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Imprint of Marvel Comics
Epic Comics (also known as the Epic Comics Group )
[1] was an
imprint of American publishing company
Marvel Comics , active from 1982 to 1996. A spin-off of the publisher's
Epic Illustrated magazine, it published
creator-owned work unconnected to Marvel's superhero universe, and without the restrictions of the
Comics Code . The name was revived by Marvel in the mid-2000s for a short-lived program inviting new writers to pitch series proposals to the publisher.
History
Origins
Launched by editor-in-chief
Jim Shooter as a spin-off of the successful Epic Illustrated magazine, the Epic imprint allowed creators to retain control and ownership of their properties. Co-edited by
Al Milgrom and
Archie Goodwin , the imprint also allowed Marvel to publish more objectionable content (sometimes explicit) without needing to comply with the stringent
Comics Code Authority . Epic titles were printed on higher quality paper than typical Marvel comics, and were only available via the
direct market .
[1]
Titles
Dreadstar #1 (Nov. 1982), debut publication of Marvel Comics' Epic imprint. Cover art by
Jim Starlin .
Alien Legion by writers
Carl Potts and
Alan Zelenetz and artist
Frank Cirocco
Atomic Age by writer
Frank Lovece , penciler
Mike Okamoto and inker
Al Williamson
The Black Dragon by writer
Chris Claremont and artist
John Bolton
The Bozz Chronicles by writer
David Michelinie and artists
Bret Blevins and
John Ridgway , moved to
Dover Publications in 2015
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (colorized version) by writer-artist
Mark Schultz
Captain Confederacy (second series) by writer
Will Shetterly and artist Vince Stone
Coyote by writer
Steve Englehart and artist
Marshall Rogers , moved to
Image Comics in 2005
Crash Ryan by writer-artist Ron Harris
Dreadstar by writer-artist
Jim Starlin
Dreadlands by Andy Lanning, Steve White, and Phil Gascoine
Clive Barker's Hellraiser by various writers and artists, moved to
Boom! Studios in 2011
Clive Barker's Night Breed by writers
Alan Grant and
John Wagner and artist
Jim Baikie
Clive Barker's The Harrowers by writers McNally Sagal, Malcolm Smith, Anna Miller and Fred Vicarel and artist
Gene Colan
Elfquest by writer-artists
Wendy and Richard Pini
Elektra Lives Again by writer-artist
Frank Miller and colorist
Lynn Varley
Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by writer
Howard Chaykin and artist
Mike Mignola , moved to
Dark Horse Comics in 2007
Feud by writer
Mike Baron and artist
Mark A. Nelson
The Groo Chronicles by writer-artist
Sergio Aragonés and writer
Mark Evanier
Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown by writers
Walt and
Louise Simonson and artists
Kent Williams and
Jon J. Muth
Interface by writer
James D. Hudnall and various artists
Iron Man: Crash by writer-artist
Mike Saenz
Lawdog by writer
Chuck Dixon and artists Flint Henry,
The Light and Darkness War by writer
Tom Veitch and artist
Cam Kennedy , moved to
Titan Books in 2015
Marshal Law by writer
Pat Mills and artist
Kevin O'Neill , moved to
DC Comics in 2013
Metropol by writer-artist
Ted McKeever
Midnight Men by writer-artist
Howard Chaykin
Moonshadow by writer
J. M. DeMatteis and artists
Jon J. Muth ,
Kent Williams and
George Pratt , moved to Dark Horse Comics in 2019
The One by writer-artist
Rick Veitch , moved to
King Hell Press in 2003
Pinhead by writers
D.G. Chichester and Erik Saltzgaber and artists Dario Corrasco and
Phil Gascoine
Psychonauts by writers Alan Grant and Tony Luke and artist
Motofumi Kobayashi
Sachs and Violens by writer
Peter David and writer-artist
George Pérez , moved to DC Comics in 2006
Shadowline Saga by creator
Archie Goodwin
Sisterhood of Steel by writer Christie Marx and artist
Mike Vosburg
Six From Sirius by writer by
Doug Moench and artist
Paul Gulacy
The Sleeze Brothers by writer
John Carnell and artist
Andy Lanning
Spyke by writer Mike Baron and artist
Bill Reinhold
Stray Toasters by writer-artist
Bill Sienkiewicz
Swords of the Swashbucklers by writer
Bill Mantlo and artists
Jackson Guice ,
Geof Isherwood and
Colleen Doran
Timespirits by writer
Stephen Perry and artist
Tom Yeates
Void Indigo by writer
Steve Gerber and artist
Val Mayerik
Wild Cards by various writers and artists
Source:
[2]
See also
Citations
^
a
b Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins: The Truth About the Epic Comics Group!" Marvel comics cover-dated November 1982.
^
"Epic Comics" . www.internationalhero.co.uk. Retrieved April 12, 2022 .
General and cited references
External links
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