Radical Comics - Publishing

Publishing

The company launched its first comic titles, Hercules and Caliber, in May 2008 as 5-issue mini-series and debuted as the #7 comic book company in the world in market share based on a monthly report by ICV2. Rather than the superheroes typical of Marvel and DC Comics, Radical’s titles focus on retellings of iconic fictional characters, mythology, science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, supernatural themes, and genre-based crime. Radical releases comics first as serials, and then combines these serials into higher-quality hardcover collections. First printings of each comic issue are typically 10,000 copies, with a paperback versions following later. Radical’s strategy in the comic book business is to create properties that feature painted art and “great stories that will appeal to the fans and the marketplace as a whole." Many of Radical’s titles are published in a larger 48-page form, rather than the industry standard 22-page format. Radical comics are distributed in both mass market stores and specialized comic book shops. by Diamond Comic Distributors of North America. At one point Radical had a distribution deal for mass market stores in the United States and Canada by Random House. However, the company rejoined Diamond Comic Distributors in 2011. As of 2012, Radical has published 20 different titles and is currently distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors.

The company has released a number of titles:

• Hercules (by Steve Moore):
  • The Thracian Wars, a 5-issue limited series
  • The Knives of Kush, a 5-issue limited series, with Cris Bolsin
• Caliber
• City of Dust by Steve Niles, Zid and Brandon Chng
• Shrapnel by Mark Long, Nick Sagan, M. Zachary Sherman and Bagus Hutomo
• Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead by Warren Ellis and Steve Pugh
• FVZA: The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency by David Hine
• Incarnate by Nick Simmons
• Legends: The Enchanted by Nick Percival.
• Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost by Dave Elliott, Ian Edginton, Patrick Reilly and Stjepan Sejic
• The Last Days of American Crime by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
• After Dark created by Antoine Fuqua & Wesley Snipes, written by Peter Milligan and illustrated by Jeff Netrup
• Go to a full list of Radical Publishing's titles