Legendary Comics
Parent company | Legendary Entertainment |
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Founded | 2010 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Burbank, California |
Distribution | Penguin Random House Publisher Services[1] |
Publication types | Comic books |
Official website | www |
Legendary Comics is an American comic book publisher founded in 2010. The company is owned by Legendary Entertainment, a media company located in Burbank, California. The company publishes both original works and licensed ones based on films produced by Legendary Pictures.
History
Legendary Entertainment first announced the launch of its comic book division, Legendary Comics, in 2010 with the appointment of editor-in-chief Bob Schreck[2] and editor Greg Tumbarello. The first graphic novel published by the company was Holy Terror by Frank Miller, which was released in 2011[3] as the #1 graphic novel and immediately launched the division as a top ten comics publisher. Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero was a #1 NY Times Best Seller, Godzilla: Awakening was a NY Times Best Seller, and Annihilator by Grant Morrison & Frazer Irving was nominated for an Eisner Award.
Bibliography
Graphic novels and collections
Legendary Comics has published several original graphic novels and collections of serialized works.
Name | Release date | Type | Credits | ISBN |
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Holy Terror | September 28, 2011 | Graphic novel (HC) |
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ISBN 978-1937278007 |
Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero | June 18, 2013 | Graphic novel (HC) |
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ISBN 978-0785153948 |
The Tower Chronicles Book One: GeistHawk | August 13, 2013 | Collection (HC) (vols. #1–4) |
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ISBN 978-0785185277 |
Shadow Walk | December 17, 2013 | Graphic novel (HC) |
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ISBN 978-0785153979 |
Godzilla: Awakening | May 13, 2014 | Graphic novel (HC) |
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ISBN 978-1401250355 |
September 16, 2014 | Graphic novel (SC) | ISBN 978-1401252526 | ||
The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume One | February 17, 2015 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–6) |
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ISBN 978-1937278366 |
A Town Called Dragon | April 21, 2015 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–5) |
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ISBN 978-1937278403 |
Epochalypse | July 7, 2015 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–6) |
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ISBN 978-1937278496 |
Annihilator | August 18, 2015 | Collection (HC) (issues #1–6) |
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ISBN 978-1937278441 |
The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume Two | August 18, 2015 | Collection (SC) (issues #7–12) |
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ISBN 978-1937278540 |
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead | October 6, 2015 | Graphic novel (SC) |
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ISBN 978-1937278854 |
Krampus: Shadow of Saint Nicholas | November 24, 2015 | Graphic novel (SC) |
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ISBN 978-1937278847 |
The Infinite Adventures of Jonas Quantum | May 10, 2016 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–6) |
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ISBN 978-1681160146 |
Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood | June 7, 2016 | Graphic novel (HC) |
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ISBN 978-1681160139 |
Black Bag | July 5, 2016 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–6) |
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ISBN 978-1681160276 |
Cops for Criminals | July 5, 2016 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–5) |
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ISBN 978-1681160290 |
Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift | July 5, 2016 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–4) |
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ISBN 978-1681160085 |
The Rise and Fall of Axiom | August 23, 2016 | Graphic novel (SC) | ISBN 978-1937278731 | |
The Great Wall: Last Survivor | January 24, 2017 | Graphic novel (HC) |
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ISBN 978-1681160337 |
Spectral: Ghosts of War | February 1, 2017 | Graphic novel (e-book) |
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Skull Island: The Birth of Kong | December 12, 2017 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–4) |
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ISBN 978-1681160351 |
Pacific Rim: Aftermath | November 20, 2018 | Collection (SC) (issues #1–6 + "I Am Pentecost") |
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ISBN 978-1681160450 |
Lost In Space: Countdown to Danger | December 18, 2018 | Graphic novel (HC) |
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ISBN 978-1681160474 |
Uncollected series
- The Harvester (February 2015 – October 2015, #1–9, story by Brandon Seifert, art by Eric Battle, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Sean Konot, cover colors by Dominic Regan)
- The Tower Chronicles: Fellquest (October 2015 – February 2017, #1–12, story by Matt Wagner, pencils by Simon Bisley, colors by Ryan Brown)
- Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali Presano (November 2016 – July 2017, #1–25, story by Jessica Chobot and Erika Lewis, art by Claudia Aguirre)[4]
- The Majestic Files (TBA, story by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils by Geoff Shaw, inks by Matt Banning)[5]
References
- ^ PRH Current Clients
- ^ Eller, Claudia (2010-11-03). "Legendary Pictures forges into comic books". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (2011-06-30). "Frank Miller brings 'Holy Terror' to 9/11 anniversary: 'I hope it shakes people up'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ Marnell, Blair (2016-06-04). "Jessica Chobot's Fireband Comic Is Coming This Fall". Nerdist Industries. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "The Majestic Files - Announcement and Art First Look". Legendary Entertainment. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-08-07.