13 Facts About Malibu Comics

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Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles.

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Notable titles published by Malibu Comics included The Men in Black, Ultraforce, and Night Man.

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3.

Malibu Comics owned a small software development company that designed video games in the early to mid-1990s called Malibu Comics Interactive.

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4.

Malibu Comics was launched in 1986 by Dave Olbrich and Tom Mason thanks to the financing of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, who was operating a comic book distribution company at the time.

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5.

Malibu Comics was financing Malibu Comics, along with other comic companies like Eternity Comics, Amazing Comics, Wonder Comics, and Imperial Comics.

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6.

Malibu Comics began modestly with creator-owned black-and-white titles, but made a name for itself publishing a combination of new series and licensed properties such as the classic characters Tarzan and Sherlock Holmes, and popular television, film, and video game tie-ins.

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Malibu Comics later created a shared universe called Shattered Earth with these characters, after a legal battle with the creators.

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From that point forward, the Malibu brand was used for superhero titles, while Eternity was used for the magazine line and for anime-inspired titles like Robotech, Adventure was used for Malibu's licensed titles, such as Planet of the Apes and Alien Nation, and Aircel was used for Barry Blair's comics and Malibu's adult line.

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9.

Malibu Comics acquired the character Shuriken, from his creator Reggie Byers, in 1988 .

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10.

Malibu Comics served as publisher of record for the first comics from Image Comics in 1992, giving the upstart creator-run publisher access to the distribution channels.

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11.

In late 1992, seeking to capitalize on the growing video game market, Malibu Comics merged with video game developer Acme Interactive to form Malibu Comics Interactive.

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12.

Malibu Comics worked with Gold Mountain Entertainment management firm in dealing with the musicians, while International Strategic Marketing was distributing the line to comic book shops, music outlets and newsstands.

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13.

Malibu Comics had sufficient market share that an acquisition from DC would make the latter surpass Marvel's market share, Marvel decided to purchase Malibu Comics themselves to prevent this from happening.

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