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Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. Image's success has significantly changed the position of creators in the comic book industry, but infighting between its partners and their lack of business experience have contributed to sometimes-volatile fortunes for the company. Nevertheless, the company is often America's third-largest comic book publisher, competing with Dark Horse for the position, behind Marvel and DC.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image Comics logo. ... About Comics AC Comics Adhouse Books AiT/Planet Lar Alias Enterprises Abacus Comics Cross Culture Entertainment (defunct) Alternative Comics Antarctic Press Ape Entertainment Arcana Studios Archaia Studios Press (ASP) Archie Comics (formerly MLJ) Mighty Comics (Defunct, also known as Radio Comics) Red Circle Comics (Defunct) Aardvark-Vanaheim (Cerebus the Aardvark... 1992 1991 in comics 1993 in comics Notable events of 1992 in comics. ... Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic religious fantasy series Spawn. ... Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Marc Silvestri at a 2006 comic book convention. ... Cover to The Savage Dragon (original miniseries) #1. ... The Guardians of the Galaxy as drawn by Valentino. ... Whilce Portacio is a Filipino-American comic book artist. ... 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 or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 1992 1991 in comics 1993 in comics Notable events of 1992 in comics. ... The copyright symbol is used to give notice that a work is covered by copyright. ... Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material, regardless of whether it is self-published or by a corporate publisher. ... This term is normally used in political parties and sometimes in religious organizations to describe dissenters from a hegemony. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...

Its better-known series include Spawn, Pitt, The Savage Dragon, Shadowhawk, Youngblood, Supreme, WildC.A.T.s, Gen¹³, Wetworks, Cyberforce, Witchblade, The Darkness, Invincible, the third volume of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Walking Dead.^{[citation needed]} The manga series, Compass is their most recent comic book franchise. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Pitt is a fictional character who appears in the comic books published by Full Bleed Studios. ... Cover to The Savage Dragon (original miniseries) #1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Youngblood is a superhero team, and eponymous comic book, created by Rob(The shitty Artist) Liefeld. ... Supreme is a fictional superhero created by Rob Liefeld. ... It has been suggested that Wildcats v2 be merged into this article or section. ... Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. ... Wetworks is a comic book series created by comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi. ... Cyberforce is an action-adventure comic book created by Marc Silvestri. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Darkness is a series of comic books produced by Top Cow Productions. ... Invincible is a comic created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Cory Walker, published monthly by Image Comics. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American comic book published by Mirage Studios since 1984. ... For other uses of Walking Dead, see Walking Dead (disambiguation). ...

History

Founding

In the early 1990s, several popular Marvel Comics illustrators grew increasingly annoyed that artwork and characters they created were being heavily merchandized, with the artists - working as freelancers - receiving only page rates for their work and modest royalties. They also resented a common attitude among Marvel management that the writers and artists were less important to the success of a series than the characters, and could easily be replaced. In December 1991, a group of these illustrators approached Marvel president Terry Stewart and demanded that the company give them ownership and creative control over their work. Accounts vary as to whom this group included, but it is generally accepted that Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld were among its leaders. Marvel did not meet their demands.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the comic book company. ... Freelance 800F - The compact solution ABBs Freelance 800F control system combines easy engineering with an open, modern system architecture. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic religious fantasy series Spawn. ... Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ...

Several months later, seven illustrators announced the creation of Image Comics. The company's original line-up included Todd McFarlane (famous for his work on Marvel's Spider-Man), Jim Lee (X-Men), Rob Liefeld (X-Force), Marc Silvestri (Wolverine), Erik Larsen (The Amazing Spider-Man), Jim Valentino (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Whilce Portacio (Uncanny X-Men). This development is sometimes called the "X-odus", because four of these creators (Liefeld, Lee, Silvestri, and Portacio) were famous for their work on the X-Men franchise. Although each artist had become relatively well-known at Marvel, the trio of Lee, Liefeld, and McFarlane were comic book superstars. Image's initial titles were solicited and produced through Malibu Comics, a publisher that had specialized in low print run black and white creator-owned and licensed comics since 1986. Malibu provided administrative, production and marketing support for the launch of the initial titles.^{[citation needed]} Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic religious fantasy series Spawn. ... Peter Parker: Spider-Man, often simply titled Spider-Man, is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring Spider-Man. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... Marc Silvestri at a 2006 comic book convention. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Cover to The Savage Dragon (original miniseries) #1. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of a comic book published by Marvel Comics, a television program and a daily newspaper comic strip featuring the adventures of the superhero Spider-Man. ... The Guardians of the Galaxy as drawn by Valentino. ... The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team active in the 31st century in an alternate timeline that is a version of the Marvel Universe. ... Whilce Portacio is a Filipino-American comic book artist. ... For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ...

