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{{Infobox company
| name = WildStorm Productions
| logo = WildStorm logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1992}} (original)<br> {{Start date and age|2017|2|16}} (revival)
| defunct = {{End date and age|2010|12}} (original)
| fate    = Shut down (original)
| founder = [[Jim Lee]]
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|
* [[Jim Lee]]
* [[Hank Kanalz]]
* [[Ben Abernathy]]
}}
| location = [[La Jolla, San Diego, California|La Jolla, California]], U.S.
| owner = 
| parent = [[Image Comics]] (1992–1998)<br>[[DC Comics]] (1998–present)
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Comic book]]s
| website = 
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'''Wildstorm Productions''' (stylized as '''WildStorm''') is an [[American comic book]] imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by [[Jim Lee]] and [[Brandon Choi]] to publish through [[Image Comics]], Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of [[DC Comics]] in 1998.<ref name="CBR2.25.06">{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=6523 |title=New York Comic Con, Day One: Jim Lee Spotlight |author=Tantimedh, Adi|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=February 25, 2006|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131227231842/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=6523|archive-date= December 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Until it was shut down in 2010, the Wildstorm imprint remained editorially separate from DC Comics, with its main studio located in [[California]]. The imprint took its name from a portmanteau of the titles of the [[Jim Lee]] comic series ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.S.]]'' and ''[[Stormwatch (comics)|Stormwatch]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Overstreet |first=Robert M. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34703954 |title=The Overstreet comic book price guide : books from 1897-present included : catalogue & evaluation guide-- illustrated |date=1996 |publisher=Avon Books |isbn=0-380-78778-4 |edition=26th |location=New York |pages=A-52 |oclc=34703954}}</ref>

Its main fictional universe, the '''Wildstorm Universe''', featured [[superhero|costumed hero]]es. Wildstorm maintained a number of its core titles from its early period, and continued to publish material expanding its core universe. Its main titles included ''WildC.A.T.S'', ''Stormwatch'', ''[[Gen¹³|Gen<sup>13</sup>]]'', ''[[Wetworks (comics)|Wetworks]]'', and ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]].''

Wildstorm also published creator-owned material, and licensed properties from other companies, covering a wide variety of [[genre]]s. Its creator-owned titles included ''[[Red (WildStorm)|Red]]'' by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner,  ''[[Ex Machina (comics)|Ex Machina]]'' by Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris, ''[[The Winter Men]]'' by [[Brett Lewis]] and [[John Paul Leon]], and the first six issues of ''[[The Boys (comics)|The Boys]]'' by [[Garth Ennis]] and [[Darick Robertson|Darick Robertson.]] Its licensed titles included ''[[Gears of War]], [[Resident Evil]], [[The X-Files]],'' ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)#Comic books|Friday the 13th]]'', ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)#Comic books|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''. Wildstorm was also home to [[Alan Moore]]'s [[America's Best Comics]] imprint.

DC shut down the Wildstorm imprint in December 2010.<ref name=newsarama>Ching, Albert (September 21, 2010). [http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dc-publisher-wildstorm-zuda-100921.html "DC Co-Publishers Announce End of WILDSTORM Imprint, Zuda"]. [[Newsarama]].</ref> In September 2011, the company relaunched its entire superhero line with a rebooted continuity in an initiative known as [[The New 52]], which included Wildstorm characters incorporated into that continuity with its long-standing DC characters.

In February 2017 Wildstorm was revived as a standalone universe with ''The Wild Storm'', by writer [[Warren Ellis]]. However, the characters were reintroduced to DC continuity in 2021.<ref name="Screenrant Wildstorm returns">{{Cite web |first=Drew |last=Mollo |date=2021-07-26 |title=Wildstorm's Wildcats Officially Return to DC Continuity |url=https://screenrant.com/wildstorm-wildcats-return-dc-continuity-grifter-zealot-infinite/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Screenrant |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
===Image Comics (1992–1997)===
Wildstorm, founded by [[Jim Lee]] and [[Brandon Choi]], was one of the founding studios that formed [[Image Comics]] in 1992.<ref name="Wild">{{cite web |title=WILDSTORM Vets Reunite For Oral History |url=http://www.newsarama.com/24114-wildstorm-vets-reunite-for-oral-history.html |access-date=January 27, 2016 |publisher=Purch}}</ref> Wildstorm, originally known as Aegis Entertainment, grew out of Homage Studios, a workspace shared by Lee, [[Whilce Portacio]], [[Scott Williams (comics)|Scott Williams]], and others in San Diego, California.<ref name=":1" />

Image was founded by Lee, Portacio, [[Erik Larsen]], [[Rob Liefeld]], [[Todd McFarlane]], [[Marc Silvestri]], and [[Jim Valentino]]. All but Portacio became full partners in the new firm.<ref name="Image">{{cite web | url=https://imagecomics.com/about/faq | title=Image Comics FAQ | publisher=Image Comics | access-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> [[Marc Silvestri|Silvestri]] joined Homage Studios shortly after the founding of Image Comics. Although he worked at the studio, his projects appeared under his own [[Top Cow]] imprint.<ref name="Image" /> Silvestri continued to work out of Homage Studios until 1994.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |title=Image Comics: The Road to Independence |date= |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-893905-71-9 |pages=124,185, 229, 234}}</ref>

