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| Industry | Comics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Barry Blair |
| Defunct | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1985–1988) Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1988–1994) |
Key people | Dave Cooper Patrick McEown Guang Yap |
| Products | The Men in Black |
| Owner | Marvel Comics |
| Parent | Malibu Comics |
Aircel Comics (Aircel Publishing) was a comic book publisher founded by Barry Blair, in Ottawa, Ontario in 1985. In 1988, it merged with American publisher Eternity Comics, itself an imprint of Malibu Comics, and in the late 1980s was taken over by Malibu before ceasing publication in 1994. It was best known as the original publisher of The Men in Black, a comic book which was later adapted into a media franchise.
Aircel blended historical and futuristic fantasy from different cultures as the underlying theme for most of its comic series. It featured high-quality colour covers with black-and white interiors. Canadian artists such as Dave Cooper, Denis Beauvais, and Dale Keown got their start at Aircel.[1] Charles de Lint also scripted several comic books for Aircel in the mid-1980s.