Top 10 Companies in Comic Book Market
Comic books are typically short, serialized stories published in magazines or newspapers. They are often illustrated in a colorful, dynamic style and are usually intended for entertainment, rather than educational, purposes.
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American publisher of comic books, it is a part of Marvel Entertainment. In 2009, the marvel corporation was acquired by Walt Disney. The company’s headquarters is located in New York, New York State, United States. Some of the latest additions are Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings, Marauders, Spider-Gwen, Captain America- Symbol of Truth, and others.
DC Comics
DC Comics Incorporation is an American corporation, which publishes comic books. The comics are published under DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The company’s headquarters is located in Burbank, California, United States. Some of the latest Comic books of DC comics are Batman- Fortress, Deathstroke Inc., Fables, and Harley Quinn (21st).
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book publisher, apart from comics, they also publish graphic novels, art books, and novels. The company is currently owned by Embracer Group – A Swedish Video Game Company. The company’s headquarters is located in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. One of their latest releases was Minor Threats, and the best seller was Master of the Universe: Revelation.
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American publisher, which publishes graphic novels and comics. It is the third largest publisher in this industry. The company’s headquarters is located in Portland, Oregon, United States. They distribute their books via a renowned distribution company, Diamond Book Distributors. The latest releases were Beware the Eye of Odin, Deadly Class, Gunslinger Spawn, Sins of the Black Flamingo, and The Department of truth.
Akita Publishing Corporation
Akita publishing Corporation, often called as Akita Shoten, is a Japanese company that publishes comics. The company’s target audience has always been teenagers, now it has expanded its audience to mostly manga. The company’s headquarters is located in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan. Some of their summer 2022 collection include comics such as Black Summoner, Call of the Night, Chimimo, Classroom of the Elite II, and The Devil is a Part-Timer.
ASCII Media Works
ASCII Media Works, was formerly named ASCII Media Works Inc., is a Japanese comic book publisher, and this company is owned by Kadokawa Future Publishing. The company’s headquarters is located in NishiShinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Some of their comics includes Constellation Days in the Ecliptic Dormitory, FX Warrior Kurumi-Chan, Brave Prodigy & Maid Sister, and The Swordsman of the magic department & the summoning Demon Lord 16.
Black Hearted Press
Black Hearted Press is a Scottish comic book publisher, which helped other entities to publish comics as well as their own. They are the sole reason for bringing Comic Con to Glasgow. The company’s headquarters is located in Glasgow, Scotland. Some of their comics includes Storm Hunter, Principle, The losers’ club, and Agents of Mi7.
Dan Dare Corporation
Dan Dare Corporation is a British corporation, which specializes in publishing comics. Fun Fact is that the company is named after its protagonist, from eagle comic. The company’s headquarters is located in Esher, Surrey, England. The company has expanded its protagonist’s adventures into a new branch called Virgin Comics. Some of the comics are Dan Dare Series, Eagle Annual, and Frank Bellamy’s Heroes Spartan.
Fantagraphics
Fantagraphics is an American publisher, which publishes not only comics, but also manga magazines, graphic novels, and erotic imprints. The company’s headquarters is located in Seattle, Washington, United States. The latest releases from Fantagraphics are One Eight Hundred Ghosts, Things we create, keeping Two, The passion of gengoroh tagame: master of gay erotic manga, and barely human.
Futabasha
Futabasha Publishers Limited, is a Japanese company that publishes comic books, magazines, and manga content. Apart from publishing books, they have also produced films such as Crayon Shin-Chan series and others. The company’s headquarters is located in Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan. Some of the latest arrivals in the market are Rising Sun R 10, Poisonous Love 75, Brilliant Days of Poor Girl, and Super Bad Father Inubushi series 2.