Summary
Best known for his work atMarvel,Joe Quesadais branching out into the comic book publishing business with the new imprintAmazing Comics. As a writer and artist, Quesada has contributed his pen to Marvel titles whose prominence speaks for themselves,likeThe Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Knights,andDaredevil. The Inkpot Award winner’s contributions eventually led to him being promoted as Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief, then Chief Creative Officer, Executive Vice President, and Creative Director.
PerComics Beat, former Marvel EICQuesada embarks on his next big challenge: running his own comic book publishing company, Amazing Comics, out of Idaho. The announcement was first teased in a trailer alluding to"the world’s most popular comic book company from Idaho."
Now, following an official unveiling at San Diego Comic-Con, Quesada and his collaborators are doubling down by bolstering their new imprint as the number one comic book company in Idaho. The question is: is Amazing Comics really the only publisher in Idaho?
One Quote From a Marvel Editor Killed Any Future Crossovers with DC
The time of Marvel and DC comic crossovers has long since passed, and the reason might be an old interview with former Marvel editor Joe Quesada.
Joe Quesada Has Founded the New Imprint: Amazing Comics
Working Straight Outta Idaho
Comics Beat reporteda statement from Joe Quesadaregarding the making and conception of Amazing Comics. Quesada admits that this was a project that has been marinating in his head as far back as 2005. He opted not to rush the process and instead only spent the past two years working on Amazing Comics. Amazing Comics will beproduced under established publishers Mad Cave Studios and Dupuis Publishing.Despite being housed in Idaho, the publishing company will collaborate with artists and writers from around the world.
Quesada and Amazing Comics are not wasting any time with producing new stories asthe first comic coming out under his banner will beDisciple,with Quesada as co-writer and artist, co-writer Charles Dorfman, inker Wade von Grawbadger, colorist Richard Isanove, and letterer Joe Caramagna. Those who attended San Diego Comic-Con received an exclusive preview ofDisciple, but readers can find the main cover art below. All audiences know so far is that Disciple isa modern take on Shakespeare’sHamlet.
Joe Quesada’s Company May Be the Best By Default
Some readers would call it hubris to see Quesada calling his Amazing Comics the best publisher in Idaho, but truthfully, it may be the only publisher in Idaho — which automatically makes it the best as soon as it touches down. It’s by no means the first comic book publisher to hail from Idaho, as the Idaho Comics Group pre-dates it — founded by Albert Frank Asker in 2014 — but the crowd-funded Tarzan publisher hasn’t been active in recent years.Joe Quesada’s Amazing Comicscould be the formerMarvelEIC’s best way to bring something fresh and cool to the state.