Image was formed under two provisions:^{[citation needed]}

• Image does not own a creator's work; the creator does.
• No Image partner would ever interfere, creatively or financially, with any other's work.

In the spirit of the first rule, Image itself would own no intellectual property except the company trademarks: its name and its logo.^{[citation needed]}

In the spirit of the second rule, each Image partner founded his own studio, which published under the Image banner but was autonomous from any central editorial control. Because Portacio did not opt to become a full partner in the company, Image originally consisted of six studios:^{[citation needed]}

• Extreme Studios, owned by Rob Liefeld
• Highbrow Entertainment, owned by Erik Larsen
• ShadowLine, owned by Jim Valentino
• Todd McFarlane Productions, owned by Todd McFarlane
• Top Cow Productions, owned by Marc Silvestri
• Wildstorm Productions, owned by Jim Lee

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Development

The first Image comic books to arrive at stores were Liefeld's Youngblood, Larsen's The Savage Dragon, McFarlane's Spawn, and Lee's WildC.A.T.s. Propelled by the artists' star power and the eagerness of comic book collectors to get in early on the "next big thing", these series sold in numbers that no publisher other than Marvel, DC or Valiant Comics had achieved since the market's drastic decline in the 1970s. The company experienced lesser successes with Silvestri's Cyberforce, Valentino's Shadowhawk and Portacio's much-delayed Wetworks^{[citation needed]}. Youngblood is a superhero team, and eponymous comic book, created by Rob(The shitty Artist) Liefeld. ... Cover to The Savage Dragon (original miniseries) #1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Wildcats is the name of multiple incarnations of the Wildstorm comics superhero comic book. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... For the Hal Foster comic strip, see Prince Valiant. ... Cyberforce is an action-adventure comic book created by Marc Silvestri. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wetworks is a comic book series created by comic book artist Whilce Portacio and writer Brandon Choi. ...

Some of the founders' studios came to resemble independent publishers, each with several ongoing series set in a shared universe. (At first there were indications of a shared universe among the studios, but these decreased as the studios developed their own directions.) The use of freelancers to write and/or illustrate series that were owned by the Image partners led to criticism that some of them had reproduced the very system they had rebelled against, just with them in charge instead of a corporation. Image partners who did not take this approach assumed a neutral position on it, in keeping with the requirement that none of them had any say in how the others' studios were run.

The Maxx #1, illustrated by Sam Kieth.

Some of the Image partners used their studios to publish the works of other independent creators, offering them the chance to do so while owning the copyrights and maintaining editorial control over their own series^{[citation needed]}. Other publishers had offered similar deals to creators, but this was not typical in the industry. These included Sam Kieth, who created The Maxx, Dale Keown, who created PITT, Jae Lee, who created Hellshock, and Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Alex Ross, who created Astro City. Later, some established self-published series also moved to Image, such as Jeff Smith's Bone and Colleen Doran's A Distant Soil. Cover from The Maxx #1. ... Cover from The Maxx #1. ... Sam Kieth is a writer and illustrator of comic books. ... The Maxx is a comic book and animated series written and illustrated by Sam Kieth (with writing assistance from William Messner-Loebs earlier on in the series and from Alan Moore in a later issue), and published by Image Comics. ... Dale Keown is a Canadian comic book artist. ... Pitt is a fictional character who appears in the comic books published by Full Bleed Studios. ... Jae Lee is a comic book artist known for his work for Marvel Comics on Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Inhumans and The Sentry series. ... Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... Brent Eric Anderson (born 1955) is an American comic book artist. ... Nelson Alexander Alex Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book painter, illustrator and plotter, acclaimed for the photorealism of his work. ... Astro City, vol. ... Self-publishing is the publishing of books or other media by those who have written them. ... Jeff Smith is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series Bone. ... Bone is an independently published comic book series, originally serialized in 55 irregularly-released issues from 1991 to 2004, notable as one of the longest-running self-published comic book series by a single writer/artist. ... An example of Dorans artwork: the cover to Orbiter, published in 2003 by DC Comics. ... A Distant Soil is a science fiction/fantasy comic book series written and illustrated by Colleen Doran, and is the work for which she is best known. ...

