Interviews :: Dark Horse Comics

Chris Warner 1998-07-01

July 1, 1998

We\'re staring down the first Halloween since the inception of our horror line, with a stack of treats under our arms, and a bunch of ghouls and lil\' devils watching our backs. Mike Mignola has long been seen as the master of modern horror comics, and certainly our poster child for scare. He\'s been joined this year by a diverse and popular strin Read More...

Matt Wagner 1996-04-01

April 1, 1996

In June, 1993, Dark Horse Comics released Comics\' Greatest World: a new shared universe that was an innovative foray into the realm of superhero comics. The first story was told in 16 weekly issues, each featuring a different character (or in some instances group of characters) and told a linked, cohesive story. As Comic\' Greatest World evolved i Read More...

Terry LaBan

Aug. 1, 1995

Matt Wagner began his career with the black-and-white Grendel in the independent comics boom in the \'80s, chronicling the adventures of the amoral yet suave Hunter Rose. When Comico, Grendel\'s first publisher, branched into color, Wagner developed the fan-favorite Mage, which featured a new, experimental Grendel story, \"Devil by the Deed,\" as a Read More...

Mark Schultz 1998-11-01

Nov. 1, 1998

Comics creator Terry LaBan is giving Dark Horse readers something new to chew on -- Cud Comics! Terry took time out of his busy schedule to tell us all about it.DARK HORSE: So, to start off, why don\'t you tell us a little bit about Cud Comics? Is it just a continuation of the old Cud, or is it different?TERRY LABAN: There\'ll be a lot of things re Read More...

Henry Gilroy

March 1, 1999

I first met Mark Schultz at the 1998 San Diego International ComiCon when we met up to discuss his latest Dark Horse project, SubHuman, the thrilling sea-mystery series that debuted in October. In person, Schultz is about as friendly and easy-going as a person can be, and on the pages of the comics he creates, his intelligence and love for classic- Read More...

Peter David

July 30, 1999

It\'s not every day that a relatively unknown comics writer is charged with writing a comic book as important as the adaptation of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Gilroy is by no means a newcomer to the world of writing for comics and animation, but his name isn\'t generally on most comics magazines\' top 10 lists of hot writers. But we ha Read More...

Kenichi Sonoda 1997-08-25

Aug. 25, 1997

There\'s nothing secret about the fact that Peter David is a well-respected and popular comics writer, but for a little over a year, we\'ve been keeping quiet about the fact that David will soon be penning an ongoing series for Dark Horse. Technically, the series called SpyBoy is the first project David has worked on for Dark Horse, but a short sto Read More...

Roz Kirby & Dave Stevens & David Scroggy

Sept. 1, 1996

Name: Kenochi SonodaWhen and where you born: I was born in Takaishi, in Osaka, on December 13, 1962.How did you get into comics: I started drawing comics when I was still a student, around the age of 17 or 18. Then I became involved in fanzines, or dojinshi, and served as the head of a \"circle,\" or what we call the groups of artists who put out d Read More...

Frank Miller 1996-10-01

Oct. 1, 1996

He had a beautiful tribute in his store window when Jack passed away. He just gathered together all of Jack\'s work he could find. It was very tasteful, very nicely done.Roz Kirby: I\'m still amazed at all the tributes that came in when Jack passed away. It was shocking to me. I knew that he was well known and that everybody liked him, but it was j Read More...

Bryan Talbot 1995-08-01