Comico: The Comic Company was an American comic book publisher, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Its best-known comics include the Robotech adaptations, the Jonny Quest continuation written by co-creator Doug Wildey, and Matt Wagner's Mage: The Hero Discovered and Grendel. Once considered a major contender on the American market, Comico went into bankruptcy in 1990, although it continued to sporadically publish books until 1997. In 2009, two of Comico's original founders launched an original webcomics site called CO₂ Comics, which they claim is the reincarnation of Comico.

Comico was founded in 1982 by a group of artists and publishers who had previously printed a local school paper called Duckwork in the Norristown area.^{[citation needed]} Their first book, Primer #1, attempted to establish a large black-and-white line, featuring the premiere stories of Victor, Slaughterman, Az, Mr. Justice and Skrog. Only Slaughterman, Az, and Skrog made it out of the pages of Primer #1.

Primer #2 would premiere what would be Comico's flagship title for most of its existence: Grendel. Matt Wagner's Grendel quickly leaped from Primer into three issues of its own black-and white-series before Comico ended its black-and-white titles in 1984 with Primer #6. (Sam Kieth's character The Maxx—later to have his own Image Comics title—was first seen in Primer #5.)

Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel.

Wagner was born in Pennsylvania.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to his creator-owned series' Mage and Grendel, he has also worked on comics featuring The Demon and Batman as well as such titles as Sandman Mystery Theatre and Trinity, a DC Comics limited series featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

Recent projects include Madame Xanadu for Vertigo, with artist Amy Reeder Hadley.

He has also produced numerous comics covers, including painted ones for Green Arrow.

He is currently writing a Green Hornet spin-off (one of several) for Dynamite Entertainment.

Wagner currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Barbara Schutz (Diana Schutz's sister) and their two children.^{[citation needed]}

Comics work includes: