Tag: Dark Horse Comics

DARK HORSE DAY For 30th ANNIVERSARY

courtesy Dark Horse Comics
courtesy Dark Horse Comics

2016 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Dark Horse Comics. The publisher that brought us Sin City, The Umbrella Academy plus comics continuing the stories of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, Aliens and Predator looks back and to the future in a special celebration for old and new fans.

Dark Horse proclaims Saturday, June 4, 2016, to be “Dark Horse Day,” with events happening in comic shops around the country. Retail partners are invited to celebrate by offering exclusive promotional materials, ordering discounts on Dark Horse Comics backlist titles, and a commemorative Dark Horse Day Sampler comic! Continue reading DARK HORSE DAY For 30th ANNIVERSARY

ALIENS: DEFIANCE At NYCC

Aliens: Defiance #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Aliens: Defiance #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Those acid-blooded Xenomorphs are back.

One woman fights to save Earth from the most horrific monsters in science fiction history in a brand new Aliens series from Dark Horse Comics.

At the Dark Horse: CLASSIFIED! panel at New York Comic Con, writer Brian Wood (The Massive, Rebels) and artist Tristan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road, TMNT) were announced as the creative team on Aliens: Defiance. The new ongoing series comes just in time to celebrate the anniversary of Aliens.

“Alien was groundbreaking when it first debuted, and has only grown in relevance and pop culture legend since,” said Wood. Continue reading ALIENS: DEFIANCE At NYCC

DARK HORSE Announces New BARB WIRE, More NEW Books

Barb Wire #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics, a Nerdist first
Barb Wire #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics, a Nerdist first

Big news from Dark Horse Comics at Emerald City Comicon. The publisher announced the return of Barb Wire among ten new series in 2015 as it expands its Project Black Sky Line, a revival of 1990’s series like X and Ghost.

Barb Wire is a female bounty hunter who tracks superpowered marks to score massive rewards. Pamela Anderson played her on the big screen.

Barb’s creator says why now is the right time to bring her back on the hunt:

Continue reading DARK HORSE Announces New BARB WIRE, More NEW Books

DARK HORSE COMICS Reveals EMERALD CITY COMICON Plans

 

Buffy Season 10 #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Buffy Season 10 #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics revealed the master plans for fans at the sold out Emerald City Comicon in Seattle next week. After revealing the four cover variants creators for the pop culture event, the publisher has revealed creator signings and panels.

 

SIGNING SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 28
11:00 MIND MGMT, STAR WARS: REBEL HEIST Matt Kindt
12:00  SERENITY: LEAVES ON THE WIND #1 EMERALD CITY COMICON VARIANT  Jenny Frison
1:00  COLDER Paul Tobin
2:00  DREAM THIEF Jai Nitz  NEVER ENDING Adam Knave and D. J. Kirkbride
3:30  PROJECT BLACK SKY Joshua Williamson (Captain Midnight), Christopher Sebela (Ghost), Joshua Hale Fialkov (Skyman), Frank Barbiere (Blackout), and Fred Van Lente (Brain Boy)
4:30  THE WHITE SUITS Frank Barbiere
BATTLEPUG Mike Norton
5:30  MASS EFFECT: FOUNDATION Tony Parker
DRAGON AGE Chad Hardin Continue reading DARK HORSE COMICS Reveals EMERALD CITY COMICON Plans

DARK HORSE REVEALS EMERALD CITY COMICON Variants

Veil #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Veil #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse announces revealed four variant covers exclusively for Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon.

 

Dark Horse is celebrating the launch of several new series with Emerald City variants for Serenity #1, Buffy #1, Veil #1, and a very special variant of Witcher #1.

 

Veil, the new, original series by Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula. Dark Horse tapped J. H. Williams III to create the variant cover. Limited to 500 copies, Veil #1 could go fast and writer Greg Rucka will be appearing at ECCC. Continue reading DARK HORSE REVEALS EMERALD CITY COMICON Variants

TOMB RAIDER #1 Preview

TombRaider1
Tomb Raider #1 courtesy Dark Horse

The further adventures of globe-trotting explorer Lara Croft continue in Tomb Raider #1.

 

Acclaimed writer Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Secret Six) takes over the new exploits of the star of video games, motion pictures and comic books.

 

 

Dark Horse Comics shared this first look at art by Nicolas Daniel Selma with a cover by Dan Dos Santos.

 

This is the official continuation of Lara’s story.

 

Spoiler Warning! Continue reading TOMB RAIDER #1 Preview

SERENITY: LEAVES ON THE WIND Begins

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Serenity soars again.

 

One of my most anticipated comics coming in 2014 breathes new life into this outer space corners of the Whedonverse.

 

Joss Whedon created the short-lived but loved Firefly television series which was reborn as a feature film. Dark Horse Comics picks up the story of Mal Reynolds and his crew in Serenity: Leaves On the Wind.

 

Writer Zach Whedon and artists Georges Jeanty (Buffy, The Vampire Slayer) continue with Mal, a pregnant Zoe, River Tam and the rest of outlaws’ story after the events of the Serenity movie when they exposed the universe to the corrupt government’s crimes against their own people. Continue reading SERENITY: LEAVES ON THE WIND Begins

Dark Horse Comics Declares HELLBOY Day

Hellboy: The First 20 Years courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Hellboy: The First 20 Years courtesy Dark Horse Comics

March 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After a brief appearance in Dark Horse’s San Diego Comic Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the incredible life of  “beast of the apocalypse” in countless comics and two feature films.

 

Dark Horse proclaims March 22, 2014 as “Hellboy Day,” with events happening in comic shops around the country. Dark Horse will provide shops our exclusive promotional materials and ordering discounts on all Hellboy and BPRD backlist titles as part of the celebration. Continue reading Dark Horse Comics Declares HELLBOY Day