List of television series and films based on Image Comics publications

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This is a list of television series and films based on properties of Image Comics . This list includes live action and animated television series and films.

Contents

For some of the television series and films below, Image Comics did not begin publishing the associated comic book until after the television series or film had been released. Titles indicated in boldface below are those for which Image or its imprints had published an associated comic book before the television series or film debuted.

Television

Live-action

TitleSeasonsEpisodesOriginal runningProduction companyNetworkNotes and Ref.
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven 1221998–99 PolyGram Television / Alliance Communications / Alliance Atlantis Communications / Crescent Productions / Crow Productions Broadcast syndication
The Walking Dead 111772010–2022AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Idiot Box Productions AMC
Powers 2202015–16 Sony Pictures Television / Circle of Confusion / Jinxworld PlayStation Network
Fear the Walking Dead 81132015–23AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Square Head PicturesAMC [1] [2]
Wynonna Earp 4492016–21 Cineflix Studios / IDW Entertainment / SEVEN24 Films Syfy / Space
Outcast 2202016–18 Fox International Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Circle of Confusion Cinemax
Happy! 2182017–19 Universal Cable Productions / Original Film / Littletown / Hypernormal (season 2) Syfy
Deadly Class 1102018–19Sony Pictures Television / Universal Cable Productions / Gozie AGBO / Chipmunk Hill / Getaway Productions / Giant Generator / 2 Miles Entertainment
The Walking Dead: World Beyond 2202020–21AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Idiot Box ProductionsAMC
Jupiter's Legacy 182021 Millarworld / Di Bonaventura Pictures / DeKnight Productions Netflix
Paper Girls 182022 Amazon Studios / Legendary Television / Plan B Entertainment / Future Investigation / Sorry Dave Productions / Sic Semper Tyrannis Amazon Prime Video [3]
Tales of the Walking Dead 162022AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Illiterate Manifesto / Idiot Box ProductionsAMC
The Chosen One 162023Millarworld / RedrumNetflixSeries based on Mark Millar's American Jesus [4]
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 162024AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Hush Hush Films / Gurazoo Productions / Idiot Box ProductionsAMC
Ongoing
The Walking Dead: Dead City 162023–presentAMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / SchneibotAMCRenewed for second season [5]
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 212AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Remainder Men / Idiot Box ProductionsRenewed for third season [6]
Upcoming
Revival TBATBA2025 Blue Ice Pictures / Hemmings Films Syfy [7]

From Image imprints

Top Cow Productions

TitleSeasonsEpisodesOriginal runningProduction companyNetworkNotes and Ref.
Witchblade 2232001–02 Warner Bros. Television / Top Cow Productions / Mythic Films / Halsted Pictures (season 1) / Camelot Pictures (season 2) TNT [8]

Web series

TitleOriginal runningNetworkNotes and Ref.
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart 2011 AMC 6 episodes.
The Walking Dead: Cold Storage 20124 episodes.
The Walking Dead: The Oath20133 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 2015–1616 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: Passage 2016–1716 episodes.
The Walking Dead: Red Machete2017–186 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: The Althea Tapes20196 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water20226 episodes.

Animated series

TitleSeasonsEpisodesOriginal runningProduction companyNetworkNotes and Ref.
Wild C.A.T.s 1131994–95 Nelvana Limited / WildStorm Productions CBS
The Maxx 1131995 MTV Animation / Rough Draft Studios MTV
The Savage Dragon 2261995–96 Universal Cartoon Studios / USA Studios / Lacewood Productions (season 1) / Studio B Productions (season 2) / P3 Entertainment USA Network
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3181997–99HBO Animation / Todd McFarlane Entertainment HBO
Battle Pope 182008 World Leaders Entertainment Spike TV
Invincible 119Gain Enterprises MTV2
Generator Rex 3602010–13 Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network
Super Dinosaur 1262018–19 Spin Master Entertainment / Atomic Cartoons / Skybound Entertainment / Corus Entertainment Teletoon
Ongoing
Invincible 3202021–present Amazon MGM Studios / Skybound North / Skybound Animation / Point Grey Pictures / Wind Sun Sky Entertainment Amazon Prime Video Renewed for a fourth season. [9] [10]
In Development
NightsTBATBATBA Titmouse, Inc / Untitled EntertainmentTBA [11]

