Aspen Comics

Aspen MLT, Inc. is an entertainment publishing company founded in January 2003 by superstar comic artist Michael Turner. Priding itself on producing entertainment properties of the highest quality visual and storytelling elements, Aspen MLT, Inc. quickly carved its mark on the comic book industry.

In addition to Michael Turner's runaway hit, the number one best selling comic series Fathom, Aspen MLT, Inc. debuted the fantasy adventure epic series Soulfire in 2004. In 2005, Aspen released the popular series Soulfire: Dying of the Light and Fathom: Cannon Hawke, along with the anticipated maxi-series Fathom: Volume Two. 2006 marked the release of the critically-acclaimed series Shrugged and the primordial adventure Soulfire: Chaos Reign.

Along with their own successful properties, Aspen MLT, Inc. has collaborated with some of the comic industry's most successful companies and endeavors. Michael Turner and Aspen has collaborated with Marvel Comics on past and present properties, including providing covers for the year's best-selling event series Civil War, The upcoming Onslaught Reborn mini-series, and such titles as Wolverine Origins #1, The Incredible Hulk #100 and Ultimate X-Men #75, and Black Panther. Aspen collaborated with DC Comics on the popular Superman: Godfall mini-series, the best-selling Superman/Batman mini-series, and provided Eisner-nominated covers for the critically-acclaimed and top-selling mini-series Identity Crisis, as well as the entire run of the number one-selling Justice League of America. In 2006, Aspen joined forces with television giant NBC to create the online comic adaptations for the mega-hit television series "Heroes."

In 1994, Aspen MLT, Inc. founder Michael Turner moved from Tennessee to California to begin his comic book career. Working for Top Cow Productions, Michael started off doing background illustrations but soon helped to create and launch the comic book series Witchblade in October of 1995. Quickly growing to become one of the most successful comic book titles of the 90's, Michael served as an integral part of Witchblade's immense popularity. Shifting focus, Michael went on to debut his first creator owned series, Fathom, in the summer of 1998. An instant success, Fathom was a smash hit and earned the honor of becoming the number one selling comic book of the year. In the fall of 2002, Michael departed from Top Cow Productions to start his own publishing company, Aspen MLT Inc. Aspe

n MLT, Inc. continues to publish cutting edge comic book properties, spearheaded by successful new properties such as Soulfire, Shrugged, and Ekos in addition to Fathom. As well, Michael Turner and Aspen MLT, Inc. have provided covers for the comic industry's leading events, including Marvel Comic's top-selling series Civil War, DC Comic's best-selling series Justice League of America, and an Eisner Award-nominated cover run on DC Comic's Identity Crisis. In 2007, Turner will be completing his popular Soulfire series and providing pencils on Marvel Comic's all new series Ultimate Wolverine.