top cow comics
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History of Top Cow
• Founded in 1992 by Marc Silvestri
• Based in Los Angeles
• Sister company is Image Comics
• In 1996 moved from producing superhero comics to fantasy comics
Profits and Sales
• Launch of Cyberforce (one of their comics) recorded 850,000 comics sold
• Has a deal with marvel to produce some of their comics
• Sells online comics at around $1 per comic
Comics• Have made Cyberforce, The Darkness,
Fathom, Tomb Raider and Witchblade
• Does not own many comics
• Produces them for other company
• Most are licensed out to them
Merchandise• Sells lots of different merchandise
• Can buy comics direct from them online
• Action Figures/ Busts
• Clothes
• Posters
• Also allows others to buy and sell their old comics online through their website