Ian Melton, our reporter on the ground at Wizard World Portland this weekend, has picked up on some big news regarding writing duties on Dark Horse's Buffy the Vampire Slayer titles in 2014.
Issues 3 to 5 of Buffy season 10 will be co-written by Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander in the show, and Christos Gage[...]
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New Dark Horse series The White Suits is arriving February 19th, and Bleeding Cool not only interviewed creators Frank Barbiere and Toby Cypress on their "ganster-noir" comic, but got a glimpse of some process art recently However, that's all prelude to actually getting to read the comic, so dig in and dive for cover! Here's a[...]
In a me-too promotion along the lines of Bleeding Cool publisher Avatar Press' Crossed Day, Dark Horse is reserving a whole day to celebrate Hellboy's twentieth anniversary on March 22nd.
But today's the day the retailers set their Final Order Cut-Off figures for all the comics and things they'll have on sale for then.
Here are the[...]
And the week after, the launch of Jokers Daughter, Wolverine, Punisher and Ms Marvel.
So… what are you buying?
DARK HORSE COMICS
CONAN PEOPLE O/T BLACK CIRCLE #4
$3.50
FURIOUS #1
$3.99
GANTZ TP VOL 30 (MR)
$13.99
NEVER ENDING #3 (MR)
$3.99
SERENITY LEAVES ON THE WIND #1
$3.50
SERENITY LEAVES ON THE WIND #1 VAR CVR
$3.50
SLEDGEHAMMER 44 LIGHTNING WAR #3
$3.50
DC COMICS
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #9
$3.99
ALL STAR WESTERN[...]
It's A Draw will be releasing new episodes on Youtube and the Frederator Network on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but it's Tuesdays that will capture the interest of comics folk particularly, since Natalie Kim will be sitting down with comic artists to talk and draw with them, and who knows what craziness might ensue?
In Natalie Kim's[...]
After 11 issues of the creator-owned comic appeared from Image, the series was picked up and collected by Dark Horse, who proceeded to publish mini-series and one-shots while maintaining trades for fans In the meantime, the influence of Fear Agent is more pervasive than readers may realize, as the creator-owned movement from Dark Horse, Image,[...]
Looking for a 70s flashback of epic proportions?
From Tommy Lee Edwards, Noah Smith and Dan McDaid comes Vandroid, an epic story of a washed up van designer-turned cyberneticist savant, his technological masterpiece, and the corporate baddies who want to tear it all down! Published by Dark Horse, the five issue comic miniseries Vandroid, will be released in[...]
Elfquest has been in existence since 1978 and has been at various points self-published by creators Wendy and Richard Pini (through their imprint Warp Graphics), published by Marvel, then DC, and as of New York Comic Con 2013, Dark Horse released a "Special" one-shot of Elfquest: The Final Quest that kicked off a soon-t0-be-arriving series[...]
Okay, I've taken the kids to school, and popped into town for this week's comics and settled down at the Waterstone's Piccadilly fifth floor with its
Naturally, I feel bad for Dark Horse Comics the publisher, as this kind of blow in their publishing lineup will surely hurt them in market share, thus, by extension I also feel for all those who currently work on the comics there.
Just the other day a social media buddy and I were projecting that Dark[...]
Star Wars' original home may have been Marvel, but Dark Horse has been building the Expanded Universe for the last twenty-four years, one Force choke at a time.
We don't know if Marvel will toss the DH continuity as it stands, but given the consolidation of Lucas's Story Group, it's a fair bet that the Expanded[...]
Back in September, Bleeding Cool ran the debut of the new Dark Horse series Skyman's variant cover featuring President Obama, and Dark Horse have now shared some of the developmental art on that striking cover by Freddie Williams II, with colors by Dan Slott, including Williams' sketches for the cover.
Skyman debuts next week as a[...]
The new Dark Horse gangster-noir series The White Suits is coming to publication on February 19th, and it's a property with a fairly long history as one of Five Ghosts writer Frank Barbiere's personal dreams come true It was a concept long before it was a reality, and its first incarnation appeared in the pages of[...]
