NYCC: DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES CREATIVE TEAM AND DATE FOR EVE ONLINE COMIC SERIES & SOURCE BOOK IT’S A BIG UNIVERSE. BRING A GUIDE. OCTOBER 10, NEW YORK, NY – CCP Games, the world’s leading independent developer of massively multiplayer games and creators of EVE Online, have partnered with Dark Horse Comics to deliver two amazing books as epic as the online universe from which they are spawned: EVE: True Stories & EVE: Source. EVE: True Stories is CCP’s first graphic novel and features artwork by Alejandro Aragon (Overlook, 28 Days Later), Tomm Coker (Daredevil Noir, Near Death), Federico Dallocchio (Batman: Arkham Unhinged, Suicide Squad), Dave Ross (Star Wars: The Crimson
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#NYCC: Dark Horse Announces Two New Series From David Lapham
#NYCC: DAVID LAPHAM WRITES AND DRAWS TWO CREATOR-OWNED SERIES AT DARK HORSE IN 2014! OCTOBER 10, NEW YORK, NY—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, on not one, but two new creator-owned titles: Juice Squeezers and Kid McAlister! 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
Continue reading#NYCC: Dark Horse Releases “Mandala” Digitally
DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES STUART MOORE AND BRUCE ZICK’S MANDALA Read the first chapter of an all-new original graphic novel on Digital.DarkHorse.com today! NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 9—New York Comic Con is still a full day away from opening its doors to the public, but we’re keeping the announcements coming! Today, Dark Horse premieresMandala, an upcoming OGN written by Stuart Moore (Web of Spider-Man, Conan: The Mask of Acheron), with art by Bruce Zick (Thor)! The earth—here and now. Humankind is secretly enslaved by a global mind-control cage called the GRID. Mike Morningstar and his spiritual spec-ops unit, known as “The Thirteen,” must alter time and take down
Continue readingComic Review: Star Wars #10
When we last left off our heroes (meaning, Star Wars #9, not the last time I reviewed this comic), Leia had travelled to the remains of Alderaan where she found a derelict ship piloted by the very man who created the Death Star’s primary laser weapon. Han and Chewie had survived a dog-fight with Boba Fett and are hiding out on Coruscant. Luke and Wedge had infiltrated the Star Destroyer Devastator while Prithi waits in her X-Wing. Spoilers Below This issue opens with Luke and Wedge trying to stay alive onboard the Devastator. Hiding out on the ship has offered the two of
Continue readingDark Horse & IDW Comics Preview – October 9, 2013
Here are some selected previews that will be out in comic shops Wednesday, October 9. These are the books that caught my eye this week. DARK HORSE Star Wars #10 Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have infiltrated an Imperial Destroyer. But now nine thousand stormtroopers are searching for them, and Darth Vader is aware of their presence. Completing their mission and escaping with their lives may be an either/or proposition! Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet prepares for an Imperial assault! Artist Carlos D’Anda returns! Legendary Star Wars cover artist Hugh Fleming!
Continue readingDark Horse & Dynamite Entertainment present “The Shadow Vs. Grendel”!
DARK HORSE AND DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE AN EPIC CROSSOVER EVENT! New York Comic Con kicks off with news of an all-new Matt Wagner series ‘The Shadow vs. Grendel!’ NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 7–Days before the doors open on one of the year’s largest events in pop culture, Dark Horse Comics and Dynamite Entertainment announce the first in a series of upcoming crossovers. Matt Wagner will write and draw an all-new Grendel story steeped in the pulp-noir world of The Shadow! The Shadow is one of the most renowned and enduring pop-culture creations of all time, a multi-media character that established
Continue readingNYCC: Dark Horse Announces New York Comic-Con 2013 Schedule!
OCT 3, MILWAUKIE, OR— It’s here! New York Comic-Con 2013 is upon us, and Dark Horse Comics is delivering a full slate of signings from your favorite creators! SIGNINGS IN DARK HORSE BOOTH #1636 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 3:30 p.m. ELFQUEST: Richard and Wendy Pini 5:00 p.m. HALO: Frank O’Connor, Christopher Schlerf 6:00 p.m. MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters 7:00 p.m. EVE ONLINE: B. Börkur Eiríksson 8:00 p.m. Tommy Lee Edwards: Project TBA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 10:00 a.m. SCIENCE FICTION COMICS: Ron Randall (Trekker), Michael Dialynas (Amala’s Blade), Ulises Farinas and Erick Freitas (Gamma) 11:00 a.m. MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters 12:00 p.m.
Continue readingNYCC: Dark Horse Announces New York Comic Con Exclusives
OCTOBER 2, MILWAUKIE, OR—New York Comic Con, the largest pop culture event on the Eastern Seaboard, is right around the corner, and Dark Horse is bringing you the latest and greatest in exclusive comics and Dark Horse Deluxe products! The Star Wars #1 NYCC 2013 Exclusive (Limited Edition of 1,000) Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas’s rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. Price: $5.00 Availability: Two per person, while supplies last Elfquest: The Final Quest Special NYCC 2013 Exclusive (Limited Edition of 500) Elfquest is a
Continue readingComic Review: “The Star Wars” #2 (of 8)
Mild spoilers below. This month’s issue of The Star Wars is the print-version of deja vu. There is much in this story that will make you think, “… this seems familiar”, because you can start seeing more of how the final version of Star Wars: A New Hope came into being from this first draft. Case in point: this issue contains a huge space battle. It’s no surprise. First, it’s Star Wars – of course there’s a space battle. Second, the previews from Dark Horse showed it. What’s interesting about this battle is that it’s obviously the Rebels vs. the Death Star from the
Continue readingRCCC 2013: Dark Horse Comics Announces SKYMAN!
Emmy & Eisner nominee Josh Fialkov joins the fight! SEPTEMBER 23, PORTLAND, OR—As announced at Rose City Comic Con, Dark Horse will unleash its latest superhero early next year! Joshua Hale Fialkov (Tumor), Eisner nominee and writer of the Emmy-nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection, is set to pen a brand-new series from the pages of Captain Midnight—Skyman! Skyman is a four-issue miniseries with pencils by Manuel Garcia and inks by Javier Bergantiño Menor (a.k.a. Bit). Issue #1 features regular and variant covers by Freddie Williams II and Dan Scott! “So honored to be a part of a line of comics that seek to bring back the classic feel of superheroes but in
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