Comic Book Printing Companies

Comic books have been around for decades and tell stories using narrative artwork. Comic books were often humorous but developed into other genres like action, horror and adventure. Some of the most popular comics out there have been published by some of these top comic book publishing companies. 

Marvel Comics

First known as Timely Comics, Marvel Comics was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman. Some genres that Marvel Comics focuses on are crime, horror, superhero, mystery and romance. Marvel Comics can be credited for the characters Spider-Man, the Hulk and Captain America.

DC Comics

This comic book publisher is one of the largest and most successful in America. It was started in 1934 by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson and was first called National Allied Publications. Some of the well-known characters produced by DC Comics include Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and villains like the Joker and Lex Luthor.

Dark Horse Comics

Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics are located in Oregon. They are the largest independent American comic book publisher, and some of the works published by them include Sin City, 300, as well as some comics based on Star Wars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Image Comics

Image Comics was founded in 1992 and is based out of Berkeley, California. It is one of the largest comic book publishers in America and has become popular because it allows creators to publish their characters and comics without having to give up copyrights to the characters. Some of the comics published under Image Comics are Spawn and Youngblood.

IDW Publishing

IDW publishes comic books and comic strips. The headquarters are located in San Diego and the company was founded in 1999. They initially published horror comics like Dark Days and 30 Days of Night. Other than horror IDW also specializes in licensed properties.