PUBLISHER IMPRINTS

2006–present

Prestige-format imprint acquired by BOOM! Mouse Guard, Rust, Cow Boy.

2013–present

BOOM!'s quirky / alternative young-adult imprint. Lumberjanes, Giant Days.

2010–present

BOOM!'s all-ages / kids imprint. Adventure Time, Regular Show comics.

2017–present

Karen Berger's creator-owned imprint at Dark Horse after founding Vertigo.

1994–1999

Frank Miller, John Byrne, Art Adams creator-ownership label within Dark Horse.

2018–present

DC's current prestige / mature-readers line. Batman: Damned, The Joker War, White Knight series, and more.

1996–1998

DC's short-lived SF imprint. Transmetropolitan began here before moving to Vertigo.

1993–present

Groundbreaking Black-owned imprint. Static Shock, Hardware, Icon & Rocket. Relaunched in 2021.

1993–2019

DC's landmark mature-readers imprint edited by Karen Berger. Sandman, Preacher, Transmetropolitan, Fables, Y: The Last Man.

1999–2010

Jim Lee's studio, acquired by DC in 1999. The Authority, Planetary, Wildcats.

2016–2019

Gerard Way's DC imprint. Doom Patrol, Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Shade the Changing Girl.

1991–2007

Fantagraphics' adult comics imprint.

1997–present

Indie pioneer acquired by IDW in 2015. From Hell (originally), League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (later Knockabout), Blankets.

1992–present

Jim Valentino's imprint. Bomb Queen, Cowboy Ninja Viking.

2010–present

Robert Kirkman's Image imprint. The Walking Dead, Invincible, Oblivion Song.

1992–present

Marc Silvestri's studio under Image. Witchblade, The Darkness, Aphrodite IX.

1982–1994

Marvel's first creator-owned imprint. Published Dreadstar, Akira (English edition), and The 'Nam.

2004–present

Creator-owned imprint under Marvel. Brian Michael Bendis's Powers and Scarlet launched here.

1992–1998

Far-future dystopia line — Spider-Man 2099, X-Men 2099, Punisher 2099.

1998–2013

Street-level Marvel imprint produced by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti. Launched the Daredevil renaissance.

2001–present

Marvel's mature-readers imprint — unfiltered stories for adults. Home to Garth Ennis's Punisher MAX, Nick Fury MAX, and more.

2000–2015

Modernised, standalone universe retelling Marvel origins for a new generation. Launched with Ultimate Spider-Man.