Legendary Comics

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Legendary Comics
Parent company Legendary Entertainment
Founded2010;14 years ago (2010)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Burbank, California
Distribution Simon & Schuster [1]
Publication types Comic books
Official website www.legendary.com/comics/

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.

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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 New York Times Best Seller, Godzilla: Awakening was a New York Times Best Seller, and Annihilator by Grant Morrison & Frazer Irving was nominated for an Eisner Award. In 2020, the company published an adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 Dracula novel, which used the likeness of Bela Lugosi, the lead actor in the 1931 film from Universal Pictures. [4]

Bibliography

Graphic novels and collections

Legendary Comics has published several original graphic novels and collections of serialized works.

NameRelease dateTypeCreditsISBN
Holy Terror September 28, 2011Graphic novel (HC)
ISBN   978-1937278007
Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero June 18, 2013Graphic novel (HC)
  • Story Travis Beacham
  • Pencils Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, Pericles Junior, Chris Batista, and Geoff Shaw
  • Inks – Matt Banning, Steve Bird, and Mark McKenna
  • Colors – Tom Chu, Guy Major, and Dominic Regan
  • Letters – Patrick Broussard
  • Cover art Alex Ross
ISBN   978-0785153948
The Tower Chronicles Book One: GeistHawkAugust 13, 2013Collection (HC)
(vols. #1–4)
ISBN   978-0785185277
Shadow WalkDecember 17, 2013Graphic novel (HC)
  • Story Mark Waid
  • Pencils Shane Davis
  • Inks – Mark Morales
  • Colors – Morry Hollowell
  • Letters – Jared K. Fletcher
ISBN   978-0785153979
Godzilla: Awakening May 13, 2014Graphic novel (HC)
ISBN   978-1401250355
September 16, 2014Graphic novel (SC) ISBN   978-1401252526
The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume OneFebruary 17, 2015Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)
  • Story – Matt Wagner
  • Art – Simon Bisley
  • Colors – Ryan Brown
  • Letters – Sean Konot
ISBN   978-1937278366
A Town Called DragonApril 21, 2015Collection (SC)
(issues #1–5)
  • Story Judd Winick
  • Art – Geoff Shaw
  • Colors – Jamie Grant
  • Letters – Sean Konot
ISBN   978-1937278403
EpochalypseJuly 7, 2015Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)
  • Story – Jonathan Hennessey
  • Art Shane Davis
  • Colors – Morry Hollowell
  • Letters – Pat Brosseau
ISBN   978-1937278496
AnnihilatorAugust 18, 2015Collection (HC)
(issues #1–6)
ISBN   978-1937278441
November 17, 2020Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)
ISBN   978-1681160702
The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume TwoAugust 18, 2015Collection (SC)
(issues #7–12)
  • Story – Matt Wagner
  • Art – Simon Bisley
  • Colors – Ryan Brown
  • Letters – Sean Konot
ISBN   978-1937278540
Trick 'r Treat October 6, 2015Graphic novel (SC)
(Days of the Dead)
ISBN   978-1937278854
September 22, 2020Graphic novel (HC)
(Omnibus)
ISBN   978-1681160436
Krampus: Shadow of Saint Nicholas November 24, 2015Graphic novel (SC)
  • Story – Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty, Laura Shields, and Zach Shields
  • Art – Christian DiBari, Maan House, Michael Montenat, and Stuart Sayger
  • Colors – Guy Major and Michael Spicer
  • Letters – John J. Hill
  • Cover art Fiona Staples
ISBN   978-1937278847
The Infinite Adventures of Jonas QuantumMay 10, 2016Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)
ISBN   978-1681160146
Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood June 7, 2016Graphic novel (HC)
ISBN   978-1681160139
Black BagJuly 5, 2016Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)
  • Story Chris Roberson
