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Dark Horse Comics
Type Comic publisher
Founded 1986
Founder Mike Richardson
Headquarters Milwaukie, Oregon
Key people Mike Richardson
Industry Comics
Website DarkHorse.com

Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American comic book publishers, behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Mike Richardson is a writer film producer and the founder of Dark Horse Comics, a Comic book publication company based in Milwaukie (mɪlˈwɔːki is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. Mike Richardson is a writer film producer and the founder of Dark Horse Comics, a Comic book publication company based in For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company

Mike Richardson, the owner of several comic book shops in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, began to publish in 1986 with an anthology series called Dark Horse Presents, investing profits from his stores into Dark Horse Comics. Mike Richardson is a writer film producer and the founder of Dark Horse Comics, a Comic book publication company based in Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Dark Horse Presents was the first Comic book published by Dark Horse Comics in 1986 and was their flagship title until its September 2000 The publisher is based in Milwaukie, Oregon. Milwaukie (mɪlˈwɔːki is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

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Overview

Dark Horse publishes many licensed comics, including comics based on Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, and Who Wants to be a Superhero? Dark Horse also publishes creator owned comics such as Frank Miller's Sin City and 300, Mike Mignola's Hellboy, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira and Michael Chabon's The Escapist. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e This article is about the film for the video games see Aliens (Square computer game and Aliens (arcade game. Who Wants to Be a Superhero? is a reality show hosted by Stan Lee. Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material regardless of whether it is self-published or Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark Sin City is the title for a series of comics by Frank Miller, told in a Film noir -like style (now known as Neo noir) 300 is a historically-inspired 1998 Comic book Limited series (later collected into a single hardcover volume) written and illustrated Mike Joseph Mignola (born September 16, 1960) is an American Comic book Artist and Writer, famous for creating the comic Hellboy is a Fictional character, created by writer-artist Mike Mignola, that first appeared in Comic books published by Dark Horse Comics Stan Sakai ( Japanese: 坂井 スタン Sakai Sutan; born May 25 1953) is a third-generation Japanese American who became known is a Comic book series created by Stan Sakai. Set primarily at the beginning of Edo period Japan (early 17th century with anthropomorphic is a Japanese Manga artist and director He is perhaps best known for being the creator of the manga Akira and its anime adaptation, which are extremely is a black and white serial Manga or graphic novel by Katsuhiro Otomo. Michael Chabon (pron SHAY-bon (born May 24 1963 is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation" according to the The Virginia From 1993-1996, Dark Horse published a line of superhero comics under the Comics Greatest World imprint, which was later re-named Dark Horse Heroes. After 1996, publication in 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. Today, the comic arm of the company flourishes despite no longer having their own universe of superpowered characters.

Dark Horse's film arm, Dark Horse Entertainment, produces films based on Dark Horse Comics, including The Mask and Hellboy. Dark Horse Entertainment is a Motion picture and Television production arm of American Comic book publishing company Dark The Mask originated as a Comic book series created by Mike Richardson and published by Dark Horse Comics. Hellboy is a 2004 Supernatural action-thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Their DH Press imprint publishes novelizations of their more popular comic book titles, including Aliens and Predator. DH Press is Dark Horse Comics Imprint that publishes Novels Titles Aliens Dracula In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published A novelization is a Novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work The Aliens novels are an extension of the Alien franchise Up until 1998 the novels were published by Bantam Books and were all adaptations of various comics previously The Predator novels are an extension of the Predator franchise the most recent are published by Dark Horse Comics under their DH Press imprint

