Image Comics
American comic book publisher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share.[2] It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-owned properties, in which comics creators could publish material of their own creation without giving up the copyrights to those properties. Normally this isn't 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, and the creator is an employee of that publisher. Its output was originally dominated by superhero and fantasy series from the studios of the founding Image partners, but now includes comics in many genres by numerous independent creators. Its best-known publications include Spawn, Savage Dragon, Witchblade, Bone, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga, Jupiter's Legacy, Kick-Ass and Radiant Black.
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Status | Active |
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Founded | 1992 |
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Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Portland, Oregon |
Distribution | Diamond Book Distributors (books)[1] |
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Publication types | Comic books, graphic novels |
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Official website | Official website |