These introductions of familiar faces to a new setting have been happening since the 1950s. [39][40] Detective Comics No. [dci 8] Due to scheduling issues of the creative team, the status of writer Geoff Johns and artist J.G. 1. A 12-issue maxiseries titled Tangent: Superman's Reign, written and drawn by Jurgens, ran from March 2008 to March 2009 and revisited the Tangent Universe 10 years later, both in reality and fiction.[6]. [citation needed]. In October, Gammarauders was canceled with issue 10. [51] In July 2011, DC no longer had the rights to them. Elseworlds is DC Comics' superhero alternative history and non-canon imprint. [13] In February 2012, DC listed a First Wave collection for a May 2012 release. [15][18] While superhero comics are what DC Comics is known for throughout modern times, the genres in the first anthology titles consisted of funnies, Western comics and adventure-related stories. The line began with All-Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder and All-Star Superman, with All-Star Wonder Woman and All-Star Batgirl announced in 2006 but neither being released nor scheduled as of the end of 2009. In 2005, the critically lauded Batman Begins film was released; also, the company published several limited series establishing increasingly escalated conflicts among DC's heroes, with events climaxing in the Infinite Crisis limited series. [dct 3] Moore became increasingly dissatisfied with DC, wrapping up the various series and moving League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to Top Shelf/Knockabout. To that endand following the example of Atlas/Seaboard Comics[70] and such independent companies as Eclipse ComicsDC began to offer royalties in place of the industry-standard work-for-hire agreement in which creators worked for a flat fee and signed away all rights, giving talent a financial incentive tied to the success of their work. [dci 1] DC launched a manga imprint, CMX[dci 5] and DC Focus in 2004, but Focus was soon shut down in 2005. Originally in Manhattan at 432 Fourth Avenue, the DC Comics offices have been located at 480 and later 575 Lexington Avenue; 909 Third Avenue; 75 Rockefeller Plaza; 666 Fifth Avenue; and 1325 Avenue of the Americas. ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, DRAGONLANCE, FORGOTTEN REALMS . American comic book publisher, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, This article is about the US publisher of comics. [37][38] Fictional cities would be a common theme of DC. 28 (June 1939). Shortly afterwards, Detective Comics, Inc. purchased the remains of National Allied, also known as Nicholson Publishing, at a bankruptcy auction. In August 1996, Paradox began the reprinting of the Gon manga by Masashi Tanaka. [29][30], The imprint published a series of 18 one-shots over two years starring the Tangent version of the major DC Universe characters. But the mergers weren't over yet. This section is about the 2006 DC Comics imprint. When the popularity of superheroes faded in the late 1940s, the company focused on such genres as science fiction, Westerns, humor, and romance. [36][31] Outside of DC's publishing, a character later integrated as DC was introduced by Fox Feature Syndicate named the Blue Beetle released in August 1939. This extended to DC suing Fawcett Comics over Captain Marvel, at the time comics' top-selling character (see National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.). DC licensed pulp characters including Doc Savage and the Spirit which it then used, along with some DC heroes, as part of the First Wave comics line launched in 2010 and lasting through fall 2011. DC was granted the license to the Red Circle characters in 2008. In the Golden Age of Comic Books publishing, DC Comics was also an imprint of Detective Comics and its affiliated companies, All-American Publications and National Allied Publications, that were later all merged into National Periodical Publications, later renamed DC Comics. Wheeler-Nicholson founded National Allied Publications (NAP), attracting such talent as Vin Sullivan and Whitney Ellsworth. In 2006, CMX took over from Dark Horse Comics publication of the webcomic Megatokyo in print form. Discovery unit (2018present), In a 19471948 lawsuit field by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster against National, the presiding judge noted in a "Findings of Facts": "DETECTIVE COMICS, INC. was a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and was one of the constituent corporations consolidated on September 30, 1946 into defendant NATIONAL COMICS PUBLICATIONS, INC.", Apocryphal legend has it that in 1961, either. [dci 9] Random House, DC's bookstore distributor could not get the line's books into the young adult fiction section at the major bookstores. The following is a list of the owners of some of the properties that DC has licensed: 30 DAYS OF NIGHT - Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, and IDW Publishing. [dci 6] Johnny DC was launched in September 2004 with DC Comics' Looney Tunes- and Cartoon Network-based comic books. For instance, when Marvel's product was examined in a meeting, Marvel's emphasis on more sophisticated character-based narrative and artist-driven visual storytelling was apparently ignored for self-deluding guesses at the brand's popularity which included superficial reasons like the presence of the color red or word balloons on the cover, or that the perceived crudeness of the interior art was somehow more appealing to readers. DC Zoom is focused on young readers, while DC Ink is aimed at young adults. [dct 4], A direct-to-video animated movie was made based on All-Star Superman by Warner Home Video and released on February 22, 2011.