November, 2004
A battle for the future of Japan rages in the explosive worldwide debut of Karas!
Nov. 3, 2004
Soon to be an original video animation title, <i>Karas is the newest creation from the minds of Tatsunoko Production (the production company behind <i>Speed Racer</i> and <i>Battle of the Planets</i>) and Keiichi Sato (<i>The Big O</i>). Read More...
Award-winning Concrete series returns with the explosive Human Dilemma
Nov. 3, 2004
Seventeen years after his comics debut with then-fledgling publisher Dark Horse, Lithgow enters into another contemplative conundrum. As the accidental celebrity Concrete, he is now courted by a high-profile CEO to lend his name to a controversial population control program. While Concrete mulls this generous proposition over with his companion Maureen, his longtime aide Larry Munro mulls over an entirely different sort of proposal that will put his character to the test. Read More...
75 Years Later and Still the King!
Nov. 3, 2004
After King Kong?s fall from atop the Empire State Building both Kong?s captor, Carl Denham, and Kong?s body quickly vanished leaving rumor and speculation in their wake. Left behind was Carl?s son, Vincent. In1957, Vincent, now a paleontologist, discovers his father?s Skull Island map and contacts Jack Driscoll, one of Kong?s original captors. They forge a plan and voyage to Skull Island in search of Carl Denham, King Kong, and answers to questions spanning a quarter century. When their expedition goes awry and they are captured, their fate depends on an enigmatic native elder, the cryptic Storyteller. From her they learn that Carl Denham?s desperate attempt to assuage his conscience decades earlier has had some very unexpected consequences. Read More...
Classic Doctor Solar?Man of the Atom available in hardcover!
Nov. 3, 2004
When industrial sabotage causes an experiment in atomic energy to go awry, nuclear physicist Doctor Phillip Solar is transformed into a living atomic reactor! Now Doctor Solar uses his miraculous energy-based powers to protect the innocent and to thwart the diabolical machinations of the mysterious arch-criminal known only as Nuro. Read More...
Dark Horse Comics is proud to present Kingdom of the Wicked, from the creators of Scarlet Traces!
Nov. 3, 2004
From a handful of homespun tales told to his own children at bedtime, Chris Grahame is now a publishing phenomenon. With his work translated into everything from Aborigine to Zulu, he is the cornerstone of a multi-million dollar, franchise-spewing empire. Is it any surprise then that under all this pressure something has to give? Unfortunately, it?s Chris?s mind. Read More...
Dark Horse hires Robert Simpson as M Press & DH Press Senior Books Editor
Nov. 3, 2004
Seventeen years after his comics debut with then-fledgling publisher Dark Horse, Lithgow enters into another contemplative conundrum. As the accidental celebrity Concrete, he is now courted by a high-profile CEO to lend his name to a controversial population control program. While Concrete mulls this generous proposition over with his companion Maureen, his longtime aide Larry Munro mulls over an entirely different sort of proposal that will put his character to the test. Read More...
Dark Horse's Comic Book Project selected as one of Scholastic's "Best Educational Resources for 2004"!
Nov. 23, 2004
Scholastic’s Instructor Magazine has selected <i>The Comic Book Project</i>, a curriculum that leads students through the process of writing and designing their own original comic books, as one of the year’s top educational resources in Instructor’s Best of 2004 product review program. Read More...
Dark Horse launches all-ages Manga Darkchylde comic!
Nov. 24, 2004
<i>Manga Darkchylde</i> features a new mythology, new look, and a new attitude, in a brand new, ALL AGES re-interpretation of an enduring fan favorite! Read More...
Peter Bagge skewers the end of the world in Apocalypse Nerd
Nov. 29, 2004
Imagine yourself in a post-apocalyptic world, where all the creature comforts that you've spent an entire lifetime taking for granted were suddenly gone for good. How do you see yourself reacting to such a situation? Read More...
Busiek and Nord's Conan collected in Conan Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories
Nov. 29, 2004
When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (<I>JLA/Avengers</I>,<I> Astro City</I>) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 176-page collection. Read More...