DC Comics, Inc. is an
American comic book publisher. It is the publishing unit of
DC Entertainment, a company of
Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by
Time Warner. DC Comics is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in American comic books, and produces material featuring numerous well-known heroic
characters, including
Batman,
Superman,
Wonder Woman,
Green Lantern,
Flash,
Aquaman,
Shazam,
Hawkman and
Green Arrow. The fictional DC universe also features teams such as the
Justice League, the
Justice Society of America, and the
Teen Titans, and well-known villains such as
Joker,
Lex Luthor,
Catwoman,
Darkseid,
Ra's al Ghul,
Deathstroke,
Sinestro,
Black Adam and
Brainiac. The company has also published non-DC Universe-related material, including
Watchmen,
V for Vendetta and many titles under their alternative imprints
Vertigo and
America's Best Comics.