(October 3, 2019) From the Office of the Bureau Chi From the Office of the Bureau Chief Agent Thomas Cord’s most recent communication was made from the open sea, after acquiring the asset. Our intel confirms that Cord was captured soon after his transmission was made. There is video footage of his capture, subsequent torture and eventual escape from his captors, but Agent Cord has not been seen since and he remains missing-in-action. We have, however, attained the paperback of The 18th Stigmata of Philip K. Verve that Cord was sent to recover. For 20 years, person of interest and New York Times bestselling cartoonist Matt Kindt has been writing and illustrating creator-owned comic books and graphic novels like MIND MGMT,...
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“Stranger Things: Into the Fire” Heats Up Comic Shops in January 2020 Dark Horse Comics and Netflix are expanding the world of Stranger Things in the newest Stranger Things comic series, Stranger Things: Into the Fire! In 1984, several years after escaping Hawkins, two survivors of Dr. Brenner’s experiments seek out number nine because she needs their help now more than ever. Writer Jody Houser (Stranger Things: SIX, Critical Role), line artist Ryan Kelly (Lucifer, Saucer Country), inker Le Beau Underwood (Stormwatch, Batwing), colorist Triona Farrell (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Crowded), and letterer Nate Piekos (Black Hammer, The Mask: Pledge Allegiance to The Mask), explore the true effects of Dr. Brenner’s...
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First, a word from Jim Gibbons, editor of THE BLACK BEETLE... A little backstory… After The Black Beetle’s successful run in Dark Horse Presents ended, Francesco and I began discussing how to proceed on a Black Beetle miniseries. I threw out the idea of bringing a letterer on to the book to help with the workload. Between writing, drawing, inking, and coloring, not to mention doing a hefty portion of the design work and promotion for The Black Beetle, it just seemed like the lettering might get shortchanged due to the insane amount of responsibilities Francesco had taken on with this project. We both agreed that bringing someone on to really make the lettering as unique and incredible as the rest of this book would help us...
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