Aspen Comics

Aspen Comics is a California entertainment company founded in 2003 by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. The company is best known for producing comic books and figurines.

Aspen Comics
Founded2003
FounderMichael Turner
Country of origin United States
Headquarters locationSanta Monica, California
DistributionDiamond Book Distributors (books)[1]
Key peopleMichael Turner
Publication typesComics
Owner(s)Mythos Studios (50%)[2]
Official websitewww.aspencomics.com

History

The company was founded by comic book artist Michael Turner in January 2003. The name "Aspen" comes from the main character in Turner's comic series, Fathom. Aspen Comics released the fantasy adventure Soulfire in 2004, its first ongoing series. 2005 marked the return of Fathom (originally published by Image Comics), with comic artist Koi Turnbull taking over the illustration of the title. Ekos, a collaboration between Turner and Geoff Johns was scheduled to follow shortly after Soulfire, but was still unreleased prior to Turner's death in 2008.

In 2001, Top Cow Productions announced a live-action Fathom feature film and supposedly entered into an agreement with James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment to co-produce the film.[3]

Staff
  • Founder - Michael Turner
  • Co-Owner - Peter Steigerwald
  • Co-Owner - Frank Mastromauro
  • Editor in Chief - Vince Hernandez
  • Director of Design and Production - Mark Roslan
  • Managing Editor - Gabe Carrasco

Titles
  • Artifact One
  • Aspen
  • Aspen Swimsuit: Splash
  • Bubblegun
  • Charismagic
  • Damsels in Excess
  • Dellec
  • Ekos
  • Eternal Soulfire
  • Executive Assistant Assassins
  • Executive Assistant Iris
  • Fathom
  • Fathom Blue
  • Fathom: Kiani
  • Four Points, The[4]
  • Idolized
  • Iron and the Maiden
  • Homecoming
  • Lady Mechanika
  • Legend of the Shadow Clan
  • Lola XOXO
  • Mindfield
  • Oniba: Swords of the Demon
  • Overtaken
  • Psycho Bonkers
  • Portal Bound
  • Santeria: The Goddess Kiss[5]
  • Shrugged
  • Soulfire
  • Trish Out of Water - a side story in the Fathom continuity, with different characters. A five-issue limited series written by Vince Hernandez, drawn by Giuseppe Cafaro, colored by Ruben Curto and Studio Parlapa and lettered by Josh Reed. Published in 2013-2014.
  • The Zoo Hunters

Collaborations

Aspen MLT has worked together with both DC Comics and Marvel Comics on major cross-company collaborations. The most well-known are DC's Superman: Godfall and Superman/Batman: Supergirl, where creators of Aspen MLT worked together with DC to create art and story for these comics. Following this, both DC and Marvel contracted Michael Turner to produce covers for their series.

Aspen/DC works

Aspen/Marvel works

Notable creators

References
  1. Our Publishers
  2. https://www.licensing.biz/entertainment/ex-marvel-studios-chairman-creates-mythos-studios-to-take-new-comic-book-ip-to-the-big-screen
  3. "Lightstorm On FATHOM Movie" Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. aspencomics.com
  5. comicvine.com/santeria-the-goddess-kiss/4050-88952/
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