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Top 25 Independent comic publishers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 163 independent comic publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,244 professional contacts across them, including 295 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers independent comic publishers headquartered in the United States, 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 20, 2026.

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.

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163Companies
2,244Contacts tracked
295Verified emails
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The 25 largest independent comic publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 163 independent comic publishers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent comic publishers: 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 20, 2026201-500842 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DC, part of Warner Bros.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Strong evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-50133 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200116 contacts →

Indirect 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 20, 2026
5Strong evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5088 contacts →

Strong 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 20, 2026
6Strong evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a46 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Partial evidenceMamaroneck, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20043 contacts →

Partial 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 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
10Strong evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceFort Myers, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our mission at Scout Comics and Entertainment is to guide you through the vast world of multimedia, discovering exceptional talent and epic stories that will inspire you to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5032 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Recently dubbed the “Hottest brand in music” by Forbes, Z2 has quickly become the premier destination for authentic graphic novels and collectibles, created in partnership with…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5020 contacts →

Partial evidence

“From its beginnings, Humanoids has embodied creative innovation, a fiercely independent spirit, and a drive to break new ground.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Strong evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1017 contacts →

Strong evidence

“DSTLRY is a next-generation comics publisher and physical-digital collectibles company that redefines creator-owned comic books for consumers worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLas Vegas, NV, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LMBPN Like many first steps, LMBPN Publishing started as one book!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Strong evidenceEvanston, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5011 contacts →

Strong evidence

“PrintNinja has printed millions of comic books, children’s books, games, magazines, and catalogs for thousands of independent creators, self-publishers, and businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Partial evidenceArcadia, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mythworks is a creative comic company specialising in Original Stories told in Original Worlds.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceNewark, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Wow!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Creative to the Core!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bad Egg is the exclusive publishing home to the premier talent in digital entertainment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceBristol, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are Fugitive Poems, and We Make Comics." It’s more than a simple statement; it’s a commitment to gutsy art and literature.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Evil Ink Comics is an independent publisher and house of creation owned by Coheed and Cambria‘s Claudio Sanchez.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Partial evidenceIndependence, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a publisher focused on bringing graphic novels from new voices to a wider audience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceClermont, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Red Giant Entertainment is an intellectual property development company in business to produce compelling, transmedia properties that become instantly recognizable to massive…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Independent comic publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
13.1%Verified-email coverage
13.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
8.0%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
120
11-50
36
51-200
4
201-500
1
501-1,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 163 companies.

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 independent comic publishers, 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.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “independent comic publishers”. 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 independent comic publishers), 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 independent comic publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 295 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 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 independent comic publishers, 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 independent comic publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 163 independent comic publishers headquartered in the United States 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 city has the most independent comic publishers?

Los Angeles leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by New York (13) and Portland (7).

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 295 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 163 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 20, 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.