From Image imprints

Top Cow Productions

TitleSeasonsEpisodesOriginal runningProduction companyNetworkNotes and Ref.
Witchblade 1242006 Gonzo Tokyo Broadcasting System

Film

Live-action

YearTitleProduction studio(s)Notes and Ref.
1994 The Crow Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Entertainment Media Investment Corporation / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions
1995 Tank Girl United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group
1996 The Crow: City of Angels Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions
1997 Spawn New Line Cinema / Todd McFarlane Entertainment
1999 Mystery Men Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar Productions
2000 The Crow: Salvation Miramax Films / Dimension Films / IMF / Pacifica Film Development / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Jeff Most Productions
2003 Bulletproof Monk Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lakeshore Entertainment / Mosaic Media Group / Lion Rock Productions
2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer Dimension Films / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions / Fubu Films
2010 Kick-Ass Lionsgate / Universal Pictures / Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Universal Pictures / Dentsu / Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment
Captain Battle: Legacy War Saint James Films / Sterling Entertainment / Tom Cat Films
2014 The Scribbler XLRator Media / Caliber Media Company / New Artists Alliance
2016 Term Life Focus World / PalmStar Entertainment / WWE Studios / Wild West Picture Show Company / Merced Media Partners
Officer Downe Magnet Releasing
2017 I Kill Giants RLJE Films / 1492 Pictures / Ocean Blue Entertainment / XYZ Films / uMedia / Man of Action Studios / Parallel Films / Adonais Productions
2019 Random Acts of Violence Telefilm Canada / Shudder / Elevation Pictures / SND Films / Wicked Rig / Manis Films / JoBlo Productions / Kickstart Comics
2020 The Last Days of American Crime Netflix / Radical Studios / Mandalay Pictures
The Old Guard Netflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah Productions / Marc Evans Productions
2024 The Crow Lionsgate / FilmNation Entertainment / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Davis Films / The Electric Shadow Company / Ashland Hill Media Finance / Hassell Free Productions / Media Capital Technologies / 30West
Upcoming
2025 The Old Guard 2 Netflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah Productions / Marc Evans ProductionsPost-production [12]
In development
2025 King Spawn Universal Pictures / Blumhouse Productions / Todd McFarlane EntertainmentPre-production [13]
TBAHardcore Universal Pictures / Skybound Entertainment / Montauk ChairPre-production [14]

From Image imprints

Top Cow Productions
YearTitleProduction studio(s)Notes
2000 Witchblade Warner Bros. Television / Turner Network Television / Top Cow Productions / Halsted Pictures Television film
2008 Wanted Universal Pictures / Relativity Media / Spyglass Entertainment / Top Cow Productions / Marc Platt Productions / Kickstart Productions /

Animated films

YearTitleProduction studio(s)Notes and Ref.
1995 Youngblood Extreme Studios / Roustabout Productions
1998 Gen13 Buena Vista Pictures / Paramount Pictures / WildStorm Productions / Aegis Entertainment
2010 Firebreather Cartoon Network Studios / Pistor Productions
The Pro Image Comics / YouTube
2011 Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United Cartoon Network Studios
2012 Dear Dracula Kickstart Productions / Shadowline
2022 Radiant Black vs. Blaze Black Market Narrative / Tiger Animation