[18]. The imprint was also supposed to be a training ground for new talent. Although the Milestone line ceased publication after a few years, it yielded the popular animated series Static Shock. 4 (October 1956) proved sufficiently popular that it soon led to a similar revamping of the Green Lantern character, the introduction of the modern all-star team Justice League of America (JLA), and many more superheroes, heralding what historians and fans call the Silver Age of Comic Books. Red Circle was a DC Comics line of comic books in the DC Universe featuring the Red Circle characters. Pieces of intellectual property. Studios. [dct 2], Piranha was shut down in 1994 to be replaced by Paradox Press[dci 1] with Milestone Comics following in 1996. In 1967, National Periodical Publications was purchased by Kinney National Company,[62] which purchased Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in 1969. The company began to move aggressively against what it saw as copyright-violating imitations from other companies, such as Fox Comics' Wonder Man, which (according to court testimony) Fox started as a copy of Superman. [2], DC Comics and its longtime major competitor Marvel Comics (acquired in 2009 by The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [36] Cliffhanger merged with Homage to become "WildStorm Signature Series". Lines of comic books are related comic books that do not necessarily have their own imprint. This logo was the first to occupy the top-left corner of the cover, where the logo has usually resided since. [108], DC Comics' current logo, introduced with the DC Rebirth relaunch in 2016. Of course, Goodman would want to be playing golf with this fellow and be in his good graces Sol worked closely with Independent News' top management over the decades and would have gotten this story straight from the horse's mouth. The small logo, with no background, read simply, "A DC Publication". it's no secret that many companies have been in it to be acquired by a larger media company, and today's revelation of the shocking DC-buys-Dynamite rumour, has sent many more of them tumbling into my inbox. [33] Action Comics No. Another Fables spin-off, The Fairest, was launched in March 2012. [31] The series Adventure Comics would eventually follow in the footsteps of Action Comics and Detective Comics, featuring a new recurring superhero. Three new titles, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!, Tiny Titans and Super Friends, were launched in August 2007 by Coordinating Editor Jann Jones. [22], Earth M is an imprint announced at New York Comic Con 2017 set to relaunch the Milestone universe by DC and Milestone Media. By 1938, Wheeler-Nicholson sold to Liebowitz/Donenfeld; Ellsworth left; and only Sullivan remained at NAP. A notable debut in the first issue was Slam Bradley, created in a collaboration between Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. [dci 7], After seeing Tangent characters in the regular DC Universe in Infinite Crisis in 2006, in Ion #910 in 2007 and then in Countdown to Final Crisis, the Tangent imprint was revived on March 18, 2008, for a 12-issue maxiseries. [2] DC teamed up with Milestone Media to co-publish Milestone Comics starting in 1993. [dct 1], In 1987, DC started Piranha Press as a mature readers line. [dct 2], Helix was a science fiction imprint of DC Comics. [citation needed] The line was the second licensed attempt of DC to use these characters, the previous attempt being Impact Comics. WEBTOON Originals are comics that have been acquired by the company to be created exclusively for the platform. [dct 10] On September 27, as part of DC Entertainment's reorganization, Vertigo joined its other DC imprints under the same Editor-in-Chief Bob Harris, while three Vertigo editors were fired the next day. [44], Two First Wave line ongoing series were then started: Doc Savage, by Paul Malmont as the first writer joined by artist Howard Porter,[43] and The Spirit, by Mark Schultz the beginning writer joined by artist Moritat. Its headquarters are in Burbank, California. [40] DC revealed the name and titles of the imprint, Wonder Comics, to debut in 2018. [9] The miniseries added additional characters, such as the Black Canary,[43] the Blackhawks, Rima the Jungle Girl, the Avenger, the Spirit, and Doc Savage's group the Fabulous Five. It's Called Convergence", "New villain, old tales part of DC's 'Convergence', "DC's CONVERGENCE Week One: Donna Troy, Oracle, Married Superman, Montoya Question, More", "DC ENTERTAINMENT REVEALS FIRST DETAILS OF "REBIRTH" TO RETAILERS AT COMICS PRO 2016", "DC Comics' 'Rebirth' brings new life and huge sales to old superheroes", "How DC Comics Scored Its Biggest Win in Years With 'Rebirth', "DC Comics' Rebirth worked because it's actually good", "DC Entertainment shakeup continues with the exit of co-publisher Dan DiDio", "Dan DiDio No Longer Publisher of DC Comics, As Of Today", "So Why Did Dan DiDio Leave DC Comics Anyway? [23] Announced in 2009, Earth One graphic novels features re-imagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the DC Universe. [25] Milestone, Static Shock, Duo, Love Army and Earth M was the announced slate of titles.