Art by Farel Dalrymple
Dark Horse Comics have announced Flux House, a new boutique imprint from writer/artist Matt Kindt (“Mind MGMT,” “BRZRKR”). Its titles will be published in different formats, including “unique trim-sizes, with two publications to be magazine-sized, and special print features (like die-cut and fur) and a punch-card dust jacket that reveals a secret message. These publications are personally designed by Kindt to be both books and art objects.”
Kindt says “Flux House is inspired by Fluxus – an avant-garde art movement from the 1950s that was an extension of Surrealists and Dadaists. The Fluxus movement focused on the creative process and experimental art forms. Their trademarks include accessibility, absurdism, and a sense of humor. If you’ve seen me burn or cut one of my books apart at a signing, you already have a sense of where I’m going with this. Flux House aims to embody all of these elements. It won’t be limited by traditional forms of books and print. And the story format will, as the name implies, always be in flux.”
The imprint will launch with a four-part “Mind MGMT” follow-up, “Mind MGMT: Bootleg.” The book sees a former leader of the titular psychic spy group recruit “a team of forgotten agents to rebuild the organization, bend reality, and go to war with a competing agency.” It will be the first installment not drawn by Kindt, with each issue respectively featuring art by Farel Dalrymple, Jill Thompson, David Rubín, and Matt Lesniewski (all of whom have worked with Kindt on previous titles.) The collectibles for this series will be polybagged variants, each containing “a subversive, collectible playing card.”
Mike Richardson, Dark Horse President and Founder, said, “Matt Kindt is a smart and innovative artist, who wants to push at the limitations of the comics medium. Dark Horse first published his work in March 2010, when a ‘Super Spy’ short story appeared on Dark Horse’s ‘Dark Horse Presents’ MySpace web comic. When Matt pitched me the idea of a pop-up imprint with books that would be unique, collectible artifacts, I didn’t hesitate to say yes.”
For more, head to IGN and CBR. “Mind MGMT: Bootleg” #1 will be released sometime in July.
