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Dark Horse Comics

January 16, 2023

Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986.[5] The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980.[5][6]

Dark Horse Comics
Parent companyDark Horse Media
StatusActive
FoundedFebruary 4, 1986; 36 years ago (1986-02-04)
FounderMike Richardson
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationMilwaukie, Oregon
DistributionDiamond Comic Distributors Penguin Random House[1]
Key peopleMike Richardson, CEO [2]
Neil Hankerson, Executive VP and COO
Dave Marshall, Editor in Chief[3]
Freddye Miller, Managing Editor[4]
Randy Stradley
Mike Mignola (Hellboy)
Frank Miller (Sin City)
Eric Powell (The Goon)
Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
Geof Darrow (Hard Boiled)
Mike Allred (Madman)
Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo)
John Arcudi (The Mask)
Gerard Way (The Umbrella Academy)
Publication typesComics, graphic novels, manga, art books, novels
Fiction genres
Imprintsimprint labels
Owner(s)Embracer Group
Official websitewww.darkhorse.com

Dark Horse Comics has emerged as the fourth largest comic publishing company in the United States of America.[5] Dividing profits with artists and writers, as well as supporting artistic and creative rights in the comic book industry, Dark Horse Comics has become a strong proponent of publishing licensed material that often does not fit into mainstream media.[5][7] Several titles include: Sin City, Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 300, and Star Wars.[7]

In December 2021, Swedish gaming company Embracer Group launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media, Dark Horse Comics' parent company, and completed the buyout in March 2022.[8]

Overview

Dark Horse has published many licensed comics, including comics based on Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Predator, and Terminator.[7][9] Dark Horse Comics holds a notoriety for being the most reputable publisher in regard to allowing creators to retain ownership of their work.[10] Founder Mike Richardson, created the company with creator rights in mind because of his frustration with the treatment of artists by comic publishers of the time.[6] They have published several creator owned comics such as Frank Miller's Sin City and 300, Mike Mignola's Hellboy, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, and Gerard Way's Umbrella Academy.[7][11][8][10] With an emphasis on mini and limited series, Dark Horse Comics has given itself immense flexibility in the comic book publishing industry.[10] This model allows the company to pull poorly performing series while also retaining the ability to reprint past works without intense scrutiny.[10]

In 2006, The New York Times reported that "Dark Horse pays by the story or the page, and shares profit generated by comic books and related merchandise. That is different from the standard work-for-hire arrangement at DC and Marvel: creators are paid for a specific story and perhaps receive royalties from collected editions, but the bulk of the revenue, and all of the merchandising opportunities, remain with the companies".[7]

History

 
Dark Horse Comics headquarters

Origins

Mike Richardson was an active follower of the Amateur Press Association (APA), an organization focused on critiquing comics through conventions, fan projects, and newsletters.[10] As a result of his involvement, Richardson became acquainted with Randy Stradley, an early Dark Horse Comics collaborator and editor.[10] The two used their contacts from the APA to recruit artists and writers, many of whom were working for several top comic publishing groups.[10]

1986–2006

Dark Horse was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson with Dark Horse Presents No. 1 and featured the first appearance of Paul Chadwick's Concrete and Chris Warner's Black Cross, selling approximately 50,000 copies, which was far better than predictions.[10][7] The series has become a platform for new creators to highlight their works.[10] The success of Dark Horse Comics can be attributed to a change in comic book marketing that occurred in the 1980s when comics began to be sold in comic specific stores.[7] After his success, Richardson began buying the rights to several titles including: Godzilla in 1987, Aliens, Predator in 1989, and Star Wars in 1991 (owned by Marvel prior to the Dark Horse Comics acquisition).[10] Dark Horse evolved further and began producing toys in 1991.[7] Additionally, in 1992, Richardson formed Dark Horse Entertainment, the company's critically acclaimed film and television division.[5][7]

With the release of the first Aliens comic in 1988 and Predator in 1988, Dark Horse Comics' popular characters appeared in their own line of work as well as Dark Horse Presents and Tarzan and numerous crossovers that included Superman and Batman of DC Comics, and WildC.A.T.s.[10]

In a 1991 issue of Dark Horse Presents, Frank Miller introduced Sin City, one of Dark Horse Comics' most successful titles.[10] In addition to this title, Miller introduced several other limited series set in dystopian societies including Give Me Liberty which ran from 1990-1991 and Hard Boiled.[10][12]

The Mask, a mini series from Mark Badger, debuted in Dark Horse Presents 10-20 in 1991 and had a successful film adaptation, starring Jim Carrey, in 1994.[10] However comic sales were not strengthened by the success of the film.[10]

In 1993, Dark Horse established their own limited series superhero realm with the creation of Comics' Greatest World.[13][10] However comic publishing changed in the 1990s and all Comics' Greatest World titles were canceled except for Ghost.[13][10] As a result, Dark Horse Comics returned to their smaller scale business model.[13]

Dark Horse Comics created the imprint Legends and as part of their focus on creators, the publisher began working with Mike Mignola.[10] In 1994, Mignola's character Hellboy first appeared in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction the beginning of several limited and mini series with crossovers that included Batman of DC Comics.[10]

1994 saw the release of the monthly manga mini series, Oh My Goddess![10]

The licensing to the unpopular limited series, Tarzan, was purchased by Dark Horse Comics in 1995 and ended in 1998.[10]

Ghost, from Comics' Greatest World, began running as a solo title in 1995, but ended in 1998 and was subsequently launched once more the same year.[10]

Eisner Award winning Usagi Yojimbo, written and drawn by third generation Japanese-American artist, Stan Sakai debuted in Dark Horse Comics in 1996 as a monthly issue and ran until 2019.[10][14]

Dark Horse Comics began translating the manga series from Hiroaki Samura, Blade of the Immortal, in 1996 and ending in 2015.[10][15]

For the first Free Comic Book Day on May 4, 2002, Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars: Tales - A Jedi’s Weapon and has participated in the event every year since.[16]

2006–2021

In 2006, Dark Horse was the third largest comics publisher. Per Diamond Comic Distributors, "Marvel had 36.9 percent of the market", DC "had 32.9 percent" and Dark Horse had "5.6 percent".[17]

In 2007, Dark Horse donated copies of all of its published works to the Portland State University Library, which maintains both a browsing collection of book titles, in addition to a research collection which also includes every "print, poster, statue, figure, and all other products." As of July 15, 2016, the library has cataloged over 10,000 titles as "the official archive of Dark Horse publications."[18]

In 2011, Dark Horse Presents relaunched including the return of Paul Chadwick's Concrete and Steve Niles' Criminal Macabre, as well as new talent including Sanford Greene, Carla Speed McNeil, Nate Crosby and others. Starting in 2013, Dark Horse began to reprint E. C. Archives, picking up the project of reprinting classic E. C. Comics from the 1950s where Gladstone left off, using the same size and format as Gladstone, with all stories reprinted in order and in full color.[citation needed]

In early 2017, Dark Horse Comic entered partnership with Crypton Future Media to publish official English-language Hatsune Miku-related manga. In late summer of 2018, a set of comic books for Mysticons were released.[citation needed] In 2018, Vanguard Visionary Associates, a Chinese media production company, became a partner of Dark Horse's subsidiary Dark Horse Entertainment[19][20] along with a "major investment stake" in the subsidiary.[21] Both Forbes[22] and Publishers Weekly reported that "the investment stake is rumored to be about $20 million and will give Vanguard a majority interest in Dark House".[21]

In 2020, Dark Horse announced it was severing ties with writer and editor Scott Allie[23][24] "after a former Dark Horse employee accused him of sexual harassment and sexual assault across a period lasting more than a decade."[25] It was reported that in 2015,[26] "after reports of multiple instances of sexual misconduct" by Allie:

Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson released a statement to The Beat, which in part read, "In this particular case, action was taken immediately, though we did not, and cannot, perform a public flogging, as some might wish." Although Richardson said action had been taken, Allie continued as an editor for Dark Horse, transitioning from editor-in-chief to the role of executive senior editor in 2015, before departing Dark Horse as a full-time employee in 2017, continuing to work with them [until 2020] in a freelance capacity.[27]

In June 2021, Dark Horse opened a video game and digital division, called Dark Horse Games. The division will be focused on development of AAA video games based on the company's IP.[28]

In mid-November 2021, Dark Horse founder and CEO Mike Richardson announced that the company would be publishing a new line of all-ages Star Wars comics and graphic novels in collaboration with Lucasfilm and Disney Publishing Worldwide. Dark Horse had previously held the licensing rights for producing Star Wars comics between 1991 and 2015.[29][30]

Acquisition by Embracer Group

In December 2021, Bloomberg reported Dark Horse Comics for sale to a Hollywood studio. Companies rumored as potential buyers include Netflix, The Walt Disney Company, and ViacomCBS, but a representative couldn't comment.[31][32][33] However, later in the month, Embracer Group (a video game holding company) announced that it launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media, including Dark Horse Comics and Dark Horse Entertainment, and that the company would be the 10th operative division in the company.[34][35][36]

Multiple news outlets highlighted that this deal gives Embracer Group access to Dark Horse's[35][37] "300-plus pieces of intellectual property".[38] This deal also grants Dark Horse access to additional intellectual property maintained by Embracer; "sources close to the publisher say that founder and CEO Mike Richardson maintains creative control over Dark Horse under the terms of the deal, while the company receives a level of financial stability it hasn't previously enjoyed as an independent entity, even as it separates from its deal with Chinese pop culture company Vanguard Visionary Associates".[38] The Hollywood Reporter commented that for the Embracer Group this deal was "not just an opportunity to expand properties into comics, but other media. Dark Horse's ongoing relationship with media companies through current and future adaptations and the Dark Horse Entertainment subsidiary open up the potential for Embracer to push projects outside of the video game arena. Dark Horse isn't simply the fourth-largest comic book publisher in the U.S. industry, after all; it's also a company with a first-look deal with Netflix, as well as an ongoing relationship with Universal Content Productions".[38]

Embracer finalized the acquisition of Dark Horse on March 14, 2022.[39]

Distribution

In June 2022, Dark Horse announced a business partnership with Penguin Random House Publishing as the company's new primary comic book distributor which was previously held by Diamond Comics Distributors for thirty years. On September 21, 2022, Dark Horse Comics announced the expansion of their business relationship with Penguin Random House. This multi-year distribution deal will begin in June 2023.[40]

Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson stated that the company decided to expand their business relationship with the legendary publishing company because they both wanted to improve comic book accessibility worldwide, and address fans concerns over high distribution fees with Diamond Comics, Inc.

Imprints and studios

Comics' Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes (1993–1996)

Main article: Comics' Greatest World

From 1993 to 1996, Dark Horse published a line of superhero comics under the Comics' Greatest World imprint, which was later renamed Dark Horse Heroes. After 1996, publication of this line came to a near halt, ceasing production of any books concerning the characters with the publication of the last crossover books involving Ghost, in the early 2000s.

Legend (1994–1998)

Legend was a comic book imprint at Dark Horse Comics created in 1994 by Frank Miller and John Byrne as an avenue for creator-owned projects.[41] Its logo was a moai drawn by Mike Mignola. Later on, other creators were asked to join them. The imprint ended in 1998.

Members

Dark Horse Manga

Dark Horse Manga is an imprint for Japanese manga translated into English. The company's first ongoing title was Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima, starting in August 1994.[42] (Oh My Goddess! since became America's longest running manga series.)[citation needed] Other publications include Akira, Astro Boy, Berserk, Blade of the Immortal, Ghost in the Shell (manga), Lone Wolf and Cub, Trigun and Blood Blockade Battlefront by Yasuhiro Nightow, Gantz, Hellsing and Drifters by Kouta Hirano, Blood+, Multiple Personality Detective Psycho, FLCL, Mob Psycho 100, and Oreimo.

Dark Horse also publishes a number of titles by the all-female Japanese manga artist group CLAMP, including Clover, Chobits, Okimono Kimono, Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Gate 7.

A manga magazine titled Super Manga Blast! was published by Dark Horse starting in the spring of 2000. It was discontinued in December 2005 after 59 issues.[43]

Dark Horse also publishes a number of Korean manhwa titles, including Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man.[44]

Maverick (1999–2002)

Main article: Maverick (Dark Horse)

Maverick was an imprint for creator-owned material.

DH Press

The DH Press imprint publishes novelizations of Dark Horse's more popular comic book titles, including Aliens and Predator. DH Press has now been absorbed by DH Books.

M Press

Publications ranging from novels to film books by Leonard Maltin about John Landis, to comic related material such as a biography of Will Eisner, to health books. They have also published a series reprinting Playboy interviews. The M Press imprint was created to publish a diverse list of both literary fiction and non-fiction prose for authors with a unique voice. One such series is Orchid by Tom Morello, published from 2011 to 2013. The newest addition to M Press is an original graphic novel The Fifth Beatle by Vivek Tiwary, Andrew Robinson, and Kyle Baker, published in November 2013.

Dark Horse Digital

In 2011, Dark Horse launched their iOS app and online digital comics store Dark Horse Digital, followed by the release of the beta version of a native Android app in 2012. Any device with a modern web browser can be used to read Dark Horse comics at their web store.

DH Deluxe

Initiated in 1998, Dark Horse Deluxe rolled out a line of merchandise that included model kits, toys, apparel, and collectibles. Its original purpose was to draw on Dark Horse properties but expanded to include such collectibles as Tim Burton's Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys, Joss Whedon's Serenity, and merchandise for the popular video-game franchise Mass Effect. Dark Horse, working with Big Tent Entertainment and the NHK broadcasting corporation, brought Domo-kun to the United States with a series of products ranging from Qee figurines to journals and stationery sets. David Scroggy was Vice President of Product Development at Dark Horse for many years, starting in that department in 1993 and retiring in 2017.[45][46]

Kitchen Sink Books

In 2013, Denis Kitchen and John Lind co-founded Kitchen Sink Books with Dark Horse as a joint venture and independent imprint.[47] The imprint name is in reference to Kitchen's former publishing company Kitchen Sink Press which ran from 1970 until 1999. Kitchen said of the venture, “John and I have packaged books for a number of first-rank publishers, but we have long discussed the ideal house to enjoy maximum freedom and creativity,” says Kitchen. “In longtime friend and publisher Mike Richardson and Dark Horse Comics, we found just that.”[48] The imprint's output is infrequent, publishing 2-3 high-profile projects annually with editorial focus on art books and deluxe format collections. Creators published under the Kitchen Sink line include Will Eisner, Frank Miller,[49] Harvey Kurtzman, Tony DiTerlizzi[50] and collections/anthology titles include work from Jack Davis, Will Elder, Art Spiegelman, S. Clay Wilson, Monte Beauchamp, Bob Powell, Justin Green, Trina Robbins, Harvey Pekar, Arnold Roth, and Al Jaffee.

Berger Books

Former executive editor of Vertigo Karen Berger established the Berger Books imprint at Dark Horse in 2017.[51] Titles published under the imprint include Hungry Ghosts written by Joel Rose and Anthony Bourdain, Incognegro (previously published through Vertigo) and a prequel Incognegro: Renaissance both written by Mat Johnson, The Seeds written by Ann Nocenti, She Could Fly written by Christopher Cantwell, and LaGuardia written by Nnedi Okorafor.

Dark Horse Games

On June 2, 2021, Dark Horse Comics launched a Gaming and Digital Entertainment Division in partnership with AAA studios to bring many of its "older and lesser established IPs" into the gaming market.[52]

Secret Stash Press

In March 2022, it was announced that Dark Horse and filmmaker Kevin Smith would be teaming up to publish the books of Secret Stash Press, a new publishing line by Smith. The first two books of the line include Maskerade, written by Smith and Andy Mcelfresh and Quick Stops, written by Smith and set within the View Askewniverse.[53]

Flux House

In April 2022, it was announced that Matt Kindt was launching his Flux House imprint through Dark Horse, starting with MIND MGMT: Bootleg[54] and continuing with Hairball in April 2023.[55]

Dogu Publishing

Stan Sakai moved his Usagi Yojimbo series to Dark Horse under his Dogu Publishing imprint in July 2022.[56]

Albatross Funnybooks

It was announced in September 2022 that Eric Powell had brought his Albatross Funnybooks imprint to Dark Horse. This would include series such as The Goon, Hillbilly and Big Man Plans, as well as Brendon Small’s Galaktikon and Rebecca Sugar’s Pug Davis.[57]

Tiny Onion Studios

In November 2022, it was announced that Dark Horse had partnered with James Tynion IV to release books of his Tiny Onion Studios. This will include original books and print versions of books previously available on Substack. The first of these books include Blue Book, written by Tynion and illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming, which will release in February 2023, while The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos will release June 2023, with Tynion creating the story, Tate Brombal writing, and art by Isaac Goodhart.[58]

Titles

Main article: List of Dark Horse Comics publications

Dark Horse Comics has acquired the rights to make comic book adaptations of many popular films and series. Some of these include Aliens, Army of Darkness (before Dynamite Entertainment acquired the license), Indiana Jones, Predator, RoboCop, The Thing, Star Wars, The Terminator, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and its spin-off, Angel), Planet of the Apes, Let Me In and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

In 2013 CCP Games announced that Dark Horse would be publishing a series of comic books based on stories collected from players of the MMORPG EVE Online.[59]

In 2014, Lucasfilm announced that, as of 2015, future Star Wars comics would be published by Lucasfilm's corporate sibling, Marvel Comics.[60] In 2017, Dark Horse Comics began publishing Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins based on the web series Critical Role.[61] In 2019, Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins was Dark Horse's 6th best selling title with 19,000 copies sold.[62]

Dark Horse Entertainment

Main articles: Dark Horse Entertainment and List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications

Dark Horse's production studio arm, Dark Horse Entertainment, produces films and television shows based on Dark Horse Comics. Established by Richardson in 1992, Dark Horse Entertainment set up shop on the lot at Twentieth Century Fox through a first-look deal with Larry Gordon and Largo Entertainment. Dark Horse Entertainment has produced over two dozen films and television projects.[63]

Dark Horse Entertainment's 2018 deal with Vanguard Visionary Associates was "intended to allow the company to fully finance development of properties already owned by the company, as well as acquire outside material for media adaptation. Additionally, the partnership is intended to be a gateway for Dark Horse to bring its comic book library to new foreign markets, with a particular focus on China".[19] In 2019, Dark Horse Entertainment set up a first-look deal with the streaming company Netflix.[64] In August 2022, Netflix and Dark Horse renewed their first look deal for film and TV.[65]

Television

The following are TV projects based on Dark Horse comic books:[66]

Television shows with graphic novels

Films

The following are feature films based on series from Dark Horse Comics:[75]

Released projects

Cancelled projects

Main article: List of unproduced Dark Horse Comics projects

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Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book graphic novel and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986 5 The company was created using funds earned from Richardson s chain of Portland Oregon comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980 5 6 Dark Horse ComicsParent companyDark Horse MediaStatusActiveFoundedFebruary 4 1986 36 years ago 1986 02 04 FounderMike RichardsonCountry of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationMilwaukie OregonDistributionDiamond Comic Distributors Penguin Random House 1 Key peopleMike Richardson CEO 2 Neil Hankerson Executive VP and COODave Marshall Editor in Chief 3 Freddye Miller Managing Editor 4 Randy StradleyMike Mignola Hellboy Frank Miller Sin City Eric Powell The Goon Joss Whedon Buffy The Vampire Slayer Geof Darrow Hard Boiled Mike Allred Madman Stan Sakai Usagi Yojimbo John Arcudi The Mask Gerard Way The Umbrella Academy Publication typesComics graphic novels manga art books novelsFiction genresHorror Thriller Terror Crime Superhero Fantasy Science fiction Action Adventure Science fantasy Mystery Comedy Dark fantasyImprintsimprint labelsOwner s Embracer GroupOfficial websitewww wbr darkhorse wbr comDark Horse Comics has emerged as the fourth largest comic publishing company in the United States of America 5 Dividing profits with artists and writers as well as supporting artistic and creative rights in the comic book industry Dark Horse Comics has become a strong proponent of publishing licensed material that often does not fit into mainstream media 5 7 Several titles include Sin City Hellboy Buffy the Vampire Slayer 300 and Star Wars 7 In December 2021 Swedish gaming company Embracer Group launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media Dark Horse Comics parent company and completed the buyout in March 2022 8 Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2 1 Origins 2 2 1986 2006 2 3 2006 2021 2 4 Acquisition by Embracer Group 3 Distribution 4 Imprints and studios 4 1 Comics Greatest World Dark Horse Heroes 1993 1996 4 2 Legend 1994 1998 4 2 1 Members 4 3 Dark Horse Manga 4 4 Maverick 1999 2002 4 5 DH Press 4 6 M Press 4 7 Dark Horse Digital 4 8 DH Deluxe 4 9 Kitchen Sink Books 4 10 Berger Books 4 11 Dark Horse Games 4 12 Secret Stash Press 4 13 Flux House 4 14 Dogu Publishing 4 15 Albatross Funnybooks 4 16 Tiny Onion Studios 5 Titles 6 Dark Horse Entertainment 6 1 Television 6 2 Television shows with graphic novels 6 3 Films 6 4 Cancelled projects 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links 9 1 InterviewsOverview EditDark Horse has published many licensed comics including comics based on Star Wars Avatar The Last Airbender Buffy the Vampire Slayer Aliens Predator and Terminator 7 9 Dark Horse Comics holds a notoriety for being the most reputable publisher in regard to allowing creators to retain ownership of their work 10 Founder Mike Richardson created the company with creator rights in mind because of his frustration with the treatment of artists by comic publishers of the time 6 They have published several creator owned comics such as Frank Miller s Sin City and 300 Mike Mignola s Hellboy Stan Sakai s Usagi Yojimbo and Gerard Way s Umbrella Academy 7 11 8 10 With an emphasis on mini and limited series Dark Horse Comics has given itself immense flexibility in the comic book publishing industry 10 This model allows the company to pull poorly performing series while also retaining the ability to reprint past works without intense scrutiny 10 In 2006 The New York Times reported that Dark Horse pays by the story or the page and shares profit generated by comic books and related merchandise That is different from the standard work for hire arrangement at DC and Marvel creators are paid for a specific story and perhaps receive royalties from collected editions but the bulk of the revenue and all of the merchandising opportunities remain with the companies 7 History Edit Dark Horse Comics headquarters Origins Edit Mike Richardson was an active follower of the Amateur Press Association APA an organization focused on critiquing comics through conventions fan projects and newsletters 10 As a result of his involvement Richardson became acquainted with Randy Stradley an early Dark Horse Comics collaborator and editor 10 The two used their contacts from the APA to recruit artists and writers many of whom were working for several top comic publishing groups 10 1986 2006 Edit Dark Horse was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson with Dark Horse Presents No 1 and featured the first appearance of Paul Chadwick s Concrete and Chris Warner s Black Cross selling approximately 50 000 copies which was far better than predictions 10 7 The series has become a platform for new creators to highlight their works 10 The success of Dark Horse Comics can be attributed to a change in comic book marketing that occurred in the 1980s when comics began to be sold in comic specific stores 7 After his success Richardson began buying the rights to several titles including Godzilla in 1987 Aliens Predator in 1989 and Star Wars in 1991 owned by Marvel prior to the Dark Horse Comics acquisition 10 Dark Horse evolved further and began producing toys in 1991 7 Additionally in 1992 Richardson formed Dark Horse Entertainment the company s critically acclaimed film and television division 5 7 With the release of the first Aliens comic in 1988 and Predator in 1988 Dark Horse Comics popular characters appeared in their own line of work as well as Dark Horse Presents and Tarzan and numerous crossovers that included Superman and Batman of DC Comics and WildC A T s 10 In a 1991 issue of Dark Horse Presents Frank Miller introduced Sin City one of Dark Horse Comics most successful titles 10 In addition to this title Miller introduced several other limited series set in dystopian societies including Give Me Liberty which ran from 1990 1991 and Hard Boiled 10 12 The Mask a mini series from Mark Badger debuted in Dark Horse Presents 10 20 in 1991 and had a successful film adaptation starring Jim Carrey in 1994 10 However comic sales were not strengthened by the success of the film 10 In 1993 Dark Horse established their own limited series superhero realm with the creation of Comics Greatest World 13 10 However comic publishing changed in the 1990s and all Comics Greatest World titles were canceled except for Ghost 13 10 As a result Dark Horse Comics returned to their smaller scale business model 13 Dark Horse Comics created the imprint Legends and as part of their focus on creators the publisher began working with Mike Mignola 10 In 1994 Mignola s character Hellboy first appeared in Hellboy Seed of Destruction the beginning of several limited and mini series with crossovers that included Batman of DC Comics 10 1994 saw the release of the monthly manga mini series Oh My Goddess 10 The licensing to the unpopular limited series Tarzan was purchased by Dark Horse Comics in 1995 and ended in 1998 10 Ghost from Comics Greatest World began running as a solo title in 1995 but ended in 1998 and was subsequently launched once more the same year 10 Eisner Award winning Usagi Yojimbo written and drawn by third generation Japanese American artist Stan Sakai debuted in Dark Horse Comics in 1996 as a monthly issue and ran until 2019 10 14 Dark Horse Comics began translating the manga series from Hiroaki Samura Blade of the Immortal in 1996 and ending in 2015 10 15 For the first Free Comic Book Day on May 4 2002 Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars Tales A Jedi s Weapon and has participated in the event every year since 16 2006 2021 Edit In 2006 Dark Horse was the third largest comics publisher Per Diamond Comic Distributors Marvel had 36 9 percent of the market DC had 32 9 percent and Dark Horse had 5 6 percent 17 In 2007 Dark Horse donated copies of all of its published works to the Portland State University Library which maintains both a browsing collection of book titles in addition to a research collection which also includes every print poster statue figure and all other products As of July 15 2016 the library has cataloged over 10 000 titles as the official archive of Dark Horse publications 18 In 2011 Dark Horse Presents relaunched including the return of Paul Chadwick s Concrete and Steve Niles Criminal Macabre as well as new talent including Sanford Greene Carla Speed McNeil Nate Crosby and others Starting in 2013 Dark Horse began to reprint E C Archives picking up the project of reprinting classic E C Comics from the 1950s where Gladstone left off using the same size and format as Gladstone with all stories reprinted in order and in full color citation needed In early 2017 Dark Horse Comic entered partnership with Crypton Future Media to publish official English language Hatsune Miku related manga In late summer of 2018 a set of comic books for Mysticons were released citation needed In 2018 Vanguard Visionary Associates a Chinese media production company became a partner of Dark Horse s subsidiary Dark Horse Entertainment 19 20 along with a major investment stake in the subsidiary 21 Both Forbes 22 and Publishers Weekly reported that the investment stake is rumored to be about 20 million and will give Vanguard a majority interest in Dark House 21 In 2020 Dark Horse announced it was severing ties with writer and editor Scott Allie 23 24 after a former Dark Horse employee accused him of sexual harassment and sexual assault across a period lasting more than a decade 25 It was reported that in 2015 26 after reports of multiple instances of sexual misconduct by Allie Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson released a statement to The Beat which in part read In this particular case action was taken immediately though we did not and cannot perform a public flogging as some might wish Although Richardson said action had been taken Allie continued as an editor for Dark Horse transitioning from editor in chief to the role of executive senior editor in 2015 before departing Dark Horse as a full time employee in 2017 continuing to work with them until 2020 in a freelance capacity 27 In June 2021 Dark Horse opened a video game and digital division called Dark Horse Games The division will be focused on development of AAA video games based on the company s IP 28 In mid November 2021 Dark Horse founder and CEO Mike Richardson announced that the company would be publishing a new line of all ages Star Wars comics and graphic novels in collaboration with Lucasfilm and Disney Publishing Worldwide Dark Horse had previously held the licensing rights for producing Star Wars comics between 1991 and 2015 29 30 Acquisition by Embracer Group Edit In December 2021 Bloomberg reported Dark Horse Comics for sale to a Hollywood studio Companies rumored as potential buyers include Netflix The Walt Disney Company and ViacomCBS but a representative couldn t comment 31 32 33 However later in the month Embracer Group a video game holding company announced that it launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media including Dark Horse Comics and Dark Horse Entertainment and that the company would be the 10th operative division in the company 34 35 36 Multiple news outlets highlighted that this deal gives Embracer Group access to Dark Horse s 35 37 300 plus pieces of intellectual property 38 This deal also grants Dark Horse access to additional intellectual property maintained by Embracer sources close to the publisher say that founder and CEO Mike Richardson maintains creative control over Dark Horse under the terms of the deal while the company receives a level of financial stability it hasn t previously enjoyed as an independent entity even as it separates from its deal with Chinese pop culture company Vanguard Visionary Associates 38 The Hollywood Reporter commented that for the Embracer Group this deal was not just an opportunity to expand properties into comics but other media Dark Horse s ongoing relationship with media companies through current and future adaptations and the Dark Horse Entertainment subsidiary open up the potential for Embracer to push projects outside of the video game arena Dark Horse isn t simply the fourth largest comic book publisher in the U S industry after all it s also a company with a first look deal with Netflix as well as an ongoing relationship with Universal Content Productions 38 Embracer finalized the acquisition of Dark Horse on March 14 2022 39 Distribution EditIn June 2022 Dark Horse announced a business partnership with Penguin Random House Publishing as the company s new primary comic book distributor which was previously held by Diamond Comics Distributors for thirty years On September 21 2022 Dark Horse Comics announced the expansion of their business relationship with Penguin Random House This multi year distribution deal will begin in June 2023 40 Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson stated that the company decided to expand their business relationship with the legendary publishing company because they both wanted to improve comic book accessibility worldwide and address fans concerns over high distribution fees with Diamond Comics Inc Imprints and studios EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Comics Greatest World Dark Horse Heroes 1993 1996 Edit Main article Comics Greatest World From 1993 to 1996 Dark Horse published a line of superhero comics under the Comics Greatest World imprint which was later renamed Dark Horse Heroes After 1996 publication of this line came to a near halt ceasing production of any books concerning the characters with the publication of the last crossover books involving Ghost in the early 2000s Legend 1994 1998 Edit Legend was a comic book imprint at Dark Horse Comics created in 1994 by Frank Miller and John Byrne as an avenue for creator owned projects 41 Its logo was a moai drawn by Mike Mignola Later on other creators were asked to join them The imprint ended in 1998 Members Edit Art Adams Frank Miller John Byrne Mike Mignola Paul Chadwick Dave Gibbons and Geof Darrow were also on the initial Dark Horse Legend launch tour Mike Allred Walter SimonsonDark Horse Manga Edit Dark Horse Manga is an imprint for Japanese manga translated into English The company s first ongoing title was Oh My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima starting in August 1994 42 Oh My Goddess since became America s longest running manga series citation needed Other publications include Akira Astro Boy Berserk Blade of the Immortal Ghost in the Shell manga Lone Wolf and Cub Trigun and Blood Blockade Battlefront by Yasuhiro Nightow Gantz Hellsing and Drifters by Kouta Hirano Blood Multiple Personality Detective Psycho FLCL Mob Psycho 100 and Oreimo Dark Horse also publishes a number of titles by the all female Japanese manga artist group CLAMP including Clover Chobits Okimono Kimono Cardcaptor Sakura Magic Knight Rayearth and Gate 7 A manga magazine titled Super Manga Blast was published by Dark Horse starting in the spring of 2000 It was discontinued in December 2005 after 59 issues 43 Dark Horse also publishes a number of Korean manhwa titles including Banya The Explosive Delivery Man 44 Maverick 1999 2002 Edit Main article Maverick Dark Horse Maverick was an imprint for creator owned material DH Press Edit The DH Press imprint publishes novelizations of Dark Horse s more popular comic book titles including Aliens and Predator DH Press has now been absorbed by DH Books M Press Edit Publications ranging from novels to film books by Leonard Maltin about John Landis to comic related material such as a biography of Will Eisner to health books They have also published a series reprinting Playboy interviews The M Press imprint was created to publish a diverse list of both literary fiction and non fiction prose for authors with a unique voice One such series is Orchid by Tom Morello published from 2011 to 2013 The newest addition to M Press is an original graphic novel The Fifth Beatle by Vivek Tiwary Andrew Robinson and Kyle Baker published in November 2013 Dark Horse Digital Edit In 2011 Dark Horse launched their iOS app and online digital comics store Dark Horse Digital followed by the release of the beta version of a native Android app in 2012 Any device with a modern web browser can be used to read Dark Horse comics at their web store DH Deluxe Edit Initiated in 1998 Dark Horse Deluxe rolled out a line of merchandise that included model kits toys apparel and collectibles Its original purpose was to draw on Dark Horse properties but expanded to include such collectibles as Tim Burton s Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys Joss Whedon s Serenity and merchandise for the popular video game franchise Mass Effect Dark Horse working with Big Tent Entertainment and the NHK broadcasting corporation brought Domo kun to the United States with a series of products ranging from Qee figurines to journals and stationery sets David Scroggy was Vice President of Product Development at Dark Horse for many years starting in that department in 1993 and retiring in 2017 45 46 Kitchen Sink Books Edit In 2013 Denis Kitchen and John Lind co founded Kitchen Sink Books with Dark Horse as a joint venture and independent imprint 47 The imprint name is in reference to Kitchen s former publishing company Kitchen Sink Press which ran from 1970 until 1999 Kitchen said of the venture John and I have packaged books for a number of first rank publishers but we have long discussed the ideal house to enjoy maximum freedom and creativity says Kitchen In longtime friend and publisher Mike Richardson and Dark Horse Comics we found just that 48 The imprint s output is infrequent publishing 2 3 high profile projects annually with editorial focus on art books and deluxe format collections Creators published under the Kitchen Sink line include Will Eisner Frank Miller 49 Harvey Kurtzman Tony DiTerlizzi 50 and collections anthology titles include work from Jack Davis Will Elder Art Spiegelman S Clay Wilson Monte Beauchamp Bob Powell Justin Green Trina Robbins Harvey Pekar Arnold Roth and Al Jaffee Berger Books Edit Former executive editor of Vertigo Karen Berger established the Berger Books imprint at Dark Horse in 2017 51 Titles published under the imprint include Hungry Ghosts written by Joel Rose and Anthony Bourdain Incognegro previously published through Vertigo and a prequel Incognegro Renaissance both written by Mat Johnson The Seeds written by Ann Nocenti She Could Fly written by Christopher Cantwell and LaGuardia written by Nnedi Okorafor Dark Horse Games Edit On June 2 2021 Dark Horse Comics launched a Gaming and Digital Entertainment Division in partnership with AAA studios to bring many of its older and lesser established IPs into the gaming market 52 Secret Stash Press Edit In March 2022 it was announced that Dark Horse and filmmaker Kevin Smith would be teaming up to publish the books of Secret Stash Press a new publishing line by Smith The first two books of the line include Maskerade written by Smith and Andy Mcelfresh and Quick Stops written by Smith and set within the View Askewniverse 53 Flux House Edit In April 2022 it was announced that Matt Kindt was launching his Flux House imprint through Dark Horse starting with MIND MGMT Bootleg 54 and continuing with Hairball in April 2023 55 Dogu Publishing Edit Stan Sakai moved his Usagi Yojimbo series to Dark Horse under his Dogu Publishing imprint in July 2022 56 Albatross Funnybooks Edit It was announced in September 2022 that Eric Powell had brought his Albatross Funnybooks imprint to Dark Horse This would include series such as The Goon Hillbilly and Big Man Plans as well as Brendon Small s Galaktikon and Rebecca Sugar s Pug Davis 57 Tiny Onion Studios Edit In November 2022 it was announced that Dark Horse had partnered with James Tynion IV to release books of his Tiny Onion Studios This will include original books and print versions of books previously available on Substack The first of these books include Blue Book written by Tynion and illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming which will release in February 2023 while The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos will release June 2023 with Tynion creating the story Tate Brombal writing and art by Isaac Goodhart 58 Titles EditMain article List of Dark Horse Comics publications Dark Horse Comics has acquired the rights to make comic book adaptations of many popular films and series Some of these include Aliens Army of Darkness before Dynamite Entertainment acquired the license Indiana Jones Predator RoboCop The Thing Star Wars The Terminator Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin off Angel Planet of the Apes Let Me In and Avatar The Last Airbender In 2013 CCP Games announced that Dark Horse would be publishing a series of comic books based on stories collected from players of the MMORPG EVE Online 59 In 2014 Lucasfilm announced that as of 2015 future Star Wars comics would be published by Lucasfilm s corporate sibling Marvel Comics 60 In 2017 Dark Horse Comics began publishing Critical Role Vox Machina Origins based on the web series Critical Role 61 In 2019 Critical Role Vox Machina Origins was Dark Horse s 6th best selling title with 19 000 copies sold 62 Dark Horse Entertainment EditMain articles Dark Horse Entertainment and List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications Dark Horse s production studio arm Dark Horse Entertainment produces films and television shows based on Dark Horse Comics Established by Richardson in 1992 Dark Horse Entertainment set up shop on the lot at Twentieth Century Fox through a first look deal with Larry Gordon and Largo Entertainment Dark Horse Entertainment has produced over two dozen films and television projects 63 Dark Horse Entertainment s 2018 deal with Vanguard Visionary Associates was intended to allow the company to fully finance development of properties already owned by the company as well as acquire outside material for media adaptation Additionally the partnership is intended to be a gateway for Dark Horse to bring its comic book library to new foreign markets with a particular focus on China 19 In 2019 Dark Horse Entertainment set up a first look deal with the streaming company Netflix 64 In August 2022 Netflix and Dark Horse renewed their first look deal for film and TV 65 Television Edit The following are TV projects based on Dark Horse comic books 66 Duckman 1994 1997 animated series The Mask 1995 1997 animated series Timecop 1997 1998 Fat Dog Mendoza 2000 2001 animated series Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot 1999 2001 animated series The B P R D Declassified 2004 special The Amazing Screw On Head 2006 animated pilot Axe Cop 2013 2015 animated series Dark Matter 2015 2017 The Umbrella Academy 2019 present The Rocketeer 2019 2020 animated series Resident Alien 2021 present Samurai Rabbit The Usagi Chronicles 2022 present animated series Fear Agent TBA 67 Grendel TBA 68 69 Hungry Ghosts TBA animated series 70 Iyanu Child of Wonder TBA animated series 71 Mind MGMT TBA 65 She Could Fly TBA 72 Sin City TBA 73 Wyrd TBA 74 Television shows with graphic novels Edit Avatar The Last Airbender 2012 present The Legend of Korra 2017 present Mysticons 2018 2020 Trollhunters 2018 Films Edit The following are feature films based on series from Dark Horse Comics 75 Released projects Dr Giggles 1992 The Mask 1994 Timecop 1994 Tank Girl 1995 Enemy 1996 Barb Wire 1996 Mystery Men 1999 Virus 1999 G Men from Hell 2000 American Splendor 2003 Timecop 2 The Berlin Decision 2003 direct to video Alien vs Predator 2004 Hellboy 2004 Sin City 2005 Son of the Mask 2005 Hellboy Sword of Storms 2006 animated television 300 2007 Hellboy Blood and Iron 2007 animated television Aliens vs Predator Requiem 2007 Hellboy II The Golden Army 2008 R I P D 2013 Sin City A Dame to Kill For 2014 300 Rise of an Empire 2014 Polar 2019 Hellboy 2019 Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness 2022 animated 76 R I P D 2 Rise of the Damned 2022 direct to video 77 78 Bang TBA 65 Dept H TBA 79 Lady Killer TBA 80 Mystery Girl TBA 81 Tank Girl reboot TBA 82 The Goon TBA animated Cancelled projects Edit Main article List of unproduced Dark Horse Comics projectsReferences Edit Dark Horse moves to Random House for book distribution October 2 2013 Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Dark Horse and forms the tenth operative group Bloomberg News December 21 2021 Dark Horse Names Dave Marshall As Editor In Chief September 11 2015 Dark Horse Comics names Freddye Miller its new Managing Editor September 23 2021 a b c d e Dark Horse Comics Portland State University Library Retrieved April 24 2022 a b Klaehn Jeffery September 3 2021 Mike Richardson Interview Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 12 5 1207 1211 doi 10 1080 21504857 2020 1767170 ISSN 2150 4857 S2CID 219432442 a b c d e f g 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original Dark Horse Comics at the Grand Comics Database Dark Horse Comics The Oregon Encyclopedia Things From Another World Online retailer of comics and collectibles sister company of Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics Big Comic Book DataBase Archived from the original on September 9 2013 Interviews Edit Tim Ervin From the Editor s Desk Comic Book Resources January 8 2009 Chris Warner From the Editor s Desk Comic Book Resources January 14 2009 Diana Schutz Part I From the Editor s Desk Comic Book Resources January 20 2009 Diana Schutz Part II From the Editor s Desk Comic Book Resources January 22 2009 Randy Stradley From the Editor s Desk Comic Book Resources February 25 2009 Shawna Gore From the Editor s Desk Comic Book Resources March 16 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dark Horse Comics amp oldid 1132700086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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