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SDCC 2014; Dark Horse are set to add to their stable with the help of 12 new creator owned series

23/7/2014

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Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce twelve new creator-owned series from twelve creative teams that will take the world’s most popular art form to new levels through 2015!

Over twelve days, Dark Horse Comics debuted a new series exclusively through various media partners. With Comic-Con International commencing, Dark Horse gives you everything you need to know about the next wave of critically acclaimed titles from the biggest independent publisher in comics!
Why this has piqued our Interest

With a raft of creator owned titles Dark Horse is showing its diversity, from licensed properties like Mass Effect and Buffy to their great collection of Manga titles they have always been able to bring great stories to print.

With the continuation of Hellboy and BPRD as well as the newly announced Fight Club 2 it looks like the future is Dark for the comics but with the Horse leading the way.

You will be able to find all of the announced titles on our round up below
For a complete list of signing times and panel schedules, visit DarkHorse.com or stop by booth #2615 at San Diego Comic-Con!

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Colder: The Bad Seed

Writer: Paul Tobin

Artist: Juan Ferreyra

On sale October 22, 2014

Life goes on for Declan Thomas after his deadly encounter with the psychotic Nimble Jack, but Declan’s strange powers continue to develop, offering him a profound connection with the nature of insanity. Little does he know that the malevolent Swivel wishes to pick up where Nimble Jack left off!

Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive interview with Paul Tobin!


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Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.

Writer: Mike Mignola with John Arcudi

Artist: Alexander Maleev

On sale December 3, 2014

A bizarre series of murders and rumors of something worse lead Professor Bruttenholm to send a young Hellboy to a Brazilian village on his first mission. Hellboy and a small group of agents uncover something terrible in the shadows of a sixteenth-century Portuguese fortress . . .

Nerdist has the exclusive interview with artist Alex Maleev!


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Lady Killer

Writers: Joëlle Jones, Jamie S. Rich

Artist: Joëlle Jones

On sale January 7,  2015

The Schullers are every bit the American family: father, mother, and twin girls. Daddy has a good job, and though he works in the city, he can afford a nice house for his family in the suburbs. It’s a good place for the kids to grow up, away from the crime and questionable morals of city life. But what if the crime and the violence aren’t that far away? What if Mom isn’t just a housekeeper and a cook, but she’s also a highly paid professional assassin?

ComicsAlliance has the exclusive interview with Joëlle Jones!


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Dead Vengeance

Writer: Bill Morrison

Artist: Stéphane Roux

On sale January 21, 2015

It’s 1940, and a phony body on exhibit in a carnival sideshow suddenly springs to life and shambles away. Not so phony after all, he is John Doe, radio commentator and archenemy of Detroit’s notorious Purple Gang. But why did he disappear in 1930, and why did the mayor, the mob, and the cops all want him dead?

Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive interview with Bill Morrison!


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EI8HT

Creators: Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson

Coming February 2015

Welcome to the Meld, an inhospitable dimension in time where Joshua, a chrononaut, finds himself trapped. With no memory or feedback from the team of scientists that sent him there, he can’t count on anything but his heart and a stranger’s voice to guide him to his destiny.

Visit io9 for the exclusive interview with Rafael Albuquerque!


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Neverboy

Writer: Shaun Simon

Artist: Tyler Jenkins

Colorist: Kelly Fitzpatrick

On sale March 4, 2015!

In what world do you belong?

Neverboy, an abandoned imaginary friend, wants the real world. Julian Drag, a struggling artist, wants the imaginary.
When Neverboy’s drugs wear off, the surreal hangover he’s been running from sets in. And a trip down the rabbit hole is just what Julian has been dying for. When these two meet, the real and the imaginary worlds collide in absolute chaos. Julian and Neverboy, the dreamer and the dream, will have to face who they are in order to put things right again.

Visit Bleeding Cool for the exclusive interview with Shaun Simon & Tyler Jenkins!