Lee's first project for Image and Aegis Entertainment was ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]].'' The line was expanded with ''[[Deathblow (comics)|Deathblow]], [[Stormwatch (comics)|Stormwatch]],'' and ''Union'' in 1993.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Sacks |first=Jason |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1990s |isbn=9781605490847 |pages=64,92-94, 96-98, 153}}</ref> An Homage Studios talent search publicized in ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]]'' issue 2 led to the hiring of [[Brett Booth]], [[J. Scott Campbell]], Alex Garner, and others in 1993.<ref name=":1" />

Also in 1993, Image and [[Valiant Comics]] began publishing the inter-company crossover ''[[Deathmate]].'' The project was the result of a series of conversations Image Comics co-founder Jim Lee and then Valiant Comics publisher Steve Massarsky and Vice President of Marketing Jon Hartz had in 1992 over the possibility of a crossover. Homage Studios produced ''Deathmate Black'', which was solicited for late summer but didn't ship until October.<ref name=":2" /> "Many consider Deathmate the comic book that singlehandedly put an end to the industry's prosperous times and the biggest reason why so many comic book stores closed its doors for good," comics historian Jason Sacks wrote. "In truth, there was plenty of blame to go around."<ref name=":2" />

In late 1993, Lee changed his venture's name to Wildstorm Productions. He explained: "As Aegis grew and the marketplace changed, I decided a new name would more accurately define the nature of the titles we produce". Former DC editor Bill Kaplan was brought in to oversee production and scheduling, in an effort to combat the studio's problems with erratic publication schedules.<ref name="EGM55">{{cite magazine |date=February 1994 |title=Image Comics Continues to Evolve |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=EGM Media, LLC |page=216 |issue=55}}</ref>

Image published the Wildstorm title ''[[Gen¹³ (film)|Gen<sup>13</sup>]]'' issue 1 in 1994. Although pre-orders were disappointing at 173,000 copies, it became Image's biggest hit of the year at a time when the company's sales were dropping.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Though many Image titles sold more than 500,000 copies per issue in 1992 and 1993, by mid-1994 only the top-selling titles reached 250,000 in sales.<ref name=":2" /> Image executive director [[Larry Marder]] later said that the ''Deathmate'' crossover had damaged Image's reputation but that ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' led retailers to re-evaluate the company.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=January 1998 |title=Larry Marder interview |journal=The Comics Journal |issue=201 |pages=85}}</ref>

A Saturday morning cartoon series of ''WildC.A.T.s'' lasted only a single season (1994–1995), while a full-length animated version of ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' was produced but never released in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/gen13-animated-movie-what-happened/|title = Gen13: Whatever Happened to the '90s Icons Animated Movie?|date = December 19, 2019}}</ref>

''[[Watchmen]]'' co-creator [[Alan Moore]] took over writing ''WildC.A.T.S'' with issue 21 in 1995, and remained the regular writer on the title for 14 issues. His run on the series introduced a new ''WildC.A.T.S'' team consisting of both new and established characters who remained on earth while the other team adventured in space.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Callahan |first=Tim |date=2012-06-25 |title=The Great Alan Moore Reread: WildC.A.T.s |url=https://reactormag.com/the-great-alan-moore-reread-wildcats/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Reactor |language=en-US}}</ref>

Marvel hired Lee and Liefeld in 1995 to revamp four classic Marvel titles in an effort to boost sales. Marvel paid Lee and Liefled $1 million plus 40% royalties to produce the comic books through their respective studios.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=200-202}}</ref> Wildstorm produced ''Iron Man'' and ''Fantastic Four'' while Liefeld's Extreme Studios produced ''Avengers'' and ''Captain America''. Each of these titles relaunched in 1996 with a new issue 1 set in the "[[Heroes Reborn (1996 comic)|Heroes Reborn]]" universe, a separate continuity from the main Marvel comics line. Lee penciled ''Fantastic Four'' and co-wrote it with Choi. ''Iron Man'' was penciled by Portacio and written by Lee and [[Scott Lobdell]]. Sales on ''Fantastic Four'' tripled.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=200-202}}</ref> Wildstorm took over Liefeld's titles with issue 7. Each Heroes Reborn title lasted 12 issues, after which the characters were reintroduced to the main Marvel continuity and the series resumed their previous numbering in 1998.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=243-246}}</ref>

In 1996, Wildstorm launched a new imprint called Homage Comics. Described as a "home for creator-owned material as well as a safe haven from an increasingly challenging comic book market," the initial line-up consisted of ''[[Astro City]]'' by [[Kurt Busiek]], Terry Moore's previously self-published ''[[Strangers in Paradise]]'', and a new title called ''Leave it to Chance'' by [[James Robinson (writer)|James Robinson]] and [[Paul Smith (comics)|Paul Smith]].<ref name=":2" />