  • Art – J. B. Bastos
  • Colors – Jamie Grant
  • Letters – Tom Orzechowski
  • Cover pencils – Drew Johnson
  • Cover inks – Jamie Grant
ISBN   978-1681160276
Cops for CriminalsJuly 5, 2016Collection (SC)
(issues #1–5)
ISBN   978-1681160290
Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift July 5, 2016Collection (SC)
(issues #1–4)
ISBN   978-1681160085
The Rise and Fall of AxiomAugust 23, 2016Graphic novel (SC)
  • Story Mark Waid
  • Art Ed Benes
  • Colors – Dinei Ribeiro
  • Letters – Dezi Sienty
ISBN   978-1937278731
The Great Wall: Last Survivor January 24, 2017Graphic novel (HC)
  • Story Arvid Nelson with Barnaby Legg
  • Art – Gian Fernando with Joel Gomez
  • Colors – Guy Major
  • Letters – Pat Brosseau
ISBN   978-1681160337
Spectral: Ghosts of War February 1, 2017Graphic novel (e-book)
  • Story – Seamus Kevin Fahey and Sean Fahey
  • Art – Zid
Skull Island: The Birth of Kong December 12, 2017Collection (SC)
(issues #1–4)
  • Story Arvid Nelson
  • Art – Zid
  • Colors – Zid with Muhammad Iqbal, Kinsun Loh, and Riri Mashuri
  • Letters – John Roshell
ISBN   978-1681160351
Pacific Rim: AftermathNovember 20, 2018Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6 + "I Am Pentecost")
  • Story Cavan Scott
  • Art Richard Elson (Aftermath), Beni Lobel (I Am Pentecost)
  • Colors – Guy Major (Aftermath), Christopher Sotomayor (I Am Pentecost)
  • Letters – John Roshell, Sarah Jacobs, Tyler Smith
ISBN   978-1681160450
Lost in Space: Countdown to Danger Volume 1 December 18, 2018Graphic novel (HC)
ISBN   978-1681160474
Godzilla: Aftershock May 21, 2019Graphic novel (HC)
  • Story Arvid Nelson
  • Art – Drew Edward Johnson
  • Colors – Allen Passalaqua
  • Letters – John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, and Sarah Jacobs
  • Cover art Christopher Shy
ISBN   978-1681160535
  • Story Arvid Nelson
  • Art – Drew Edward Johnson
  • Colors – Allen Passalaqua
  • Letters – John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, and Sarah Jacobs
  • Cover art Arthur Adams
ISBN   978-1681160573
Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali PresanoJune 11, 2019Collection (SC)
(issues #1–25)
ISBN   978-1681160559
Lost in Space: Countdown to Danger Volume 2 June 11, 2019Graphic novel (HC)
ISBN   978-1681160511
Carnival Row: From the Dark August 28, 2019Graphic novel (e-book)
  • Story – C.M. Landrus and Charles Velasquez Witosky
  • Art – Jhun Mar Tadong Entico, Tristan Jurolan, and Harvey Tolibao
  • Colors – Kevin Anthony De Castro and Kevin Tolibao
  • Covers – Zid
Carnival Row: Sparrowhawk August 28, 2019Graphic novel (e-book)
  • Story – Jordan Crair
  • Art – Giorgia Sposito
  • Colors – Triona Farrell
Pacific Rim: Amara December 3, 2019Collection (SC)
(issues #1–10)
  • Story – Cavan Scott and Zhang Ran
  • Art – BigN and Taylor Esposito
ISBN   978-1681160603
Lost in Space: Countdown to Danger Volume 3 December 10, 2019Graphic novel (HC)
ISBN   978-1681160627
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu March 10, 2020Graphic novel (SC)
  • Story – Brian Buccaletto
  • Art – Nelson Dániel
  • Colors – Pete Pantazis
ISBN   978-1681160580
Bram Stoker's DraculaNovember 3, 2020Graphic novel (HC)
  • Story – Robert Napton (adaptation)
  • Art – El Garing
ISBN   978-1681160641
AcursianDecember 1, 2020Graphic novel (SC)
  • Story – Carole E. Barrowman, John Barrowman, and Erika Lewis
  • Art – Beni Lobel and BigN
ISBN   978-1681160726
Godzilla DominionApril 6, 2021Graphic novel (SC)
  • Story – Greg Keyes
  • Art – Drew Johnson
ISBN   978-1681160788
Kingdom KongApril 6, 2021Graphic novel (SC)
  • Story – Marie Anello
  • Art – ZID
ISBN   978-1681160801
ChampionessApril 14, 2021Graphic novel (SC)
  • Story – Tarun Shanker, Kelly Zekas
  • Art – Amanda Perez Puentes
ISBN   978-1681160764

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