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The Black Hammer

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Dean Ormston

On sale March 11, 2015

They were the greatest heroes of a lost era. But the age of heroes is over, and Abraham Slam, Col. Weird, Golden Gail, Barbalien, and Madame Dragonfly have been wiped out of continuity! Following a cosmic battle known only as the Event, the heroes awoke on a farm in a small town they are unable to leave, with the massive iron hammer of a fallen teammate the only reminder of the world they came from. As their tenth anniversary on Black Hammer Farm nears, they’ve largely given up on any chance of return, until the arrival of the Black Hammer’s daughter throws their new existence into chaos! The Black Hammer is part human drama, part multiverse-spanning adventure, and part journey into the DNA of the superhero genre!

Comic Book Resources has the exclusive interview with Jeff Lemire!


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PastAways

Writer: Matt Kindt

Artist: Scott Kolins

On sale March 18, 2015

When a deep-time research mission goes awry, four future explorers find themselves stranded in our present, where a side effect of their mission grants them unexpected immortality! As further time breaches cause dinosaurs to appear in Greece and buildings from the future to crash into Toronto, the unlikely heroes find themselves humanity’s best line of defense from the onslaught of time itself! The team achieves worldwide fame, and their adventures become more and more bizarre, even as their failure to get back to their own time leads to infighting and catastrophe!

Comic Book Resources has the exclusive interview with Matt Kindt!


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Rebels

Writer: Brian Wood

Artist: Andrea Mutti

Colorist: Jordie Bellaire

Cover Artist: Tula Lotay

Coming April 2015

From Brian Wood, the creator of DMZ, Northlanders, and The Massive, comes Rebels, a gritty, ground-level look at the men and women who fought to win independence from tyranny and those who would stand in their way.
Cocreator Andrea Mutti (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) illustrates the opening story, introducing us to the Green Mountain Boys, America’s first militia, and one young couple’s journey across the battlefields of New England. Colorist Jordie Bellaire and cover artist Tula Lotay complete the team with gorgeous palettes and striking illustrations.

Nerdist has the exclusive interview with Brian Wood!


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Harrow County

Writer: Cullen Bunn

Artist: Tyler Crook

On sale April 8, 2015

“Her earliest memories were of the taste of freshly turned earth and the bleating of goats.”
There’s them that say you ought not get lost in Harrow County. Because once you lose your way among the pines and briar thistles and those sweet-smelling scuppernong, you won’t never find your way back. Born on the very day a hateful witch was put to violent death, seventeen-year-old Emmy has always felt a bit lost . . . but never alone. The deep, dark woods surrounding her home crawl with ghosts, goblins, and the restless dead. These haints whisper to Emmy, promising her that she has great power, warning her that the people of Harrow County want her dead.

Comic Book Resources has the exclusive interview with Cullen Bunn!


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Alabaster: The Good, the Bad, and the Bird

Writer: Caitlín R. Kiernan

Artist: Joëlle Jones

On sale May 20, 2015

A year after Dancy Flammarion’s death in a burning barn, her seraph comes to collect her from a hell of her own creation. A new evil haunts the sun-scorched back roads and ghost towns of the American South: murderous twins who command a legion of ghouls. Once again, Dancy must face down demons, both those who walk the world unchallenged and those in her own shattered mind.

The Mary Sue has the exclusive interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan!


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Fight Club 2

Writer: Chuck Palahniuk

Artist: Cameron Stewart

Cover Artist: David Mack

Coming May 2015

The first rule is you don’t talk about it.

USA Today has the exclusive interview with Chuck Palahniuk!

Comic Book Resources has the exclusive interview with Cameron Stewart! 


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ARTISTS FROM RAT QUEENS AND PETER PANZERFAUST SWAP COVERS

23/5/2014

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The popular Shadowline series pull a cover artist switcheroo

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The August releases of two bestselling Shadowline series written by Kurtis J. Wiebe, RAT QUEENS #8 and PETER PANZERFAUST #21, will feature covers by each other’s artists. Additionally, a special retailer incentive cover B diptych by Michael Avon Oeming will be available for both books.

