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[]

Live-action[]

Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes & Ref(s)
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven 1 22 1998–99 PolyGram Television Broadcast syndication
Powers 2 20 2015–16 Circle of Confusion Jinxworld / Sony Pictures Television PlayStation Network
Wynonna Earp 4 49 2016–21 SEVEN24 Films / IDW Entertainment / Cineflix Studios Syfy / Space
Outcast 2 20 2016–18 Skybound Entertainment / Fox International Studios Cinemax
Happy! 2 18 2017–19 Original Film / Universal Cable Productions Syfy
Deadly Class 1 10 2018–19 Universal Cable Productions / Sony Pictures Television
The Walking Dead: World Beyond 2 20 2020–21 Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / AMC Studios AMC
Jupiter's Legacy 1 8 2021 Millarworld Production Netflix
Ongoing
The Walking Dead 11 161 2010–present Skybound Entertainment / Valhalla Entertainment / AMC Studios AMC
Fear the Walking Dead 7 93 2015–present [1][2]
Ordered
Paper Girls TBA Amazon Prime Video [3]
In development
Sam and Twitch TBA wiip [4][5]
American Jesus Millarworld Production Netflix [6]
Fear Agent Sony Pictures Television Amazon Prime Video [7]
Astro City FremantleMedia North America TBA [8]
Nailbiter Sony Pictures Television / Skybound Galactic [9]
Thief of Thieves [9]

From Image imprints[]

Top Cow Productions[]

Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes & Ref(s)
Witchblade 2 23 2001–02 Top Cow Productions / Warner Bros. Television TNT [10]
In development
Witchblade Sony Pictures Television NBC [11]
The Darkness Sony Pictures Television / Skybound Galactic TBA [9]
Think Tank [9]

Web series[]

Title Original running Network Notes & Ref(s)
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.

Animated series[]

Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes & Ref(s)
Wild C.A.T.s 1 13 1994–95 WildStorm Productions / Nelvana Limited CBS
The Maxx 1 13 1995 Rough Draft Studios MTV
The Savage Dragon 2 26 1995–96 Universal Cartoon Studios / P3 Entertainment / USA Studios 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 1 8 2021–present Skybound Entertainment Amazon Video Renewed for a second and third seasons[12][13]
In development
Bone TBA Netflix Netflix [14]

From Image imprints[]

Top Cow Productions[]

Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company Network Notes & Ref(s)
Witchblade 1 24 2006 Gonzo Tokyo Broadcasting System

Film[]

Live-action[]

Year Title Production studio(s) Notes & Ref(s)
1994 The Crow Dimension Films / Miramax
1995 Tank Girl United Artists / Trilogy Entertainment Group
1996 The Crow: City of Angels Dimension Films / Miramax
1997 Spawn Todd McFarlane Entertainment / New Line Cinema
1999 Mystery Men Golar Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Pictures
2000 The Crow: Salvation IMF / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Jeff Most Productions / Pacifica Film Development / Dimension Films
2003 Bulletproof Monk Lakeshore Entertainment / Mosaic Media Group / Lion Rock Productions / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer Dimension Films
2008 Wanted Marc Platt Productions / Kickstart Productions / Universal Pictures / Spyglass Entertainment
2010 Kick-Ass Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment / Lionsgate / Universal Pictures / Marvel Comics
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Marv Films / Dentsu / Universal Pictures / Plan B Entertainment
Captain Battle: Legacy War Saint James Films / Sterling Entertainment / Tom Cat Films
2014 The Scribbler Caliber Media Company / New Artists Alliance / XLRator Media
2016 Term Life PalmStar Entertainment / WWE Studios / Wild West Films / Merced Media Partners / Focus World
Officer Downe Magnet Releasing
2017 I Kill Giants 1492 Pictures / Ocean Blue Entertainment / XYZ Films / uMedia / Man of Action Studios / Parallel Films / Adonais Productions / RLJE Films
2019 Random Acts of Violence Elevation Pictures / SND Films / Shudder
2020 The Last Days of American Crime Netflix / Radical Studios / Mandalay Pictures
The Old Guard Netflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah Productions
Upcoming
TBA Untitled first The Walking Dead film Universal Pictures / AMC Pre-production[15]
Untitled second The Walking Dead film In development[16]
Untitled third The Walking Dead film In development[17]
Danger Girl Constantin Film / JB Pictures / Prime Universe Films In development[18]
Spawn Universal Pictures / Blumhouse Productions / Todd McFarlane Entertainment Pre-production[19]
The Maxx Free Association / Vertigo Entertainment In development[20]
Son of Shaolin Seven Bucks Productions In development[21]

From Image imprints[]

