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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2015 14:16:14 GMT -5
I'd suggest doing the 5-4-3-2-1 thing to come up with the winner, actually. I know that means more work (I'll do it if you want), and makes it a little harder logistically, but I think well get better results. Hey, if you're volunteering, then by all means  |
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Post by MDG on Jul 1, 2015 15:47:06 GMT -5
I see many of these publishers breaking up into distinct periods: - Pre-Code
- Code through the rise of comic shops (roughly '55-78)
- Modern age
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 1, 2015 16:06:01 GMT -5
Crestwood Publications. Home of Simon & Kirby's Young Romance & Black Magic. Dick Briefer's Frankenstein.
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Post by marvelmaniac on Jul 1, 2015 17:55:48 GMT -5
Before Marvel(Pre-1965) the books I grew up with were...
Archie Comics (All Titles)
Dell/Gold Key Comics(Beetle Bailey and Cartoon TV Show Characters(Flintstones, Hanna-Barbera After School Cartoons, Jetsons, Top Cat, Woody Woodpecker, etc)
Harvey Comics(Especially Sad Sack)
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Post by fanboystranger on Jul 1, 2015 18:29:56 GMT -5
Acclaim also created Troublemakers, (which I liked, but I don't think got a huge amount of love generally) besides Quantum and Woody, FWIW. They had a very good crime line that's been pretty much forgotten, too. It hit right before the crime book revival started exploding. Bob Hall had a really good crime book, but I can't remember what it was called.
Plus, Acclaim published Classics Illustrated for a time, but that was after CI had its late '80s/early '90s renaissance when creators like Sienkiewicz were adapting Moby Dick.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 1, 2015 18:31:38 GMT -5
Ajax/Farrell put out quite a few titles in the 1950s. Predominately known for pre-code horror books like Tales From The Tomb and many others.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2015 19:11:59 GMT -5
I'm assuming Bongo goes against your "success from one property" guideline. So far as I know. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 1, 2015 19:23:06 GMT -5
Crestwood Publications. Home of Simon & Kirby's Young Romance & Black Magic. Dick Briefer's Frankenstein. A lot of fans refer to the company as Prize. That's how they're listed in the GCD: www.comics.org/publisher/102/ |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 1, 2015 19:45:00 GMT -5
Aardvark-Vannaheim, in my opinion is deserving to be listed. Besides Cerebus , they published quality titles like Neil The Horse, Journey and an old favorite of mine, normalman. Ms Tree had a long run with that publisher as well
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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2015 19:45:40 GMT -5
Aardvark-Vannaheim, in my opinion is deserving to be listed. Besides Cerebus , they published quality titles like Neil The Horse, Journey and an old favorite of mine, normalman. Ms Tree had a long run with that publisher as well Noted and conceded. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 21:15:04 GMT -5
Atlas (1975).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 21:20:22 GMT -5
Of all time: Archie.
By decade: 1940's - Fawcett. 1950's - Dell. 1960's - Charlton. 1970's - Atlas. 1980's - First. 1990's - Valiant. 2000's - Dynamite (The Lone Ranger & Project: Superpowers).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 21:21:39 GMT -5
Fantagraphics and by a long stretch in my opinion. There are other publishers that held a pretty high standard of quality as well. I'm a big Warren fan. But Fantagraphics is my favorite publisher of all time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 22:19:23 GMT -5
One note, when we get around to the voting, it needs to be made clear that only pre-2005 output is considered. If you asked me now to vote my top 5, Image would be at or near the top, but if I am considering pre-2005 output only, they don't make my top 5, probably not my top 10. Many of the non-big 2 that have been around a while have undergone massive transformations in the last decade as the market has changed and the type of books they are putting out has changed Image is the poster child for that, but it's true of others as well.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2015 22:27:28 GMT -5
One note, when we get around to the voting, it needs to be made clear that only pre-2005 output is considered. If you asked me now to vote my top 5, Image would be at or near the top, but if I am considering pre-2005 output only, they don't make my top 5, probably not my top 10. Many of the non-big 2 that have been around a while have undergone massive transformations in the last decade as the market has changed and the type of books they are putting out has changed Image is the poster child for that, but it's true of others as well. -M This would be similarly true for a company like Valiant, where their recent output is in an entirely different league than what they were doing in the '90s. |
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