RAT QUEENS artist Roc Upchurch will draw Cover A for PETER PANZERFAUST. "Being a Peter Panzerfaust fan, I jumped at the chance to do a Wendy cover,” said Upchurch. “This is, by far, the best incarnation of Wendy Darling to date. I hope I did her justice (though, I probably did not)." 

This twenty-first issue begins a new story arc for the series, providing a perfect opportunity for fans of Upchurch’s RAT QUEENS work to try out this series as well. Together at last, Peter, the Darlings, and the remaining Lost Boys embed themselves in the dangerous heart of Paris. With the Hook hot on their heels, it is only a matter of time before they are discovered. But as ever, Peter is not without a plan!

PETER PANZERFAUST artist Tyler Jenkins will draw cover A for RAT QUEENS. "As far away from anything I get to draw on a regular basis and easily the most fun I have had doing almost any cover,” said Jenkins. “These characters seriously Roc(k).” 

In this issue the Rat Queens continue their blade-swinging snark in part three of “The Far Reaching Tentacles of N’Rygoth.” And this time, enemies better watch their backs. 

PETER PANZERFAUST #21 will be available on 8/13 for $3.50 and can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code JUN140493. RAT QUEENS #8 will feature a wrap-around cover, will be available 8/6 for $3.50, and can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code JUN140495. Retailer incentive cover B by Oeming for PETER PANZERFAUST #21 can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JUN140494. Incentive cover B for RAT QUEENS #8 can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JUN140496.
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Review - D4VE #3

27/2/2014

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Our Robot with a number for an A is back and this time the Aliens are well and truly with  him (on Earth at least).
Read Paul's review to find out if this this latest edition is the D4VE we have all been waiting for.
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COMIC BOOK ARTIST JUSTIN GREENWOOD SIGNING AT ILLUSIVE COMICS & GAMES

10/2/2014

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[Santa Clara] Local comic book store hosts signing with artist Justin Greenwood.

Illusive Comics & Games is hosting a signing with Justin Greenwood on Wednesday, February 12, from 6-8pm, to coincide with the release of his new comic book, The Fuse #1. The Fuse is a new, ongoing series from Image Comics which follows a veteran cop and her wunderkind partner as they investigate homicides on a power station 22,000 miles above Earth. Written by Antony Johnston (UMBRAL, Wasteland, Daredevil), the series blends sci-fi and crime for a story that’s truly explosive.

Justin Greenwood has previously illustrated Resurrection (written by Marc Guggenheim) and Wasteland (written by Antony Johnston) with Oni Press. He is a freelance illustrator living in Oakland, CA.

Illusive Comics & Games stocks a wide selection of comics and graphic novels from all genres, as well as thousands of issues of older comics. Special orders are available for both comics and boardgames.   Illusive Comics & Games is the largest comic book store in the Silicon Valley.

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MONSTERS & TITANS: BATTLING BOY ON TOUR

5/2/2014

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A trade paperback collection for fans of the #1 New York Times bestselling BATTLING BOY  

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Paul Pope’s new graphic novel BATTLING BOY debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestselling list, and the original art is now the focus of a series of traveling art exhibits in the United States and Europe. Now Paul Pope enthusiasts can enjoy MONSTERS & TITANS: BATTLING BOY ON TOUR, a trade paperback that fans and collectors alike will want to own. 
 
Praise for BATTLING BOY:
 
“The story is well balanced with tongue-in-cheek humor and epic battles, but heartfelt sincerity and humility when the dust settles. Pope perfectly matches the over-the-top and fantastical tone of the piece with gritty 1980s-style artwork, toxic coloring, and jagged inking.” —School Library Journal
 

“This is a sophisticated tale for younger readers, but Pope manages to both grant full-scale wish fulfillment and acknowledge the limitations of young boys with equal aplomb. His art, meanwhile, looks like nothing else in comics, with ropy, sinewy figures, dynamic action, and gritty urban design all captured in panels that have the rough, subversive tone of classic punk album covers.” —Booklist
 
"In Battling Boy, Pope has spun a smashingly beautiful adventure about a not-so-powerful boy-god sent down from the higher dimensions to save a crumbling city from the monsters that afflict it… Friends, this book is a number one stunner."
—Junot Díaz, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
 
“Paul Pope’s delightful and original Battling Boy is the adventure of the year!”
—Jeff Smith, Eisner Award-winning author of Bone
 
“Full of energy, precision, and pure kick—not to be missed.”
—Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies
 
“Pope is set to soar to glory.”
—Wired
 
“A new generation hero.”
—Entertainment Weekly
 
Collecting Pope’s large, lush original drawings photographed in detail from the actual art boards and with minimal editing, MONSTERS & TITANS features the art in its original format, with text in English, French, and Italian. 
 
