IC Comics
 DC Comics' current logo, introduced with the DC Rebirth relaunch in 2016 | |
| Parent company | DC Entertainment, Inc. (Warner Bros.) (WarnerMedia Studios & Networks) (WarnerMedia) (AT&T) (spin-out into independent entity pending, to be merged with Discovery, Inc.) |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1934[1] (as National Allied Publications)
1961 (as National Periodical Publications) |
| Founder | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | 2900 West Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California |
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| Publication types | List of publications |
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| Imprints | List of imprints |
| No. of employees | ~230[3] |
| Official website | {{ |
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 Teen 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
IC Entertainment
Logo
Imprints
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.
Films
Digital Distribution
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- ↑ McMillan, Graeme (January 23, 2019). "DC Publishing Laying Off 3 Percent of Its Workforce". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2020.