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So it is with Dark Horse, celebrating the 40th-anniversary of Grendel (and an upcoming Netflix television adaptation) by cashing in with a new second edition line of Grendel Omnibuses… er, Omnibi… um, big books. From the press release: In celebration of the 40th anniversary for Matt Wagner's expansive, genre defying saga Grendel, Dark Horse Comics will be[...]

Dark Horse is planning an anniversary edition of Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart's The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects in June 2022, the publisher revealed in a press release Monday The new edition of the Eisner-winning comic will celebrate its 20th anniversary and will include forty pages of new material, including a never-before-published[...]

The last time Dark Horse Comics has a director of Marketing, it was Melissa Lomax, who was promoted from that position in 2018 to Director of E-Commerce Now they has announced the promotion of Cara O'Neil to Director of Marketing Communications. Cara O'Neil,  Director of Marketing Communications. Dark Horse provides the following announcement; O'Neil joined Dark Horse in[...]

In 2014, Dark Horse Comics and CCP Games published comic books, in digital and print, from the world of EVE Online Now, Dark Horse has announced that partnership will continue with EVE Online: Capsuleer Chronicles, a new four-issue miniseries from the universe of EVE, launching digitally today. EVE Online: Capsuleer Chronicles #1 Creators Melissa Grey, Sam Maggs,[...]

Mike Richardson is the publisher and owner of Dark Horse Comics, and in December will be putting out a comic book he write, drawn by Jordi Armengol It was solicited under the name Icon as a four issue limited series about the return of a masked vigilante after 25 years. Mike Richardson Renames Own Comic Icon[...]

All four will be executive producers on the project, with projects and finance being prepared for streaming services and global distribution. Sergio Aragonés' Groo The Wanderer Optioned For TV And Film Groo The Wanderer, as a comic book celebrating its 40th year, has been published by more publishers than any other comic book title, including Pacific, Eclipse,[...]

The Norse Mythology adaptation of Neil Gaiman's books by P Craig Russell and David Rubin continues with a third series from Dark Horse Comics, as well as a new Manor Black from Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt in Dark Horse February 2022 solicits and solicitations Pictures when we have them…  which is not yet. NORSE MYTHOLOGY[...]

Today, Dark Horse Comics – who published Star Wars comic books for over a decade before Marvel's more recent run – announced that, in collaboration with Lucasfilm and Disney Worldwide Publishing, would have a new line of all-ages comics and graphic novels expanding the Star Wars galaxy. Beginning in Spring 2022, fans are told that they can expect[...]

Dark Horse and Humble Bundle announced a bundle of Kazuo Koike written manga today The bundle appears to contain everything Koike wrote that Dark Horse has the rights to, except New Lone Wolf & Cub. Courtesy of Dark Horse and Humble Bundle It turns out Dark Horse has the rights to quite a bit The Kazuo Koike[...]

and Dark Horse Books announced this week The Art of Masters of the Universe: Revelation, a one of a kind oversized hardcover book exploring the new Netflix TV show It is part of a series of art books based on pop cultural items that Dark Horse has specialised in, since their Zelda: Hyrule Historia almost[...]

A new volume of Criminal Macabre is on the way next July from creator Steve Niles and artist Syzmon Kudranski, Dark Horse Comics announced on Wednesday Criminal Macabre: Spirit of the Demon is billed as "bloodier than ever" in the press release, bringing supernatural detective Cal McDonald back out of retirement for a new case[...]

Dark Horse Comics sees the launch of Apache Delivery Service from Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins, a new franchise Sword Of Hyperborea from Mike Mignola, Rob Williams and Laurence Campbell and a Hellboy/BPRD one-shot from Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson and Shawn Martinbrough, all in their January 2022 solicitations. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:[...]

Apache Delivery Service is a new comic book series by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins, and Hilary Jenkins, the creative team behind Fear Case, launching from Dark Horse Comics on January 2022. Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins, & Hilary Jenkins' Apache Delivery Service In the jungles of Vietnam, two men are on the hunt for a cache of missing gold[...]

And now he has a graphic novel. George Mann Writes Graphic Novel, Motherbridge: Seeds of Change Motherbridge: Seeds of Change is a new graphic novel written by George Mann and drawn by Argentinian artist Aleta Vidal, to be published by Dark Horse Comics at the end of May next year Here's how it looks… In the aftermath of[...]

Joe Glass, formerly of this parish, talked about the performance of the Pride Omnibus, the Dark Horse collection of his queer superhero comic book that he was self-publishing for years before it got picked up by ComiXology Originals and then collected by Dark Horse And apparently it's been doing really well  – and especially in[...]

