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List of television series and films based on Image Comics publications

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This is a list of television series and films based on properties of Image Comics. This list includes live action and animated television series and films.

For some of the television series and films below, Image Comics did not begin publishing the associated comic book until after the television series or film had been released. Titles indicated in boldface below are those for which Image or its imprints had published an associated comic book before the television series or film debuted.

Television

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Live-action

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Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes and Ref.
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven 1 22 1998–99 PolyGram Television / Alliance Communications / Alliance Atlantis Communications / Crescent Productions / Crow Productions Broadcast syndication
The Walking Dead 11 177 2010–2022 AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Idiot Box Productions AMC
Powers 2 20 2015–16 Sony Pictures Television / Circle of Confusion / Jinxworld PlayStation Network
Fear the Walking Dead 8 113 2015–23 AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Square Head Pictures AMC [1][2]
Wynonna Earp 4 49 2016–21 Cineflix Studios / IDW Entertainment / SEVEN24 Films Syfy / Space
Outcast 2 20 2016–18 Fox International Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Circle of Confusion Cinemax
Happy! 2 18 2017–19 Universal Cable Productions / Original Film / Littletown / Hypernormal (season 2) Syfy
Deadly Class 1 10 2018–19 Sony Pictures Television / Universal Cable Productions / Gozie AGBO / Chipmunk Hill / Getaway Productions / Giant Generator / 2 Miles Entertainment
The Walking Dead: World Beyond 2 20 2020–21 AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Idiot Box Productions AMC
Jupiter's Legacy 1 8 2021 Millarworld / Di Bonaventura Pictures / DeKnight Productions Netflix
Paper Girls 1 8 2022 Amazon Studios / Legendary Television / Plan B Entertainment / Future Investigation / Sorry Dave Productions / Sic Semper Tyrannis Amazon Prime Video [3]
Tales of the Walking Dead 1 6 2022 AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Illiterate Manifesto / Idiot Box Productions AMC
The Chosen One 1 6 2023 Millarworld / Redrum Netflix Series based on Mark Millar's American Jesus[4]
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 1 6 2024 AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Hush Hush Films / Gurazoo Productions / Idiot Box Productions AMC
Ongoing
The Walking Dead: Dead City 1 6 2023–present AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Schneibot AMC Renewed for second season[5]
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 2 12 AMC Studios / Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / Circle of Confusion / Remainder Men / Idiot Box Productions Renewed for third season[6]
Upcoming
Revival TBA TBA 2025 Blue Ice Pictures / Hemmings Films Syfy [7]

From Image imprints

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Top Cow Productions

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Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes and Ref.
Witchblade 2 23 2001–02 Warner Bros. Television / Top Cow Productions / Mythic Films / Halsted Pictures (season 1) / Camelot Pictures (season 2) TNT [8]

Web series

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Title Original running Network Notes and Ref.
The Walking Dead: Torn Apart 2011 AMC 6 episodes.
The Walking Dead: Cold Storage 2012 4 episodes.
The Walking Dead: The Oath 2013 3 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 2015–16 16 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: Passage 2016–17 16 episodes.
The Walking Dead: Red Machete 2017–18 6 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: The Althea Tapes 2019 6 episodes.
Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water 2022 6 episodes.

Animated series

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Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes and Ref.
Wild C.A.T.s 1 13 1994–95 Nelvana Limited / WildStorm Productions CBS
The Maxx 1 13 1995 MTV Animation / Rough Draft Studios MTV
The Savage Dragon 2 26 1995–96 Universal Cartoon Studios / USA Studios / Lacewood Productions (season 1) / Studio B Productions (season 2) / P3 Entertainment USA Network
Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3 18 1997–99 HBO Animation / Todd McFarlane Entertainment HBO
Battle Pope 1 8 2008 World Leaders Entertainment Spike TV
Invincible 1 19 Gain Enterprises MTV2
Generator Rex 3 60 2010–13 Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network
Super Dinosaur 1 26 2018–19 Spin Master Entertainment / Atomic Cartoons / Skybound Entertainment / Corus Entertainment Teletoon
Ongoing
Invincible 3 20 2021–present Amazon MGM Studios / Skybound North / Skybound Animation / Point Grey Pictures / Wind Sun Sky Entertainment Amazon Prime Video Renewed for a fourth season.[9][10]
In Development
Nights TBA TBA TBA Titmouse, Inc / Untitled Entertainment TBA [11]

