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Image Comics

Image Comics is an American independent comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include Spawn, The Walking Dead, Kick-Ass, Invincible, Jupiter's Legacy, Witchblade, The Maxx, Savage Dragon, Descender, Saga, East of West, Monstress…

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Founded
1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Founders
Erik Larsen · Jim Lee · Rob Liefeld · Todd McFarlane · Whilce Portacio
Country of origin
United States
Distribution
Lunar Distribution (direct market) · Simon & Schuster (books)
Fiction genres
Superhero · Horror · Fantasy · Science fiction · Action
Headquarters location
Portland, Oregon

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Image Comics

Nodes165
Edges164
Triples124
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012121
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Image Comics

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related to Founding · 21
Image Comics → Although Liefeld, However, In, In July, Jim Lee, Lee, Liefeld, Malibu Comics, Marvel, Marvel Comics, McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, September, Spider-Man, The Berzerkers, The Executioners, Todd McFarlane, We, X-Force, X-Men
related to Diversification · 20
Image Comics → After Marder, Brian Michael Bendis's Jinx, Creators, Fools, God, He, Image, James, Matt Wagner's Mage, McFarlane Toys, Michael Avon Oeming's Ship, Mike Baron's The Badger, Owen's Starchild, Sacks, Shadowline, Silver, Touch, Valentino, Valentino's Shadowline, Zander Cannon's The Replacement
related to Partial break-up · 19
Image Comics → At, Avengelyne, CBR, Extreme Studios, Hawkins, Image, Liefeld, Liefeld's, Matt Hawkins, Maximum Press, Mike Turner, Silvestri, Silvestri's Top Cow, Silvestri's Top Cow Productions, There, Top Cow's, Turner, Warchild, Witchblade
related to Accolades · 17
Image Comics → Amazon, Best Writer, Bram Stoker Awards, Eisner Award, Eisner Awards, Great Graphic Novels, Hugo Awards, In July, Marjorie Liu, Monstress, Russ Manning Awards, Teens, The Edgar Awards, The New York Times, The Washington Post's, USA Today's, Young Adult Library Association's
Fiction genres · 8
Image Comics → Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction, Superhero
Founders · 7
Image Comics → Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Jim Valentino, Marc Silvestri, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio
Key people · 6
Image Comics → Eric Stephenson (Publisher, CCO), Erik Larsen (CFO), Jim Valentino (Vice President), Marc Silvestri (CEO), Robert Kirkman (COO), Todd McFarlane (President)
Imprints · 5
Image Comics → Highbrow Entertainment, ShadowLine, Skybound Entertainment, Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions
related to External links · 3
Image Comics → Comic Book DB, Comics, Official
Distribution · 2
Image Comics → Lunar Distribution (direct market), Simon & Schuster (books)

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Image ComicsCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Image ComicsDistributionLunar Distribution (direct market)1.00infobox
Image ComicsDistributionSimon & Schuster (books)1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresSuperhero1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresHorror1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresFantasy1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresScience fiction1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresAction1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresAdventure1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresCrime1.00infobox
Image ComicsFiction genresComedy1.00infobox
Image ComicsFounded1992; 34 years ago (1992)1.00infobox
Image ComicsFoundersErik Larsen1.00infobox
Image ComicsFoundersJim Lee1.00infobox
Image ComicsFoundersRob Liefeld1.00infobox
Image ComicsFoundersTodd McFarlane1.00infobox
Image ComicsFoundersWhilce Portacio1.00infobox
Image ComicsFoundersMarc Silvestri1.00infobox
Image ComicsFoundersJim Valentino1.00infobox
Image ComicsHeadquarters locationPortland, Oregon1.00infobox
Image ComicsImprintsHighbrow Entertainment1.00infobox
Image ComicsImprintsShadowLine1.00infobox
Image ComicsImprintsSkybound Entertainment1.00infobox
Image ComicsImprintsTodd McFarlane Productions1.00infobox
Image ComicsImprintsTop Cow Productions1.00infobox
Image ComicsKey peopleTodd McFarlane (President)1.00infobox
Image ComicsKey peopleJim Valentino (Vice President)1.00infobox
Image ComicsKey peopleMarc Silvestri (CEO)1.00infobox
Image ComicsKey peopleRobert Kirkman (COO)1.00infobox
Image ComicsKey peopleErik Larsen (CFO)1.00infobox

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