Image Comics Marks 35 Years With Anniversary Campaign
The publisher launches a year-long celebration starting in February 2027, including a Team-Up variant cover series and commemorative merchandise.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Comic Books
Image Comics will begin a year-long 35th anniversary celebration in February 2027, starting with a Team-Up variant campaign that celebrates the one-year anniversary of D'orc. The publisher is also releasing commemorative merchandise branded with a redesigned logo created by Rob Liefeld.
Why it matters
The anniversary marks 35 years since Image Comics was founded in February 1992 by a collective of artists who wanted creators to keep ownership of their work. The company has grown into the industry's third-largest in the United States.
Image Comics was founded in February 1992 and is now the third-largest comic publisher in the United States. The year-long campaign begins in February 2027, with the redesigned logo appearing on releases throughout the year.
The players
Image Comics
An American comic book publisher founded in 1992 by a group of artists that became one of the largest comic companies in the industry, known for its creator-owned model.
Robert Kirkman
A comic book writer best known for creating The Walking Dead and Invincible, both developed at Image Comics.
The details
Image's founders, including Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino, built the publisher on creator ownership. Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead and Invincible were developed at the company.
Timeline
February 1992: Image Comics is founded.
February 2027: The 35th anniversary celebration and Team-Up variant campaign begin.
Throughout 2027: The redesigned logo appears on comic book releases.
Roadmap
Image Comics was founded in 1992 by seven artists who left Marvel to keep ownership of their characters, a model that now underpins much of the independent comics market. The 35th anniversary highlights how that creator-owned approach has grown the company into the industry's third-largest publisher in the United States.
Readers can expect the redesigned Image Comics logo to appear on releases throughout 2027, signaling the anniversary across the publisher's lineup. Those following the Team-Up variant series will see a new cover campaign beginning in February 2027.
The takeaway
Following the anniversary through 2027 offers a window into how Image's creator-owned model has held up across three decades, so readers interested in the publisher's history can track the campaign as it unfolds.
What happens next
Image Comics will announce additional special events to honor the 35th anniversary in the coming months.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by CBR.
