Legendary Comics

{{Short description|American comic book publisher}}

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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.

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{{Cite news |first=Claudia |last=Eller |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/11/legendary-films-launches-comic-book-unit.html |title=Legendary Pictures forges into comic books |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2010-11-03 |access-date=2011-07-05}} and editor Greg Tumbarello. The first graphic novel published by the company was Holy Terror by Frank Miller, which was released in 2011{{Cite news |first=Geoff |last=Boucher |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/06/30/frank-miller-brings-holy-terror-to-911-anniversary-i-hope-it-shakes-people-up/ |title=Frank Miller brings 'Holy Terror' to 9/11 anniversary: 'I hope it shakes people up' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2011-06-30 |access-date=2011-07-05}} 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 New York Times Best Seller, Godzilla: Awakening was a New York Times Best Seller, and Annihilator by Grant Morrison & Frazer Irving was nominated for an Eisner Award. In 2020, the company published an adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 Dracula novel, which used the likeness of Bela Lugosi, the lead actor in the 1931 film from Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url= https://www.slashfilm.com/dracula-comic/|title= Bela Lugosi is Dracula Again in New Comic Arriving This October|first= Chris|last= Evangelista|date= August 13, 2020|website= /Film|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201225214936/https://www.slashfilm.com/dracula-comic/|archive-date= December 25, 2020 |url-status= live|df= mdy-all|quote= Legendary Comics will release a new comic adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula with the Count drawn to resemble Lugosi exactly, with cooperation from the Lugosi family. The adaptation of Stoker’s novel comes from Robert Napton, with art by El Garing and Kerry Gammill serving as art director.}}

Bibliography

= Graphic novels and collections =

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Name

! Release date

! Type

! class="unsortable" | Credits

! ISBN

Holy Terror

| {{Dts|September 28, 2011}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{Nowrap|{{ISBN|978-1937278007}}}}

Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero

| {{Dts|June 18, 2013}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • 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}}

{{Sort|Tower Chronicles 01|The Tower Chronicles Book One: GeistHawk}}

| {{Dts|August 13, 2013}}

| Collection (HC)
(vols. #1–4)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-0785185277}}

Shadow Walk

| {{Dts|December 17, 2013}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Mark Waid
  • Pencils – Shane Davis
  • Inks – Mark Morales
  • Colors – Morry Hollowell
  • Letters – Jared K. Fletcher

}}

| {{ISBN|978-0785153979}}

rowspan="2" | Godzilla: Awakening

| {{Dts|May 13, 2014}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| rowspan="2" | {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1401250355}}

{{Dts|September 16, 2014}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{ISBN|978-1401252526}}

{{Sort|Tower Chronicles 02.1|The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume One}}

| {{Dts|February 17, 2015}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Matt Wagner
  • Art – Simon Bisley
  • Colors – Ryan Brown
  • Letters – Sean Konot

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1937278366}}

A Town Called Dragon

| {{Dts|April 21, 2015}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–5)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Judd Winick
  • Art – Geoff Shaw
  • Colors – Jamie Grant
  • Letters – Sean Konot

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1937278403}}

Epochalypse

| {{Dts|July 7, 2015}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Jonathan Hennessey
  • Art – Shane Davis
  • Colors – Morry Hollowell
  • Letters – Pat Brosseau

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1937278496}}

rowspan="2" | Annihilator

| {{Dts|August 18, 2015}}

| Collection (HC)
(issues #1–6)

| rowspan="2" | {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1937278441}}

{{Dts|November 17, 2020}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)

| {{ISBN|978-1681160702}}

{{Sort|Tower Chronicles 02.2|The Tower Chronicles: DreadStalker Volume Two}}

| {{Dts|August 18, 2015}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #7–12)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Matt Wagner
  • Art – Simon Bisley
  • Colors – Ryan Brown
  • Letters – Sean Konot

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1937278540}}

rowspan="2" | Trick 'r Treat

| {{Dts|October 6, 2015}}

| Graphic novel (SC)
(Days of the Dead)

| rowspan="2" | {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1937278854}}

{{Dts|September 22, 2020}}

| Graphic novel (HC)
(Omnibus)

| {{ISBN|978-1681160436}}

Krampus: Shadow of Saint Nicholas

| {{Dts|November 24, 2015}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • 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}}

