Collecting Quintessential tales of Crime and Mystery from Top Talent in Crime ComicsNoir: A Collection of Crime Comics gets the Dark Horse hardcover treatment! Murder, passion, and criminal enterprise are reprinted in their darkest form in this new edition, directly from the most talented writers and artists in crime comics! In these eleven pitch-black noir stories, you’ll find deadly conmen and embittered detectives converging on femme fatales and accidental murderers, all presented in sharp black and white by masters of the craft. Featuring stories by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and many more of crime comics’ top talent! With artists such as Joëlle Jones, Gabriel Bá, Fábio...
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Where 1960's pop meets the dark underbelly of suburbia. After its original announcement at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, Dark Horse Comics is happy to confirm the release of Lady Killer 2, the long-anticipated sequel to Joëlle Jones’s best-selling series Lady Killer. The killer housewife is back! The Schuller family has moved to Cocoa Beach, Florida, where life carries on as usual. Josie continues to juggle Tupperware parties, her kids, and a few human heads. However, when someone from her past tails her on a hit, she may be in for more than she bargained for. Lady Killer 2 features Jones resuming her role as writer, artist, and cover illustrator, with colors by Dark Horse veteran Michelle Madsen. And to celebrate Dark...
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SDCC 2015: Dark Horse Announces New Joss Whedon Series & More At Comic-Con NEW PROJECTS FROM BRIAN WOOD, PAUL TOBIN, MATT KINDT & MORE! Dark Horse Comics took San Diego Comic-Con International 2015 by storm with a compelling advance look at stories coming up in its publishing line. Joss Whedon Announces The Twist! Finally answering the question “Why isn’t there a Victorian female Batman?” Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity creator Joss Whedon announced his newest upcoming comic book series, The Twist, during his Hall H panel. Find out more details on The Twist at Entertainment Weekly. Promotional image by Julian Totino Tedesco Call of Duty: Black Ops III Comes to Comics with Hama at the Helm Comics...
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Josie is a happily dedicated housewife and mother in 1960s suburban Seattle—but she’s keeping a secret from her family: she’s also a contract killer with nerves of steel! But when the tables turn and she finds herself with a target on her own back, she looks for answers from another mysterious, deadly woman! "Featuring slick dialogue, engaging characters and a slow build to what promises to be a show-stopping conclusion, I honestly cant recommend this series highly enough.”—Big Comic Page Overall, this might have been my favorite issue of the series so far. I have no criticisms or qualms with it whatsoever. The action was great and very tense, the art is gorgeous as always, and the cliffhanger...
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‘Lady Killer’ Second Issue Continues An Incredible Direct-Market Run Dark Horse is proud to announce that Joëlle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Laura Allred’s Lady Killer #2 has sold out at the distributor level and will receive a second printing, a mere day after its publication. In Lady Killer #2, Josie’s life grows more complicated than ever. Between the demands of her family life (including her disapproving mother-in-law), the challenges of performing as a ruthless assassin, and being underestimated by the men she works for, how can she do it all—and make it look so good? The issue’s second-printing cover will feature a new color scheme that’s black, white, and red all over. Don’t be...
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Lady Killer Slays the Direct Market FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse is proud to announce that the first issue of Joëlle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Laura Allred’s Lady Killer has sold out at the distributor level and will receive a second printing! Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother—but she’s also a ruthless, efficient killer for hire! A brand-new original comedy series that combines the wholesome imagery of early 1960s domestic bliss with a tightening web of murder, paranoia, and cold-blooded survival, Lady Killer has received acclaim from creators and critics alike. “The best comics feature great talent throwing together the stuff that gets them most...
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Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother—but she’s also a ruthless, efficient killer for hire! A brand-new original comedy series that combines the wholesome imagery of early 1960s domestic bliss with a tightening web of murder, paranoia, and cold-blooded survival. "Lady Killer #1 is an obvious buy for all the reasons I discussed and so many more. This is a dark comedy that has plenty of dark and plenty of comedy to keep you happy. I have a feeling that Josie is headed for a real challenge, and I can't wait to see how she handles it. I also I can't wait to see more of Jones' art. Jump on the Lady Killer ride and don't let go.” - Comic Bastards "Lady Killer is a massively strong first...
