Dark Horse Archive

0February 14, 2012
RIP John Severin: A Truly Legendary Comic Book Artist

Today it was announced that John Severin passed away on Sunday, February 12th, he was 90 years old. Severin was the sort of artist who worked in many different genres…
0February 10, 2012
Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan unleash Conan the Barbarian

The last time I followed Conan was when Kurt Busiek and Cary Nord were working on the series. I hadn’t read anything Conan wise since then until I learned about…
0October 14, 2011
Does Tom Morello’s Orchid bloom?

Tom Morello’s Orchid is a project that initially slipped under my radar. You know him best as part of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and as his persona The Nightwatchman,…
0September 20, 2011
Buffy Faces Her New Life in Freefall

I am a fan of Joss Whedon and the worlds and characters he has created, especially Buffy and the gang from Sunnydale. This past week, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season…
0September 3, 2011
Angel & Faith opens Season 9 for the Buffyverse

Let’s take another trip in the wayback machine. It’s 2001, give or take a year, and fans of Joss Whedon’s wonderful world of slayers, vampires, witches, werewolves, and more can…
0August 1, 2011
The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde Ends in Style

So often, when we think of comics, we think of superheroes, capes, powers, aliens, and all kinds of other fantastical aspects. It was wonderful over the last few months to…
0July 16, 2011
San Diego Comic-Con 2011: Dark Horse Comics Schedule

DARK HORSE COMICS SIGNINGS Wednesday, July 20 7:30 p.m.—Preview Night Reveal Thursday, July 21: Signings 11 a.m.— Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá 11 a.m.—Tara McPherson (The Art of Tara McPherson)…
0June 26, 2011
Remembering Comics Artist Gene Colan

This past week, the comics world lost a true legend. Gene Colan was one of the premiere artists of the Silver Age but stayed active in the comics business throughout…
0June 23, 2011
Newest The Guild Comic Puts Bladezz in the Spotlight

This week, Dark Horse released the latest issue of “The Guild” comic books, based on the wildly popular internet series about a group of gamers. This issue focuses on the…
0June 1, 2011
The Strange Case Of Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” 125 years ago this year, and it is regarded as a classic. There have been many adaptations…
0May 10, 2011
Axe Cop Vs. Bad Guy Earth

This past week, Dark Horse Comics released the last chapter in the three part story “Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth”. If you are not familiar with Axe Cop, it is…
0March 20, 2011
Tink Takes The Spotlight In New Issue Of “The Guild”

This week, “The Guild” hit the comic book shelves again, and this time the spotlight is on the least well-known of the characters, Tink. I started reading this issue thinking…
1March 4, 2011
Axe Cop Comes To Dark Horse

It is often said that children have very vivid imaginations. Their wild flights of fancy are sometimes discounted by adults as silly or juvenile. However, last year, the ideas of…
0December 23, 2010
Vork Of The Knights Of Good

The popular web series “The Guild” is back in the comic pages again with the first of several one-shot issues. “The Guild: Vork” was released by Dark Horse this week, and…
0November 29, 2010
Terminator 1984 – A Powerful Story From Dark Horse

Licensed titles can be tricky things for comics. You need to write within the established universe and stories, but yet keep the material fresh and interesting. I think “The Terminator…
1October 18, 2010
Spike Gets His Own Comic

Buffy has her own comic series at Dark Horse Comics, and Angel has his at IDW Publishing. But, fans of the two TV shows know that there is another character…
0September 10, 2010
Dr. Horrible Rides Again

Dark Horse Comics released Dr. Horrible and other horrible stories this week. The graphic novel is an anthology of stories about the characters from the internet sensation Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along…
0September 3, 2010
Buffy’s Last Gleaming

As I sit in my hotel room getting ready for Dragon*Con to start tomorrow, I am naturally thinking quite a bit about being able to celebrate the best in media…
0September 3, 2010
{PREVIEW} Star Wars: The Old Republic – Threat of Peace #3

Writer: Rob Chestney Artist: Alex Sanchez Cover: Benjamin Carre Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Released: Sep 1, ’10 Under the thumb of a treaty that was negotiated after the Sith sacked…
0August 4, 2010
PREVIEW Star Wars: The Old Republic – Threat of Peace #2

Writer Rob Chestney Artist Alex Sanchez Cover by Benjamin Carre Publisher Dark Horse Comics Release Date August 4th, 2010 A peace treaty has been signed, but the galaxy is still…
0July 28, 2010
Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War #5 Preview

Whoever said “War is Hell” didn’t know the half of it. The Colonial Marines and their Predator allies look to take the fight to the enemy Predators and the Alien…