List of comic book publishing companies

List of publishers

Active companies

• AC Comics
• Arcana Studios
• Archie Comics (formerly MLJ)
  • Mighty Comics (Defunct) (sometimes known as Archie Adventure Comics & Radio Comics)
  • Red Circle Comics (Defunct)
• Aardvark-Vanaheim
• Avatar Press
• Beckett Comics
• Claypool Comics
• Creative One Comics
• Dark Horse Comics
  • Comics Greatest World (Defunct)
  • Legend (Defunct)
• DC Comics
  • Vertigo
  • Impact (Defunct)
  • Milestone Media (Dormant)
  • Paradox Press
  • Wildstorm
    • America's Best Comics
    • Beyond the Storm (Defunct)
    • Cliffhanger/Homage
  • DC Focus (Defunct)
  • Johnny DC
• D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
• Devil's Due Publishing
  • Aftermath
  • Dynamite Entertainment
  • Studio ICE
  • Udon
• Drawn and Quarterly
• Fantagraphics
• Hanthercraft
• Heroic Publishing
• Humanoids Publishing (distributed by DC Comics)
• Image Comics
  • Wildstorm (Moved to DC Comics)
  • ShadowLine (Defunct)
  • Highbrow Entertainment/Larsenverse
  • Extreme Studios (Defunct)
  • Top Cow Productions
• Kandora Publishing
• Last Gasp Comics
• Lone Star Press
• Marvel Comics
  • Epic Comics (Defunct)
  • Icon
  • Marvel Age
  • MAX
  • New Universe (Defunct)
  • Star Comics (Defunct)
  • Tsunami (Defunct)
  • Ultimate Marvel
  • Ultraverse (Defunct)
• Milestone Media (Still in operation, but no longer publishes comic books on regular bases)
• Mu Press
• NBM (only publishes graphic novels now)
• Oni Press
• Penny-Farthing
• Radio Comix
• Rip Off Press
• Shanda Fantasy Arts
• Slave Labor Graphics
• Shooting Star Comics
• Top Cow Productions (associated with Image Comics)
  • Joe's Comics (De-facto defunct)
• Top Shelf Comics
• TokyoPop
• Viz Comics
• WaRP Graphics (now published by DC Comics)
• WCG Comics

Defunct companies

• Ace Comics
• American Comics Group (also known as ACG)
• Ania Publishing
• Apple Comics
• Atlas/Seaboard Comics
• Azteca Productions
• Big Umbrella Comics
• Blackthorne Comics
• Broadway Comics
• Caliber Comics
• Chaos! Comics
• Centaur Comics
• Charlton Comics
• Columbia Comics
• Comic House Publications
• Comico Comics
• Continuity Comics (still exists as Neal Adams Studios, no longer publishing comics)
• Continüm Comics
• CrossGen Entertaiment
  • Code 6
• Defiant Comics
• Dell Comics
• Eastern Color Printing
• Eclipse Comics
• EC Comics
• Enwil Comics
• Extreme Studios
• Fawcett Comics
• First Comics
• Fiction House
• Fox Features Syndicate
• Gladstone Comics
• Gold Key Comics
• Great Publications
• Harvey Comics
• Hillman Periodicals
• Innovation Comics
• Kitchen Sink Press
• Lev Gleason Publications
• Malibu Comics (defunct)
  • Aircel Comics (Formerly Independent)
  • Bravura
  • Eternity Comics
  • Protectors Universe
  • Ultraverse (moved to Marvel)
• Mirage Comics
• Nedor Comics
• Pacific Comics (also known as PC)
• Print Mint
• Quality Comics
• Renegade Press
• Silverwolf Comics
• Tekno Comix
• Thoughts and Images
• Topps Comics
• Tower Comics
• Voyager Communications/Acclaim Comics
  • Valiant Comics/Valiant Heroes
  • Armada
  • Windjammer
• Vortex Comics