Also in 1996, Wildstorm launched a ''Gen13'' spin-off  called ''[[Dv8|DV8]]'', written by [[Warren Ellis]] with art by [[Humberto Ramos]]. The first issue, which took a darker and more mature tone than ''Gen13'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nevett |first=Chad |date=2010-04-22 |title=DV8: Gods and Monsters #1 |url=https://www.cbr.com/dv8-gods-and-monsters-1/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> was one of the top selling comics of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comichron: 1996 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops |url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/1996.html |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.comichron.com}}</ref> Ellis also took over writing ''Stormwatch'' in 1996 and likewise took the series in a more mature direction.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=217}}</ref>

Following Heroes Reborn, Jim Lee returned to Image Comics, writing and drawing a new series called ''[[Divine Right: The Adventures of Max Faraday]]'' in 1997. Sales, however, were disappointing in part due to an erratic schedule: Lee only managed to publish seven issues over 15 months.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=225}}</ref>

In 1998, WildStorm launched the [[Cliffhanger (comics)|Cliffhanger]] imprint to showcase created owned titles from a new generation of popular artists, starting with ''[[Crimson (comic book)|Crimson]]'' by [[Humberto Ramos]], ''[[Danger Girl]]'' by [[J. Scott Campbell]], and ''[[Battle Chasers]]'' by [[Joe Madureira]].<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=253}}</ref>

Wildstorm also ventured into licensed comics, publishing [[Resident Evil (comics)|''Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine'']], based on the [[Resident Evil|video game franchise]], in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kurland |first=Daniel |date=2021-08-07 |title=Resident Evil: 10 Things You Never Knew About The Wildstorm Comics |url=https://www.cbr.com/resident-evil-wildstorm-comics-trivia/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

===DC Comics first run (1998–2010)===
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Due to declining sales across the U.S. comics industry, and his view that his role as publisher and growing family demands interfered with his role as an artist, Lee left [[Image Comics]] and sold WildStorm to [[DC Comics]] in late 1998,<ref>Lee, Jim (March 1999). "Welcome and Happy New Year!". ''Wildcats'' (vol 2) #1 [[WildStorm Productions]], p. 27.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1990s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 286|quote =  In a landmark deal, DC purchased Jim Lee's WildStorm imprint, gaining another super hero universe.}}</ref> enabling him to focus once again on art.<ref name=CBR2.25.06/><ref>{{cite book|last1 = Lee|first1 = Jim|last2 = Baker|first2 = Bill|title = Icons: The DC Comics & WildStorm Art of Jim Lee|publisher = [[Titan Books]]|year = 2010|pages = 8 and 10|isbn = 978-1845765194}}</ref> The deal went into effect in January 1999.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dominguez, Noah|url=https://www.cbr.com/jim-lee-pens-moving-letter-wildstorm-fans-30th-anniversary/|title=Jim Lee Pens a Moving Letter to WildStorm Fans|publisher=[[CBR.com]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=December 2, 2022|access-date=December 3, 2022|archivedate=December 3, 2022|archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/blssF}}</ref> Wildstorm remained based in La Jolla, California, and was initially reported to retain editorial independence, while benefiting from DC's marketing efforts during a comic book market slump. DC, meanwhile, benefited from increased market share and access to Wildstorm's coloring department.<ref name=":4">{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=271-272}}</ref> However, DC editorial intervened in a number of Wildstorm titles over the years and comics journalist Rich Johnston blamed this interference for the imprint's downfall of the imprint.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} Last updated {{!}} |date=2010-09-21 |title=How DC Comics Killed Wildstorm |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/how-dc-comics-killed-wildstorm/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref>

By the time of the acquisition, Wildstorm had established a creative services business providing art and graphic design to external clients. Because DC had no interest in the creative services business, Ted Adams, who had previously run the business at Wildstorm, and three other former Wildstorm employees founded [[IDW Publishing|Idea and Design Works (IDW)]] to serve the company's existing clients.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ching |first=Albert |date=2014-02-11 |title=IDW Founder Ted Adams Discusses the "Unexpected" Past 15 Years |url=https://www.cbr.com/idw-founder-ted-adams-discusses-the-unexpected-past-15-years/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

WildStorm launched a new imprint titled [[America's Best Comics]] (ABC) in January 1999 to publish a line of titles created by [[Alan Moore]], including ''[[Promethea]]'', ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', ''[[Tomorrow Stories]]'', ''[[Tom Strong]]'' and ''[[Top 10 (comics)|Top 10]]''.<ref name=":4" /> Moore conceived of the line as what the comic book industry might have looked like if the superhero genre had not dominated the medium but instead developed around popular pre-superhero genres like pulp heroes, science fiction, and mythology.<ref name=":4" /> Moore agreed to create the line before DC's acquisition of Wildstorm. Because Moore had vowed never to work for DC again, Lee and another Wildstorm representative flew to Moore's home in Northampton, England to work out a deal that would keep the ABC line entirely separate from DC's editorial.<ref name=":4" />

Later in 1999, WildStorm launched ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]'', written by [[Warren Ellis]] with art by [[Bryan Hitch]]. The series was a successor to Ellis's work on ''Stormwatch'' following the deaths of several characters from that title in pages of Ellis's 1998 ''[[WildC.A.T.s/Aliens|WildC.A.T.S/Aliens]]'' mini-series''.''<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=269-270}}</ref> ''The Authority'' was a dark and violent [[superhero]] comic that [[Grant Morrison]] described as a fusion of British cynicism with the utopian superhero ideals of Superman creators [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Joe Shuster]].<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=269-270}}</ref> Ellis wrote its first twelve issues before handing the series over to [[Mark Millar]]. The success of ''The Authority'' set the tone for the future of Wildstorm and helped establish the "[[widescreen comics]]" trend.<ref name=":3" /> Also in 1999, Wildstorm published ''[[Planetary (comics)|Planetary]]'' created by Ellis and artist [[John Cassaday]]. The ambitious series featured a team of "archeologists of the impossible" uncovering the "secret history of the 20th century" and was filled with pop culture references.<ref>{{harvtxt|Sacks|Dallas|2018|p=269-270}}</ref>

Wildstorm moved the majority of its superhero titles to a new imprint called "Eye of the Storm" in 2002. The titles were labeled for "mature readers" as the content shifted away from traditional superhero stories towards more morally complex themes.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2010-09-22 |title=Four Relaunches And A Funeral: What DC’s Wildstorm Line Has Been Through |url=https://techland.time.com/2010/09/22/four-relaunches-and-a-funeral-what-dcs-wildstorm-line-has-been-through/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=Time |language=en-US |issn=0040-781X}}</ref> The imprint published critically acclaimed titles such as [[Joe Casey]] and [[Dustin Nguyen (comics)|Dustin Nguyen]]'s ''Wildcats 3.0,''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-24 |title=Longbox Diving: Wildcats Version 3.0 |url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news-columns/longbox-diving-wildcats-version-3-0/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Multiversity Comics |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Stormwatch: Team Achilles]]'' by [[Micah Wright|Micah Ian Wright]] and [[Whilce Portacio]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} Last updated {{!}} |date=2012-06-18 |title=Now Kickstarter Brings Us... The Return Of Micah Wright |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/now-kickstarter-brings-us-the-return-of-micah-wright/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Sleeper (comic book)|Sleeper]]'' by [[Ed Brubaker]] and [[Sean Phillips]].<ref>Harper, David, "[http://multiversitycomics.com/columns/multiversity-comics-countdown-our-favorite-brubaker-books/ Multiversity Comics countdown: Our Favorite Brubaker Books]", January 4, 2012, retrieved June 12, 2012</ref> Wright was fired by DC for lying about his military service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} Last updated {{!}} |date=2012-06-18 |title=Now Kickstarter Brings Us... The Return Of Micah Wright |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/now-kickstarter-brings-us-the-return-of-micah-wright/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> The Eye of the Storm imprint was shuttered by the end of 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2010-09-22 |title=Four Relaunches And A Funeral: What DC’s Wildstorm Line Has Been Through |url=https://techland.time.com/2010/09/22/four-relaunches-and-a-funeral-what-dcs-wildstorm-line-has-been-through/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=Time |language=en-US |issn=0040-781X}}</ref>

Meanwhile, Wildstorm continued publishing creator owned works. The company published ''[[Global Frequency]]'' by [[Warren Ellis]] in 2002, which was adapted by [[Warner Bros.]] into a [[television pilot]] that never aired but was eventually leaked to the internet.<ref>[http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/rage/111863094537167.htm All The Rage: You're On The Global Frequency]</ref> ''[[Red (WildStorm)|Red]]'' by Ellis and artist Cully Hamner was published in 2003 and was adapted into [[Red (2010 film)|a film]] released in 2010. The [[Eisner Award]] winning ''[[Ex Machina (comics)|Ex Machina]]'' by Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris debuted in 2004. Wildstorm was also published the first six issues of ''[[The Boys (comics)|The Boys]]'' by [[Garth Ennis]] and [[Darick Robertson]] in 2006, which was adapted into a [[The Boys (TV series)|television series]] beginning in 2019, before the comic book series moved to Dynamite Entertainment in 2007. Ennis explained that this was because DC Comics were uneasy with the anti-superhero tone of the work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2007-02-09 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-garth-ennis-talks-the-boys-and-more/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> Other notable creator owned series published by Wildstorm include ''[[Automatic Kafka]]'' by Joe Casey and [[Ashley Wood]], ''[[The Winter Men]]'' by [[Brett Lewis]] and [[John Paul Leon]], and [[Sam Kieth]]'s ''[[Zero Girl]]'' and ''[[Four Women (comics)|Four Women]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2010-09-22 |title=The WildStorm Legacy |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-wildstorm-legacy/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>

WildStorm also continued publishing licensed comics, including ''Thundercats'' and ''Robotech'' in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kendall |first=Gene |date=2021-06-27 |title=WildStorm's ThunderCats Revival Was Pure '80s Nostalgia |url=https://www.cbr.com/wildstorms-thundercats-revival-was-pure-80s-nostalgia/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kendall |first=Gene |last2=Donohoo |first2=Timothy Blake |date=2024-04-18 |title=Jim Lee's Revival of an '80s Mecha Sensation -- Robotech! |url=https://www.cbr.com/jim-lee-revival-80s-robotech/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> The imprint became a notable publisher of video game related comic books, publishing promotional comics and tie-ins for games including ''[[EverQuest|Everquest]], [[Gears of War]], [[Ratchet & Clank|Ratchet and Clank]], [[Resident Evil]], [[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]],'' and ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.<ref name="newsarama" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Caron |first=Frank |date=2008-04-21 |title=Wildstorm hyping games with Gears of War, Prototype comics |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/04/wildstorm-capitalizing-on-game-geeks-with-game-comics/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Ars Technica |language=en}}</ref> Other licensed titles included ''[[The X-Files (comics)|X-Files]], [[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]],'' ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th]]'', and ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Renaud |first=Jeffrey |date=2009-01-27 |title=Wildstorm Explores "Fringe" Universe |url=https://www.cbr.com/wildstorm-explores-fringe-universe/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-21 |title=Missed Directions: WildStorm's A Nightmare on Elm Street » PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/124133-missed-directions-wildstorms-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2496198083.html |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=www.popmatters.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Richard |date=2008-04-19 |title=NYCC 08: X-Files Comes to DC/Wildstorm |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/19/nycc-08-x-files-comes-to-dcwildstorm |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> 

After a series of disputes with DC, Moore announced in 2005 that he would do no new work for DC or Wildstorm after he finished his existing commitments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=2005-05-27 |title=LYING IN THE GUTTERS VOLUME TWO COLUMN 1 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050527220922/http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=litg&article=2153 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Comic Book Resources}}</ref> ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier|League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier]]'' was published in 2007, after which the series moved to [[Top Shelf Productions|Top Shelf]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-17 |title=Extraordinary Gentleman: Kevin O'Neill on “Century: 1910” |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417223105/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20197 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Comic Book Resources}}</ref> Moore also co-wrote ''[[Albion (comics)|Albion]]'', published in 2006 by Wildstorm, with his daughter [[Leah Moore]] and her husband [[John Reppion]]. Wildstorm continued publishing ABC titles written by other writers, such as ''Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom'', written by [[Peter Hogan]], in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sneddon |first=Laura |date=2013-07-30 |title=Interview: Peter Hogan on the return of Tom Strong! |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-peter-hogan-on-the-return-of-tom-strong/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2006, The DC mini-series ''[[Captain Atom|Captain Atom: Armageddon]]'' reset the Wildstorm Universe and established it as one of the parallel worlds in the DC multiverse. This was followed by the "Worldstorm" event that relaunched several Wildstorm titles, including the flagship titles ''Wildcats'' by [[Grant Morrison]] and Jim Lee and ''The Authority'' by Morrison and [[Gene Ha]]. However, the two flagship titles ended with three issues published between them due to scheduling conflicts.<ref name=":3" /> Other titles relaunched as part of the event included ''Deathblow'' written by [[Brian Azzarello]] with art by Carlos Tan, ''Gen13'', written by [[Gail Simone]] with art by [[Talent Caldwell]], ''[[Stormwatch: Post Human Division]]'' (PHD) written by [[Christos Gage]] with art by [[Doug Mahnke|Doug Manhke]], and ''Wetworks'', written by [[Mike Carey (writer)|Mike Carey]] with art by Portacio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tabu |first=Hannibal |date=2006-08-06 |title=WWC: Wildstorm Editorial Panel |url=https://www.cbr.com/wwc-wildstorm-editorial-panel/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

In 2008, facing declining sales, the Wildstorm line saw yet another change in status quo. A series of cross-overs and mini series (''Wildstorm: Armageddon'', ''Wildstorm: Revelations,'' and ''Number of The Beast'') depicted a catastrophic event  and the line's titles shifted shifted into a post-apocalyptic direction. This attempt to revitalize the line, however, did not result in a substantial increase in sales.<ref name=":3" /> The imprint was shut down in December 2010, with ''Wildcats'' (vol. 5) #30 as its last issue, although DC Comics announced that the characters would reappear some time in the future.<ref name="newsarama" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28446 |title=WildStorm & Zuda Imprints Close Amidst DC Changes |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=September 21, 2010 |access-date=December 31, 2010}}</ref> The imprint's licensed comics continued publishing under the DC banner.<ref name="newsarama" />

===Wildstorm characters in the DC Universe (2011–present)===
DC Comics [[The New 52|relaunched its DC Universe imprint]] in September 2011, which included the integration of the WildStorm characters into the DC Universe. The initial wave of relaunched titles included: ''[[Voodoo (Wildstorm)|Voodoo]]'' and ''[[Grifter (comics)|Grifter]]'' solo series, a revived ''[[Stormwatch (comics)|Stormwatch]]'' title featuring [[Jack Hawksmoor]], [[Midnighter]], [[Apollo (comics)|Apollo]], the [[Engineer (comics)|Engineer]], and [[Jenny Quantum]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Trunick |first=Austin |date=June 7, 2011 |title=DC Embraces Its Dark Side |url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/06/07/dc-embraces-its-dark-side/ |access-date=June 9, 2011 |work=The Source |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hyde |first=David |date=June 9, 2011 |title=Welcome to the Edge |url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/06/09/welcome-to-the-edge/ |access-date=June 9, 2011 |work=The Source |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>[http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/06/27/%e2%80%9cswords-and-sorcery-and-superheroes%e2%80%9d/ DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » "Swords and sorcery and superheroes"]</ref> and a revived version of [[Team 7]] with non-WildStorm characters [[Deathstroke]], [[Amanda Waller]] and [[Black Canary]]. The ''Teen Titans'' spin-off title ''The Ravagers'' featured [[Caitlin Fairchild]] and [[Warblade (comics)|Warblade]] as part of the cast,<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/titans-legion-ravagers-crossover-the-culling-120210.html Newsarama.com : TITANS, LEGION, SUPERBOY & RAVAGERS Cross for "The Culling"]</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/howard-mackie-ravagers-the-culling-120212.html Newsarama.com : HOWARD MACKIE Talks BEAST BOY, THE RAVAGERS Line-up]</ref> while ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]]'' villain [[Helspont]] appeared in ''Superman'' #7 and #8,<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dc-comics-march-2012-solicitations-111212.html Newsarama.com : DC Comics' FULL March 2012 Solicitations]</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/dc-comics-april-2012-solicitations-120117.html Newsarama.com : DC Comics' FULL April 2012 Solicitations]</ref> [[Grunge (comics)|Grunge]] appeared in ''Superboy'' #8,<ref>''Superboy'' (vol. 5) #8 (April 2012)</ref> [[Zealot (Wildstorm)|Zealot]] appeared in ''Deathstroke'' #9,<ref>''Deathstroke'' #9 (May 2012)</ref> and [[Spartan (comics)|Spartan]] appeared in ''Team 7'' #5.<ref>''Team 7'' (vol. 2) #5 (April 2013)</ref> Midnighter was a recurring character in ''[[Grayson (comic book)|Grayson]]'', before spinning off into his own ongoing series.

Wildstorm characters continued to appear in the DC Universe following the [[DC Rebirth]] relaunch in 2016, including in the GLAAD Media Award nominated ''[[Midnighter and Apollo]]'' series published from 2016 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2016-10-04 |title=NYCC ’16: BAM! Wildstorm is back under the guidance of Warren Ellis |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-16-bam-wildstorm-is-back-under-the-guidance-of-warren-ellis/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=The Beat |language=en-US |quote="Ellis’s gay superhero couple Apollo and Midnighter have ther own book in the current Rebirth DC universe."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-01 |title=GLAAD announces nominees for 28th annual GLAAD Media Awards {{!}} LGBT Weekly |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201014358/http://lgbtweekly.com/2017/01/31/glaad-announces-nominees-for-28th-annual-glaad-media-awards/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=LGBT Weekly}}</ref> In 2018 Tom Strong appeared in ''The Terrifics'' and Promethea appeared in ''Justice League of America''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} |date=2018-07-25 |title=Finally for the Terrifics – Tom Strong [Terrifics #6 Spoilers] - Bleeding Cool |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tom-strong-alan-moore-terrifics-6-spoilers/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=2018-02-15 |title=What Is Alan Moore's Promethea Doing In 'Justice League of America?' |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/what-is-alan-moores-promethea-doing-in-justice-league-of-america/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

On February 16, 2017, Wildstorm was officially revived with ''The Wild Storm #1'' by [[Warren Ellis]] and [[Jon Davis-Hunt]], a 24 issue series that re-imagined the Wildstorm Universe. On October 11, 2017, Wildstorm launched a second series under ''The Wild Storm'' banner with the 12 issue mini-series ''The Wild Storm: Michael Cray'' by [[Bryan Edward Hill|Bryan Hill]]. Following the conclusion of ''The Wild Storm'' DC Comics announced that a new ''Wildcats'' six issue mini-series was to debut August 28, 2019, again penned by Ellis with art by Ramon Villalobos, but was cancelled in 2019.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wildcats-be-relaunched-at-dc-summer-1211266 'WildCATs' to Be Relaunched at DC This Summer]</ref><ref>[https://www.thenerdybasement.com/comics/warren-ellis-wildcats-relaunch-canceled-by-dc-comics-but-could-later-resurface/ Warren Ellis’ WildCats relaunch canceled by DC Comics – but could later resurface!]</ref>

Grifter, Apollo, and The Midnighter appeared in the alternate future timeline series ''[[Future State]]: Dark Detective'' in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Rich |last=Johnston |date=2021-02-06 |title=Deathblow, Team 6, Marlowe – Wildstorm Comes To DC Infinite Frontier |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/deathblow-grifter-team-6-marlowe-dc-infinite-frontier-spoilers/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}</ref> The Wildstorm characters were then officially reintroduced into DC Universe continuity later that year in ''Batman: Urban Legends'' #5<ref name="Screenrant Wildstorm returns"/> and ''Superman and The Authority''.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Sam |last=Stone |date=2021-06-30 |title=How Morrison's Superman and the Authority Fits Into DC's Current Continuity |url=https://www.cbr.com/how-morrisons-superman-and-the-authority-fits-into-dcs-continuity/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=David |last=Harth |date=2023-02-03 |title=Everything You Didn't Know About Superman & The Authority |url=https://www.cbr.com/superman-the-authority-trivia-facts-dc-comics/#the-authority-unfortunately-didn-39-t-play-a-huge-role-in-quot-warworld-saga-quot |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> The new Authority team then appeared as supporting characters in the Superman crossover story arc [[Warworld Saga]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Michael |date=2022-11-11 |title=10 Times "Warworld Saga" Was The Best Superman Comic Arc This Year |url=https://www.cbr.com/superman-warworld-saga-best-comic-arc/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

A 12 issue ''WildC.A.T.S'' series by Matthew Rosenberg and Stephen Segovia ran from 2022 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Shaun |last=Corley |date=2022-11-13 |title=DC's New WildCATs Team Reverses the New 52's Wildstorm Failure |url=https://screenrant.com/new-wildcats-series-good-review-wildstorm-dc-continuity/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Screenrant |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The 2023 series ''[[Birds of Prey (team)|Birds of Prey]]'' featured WildC.A.T.S member Zealot, and the ''[[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]'' series relaunched the Wildstorm title ''Planetary'' with a new version of the character The Drummer as well as the Authority's sentient home The Carrier.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} Last updated {{!}} |date=2023-10-24 |title=WildCATS Ends With #12 - What's Up With WildStorm At DC Comics Now? |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-wildstorm/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} |date=2023-11-10 |title=Yup, DC Comics' Outsiders Is A Full Blown Planetary/Authority Revival |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/yup-dc-comics-outsiders-is-a-full-blown-planetary-authority-revival/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> Wildstorm characters have also appeared in [[DC Black Label]] series including ''Superman vs. Lobo'', ''[[Amanda Waller|Waller vs. Wildstorm]]'', and ''[[Jenny Sparks|Jenny Sparks.]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} |date=2022-03-08 |title=Superman Vs Lobo Vs WildStorm Vs Extreme Lateness #3 (Spoilers) |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/superman-vs-lobo-vs-wildstorm-vs-extreme-lateness-3/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| | title = Waller vs. Wildstorm | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = May 2023 | publisher = DC Comics }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=DC revives Jenny Sparks of the Authority for her own solo series - facing off against a major DC hero |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/jenny-sparks-authority-the-dc-comics-black-label-tom-king-jeff-spokes |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Popverse |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, [[James Gunn]] of [[DC Studios]] announced that [[DC Universe (franchise)#The Authority|a film based on ''The Authority'']] was in development and would help form the basis of the new [[DC Universe (franchise)|DCU]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2023-01-31 |title=DC Slate Unveiled: New Batman, Supergirl Movies, a Green Lantern TV Show, and More From James Gunn, Peter Safran |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-unveils-dc-slate-batman-superman-1235314176/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2023, [[María Gabriela de Faría|María Gabriela De Faría]] was cast to play The Engineer, a member of The Authority, in the forthcoming ''[[Superman (2025 film)|Superman]]'' film ahead of ''The Authority'' film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-11-15 |title=‘Superman: Legacy’ Sets María Gabriela De Faría To Play Villain The Engineer |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/superman-legacy-maria-gabriela-de-faria-villain-role-1235612761/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The Wildstorm series ''The Authority'' helped start the "[[widescreen comics]]" trend that laid the ground work for modern superhero cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suderman |first=Peter |date=2016-05-16 |title=The comic book movement that gave us the era of the superhero movie |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/5/16/11661702/widescreen-comics-superhero-movies-civil-war-authority |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Vox |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=The Authority, Explained: Meet DC Studios’ Surprising New Superteam |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/the-authority-explained-dc-studios-superteam/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> Reflecting on Wildstorm's legacy in 2010, Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld called the series one of the most influential comic books of his lifetime.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=2010-09-22 |title=The Wildstorm Legacy |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-wildstorm-legacy/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> It was also the first comic book published by DC or Marvel to feature a gay wedding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henely |first=Kayleigh Hearn, Rebecca |date=2018-01-24 |title=The Wedding Issue: Apollo and Midnighter - WWAC % |url=https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2018/01/the-wedding-issue-apollo-and-midnighter/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=WWAC |language=en-US}}</ref>

Four Wildstorm books made [[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]]'s "The 20 Best Graphic Novels of the Decade (2000-2009)" list: ''[[Wildcats (comics)#Wildcats volume 3 (2006)|Wildcats Version 3.0: Brand Building]]'', [[Ex Machina (comics)|''Ex Machina'' Vol. 1]], ''The Absolute Authority'' Vol. 1, and ''[[Planetary (comics)|Absolute Planetary]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 20 Best Graphic Novels of the Decade (2000-2009) |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/graphic-novels/the-20-best-graphic-novels-of-the-decade |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[America's Best Comics|ABC]] title ''[[Promethea]]'' was included on [[The A.V. Club]]'s "Top 25 comics of the ’00s" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The best comics of the ’00s |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-best-comics-of-the-00s-1798220915 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=AV Club |language=en-US}}</ref>