[26]. Vertigo was an imprint of DC Comics that began publication in 1993. Creators include Danielle Paige, Lauren Myracle, Marie Lu, and more. When Lee learned about DC's subsequent experimental attempts to imitate these perceived details, he amused himself by arranging direct defiance of those assumptions in Marvel's publications as sales strengthened further to frustrate the competition. The line consisted of a Young Justice book written by Bendis with art from Patrick Gleason, Naomi by Bendis, David Walker and Jamal Campbell, Wonder Twins by Mark Russell with art by Stephen Byrne, and Dial H for Hero, which was written by Sam Humphries and drawn by Joe Quinones. ", "The 100 Most Influential Pages in Comic Book History", "75 Years of the First Comic Book Superhero (It's Not Who You Think)", "10 Things Everyone Forgets About DC's Dr. Occult", "Superman's debut sells for $1M at auction", "Who Was the First Comic Book Masked Vigilante? Several of DC's existing titles such as Animal Man (Volume 1); Doom Patrol (Volume 2); Hellblazer (Volume 1); Sandman (Volume 2); Shade, the Changing Man . [dci 2], In January 1993, DC's Vertigo imprint was launched with some former DC Comics imprint titles. Crisis featured many key deaths that shaped the DC Universe for the following decades, and it separated the timeline of DC publications into pre- and post-"Crisis". [32] Another important Batman debut was the introduction of the fictional mansion known as Wayne Manor first seen in Detective Comics No. The comic book line was launched with a Batman/Doc Savage one-shot issue followed by the limited series and two continuing series. "Martin mentioned that he had noticed one of the titles published by National Comics seemed to be selling better than most. [dct 4]. ", "DC FanDome: Warner Bros. [19][20] The company created a second recurring title called New Comics No. The imprint was an alternative in that the titles were about people with superpowers without costumes or fighting crime. [5] Also, Minx was working with Book Sense to get the novels into independent bookstores. In August 1998, DC purchased Wildstorm including imprints Cliffhanger, Homage and America's Best Comics with the imprints appearing under the DC banner in January 1999. Meanwhile, editor Kanigher successfully introduced a whole family of Wonder Woman characters having fantastic adventures in a mythological context. [9], The First Wave fictional universe is a part of the DC Multiverse[43] and was launched in the Batman/Doc Savage one-shot, by writer Brian Azzarello with Phil Noto as artist. In March 2003 DC acquired publishing and merchandising rights to the long-running fantasy series Elfquest, previously self-published by creators Wendy and Richard Pini under their WaRP Graphics publication banner. Discovery.[6][7]. Its properties were acquired by DC Comics in the early 80s; comics by this publisher have been retroactively set on Earth-Four. The name "Superman" was added to "A DC Publication", effectively acknowledging both Superman and Batman. [52], The New Age of Heroes, originally called Dark Matter, spun out of DC comics' 2017 event Dark Nights: Metal. The world's #2 superhero comics publisher is undergoing a stress test. In 2005, DC launched its "All-Star" line (evoking the title of the 1940s publication), designed to feature some of the company's best-known characters in stories that eschewed the long and convoluted continuity of the DC Universe. DC's first logo appeared on the April 1940 issues of its titles. [dct 3] 1998 also saw the end of the Helix imprint as its top title was moved to Vertigo, where reprints of the Helix titles also were printed under. DC Black Label [ edit] Main article: DC Black Label DC Black Label is DC Comics' out of continuity all-star creator imprint. Alan Moore created the concepts of the line. After that, many new series would launch with a twice-monthly release schedule and new creative teams for nearly every title. Rock, G.I. These changes in policy shaped the future of the medium as a whole, and in the short term allowed DC to entice creators away from rival Marvel, and encourage stability on individual titles. [3][4] In December 1997, the Tangent Comics imprint was published on skip week, then on skip week of September 1998. The Vertigo branding was retired in January 2020, with most of its library transferred to its successor, DC Black Label. As Warner Bros. and DC's response to San Diego Comic-Con's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention featured information about DC-based content including the DC Extended Universe film franchise, the Arrowverse television franchise, comic books, and video games. Rebirth brought huge success, both financially and critically. [dct 4] With the New 52 reboot in September 2011, the Wildstorm characters were adapted into the DC Universe within the "Edge" line, which also featured the Western and war comics. Copyright Dark Horse Comics While sales were respectable, they did not meet DC management's initially high expectations, and also suffered from a lack of comprehension and internal support from Infantino. [13], In a May 2017 editorial leadership reorganization, three Executive Editors split up DC Comics and its imprints. In addition, Wolfman and Prez took advantage of the limited-series option to create a spin-off title, Tales of the New Teen Titans, to present origin stories of their original characters without having to break the narrative flow of the main series or oblige them to double their work load with another ongoing title. 