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1984 in comics
Events
Year overall
The independent publishing boom continues, as
Antarctic Press
,
Continuity Comics
,
Deluxe Comics
, Matrix Graphic Series, and
Renegade Press
all enter the arena. (In addition, small press publisher
Americomics
changes its name to
AC Comics
.)
Terry Nantier teams up with Chris Beall and Marc Minoustchine to form Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine (
NBM Publishing
).
The ups-and-downs of the marketplace take their toll, as
Gold Key Comics
(also known as Whitman Comics),
Capital Comics
,
JC Comics
,
Pacific Comics
, and
Spectrum Comics
all cease publishing.
The
Marvel Comics
imprint
Epic Comics
releases four new limited series (
Six from Sirius
,
Timespirits
,
Crash Ryan
, and
The Sisterhood of Steel
), solidifying the new publishing trend.
Marvel Comics
introduces its
Star Comics
imprint, licensed titles intended for young readers, with the three-issue limited series
The Muppets Take Manhattan
.
Opening of the San Francisco-based
Cartoon Art Museum
.
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