SpongeBob SquarePants (series) | |
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Cover for SpongeBob Comics #1. Art by Sherm Cohen.
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Publication information | |
Publisher | United Plankton/Bongo Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | February 2011-present |
Number of issues | 65 |
Main character(s) | SpongeBob SquarePants |
ISSN | 2158-253X |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Various |
Artist(s) | Various |
Penciller(s) | graham annable |
Letterer(s) | Comicraft Rob Leigh |
Creator(s) | Stephen Hillenburg |
Editor(s) | Chris Duffy |
SpongeBob Comics is an ongoing comic book series published by Bongo Comics and United Plankton Pictures. It was published every two months in the United States beginning in February 2011 and has been published monthly since June 2012.
The SpongeBob SquarePants characters had appeared before in comic stories within Nickelodeon Magazine and Tokyopop's Cinemanga series, but they never featured in their own comic book until SpongeBob Comics, which was announced by creator Stephen Hillenburg in November 2010. Debuting in February 2011, the series is published by United Plankton Pictures in association with Bongo Comics. Along with Hillenburg, independent comic creators who contributed to the first issue include James Kochalka, Hilary Barta, Graham Annable, Gregg Schigiel, and Jacob Chabot. Issue number 13, a Halloween special, was released in October 2012 featuring the work of such writers and artists as Stephen R. Bissette, Tony Millionaire, Al Jaffee, and Derek Drymon. Another Halloween-themed issue was released the following year featuring cartoonist Michael T. Gilbert.
In June 2013, United Plankton released SpongeBob Annual-Size Super-Giant Swimtacular #1. Managing editor Chris Duffy said the annual was "specially tailored" for superhero fans, with a cover by artist Jacob Chabot that was influenced by the Marvel Comics annuals of the 1960s. Collaborators for the book included Drymon, Kochalka, Barta, Ramona Fradon, Chuck Dixon, Jerry Ordway, and Vincent Deporter. A second superhero-inspired annual was released in June 2014.