Meet... Paul Chadwick
Jan. 1, 1999
It was over a decade ago that the world got its first look at Concrete, Paul Chadwick's man of stone; a melding of tried and true science fiction and superhero themes filtered through a very unique human perspective. After racking up an impressive collection of accolades, walking away with nearly every major industry award, and winning the hearts Read More...
Dark Horse Convention Scrapbook
Nov. 1, 1999
At this writing, the Dark Horse team has just returned from the last of the big summer conventions. In relatively rapid succession, various staff members attended Wonder-Con (Oakland, CA), Dragon-Con (Atlanta, GA), Wizard World (Chicago, IL), and Comic-Con International (San Diego, CA), meeting fans, establishing and renewing relationships with cre Read More...
Readers Respond
Sept. 1, 1997
READERS RESPONDIn last month's column, I asked the question: "Is passion for comics -- from the creators, publishers, retailers, and consumers -- enough to save the comics industry?" I invited readers to share their thoughts on the subject. The day after the column was posted on the Dark Horse web site, the e-mail began to arrive. Among the firs Read More...
The Heartbreak of Mangaphobia
May 1, 1997
Mangaphobia is a common but little-understood condition among comics readers. Many readers are unaware they suffer from it, but if left untreated, mangaphobia can result in stunted intellectual growth, creative tunnel vision, and eventual paralysis of the diversity impulse. As a public service during Manga Month, Dark Horse Comics would like to off Read More...
Help for the Eleventh-Hour Santa
Nov. 1, 1996
If you're smart, by the time you read these words you've completed most of your Christmas shopping.If you're like me, however, you wait until panic sets in (somewhere around the third week of December) before you scramble to the malls to join the other geniuses who were also caught by surprise that Christmas is coming this year, too. Fortunately Read More...
Dark Horse Futures, part 1
July 1, 1996
As I promised last month, I'll spare you further reminisces about what has transpired during the past decade and take a look ahead at what Dark Horse has coming your way in the near future. In no particular order:* Sure, it's been a long time coming, but you don't rush perfection. What am I talking about? Why, Arthur Adams' Monkeyman & O'Brien Read More...
Profile: Dave Land
July 1, 1998
PROFILE: DAVE LAND, ASSISTANT EDITOR While attending last year's ComicCon International in San Diego, many Dark Horse editors had the chance to meet British comics artist David Lloyd for the very first time. Lloyd had recently been involved in a Dark Horse project, and was nice enough to set aside time for a signing. Pleasantries were exchanged an Read More...
WARNING! COMICS FANS BEWARE!
Nov. 1, 1998
Comics Between the Panels, by Steve Duin and Mike Richardson, is a dangerous book; a seductive, irresistible trap laid for comics readers. To open this book is to risk being suckered into hours of reading about creators that you may never have heard of, or about comic-book characters in which you were sure you had no interest. One entry leads to an Read More...
PARA 00.30.23SUNDERLAND, U.K.
Feb. 1, 1999
In this Parallel, the man known as Bryan Talbot is a student of medieval architecture (he can usually date a medieval church or cathedral within fifty years); he is reasonably fluent in French; he is considered to be, by those lucky enough to sample his culinary creations, an excellent cook; and he is a genuinely nice guy. In addition to all these Read More...
Tree of Death
April 1, 1999
Both J. Deadstock and I have real human skulls as decorations in our homes. While this is probably the most interesting thing we have in common, it's not the only one. Most of the other similarities concern bad habits which I'm unable to mention in a write-up intended for the backs of Star Wars and Buffy The Vampire Slayer comics. Moral lapses as Read More...