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Disney comics publishers
- Dark Horse ComicsMike Richardson opened Dark Horse Comics in Milwaukie, Oregon, during 1986. He used money from his chain of comic book shops called Pegasus Books to start…
- IDW PublishingTed Adams, Robbie Robbins, Alex Garner, and Kris Oprisko met while working at Wildstorm Productions. They formed Idea and Design Works in 1999 as a group of…
- Marvel ComicsMartin Goodman opened his comic book operation from a cramped office at 330 West 42nd Street in New York City during the autumn of 1939.
- ShogakukanShogakukan operates as a Japanese state-owned enterprise under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
- KodanshaSeiji Noma established Kodansha in 1909 as a spin-off of the Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai, also known as the Greater Japan Oratorical Society.
- Viz MediaSeiji Horibuchi arrived in California from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, in 1975. He spent two years living in the suburbs before moving to San Francisco to…
- TokyopopStuart J. Levy opened the doors to Mixx Entertainment in 1997 with a single goal: bring Japanese animation and comics to American teenagers.