Our Favorite Alien Detective Takes Up New Residence in the Big Apple!Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse are ready to crack open a new case file as the next chapter of the acclaimed science-fiction/murder mystery takes their curious and compassionate alien detective to New York City. For years, a stranded alien has hidden in plain sight disguised as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigel in the small town of Patience, Washington, where he moonlights as a detective. But when a startling new mystery catches his attention, Harry ditches the quiet Pacific Northwest for the bustle of New York City, accompanied by one of his only human friends—who happens to be a Native American shaman. Prepare for an out-of-this-world thrill ride as this unlikely team...
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Moving from the pages of comics’ greatest anthology, Dark Horse Presents, Peter Hogan (Resident Alien, Sandman Presents, The Dreaming) returns to fantasy to deliver a three-issue miniseries of King’s Road. Artist Staz Johnson (Judge Dredd) and colorist Douglas Sirois (The 7th Sword) join Hogan to continue this tale of a family on the run from magical, other-dimensional monsters. They were just your average suburban kids until a nightmare from their father’s hidden past came to hunt them down. Now they must fight the evil forces of the usurping witch Malicia for the right to rule a magical kingdom. The series kicks off with a forty-eight-page special that includes all King’s Road chapters from Dark Horse Presents...
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Another standalone murder mystery from a critically acclaimed comics team! Acclaimed creators Peter Hogan (2000 AD, Tom Strong) and Steve Parkhouse (Milkman Murders, Doctor Who) return to their unique science-fiction/murder-mystery series! Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle is actually a stranded alien explorer hiding out in a sleepy town in the Pacific Northwest. His short time as a doctor in Patience, Washington, has kept him busy solving mysteries, though! With a few successes under his belt, Harry tackles another one after the contents of an old briefcase hint that a murderer could be hiding in town in plain sight—using an alias. Sound familiar? Resident Alien: The Sam Hain Mystery #0 (the first of a four-part series) is on sale April...
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Surviving a crash landing that ruins his spaceship, a stranded alien hopes to quietly live out his life in the sleepy town of Patience, USA, masquerading as a semi-retired doctor. He has some alien powers of empathy and the ability to mask his odd appearance from most people—but how long can he last undercover? After three long years of living below the radar, something in Patience is about to pull him out of hiding and into an uncomfortable spotlight! Check out the Resident Alien Motion Comic and our other motion comics on our partner Geek and Sundry's YouTube Channel....
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Steve Parkhouse is the artist on Peter Hogan's Resident Alien series. They've been working together for a while, but Steve wanted to work on something with an Alien in it. So they got together to write this amazing and character-driven comic series that started in DHP. You can pick up Resident Alien #1 today in the digital store or your local retailer. Dark Horse Comics: What do you think Resident Alien brings to comics that you haven’t yet seen? Steve Parkhouse: Probably a more sympathetic attitude to a nonhuman character. Most aliens depicted in popular culture are either psychotic predators or impossibly superior. Also, surprisingly, he has no designs on planet Earth or its minerals. So what does he want? Why is he here?...
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The brand new comic series Resident Alien launches today with Issue #0, a collection of the pages featured in Dark Horse Presents. We chatted with writer Peter Hogan about his new comic and what unique quirks it brings to the comics world. Dark Horse Comics: What do you think Resident Alien brings to comics that you haven’t yet seen? I think you get interesting sparks when you rub two genres together like this—and hopefully there are enough different intriguing aspects to the story and the various characters to keep the readers turning the pages. DHC: The comic is a really wonderful mystery investigated by a man that just so happens to be an alien in disguise. What do you think that dynamic brings to the story?...
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Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse bring their epic Dark Horse Presents tale of an alien hero named Harry to a fully fledged series beginning with Resident Alien #0! “I blame Steve Parkhouse. Having collaborated with him long ago on a couple of stories for The Dreaming, I was keen to do so again—and anyone who’s ever seen Steve’s work (on The Bojeffries Saga or The Milkman Murders, to name but two) already knows the reason why: he’s stunningly good,” stated Hogan. “We introduced our friendly alien to the world in the pages of Dark Horse Presents last year, and those installments have now been collected into Resident Alien #0. Over the next few months, you’ll learn a bit more about...
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