
Comic Bastards Podcast - 024
By Dustin Cabeal
Click here to listen!
024 - On this week's show I talk about nothing, other than comics that is because it's a comic podcast. Duh! I have nothing to write here, but there needs to be something... did you know that in Dragon Ball Z they wished for Android 18 to have a vagina? Look it up, but you might want to word it differently. That has nothing to do with the rest of the show.

"House of Night" Returns To Dark Horse
Press Release
Today, Dark Horse Comics is proud to reveal the new edition of the House of Night graphic novel from best-selling mother/daughter duo P.C. and Kristin Cast’s vampyric House of Night prose novel series! The new edition of Legacy: A House of Night Graphic Novel features a gorgeous new cover by Joëlle Jones and a new foreword by Kristin Cast.

New “Black Hammer” Spinoff Miniseries from Creator Jeff Lemire and Artist Max Fiumara
Press Release
Following the success of Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston’s Eisner Award-winning series Black Hammer and its spinoff series Sherlock Frankenstein & The Legion of Evil, Dark Horse is excited to announce the next installment in the Black Hammer universe, Doctor Star & The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows. Abe Sapien artist Max Fiumara joins Jeff Lemire in the new four-issue miniseries. Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart (Hellboy) and talented letterer Nate Piekos (Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite) round out this super creative team. Doctor Star & The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows will feature variant covers by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, J.G. Jones, Dustin Nguyen, and Annie Wu.

Casting Revealed For Dark Horse/Netflix Umbrella Academy
Press Release
The Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy is adding more members. Based on the popular, Eisner award-winning comics and graphic novels created and written by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics, the series is adding cast members Tom Hopper as “Luther,” Emmy Raver-Lampman as “Allison,” David Castañeda as “Diego,” Robert Sheehan as “Klaus,” and Aidan Gallagher as “Number Five.”

Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece Reunite for "Incognegro: Renaissance"
Press Release
Today, Dark Horse and Berger Books are excited to reveal art from acclaimed novelist Mat Johnson (Loving Day, Pym) and veteran artist Warren Pleece’s (The Invisibles, Life Sucks) upcoming series, Incognegro: Renaissance. This new series is a perfect companion and prequel to the tenth-anniversary edition of the 2008 Vertigo graphic novel, Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery.

Emma Beeby and Ariela Kristantina Pull Back the Curtain on the Controversial Historical Figure in “Mata Hari”
Press Release
Mata Hari, the infamous “stripper spy” lived a colorful life that came to a dark end. The woman who claimed she was born a Javanese princess died a figure of public hatred when she was executed by a French firing squad in 1917. A century after her death, questions are still raised about her conviction, her life, and the line between fact and fiction.

Ethan Young’s “Life Between Panels: The Complete Tails Omnibus” and “The Battles of Bridget Lee: The Miracle Child” Arrive in 2018
Press Release
Ethan Young has left his mark on the comics industry with acclaimed works like Nanjing: The Burning City, The Battles of Bridget Lee: Invasion of Farfall, and his Independent Publishers Book Award-Winning Graphic Novel Tails. Now, Dark Horse is thrilled to announce Life Between Panels: The Complete Tails Omnibus, a complete collection of his semiautobiographical webcomic along with a second volume of The Battles of Bridget Lee.

Dark Horse is Proud to Present The Valderrama Bros.’ First American Work, “Giants”
Press Release
Carlos and Miguel Valderrama, A.K.A. “The Valderrama Bros.”, are emerging new talents and Dark Horse is thrilled to bring their first five-issue miniseries Giants to American audiences this December.

Dark Horse Comics Previews RASPUTIN: THE VOICE OF THE DRAGON
Press Release
Legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, bestselling iZOMBIE co-creator Chris Roberson, acclaimed artist Christopher Mitten and award-winning colorist Dave Stewart are pulling back the curtain on the past of the mad and mysterious Russian sorcerer Rasputin in Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon, a new five issue mini-series from Dark Horse Comics.

Mummies, Tombs, and Ancient Curses Abound in Sean O’Neill’s “Rocket Robinson and the Pharaoh’s Fortune”
Press Release
Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to bring writer and artist Sean O’Neill’s graphic novel adventure for kids, Rocket Robinson and the Pharaoh’s Fortune, back into print! Successfully funded as a Kickstarter in 2013, Rocket Robinson is described as Indiana Jones meets Tintin and offers action-packed historical fiction perfect for middle-grade readers.

"Space Boy" Prepare For a Story That Defies Space and Time
Press Release
Dark Horse is thrilled to partner with writer and artist Stephen McCranie (Mal and Chad) to bring his unique space opera webcomic to the page as a four-volume graphic novel series. Currently serialized on Webtoons.com with over 50,000 unique readers, McCranie’s Space Boy is a coming of age story of a high-school-aged girl who belongs in a different time, a boy possessed by emptiness as deep as space, an alien artifact, mysterious murder, and a love that crosses light years.

Mads Mikkelsen To Star In The Dark Horse Graphic Novel Adaptation “POLAR”
Press Release
Mads Mikkelsen (Doctor Strange, Rogue One) will star in the noir action thriller, Polar, set in the gritty underworld of political assassins. Award-winning Swedish director, Jonas Åkerlund (Lords of Chaos, Spun, Beyonce’s Hold-up, Lady Gaga’s Telephone) will direct this adaption of the acclaimed Dark Horse graphic novel Polar: Came With The Cold by Victor Santos, from a screenplay by Jayson Rothwell. Constantin Film’s Robert Kulzer (Resident Evil) and Bolt Pictures’Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil, Death Race) will join forces with Dark Horse Entertainment’s Mike Richardson (Hellboy, Dark Matter) and Keith Goldberg (Umbrella Academy, The Legend of Tarzan) to produce, with Martin Moszkowicz executive producing. Mister Smith Entertainment announced that it is debuting the feature to international buyers at the upcoming 2017 American Film Market.

Review: Mr. Higgins Comes Home
By Jonathan Edwards
Mr. Higgins Comes Home surprised me in a couple of ways. First and foremost, by just how short it is for an OGN. The story itself is only forty-nine pages long, just barely over double the length of a normal-sized issue. What’s more, I’ve seen a handful of single issues come out that match or even exceed that page length. I mean, Sacred Creatures #1 boasted a whopping sixty-six pages, so it’s honestly more surprising that Mignola and Johnson-Cadwell gave this one the full hardcover treatment rather than a mere one-shot. The second big surprise is the plot. See, the book’s vampiric premise may be a tried and true one, but it’s the execution that really sets this one apart. Mignola is well-enough aware of the expectations for where this type of story is going to go that he is able to lean into it somewhat during the setup before several curveballs in a row once it really gets going. And, he does it with such economic storytelling that there’s not a single wasted nor excessive moment, something that really goes to show the breadth of his skill as a writer and creator.

“THE LEGEND OF ZELDA ENCYCLOPEDIA” GOES GOLDEN
Press Release
Earlier this fall, Dark Horse announced The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia. Today, Dark Horse is thrilled to reveal the deluxe edition of The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia! The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia follows the New York Times bestseller The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia and The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts. These three books complete the Goddess Collection, which provides a comprehensive look at the series’ first 30 years up to the release of The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess HD, comprising the lore and the artwork, and now, an encyclopedic reference guide.

Berger Books’ First Series Now Available for Preorder at Local Comic Shops
Press Release
Prior to San Diego Comic Con 2017, Dark Horse announced the launch titles of Karen Berger’s imprint at Dark Horse. Today, Dark Horse and Berger Books are excited to share art from the upcoming series: Hungry Ghosts!

Dark Horse Announces "Mages of Mystralia"
Press Release
Dark Horse Comics and Borealys Games are thrilled to announce the release the popular Mages of Mystralia™ webcomic in a new graphic novel coming to bookstores and comics shops in January 2018.

Review: Rashomon - A Commissioner Heigo Kobayashi Case
By Justin McCarty
From Victor Santos and Dark Horse comes a detective noir set in feudal Japan. This story has everything you need for good noir. A hard-boiled detective, a femme fatale, lies, and government corruption. Santos’ first part to Rashomon was previously published only in Spain, here we have both parts published by Dark Horse. Part one is a straight murder mystery. The second part is a murder mystery but backdropped, and part of, the forty-seven ronin story.

Review: Sherlock Frankenstein & the Legion of Evil #1
By Daniel Vlasaty
Apparently, I am just out of the loop when it comes to new comic books. Because this book came out of nowhere for me. I love Black Hammer and I also love Leff Lemire's writing, and I especially love David Rubin's weird/beautiful art. So, right off the bat Sherlock Frankenstein & the Legion of Evil is a win-win-fucking-win book for me. But, really, when you think about it how good can a spin-off book actually be, right? Why make a spin-off at all, other than as a cash-grab? These are a few of the things I initially thought about the book before I even read it. And let me tell you, fuck all that noise. Sherlock Frankenstein & the Legion of Evil is a solid first issue, and a great book overall, as a companion piece to Black Hammer and also as its own thing entirely. Plus, the title's pretty great, too.

Kentaro Miura’s Epic Tale Gains Official Guidebook
Press Release
No Guts, no glory! Dark Horse Manga is excited to announce the indispensable owner’s manual for Berserk readers with the Berserk Official Guidebook! Still going strong after over twenty-five years in Japan, Berserk is one of the most popular and longest-running seinen series ever published in North America. Dark Horse Manga has sold over 1.5 million translated print editions of creator Kentaro Miura’s Berserk since 2003. The Berserk Official Guidebook will serve as the ultimate authority for the New York Times bestselling series.

TROY NIXEY AND DAMON GENTRY TEAM UP FOR A LOVECRAFTIAN BUDDY-COP ACTION COMEDY “VINEGAR TEETH”
Press Release
High-concept comics superstars DAMON GENTRY (Sabertooth Swordsman) and TROY NIXEY (Jenny Finn, The Black Sinister, Trout) are back with an off-the-wall story with unforgettable art–Vinegar Teeth!
FEATURED POSTS
Archive
- July 2025 4
- April 2025 2
- March 2025 2
- February 2025 3
- January 2025 6
- December 2024 2
- November 2024 1
- October 2024 1
- July 2024 4
- June 2024 3
- May 2024 2
- April 2024 7
- March 2024 7
- January 2024 3
- December 2023 2
- November 2023 4
- October 2023 6
- September 2023 5
- August 2023 12
- July 2023 4
- June 2023 3
- May 2023 2
- April 2023 3
- March 2023 2
- February 2023 1
- January 2023 3
- December 2022 2
- November 2022 3
- October 2022 3
- September 2022 2
- August 2022 1
- July 2022 6
- June 2022 4
- May 2022 14
- April 2022 15
- March 2022 9
- February 2022 5
- August 2019 1
- January 2019 2
- August 2018 12
- July 2018 188
- June 2018 159
- May 2018 204
- April 2018 156
- March 2018 178
- February 2018 180
- January 2018 176
- December 2017 112
- November 2017 143
- October 2017 152
- September 2017 210
- August 2017 180
- July 2017 199
- June 2017 150
- May 2017 129
- April 2017 184
- March 2017 180
- February 2017 178
- January 2017 195
- December 2016 164
- November 2016 135
- October 2016 163
- September 2016 219
- August 2016 248
- July 2016 267
- June 2016 242
- May 2016 160
- April 2016 199
- March 2016 163
- February 2016 145
- January 2016 175
- December 2015 105
- November 2015 166
- October 2015 130
- September 2015 147
- August 2015 135
- July 2015 183
- June 2015 190
- May 2015 140
- April 2015 275
- March 2015 198
- February 2015 430
- January 2015 198
- December 2014 144
- November 2014 187
- October 2014 239
- September 2014 193
- August 2014 289
- July 2014 334
- June 2014 308
- May 2014 244
- April 2014 253
- March 2014 268
- February 2014 232
- January 2014 254
- December 2013 302
- November 2013 276
- October 2013 349
- September 2013 262
- August 2013 325
- July 2013 349
- June 2013 303
- May 2013 373
- April 2013 416
- March 2013 124
- February 2013 16
- January 2013 26
- December 2012 24
- November 2012 17
- October 2012 18
- September 2012 22
- August 2012 13
- July 2012 20
- June 2012 12
- May 2012 23
- April 2012 20
- March 2012 9
- February 2012 20
- January 2012 96
- December 2011 93
- November 2011 73
- October 2011 52
- September 2011 54
- August 2011 37
- July 2011 1