Coming from Dark Horse at the end of the month…
Coming from Dark Horse at the end of the month…
Coming from Dark Horse at the end of the month…
Coming from Dark Horse at the end of the month…
Coming from Dark Horse at the end of the month…
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Remember when we interviewed Joshua Williamson about his work as writer on Dark Horse's superhero series Captain Midnight and he mentioned again a "Project Black Sky" that's been hinted at and name-dropped by Dark Horse for some months now?
It really should have lit a fire under our feet to figure out what was coming up[...]
By Chris Thompson
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After last week's fun-filled discussion with Geof Darrow and Pop Culture Hound's Publisher of the Year, Mike Richardson from Dark Horse Comics (which you can still listen to here) – I'm very pleased to have the amazing Gerard Way join me on the podcast once again to see in the new year!
This time[...]
If the series continues to be somewhat outrageous in its art choices, maintains character interest, and stirs up enough conflict (which is the most likely element based on past Dead Boy stories), then it may encourage other Vertigo books to be more edgy in their format and a little more playful in their content.
Baltimore is[...]
Buzzkill, from Dark Horse Comics, written by Donny Cates and Mark Reznicek, with art by Geoff Shaw and colors by Lauren Affe
Buzzkill is another comic that changes the conversation in comics and about comics without becoming a thinly disguised social treatise In fact, it's hard to even type the phrase "social treatise" in connection with[...]
Retailers have until January 17th to vote – and get entered for a $100 worth of backlist for doing so, or 500 free bags…
UPDATE: Now with all the categories
2013 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 4%
Dark Horse Comics
DC Entertainment
IDW Publishing
Image Comics
Marvel Comics
2013 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Under 4%
Archie Comics
Avatar Press
BOOM![...]
By Adi Tantimedh The Fifth Beatle, a biography of the short life and career of the band’s manager Brian Epstein, is one of the graphic novel highlights of
By Chris Thompson
[audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode69.mp3]
Following on from last week's chat with Pop Culture Hound's People of the Year – Chris Roberson & Allison Baker from Monkeybrain Comics (which you can listen to here) – Geof Darrow returns along with Mike Richardson to celebrate Episode 69 and Pop Culture Hound's Publisher of the Year … Dark Horse Comics.
First[...]
For Dark Horse, it's the launch of Bad Blood, a new Baltimore series, Juice Squeezers, as well as returns for Catalyst Comix, Grindhouse, The Star Wars #0 and a new Killjoys DC Comics has a full lineup, including a new Superman Unchained and the launch of Dead Boy Detectives IDW has a relatively reduced lineup,[...]
Before Christmas, Valiant Comics made the very generous offer on Twitter.
That's right @richjohnston we love @Doncates & @DarkHorseComics Buzzkill so much we're offering a money back guarentee of #5 to our fans!
— ValiantComics (@ValiantComics) December 21, 2013
Quite a move… until you realise that Buzzkill by Donny Cates, Mark Reznicek and Geoff Shaw was just a[...]
On the fifth post of Christmas, Bleeding Cool gave to me... five panels from an upcoming BPRD. As well as Ryan Sook's variant cover for BPRD #118,
On the third day of Christmas, Bleeding Cool gave to me, three unseen pages from Dark Horse Comics original graphic novel years in the making, The Atomic Legion written by Mike Richardson and illustrated by Bruce Zick.
For young Robby, surviving a plane crash was just the beginning of an incredible adventure Swept away to a[...]
New York Times Best-Selling author and artist Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Red Handed), and New York Times Best-Selling artist Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun, The Damned), are creating Poppy! and the Lost Lagoon, the first in a series of graphic novels for children, Dark Horse announced today The series features Poppy Pepperton and her sidekick[...]
It's been away for a while. There have been Daytrippers and Fabulous Killjoys since. But now, according to My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way, the Doom
This isn't exactly business as usual... Looking for a great book to read? Check out BUZZKILL #5 from @Doncates and @DarkHorseComics ! We'll even thrown in
By Alex Wilson Ghost follows the exploits of woman back from hell to hunt down the demons that sent her there while trying to recover the memory she lost.
As per my predilections, there's a lot of Image and Dark Horse catching my attention.
Buzzkill comes to a rip-roaring conclusion in its first mini-series arc this week from Dark Horse, written by Donny Cates and Mark Reznicek , and with virtuoso art by Geoff Shaw It's been one of the most interesting series of the[...]