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DC Comics has published a number of other imprints and lines of comics over the years. ==History== In the Golden Age of Comic Books publishing, DC Comics was also an imprint of Detective Comics and its affiliated companies, All-American Publications and National Allied Publications, that were later all merged into National Periodical Publications, later renamed DC Comics.〔 (Archived ) on May 22, 2013.〕 Before the merger, due to squabbles between the companies, All-American published under its own name/imprint in 1945 starting with the February stand date until the December stand date. In 1987, DC started Piranha Press as a mature readers line.〔 The Elseworlds concept was tested in 1989 with ''Gotham By Gaslight: An Alternate History of the Batman'' and was an imprint with 1991's ''Batman: Holy Terror''.〔 Using the licensed Red Circle characters, DC launched the Impact Comics imprint in 1991 as an introductory and new talent imprint.〔 In January 1993, DC's Vertigo imprint was launched with some former DC Comics imprint titles. DC teamed up with Milestone Media to co-publish Milestone Comics starting in 1993.〔Milestone. Page 4.〕 Impact Comics last saw print in July.〔 Piranha was shut down in 1994 to be replaced by Paradox Press〔 with Milestone Comics following in 1996.〔 In July, the Helix science fiction imprint was launched.〔〔 In October 1997, the Tangent Comics imprint was published on skip week then on the skip week of September 1998.〔 In August 1998, DC purchased Wildstorm Productions including imprints Cliffhanger, Homage and ABC.〔 1998 also saw the end of the Helix imprint as its top title was moved to Vertigo, where reprints of the Helix titles also were printed under.〔 In 2001, DC shut down Paradox Press.〔 DC launched a Manga imprint, CMX〔CMX. Page 10.〕 and DC Focus in 2004, but Focus was soon shut down in 2005.〔 Johnny DC was launched in September 2004 with DC Comics' Looney Tunes and Cartoon Network based comic books. In November 2006, All-Star DC was launched with All-Star Superman. In May 2007, DC launched a line for young women called Minx. Also in 2007, DC enter the webcomic market with Zuda Comics.〔Zuda Comics. Page 3.〕 After seeing Tangent characters in the regular DC Universe in ''Infinite Crisis'' in 2006, in ''Ion'' in 2007 and then in ''Countdown'', the Tangent imprint was revived on March 18, 2008 for a 12 issue maxi-series.〔 The Red Circle line began print in 2008 as DC's second attempt with the Red Circle characters. This time as part of the DC Universe. The Milestone characters where also licensed in 2008 to be included in the DC Universe.〔 With no placement in major bookstores in the young adult section, Minx was canceled in September 2008.〔 With some licensed pulp characters mixed with pulp like DC characters, DC launched the First Wave line in 2009.〔 On July 1, 2010, DC shutdown its CMX imprint and moved ''Megatokyo'' to the DC imprint. On September 27, 2010, as part of DC Entertainment's reorganization, DC announced the end of the Wildstorm and Zuda imprints with Bob Harris named Editor-in-Chief on September 27 for all remaining imprints: DC, Mad and Vertigo.〔 With the "New 52" reboot in September 2011, the Wildstorm characters were integrated into the DC Universe within the "Edge" line, which also featured the Western and war comics.〔 The Earth One graphic novel imprint was launched in November 2010.〔 By the end of 2011, the First Wave line was discontinued.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of DC Comics imprints」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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