At the Diamond Retailer Summit this past weekend, Dark Horse VP of Marketing Matt Parkinson talked more widely about the upcoming plans with Brian Bendis, now that he has brought his Jinxworld line of creator-owned comics to Dark Horse for their 35th year As well as the backlist including Torso, Powers, Scarlet and more, and[...]

Only seven years late! Jason Pearson's Body Bags Back For 2022 As #1 CGC 9.8 Goes To Auction But if you want to go back twenty-five years to its origins, a copy of the original first issue as published by Dark Horse Comics at CGC 9.8 is up for auction at Heritage Auctions, going under the hammer[...]

Caitlin Like's new middle-grade graphic novel, The Hundredth Voice, has been picked up by Brett Israel at Dark Horse Comics Inspired by The Phantom of the Opera and The Little Mermaid, this story follows a boy determined to break his family's curse which causes every singer to lose their voice When he arrives at his grandfather's exclusive—and haunted—academy,[...]

Dark Horse Comics has announced the promotion of editor Freddye Miller to Managing Editor Miller joined Portland's Dark Horse seven years ago in 2005 as their receptionist Three years later, she was brought into the Editorial Department as an Assistant Editor in 2008 Soon after she was moved to the role of Editorial Coordinator and[...]

Dark Horse Comic has revealed that esteemed comic book artists David Mack will produce a series of four variant covers for Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria — The Bright Queen, to be available EX-X-X-CLUSIVELY through Things From Another World, the comic book retailer founded by Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson Each issue of the[...]

Mike Richardson, President and Publisher of Dark Horse returns to the keyboard for a new comic book superhero series with Jordi Armengol, The Icon, as Mike Mignola also picks up the pen to draw a post-BPRD book, Sir Edward Grey: Acheron And with Colin Lorimer and Joana Lafuente creating the new series, Daisy Here are[...]

But in a shocking turn of events, Mignola will write and illustrate a brand new full-length comic book at Dark Horse this December: Sir Edward Grey: Acheron. The last comic Mignola wrote and fully illustrated was 2016's Hellboy in Hell, a comic about Hellboy believing there's no way Donald Trump will actually win the election and[...]

Here are 23 examples from 2001 to this past week, as the world remembers the events of the 11th of September 2001, twenty years ago today. Heroes: The World's Greatest Super Hero Creators Honor The World's Greatest Heroes 9-11-2001, a book of sixty-four full-page illustrations paying tribute to those who attempted to save lives on 9-11,[...]

We Only Kill Each Other is a new comic book series written by Stephanie Phillips and drawn by Peter Krause from ComiXology Originals, to begin being published digitally in November, and to be collected in print by Dark Horse in April 2022. We Only Kill Each Other is a new gritty violent 5-issue historical fiction comic[...]

Mattel and Dark Horse Direct announced today a new element in the continuation of their partnership that has been going on since 2014, beginning with the publication of the Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Tim and Steve Seeley.  Since then, Mattel and Dark Horse have produced several books, including a[...]

Bolger, Barry Devlin, and Dee Cunniffe, in stores in March 2022 from Dark Horse Comics The press release contains more details You readers like details, and we like padding our article word count with excerpts from the press release, so this is a win/win situation. In 50 BCE, Morrigan, the goddess of war, has become restless as[...]

The massively popular web series Critical Role is getting another graphic novel next Spring from Dark Horse Comics Following in the Mighty Nein Origins line, Dark Horse will release Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Nott the Brave, exploring the origin of the titular character, next April Written by Sam Maggs with Critical Role's[...]

Brian Bendis announced that he was moving his creator-owned line to Dark Horse Comics last week, including the launch of new series Joy Operations with Stephen Byrne On his brand-new Substack newsletter (not a Nick Spencer $600,000 deal though) he talked about his plans going forward, saying "the biggest change we're going to make from[...]

Dark Horse Comics have their November 2021 solicits and solicitations ready to go, with Brian Bendis bringing Joy Operations and his other creator-owned comics to the publisher, Hellboy: Bones Of The Giants will be adapting the noble into comics, and we get a Stranger Things Winter Special ahead of the Christmas season… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item[...]

Dark Horse Comics has announced that Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden will adapt their Hellboy prose novel, The Bones of Giants, as a comic this November in celebration of cashing in on work they already completed twenty years ago The comic will be drawn by Matt Smith with colors by Chris O'Halloran and letters by[...]