Silvestri continued to work out of WildStorm's studio for about two years, then moved his staff up to Santa Monica so that he could be closer to Hollywood. Although he worked at the studio, his projects were to debut as a new Image imprint named Top Cow. In late 1992 penciler Marc Silvestri joined the studio to work on the first issue of Cyberforce. Lee, Williams, and Portacio had gained notoriety from their work on various X-Men titles at Marvel Comics. It grew out of Homage Studios which was founded by artists Scott Williams, Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee, and Joe Chiodo in San Diego, California.

WildStorm was one of the founding studios that joined together in 1992 to form Image Comics. Major WildStorm Universe titles include WildC.A.T.s, Wetworks, Stormwatch (later to evolve into The Authority), and Gen¹³.īeginning in September 2006, WildStorm will relaunch its Universe in light of the events of the Captain Atom: Armageddon miniseries (see below for more details). Throughout most of its history the studio has published many comic book titles in continuity with each other - the WildStorm Universe - as well as a wide variety of non-universe titles such as Kurt Busiek's Astro City and Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line. The WildStorm imprint is editorially separate from its DC parent, with its main studio located on the West Coast of the United States. After the sale to DC in 1999, Lee remained as Wildstorm's Editorial Director, a position he continues to hold.

WildStorm originated in 1992 as comics creator Jim Lee's personal company in the partnership making up Image Comics. WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm or Wildstorm, is a publishing imprint and studio of American comic book publisher DC Comics. 3 Notable 'Wildstorm Universe' publications.2.3 Captain Atom: Armageddon and the WorldStorm relaunch.

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