Collecting Minor Threats Volumes 1 and 2 in a deluxe hardcover format for the first time

Dark Horse Books presents the Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1, a new hardcover collection compiling volumes 1 and 2 of Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn’s genre-bending crime drama, Minor Threats. Written by Oswalt (DC Horror Presents, Black Hammer Visions) and Blum (Edge of Spider-Verse , DC Horror Presents), illustrated by Hepburn (M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games), colored by Ian Herring (Welcome to the Maynard, Masterpiece), and lettered by Nate Piekos (Black Hammer: Spiral City, The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion), the Minor Threats Library Edition collects Volumes 1 and 2 of the superhero and supervillain series together in the signature Dark Horse Library Edition oversized hardcover format with bonus materials featuring a sketchbook section with notes by Scott Hepburn and a cover gallery. The Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 also features new cover art by Hepburn.

About Minor Threats:

In Minor Threats Volumes 1 and 2, witness the rise and fall of Twilight City’s first costumed criminal queenpin, Playtime a.k.a. Frankie Follis.

In Volume 1: A Quick End to A Long Beginning, a second-generation supervillain, Frankie is looking for a fresh start and to escape the life of crime that was thrust upon her since childhood. But when The Stickman, Twilight’s A-list villain, kills the sidekick to its A-list hero, The Insomniac, all hell breaks loose. No one feels it more than the blue-collar D-list hoods who are being rounded up by the Insomniac’s superhero teammates on The Continuum, turning the city into a police state. Frankie decides to seemingly put on the mask one last time, assembling a team of fellow bottom feeders as they venture out on the most dangerous night of the year to collect the bounty on the Stickman’s head and bring him down themselves.

In Volume 2: The Fastest Way Down: After upending the status quo between heroes and villains, Frankie decides to embrace her criminal past and ascend the ranks as she builds her empire. But heavy is the head that wears the crown as new threats emerge from every corner. Rival villain gangs are instigating a turf war while Frankie’s consigliere/lover, Scalpel, is pressuring her to legitimize her growing business. The Action, a sociopathic group of superhero sidekicks, has come to Twilight, looking to uncover secrets that could unravel the very nature of Frankie’s power. Can Frankie hold on? Or will the former D-lister turned crime boss lose it all?

The Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 (256 pages, hardcover, 8” x 12.1875”) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on February 10 and 11, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop or bookstore for $49.99.

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Praise for Minor Threats:

“Minor Threats is exactly what one would expect from Patton Oswalt—it’s intelligent, funny, and twisted. I’m also worried about him.”—Judd Apatow
“I was hooked from the first page! Minor Threats is delicious, villainous dark pop that churns up the world of the marginalized and serves up a decadent and dangerous feast, all presented in glorious, bombastic visual eye-fuckery that has re-ignited my love of comics. At last, something cool in a world where nothing is cool.”—Taika Waititi

“Minor Threats is a hardcore blast from the bad brain of Patton Oswalt. I love the full-on collision of his grimy, superhero underworld; with eye-poppingly gorgeous splash pages of art by Scott Hepburn. A naughty peek under the cape that you’ll devour like contraband.”—Edgar Wright

“Smart, sharp world building about someone looking to be better than they are, better than where they’re from, better than who they were supposed to be. All rendered beautifully by Scott and Ian doing some of their finest work. Oh, and the supervillains? More celebration than deconstruction. I can’t wait to see what’s next for Frankie.”—Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black, Batman: Gates of Gotham)

“A giddy romp through the filthy back alleys of superhero town. Patton and Jordan lovingly subvert the capes genre.”—Rick Remender (The Sacrificers, Deadly Class)

“Minor Threats is, top to bottom, first-class comic-book world-building madness of the highest order.”—Brian Michael Bendis (Powers, Ultimate Spider-Man)

“If you’re looking for a new comic world to explore filled with comedy, crime, generational trauma, and insanely unique superpowers, all drawn with gorgeously detailed art…then this is the comic for you!”—Nerd Initiative on Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down

“Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down #1 expands upon one of the most interesting superhero books on the stands, and it isn’t afraid to shake things up.”—AIPT Comics