Dark Horse titles

Original titles

Licensed properties

  • Gamera
  • Godzilla
  • Hard Looks
  • Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor
  • Hellgate: London
  • The Hire
  • The Incredibles
  • Indiana Jones
  • King Kong
  • Little Lulu
  • Magnus, Robot Fighter
  • Man with the Screaming Brain
  • Megatokyo - Vols. 300 is a historically-inspired 1998 Comic book Limited series (later collected into a single hardcover volume) written and illustrated Aorhtpbjpg|right|thumb|Front cover of The Hunt.]] Age of Reptiles is a comic published by Dark Horse Comics, created by Ricardo Delgado, a film Agents of Law was a series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1995. This article refers to the comic book series For other uses of the term 'Archenemies' see Archenemy (disambiguation. The Badger is a Comic book character and series created by writer Mike Baron in 1982. Barb Wire was a Superhero published by Comics Greatest World, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot is a Comic book by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow and an eponymous Animated Television series Billi 99 is a four issue comic series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1991, which was later reprinted in 2002 Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities is a four issue American comic book Limited series published in 2005, by Dark Horse Comics. The Blackburne Covenant is a four-issue Horror fiction Comic book mini-series published in 2003 by Dark Horse Comics. Boris the Bear is a Black and white independent comic book that was published for 34 issues The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (the BPRD or BPRD) is a Fictional organization in the Comic book work of Mike Mignola Catalyst is a superhero team appearing in comics published by Dark Horse Comics under the imprint Comics Greatest World. Concrete is a Comic book series created and written by Paul Chadwick and published by Dark Horse Comics. Criminal Macabre A Cal McDonald Mystery is a Comic book series starring Cal McDonald an Antihero American comic book character created in Damn Nation is a horror comic book published by Dark Horse Comics in 2005. Dark Horse Presents was the first Comic book published by Dark Horse Comics in 1986 and was their flagship title until its September 2000 Fear Agent is a Science fiction Comic book series by Rick Remender with art by Tony Moore and Jerome Opena who alternate on story Ghost is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by Dark Horse Comics. Give Me Liberty is a four-issue Comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1990. The Goon is a Comic book series created by Eric Powell in March of 1999 Grendel is a long-running series of Comic books originally created by American author Matt Wagner. Hellboy is a Fictional character, created by writer-artist Mike Mignola, that first appeared in Comic books published by Dark Horse Comics Kingdom of the Wicked is a Comic book series written by Ian Edginton and illustrated by D'Israeli. Marshal Law is an English-language Superhero Comic book series created by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill. The Mask originated as a Comic book series created by Mike Richardson and published by Dark Horse Comics. The Moth (real name Jack Mahoney) is a fictional superhero published by Dark Horse Comics. The Milkman Murders is a four-issue Comic book mini-series written by Joe Casey and illustrated by Steve Parkhouse. The Perhapanauts is an American comic book series created by writer Todd DeZago and artist Craig Rousseau in 2005 Red Rocket 7 is a seven-issue Comic book Limited series by Mike Allred, published in 1997 by Dark Horse Comics. Rex Mundi is an American Comic book published by Dark Horse Comics (having moved from Image Comics in 2006) written Samurai Heaven and Earth is a Comic book about a Samurai and his journey to rescue the woman he loves published by Dark Horse Comics. Scarlet Traces (2002 is a comic of the Steampunk genre written by Ian Edginton and illustrated by D'Israeli. Sin City is the title for a series of comics by Frank Miller, told in a Film noir -like style (now known as Neo noir) SpyBoy is a comic-book series created in 1999 by Peter David (writer Pop Mhan (penciller and Norman Lee (inker and published by Dark Horse Comics The End League is a Fictional Superhero team appearing in their self-titled monthly Comic book series by Dark Horse Truth Serum is an Independent comic book series created written and drawn by author Jon Adams. The Umbrella Academy is a Comic book Limited series written by Gerard Way of the rock band My Chemical Romance. is a Comic book series created by Stan Sakai. Set primarily at the beginning of Edo period Japan (early 17th century with anthropomorphic Will To Power was a twelve-issue Limited series event published by Dark Horse Comics under their Comics Greatest World Imprint X is a Comic book character who starred in his own self titled series published by Dark Horse Comics for their Comics Greatest World Æon Flux (ˌiːɒn ˈflʌks is an Avant garde American Science fiction Animated television series that aired on MTV Aliens is the key word in the titles of a number of Comic book Limited series and one-shots first published by Dark Horse Comics in 1988 and set in the Army of Darkness comics are based on the film of the same name published originally by Dark Horse Comics with the license being picked up by Dynamite Conan, the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E Howard, is the protagonist of two major comic series published by Dark Horse Comics The Dirty Pair is an Original English-language manga written and illustrated by Adam Warren, based on the Dirty Pair characters created is a popular Japanese series of media and merchandise including Anime, Manga, Toys Video games trading card games and other Solar is an American fictional Comic book character Originally known as Doctor Solar Man of the Atom, he first appeared in a comic book published by Gold Dr Giggles is a 1992 Black comedy - Slasher film directed by Manny Coto, and starring Larry Drake as the titular For the 2005 film see The Fog (2005 film. For the unrelated James Herbert novel see The Fog (1975 novel. Godzilla has appeared in a range of Comic books and Graphic novels that have been published in the United States, Japan and elsewhere Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American Writer of Short stories, Novellas, Teleplays The BMW film series The Hire was a series of eight short films (each about eight minutes long on average produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002 The Incredibles is a 2004 Computer-animated feature Film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, The Indiana Jones franchise has produced a large number of Comic books. Little Lulu is a Comic strip character created by Marjorie Henderson Buell. Magnus Robot Fighter is a fictional character created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963 based primarily on Tarzan. Man with the Screaming Brain is a 2005 Science fiction / Slapstick film directed by co-written by and starring Bruce Campbell Megatokyo is an English-language Webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14 2000 Gallagher's style 1-3 only

