Star Comics is an Italian
comic book
A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...
publisher founded in December 1987 that publishes Italian editions of
manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
and Italian comics in Italy. Until the establishment of
Marvel Italia (now an imprint of
Panini Comics
Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher. A division of Panini Group, which also produces collectible stickers, it is headquartered in Modena, Italy. The company publishes comic books in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Hungary ...
) in 1994, it also published Italian editions of many
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
'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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