Top Cow Productions
Year Title Production studio(s) Notes
2000 Witchblade Top Cow Productions, Inc. / Halsted Pictures / Warner Bros. Television / Turner Network Television Television film
Upcoming
TBA Rising Stars Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Atlas Entertainment / Studio JMS In development[22]

Animated films[]

Year Title Production studio(s) Notes & Ref(s)
1995 Youngblood Extreme Studios / Roustabout Productions
2000 Gen¹³ WildStorm Productions / Aegis Entertainment / Buena Vista Pictures / Paramount Pictures
2010 Firebreather Pistor Productions / Cartoon Network Studios
The Pro Image Comics / YouTube
2011 Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United Cartoon Network Studios / Warner Bros. Television Distribution
2012 Dear Dracula Kickstart Productions / Shadowline

Reception[]

Box office[]

Title Distributor(s) Release date
(United States) 		Budget
(in millions) 		Box office gross[23]
Opening weekend
(North America) 		North America Worldwide
The Crow Dimension Films / Miramax 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 Dimension Films / Miramax August 30, 1996 $13 $9,785,111 $17,917,287 $25,417,287
Spawn Todd McFarlane Entertainment / New Line Cinema August 1, 1997 $45 $19,738,749 $54,870,174 $87,840,042
Mystery Men Golar Productions / Dark Horse Entertainment / Universal Pictures August 6, 1999 $68 $10,017,865 $29,762,011 $33,461,011
The Crow: Salvation IMF / Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation / Jeff Most Productions / Pacifica Film Development / Dimension Films January 23, 2000 $10 N/A N/A N/A
Gen¹³ Paramount Pictures / WildStorm Productions / Aegis Entertainment / Buena Vista Pictures October 31, 2000 $6 N/A N/A N/A
Bulletproof Monk Lakeshore Entertainment / Mosaic Media Group / Lion Rock Productions / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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 Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment / Lionsgate / Universal Pictures / Marvel Comics April 16, 2010 $30 $19,828,687 $48,071,303 $96,188,903
Kick-Ass 2 Marv Films / Dentsu / Universal Pictures / Plan B Entertainment August 16, 2013 $28 $13,332,955 $28,795,985 $60,795,985
Term Life PalmStar Entertainment / WWE Studios / Wild West Films / Merced Media Partners / Focus World April 29, 2016 N/A $21,256 $21,256 $21,256
Officer Downe Magnet Releasing November 18, 2016 N/A $470 $850 $850
I Kill Giants 1492 Pictures / Ocean Blue Entertainment / XYZ Films / uMedia / Man of Action Studios / Parallel Films / Adonais Productions / RLJE Films March 23, 2018 N/A $120,433 $256,092 $342,558
Random Acts of Violence Elevation Pictures / SND Films / Shudder September 19, 2019 $3.5 N/A N/A N/A
The Last Days of American Crime Netflix / Radical Studios / Mandalay Pictures June 5, 2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
The Old Guard Netflix / Skydance Media / Denver and Delilah Productions July 10, 2020 $70 N/A N/A N/A
Total $802 million $146,218,668 $392,319,841 $737,972,647

Critical and public reception[]

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore[24]
The Crow 82% (55 reviews)[25] 71 (14 reviews)[26] N/A
Tank Girl 38% (39 reviews)[27] 46 (23 reviews)[28] B[24]
The Crow: City of Angels 12% (33 reviews)[29] 56 (12 reviews)[30] N/A
Spawn 18% (45 reviews)[31] 34 (17 reviews)[32] C+[24]
Mystery Men 60% (103 reviews)[33] 65 (24 reviews)[34] C+[24]
The Crow: Salvation 22% (9 reviews)[35] N/A N/A
Gen¹³ N/A[36] N/A N/A
Bulletproof Monk 23% (132 reviews)[37] 40 (29 reviews)[38] B[24]
The Crow: Wicked Prayer 0% (6 reviews)[39] N/A N/A
Wanted 71% (205 reviews)[40] 64 (38 reviews)[41] B+[24]
Kick-Ass 76% (258 reviews)[42] 66 (38 reviews)[43] B[24]
Kick-Ass 2 32% (207 reviews)[44] 41 (35 reviews)[45] B+[24]
The Scribbler 50% (14 reviews)[46] 27 (6 reviews)[47] N/A
Term Life 0% (7 reviews)[48] 23 (4 reviews)[49] N/A
Officer Downe 33% (12 reviews)[50] 26 (4 reviews)[51] N/A
I Kill Giants 77% (61 reviews)[52] 74 (10 reviews)[53] N/A
Random Acts of Violence 56% (68 reviews)[54] 39 (8 reviews)[55] N/A
The Last Days of American Crime 0% (43 reviews)[56] 15 (12 reviews)[57] N/A
The Old Guard 80% (266 reviews)[58] 70 (45 reviews)[59] N/A
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