Polarity (company)
American media company
Polarity LTD is an American media company founded in 2018 by David Steward II. In 2019, it became the parent company of Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Group which was created by the merger/acquisition of comic book publishers The Lion Forge LLC and Oni Press. The company also owns the music label Neon Metropolis and formerly owned the comics magazine The Beat.
Its name conveys opposing forces and a global perspective to build a captivating range of assets. As a media company, Polarity is focused on investing in, and distributing new content to the global marketplace.
History
In 2018, David Steward II, co-founder of Lion Forge Comics, founded the media company Polarity "to help develop Lion Forge characters outside comics". OPB reported that Lion Forge "quietly rolled out" Polarity "as a holding company and investment platform for animation and other pop culture content products".
On May 8, 2019, Oni Press announced a merger with Lion Forge Comics with the merger negotiated by Polarity. Newsarama reported that "in March 2019, Oni was the 10th ranked publisher on Diamond's Direct Market market share chart with 0.74% in dollar share and 9th in unit share with 0.64%. Lion Forge was not ranked in the top 10". The two companies merged into the Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Group (OLFPG) and became a subsidiary of Polarity.
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