Buffy the Vampire Slayer titles

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Penny Arcade is a Webcomic written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. "Pigeons from Hell" is a short story by Robert E Howard, first published by Weird Tales in 1938. Red String is a Webcomic series created by Gina Biggs Starting in 2002 this story chronicles the daily life of a Japanese high school student Miharu Ogawa Firefly is an American Science fiction Television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and Solomon Kane featured in several Comics published by Marvel Comics in the 1970s and 1980s Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Superman vs The Terminator Death to the Future is a 2000 four-part Comic book crossover written by Alan Grant, with pencils by Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to is the title character of a series of novels by Japanese horror and pulp author Hideyuki Kikuchi. Xena Warrior Princess comics, are Spin-offs from the series of the same name itself a spin-off series of Hercules The Legendary Journeys Spike & Dru is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series The Origin is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series Viva Las Buffy is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series Slayer Interrupted is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series A Stake to the Heart is a trade paperback collecting comic book stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series Ring of Fire is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series Remaining Sunlight is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series Uninvited Guests is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series The Final Cut is a comic a story based on the Buffy television series Bad Blood is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series Pale Reflections is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series Angel The Hollower is a trade paperback collecting the three issues comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel, based on the Buffy television series Food Chain is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series "The Blood of Carthage" was a story arc based on the Buffy television series originally published in Buffy the Vampire Slayer #21-25 (May through September Oz is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series about the character Daniel "Oz" Osbourne. Giles is a comic a story based on the Buffy television series Jonathan is a comic a story based on the Buffy television series Past Lives is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series Out of the Woodwork is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series Haunted is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series False Memories is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series General Description Features the one-shot WannaBlessedBe (drawn by Terry Moore and Eric Powell and the Wilderness story (drawn by AJ as well Autumnal is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series Ugly Little Monsters is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series Five official Video game adaptations of the Cult television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer have Reunion is a comic based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Note from the Underground is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the Buffy television series Creatures of Habit is an illustrated novel based on the Buffy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight is a Comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics. Fray is an eight-issue Comic book Limited series, a futuristic spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 3×3 Eyes (pronounced Sazan Eyes in Japanese) is a Manga created by acclaimed Mangaka Yuzo Takada, and is a black and white serial Manga or graphic novel by Katsuhiro Otomo. is a Science fiction Manga authored by Masamune Shirow. The series follows the adventures of ESWAT members Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires is a Japanese Manga series and Television program first broadcast in Japan from 1963 to 1966 |} is a long-running Dark fantasy Manga by Mangaka Kentarō Miura. is a Japanese Manga series by Hiroaki Samura. The series won an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival and the Will Eisner Comic is an anime series produced by Production IG and Aniplex and directed by Junichi Fujisaku. is a Cyberpunk -style anime set in a future post-disaster Tokyo, called "Megatokyo" is a seven volume Manga by Kenichi Sonoda that deals with Earth 's fight against alien colonization with the help of giant robots and super powered battle suits is a Shōnen Science fiction Manga by Johji Manabe. Plot Wataru and his partner Babo two Black