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Semic Comics (French: [semik] [1] ) is one of the leading comic book publishers in France. It is officially known as Semic S.A.

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Along with French comics, the company formerly published the official translations of products produced by DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Today, Semic publishes translations from other American publishers such as Avatar Press, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and Top Cow Productions.

Semic's imprints include Semic Books and Semic Manga.

History

Éditions Lug

In 1950, writer/editor Marcel Navarro and Auguste Vistel founded Éditions Lug. At first, the company only reprinted old French and Italian comics. But soon, Navarro decided that his company needed some original characters. He enlisted a number of French and Italian studios to create a new series. Although many of them invoked characters featured in American comics, they had enough differences to make them unique.

In 1969, Éditions Lug began publishing licensed translations of Marvel Comics in a magazine called Fantask . That year also saw the creation of Wampus. But French censorship forced Éditions Lug to cancel both of these magazines after six issues.

In the next two decades, Éditions Lug continued to expand, thanks to its growing program of French editions of Marvel Comics, which began to include Conan the Barbarian . Many new magazines and series were added to their French line. A shared universe began to emerge, although not nearly as tightly integrated as the Marvel Universe.

In the mid-1980s, Auguste Vistel died. Eventually, Marcel Navarro chose to retire. In 1989, Éditions Lug was sold to the Semic Group / Semic Press, a Scandinavian comic book publisher.

Semic Group / Semic S.A.

After Navarro's departure, the Semic Group / Semic Press continued to publish French editions of Marvel Comics, but discontinued the creation of original material. The half-dozen original Lug titles that remained became reprints-only.

During the late 1990s, the Semic Group transferred all of its French business to Tournon, their French distributors. Tournon soon broke up from the Semic Group and created their own company, Semic S.A. In May 1999, Tournon moved its headquarters from Lyon to Paris.

In early 2004, after Semic had discontinued a line of comic books, a multinational group of writers and artists formed Hexagon Comics and reclaimed the rights to the characters they had created for Éditions Lug.

Series published by Semic

Franco-Belgian comics

Carabas

Tournon/Semic

  • L'Affaire se Corse
  • Brigade Temporelle
  • C'est la Vie
  • Caleb
  • Cosmic Patrouille
  • Fallait Pas Faire les Cons
  • Hé, Nic ! Tu rêves ? (Hey, Nick! Are you dreaming?)
  • Hip Flask
  • La Grande Purge
  • La Légende de la Jarre
  • Légendes Celtes
  • Légendes Lakotas
  • Les Mysteres du Meurtre
  • No Man's Land
  • OverEarth
  • Relais & Mago
  • Ruse
  • La Tapisserie de Soie
  • La Voie du Samouraï

Comics

Semic Comics

Manga and manhwa

Semic Manga

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