On April 30, Dark Horse will release the latest in Star Wars comics – Star Wars: Rebel Heist. As the solicit explains, a young Rebel finds out that his hero Han Solo may not actually be the perfect hero. Set in the days of the Rebellion, this story is written by Matt Kindt, pencilled by Marco Castiello, inked by Dan Parsons, and colored by Gabe Eltaeb. Featuring covers by Matt Kindt and Adam Hughes, Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1 goes on sale April 30. See the preview pages below.
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Dark Horse at ECCC: Baltimore Hunts the Red King
ECCC: BALTIMORE HUNTS THE RED KING! Peter Bergting debuts in the Mignolaverse! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—Eisner Award–winning horror master Mike Mignola and #1 New York Times best-selling author Christopher Golden present a new comics series featuring the world’s greatest monster hunter, Lord Henry Baltimore, in Baltimore: The Witch of Harju. In his newest adventure, fresh off a showdown in London, Baltimore shelters a woman on the run from a possessed dead man and the witch playing his puppet master. This three-issue miniseries from writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, with Eisner Award–winning colorist Dave Stewart, will feature the artwork of Peter Bergting (The Portent: Ashes,Domovoi).
Continue readingDark Horse at ECCC: Dark Horse Debuts “Deep Gravity”
ECCC: DARK HORSE DEBUTS DEEP GRAVITY If Aliens Don’t Kill Him, The Crash Will! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—Dark Horse announces Deep Gravity, a new four-part miniseries from the minds of Mike Richardson and the creative team of Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Star Wars: Legacy, Planet of the Apes). Welcome to Poseidon! Gilise MG452, a.k.a. “Poseidon,” is Earth’s deadly sister planet. A planet similar to ours, yet utterly alien, it circles a red dwarf just three years from Earth. Maelstrom Science and Technology Corp. has the lone contract to mine the planet’s resources. But what once was a scientific expedition has become a
Continue readingDark Horse at ECCC: Curt Pires and Jason Copland “Pop”
ECCC: CURT PIRES & JASON COPLAND “POP”! In TV we trust! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—What if the world’s pop stars and celebrities were literally products, grown by the world’s wealthiest (and most depraved) minds—and one of them escaped? Dark Horse presents the new four-issue miniseries Pop! Smart and savage! Sexy and scathing! Writer Curt Pires (Theremin, LP) and artist Jason Copland (Daredevil, RoboCop, Kill All Monsters) deliver a series that’s original, exciting, and sure to draw attention! As unique as it is entertaining, Pop is a white-knuckled thrill ride through the marketing-mastered, technologically tethered tragicomedy we call life. Praise for Curt Pires and Jason Copland:
Continue readingDark Horse at EECC: “Elfquest” Gets Gallery Edition
ECCC: ELFQUEST GETS GALLERY EDITION! Celebrating over 30 years of ElfQuest! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA—In 1978, Wendy and Richard Pini first published what would become one of the most revered classic-fantasy epics in comics. Today, ElfQuestcontinues to capture the imaginations of readers of all ages, as Chief Cutter and his Wolfriders battle savage humans, forge lasting alliances, and discover strange new lands in this ultimate fantasy adventure! Dark Horse proudly presents ElfQuest: The Original Quest Gallery Edition, a one-of-a-kind edition, which collects the first five issues of The Original Quest (“Fire and Flight”) in their gorgeous original glory. Each page is carefully scanned from Wendy Pini’s original art
Continue readingDark Horse to Publish Kickstarter Giants: “Leaving Megalopolis” & “Guns of Shadow Valley”
MARCH 14, MILWAUKIE, OR — Coming to shelves this summer are two of Dark Horse’s hottest new titles, originally funded via Kickstarter: Dave Wachter and James Andrew Clark’s The Guns of Shadow Valley and Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore’s Leaving Megalopolis! Dave Wachter (Night of 1,000 Wolves, Breath of Bones) and James Andrew Clark (Scar Tissue) began The Guns of Shadow Valley as a webcomic of western adventure and the supernatural. It was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2010 and for the Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work in 2011. Read the exclusive interview on
Continue readingDark Horse Debuts Michael Hague’s “Eye of Newt”
MARCH 13, MILWAUKIE, OR — Magical adventure awaits as legendary illustrator Michael Hague takes readers on a strange and fantastic journey in Eye of Newt. “Michael has been one of the best known fantasy artists for decades. His work is rich and vibrant and perfect for the comics medium,” said Dark Horse President Mike Richardson. “I have long been a fan of his and I can’t express the excitement we feel here at Dark Horse at his first-ever graphic novel project.” Gorgeously illustrated in the classic fantasy style, Eye of Newt, a four-part miniseries, is a must for young readers and
Continue readingDark Horse Announces Exclusive Emerald City ComicCon Variants
MILWAUKIE, OR, MARCH 13 — As the pop culture world gears up for Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon, Dark Horse announces not one, not two, not even three, but four variant covers for this year’s show! The first few months of 2014 will see some of Dark Horse’s biggest launches of the year, and we have chosen to celebrate with Emerald City variants for Serenity #1, Buffy #1, Veil #1, and a very special variant of Witcher #1. First up is Veil, the much-talked-about new, original series by Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula. For this year’s show, Dark Horse has tapped
Continue readingDark Horse Announces Participating Hellboy Day Stores
MILWAUKIE, OR, MARCH 11—March 22 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mike Mignola’s career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After the character’s somewhat humble beginnings in an eight-page feature in Dark Horse’s San Diego Comic-Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the long life of the beloved “beast of the apocalypse.” In December, Dark Horse announced March 22, 2014, would be Hellboy Day, with events happening in comic shops around the world! In addition to a slew of exclusive giveaways, Dark Horse has produced an all-new sampler comic featuring two classic Mignola tales, “The Ghoul” and “Another Day at the Office,” as well as two new stories
Continue readingDark Horse Preview: ANGEL & FAITH SEASON 10 #1
Dark Horse continues the story of Angel and Faith in the debut issue of Angel & Faith: Season 10. The previous comic season ended with Faith leaving London and Angel staying in Magic Town. I’m guessing the two will meet up again at some point; otherwise, why would the comic be called “Angel & Faith”? Victor Gischler and Will Conrad write and draw this comic, which will be released April 2, for $3.50, and joining them are Michelle Madsen on colors and Scott Fisher on cover art.
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