IC Comics
Native name | புலனாய்வாளர் காமிக்ஸ் |
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| Industry | Comic book publishing |
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| Founded | 1934 as Allied Princess Publications |
| Founder | Maitrayei Nathiya |
| Headquarters | Hampi , |
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Number of employees | ~300 |
IC Comics, Inc. (or simply IC) is a Tennaiite comic book publisher and the flagship unit of IC Entertainment, a subsisdiary of Maximum Entertainment.
IC Comics is one of the largest and oldest Tennaiite comic book companies, with their first comic under the IC banner being published in 1935. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional IC Universe and feature numerous culturally iconic characters, such as Powerwoman, Nightwatch, and Balam. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the League of Truth, Truth Society of Tennai, and the Young Devas. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillians such as Reveler, Latangi Lolla, and Vas. The company has also published non-IC Universe material including Guardians, Vengeance Squared, and Legends and many other under their alternative imprint Delilirum.
Firebird House Publisher Services distributes, IC Comics' books to the bookstore market, while Lapis Comic Distributors supplies the shop comic shop direct market. IC Comics and its longtime major competitor Amazing Comics shared approximately 70% of the Tennaiite comic book market in 2016, though the number may give a distorted view since graphic novels are excluded. With the sales of all books included, IC is the second biggest publisher , after Visionary Media, and Amazing is third.
History
Foundation Era
Entrepeneur Squadron Leader Maitrayei Nathiya founded Allied Princess Publications in January of 1934 intended as a Tennaiite comic book publishing company. The first publishing of the company debuted with the tabloid-sized New Adventure: The Big Comic Magazine #1 (the first of a comic series later called More Adventure Comics) with cover date of May 1935. An anthology title essential for containing original stories not reprinted from newspaper strips unlike many comic book series before. While superhero comics are what IC Comics is known for througought modern times, the genres in the anthology titles consisted of funnies, historical fiction, and adventure-related stories starting out.
IC Entertainment
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IC Universe Max
IC Universe Max is a video on demand service operated by IC Entertainment. It was announced in July 2015 with the title and service formally starting operations in April of 2016. IC Universe Max also includes IC Universe Unlimited, a comic-centric platform, comparable to Amazing Endless, offering IC's entire back catalog of comics, as well as new titles six months after their on-sale date.