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Wish I could make this a poll.

What is your favorite, most "consistently providing" publisher outside the big two? We know who would win that one... but what about the independents?

My vote goes to First comics, now defunct.

Thats a good question.

I think for a larger independent publisher my vote would go to Dark Horse and Bongo.

Then for a smaller independent I would have to go with Red 5 because they have some real good titles coming out.

1)top cow
2)aspen

I've seen some good stuff come from IDW, but I rarely venture outside of Marvel.

I tend to buy stuff from Dynamite though, cause they have the Army of Darkness property.

Archie (my wife likes them and to be honest so do I)
Basement Comics (I love Cave Woman)
Eros (J/K)

WaRP Graphics as my favorite all time, but now defunct

Dynamite Entertainment currently for the Project Superheroes and spin-offs

Top Cow followed closely by Dynamite.

Since the only other publishers I've collected outside of Marvel is Image and Dark Horse, I have to go with them. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of experience outside Marvel.

That's like only reading the New Testament. You have got to try some DC.

My favourite publisher just has to be Time Bomb Comics, for obvious reasons...

I have every book Timb Bomb Comics has published to date.

My favourite publisher has to be Marvel probably, but with DC gnarling on their heels becuse DC are swiftly getting one over on Marvel in my mind as of late.

1.Marvel/DC
2.Dark Horse
3.Image

Dark Horse are awesome, they never fail to put out something brilliant. Image because of Robert Kirkman and Madman.

D5 and anyone else interested. If you guys want to post a list in this thread I will turn it into a poll for you. I fall into the same boat a Jeff. I have Marvel, Dark Horse and embarassingly enough, DC comics in my collection. If I went ahead and listed the smaller companies I know, I am sure people would be disappointed in me for leaving out their favourites. List them and I will create a poll.

Here are some of mine
Top Cow
Dynamite Entertainment
Image
Dark Horse

First Comics!?!
So you are thinking about old independent companies as well.

I really like Pacific, with their Dave Steven's stuff like Rocketeer, and I really liked Eclipes with their Miracleman stuff!!!!

I also really love America's Best Comics for obvious reasons!

First and Dark Horse are great as well.

By your command:

First
Eclipse
Dark Horse

everything else.












Just kidding:

First
Eclipse
Dark Horse
Valiant
Image
Top Cow
Dynamite
Pacific Comics
Charlton
Gold Key
Archie

and a stretch, but

Vertigo
Epic
Star

I think polls are limited to just 9 choices, so why not make two polls. One for current publishers and one for publishers that are no longer in business.

Past publishers:
Dell
Gold Key
Charlton
E.C.
Pacific
First
Eclipse
Valiant
Malibu

Present publishers:
Dark Horse
Image
Archie
Top Cow
Dynamite
Zenescope
IDW
Bongo
Avatar

Top Cow

Dark Horse all the way! They've given us years of Star Wars comics!!!

Hmmm...
right now, I get the following-
Dark Horse (can they truly be called "independent" anymore?)-Star Wars, Solomon Kane, Conan, Hellboy

IDW- Angel, Star Trek, Dr.Who properties

Dynamite- Lone Ranger, Man with no name, Zorro (Avengers/Invaders as well)

DDP- Drafted

I do have some First!, Valiant (Archer&Armstrong), Pacific, Aardvark-Vannaheim (Cerebus), and probably a few others as well.

I don't know about including Epic and Vertigo, as they're just "other imprints" of Marvel and DC.

I love Image Comics and Dark Horse. They are publishing some of the best comics today.

Steve