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House of Night comics are coming! If you're a fan of P.C. Cast's series of novels, you're going to love the new comics and the take that she and writer Kent Dalian have put together to give life to Zoey Redbird in a whole new way. We want you to get to know your favorite characters in their new forms. P.C. Cast and Editor Sierra Hahn worked closely with Joelle Jones to get it right and we'd like to share some of their sketches. If you haven't preordered your copy of House of Night, here's how: House of Night comics FAQ. What do you think of the character sketches below? Let us know in the comments. Share with your friends. Welcome to the world of comics!...
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Wow! House of Night fans, you’re incredible! Two weeks ago, we asked you to write in with your questions, concerns, and thoughts about our upcoming House of Night comic series, and we’ve received an overwhelming response so far. Incredible! We were hoping for a handful of responses and ended up with a metaphorical mountain of e-mails. Seriously, thank you! We’d like to urge you lovely people to continue writing to us at HouseofNight[at]DarkHorse[dot]com, but we noticed we were getting quite a few questions in these early e-mails that it’d behoove us to answer before House of Night #1 went on sale. So, here’s an early, explanatory and FAQ-style edition of the letter column you can expect to see in each issue...
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Kent Dalian, Writer for the House of Night comics coming in November, wrote this piece for our Dark Horse Comics Horse Power column and we thought we'd share it here in case you missed it. Well, since most of you have never heard of me, I’ll introduce myself. Hi, I’m Kent Dalian, and House of Night will be my first-ever foray into comic-book writing. I come to you via the world of screenwriting, which is how I met P. C. Cast—cowriter of the successful line of novels of the same name, alongside her daughter, Kristin. I was hired to write the screenplay for her best-selling House of Night series, and the producer put us in touch so I could pick her fun house of a brain. It was the start of a beautiful...
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Merry meet, House of Night fledglings and diehard fans alike! Working closely with P. C. Cast, Dark Horse Comics is bringing House of Night to comics by adding new stories and visuals to this much-beloved fictional universe! "I grew up reading comic books! I fell in love with Superman and Swamp Thing, Thor and Batman when I was a kid in the seventies. That love has carried through to my adulthood where I've been a fan of Dark Horse for quite some time. When I decided to expand the House of Night to comics DH was an automatic perfect fit," Ms. Cast told ComicBookResources.com. "The first five comics bring to life ancient House of Night stories that have only been touched on briefly before, while...
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Troublemaker Book 2 is in stores now! Swing by your local comic or bookstore and pick up this exciting new chapter in this critically acclaimed new series by Janet and Alex Evanovich! There's no smooth sailing for Alex Barnaby and Sam Hooker in the second volume of best-selling author Janet Evanovich's graphic-novel adventure, Troublemaker. Barnaby, Hooker, Rosa, Felicia, and Beans the St. Bernard set sail to the Florida Keys in order to find the wooden body of Baron Samedi that matches their recently acquired (and stolen) wooden hand. But in the world of Petro Voodoo a hand for a hand and a Baron for a boat is fair play. When the Happy Hooker disappears from its mooring in the Keys, Barnaby and Hooker have to find a way back to Miami...
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Before Troublemaker Book 2 hits store shelves at the end of this month, take a look at some of these great sketch images by artist Joelle Jones! And make sure to check out Troublemaker Book 1 in stores now!...
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Dark Horse's Dr. Horrible trade paperback collection recently sold out and is being rushed back to print! Featuring the whip smart writing skills of Zack Whedon and the awe-inspiring artistic work of Joelle Jones, Jim Rugg, Farel Dalrymple, Eric Canete, the $9.99 collection features a genius Kristian Donaldson cover as well as 80 pages of the best comical comic spinoff of a hilarious musical ever! While this news assuredly comes as no surprise to legions of faithful and impassioned Whedonites, it's always nice to celebrate a tremendous creative endeavor's success. So please, raise a glass to the creative team behind this book or Bad Horse will have to… well, it'll be bad. Trust us! (He's evil, you know?!)...
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