Who would you want to have publish LoL comics?

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO·8/14/2017, 7:59:50 PM·1 votes·473 views

If Riot were to lease the rights to a comic publishing company who would you want to be penning League of Legends comics?

I'm going to mainly comment on Marvel and D.C. As that as the extent of my comic experience. I think DC comics right now is absolutely phenomenal, and the champions of lol are a similar archetype to the D.C. Pantheon

Marvel on the other hand knows how to hand properties that aren't theirs. The Star Wars comics are absolutely fantastic.

Please voice your opinion! Maybe it's a publisher outside of the big two, if so so would love to hear the explanations for that as well

14 Comments

UnboundHades8/14/2017, 8:02:45 PM2 votes

no marvel and dc are just giant companies now and they dont care about their stories they are just their for money at this point u want a smaller company with people actually their because they enjoy it to work on it not people that only want money and could care less about the readers

Warlord Dienekes8/14/2017, 11:04:30 PM2 votes

Whichever really. I'd be more interested in the writers they get. I think Gail Simone could do some interesting things.

Ralanr8/14/2017, 11:05:56 PM1 votes

Dark horse?

I'd prefer darkhorse.

ChompyWulf8/15/2017, 12:39:42 AM1 votes

While the two big dogs of DC and Marvel would likely offer broader distribution, there are two others I would trust to do adaptations and production as well or better.

First is Dark Horse Comics. Unlike the major two, they took a shot at releasing manga from Japan in the US and did a pretty damn good job at what titles they do. While translating and producing an existing title to the West is very different from creating an adaptation of a game, the effort of authenticity at least is a good sign.

Second, and a very long shot, Sirius Comics. I can't say much about them overall, but I can speak about one title in particular. Drew Hayes created and self published his own comic, Poison Elves (initially titled I, Lusiphur) for a while and struggled but loved making it. He was made an offer by Sirius to be published by them, and while some self published creators called him a sellout, Sirius to their credit let him run wild with his story, not editing or toning down the violence, sexual content, alcohol, references to drugs, or pressuring him to leave out some very heavy plot points about depression and other sensitive subjects. Sadly, Drew Hayes passed away tragically in the middle of a major story arc in a very conflict heavy place. Rather than force onward, Sirius declared they would not continue Poison Elves unless they were sold to the fullest it could live up to what Drew built. It was only very briefly relaunched before the lead at Ape Entertainment left for IDW, since then Sirius once again shelving the IP. That kind of freedom to a creator and dedication to his work shows how flexible the company is and would be a worthy home.