Also included in the volume is a critical essay from Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Executive Director Charles Brownstein and an essay from Pope himself on his process, technique, and personal influences. 
 
A must for any Paul Pope fan, student, fellow-artist, or fan of the medium, MONSTERS & TITANS is a breathtaking compilation and celebration of the original art of one of the most critically-acclaimed American cartoonists of all time. 
 
MONSTERS & TITANS: BATTLING BOY ON TOUR (ISBN: 978-1-60706-944-7) will be available for $24.99 with Diamond Code JAN140554 and will hit shelves March 5. 
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Dark Horse & Dynamite update; AWARD-WINNING CREATORS ART BALTAZAR AND FRANCO 
BRING YOU THE CROSSOVER EVENT OF A LIFETIME!



21/1/2014

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Dark Horse and Dynamite Proudly Announce CAPTAIN ACTION CAT:
 THE TIMESTREAM CATASTROPHE #1, Debuting in April 2014

From the Eisner and Harvey award-winning, New York Times best-selling, famous cartoonists Art Baltazar and Franco comes the crossover epic event of a lifetime! Finally, Captain Action Cat meets Action Cat and the characters from Aw Yeah Comics! Also crossing over with Dark Horse Comics characters such as Ghost, X, Captain Midnight, and the Occultist, this series promises the typical zaniness that the creators of Tiny Titans are known for. True story!



In Captain Action Cat: The Timestream CATastrophe #1, there is something evil out there, and Evil Cat is determined to find it . . . even if it means searching throughout the Silver Age to do it! Could this blip on the screen be the one known as Doctor Evil Cat? What will happen when the Silver Age and the “Aw Yeah Age” collide? What does this mean for the timestream? The fate of the comic world may change forever! Plus, a mysterious frozen souvenir from the Golden Age makes a visit! For the first time ever, The Timestream CATastrophe introduces Captain Action Cat, an anthropomorphic action hero based on the classic action figure/adventure toy, Captain Action!


“All I have to say is: Wow!” says cowriter/artist Art Baltazar. “I am amazed at the comics which we get to create sometimes! Captain Action action figures have been a classic American toy forever, and now that he is back, the world will be a better place! It’s an honor to be working so close to this iconic character . . . even if our version is a cat. Aw Yeah!”



“I feel so lucky to be in this industry and that people are willing to let us play with their toys,” adds cowriter Franco! “This one means quite a bit to me personally because this crossover event features something we created—Action Cat from our own Aw Yeah Comics--which we get to cross over with Captain Action (as a cat) and the heroic crew from Dark Horse. ‘Wow’ is an understatement! Every year, I think we cannot top what we did before . . . and I am proven wrong, as this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever had the privilege to work on! Aw Yeah, Dynamite!”



“Art and Franco have been having a blast with the Itty Bitty Hellboy series. We loved their treatment of Hellboy and I’m particularly eager to see what mayhem they’ll inflict on our superheroes,” says Dark Horse president Mike Richardson. “Ghost and X teamed with Action Cat and Captain Action? Who would have thought?”

“I’ve gotta say, we’ve had some fun, high octane, cataclysmic, unbelievable crossovers through the years,” states Dynamite CEO/Publisher Nick Barrucci. “But this crossover will be the most fun! What Art and Franco have put together is just incredible! And did I mention fun? Aw Yeah!”