{{Sort|Infinite Adventures of Jonas Quantum|The Infinite Adventures of Jonas Quantum}}

| {{Dts|May 10, 2016}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160146}}

Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood

| {{Dts|June 7, 2016}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160139}}

Black Bag

| {{Dts|July 5, 2016}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6)

| {{Columns-list|

  • 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

| {{Dts|July 5, 2016}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–5)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160290}}

{{Sort|Pacific Rim: Tales from Drift|Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift}}

| {{Dts|July 5, 2016}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–4)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160085}}

The Rise and Fall of Axiom

| {{Dts|August 23, 2016}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Mark Waid
  • Art – Ed Benes
  • Colors – Dinei Ribeiro
  • Letters – Dezi Sienty

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1937278731}}

{{Sort|Great Wall Last Survivor|The Great Wall: Last Survivor}}

| {{Dts|January 24, 2017}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • 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

| {{Dts|February 1, 2017}}

| Graphic novel (e-book)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Seamus Kevin Fahey and Sean Fahey
  • Art – Zid

}}

| —

Skull Island: The Birth of Kong

| {{Dts|December 12, 2017}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–4)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Arvid Nelson
  • Art – Zid
  • Colors – Zid with Muhammad Iqbal, Kinsun Loh, and Riri Mashuri
  • Letters – John Roshell

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160351}}

Pacific Rim: Aftermath

| {{Dts|November 20, 2018}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–6 + "I Am Pentecost")

| {{Columns-list|

  • 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 Volume 1

| {{Dts|December 18, 2018}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160474}}

rowspan="2" | Godzilla: Aftershock

| rowspan="2" | {{Dts|May 21, 2019}}

| rowspan="2" | Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Arvid Nelson
  • Art – Drew Edward Johnson
  • Colors – Allen Passalaqua
  • Letters – John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, and Sarah Jacobs
  • Cover art – Christopher Shy

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160535}}

{{Columns-list|

  • Story – Arvid Nelson
  • Art – Drew Edward Johnson
  • Colors – Allen Passalaqua
  • Letters – John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, and Sarah Jacobs
  • Cover art – Arthur Adams

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160573}}

Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali Presano

| {{Dts|June 11, 2019}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–25)

| {{Columns-list|

| {{ISBN|978-1681160559}}

Lost in Space: Countdown to Danger Volume 2

| {{Dts|June 11, 2019}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160511}}

Carnival Row: From the Dark

| {{Dts|August 28, 2019}}

| Graphic novel (e-book)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – C.M. Landrus and Charles Velasquez Witosky
  • Art – Jhun Mar Tadong Entico, Tristan Jurolan, and Harvey Tolibao
  • Colors – Kevin Anthony De Castro and Kevin Tolibao
  • Covers – Zid

}}

| —

Carnival Row: Sparrowhawk

| {{Dts|August 28, 2019}}

| Graphic novel (e-book)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Jordan Crair
  • Art – Giorgia Sposito
  • Colors – Triona Farrell

}}

| —

Pacific Rim: Amara

| {{Dts|December 3, 2019}}

| Collection (SC)
(issues #1–10)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Cavan Scott and Zhang Ran
  • Art – BigN and Taylor Esposito

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160603}}

Lost in Space: Countdown to Danger Volume 3

| {{Dts|December 10, 2019}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160627}}

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

| {{Dts|March 10, 2020}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Brian Buccaletto
  • Art – Nelson Dániel
  • Colors – Pete Pantazis

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160580}}

Bram Stoker's Dracula

| {{Dts|November 3, 2020}}

| Graphic novel (HC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Robert Napton (adaptation)
  • Art – El Garing

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160641}}

Acursian

| {{Dts|December 1, 2020}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Carole E. Barrowman, John Barrowman, and Erika Lewis
  • Art – Beni Lobel and BigN

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160726}}

Godzilla Dominion

| {{Dts|April 6, 2021}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Greg Keyes
  • Art – Drew Johnson

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160788}}

Kingdom Kong

| {{Dts|April 6, 2021}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Marie Anello
  • Art – ZID

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160801}}

Championess

| {{Dts|April 14, 2021}}

| Graphic novel (SC)

| {{Columns-list|

  • Story – Tarun Shanker, Kelly Zekas
  • Art – Amanda Perez Puentes

}}

| {{ISBN|978-1681160764}}

= 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)

References