Idea and Design Works, LLC/IDW Publishing
Type	Limited Liability Company
Founded	1999
Headquarters	San Diego, California, USA
Key people	Ted Adams, Co-President/Owner Robbie Robbins, Co-President/Owner Kris Oprisko, Vice-President/Owner Chris Ryall, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Industry	Comics
Website	www.idwpublishing.com

IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works) is an American comic book company. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the last three years (2004, 2005 and 2006) by Diamond Comic Distributors. ^[1] IDW is regularly recognized as the fifth largest publisher of American comic books by Diamond Comic Distributors. ^[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about a U.S.-specific corporate form; for limited liability companies in general, see corporation. ... 1999 1998 in comics 2000 in comics Notable events of 1999 in comics. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The term company may refer to a separate legal entity, as in English law, or may simply refer to a business, as is the common use in the United States. ... 1999 1998 in comics 2000 in comics Notable events of 1999 in comics. ... This is a list of comics-related events in 2004. ... This is a list of comics-related events in 2005. ... 2006 2005 in comics 2007 in comics Notable events of 2006 in comics. ... Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. ... Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. ...

The company was initially known for horror comics such as 30 Days of Night, Dark Days and numerous others. Some of the most well-known writers of horror comics, including Ashley Wood, Ben Templesmith and Steve Niles, have written for IDW. The company now specialize more in comics based on current TV franchises such as 24, Angel and the numerous CSI shows. Most recently, they have acquired the Transformers license from Hasbro and have hired fan-favorites such as Simon Furman, Don Figueroa and E. J. Su to work on them. In addition, as part of their deal with CBS/Paramount, IDW is also producing new Star Trek titles. ^{[3] [4]} 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... Dark Days is an album by Coal Chamber. ... Doomed cover illustration. ... Cover to the 30 Days of Night trade paperback by Ben Templesmith. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ... Simon Furman is a comic book writer, particularly associated with of a number of notable Transformers comics for Marvel UK, Marvel US, Dreamwave, and most recently, IDW. He also wrote the final episode of the Beast Wars: Transformers cartoon, the Transformers Ultimate Fan Guide, and several convention exclusive comics and... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... E.J. Su is an American comic book artist and penciller. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. ...

History

IDW

Idea + Design Works (IDW) was formed in 1999 by four entertainment executives and artists. They decided to create a company that would allow them to work with a variety of clients on the things they liked: video games, movies, tv, collectible card games, comic books, and trading cards. 1999 1998 in comics 2000 in comics Notable events of 1999 in comics. ...

The company's services include character design, concept design, logo design, computer color, custom comic books, custom trading cards, trading card games, DVD menu design, online and print style guides, text stories, and more.

The company has built a client base that includes: Activision, Artisan Entertainment, Bandai America, Brady Games, Cartoon Network, Dimension Films, Electronic Arts, Fox Family, Golden Books, LEGO, Lion's Gate, The Man Show, Microsoft, Pepsi, Pioneer, Revolution Films, Square, Simon & Schuster, Trimark Pictures, Upper Deck, and many more. Activision, Inc. ... Artisan Entertainment was a privately held independent American movie studio that has been owned by Lions Gate Entertainment since 2003. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cartoon Network (commonly referred to as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. ... EA redirects here. ... Fox Family was a cable channel in the United States (launched August 15, 1998) that aired shows from Fox Kids programming block such as Storytime with Thomas and The Three Friends and Jerry. ... Little Red Hen cover Little Golden Books is a very popular series of childrens books begun in 1942. ... Lego Group logo. ... Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation TSX: LGF NYSE: LGF is a Canadian entertainment company, based in Vancouver. ... The Man Show (DVD Cover) The Man Show was a half hour comedy television show on Comedy Central. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Pepsi Cola, is a cola soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... Old Pioneer Logo (Until 1998) Pioneer Corporation ) (TYO: 6773 ) is a Japanese multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Tokyo, Japan. ... // Look up square in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Upper Deck Entertainment logo. ...

IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing's second title, Popbot, was acknowledged with two Spectrum Gold Awards.^[5] Popbot is the name of an award-winning prestige format comic book written and illustrated by Ashley Wood. ...

