AfterShock Comics

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AfterShock Comics, LLC.
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Aftershock Comics logo
FoundedApril 2015 [1]
Founder Joe Pruett
Mike Marts
Lee Kramer
Jon Kramer
Michael Richter
DefunctDecember 2022 (bankruptcy [2] )
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Sherman Oaks, California
Distribution Diamond Book Distributors (books)
Publication typesComic books, graphic novels
Official website http://aftershockcomics.com

AfterShock Comics was an American comic book publisher founded in April 2015. [1]

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Senior executives included Jawad Qureshi. [3] In December 2022, AfterShock Comics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy leaving many of their contributing artists unpaid for their work. [2] [4]

History

The company was co-founded by Joe Pruett, editor of the noted comic anthology Negative Burn and Mike Marts, the former executive editor in charge of Marvel Comics' X-Men franchise and DC Comics' Batman franchise. [5] Other co-founders include Lee Kramer, Jon Kramer, and Michael Richter. [3] Other senior executives include Jawad Qureshi. [3]

AfterShock's published works are creator-owned and its portfolio includes comics by Cullen Bunn, Warren Ellis, [6] Garth Ennis, [7] Marguerite Bennett, [8] and Adam Glass, [9] among others.

AfterShock Comics won the New Publisher of the Year Diamond Gem Award in 2017. [10]

The label attracted attention in 2016 when it published Paul Jenkins' comic Alters , featuring the character Chalice, touted as the first transgender superhero. [11] [12] In a column for The Mary Sue, transgender activist Jes Grobman dismissed Alters as "cliche". [13] Other critics were more positive; one noted that "[t]he visuals are beautiful and deserve attention, while the story looks to be addressing something avoided in American society." [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 McMillan, Graeme. "Brian Cunningham and Chris Ryall join AfterShock Comics". Aftershock Comics. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Cronin, Brian (2022-12-20). "AfterShock Comics Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  3. 1 2 3 Busch, Anita (2015-04-13). "Marvel Exec Editor Mike Marts Quits To Join Upstart AfterShock". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. ↑ Schmidt, Joe (2022-12-16). "AfterShock Comics Issues Statement After Creators Claim They Aren't Getting Paid". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ↑ Johnston, Rich (2014-04-13). "Mike Marts And Joe Pruett Head Up New Comics Publisher, Aftershock Comics". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Betancourt, David (7 July 2016). "Warren Ellis will bring the six-issue 'Shipwreck' to AfterShock Comics". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Jasper, Marykate (13 January 2017). "Garth Ennis Launches New AfterShock Series Titled Jimmy's Bastards". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Helvie, Forrest. "DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS Writer Tells 'Adults Only' Talking Animal Tale with ANIMOSITY". Newsarama . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. ↑ MacNamee, Olly (2022-12-01). "Adam Glass' AfterShock Comics' Series 'The Normals' Gets Optioned For Television". COMICON. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  10. ↑ "Diamond Announces 2017 Gem Award Winners" . Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  11. ↑ Barnett, David (4 July 2016). "Creating the first transgender superhero". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. ↑ Gustines, George Gene (23 June 2016). "In a New Comic, a Transgender Superhero Hides 2 Identities". The New York Times . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Grobman, Jes (20 September 2016). "Babes in Tropeland: How Alters Shows We Need More Complex Trans Characters in Comics". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Hayes, Patrick (2017-08-06). "In Review: Alters #6". SciFiPulse.Net. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
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