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which is not in continuity with most other Marvel Max titles). A line can consist of several different titles, ongoing series, limited series, one-shots, annuals, specials or trades and be by many different artists but are
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as part of the line. So called crossover events are often followed by a line of tie-in comics to the event miniseries from other unrelated titles to connect them.
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which denotes a specific group of publications by a publisher. Sometimes taking place in a separate continuity or more loose continuity (such as
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to Marvel. Dark Horse also publishes a line of comics which are creator owned but are connected through common oversight by editor
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consists only of limited series, one-shots and graphic novels due to the publisher's wish to allow artistic freedom. Dark Horse's
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Often lines which explore more "realistic" or "dark" subject matters are published under a companies sub
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has several lines which focuses on their licensed film properties such as
234: 74: 378:"Escape Claws: Why Wolverine Had to Die for the Sake of Marvel Comics" 199:"The Greatest Dark Horse Star Wars Comics To Buy Before They're Gone" 327:"Why is DC Comics canceling and restarting all its superhero lines?" 359:"Marvel and Aurasma Show Off New Line Of Augmented Reality Comics" 290:"FINALLY! DC Comics Is Launching A Comic Book Line For Girls" 126:. Most companies have several simultaneously running lines. 180:"Dark Horse's STAR WARS Line To End August 2014 (Sort of)" 235:"Dark Matter Is DC's New Artist-Centric Comic Book Line" 253:"DC Comics Superstars Unite For New 'Dark Matter' Line" 271:"DC Comics' NEW LINE - Out of the Box Impressions" 115:was ended in 2014 due to Disney moving their 8: 345:"Dark Horse Originals Line Bends the Rules" 144:"Full Details of DC's New Dark Matter Line" 135: 7: 396:"13 Defunct MARVEL Publishing Lines" 376:Capps, Kriston (3 November 2014). 14: 288:Devoe, Noelle (23 April 2015). 19:For the webcomics company, see 16:Concept in western comic books 1: 441: 18: 314:. 18 February 2016. 166:howtolovecomics.com 32:Western comic books 420:Comics terminology 197:Whitbrook, James. 168:. 25 October 2016. 325:Lamar, Cyriaque. 221:www.darkhorse.com 81:Dark Horse Comics 432: 425:Comic book lines 404: 403: 392: 386: 385: 373: 367: 366: 355: 349: 348: 341: 335: 334: 322: 316: 315: 304: 298: 297: 285: 279: 278: 267: 261: 260: 249: 243: 242: 231: 225: 224: 213: 207: 206: 194: 188: 187: 176: 170: 169: 158: 152: 151: 150:. 20 April 2017. 140: 30:is a concept in 440: 439: 435: 434: 433: 431: 430: 429: 410: 409: 408: 407: 394: 393: 389: 375: 374: 370: 357: 356: 352: 343: 342: 338: 324: 323: 319: 306: 305: 301: 287: 286: 282: 269: 268: 264: 251: 250: 246: 233: 232: 228: 215: 214: 210: 196: 195: 191: 178: 177: 173: 160: 159: 155: 142: 141: 137: 132: 51:Ultimate Marvel 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 438: 436: 428: 427: 422: 412: 411: 406: 405: 387: 368: 363:techcrunch.com 350: 336: 317: 299: 280: 262: 244: 226: 208: 189: 171: 153: 134: 133: 131: 128: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 437: 426: 423: 421: 418: 417: 415: 401: 397: 391: 388: 383: 379: 372: 369: 364: 360: 354: 351: 346: 340: 337: 332: 328: 321: 318: 313: 309: 303: 300: 295: 291: 284: 281: 276: 272: 266: 263: 258: 254: 248: 245: 240: 236: 230: 227: 222: 218: 212: 209: 204: 200: 193: 190: 185: 181: 175: 172: 167: 163: 157: 154: 149: 145: 139: 136: 129: 127: 125: 121: 119: 114: 112: 107: 105: 100: 99: 94: 93: 88: 87: 82: 78: 76: 72: 67: 65: 60: 59:Marvel Comics 56: 52: 48: 43: 41: 37: 33: 29: 22: 399: 390: 382:The Atlantic 381: 371: 362: 353: 339: 330: 320: 311: 302: 293: 283: 274: 265: 256: 247: 238: 229: 220: 211: 202: 192: 183: 174: 165: 156: 147: 138: 124:Karen Berger 117: 110: 103: 96: 90: 84: 79: 64:The Punisher 63: 44: 27: 25: 21:Line Webtoon 239:Den of Geek 414:Categories 130:References 71:advertised 400:Newsarama 294:Seventeen 275:Newsarama 184:Newsarama 118:Star Wars 111:Star Wars 98:Star Wars 49:(such as 40:DC Comics 92:Predator 75:marketed 66:MAX line 47:imprints 203:Gizmodo 36:Vertigo 257:EW.com 120:comics 104:Aliens 101:. The 86:Alien 113:line 106:line 95:and 73:and 28:line 331:io9 312:CBR 148:CBR 57:by 55:MAX 53:or 38:by 416:: 398:. 380:. 361:. 329:. 310:. 292:. 273:. 255:. 237:. 219:. 201:. 182:. 164:. 146:. 89:, 26:A 402:. 384:. 365:. 347:. 333:. 296:. 277:. 259:. 241:. 223:. 205:. 186:. 23:.

Index

Line Webtoon
Western comic books
Vertigo
DC Comics
imprints
Ultimate Marvel
MAX
Marvel Comics
The Punisher MAX line
advertised
marketed
Dark Horse Comics
Alien
Predator
Star Wars
Aliens line
Star Wars line
Star Wars comics
Karen Berger
"Full Details of DC's New Dark Matter Line"
"Your Guide To ResurrXion - Marvel's New Line Of X-Men and Inhuman Comics"
"Dark Horse's STAR WARS Line To End August 2014 (Sort of)"
"The Greatest Dark Horse Star Wars Comics To Buy Before They're Gone"
"Dark Horse Comics Announces a Line of Comics and Graphic Novels with Legendary Editor Karen Berger"
"Dark Matter Is DC's New Artist-Centric Comic Book Line"
"DC Comics Superstars Unite For New 'Dark Matter' Line"
"DC Comics' NEW LINE - Out of the Box Impressions"
"FINALLY! DC Comics Is Launching A Comic Book Line For Girls"
"DC Announces Full "Rebirth" Line, Twice-Monthly Books, Lowered Price Point"
"Why is DC Comics canceling and restarting all its superhero lines?"

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