Publishers and Companies

 Biggest Publishers:

• Marvel 
• DC 
• Dark horse 
• Image

Biggest Companies:

• Marvel 
• DC 
• Dark horse 
• Image 

Role of publisher and who they work with:

• Creates and releases comics
• Provides resources
• Distributes comics 
• Markets comics 
• Writers, artists, editors, marketers, distributors, licensing partners, pencillers, illustrators and producers 

Publishers and companies:

• Many different publishers in comic industry
• Marvel and dc take up 80/90% of the market
• Dc owned by warner bros and marvel owned by Walt Disney
• Others e.g. Manga Entertainment, 2000 AD, Fleetway press, Image comics and Dark Horse 
• Smaller publishers have started to build a big presence in comic book world 

Manga Entertainment:

• Uk based company founded in 1991
• Leading company in west
• Specialises in distrusting and publishing Japanese’s manga and anime 
• Don’t usually create manga but publish and distribute it in English 
• Originally traditional now digital 
• Most famous for Dragon Ball Z 

2000 AD:

• British comic publisher founded in 1977
• Producing weekly comics 
• Started as traditional but now also available in digital apps 
• Most famous comic Judge Dredd

Fleetway Press:

• British comic publisher founded in 1922
• Formed when daily mirror bought a press company 
• Published weekly and enjoyed by teen and kids 
• Traditional print 
• Big picture weekly and valiant

Image Comics:

• American book publisher founded in 1992
• Left marvel wanted to create own characters
• Supporting creator-owned comics 
• Traditional and now digital 
• Famous for spawn and walking dead 

Dark Horse:

• American comic book publisher founded in 1986
• Creator-owned comics and licensed series 
• Biggest independent publishers outside marvel and dc take up
• Traditional now digital 
• Hellboy and Sin City

Independent Publishers - almost all are creator owned and some of the topics may contain mature content such as fantagraphics, kitchen sink press and top shelf 

Self publishers - run by people who makes the comic books, handle most of the duties making comics, writing comics and the art, publishing and press. Quality can vary drastically and fan base is usually local. Due to internet self publishers have been able to market their comics to many others. Some have even found some success with self publishing such as American splendour (now with DC)

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