Reception

Box office

TitleDistributor(s)Release date
(United States)
Budget
(in millions)
Box office gross [15]
Opening weekend
(North America)
North AmericaWorldwide
The CrowMiramax Films / Dimension Films / Entertainment Media Investment Corporation / Pressman Film / Jeff Most ProductionsMay 13, 1994$23$11,774,332$50,693,129$50,693,129
Tank GirlUnited Artists / Trilogy Entertainment GroupMarch 31, 1995$25$2,018,183$4,064,495$4,064,495
The Crow: City of AngelsMiramax Films / Dimension Films / Pressman Film / Jeff Most ProductionsAugust 30, 1996$13$9,785,111$17,917,287$25,417,287
SpawnNew Line Cinema / Todd McFarlane EntertainmentAugust 1, 1997$45$19,738,749$54,870,174$87,840,042
Mystery MenUniversal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar ProductionsAugust 6, 1999$68$10,017,865$29,762,011$33,461,011
The Crow: SalvationMiramax Films / Dimension Films / IMF / Pacifica Film Development / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Jeff Most ProductionsJanuary 23, 2000$10
Gen13Buena Vista Pictures / Paramount Pictures / WildStorm Productions / Aegis EntertainmentOctober 31, 2000$6
Bulletproof MonkMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lakeshore Entertainment / Mosaic Media Group / Lion Rock ProductionsApril 16, 2003$52$8,653,542$23,358,708$37,713,879
WantedMarc Platt Productions / Kickstart Productions / Universal Pictures / Spyglass EntertainmentJune 27, 2008$75$50,927,085$134,508,551$341,433,252
Kick-AssLionsgate / Universal Pictures / Marv Films / Plan B EntertainmentApril 16, 2010$30$19,828,687$48,071,303$96,188,903
Kick-Ass 2Universal Pictures / Dentsu / Marv Films / Plan B EntertainmentAugust 16, 2013$28$13,332,955$28,795,985$60,795,985
Term LifeFocus World / PalmStar Entertainment / WWE Studios / Wild West Picture Show Company / Merced Media PartnersApril 29, 2016$21,256$21,256$21,256
Officer DowneMagnet ReleasingNovember 18, 2016$470$850$850
I Kill GiantsRLJE Films / 1492 Pictures / Ocean Blue Entertainment / XYZ Films / uMedia / Man of Action Studios / Parallel Films / Adonais ProductionsMarch 23, 2018$120,433$256,092$342,558
Random Acts of ViolenceTelefilm Canada / Shudder / Elevation Pictures / SND Films / Wicked Rig / Manis Films / JoBlo Productions / Kickstart ComicsSeptember 19, 2019$3.5
The Last Days of American CrimeNetflix / Radical Studios / Mandalay PicturesJune 5, 2020
The Old GuardNetflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah ProductionsJuly 10, 2020$70
The CrowLionsgate / FilmNation Entertainment / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Davis Films / The Electric Shadow Company / Ashland Hill Media Finance / Hassell Free Productions / Media Capital Technologies / 30WestAugust 23, 2024$50$4,644,666$9,275,659$23,999,106
Total$499 million$150,863,334$401,595,500$761,971,753

Critical and public reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore [16]
The Crow (1994)82% (55 reviews) [17] 71 (14 reviews) [18]
Tank Girl38% (39 reviews) [19] 46 (23 reviews) [20] B [16]
The Crow: City of Angels12% (33 reviews) [21] 56 (12 reviews) [22]
Spawn18% (45 reviews) [23] 34 (17 reviews) [24] C+ [16]
Mystery Men60% (103 reviews) [25] 65 (24 reviews) [26] C+ [16]
The Crow: Salvation22% (9 reviews) [27]
Gen13 [28]
Bulletproof Monk23% (132 reviews) [29] 40 (29 reviews) [30] B [16]
The Crow: Wicked Prayer0% (6 reviews) [31]
Wanted71% (205 reviews) [32] 64 (38 reviews) [33] B+ [16]
Kick-Ass76% (258 reviews) [34] 66 (38 reviews) [35] B [16]
Kick-Ass 232% (207 reviews) [36] 41 (35 reviews) [37] B+ [16]
The Scribbler50% (14 reviews) [38] 27 (6 reviews) [39]
Term Life0% (7 reviews) [40] 23 (4 reviews) [41]
Officer Downe33% (12 reviews) [42] 26 (4 reviews) [43]
I Kill Giants77% (61 reviews) [44] 74 (10 reviews) [45]
Random Acts of Violence56% (68 reviews) [46] 39 (8 reviews) [47]
The Last Days of American Crime0% (43 reviews) [48] 15 (12 reviews) [49]
The Old Guard80% (287 reviews) [50] 70 (45 reviews) [51]
The Crow (2024)22% (133 reviews) [52] 30 (31 reviews) [53] B– [16]
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See also

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