The company's first comic series, 30 Days of Night, started a seven-figure bidding war between Dreamworks, MGM, and Senator International with Senator winning and Sam Raimi attached to produce. ^[6][7] 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... This article is about the film studio. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

IDW also publishes the comic based on the hit CBS TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation The company's other licensed comics include Sony's Underworld, FX's The Shield, Fox's 24^[8] and Angel; Hasbro’s "The Transformers", Universal’s Land of the Dead and Shaun of the Dead; and Konami’s Silent Hill,^[9] Castlevania, and Metal Gear Solid. CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $68. ... // In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go. ... FX may mean: effects, as in special effects, sound effects FedEx: IATA airline designator Foreign exchange, a banking term for changing money from one currency into another FX, a company based in Japan that manufactures high-quality bootleg anime DVDs FX, a hardware enthusiast variant of the AMD Athlon 64... The Shield is an American police-drama television series shown on FX Networks in the U.S. and other networks internationally. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... A Gothic angel in ivory, c1250, Louvre An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. ... Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ... The Transformers is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based upon Hasbros Transformers characters and toy line. ... Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American film studios that has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los Angeles... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ... Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ... Silent Hill is the title of a survival horror video game franchise, produced by Konami and developed by Team Silent. ... Castlevania is a video game series, created and developed by Konami. ... This article is about the original Metal Gear Solid released for the PlayStation. ...

In 2004, 2005 and 2006 IDW was named "Publisher of the Year" by Diamond Comic Distributors. ^[10] This is a list of comics-related events in 2004. ... This is a list of comics-related events in 2005. ... 2006 2005 in comics 2007 in comics Notable events of 2006 in comics. ... Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. ...

List of Publications

Series

30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... Auld Lang Syne is a comic based on the Angel television series. ... Cover Story: Jeff Mariotte Art by: David Messina Comics: Angel: The Curse #1-5 Publisher: IDW Publishing Date first published: January 25, 2006 Substance: 120 pages // Story description Spoiler warning: Angel: The Curse #1 In an unspecified amount of time since surviving from events in Not Fade Away Angel is... Cover // Information Story: Jeff Mariotte Art by: David Messina Cover artists: David Messina, Neil Yokes, Tone Rodriguez, Sean Phillips, Lee Kohse and Russell Walks. ... The Great and Secret Show is a novel by British (although he now lives in the USA) author Clive Barker. ... The Thief of Always is a novel by Clive Barker that was published in 1992. ... 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... Cover to Fallen Angel #1. ... The comic book GrimJack was a comic book that ran from 1984 through 1991. ... Jon Sable:Freelance was one of the very first titles created for the fledging First Comics back in 1983. ... Karney is a miniseries of horror comics written by Bryan Johnson, illustrated by Walter Flanagan and published by IDW Publishing in 2005. ... The Keep is a graphic novel written by American author F. Paul Wilson and drawn by Matthew Dow Smith. ... Masters of Horror is an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New Avengers/Transformers is a project from Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Popbot is the name of an award-winning prestige format comic book written and illustrated by Ashley Wood. ... Cover of Remains Trade Paperback Remains is a five part limited series published by IDW Publishing in 2004. ... This article is about the 1971 novel. ... Scarface is a 1983 film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Antonio Tony Montana. ... Scarface is a 1983 film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Antonio Tony Montana. ... Shadowplay is the second book in the Shadowmarch trilogy, by Tad Williams. ... Shaun of the Dead has had a number of comic adaptations. ... Dying Inside Silent Hill comics are a series of comic books based on the Silent Hill computer game. ... Dying Inside Silent Hill comics are a series of comic books based on the Silent Hill computer game. ... Dying Inside Silent Hill comics are a series of comic books based on the Silent Hill computer game. ... One of the Covers for Spike vs Dracula #1 Story: Peter David Art by: Joe Corroney Cover artists: Joe Corroney Zach Howard, Sean Murphy, and Eric Wight Comics: Spike vs Dracula #1-5 Publisher: IDW Publishing Date first published: Late 2006 Substance: 100 Pages // Story description Spoiler warning: A Spike... Super Bad James Dynomite is a comic book series created by the Wayans Brothers. ... Supermarket is a 4-issue comic book series written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Kristian. ... Genera Many, see text. ... cover art to Tank Girl: The Odyssey Tank Girl is a British comic character written by Alan Martin and originally drawn by Jamie Hewlett; currently by Ashley Wood. ... Zombies! Eclipse of the Undead issue one was released by IDW Publishing in September 2006. ... Zombies! is a comic series published by IDW Publishing. ...

