Day 19. Legal age for various things in Canada >_^ I hope you have been enjoying this advent calendar. There are still a dozen more entries. The best are yet to come!! Two of the top five publishers are featured in this entry.
On that note, remember those mentioned have a secured spot in the monthly PREVIEWS catalog due to their dealings with Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
Established: 1999
Official Name: IDW Publishing (Idea and Design Works, LLC)
Place of Origin: San Diego, CA
Distinction: IDW started as an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels, and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California, and has grown into a fully integrated media company[1].
IDW Publishing is regularly recognized as one of the top four comic book publishers in the US. Over 80 IDW titles have appeared on The New York Times Best Sellers list. In FY2015 alone, IDW published over 500 unique comic book titles and over 250 graphic novels[2].
Operations: Ted Adams (CEO, Owner), Robbie Robbins (EVP, Owner), Greg Goldstein (COO, President), Chris Ryall (EIC, Publisher), Matthew Ruzicka (CFO)
Output: G.I. Joe; Godzilla; Jem and the Holograms; My Little Pony; Orphan Black; Star Trek; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Transformers; X-Files and tons more!! It’s all about the franchises!
Current Titles: Back to the Future; Disney Comics Donald Duck; Onyx among others!!
Branches: Blue Dream Studios, IDW Artist’s Edition, Library of American Comics, Top Shelf Productions, Worthwhile Books, Yoe! Books (imprints)
Social Media: @IDWPublishing ; Facebook ; Instagram
Multi-Media: IDW Games, IDW Entertainment, Top Shelf Productions, and the San Diego Comic Art Gallery.
Established: 2001
Official Name: Illustration Magazine (The Illustrated Press, Inc.)
Place of Origin: St. Louis, MO
Distinction: Published quarterly by The Illustrated Press, Inc., Illustration is a beautiful, educational, and scholarly magazine devoted to the history of American illustration art. We have profiled over 100 artists in over 48 issues. Printed in full color, each issue features the highest quality printing, photography and color reproductions of original illustration art available anywhere. The magazine is distributed nationwide to high quality bookstores, newsstands, comic book shops and other retailers. For those with an interest in popular culture, commercial art and design, publishing history, comic books, paperbacks, pulp magazines, or collecting original art, Illustration is the best source for new information on the illustrators of the past.
Operations: Daniel Zimmer (Publisher, Editor, Designer)
Output: http://www.illustration-magazine.com/back-issues.html
Current Titles: Illustration #49; The Golden Age – vol. 2 and 3
Branches: N/A
Social Media: @illomag ; Facebook
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 1992
Official Name: Image Comics
Place of Origin: Berkeley, CA
Distinction: Founded in 1992 by several 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. It was immediately successful, and remains one of the largest comic book publishers in North America. Its output was originally dominated by work from the studios of the Image partners, but now includes work by numerous independent creators[3].
Operations: Todd McFarlane (President), Jim Valentino (VP), Marc Silvestri (CEO), Robert Kirkman (COO), Erik Larsen (CFO), Eric Stephenson (Publisher)
Output: Chew; Invincible; Outcast; Saga; Savage Dragon; Spawn; The Walking Dead
Current Titles: Descender; Huck; Postal; Sex; Tokyo Ghost; Wayward, The Wicked + the Divine
Branches: Highbrow Entertainment, Joe’s Comics, ShadowLine, Skybound, Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions
Social Media: @ImageComics ; Facebook ; Instagram ; Tumblr
Multi-Media: The Walking Dead is a ratings smash for AMC network. Descender has been secured film rights by Sony Studios. Outcast will become a TV series on Cinemax.
Established: 2009
Official Name: Improper Books
Place of Origin: Alcester, England, UK
Distinction: Publishing studio focusing on creator-owned stories that have a touch of the fairy tale, the fantastical, or the otherworldly. A collective of like-minded writers, illustrators, and other creatives with the know-how to make comics, books, and apps, all of which would have a touch of the fairy tale, the fantastical or the otherworldly, and based on a creator-owned model that is fair to all involved[4].
Operations: Benjamin Read, Laura Trinder, Chris Wildgoose (Founders)Output: Briar; Night Post; Porcelain: a Gothic Fairy Tale
Upcoming Titles: Butterfly Gate; Knight & Dragon; Mulp: Sceptre of the Sun; Porcelain: Bone China
Branches: N/A
Social Media: @ImproperBooks ; Facebook ; Pinterest ; Tumblr ; YouTube
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2012
Official Name: InkLit
Place of Origin: Unknown
Distinction: Unknown
Operations: Unknown
Output: Cemetery Girl; Starling; Unforgotten
Current Titles: Michael Midas: Champion; Raven’s Child
Branches: Imprint of Penguin Group USA’ Berkeley/NAL division.
Social Media: @penguinusa
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2001
Official Name: Insight Editions
Place of Origin: San Francisco, CA
Distinction: Insight Editions creates illustrated books of distinction that celebrate cultural milestones in entertainment, history, and the arts. These lavishly produced and visually stimulating volumes are dedicated to the skillful interplay of word and image. Elegant and informative, books from Insight Editions showcase the best of art and photography in exquisite presentations of the bookmaker’s craft[5].
Operations: Unknown
Output: https://insighteditions.com/merchandising_categories/new-releases/
Branches: Insight Collectibles, Insight Kids
Social Media: @insighteditions ; Facebook ; Instagram ; LinkedIn ; Pinterest; Tumblr ; YouTube
Multi-Media: N/A
Established: 2005
Official Name: Iron Circus Comics
Place of Origin: Chicago, IL
Distinction: —
Operations: C. Spike Trotman (Founder, Owner)
Output: https://ironcircus.com/shop/
Current Titles: The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal; Poorcraft: Wish You Were Here; Smut Peddler
Branches: N/A
Social Media: @Iron_Spike ; Facebook ; Tumblr ; YouTube
Multi-Media: N/A
[1] http://www.idwpublishing.com/about-2/
[2] Ibid
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Comics
[4] http://www.improperbooks.com/about/
[5] https://insighteditions.com/about/
Get an “I”-ful at my local comic shop:
