Star Comics is an Italian
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. ...
publisher founded in December 1987 that publishes Italian editions of
manga
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...
and Italian comics in Italy. Until the establishment of
Marvel Italia
Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher. A division of Panini Group, which also produces collectable stickers, it is headquartered in Modena, Italy. The company publishes comic books in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Hunga ...
(now an imprint of
Panini Comics
Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher. A division of Panini Group, which also produces collectable stickers, it is headquartered in Modena, Italy. The company publishes comic books in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Hun ...
) in 1994, it also published Italian editions of many
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...
's comic books. Star Comics has twenty-eight publishing branches and as of 2007 has published a total of 316 manga series in Italy.
Publishing Branches
# Action
# Amici
# Anime comics
# Dragon
# Dragon Quest
# Express
# Fan
# Ghost
# Greatest
# Gundam universe
# Hot
# Kappa extra
# Kappa magazine
# Kappa magazine speciale
# KM Presenta
# Must
# Mitico
# Neverland
# Point break
# Shot
# Starlight
# Storie di kappa
# Techno
# Turn over
# Up
# Up Speciale
# Young
# Zero
# Albi fuoriserie
External links
Star Comics home page
Comic book publishing companies of Italy
Manga distributors
Companies based in Perugia
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