Captain Action Cat: The Timestream CATastrophe #1 will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ February Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and is slated for release on April 16, 2014. Comic book fans are encouraged to reserve copies of Captain Action Cat with their local comic book retailers. Captain Action Cat will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, iVerse, and Dark Horse Digital.
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Image Update; STRAY BULLETS IS BACK

17/12/2013

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STRAY BULLETS, by award-winning creator David Lapham, has found a new home: Image Comics. The critically-acclaimed cult classic that left readers in heart-stopping suspense at the end of issue #40 will pick up where it left off and make up for lost time.

Image Comics is proud to announce that STRAY BULLETS #41 (Diamond Code: JAN140528), a definitive collection of issues #1-41 entitled STRAY BULLETS: THE ÜBER ALLES EDITION (Diamond Code JAN140530), and the first issue of STRAY BULLETS: THE KILLERS #1 (Diamond Code JAN140529), the beginning of a new story arc that will continue as an ongoing monthly series, will all hit store shelves simultaneously on 3/12.
 
And for the first time ever, every issue of STRAY BULLETS and all forthcoming digital issues will be available immediately on the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com) and the official Image Comics iOS app, as well as on Comixology on the web (comixology.com), iOS, Android, and Google Play. To help readers jump in on the excitement, the first four digital issues will be offered for free.
 
"I couldn't be more excited to be back,” said Lapham. “Stray Bullets is home to me. To the fans who have been asking, and asking about it for years...I finally have good news for you."

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STRAY BULLETS won the 1996 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist, and the trade paperback collection STRAY BULLETS: Innocence of Nihilism won the 1997 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album-Reprint. Its trademark dark, neo-noir themes and nonlinear storytelling have been likened to the storytelling styles of Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch. 
 
“I’ve been a fan of Stray Bullets since the book first debuted back in 1995, and working with David and Maria Lapham to bring the book back at Image is hands down one of the most exciting things I’ve done since becoming Publisher,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. “Stray Bullets is one of comics’ towering achievements, and I could not be more proud to be publishing it through Image!”
 
All three STRAY BULLETS will release on March 12, 2014.
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Dark Horse Update; FURIOUS | The Pinups | Part 2

17/12/2013

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DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES DAVID LAPHAM’SJUICE SQUEEZERS TO BE FEATURED INFREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2014!

5/12/2013

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To celebrate, Dark Horse Digital offers the #0 issue of this highly anticipated series free for the next week!

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David Lapham, the Eisner Award–winning creator of the smash hit Stray Bullets, is writing and drawing his own series again for the first time in five years, debuting next month! Now, on the eve of Final Order Cutoff for the first issue, Dark Horse announces an original story to be featured in next year’s FCBD offerings!

Called “a perfect start to an addictive new serial” by Newsarama after its run in the Eisner and Harvey Award–winning anthology Dark Horse Presents, Juice Squeezers follows a covert group of tweens who form the main line of defense for the residents of Weeville against an army of giant bugs. The only ones who can fit into the cramped subterranean battlefield, the aptly named Juice Squeezers keep the endless swarm of bugs from overrunning the city. That is, until a new kid moves to town and threatens to awaken a dormant bug population. The exterminators may become the exterminated in this all-ages adventure story!

Available for download today, and free for the next week, is the critically acclaimed storyline from the series debut in Dark Horse’s flagship anthology, so fans will have the chance to see for themselves what everyone is talking about! Read the first chapter and tell your retailer that you are on board for this fun new series in the vein of The Goonies and Stand by Me!


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Rat Queens #2 Sells Out, Just Like Issue #1 To Find Out Why Check Out Our Review

26/10/2013

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The newly created comic highlighting the adventures of an all female troupe of characters is suffering of a sensation. To read why follow these links
Issue 1
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RAT QUEENS #2 TRIUMPHS ITS WAY TO A SECOND SELL-OUT
Fresh new fantasy series sells out two issues
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Creator Interview; George Mann Author of The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes

19/10/2013

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Author George Mann was very gracious in spending some time answering some questions based around his latest book The Casebook of Newbury and Hobbes


Join Jon as he tries to discover more about the story and its creator.


Creator Interview; George Mann Author of The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes

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