…and these are the headlines! Let's get on to the news, shall we?
DH:HD
USA Today has hosted a series of Dark Horse comic previews, alongside great pieces about the creators responsible for putting together the previewed pages, since DH:HD began back in June. Last week, Zack Whedon and Andy MacDonald's Terminator: 1984 was the focus of the monthly feature; so, go check out an 8-page preview of the new series, as well as an interview with ZDubDub.
If all this DH:HD talk has you a bit confused, have no fear! Newsarama recently published an interview with Dark Horse Online Marketing Manager Matt Parkinson that runs down the whole nitty gritty of our partnership with USA Today and Toshiba for this exciting program. Go. Read. Receive information!
New covers!
A plethora of new Dark Horse covers made their internet premiere last week, please go and peruse…
- Darick Robertson and Gilbert Hernandez's covers to The Guild: Vork on CBR's Robot 6.
- Dale Keown's variant cover to Conan: Road of Kings #1, Tom Fleming's manly-riffic cover for Kull: The Hate Witch #2 and Fabio Cobiaco's variants to the first two issues of Hate Witch over at Newsarama.
- Two brilliant new covers by Raymond Swanland for Magnus, Robot Fighter #4 and Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #5 on ComicAttack.net.
- The cover to Carla Speed McNeil's Finder: Voice on TOR…
- …and, my personal favorite, Esad Ribic's amazing cover to Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #1 over at TOR. Now that is the epitome of epic!
Mighty Samson
ComicBookResources.com delivered exclusive first look at Jim Shooter's reboot of Mighty Samson last week: a hero ready to rock comic shop shelves for the first time in a quarter century! Featuring covers by Raymond Swanland and series artist Patrick Olliffe, both sneak peek images for this new title are sure to get you psyched about taking a trip 500 years into the future to enjoy the adventures of "the last, best hope of humankind."
The Goon movie
Wired.com's Underwire blog ran a great feature last week all about how The Goon movie's "teaser first, movie later" approach to finding studio financing has drummed up a ton of buzz and support. It's an interesting article, but more importantly, it's a great reminder to pass around the teaser footage and show your support if you want to see this movie. Spread the good word, Dark Horse devotees!
Interviews
A few informative interviews you'll want to check out…
- Brian Ewing spoke with Newsarama about his art book "Don't Hold Your Breath.
- DH editor Philip Simon discussed the archival collection of The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor , another great interview with Mr. Simon you should read if you love old comics or are curious about the process that goes into creating our excellent library editions.
- The Wall Street Journal interviewed Mike "The Man in Command" Richardson about his entrepreneurial history, from small bookstore owner to President and Publisher of Dark Horse Comics. It's a quick and informative chat with the DH's head honcho, go give it a read!
That's all for this week, folks! Check back next week for more news, interviews and reviews about all things Dark Horse!