1 Archie Comics Is One Of America's Oldest-Surviving Comic Companies Everyone refers to Marvel and DC as the Big Two, but really it should probably be the Big Three as Archie Comics has survived in the industry since the Golden Age as well. Creators include Mariko Tamaki, Ridley Pearson, Steve Pugh, and more. The Superman family of titles, under editor Mort Weisinger, introduced such enduring characters as Supergirl, Bizarro, and Brainiac. [35] In April 1999, Tom Strong begins its run. [16], All-Star, or All-Star DC, was a DC imprint that allowed big name creators to make "out-of-continuity" stories of DC major characters. [88][89], On June 4, 2013, DC unveiled two new digital comic innovations to enhance interactivity: DC2 and DC2 Multiverse. This logo also served as the round body of Johnny DC, DC's, In October 1970, DC briefly retired the circular logo in favour of a simple "DC" in a rectangle with the name of the title, or the star of the book; the logo on many issues of, DC's "100 Page Super-Spectacular" titles and later 100-page and "Giant" issues published from 1972 to 1974 featured a logo exclusive to these editions: the letters "DC" in a simple. [82] They appeared in the Red Circle line, based in the DC Universe, with a series of one-shots followed by a miniseries that lead into two ongoing titles, each lasting 10 issues.[80][83]. In 2006, the Tangent characters appeared in the regular DC Universe in Infinite Crisis in 2006, in Ion #9-10 in 2007 and then in Countdown to Final Crisis in 2007. These collections attempted to retroactively credit many of the writers and artists who had worked without much recognition for DC during the early period of comics when individual credits were few and far between. DC planned to merge the characters into the DC Universe and tapped writer J. Michael Straczynski to write their introductory stories in the series The Brave and the Bold in 2009. [26][27] An unnamed "office boy" retconned as Jimmy Olsen's first appearance was revealed in Action Comics #6's (November 1938) Superman story by Siegel and Shuster. New titles were released in March 2017. Marvel got bought by . [dct 5], Piranha Press was DC Comics' first mature readers imprint launched in 1987. A third company named All-American Publications was at the same time gathering steam. The Ray - Quality Comics - Justice League of America (Comics) / Freedom Fighters: The Ray (TV) . Executive Editor Bobbie Chase was given custom comics, DC Kids, Digital First titles, Hanna-Barbera comics, Milestone and the relaunched Wildstorm Universe, plus the young reader imprint expected in 2018. Schwartz, together with artist Infantino, then revitalized Batman in what the company promoted as the "New Look", with relatively down-to-Earth stories re-emphasizing Batman as a detective. In the 60s, a New Jersey parking lot company bought the publishers of DC Comics and Show more. . And with Alex Ross art, the . For the Scottish publisher of comics and newspapers, see, DC Comics' current logo, introduced with the, Kinney National/Warner Communications (19671990), WarnerMedia/Warner Bros. The book establishing the imprint's tone was Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (BSUC), an anthology by Dave Louapre and Dan Sweetman. The character makes a distinction of being the first masked vigilante published by DC. This merger was completed on April 8, 2022. These titles, all with over 100 issues, included Sgt. Additional Helix titles were later republished in collected editions under the Vertigo brand. [dct 4], With DC's New 52 reboot in September 2011, the Wildstorm characters were integrated into the DC Universe with the Edge line of titles with a Stormwatch and Grifter title. It also rebranded its younger-audience titles with the mascot Johnny DC and established the CMX imprint to reprint translated manga. Also, in October, the imprint had its first crossover storyline "The Childrens Crusade", running through the Vertigo annuals with The Children's Crusade "book-end" series. The character originally acquired by DC (Ted Kord) is still being used, but the main Blue Beetle is now Jaime Reyes. [59], A 1966 Batman TV show on the ABC network sparked a temporary spike in comic book sales, and a brief fad for superheroes in Saturday morning animation (Filmation created most of DC's initial cartoons) and other media. Today, CCG serves. Issue#1, cover dated June 1938, first featured characters such as Superman by Siegel and Shuster, Zatara by Fred Guardineer and Tex Thompson by Ken Finch and Bernard Baily.

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