Dark Horse at 30

Stradley & Warner Talk Early Days Of Dark Horse Comics

By Greg Matiasevich | Jun 30, 2016 | Interviews

As we close out Dark Horse Month here at Multiversity, I thought it would be fun to chat with two of the men who have been with the company since the beginning. If Daniel Chabon is on one end of the seniority spectrum of Dark Horse editors, these two gentlemen are at the other. As […]

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Reviews

“Semiautomagic”

By Matthew Garcia | Jun 30, 2016 | Reviews

Alice Creed would be everyone’s favorite Princeton professor, that is if she ever bothered to show up for class. Instead, she moonlights as a private detective dealing in supernatural circumstances and monster hunting. Obviously, this really eats into her lecture time. “Semiautomagic” collects the first two stories of the weird investigative serial from Alex De […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 308: Dark Horse at 30

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Jun 30, 2016 | Podcasts

Mike and Greg close out their month of Dark Horse-focused discussions with a free-ranging conversation on the publisher’s history. How did an idea in the back of one comic shop owner’s mind turn into one of the mainstays of the American comics publishing market? What kept Dark Horse afloat when so many other companies launching […]

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Reviews

Mignolaversity: Lobster Johnson: Metal Monsters of Midtown #2

By Mark Tweedale and Mike Romeo | Jun 29, 2016 | Reviews

The Lobster’s crusade against the robots wreaking havoc across Manhattan continues, taking a most unexpected turn! Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi Illustrated by Tonci Zonjic Colored by Dave Stewart Lettered by Clem Robins The face-off against giant robots continues as Lobster Johnson’s investigation leads him to a woman whose story reveals the ancient […]

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Podcasts

The DC3cast, Episode 23: The DH3!

By Brian Salvatore, Vince Ostrowski and Zach Wilkerson | Jun 29, 2016 | Podcasts

[audio: http://rss.art19.com/episodes/62fb826d-3168-48d5-832e-0507e090abbf.mp3] To celebrate Multiversity’s Dark Horse month, the boys take a look at the undisputed king of DC/Dark Horse crossovers, “Batman/Hellboy/Starman.” Follow our hosts on Twitter, @VJ_Ostrowski, @sirfox89, and @BrianNeedsaNap. Special thanks to Eddie Argos and Art Brut for the use of “DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake” as our theme music. You can subscribe […]

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Annotations

All The Pretty Horses: The Covers For “Dark Horse Presents” Volume 1

By Greg Matiasevich | Jun 28, 2016 | Annotations

On last week’s Robots From Tomorrow episode, we took a look at the long line of anthology titles Dark Horse has put out over their thirty-year history. While there have been a lot more releases than you (or I) probably remember, the one book that first comes to mind for this topic is “Dark Horse […]

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Reviews

“Murder Mysteries”

By Matthew Garcia | Jun 28, 2016 | Reviews

P. Craig Russell has spent most of his career adapting stories from one medium (prose, opera) into comics. In 2002, he tackled a Neil Gaiman short story about a murder in Heaven, and it’s not simply the story that’s compelling, but also all the work that went into the presentation. Written by Neil Gaiman (original) […]

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Columns

Soliciting Multiversity: Dark Horse’s Top 10 in September 2016

By Jess Camacho | Jun 27, 2016 | Columns

Another month, another round of solicits. September is a fairly quiet month for Dark Horse with a nice amount of ongoings putting out new issues but finding something totally new isn’t that easy. But have no fear, I did the work and found lots of stuff for you to buy. Let’s jump into the picks. […]

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Reader Poll

What Dark Horse-Reprinted Manga is Your Favorite?

By Brian Salvatore | Jun 24, 2016 | Reader Poll

One of the things that Dark Horse has done for years now, but somehow doesn’t get talked about all that often, is that they are among the best in the business at reprinting manga. They’ve done a ton of it, and can count among its reprints some of the absolute giants of the genre. So, […]

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Podcasts

Orbital In Conversation – Episode 199: Rabbiting About Usagi Yojimbo with Stan Sakai

By Chris Thompson | Jun 24, 2016 | Podcasts

Hello and welcome to Orbital In Conversation – the podcast of Orbital Comics in central London! Dark Horse Month comes to a close as Chris sits down for a chat with Usagi Yojimbo creator, Stan Sakai. They discuss how he started doing comics, his friendship with Sergio Aragones, the longevity of the character, and what […]

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Podcasts

Robots From Tomorrow – Episode 306: Dark Horse Anthologies, a Retrospective

By Mike Romeo and Greg Matiasevich | Jun 23, 2016 | Podcasts

Our month-long look at Dark Horse Comics continues with today’s overview of the publisher’s various anthology offerings. Yes, we’ve all heard of “Dark Horse Presents”…but what about “Mayhem”? Or “Deadline USA”? Or “Cheval Noir”? The lads dig deep on this one to give credit where credit is due for Dark Horse’s commitment to delivering many […]

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Interviews

Notes from Editorial with Daniel Chabon

By Matthew Garcia | Jun 22, 2016 | Interviews

For the last several years, Daniel Chabon has been toiling behind the scenes on some of your favorite Dark Horse titles, including “Dept. H.”, “Beasts of Burden”, and “Harrow County”. As part of our celebration of Dark Horse’s 30th anniversary, I sat down to speak with Mr. Chabon about what it’s like being an editor […]

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