October, 2006
Dark Horse announces winners of the first Dark Horse 100 promotion! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
This fall, Dark Horse announced a new contest for Direct Market retailers. The Dark Horse 100 program rewards 10 lucky comic shops with 100 variant cover comics exclusively available through this promotion. Dark Horse received an overwhelming response from retailers, with entries totaling near 1,000! The following ten stores were chosen at random to receive 100 alternate cover copies of the upcoming Star Wars Dark Times debut issue for free. Read More...
Roald Dahl's Gremlins become 3-D in all-new collectible vinyl figures and PVC sets! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
Marking one of the biggest publishing events in Dark Horse Comics' twenty-year history, Roald Dahl's <I>Gremlins</I> will be released this year for the first time since the 1940s. In conjunction with the book's reemergence and the debut of an all-new original <I>Gremlins</I> comic book, Dark Horse Deluxe will release several collectible vinyl and PVC figures. Read More...
Star-studded cast commemorates one hundred issues of comics' favorite samurai bunny in Usagi Yojimbo #100! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
Stan Sakai's biggest admirers--who also happen to be some of the hottest names in comics--come together to celebrate one hundred issues of <I>Usagi Yojimbo</I> at Dark Horse! Read More...
Darkness falls on Aquilonia in Conan and the Midnight God #1! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
Conan has won the throne of Aquilonia and the hand of the beautiful Zenobia. With a kingdom to rule and an heir on the way, will the Cimmerian finally put up his sword for good? Read More...
Discover the stories that defined the genre of Sword & Sorcery through the eyes of legendary comics writer Howard Chaykin and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
Since their first appearance in 1939, Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser have ranked among the most beloved characters in fantasy. Their rollicking adventures in the fantastic land of Nehwon have influenced the work of some of the best in modern fantasy, including Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett, and countless others. Read More...
Rod Espinoza's The Courageous Princess is a fairy tale classic perfect for all-ages! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
Once upon a time, a greedy dragon kidnapped a beloved princess . . . but if you think she just waited around for some charming prince to rescue her, you're in for a surprise! Read More...
Comics' most loveable little lady in black is finally collected in Emily the Strange, Volume 1! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
Emily the Strange is not your ordinary thirteen-year-old girl--she's got a razor-sharp wit as dark as her jet-black hair, a posse of moody black cats, and famous friends in very odd places! She's got a broodingly unique way of experiencing the world, and you're invited along for the ride. Legions of fans worldwide have joined forces to make Emily a pop-culture phenomenon. Read More...
Dark Horse celebrates the twentieth anniversary of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright with the release of a new edition of Arkwright's mind-blowing sequel! 10/19/06
Oct. 19, 2006
In a future alternate-reality Earth one existence in a swirling maelstrom of parallel worlds--a vicious totalitarian British Empire reigns supreme. But in Rome, the dying Pope sets into motion a dark plan to place the throne of Britannica under papal control--by any means necessary. Read More...
Considered by many to be the first graphic novel, It Rhymes With Lust returns to print after more than fifty years! 10/20/06
Oct. 20, 2006
In 1950, writers Arnold Drake and Leslie Waller, both attending college on the G.I. Bill, envisioned a sophisticated, novel-length comic tailored to their peers. Collaborating with comic art master Matt Baker, known for singularly defining the genre of "good girl art" on titles such as Phantom Lady, they crafted a film-noir inspired masterwork of romance, intrigue, and moral relativity. Read More...
Escaped mad doctors and possessed muscled cars are all in a day's work for supernatural investigator Cal McDonald in Criminal Macabre: Supernatural Freak Machine 10/20/06
Oct. 20, 2006
When an old enemy Cal sent to prison escapes, his sights are set on exacting cold revenge on the guy who put him there. Cal knows what he's up against, and he's hardly batting an eye. Read More...