Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Comic book manufacturers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 483 comic book manufacturers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 6,922 professional contacts across them, including 860 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Paris the largest hub.

This list covers comic book manufacturers worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 30, 2026. Country and city lists for comic book manufacturers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 30, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
483Companies
6,922Contacts tracked
860Verified emails
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The 25 largest comic book manufacturers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 483 comic book manufacturers worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to comic book manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceBurbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500842 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DC, part of Warner Bros.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2Indirect evidenceModena, ItalyHQ checked Sep 30, 20261,001-5,000798 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established more than 60 years ago (1961) in Modena, Italy, the Panini Group has subsidiaries throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3Partial evidenceMilwaukie, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200400 contacts →

Partial evidence

“DARK HORSE COMICS, LLC Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, behind the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals, Dark Horse Comics has grown to become…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200307 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
5Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 20261,001-5,000236 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Média-Participations is a leading family-owned group in publishing, media, and entertainment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6Partial evidenceHunt Valley, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-500208 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Diamond Comic Distributors (DCD) is at the nexus of comics and pop culture.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7Strong evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026n/a168 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBarcelona, SpainHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200148 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Norma Editorial, fundada en 1977, es una empresa líder en la edición de cómics y libros ilustrados en lengua española.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
9Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-50133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, Diamond Gem Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
10Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-200116 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Yen Press, LLC is a joint venture between Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, dedicated to publishing manga and graphic novels for adults and young readers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11Indirect evidenceUnited StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-50104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DYNAMITE was founded in 2004 and is home to many best-selling properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Warlord of Mars, Game of Thrones, SEAL Team Six and more!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
12Strong evidenceBordeaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5095 contacts →

Strong evidence

“MAKMA is a comic book studio.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5088 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mad Cave Studios, established in 2014, is an independent publisher committed to providing worldwide entertainment across an array of genres.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
14Indirect evidenceSaint-gilles, BelgiumHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Editeur de BD et Mangas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15Indirect evidenceVanves, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Éditeur de mangas depuis Pika Edition est aujourd'hui un des leaders du marché de la bande dessinée japonaise en France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16Strong evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5074 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1997, Oni Press has a 25-year history as one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels with titles…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17Indirect evidenceCharnay-lès-mâcon, FranceHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Créé en 1997 par Olivier Sulpice, Bamboo Édition compte plus de 300 titres à son catalogue.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18Strong evidenceUnited StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20050 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Midtown Comics opened its first shop in 1997, and is now the industry’s leading retailer of comic books, graphic novels, and manga, with its online store as well as three landmark…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
19Strong evidenceİstanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20050 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Publishing comic books since 1996.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 2026n/a46 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Papercutz is dedicated to publishing great graphic novels for all ages.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
21Strong evidenceMamaroneck, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20043 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Archie Comics brand is one of the most successful and longest running comic book lines in the history of the industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
22Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5042 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Macmillan's graphic novel house, home to a worldwide talent pool and offering works for readers of every age.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
23Strong evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5041 contacts →

Strong evidence

“For over 40 years, Fantagraphics Books has published the very best comics and graphic novels that the medium has to offer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
24Strong evidenceSanta Perpetua De Mogoda, SpainHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20041 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Distribution company located at Barcelona specialized in Comics, books, Merchandising, Games, CCGs, DvDs and Blu·Rays, Rol Games and Accessories.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
25Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Top Cow Productions, Inc, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, was founded in December of 1992 by artist Marc Silvestri, who also co-founded Image Comics earlier that same…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026

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Comic book manufacturers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026
12.4%Verified-email coverage
14.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
3.7%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
332
11-50
104
51-200
30
201-500
5
1,001-5,000
2
10001+
2

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among comic book manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for comic book manufacturers are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “comic book manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names comic book manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among comic book manufacturers, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 860 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Comic book manufacturers by location

2 lists · largest first

Every Comic book manufacturers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names comic book manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many comic book manufacturers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 483 comic book manufacturers worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

DC Comics, headquartered in Burbank, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most comic book manufacturers?

The United States leads with 161 companies, followed by France (41). Every comic book manufacturers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most comic book manufacturers?

Paris leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (14) and New York (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 860 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 483 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.