market merchants with no is a Comedy Manga series by Mangaka Makoto Kobayashi. It was licensed in the USA by Dark Horse Comics. is a Manga by Kazuo Koike & Ryoichi Ikegami about an Assassin who sheds tears after he kills his targets is a two volume Manga series written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. Eden It's an Endless World! is a Manga by Hiroki Endo, published monthly in the magazine Afternoon. is a Japanese Manga and Anime series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. is a Japanese Science fiction Manga created by Masamune Shirow. is a PlayStation 2 Third-person shooter Video game developed by Red Entertainment and published by Sega. is a series of Manga and Anime work by Kenichi Sonoda. The story centers on two young women 19-year old Irene "Rally" Vincent and her partner 17-year is a series of Manga and Anime work by Kenichi Sonoda. The story centers on two young women 19-year old Irene "Rally" Vincent and her partner 17-year is the title of a series of Horror films by Japanese director Takashi Shimizu. is a horror Manga series written by Eiji Otsuka and drawn by Housui Yamazaki. is a Manga written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Kazuo Kamimura, and serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Playboy. is a well-known Gekiga or Manga created by the writer Kazuo Koike and the artist Goseki Kojima. also known as Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis or Robotic Angel (in Germany is a Japanese Manga by Osamu Tezuka published is a Manga series written by and illustrated by, published in Kadokawa Shoten 's Comic Charge since 1997 is a manga anthology of Hiroaki Samura 's Romantic comedy works published in English by Dark Horse Manga. also known as Ah! My Goddess!, is a Seinen Manga series by Kosuke Fujishima currently serialized in Kodansha 's monthly is a Manga series written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi. is a Science fiction / Fantasy Manga by Masamune Shirow, first published in 1991 by Seishinsha. is a popular Manga comic written by Johji Manabe, combining aspects of the Space Opera, Science Fantasy, Fan service, Magical girlfriend is a horror manga written and illustrated by. It made its first appearance 1990s as a feature for Palace of Fear before its commercial release on the Leed Publishing Co Path of the Assassin (known in Japan as Hanzo no Mon) is a well-known Gekiga or Manga created by the writer Kazuo is a Japanese Manga series by Rei Mikamoto, chronicling the exploits of Reiko Himezono a teenage “zombie shop” or a " Samurai Executioner, known in Japan as, is a 10-volume Manga created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, the same is a Manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. Shadow Star, known in Japan in full as and abbreviated as Narutaru (なるたる is the name of a Japanese Manga and of the is a Manga series authored by Kenji Tsuruta, originally serialized from 1986 in Kodansha 's Morning Seinen manga magazine and also known as Katsuya Terada's The Monkey King, is a Dark fantasy Manga series written and illustrated in full color by Katsuya Terada. is a 1998 Japanese horror mystery Film from director Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel of the same name Tomie Kawakami (川上 富江 is the main character in Junji Ito 's horror comics from Japan, and a series of Japanese horror films made between 1999 and 2007 is a Manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow, published from 1995 to 2007 and spanning 14 collected volumes. is a Japanese Seinen Manga series written by Kazuhiro Okamoto and serialized in Comic Flapper. is a 1989 Science fiction Anime Film. It is directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, co-written by Yuichi Sasamoto and Yoshikazu is a Japanese Manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi. In 1984 it began its serialization in the Weekly Morning magazine is the title of a Manga and Anime franchise created by Kosuke Fujishima, which was his first manga before he was later known for Oh My Goddess! Banya The Explosive Delivery Man (폭주배달부 반야 Pok Ju Baedal Bu Banya, lit "Hell’s Angel Delivery Man Banya" is a Manhwa by Bride of the Water God (하백의 신부 "Habaek's Bride" is a Manhwa by Yun Mi-kyung. Newsarama is an American Website that publishes News, Interviews and Essays about the American comic book Comic Book Resources also known as CBR is a Website dedicated to the coverage of Comic book -related news and discussion Comics Bulletin is a website with an emphasis on the American Comic book industry updated daily with news reviews interviews and editorial content Mike Richardson is a writer film producer and the founder of Dark Horse Comics, a Comic book publication company based in Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and
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