Tag: Dark Horse Comics

Mark Millar + Rafael Albuquerque’s ‘Huck’ returns at Dark Horse

‘Huck: Big Bad World’ brings back the heartwarming hero who just wants to do good deeds.

Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque will return to the small-town heroics of Huck later this year, as Dark Horse will publish the six-issue sequel miniseries Huck: Big Bad World beginning in May. They’re joined by colorist Dave McCaig and letterer Clem Robins.

The original Huck miniseries kicked off in 2015 and was published by Image Comics. The story centered on a man with super powers living in a small town who took it upon himself to do one good deed a day. Things go awry when the rest of the world discovers Huck and his mom.

“Stoked to team up again with Mark on the sequel of our very first collaboration,” Albuquerque said. “I missed these characters so much, and about 10 years later, returning to them still feels fresh and exciting.”

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Lady Baltimore returns next year with ‘The Daughters of Medusa’

Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden and Bridgit Connell return to the world of ‘Baltimore’ with a two-issue series.

Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden and Bridgit Connell have more Lady Baltimore tales to tell. They’ll return to the character next year with Lady Baltimore: The Daughters of Medusa, along with colorist Michelle Madsen and letterer Clem Robins.

Dark Horse Comics will publish the two-part series beginning next April.

“We’re thrilled to jump back into the Outerverse with this new Lady Baltimore adventure,” Golden said. “This world continues to evolve and surprise us all as we create it, and what a gift it is to have Bridgit Connell bringing these stories to life. It’s a lot to ask of an artist to give us pages that are both beautiful and horrifying, sometimes in the same panel, and Bridgit nails it every time. I can’t wait till readers get their hands on this story!”

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Cullen Bunn + A.C. Zamudio roll the dice on ‘Arcana Royale’

The supernatural thriller kicks off at Dark Horse Comics next year.

Cullen Bunn and A.C. Zamudio, who previously worked together on Shadow Roads at Oni Press, will team up for a new supernatural thriller at Dark Horse Comics. Arcana Royale is about Hudson Tremaine, a gambler who finds herself in a mystical poker tournament alongside magicians, demons and demigods.

“Arcana Royale has been in the works for a while now, and I’m excited for people to get to read it,” said Bunn. “This is a story about controlling your own fate (even if you have to cheat a little) in the face of overwhelming odds. There’s a little bit of Hudson Tremaine… or at least there should be… in each and everyone of us.”

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John Allison + Max Sarin enter the ‘vindictive world of quilting’ in ‘The Great British Bump-Off’ sequel

‘Kill or Be Quilt’ begins next April.

John Allison and Max Sarin will team up again for a sequel to The Great British Bump-Off next year, shifting from competitive baking to quilting. The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt is a “cozy mystery” that’ll launch next April from Dark Horse Comics.

“I wouldn’t say that I went into the heart of darkness to research this story,” said Allison, “but I certainly went into several quilting shops. I believe this is the first direct market comic book ever to try to blow the lid clean off the hitherto secretive world of daggers-drawn patchwork. I would like to thank my collaborators on KOBK… mostly for their bravery.”

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‘10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir’ offers a detailed look at Jeff Lemire’s 25+ years in comics

The hardcover will arrive next July from Dark Horse Comics.

A new book coming from Dark Horse next year will explore the comics career of Jeff Lemire, offering “a book-by-book and step-by-step journey” of sketches, essays, previously unpublished material and more.

10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir will be a $50 hardcover and is due out next July. It’ll contain materials that he first posted to his Substack newsletter, which he has since expanded and built upon for this collection.

“This hardcover book will feature essays that document the creation of each of my books, from my earliest self-published never before published mini-comics to Essex County, Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer, Minor Arcana and everything in between,” Lemire said in his newsletter. “In addition to essays discussing the creation of each project and my personal life at the time, this book will also feature never seen developmental artwork, rare and unpublished comics and in-depth process material.”