From Image imprints

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Top Cow Productions

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Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes and Ref.
Witchblade 1 24 2006 Gonzo Tokyo Broadcasting System

Film

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Live-action

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Year Title Production studio(s) Notes and Ref.
1994 The Crow Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Entertainment Media Investment Corporation / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions
1995 Tank Girl United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group
1996 The Crow: City of Angels Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions
1997 Spawn New Line Cinema / Todd McFarlane Entertainment
1999 Mystery Men Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar Productions
2000 The Crow: Salvation Miramax Films / Dimension Films / IMF / Pacifica Film Development / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Jeff Most Productions
2003 Bulletproof Monk Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lakeshore Entertainment / Mosaic Media Group / Lion Rock Productions
2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer Dimension Films / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions / Fubu Films
2010 Kick-Ass Lionsgate / Universal Pictures / Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Universal Pictures / Dentsu / Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment
Captain Battle: Legacy War Saint James Films / Sterling Entertainment / Tom Cat Films
2014 The Scribbler XLRator Media / Caliber Media Company / New Artists Alliance
2016 Term Life Focus World / PalmStar Entertainment / WWE Studios / Wild West Picture Show Company / Merced Media Partners
Officer Downe Magnet Releasing
2017 I Kill Giants RLJE Films / 1492 Pictures / Ocean Blue Entertainment / XYZ Films / uMedia / Man of Action Studios / Parallel Films / Adonais Productions
2019 Random Acts of Violence Telefilm Canada / Shudder / Elevation Pictures / SND Films / Wicked Rig / Manis Films / JoBlo Productions / Kickstart Comics
2020 The Last Days of American Crime Netflix / Radical Studios / Mandalay Pictures
The Old Guard Netflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah Productions / Marc Evans Productions
2024 The Crow Lionsgate / FilmNation Entertainment / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Davis Films / The Electric Shadow Company / Ashland Hill Media Finance / Hassell Free Productions / Media Capital Technologies / 30West
Upcoming
2025 The Old Guard 2 Netflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah Productions / Marc Evans Productions Post-production[12]
In development
2025 King Spawn Universal Pictures / Blumhouse Productions / Todd McFarlane Entertainment Pre-production[13]
TBA Hardcore Universal Pictures / Skybound Entertainment / Montauk Chair Pre-production[14]

From Image imprints

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Top Cow Productions
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Year Title Production studio(s) Notes
2000 Witchblade Warner Bros. Television / Turner Network Television / Top Cow Productions / Halsted Pictures Television film
2008 Wanted Universal Pictures / Relativity Media / Spyglass Entertainment / Top Cow Productions / Marc Platt Productions / Kickstart Productions /

Animated films

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Year Title Production studio(s) Notes and Ref.
1995 Youngblood Extreme Studios / Roustabout Productions
1998 Gen13 Buena Vista Pictures / Paramount Pictures / WildStorm Productions / Aegis Entertainment
2010 Firebreather Cartoon Network Studios / Pistor Productions
The Pro Image Comics / YouTube
2011 Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United Cartoon Network Studios
2012 Dear Dracula Kickstart Productions / Shadowline
2022 Radiant Black vs. Blaze Black Market Narrative / Tiger Animation