One-Shots/GNs/Art Books

24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... 30 Days of Night was a series of horror comics written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, originally published by IDW Publishing in 2002. ... Variant cover by Jeremy Geddes Masks is a comic based on the Angel television series. ... Jon Sable:Freelance was one of the very first titles created for the fledging First Comics back in 1983. ... The CSI comics are comic book tie-ins with CSI, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY TV shows. ... The CSI comics are comic book tie-ins with CSI, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY TV shows. ... The CSI comics are comic book tie-ins with CSI, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY TV shows. ... The CSI comics are comic book tie-ins with CSI, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY TV shows. ... The CSI comics are comic book tie-ins with CSI, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY TV shows. ... The Devils Rejects is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie. ... Boilerplate is a fictional Victorian era robot, created by Paul Guinan, said to be a mechanical man developed by Professor Archibald Campion during the 1880s and unveiled at the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition. It supposedly met its fate in 1918 when it was listed as missing in action in... The comic book GrimJack was a comic book that ran from 1984 through 1991. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shaun of the Dead has had a number of comic adaptations. ... Silent Hill is the title of a survival horror video game franchise, produced by Konami and developed by Team Silent. ... Silent Hill is the title of a survival horror video game franchise, produced by Konami and developed by Team Silent. ... Silent Hill is the title of a survival horror video game franchise, produced by Konami and developed by Team Silent. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sword of Dracula Sword of Dracula is a horror comic book created by science fiction writer Jason Henderson and first published in 2003. ... There have been three main publishers of the comic book series bearing the name Transformers based on the toylines of the same name. ... There have been three main publishers of the comic book series bearing the name Transformers based on the toylines of the same name. ... Vampire Hunter D ) is the title character of a series of novels by Japanese horror and pulp author Hideyuki Kikuchi. ... The Vanishers is the title of a spy novel by Donald Hamilton which was first published in 1986. ...

Adaptations in other media

Konami acquired the video game rights, and minority ownership, in IDW’s CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations ^[13]. Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ...

Dimension Films has an option on two Steve Niles/IDW properties: Wake the Dead, with X-2 screenwriter Michael Dougherty attached to write, and Hyde, with Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) attached to produce. ^[14][15] IDW Publishing is also supposed to release a comic based on the Hollywood Zombies Topps Card Set at some point in the future. Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ... Wake The Dead is the album released on Victory Records by Canadian hardcore punk band Comeback Kid. ... X2 may refer to: X2, a 2003 movie also known as X-Men 2 Bell X-2, an experimental supersonic aircraft Trieste II, the US Navy bathyscaphe based on the Trieste, and called X-2 Final Fantasy X-2, a video game X2:_The_Threat, another video game X2 (Chipset), the... Michael Dougherty is a promising young screenwriter who has so far collaborated with director Bryan Singer (of X-Men and The Usual Suspects fame) on two of his movies- X2: X-Men United and Superman Returns. Hes also one of the guest stars in some of the bunny shorts... Hyde refers to: // Persons named Hyde Last name Hyde Anne Hyde (1637–1671), English noblewoman, mother of two British queens, Mary II and Anne Arthur M. Hyde (1877–1947), American politician, Governor of Missouri, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture DeWitt S. Hyde (1909–1987), American politician, congressman from Maryland (1953... Creator, Producer and Writer of The WBs Superstar USA, The Bachelorette, and High School Reunion IMBD Entry for Mike Fleiss [1] ... The Bachelor is an American reality television dating game show that debuted in 2002 on ABC. The series has been renewed through spring 2007, titled The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman. ... The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 film, a re-imagining of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. ...

Paramount has an option on the Steve Niles/IDW property Aleister Arcane. ^[16] Look up Paramount on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Paramount can refer to: Paramount, California, a city in Los Angeles County Paramount Pictures, a motion picture company Paramount Records, a record label United Paramount Network (UPN), a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... Steve Niles is a comic book author, best known for his 2004 horror hit, 30 Days of Night, set in Barrow, Alaska. ...

References

External links

• IDW Publishing - Official Site