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Stan Sakai will pay tribute to his late brother in the next ‘Usagi Yojimbo’ miniseries

The five-issue ‘Usagi Yojimbo: The Thousand Plums’ will debut in March.

Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo will return in a new miniseries next March, featuring two different stories — “Ten Thousand Plums” and “Tabo.” That second story, in particular, has significant meaning for Sakai, as it pays tribute to his deceased brother.

“‘Tabo’ is very personal to me,” Sakai said. “It was written as a tribute to my younger brother, Kenneth, a month after he passed away and was inspired by his struggles during his last days. I cherish the time growing up with him in Hawaii. When she saw how deeply I felt about this story, Emi (Fujii) volunteered to color it as she knew Kenneth and his gentle spirit.”

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Your 2025 FCBD line-up includes Spider-Man, Speed Racer, VR Troopers + more

Free comics from Marvel, Archie, Dark Horse, Mad Cave, BOOM! and more will be available next year on May 3.

Diamond has revealed the “Gold Sponsor” comic publishers and titles for Free Comic Book Day 2025, which includes Marvel, Mad Cave, BOOM!, Dark Horse and more. Thirteen comics from the gold sponsors will be available during next year’s event, which is scheduled for May 3.

“We’re excited for another fantastic year of celebrating comic books and the shops that make them special,” said Ashton Greenwood, Free Comic Book Day spokesperson. “This year’s selection has something for every kind of fan. Whether you’re new to comics or a longtime reader, you’re sure to find a title that grabs your attention.”

An additional 33 titles in the “Silver Sponsor” tier will be revealed tomorrow, although Marvel has already revealed three more titles they’ll offer, in addition to their two gold titles. DC is not mentioned in the announcement, as their books are not distributed by Diamond, but I’m sure they’ll have something on FCBD as well.

Check out the list of titles below:

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Cullen Bunn + Danny Luckert return to the world of ‘Beyond Mortal’ for ‘Jumpscare’

The duo introduce a new superhero with a unique super power that draws from horror movies.

Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert’s Beyond Mortal graphic novel is getting a sequel of sorts in Jumpscare, a new miniseries by the writer and artist duo. The miniseries takes place after the events of the graphic novel and introduces a new horror superhero called Jumpscare. Jim Campbell is lettering the miniseries.

“Hands down, Jumpscare is some of the most fun I’ve ever had writing a comic,” Bunn said in the press release. “I absolutely love this character. She’s everything I love about horror movies, everything I love about superheroes, everything I love about comics, all rolled into one character. If you’re a horror fan, get ready to meet your new favorite superhero.”

Bunn added in his newsletter that the character is “a super-slasher who is a bit Deadpool, a bit Harley Quinn, a bit Tank Girl, and 1000% everything I love about what I do.”

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NYCC | Second Stranger Things + Dungeons & Dragons miniseries will debut next year

‘The Rise of Hellfire’ reveals the secret origin of Eddie Munson and his D&D group.

Dark Horse Comics has announced a second Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons miniseries, set to arrive in stores next year. Subtitled The Rise of Hellfire, the series will explore the D&D origins of popular season 4 character Eddie Munson, including how he first met Lucas, Dustin and Mike.

The four-issue miniseries will be co-written by Jody Houser, who co-wrote the previous Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons miniseries, and Eric Campbell, writer of Dungeons & Dragons Worlds & Realms. Diego Galindo also returns to illustrate it, joined by colorist Diana Sousa and letterer Nate Piekos. While the previous series was co-published by IDW, the Dungeons & Dragons license is now with Dark Horse Comics, which makes this their first official D&D comic.

“As soon as I saw Stranger Things season 4, I knew the story of Eddie Munson and the Hellfire Club would be a perfect sequel to our Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons miniseries,” Houser said. “Both Eric and I are very familiar with how D&D forges friendships and storytellers, and it’s been wonderful exploring Hawkins through that lens.”

