Tag: Dark Horse
REVIEW: On the Road with Paul Pope’s THE ONE TRICK RIP-OFF +DEEP CUTS
For those savvy enough to have read Paul Pope’s (BATMAN: YEAR 100, HEAVY LIQUID, BATTLING BOY in 2013) ONE TRICK RIP-OFF when it first appeared serially in DARK HORSE PRESENTS from 1995 to 1996,...
Dark Horse to publish Legend of Korra art book
Following the great success of their Avatar: The Last Airbender comics and the Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Art of the Animated Series art book, Dark Horse and Nickelodeon have come up with a no brainer: a new art book that has even MORE art from the Legend of Korra animated series.
Review: Emily (and the) Strange(rs) #1
If we can trust editor Rachel Edidin (and who wants to live in a world where we can't?) then Emily Strange is a pretty big deal. And indeed, looking at the history of the...
Tomb Raider is back at Dark Horse
Continuing the parade of 90s media giants coming back to life, Dark Horse has just announced a team up with Crystal Dynamics™, a Square Enix® for TOMB RAIDER: The Beginning, a prequel to the upcoming Tomb Raider video game reboot due March 5. A 48-page hardcover, “TOMB RAIDER: The Beginning,” was written by lead game writer Rhianna Pratchett, lead game writer for TOMB RAIDER, with art by Nichola Daniel Sela, and Andrea Mutti, if the poster is to be believed. The cover art is by Tomb Raider art director Brian Horton.
Preview of the Legend of Zelda: HYRULE HISTORIA
A few months ago Dark Horse announced they were publishing The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia an authorized art book of the storied video game franchise. Such was the excitement for this book that it knocked off Shades of grey from the Amazon best seller list for a while week, and money from The Beat's Amazon affiliate link paid for all our Christmas presents.
Your Friday Francavilla: SUPER NOIR
A PR piece for the upcoming Black Beetle series by our beloved Francesco Francavilla.
Friday Francavilla needs to be a regular feature here.
Mary and Bryan Talbot win Costa Award for biography
A nice capstone for a year of graphic novel triumph as Dotter of Her Fathers Eyes by Mary and Bryan Talbot has won the Costa Award for best biography. The Costa is a respected UK literary prize, and the Talbots win is emblematic of wider acceptance, says the Guardian
REVIEW: THE BLACK BEETLE #0, “Night Shift”
Talk about an anticipated comic! While enthusiasts are waiting impatiently for the launch of THE BLACK BEETLE #1-4, “No Way Out”, starting on January 16th from Dark Horse, those who missed the three part...
Report: Star Wars comics going to Marvel in 2015
Well the other power converter has dropped, as respected Disney site Blue Sky Disney has some inside poop on the Star Wars comics license, which everyone assumed would be moving from Dark Horse...
Review: Richard Corben’s THE CONQUEROR WORM from Dark Horse
Rightly speaking, the title of this review should read, “Richard Corben’s Edgar Allen Poe’s THE CONQUEROR WORM”, but that seemed particularly wordy for an article header. It introduces the nature of Richard Corben’s latest...
First Look: The Fabulous Killjoys comic finally coming out in June – UPDATED
One of the great comics from the Plane of Limbo, The Fabulous Killjoys is finally coming out this June, with a Free Comic Book Day preview. You may recall this collaboration between My Chemical...
Dark Horse Review: HELLBOY IN HELL and HOUSE OF FUN
December has been a big month for Dark Horse, with two much anticipated books finally hitting the shelves: Mike Mignola’s HELLBOY IN HELL #1 and Evan Dorkin’s HOUSE OF FUN. Coincidentally, both books signal...