard Emms, from APC Comics, was hired as Editor in Chief and then they secured the license to adapt Starship Trooper, leading to a broadening in the business plan. This would further expand when Markosia brought Chuck Satterlee on board as Director of Operations.^[2]

Satterlee moved over from Speakeasy Comics after their troubles in 2006 and he brought over a number of titles with him, giving Markosia a range of original comic titles. These included The Hunger by creators Jose Torres and Chris Dibari ^[3] and Chimaera Studios's with their 8 titles ^[4].

In 2007 Markosia re-branded themselves for the comics Direct Market by merging with AAM (Associated Arts and Media) to form AAM Markosia.

2008 is proving to be a significant year for the company as it moves forward, signing a number of properties such as The Boy Who Made Silence, Ritual, N-Guard, Lazarus: Immortal Coils, and Serpent Wars amongst them.

[edit] Publications

Their titles include:

Abiding Perdition (by Nick Schley and Pedro Delgado)
The Boy Who Made Silence (by Joshua Hagler) ^[5]
Breathe (by John Sheridan and Kit Wallis)^[6]
Brodie's law (by Alan Grant, David Bircham and Daley Osiyemi, issue 7 onwards and a trade paperback, August 2006. ISBN 0-9550082-0-4)
Brothers - The Fall of Lucifer (by Tony Lee and Wendy Alec/Sam Hart)
Dark Mists (by Annika Eade and Lee Garbett, Markosia, 2005-)
Done to Death (by Andrew Foley and Fiona Staples, 5-issue miniseries, 2006)
The Gloom (by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood, 5-issue mini-series)
The Lexian Chronicles (by Harry Gallan with art by Inaki Miranda and Ryan Stegman)
Midnight Kiss (by Tony Lee and Ryan Stegman/Kieran Oats, 5-issue mini-series)
Mutation (by George T. Singley and Ethen Beavers)
Of Bitter Souls (by Chuck Satterlee and Norm Breyfogle)
Scatterbrain
Shadowmancer (by Tony Lee and G.P. Taylor/Pedro Delgado, 10-issue adaptation)
Silent Ghost (by George T. Singley, Thien Do and Brett Weldele)

Starship Troopers (by Tony Lee):
- Blaze of Glory (by Tony Lee and Sam Hart, previously published through Mongoose Publishing)
- Dead Man's Hand (by Tony Lee and Neil Edwards)
- Damaged Justice (by Tony Lee and Shanth Enjeti)

Starship Troopers: Ongoing Series #1-4 Marooned (by Tony Lee and Chris DiBari)

The Tizzle Sisters (by Tony Lee and G.P. Taylor, Dan Boultwood, graphic novel/prose hybrid, October 2006)
Hope Falls (by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood, 5-issue mini-series)