Legendary 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.

Legendary Comics

Parent company	Legendary Entertainment
Founded	2010 (2010)
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Burbank, California
Distribution	Penguin Random House Publisher Services[1]
Publication types	Comic books
Official website	www.legendary.com/comics/

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 NY Times Best Seller, Godzilla: Awakening was a NY Times Best Seller, and Annihilator by Grant Morrison & Frazer Irving was nominated for an Eisner Award.

Bibliography

Graphic novels and collections

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

Name	Release date	Type	Credits	ISBN
Holy Terror	September 28, 2011	Graphic novel (HC)	Story and art – Frank Miller Cover colors – Dave Stewart	ISBN 978-1937278007
Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero	June 18, 2013	Graphic 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: GeistHawk	August 13, 2013	Collection (HC) (vols. #1–4)	Story – Matt Wagner Pencils – Simon Bisley Inks – Rodney Ramos Colors – Ryan Brown Letters – Sean Konot Cover art – Shane Davis	ISBN 978-0785185277
Shadow Walk	December 17, 2013	Graphic 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, 2014	Graphic novel (HC)	Story – Max Borenstein and Greg Borenstein Art – Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, and Alan Quah Colors – Lee Loughridge Letters – Patrick Broussard Cover art – Arthur Adams	ISBN 978-1401250355
	September 16, 2014	Graphic novel (SC)		ISBN 978-1401252526
The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume One	February 17, 2015	Collection (SC) (issues #1–6)	Story – Matt Wagner Art – Simon Bisley Colors – Ryan Brown Letters – Sean Konot	ISBN 978-1937278366
A Town Called Dragon	April 21, 2015	Collection (SC) (issues #1–5)	Story – Judd Winick Art – Geoff Shaw Colors – Jamie Grant Letters – Sean Konot	ISBN 978-1937278403
Epochalypse	July 7, 2015	Collection (SC) (issues #1–6)	Story – Jonathan Hennessey Art – Shane Davis Colors – Morry Hollowell Letters – Pat Brosseau	ISBN 978-1937278496
Annihilator	August 18, 2015	Collection (HC) (issues #1–6)	Story – Grant Morrison Art and colors – Frazer Irving Letters – Jared K. Fletcher	ISBN 978-1937278441
The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume Two	August 18, 2015	Collection (SC) (issues #7–12)	Story – Matt Wagner Art – Simon Bisley Colors – Ryan Brown Letters – Sean Konot	ISBN 978-1937278540
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead	October 6, 2015	Graphic novel (SC)	Story – Marc Andreyko, Todd Casey, Michael Dougherty, and Zach Shields Art – Stephen Byrne, Fiona Staples, Stuart Sayger, and Zid Colors – Guy Major, Riccardo Rullo, and José Villarrubia Letters – Troy Peteri	ISBN 978-1937278854
Krampus: Shadow of Saint Nicholas	November 24, 2015	Graphic 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 Quantum	May 10, 2016	Collection (SC) (issues #1–6)	Story – Marc Guggenheim Art – Freddie Williams II Colors – Chris Sotomayor Letters – Pat Brosseau	ISBN 978-1681160146
Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood	June 7, 2016	Graphic novel (HC)	Story – Paul Cornell and Chris Metzen Art – Mat Broome	ISBN 978-1681160139
Black Bag	July 5, 2016	Collection (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 Criminals	July 5, 2016	Collection (SC) (issues #1–5)	Story – Steven Grant Art and colors – Pete Woods Letters – Sean Konot Cover art – Dave Johnson	ISBN 978-1681160290
Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift	July 5, 2016	Collection (SC) (issues #1–4)	Story – Travis Beacham and Joshua Hale Fialkov Art – Marcos Marz Colors – Marcelo Maiolo Letters – Troy Peteri	ISBN 978-1681160085
The Rise and Fall of Axiom	August 23, 2016	Graphic novel (SC)	Story – Mark Waid Art – Ed Benes Colors – Dinei Ribeiro Letters – Dezi Sienty	ISBN 978-1937278731
The Great Wall: Last Survivor	January 24, 2017	Graphic 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, 2017	Graphic novel (e-book)	Story – Seamus Kevin Fahey and Sean Fahey Art – Zid	—
Skull Island: The Birth of Kong	December 12, 2017	Collection (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: Aftermath	November 20, 2018	Collection (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	December 18, 2018	Graphic novel (HC)	Story – Richard Dinnick & Brian Buccellato Art – ZID	ISBN 978-1681160474

Uncollected series

• The Harvester (February 2015 – October 2015, #1–9, story by Brandon Seifert, art by Eric Battle, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Sean Konot, cover colors by Dominic Regan)
• The Tower Chronicles: Fellquest (October 2015 – February 2017, #1–12, story by Matt Wagner, pencils by Simon Bisley, colors by Ryan Brown)
• Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali Presano (November 2016 – July 2017, #1–25, story by Jessica Chobot and Erika Lewis, art by Claudia Aguirre)[4]
• The Majestic Files (TBA, story by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils by Geoff Shaw, inks by Matt Banning)[5]

References

1. PRH Current Clients
2. Eller, Claudia (2010-11-03). "Legendary Pictures forges into comic books". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
3. Boucher, Geoff (2011-06-30). "Frank Miller brings 'Holy Terror' to 9/11 anniversary: 'I hope it shakes people up'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
4. Marnell, Blair (2016-06-04). "Jessica Chobot's Fireband Comic Is Coming This Fall". Nerdist Industries. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
5. "The Majestic Files - Announcement and Art First Look". Legendary Entertainment. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-08-07.