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Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac (JtHM) is a black-and-white alternative comic series by Jhonen Vasquez, published in seven issues by Slave Labor Graphics (August 1995 to January 1997), following serial-killer Johnny C. "Nny" and his wall of blood; collected in the Director's Cut.
Jon Arbuckle
Jon Arbuckle is the fictional cartoonist owner of Garfield and Odie in Jim Davis's strip, originally the star of the 1976 prototype comic Jon before Garfield took over, later coupled with Liz Wilson.
Josie and the Pussycats (comics)
Josie and the Pussycats, originally She's Josie, is an Archie Comics teen-humor series created by Dan DeCarlo in 1963 about an all-female rock band, adapted into Hanna-Barbera cartoons and a 2001 film.
Journey into Mystery
Journey into Mystery: Atlas/Marvel anthology comic series (1952-1966); issue #83, August 1962, introduced Thor, Donald Blake, and Mjolnir; retitled The Mighty Thor at #126; revived 1996 and 2011.
Jughead Jones
Jughead Jones (Forsythe Pendleton Jones III), Archie Comics character debuting in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941); Archie's hungry, lazy, dating-averse best friend with a whoopee cap, asexual in the 2015 reboot and played by Cole Sprouse in Riverdale.
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is a Japanese manga sequel to Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami and Yuji Iwasaki, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2025 and 2026.
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (伊藤潤二の猫日記 よん＆むー) is Junji Ito's semi-autobiographical gag manga about living with his wife's cats Yon and Mu, serialized 2008–2009 in Magazine Z and published in English by Kodansha Comics in 2015.
Jupiter's Legacy (comic)
Jupiter's Legacy: superhero comic by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, Image Comics 2013-2015, Union of Justice code, prequel Jupiter's Circle, sequels Requiem and Finale, 2021 Netflix series.
Justice League
Justice League: DC Comics' premier superhero team, first appearing in The Brave and the Bold #28 (1960) with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman; distinct from the 1940 Justice Society and from Marvel's Avengers.
Justice League Dark
Justice League Dark is a DC Comics superhero team of magic users and occult characters such as John Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, and Madame Xanadu, created by Peter Milligan and Mikel Janín in 2011 to fight supernatural threats the regular Justice League cannot handle.
Justice Society of America
Justice Society of America (JSA): DC Comics' first superhero team, debuting in All-Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940) by Gardner Fox and E. E. Hibbard, distinct from the later Justice League by its cross-generational mentor roster.
Kamui: He's Behind You
Kamui: He's Behind You (うしろの正面カムイさん) is a Japanese comedy horror manga by Eroki and Shinko Konoshiro, serialized since 2020, about a ghost-seeing schoolgirl assisting a psychic.
Kang Dynasty
Kang Dynasty: a 2001-2002 sixteen-part Avengers comic storyline by Kurt Busiek in which Kang the Conqueror conquers Earth, and the title of a planned MCU Avengers film retooled into Avengers: Doomsday after Jonathan Majors' conviction.
Kanojo no Tomodachi
Kanojo no Tomodachi (彼女の友達, My Girlfriend's Friend) is a romance manga by Jura, serialized on Kodansha's YanMaga Web since May 2021; seven volumes, 1 million copies reported, and a 2026 Quad anime adaptation.
Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Karai is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, a Foot Clan leader created by Eastman, Laird, and Lawson, debuting unnamed in Mirage's TMNT #53 (1992) and named in #55; later versions tie her to the Shredder.
Kick-Ass – The New Girl
Kick-Ass: The New Girl is an Image Comics superhero crime series (2018–2021) by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., relaunching Kick-Ass with veteran Patience Lee as the new hero.
Kimi wa Yotsuba no Clover (きみは四葉のクローバー)
Kimi wa Yotsuba no Clover (きみは四葉のクローバー, きみクロ) is a love-suspense manga by Kōshi in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2024, in which Yotsuba rewinds time with a four-leaf clover watch to save the bullied Utsu Uiichi.
King Ezekiel
King Ezekiel is a The Walking Dead character, self-styled king of the Kingdom settlement with pet tiger Shiva; comic debut issue #108, played by Khary Payton on AMC from 'The Well' (Season 7).
Kingdom Come (comics)
Kingdom Come (comics): 1996 four-issue DC Elseworlds limited series by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, a painted near-future story of a retired Justice League returning against amoral new heroes; award-winning, bestselling, and later adapted to audio.
Kinnikuman (キン肉マン)
Kinnikuman (キン肉マン) is Yudetamago's wrestling battle manga about the dame chōjin Kinniku Suguru, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 1979-1987 (387 chapters), continuing since 2011 in Weekly Playboy; spawned Kinnikuman II世, 1983 anime, and the 180-million-unit Kinkeshi boom.
Kirio Fan Club
Kirio Fan Club (霧尾ファンクラブ) is a josei romantic-comedy manga by Chikyu no Osakana Ponchan, serialized on Comic Ruelle 2022–2024 in six volumes, about schoolgirls Aimi and Nami obsessing over classmate Kirio; adapted into a 2025 live-action drama and a 2026 Satelight anime on HIDIVE.
Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii
Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii (きたない君がいちばんかわいい) is a five-volume, 31-chapter yuri manga by Manio, serialized in Comic Yuri Hime 2019–2022 about classmates Airi Sezaki and Hinako Hanamura's secret affair, ranked 6th in AnimeJapan 2024's manga-to-animate poll.
Kodocha
Kodocha, short for Kodomo no Omocha (こどものおもちゃ, Child's Toy), is Miho Obana's shōjo manga serialized in Ribon 1994–1998 in 10 volumes, winning the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award (shōjo), with a 102-episode 1996–1998 anime.
Koi Kaze (恋風)
Koi Kaze (恋風) is a Japanese romance manga by Motoi Yoshida about siblings who fall in love, serialized in Evening from 2001 and adapted into a 2004 anime.
Komiks
Komiks is the Filipino form of comics, a tradition of illustrated storytelling that arose in the 1920s, peaked as mass entertainment, and declined in the 1990s.
Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life (この音とまれ!)
Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life (この音とまれ!) is a koto-club manga by Amyu serialized in Jump SQ. since 2012, adapted into a 26-episode 2019 anime by Platinum Vision and a stage play, with family-composed koto pieces that won record awards.
Krakoan Age
The Krakoan Age (2019-2024) is Marvel's X-Men publishing era begun by Jonathan Hickman's House of X/Powers of X, in which mutants founded the sovereign island nation Krakoa, resurrected their dead via the Five, and traded miracle medicines before Orchis destroyed the nation.
Krang
Krang is the brain-like alien warlord villain created by David Wise for the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, voiced by Pat Fraley, inspired by the comics' Utroms, riding in Shredder-built android bodies, later reimagined as IDW's General Krang and the Kraang.
Kraven's Last Hunt
Kraven's Last Hunt: 1987 Marvel Spider-Man storyline by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck (working title Fearful Symmetry), in which Kraven defeats, buries, and replaces Spider-Man before his suicide; sequel Soul of the Hunter (1992).
Krazy Kat
Krazy Kat, George Herriman's American comic strip (1913–1944) in Hearst's New York Evening Journal: Ignatz Mouse throws bricks at the gender-ambiguous cat Krazy, who reads them as love messages; The Comics Journal ranked it the 20th century's best strip.