First Comics was an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content.
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| - First Comics was an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content.
- First Comics is an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content.
- First succeeded with a broad variety of comic book offerings, eventually succumbing to sagging sales and a saturated marketplace. The company closed its doors in 1991. Among its best-known titles were Chaykin's pioneering social satire futuristic cop series American Flagg; John Ostrander and Tim Truman's GrimJack; the space-based anti-superhero series Nexus, by Mike Baron and Steve Rude; an action/superhero/fantasy/comedy series called Badger, also by Baron; Jim Starlin's space opera series Dreadstar (continued from its cancelled Marvel-EPIC run); Doug Rice's Dynamo Joe sci-fi giant robot saga; and Mike Grell's Starslayer (continued from its Pacific Comics run), plus Jon Sable, which was briefly adapted for TV. First also published a series of comic adaptations of the Eternal Champion book
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| - First Comics was an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content.
- First succeeded with a broad variety of comic book offerings, eventually succumbing to sagging sales and a saturated marketplace. The company closed its doors in 1991. Among its best-known titles were Chaykin's pioneering social satire futuristic cop series American Flagg; John Ostrander and Tim Truman's GrimJack; the space-based anti-superhero series Nexus, by Mike Baron and Steve Rude; an action/superhero/fantasy/comedy series called Badger, also by Baron; Jim Starlin's space opera series Dreadstar (continued from its cancelled Marvel-EPIC run); Doug Rice's Dynamo Joe sci-fi giant robot saga; and Mike Grell's Starslayer (continued from its Pacific Comics run), plus Jon Sable, which was briefly adapted for TV. First also published a series of comic adaptations of the Eternal Champion books by Michael Moorcock, plus English translations of the Japanese manga series Lone Wolf and Cub. The company's final major project was a revival of Classics Illustrated. Dark Horse Comics would later reprint (and finally complete) the Lone Wolf and Cub series. In 2005, IDW Publishing revived Jon Sable and GrimJack with new mini-series and reprint collections of the First Comics issues. The publisher would also republish a complete collection of Mars. In 2007 IDW also started reprinting Badger as well as starting a new series. IDW also reprinted the four Oz stories by Eric Shanower originally published as issues First Graphic Novel as Adventures in Oz. First Graphic Novel also featured colorized reprints of early issues of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, which artist Kevin Eastman despised.
- First Comics is an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content.
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