Aspen Comics(Aspen MLT Inc.) is aCaliforniaentertainment company founded in 2003 by artistMichael Turner.It has locations inSanta MonicaandMarina Del Rey.The company is best known for producingcomic booksandfigurines.
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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Founder | Michael Turner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Santa Monica, California |
| Distribution | Diamond Book Distributors(books)[1] |
| Key people | Michael Turner |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Owner(s) | Mythos Studios (50%)[2] |
| Official website | www |
History
editThe company was founded by comic book artistMichael Turnerin January 2003. The name "Aspen" comes from the main character in Turner's comic series,Fathom.Aspen Comics released the fantasy adventureSoulfirein 2004, its first ongoing series. 2005 marked the return ofFathom(originally published byImage Comics), with comic artistKoi Turnbulltaking over the illustration of the title.Ekos,a collaboration between Turner andGeoff Johnswas scheduled to follow shortly afterSoulfire,but was still unreleased prior to Turner's death in 2008.
In 2001,Top Cow Productionsannounced a live-actionFathomfeature film and supposedly entered into an agreement withJames Cameron'sLightstorm Entertainmentto co-produce the film.[3]
Staff
edit- Founder–Michael Turner
- Co-Owner–Peter Steigerwald
- Co-Owner/President– Frank Mastromauro
- Vice President/Design and Production– Mark Roslan
- Vice President/Editor in Chief– Vince Hernandez
- Marketing and Production Manager– Sara Hasson
- Office Manager– Megan Shirk
Titles
edit- Artifact One
- Aspen
- Aspen Swimsuit: Splash
- Broken Pieces
- 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 theFathomcontinuity, 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
editAspen MLT has worked together with bothDC ComicsandMarvel Comicson major cross-company collaborations. The most well-known are DC'sSuperman: GodfallandSuperman/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
edit- Flash(covers)
- Identity Crisis(covers)
- Supergirl(variant covers – #1–5, interior colors #1–4)
- Superman: Godfall(covers and interior art)
- Superman/Batman: Supergirl(covers and interior art – #8–13)
- Superman/Batman#26 (covers)
- Teen Titans(variant cover – #1)
- Justice League of America(covers)
Aspen/Marvel works
edit- Black Panther(#23–25 – covers (Turner) and interiors (Turnbull))
- Civil War(variant covers – #1–7)
- Incredible Hulk(variant cover – #100)
- Hulk(variant covers 1, 6 & 7)
- Ms. Marvel(variant cover – #1)
- Onslaught: Reborn(variant cover – #1)
- Ultimate Wolverine(promo art, series never completed)
- Ultimate X-Men(variant cover – #75)
- Wolverine: Origins(variant cover – #1)
- WolverineWolverine #66 Old Man Logan
Notable creators
editReferences
edit- ^Our Publishers
- ^"Ex Marvel Studios chairman creates Mythos Studios to take new comic book IP to the big screen".
- ^"Lightstorm On FATHOM Movie"ArchivedFebruary 22, 2014, at theWayback Machine
- ^aspencomics
- ^comicvine /santeria-the-goddess-kiss/4050-88952/