Image soon came to rival Marvel and DC in terms of fan popularity and sales^{[citation needed]}. However, the Image partners had little experience as writers and editors, and critics focused on this and other shortcomings they saw^{[citation needed]}. Critics charged that the artwork was excessively flashy, and often showed weaknesses in anatomy and storytelling fundamentals^{[citation needed]}. The characters were derided as simple variations on generic archetypes, and poorly developed. The level of violence and the sexual presentation of female characters drew further criticism though ironically the amount of violence at the time was one par with what was found in DC and Marvel^{[citation needed]}. Only a few Image-published properties were critically acclaimed (such as Astro City), some met with neutral or mixed responses from critics (The Savage Dragon, Spawn), and many were outright despised by critics and older comic book fans (WildC.A.T.s, Cyberforce, and especially Youngblood).^{[citation needed]} Astro City, vol. ...

The partners also had little business experience and found themselves overwhelmed with the responsibilities of managing their respective studios. Soon the company became notorious for falling behind its publishing schedule^{[citation needed]}. Retailers' orders of newly-solicited issues were typically based on the sales of recent issues, but as the issues shipped weeks and even several months late, fans' interest tended to wane, leaving retailers with inventory they couldn't sell. In response, retailers cut orders even further to reduce their risk. This significantly hurt the studios, which were each responsible for their own cash flow and profitability.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993, the partners hired Larry Marder to act as "executive director" for the publisher. Valentino quipped in interviews that Marder's job was literally to "direct the executives". He developed better financial planning and had some success in disciplining creators to deliver their work on time, in part by insisting that retail orders for new issues would not be solicited until the books had been illustrated, usually ensuring they would be ready to ship when promised^{[citation needed]}. Larry Marder (born 1951) is the creator of comic book Tales of the Beanworld. ...

Witchblade #80.

By the mid-1990s Image series such as Spawn and The Savage Dragon had proven themselves as lasting successes (the former frequently topping the sales charts for months in which new issues came out), while new series such as Wildstorm's Gen¹³, and Top Cow's Witchblade and The Darkness were also successful. Image had established itself as a strong competitor in the comic book industry, although critical reactions were often still less than enthusiastic.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Download high resolution version (663x1018, 193 KB) Witchblade Issue #80 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (663x1018, 193 KB) Witchblade Issue #80 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Gen¹³ is a fictional superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Darkness is a series of comic books produced by Top Cow Productions. ...

Clashes between partners began to harm the company. Several of the partners complained that Liefeld was using his power as CEO of Image to promote and perhaps even to financially support his own separate publishing company Maximum Press. Silvestri withdrew Top Cow from Image in 1996 (although he retained his partnership in the company). This was due in part to Liefeld attempting to "steal away" Silvestri's talent pool, which included then Witchblade superstart artist Michael Turner. Silvestri was infuriated by this and decided that to prohibit this practice from continuing he would pull Top Cow out of Image. In September 1996, Liefeld was forced out of the company by unanimous vote of the other partners, and Silvestri then brought his studio back to Image.^{[citation needed]} Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment is an American comic book studio that was formed in 1997 by Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael Turner is: Michael Turner (artist), a comic book publisher and artist known for his work on Witchblade and Fathom. ... Top Cow Productions (TCP) is an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in the 1992. ...

Wildstorm's Cliffhanger imprint, established in 1998, was also a commercial success, launching high-selling creative-owned properties for new stars such as Image artists Humberto Ramos, J. Scott Campbell and the recent Marvel transfer Joe Madureira. Though the great success at the top of the sales charts was marred with production delays, the imprint continued to attract more star talents such as Chris Bachalo, Joe Kelly, Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco. When Jim Lee sold Wildstorm to DC Comics in 1999, citing his desire to drop his responsibilities as a publisher for more creative work; the Cliffhanger imprint moved along but the popularity of the line was already showing signs of fading, with many of its titles missing production schedules one after the other. Cliffhanger was an imprint of Wildstorm, publishing creator-owned comic books. ... Cover to Impulse #2. ... Cover of Danger Girl: Back in Black, by J. Scott Campbell. ... Jose Madureira (born December 3, 1974, in Philadelphia. ... Chris Bachalo (born August 23,1965) is an American comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. ... Joe Kelly (1913 - 1993) was a Formula One driver from Ireland, born in Dublin, although he lived for much of his formative years in Gdansk, Poland, where he learned to drive. ... Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ... The JSA roster as drawn by Pacheco and Jesus Merino Carlos Pacheco is an Spanish comic book artist and penciller. ...