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NYCC | James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe + Piotr Kowalski explore the legend of the Jersey Devil at Dark Horse

Tynion’s ‘True Weird’ stories continue in a new miniseries next year.

James Tynion IV has shown his affection for “True Weird” stories — stories of UFOs, cryptids and other stories about people’s real-world encounters with the unexplained — in the past, most recently on his Substack newsletter and through titles like Blue Book. These stories will continue on at Dark Horse, starting with Let This One Be A Devil next February.

Tynion is teaming up with co-writer Steve Foxe, artist Piotr Kowalski, colorist Brad Simpson and letterer Tom Napolitano on the four-issue miniseries. It’ll also feature a “True Weird” back-up story by Rachel Deering, with art by Jesse Lonergan and lettering by Aditya Bidikar.

“Starting with Blue Book, the beating heart of the Tiny Onion publishing program with Dark Horse has been the exploration of what I call ‘True Weird’ stories–comics based on the real stories of encounters with the strange and impossible,” said Tynion. “Let This One Be a Devil is the first in a whole new set of titles in our True Weird library at Dark Horse, in which we’ll tell the stories inspired by the accounts that brought figures like the Jersey Devil, Bigfoot, and The Loch Ness Monster into the public consciousness. This is just the beginning.”

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NYCC | Mike Mignola + team reunite for more ‘Frankenstein: New World’

Christopher Golden, Thomas Sniegoski, Peter Bergting, Michelle Madsen and Clem Robins return for ‘Frankenstein: New World – The Sea of Forever.’

After the world ended, Frankenstein’s story was just beginning. The legendary monster’s future adventures started in 2022’s Frankenstein: New World, and now he’s back for its sequel, subtitled The Sea of Forever.

Mignola will once again be joined by writers Christopher Golden and Thomas Sniegoski for the project, as well as artist Peter Bergting, colorist Michelle Madsen and letterer Clem Robins.

“When Chris, Mike, Peter and I finished up Frankenstein: New World, we knew that we had lots of story still to tell . . . and thankfully, Dark Horse agreed,” Sniegoski said. “With Frankenstein: New World–The Sea of Forever, we’ve gotten the opportunity to delve even deeper into this evolving, post apocalyptic world full of beauty, wonder and a gradually growing evil on the verge of infecting this new, pristine world. I can’t wait for folks to see this next chapter in the Frankenstein: New World saga!”

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‘Behemoth’ is the story of a bus swallowed by a Kaiju

The giant monster miniseries by Grant Sputore, Ryan Engle, Jay Martin and Frank Cvetkovic, arrives in January from Dark Horse Comics.

Grant Sputore and Ryan Engle, two filmmakers with resumes that include monster movies, will team up to write Behemoth, a new miniseries coming from Dark Horse next year. They’re joined by Jay Martin, creator of Lost Boy, on art, and letterer Frank Cvetkovic.

Spurtore is the director of the next as-yet-untitled film in Legendary’s Godzilla/King Kong line, while Engle wrote the 2018 film Rampage, based on the video game about giant monsters. So naturally their first comic is about a Kaiju and the people on a bus who get eaten by it — which is where the story starts.

“Being a life-long Kaiju fan, I quite frequently find myself imagining giant monsters rampaging through whatever city I happen to be in,” Sputore said, mirroring something I’ve done myself. “Enjoying one such vision, back in 2022, I found myself struck by a thought: ‘How have we had 70 years of giant monster movies, but no one has ever told the story of the poor souls trapped inside a subway car as it’s devoured by a Kaiju?’ From that moment, I’ve been on a long journey to bring this David vs. Goliath story to life, with the help of Ryan and Jay’s boundless genius. Most recently, I’ve been invited to play in Legendary’s Monsterverse, which is clearly a dream come true for a kaiju fan like me – but for those interested, my first foray into the world of Kaiju storytelling can be found within the wild pages of Behemoth.”

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