Joseph Hedges published ''Wild Times: An Oral History of WildStorm Studios'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patane |first=Paul |date=2017-09-14 |title=Wild Times Brings the History of WildStorm to Bookshelves |url=https://twincitiesgeek.com/2017/09/wild-times-brings-the-history-of-wildstorm-to-bookshelves/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Twin Cities Geek - MN Geek Culture Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Titles==
===Major WildStorm Universe===
* ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]]''
* ''[[Stormwatch (comics)|Stormwatch]]''
* ''[[The Authority (comics)|The Authority]]''
* ''[[Wetworks (comics)|Wetworks]]''
* ''[[Gen¹³|Gen<sup>13</sup>]]''
* ''[[Dv8]]''
* ''[[Team 7]]''

===Creator-owned titles===
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*''[[Ex Machina (comics)|Ex Machina]]'' by [[Brian K. Vaughan]]
*''[[Astro City]]'' by [[Kurt Busiek]]
*''The Wizard's Tale'' by Kurt Busiek
*''[[Arrowsmith (comics)|Arrowsmith]]'' by Kurt Busiek and [[Carlos Pacheco]]
*''[[America's Best Comics]]'' by [[Alan Moore]]
*''[[Danger Girl (comic)|Danger Girl]]'' by [[Andy Hartnell]] and [[J. Scott Campbell]]
*''[[Battle Chasers]]'' by [[Joe Madureira]]
*''[[Crimson (comic book)|Crimson]]'' by [[Humberto Ramos]]
*''Out There'' by Humberto Ramos
*''[[Steampunk (comics)|Steampunk]]'' by [[Chris Bachalo]] and [[Joe Kelly (comics)|Joe Kelly]] 
*''[[Red Menace (comics)|Red Menace]]'' by [[Danny Bilson]], [[Paul DeMeo]], [[Adam Brody]] and [[Jerry Ordway]]
*''[[A god Somewhere]]'' by [[John Arcudi]] and [[Peter Snejbjerg]]
*''[[Leave It to Chance]]'' by [[James Dale Robinson|James Robinson]] and [[Paul Smith (comics)|Paul Smith]]
*''[[Strangers in Paradise]]'' by [[Terry Moore (comics)|Terry Moore]]
*''[[The Maxx]]'' by [[Sam Kieth]]
*''[[The Boys (comics)|The Boys]]'' by [[Garth Ennis]] and [[Darick Robertson]]
*''[[Zero Girl]]'' by Sam Kieth
*''[[Four Women (comics)|Four Women]]'' by Sam Kieth
*''[[Mek (comics)|Mek]]'' by [[Warren Ellis]]
*''[[Red (WildStorm)|Red]]'' by Warren Ellis
*''[[Reload (comics)|Reload]]'' by Warren Ellis
*''[[Two-Step (comics)|Two-Step]]'' by Warren Ellis
*''[[Tokyo Storm Warning]]'' by Warren Ellis
*''[[Desperadoes (comics)|Desperadoes]]'' by [[Jeff Mariotte]]
{{div col end}}

===Licensed titles===
*''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)#Comic books|Friday the 13th]]''
*''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]''
*''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''
*''[[World of Warcraft (comics)|World of Warcraft]]''
*''[[StarCraft (comics)|StarCraft]]''
*''[[Resident Evil (comics)|Resident Evil]]''
*''[[Dante's Inferno (video game)|Dante's Inferno]]''
*''[[The X-Files (comics)|The X-Files]]''
*''[[God of War (DC Comics)|God of War]]'' #1-5; #6 was published by DC Comics due to WildStorm's closure at that time.
*''[[Modern Warfare 2: Ghost]]''
* ''[[Gears of War (comics)]]'' #1-14; #15-24 were published by DC
* ''Mirror's Edge'': A six-part limited series, a tie-in with the [[Mirror's Edge|2008 game]] of the same name
*''[[Star Trek]]'': A series of limited series and one-shots, published by DC 1999–2002
*''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'': Two six-part limited series about the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series 2009

==See also==
* [[List of Wildstorm titles|List of WildStorm titles]]
* [[List of Wildstorm reprint collections|List of WildStorm reprint collections]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{cite book |last1=Sacks |first1=Jason |last2=Dallas |first2=Keith |author-link= |date=2018 |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1990s |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ffZ0zwEACAAJ |location=USA |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781605490847}}
* {{cite book |last=Khoury |first=George |author-link=George Khoury (author) |date=June 2007 |title=Image Comics: The Road To Independence |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=1-893905-71-3}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* [https://www.comics.org/searchNew/?q=wildstorm Wildstorm] general search at the [[Grand Comics Database]]
* {{gcdb brand group|id=4723|title=Wildstorm at DC}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=publisher|id=25|title=Wildstorm}}
* [http://www.comics-db.com/Other_Publishers/W/Wildstorm_Productions/index.html Wildstorm] at the [[Big Comic Book DataBase]]
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=157434 Wild at Heart: Ben Abernathy], [[Newsarama]], May 19, 2008

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