Line #15 Creator/Wildstorm


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5	[=WildStorm=] is a comics imprint founded by Creator/JimLee in 1992, currently published by Creator/DCComics.
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7	Originally an imprint of Creator/ImageComics featuring characters who appeared in the Image Universe, [=WildStorm=] was named for two of its flagship titles: ''[[ComicBook/WildCATSWildStorm WildCATS]]'' and ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}''. During this time, it also introduced characters and concepts like ''ComicBook/Gen13'' and ComicBook/{{Midnighter}}.
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9	[[UsefulNotes/TheGreatComicsCrashOf1996 After comic book sales started declining in the mid-90s]], Jim Lee sold [=WildStorm=] to DC Comics in 1998. The ''Shattered Image'' CrisisCrossover served as a CosmicRetcon to separate [=WildStorm=]'s characters into their own universe.
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11	[=WildStorm=]'s split from Image led to a golden age for the publisher, as several of their most iconic titles (such as ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' and ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'') were launched during this period. Creators like Creator/AlanMoore (who had the Creator/AmericasBestComics imprint created just for him), Creator/WarrenEllis, and Creator/GailSimone also emerged as prominent creative figures throughout the era.
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13	[=WildStorm=] was [[CanonImmigrant officially integrated]] into the DC multiverse as Earth-50 in ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', but waning market interest and declining sales led to its discontinuation in 2010. Many [=WildStorm=] characters and concepts (like Stormwatch, Grifter, and Midnighter) were imported into Franchise/TheDCU as part of the ComicBook/New52, featuring prominently in their own titles as well as others.
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15	Six years after its discontinuation, however, it was announced that DC Comics would be [[ContinuityReboot rebooting]] the [=WildStorm=] imprint in 2017. Inspired by the critical success of [[Music/MyChemicalRomance Gerard Way]]'s Creator/YoungAnimal imprint, it brings back re-imagined favorites like Grifter, Jenny Sparks, and the ComicBook/WildCATSWildStorm in a [[ContinuityReboot reset continuity]]. Creator/WarrenEllis, who led ''Stormwatch'''s transition into ''The Authority'', is overseeing the line, as well as writing its flagship title ''ComicBook/TheWildStorm''. Unfortunately, this restart seems to have been torpedoed by the controversy over the multiple allegations of Ellis engaging in sexually-predatory and abusive behaviour towards fans and younger creators.
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18	!! Notable comics published by Wildstorm include:
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21	[[folder:Original [=WildStorm=] Universe]]
22	[[index]]
23	* ''ComicBook/TheAuthority''
24	* ''ComicBook/{{Backlash}}''
25	* ''ComicBook/{{Cybernary}}''
26	* ''ComicBook/{{Deathblow}}''
27	* ''ComicBook/DivineRight''
28	* ''ComicBook/{{DV8}}''
29	* ''ComicBook/TheEstablishment''
30	* ''ComicBook/Gen13'' and spin-offs (''Gen 12'' and ''[=DV8=]'')
31	* ''ComicBook/{{Grifter}}''
32	* ''ComicBook/TheIntimates''
33	* ''ComicBook/{{Kev}}''
34	* ''ComicBook/{{Midnighter}}''
35	* ''ComicBook/TheMonarchy''
36	* ''ComicBook/MrMajestic''
37	* ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}''
38	* ''Comicbook/SleeperWildStorm''
39	* ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}''
40	* ''ComicBook/StormwatchPHD''
41	* ''ComicBook/Team7'' and spin-offs (''Team Zero'' and ''Team One'')
42	* ''ComicBook/{{Union}}''
43	* ''ComicBook/{{Voodoo}}''
44	* ''ComicBook/WelcomeToTranquility''
45	* ''ComicBook/{{Wetworks}}''
46	* ''ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm''
47	* ''ComicBook/{{Zealot}}''
48	[[/index]]
49	[[/folder]]
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51	[[folder:Rebooted [=WildStorm=] Universe]]
52	[[index]]
53	* ''ComicBook/TheWildStorm''
54	* ''[[ComicBook/MichaelCray WildStorm: Michael Cray]]''
55	%%* ''Wild CATS''
56	%%* ''Zealot''
57	[[/index]]
58	[[/folder]]
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60	[[folder:Creator-Owned Titles]]
61	[[index]]
62	* ''ComicBook/{{Albion}}''
63	* ''ComicBook/TheAmericanWay''
64	* ''ComicBook/{{Arrowsmith}}''
65	* ''ComicBook/AstroCity''
66	* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' (dropped by [=WildStorm=] after six issues due to controversial content, later taken over by Creator/DynamiteComics who included the [=WildStorm=] issues in their collected editions)
67	* ''ComicBook/{{Crimson}}''
68	* ''ComicBook/DesolationJones''
69	* ''ComicBook/ExMachina''
70	* ''ComicBook/GlobalFrequency''
71	* ''ComicBook/AGodSomewhere''
72	* ''ComicBook/TheMaxx''
73	* ''ComicBook/North40''
74	* ''ComicBook/Red2003''
75	* ''ComicBook/TwoStep''
76	* ''ComicBook/{{Wildsiderz}}''
77	[[/index]]
78	[[/folder]]
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80	[[folder:Licensed Comics]]
81	[[index]]
82	* ''Series/{{Farscape}}: War Torn''
83	* ''ComicBook/FreddyVsJasonVsAsh''
84	* ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare 2: Ghost''
85	* ''ComicBook/NewLineCinemasTalesOfHorror''
86	* ''VideoGame/NieR''
87	* ''ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic''
88	* ''Franchise/{{Star Trek\|ExpandedUniverse}}'' one-shots and mini-series
89	** ''Star Trek: Divided We Fall'' ([[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]/[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]] crossover)
90	** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager: [[VideoGame/StarTrekEliteForce Elite Force]]''
91	* ''ComicBook/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2007''
92	* ''ComicBook/WorldOfWarcraftComic''
93	[[/index]]
94	[[/folder]]
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96	[[folder:DC Comics Featuring [=WildStorm=] Characters]]
97	[[index]]
98	* Crossovers ''[=JLA/WildCATS=]'' and ''[=DreamWar=]''
99	* ''ComicBook/CaptainAtomArmageddon''
100	* ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint\|DCComics}}''
101	* ''ComicBook/{{Grifter\|2011}}''
102	* ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch\|2011}}''
103	* ''ComicBook/{{Voodoo\|2011}}''
104	* ''ComicBook/{{Team 7\|New52}}''
105	* ''ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd''
106	* ''ComicBook/{{Midnighter}}''
107	* ''Midnighter and Apollo''
108	* ''ComicBook/SupermanAndTheAuthority''
109	* ''ComicBook/{{Outsiders\|2023}}''
110	[[/index]]
111	[[/folder]]

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