A promised "10th Anniversary" book for Image, in which each of the four remaining partners would create a story featuring their signature characters, experienced delays reminiscent of the period 10 years earlier, and the Image Comics #1 hardcover was eventually resolicited for release in November 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Obergeist: Ragnarok Highway #4 (2001), art by Tony Harris

Meanwhile, Valentino, who had previously become less active in the company, began using his position as a partner to publish a number of "indie" titles by other creators, in a deliberate attempt to diversify Image's output and its image. Although most of these series - ironically dubbed the "non-line" because of their lack of commonality - did not sell well and were soon cancelled, they introduced an increasingly important business model for the company: offering other creators the same total-ownership terms the partners enjoyed, but taking a fixed fee upon publication for the company's administrative costs. This practice increased after Marder left the company in 1999 and Valentino became publisher and manager of "Image Central", the business unit independent of any of the studios.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 984 pixel, file size: 105 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cover of Obergeist: Ragnarok Highway #4. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (640 × 984 pixel, file size: 105 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cover of Obergeist: Ragnarok Highway #4. ... Tony Harris (born 1969) is a comic book artist. ...

In February 2004, Larsen replaced Valentino as publisher, largely continuing existing business practices. As of 2005, the majority of books Image publishes in a given month (in terms of titles, not necessarily sales) are non-studio productions. McFarlane's Spawn and related titles, his McFarlane Toys line, and Silvestri's Top Cow imprint remain a substantial segment of Image's total sales. Since 2004, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead has emerged as one of the most successful black and white comics of the past twenty-five years, routinely surpassing the sales of many of Image's (and other publisher's) color books. Larsen's Savage Dragon continues as the longest-running owner-created title by an Image partner. Valentino has returned to creating comics, including a new incarnation of ShadowHawk. The company retains its position as the third or fourth largest publisher in the North American direct market (after Marvel, DC, and sometimes Dark Horse Comics), but has lost significant sales momentum compared to its first several years.^{[citation needed]} 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... McFarlane Toys, a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc. ... For other uses of Walking Dead, see Walking Dead (disambiguation). ... Direct market in the comic book industry is the dominant distribution and retail network in North America and elsewhere in the market for English-language comics. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Image Comics Universe

Though some Image Comics titles take place in their own continuity, many occur within the same fictional universe. Some notable comics that occur in the Image Comics Universe are Spawn, Shadowhawk, Noble Causes, Blacklight, Firebreather, Invincible, The Darkness and Savage Dragon. ^{[citation needed]} A fictional universe is an imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction or translatable non-fiction. ...

Notable series published

See also: List of current Image Comics publications

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One-Shots and Graphic Novels

One-shots and original graphic novels include: In the American comic book industry, the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue. ... Graphic novel (sometimes abbreviated GN) is a term for a kind of book, usually telling an extended story with sequential art ( comics). ...

• Black Cherry (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-830-0)
• Earthboy Jacobus (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-492-5)
• The Five Fists of Science (by Matt Fraction and Steven Sanders, graphic novel, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-605-7)
• Flight (comics anthology currently running to 3 volumes)
• Four-Letter Worlds (comics anthology, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-439-9)
• Gear (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 1999, ISBN 1-58240-680-4)
• Hector Plasm: De Mortuis (by Benito Cereno and illustrated by Nate Bellegarde, one-shot)
• Iron West (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-630-8)
• Long Hot Summer (by Eric Stephenson (writer) and Jamie McKelvie (artist), graphic novel, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-559-X)
• Stagger Lee (by Derek McCulloch and Shepherd Hendrix, 205 pages, graphic novel, 2006, ISBN 1582406073) ^[7]
• Tales From the Bully Pulpit (by Benito Cereno and illustrated by Graeme MacDonald, graphic novel)
• Tommysaurus Rex (by Doug TenNapel, graphic novel, 2004, ISBN 1-58240-395-3)
• The Wizard's Tale - This book was a top votegetter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Original Graphic Novel for 1998

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References

• Image Comics: The Road To Independence (by George Khoury, 280 pages, TwoMorrows Publishing, June 2007, ISBN 1-893905-71-3)^[8] excerpts:
  • McFarlane and Khoury on 15 Years of Image Comics, Comic Book Resources, June 13, 2007
  • Marc Silvestri from Image Comics: The Road to Independence, Newsarama, June 14, 2007
  • Dale Keown excerpt from Image Comics: The Road to Independence, June 14, 2007
  • Robert Kirkman Interview

George Khoury is a writer and editor based in New Jersey. ... TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books. ... Comic Book Resources logo Comic Book Resources is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion. ... Newsarama. ...

Footnotes

Comic Book Resources logo Comic Book Resources is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion. ... Comic Book Resources logo Comic Book Resources is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion. ... Comic Book Resources logo Comic Book Resources is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion. ... Newsarama. ...

External links

• Image Comics Homepage
• "The Image Story" by Michael Dean. The Comics Journal, 2000.