Imprint of Marvel Comics
Epic Comics (also known as theEpic Comics Group )[ 1] imprint of American publishing companyMarvel Comics , active from 1982 to 1996. A spin-off of the publisher'sEpic Illustrated creator-owned work unconnected to Marvel's superhero universe, and without the restrictions of theComics 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.
Launched by editor-in-chiefJim Shooter as a spin-off of the successfulEpic Illustrated magazine, the Epic imprint allowed creators to retain control and ownership of their properties. Co-edited byAl Milgrom andArchie Goodwin , the imprint also allowed Marvel to publish more objectionable content (sometimes explicit) without needing to comply with the stringentComics Code Authority . Epic titles were printed on higher quality paper than typical Marvel comics, and were only available via thedirect market .[ 1]
Dreadstar Jim Starlin .Alien Legion Carl Potts andAlan Zelenetz and artistFrank Cirocco Atomic Age Frank Lovece , pencilerMike Okamoto and inkerAl Williamson The Black Dragon Chris Claremont and artistJohn Bolton The Bozz Chronicles David Michelinie and artistsBret Blevins andJohn Ridgway , moved toDover Publications in 2015Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Mark Schultz Captain Confederacy Will Shetterly and artist Vince StoneCoyote Steve Englehart and artistMarshall Rogers , moved toImage Comics in 2005Crash Ryan Dreadstar Jim Starlin Dreadlands by Andy Lanning, Steve White, and Phil GascoineClive Barker's Hellraiser Boom! Studios in 2011Clive Barker's Nightbreed Alan Grant andJohn Wagner and artistJim Baikie Clive Barker's The Harrowers by writers McNally Sagal, Malcolm Smith, Anna Miller and Fred Vicarel and artistGene Colan Elfquest Wendy and Richard Pini Elektra Lives Again Frank Miller and coloristLynn Varley Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Howard Chaykin and artistMike Mignola , moved toDark Horse Comics in 2007Feud by writerMike Baron and artistMark A. Nelson The Groo Chronicles Sergio Aragonés and writerMark Evanier Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown by writersWalt andLouise Simonson and artistsKent Williams andJon J. Muth Interface by writerJames D. Hudnall and various artistsIron Man: Crash by writer-artistMike Saenz Lawdog by writerChuck Dixon and artists Flint Henry,The Light and Darkness War Tom Veitch and artistCam Kennedy , moved toTitan Books in 2015Marshal Law Pat Mills and artistKevin O'Neill , moved toDC Comics in 2013Metropol by writer-artistTed McKeever Midnight Men by writer-artist Howard ChaykinMoonshadow J. M. DeMatteis and artists Jon J. Muth, Kent Williams andGeorge Pratt , moved to Dark Horse Comics in 2019The One Rick Veitch , moved to King Hell Press in 2003Pinhead D. G. Chichester and Erik Saltzgaber and artists Dario Corrasco andPhil Gascoine Psychonauts by writers Alan Grant and Tony Luke and artistMotofumi Kobayashi Sachs and Violens Peter David and writer-artistGeorge Pérez , moved to DC Comics in 2006Shadowline Archie Goodwin Sisterhood of Steel Mike Vosburg Six From Sirius Doug Moench and artistPaul Gulacy The Sleeze Brothers John Carnell and artistAndy Lanning Spyke Bill Reinhold Stray Toasters Bill Sienkiewicz Steelgrip Starkey by writer-artistAlan Weiss (comics) Swords of the Swashbucklers Bill Mantlo and artistsJackson Guice ,Geof Isherwood andColleen Doran Timespirits Stephen Perry and artistThomas Yeates Void Indigo Steve Gerber and artistVal Mayerik Wild Cards Source: [ 2]
^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. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .General and cited references [ edit ]
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