By early 1992 a group of eight creators, including Larsen, Liefeld, and Valentino, announced the founding of Image Comics;Moneyline with Lou Dobbs, Greg Lemont reporting, CNN, 1992Booker, Keith M. (October 28, 2014). Stewart%2C Image Comics&f=false Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. Greenwood. p. 1145. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved April 26, 2017."Bye Bye Marvel; Here Comes Image: Portacio, Claremont, Liefeld, Jim Lee Join McFarlane's New Imprint at Malibu," The Comics Journal #148 (February 1992), pp. 11–12. the initial titles were produced under the Image imprint, but published through Malibu, which provided administrative, production, distribution, and marketing support.Platinum Studios: Awesome Comics Accessed February 3, 2008
