Prismacolor

Prismacolor is best known as a brand of professional art supplies, but within the comic book industry, it is credited as a colorist on 145 issues published between 1995 and 2016. The brand originated in 1938, when the Eagle Pencil Company—later rebranded as Berol—introduced its line of colored and graphite pencils, soft pastels, erasers, sharpeners, and carrying cases. In earlier decades, Prismacolor also produced watercolor paints and charcoals. Today, the brand is manufactured by Newell Brands.

In comics, Prismacolor’s most frequent credits appear on titles such as *Azrael*, *Sovereign Seven*, *Lobo*, *Animaniacs*, *Pinky and the Brain*, and *Isaac Asimov’s I-BOTS*. The brand’s work as a colorist was part of a broader industry shift toward digital coloring in the 1990s, though the company itself did not employ individual artists under that name; rather, the credit likely reflects the use of Prismacolor products or a studio arrangement. No major awards are recorded for the brand in this capacity, and no specific collaborators or co-creations are documented. The brand’s legacy in comics remains tied to its long-standing reputation as a supplier of high-quality coloring tools, rather than as a creative contributor.