Reception

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Box office

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Title Distributor(s) Release date
(United States) 		Budget
(in millions) 		Box office gross[15]
Opening weekend
(North America) 		North America Worldwide
The Crow Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Entertainment Media Investment Corporation / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions May 13, 1994 $23 $11,774,332 $50,693,129 $50,693,129
Tank Girl United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group March 31, 1995 $25 $2,018,183 $4,064,495 $4,064,495
The Crow: City of Angels Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Pressman Film / Jeff Most Productions August 30, 1996 $13 $9,785,111 $17,917,287 $25,417,287
Spawn New Line Cinema / Todd McFarlane Entertainment August 1, 1997 $45 $19,738,749 $54,870,174 $87,840,042
Mystery Men Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar Productions August 6, 1999 $68 $10,017,865 $29,762,011 $33,461,011
The Crow: Salvation Miramax Films / Dimension Films / IMF / Pacifica Film Development / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Jeff Most Productions January 23, 2000 $10 — — —
Gen13 Buena Vista Pictures / Paramount Pictures / WildStorm Productions / Aegis Entertainment October 31, 2000 $6 — — —
Bulletproof Monk Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lakeshore Entertainment / Mosaic Media Group / Lion Rock Productions April 16, 2003 $52 $8,653,542 $23,358,708 $37,713,879
Wanted Marc Platt Productions / Kickstart Productions / Universal Pictures / Spyglass Entertainment June 27, 2008 $75 $50,927,085 $134,508,551 $341,433,252
Kick-Ass Lionsgate / Universal Pictures / Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment April 16, 2010 $30 $19,828,687 $48,071,303 $96,188,903
Kick-Ass 2 Universal Pictures / Dentsu / Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment August 16, 2013 $28 $13,332,955 $28,795,985 $60,795,985
Term Life Focus World / PalmStar Entertainment / WWE Studios / Wild West Picture Show Company / Merced Media Partners April 29, 2016 — $21,256 $21,256 $21,256
Officer Downe Magnet Releasing November 18, 2016 — $470 $850 $850
I Kill Giants RLJE Films / 1492 Pictures / Ocean Blue Entertainment / XYZ Films / uMedia / Man of Action Studios / Parallel Films / Adonais Productions March 23, 2018 — $120,433 $256,092 $342,558
Random Acts of Violence Telefilm Canada / Shudder / Elevation Pictures / SND Films / Wicked Rig / Manis Films / JoBlo Productions / Kickstart Comics September 19, 2019 $3.5 — — —
The Last Days of American Crime Netflix / Radical Studios / Mandalay Pictures June 5, 2020 — — — —
The Old Guard Netflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah Productions July 10, 2020 $70 — — —
The Crow Lionsgate / FilmNation Entertainment / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Davis Films / The Electric Shadow Company / Ashland Hill Media Finance / Hassell Free Productions / Media Capital Technologies / 30West August 23, 2024 $50 $4,644,666 $9,275,659 $23,999,106
Total $499 million $150,863,334 $401,595,500 $761,971,753

Critical and public reception

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[16]
The Crow (1994) 82% (55 reviews)[17] 71 (14 reviews)[18] —
Tank Girl 38% (39 reviews)[19] 46 (23 reviews)[20] B[16]
The Crow: City of Angels 12% (33 reviews)[21] 56 (12 reviews)[22] —
Spawn 18% (45 reviews)[23] 34 (17 reviews)[24] C+[16]
Mystery Men 60% (103 reviews)[25] 65 (24 reviews)[26] C+[16]
The Crow: Salvation 22% (9 reviews)[27] — —
Gen13 —[28] — —
Bulletproof Monk 23% (132 reviews)[29] 40 (29 reviews)[30] B[16]
The Crow: Wicked Prayer 0% (6 reviews)[31] — —
Wanted 71% (205 reviews)[32] 64 (38 reviews)[33] B+[16]
Kick-Ass 76% (258 reviews)[34] 66 (38 reviews)[35] B[16]
Kick-Ass 2 32% (207 reviews)[36] 41 (35 reviews)[37] B+[16]
The Scribbler 50% (14 reviews)[38] 27 (6 reviews)[39] —
Term Life 0% (7 reviews)[40] 23 (4 reviews)[41] —
Officer Downe 33% (12 reviews)[42] 26 (4 reviews)[43] —
I Kill Giants 77% (61 reviews)[44] 74 (10 reviews)[45] —
Random Acts of Violence 56% (68 reviews)[46] 39 (8 reviews)[47] —
The Last Days of American Crime 0% (43 reviews)[48] 15 (12 reviews)[49] —
The Old Guard 80% (287 reviews)[50] 70 (45 reviews)[51] —
The Crow (2024) 22% (133 reviews)[52] 30 (31 reviews)[53] B–[16]
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See also

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References

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