Dark Horse Comics 184181 225608646 2008-07-14T15:15:08Z Emperor 8625 /* Original titles */ Dabbing {{Unreferenced|date=April 2007}} {{Infobox Company | company_name = Dark Horse Comics | company_logo = [[Image:DHlogofull3.jpg]] | company_type = [[List of comic book publishing companies|Comic publisher]] | company_slogan = | foundation = [[1986]] | founder = [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|Mike Richardson]] | key_people = [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|Mike Richardson]] | location = [[Milwaukie, Oregon]] | industry = [[Comics]] | homepage = [http://www.darkhorse.com/ DarkHorse.com] }} '''Dark Horse Comics''' is one of the largest independent [[United States|American]] [[comic book]] publishers, behind dominant publishers [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]]. [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|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. The publisher is based in [[Milwaukie, Oregon]]. ==Overview== Dark Horse publishes many licensed comics, including comics based on ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Aliens (1986 film)|Aliens]]'', and ''[[Who Wants to be a Superhero?]]'' Dark Horse also publishes [[creator owned]] comics such as [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s ''[[Sin City]]'' and ''[[300 (comics)|300]]'', [[Mike Mignola]]'s ''[[Hellboy]]'', [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', [[Katsuhiro Otomo]]'s ''[[Akira (manga)|Akira]]'' and [[Michael Chabon]]'s ''[[The Escapist (character)|The Escapist]]''. 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 (film)|Hellboy]]''. Their [[DH Press]] [[imprint]] publishes [[novelization]]s of their more popular comic book titles, including ''[[Aliens (novel)|Aliens]]'' and ''[[Predator (novel series)|Predator]]''. ==Dark Horse titles== ===Original titles=== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} *''[[300 (comics)|300]]'' *''[[The American (comics)|The American]]'' *''[[Age of Reptiles (comics)|Age of Reptiles]]'' *''[[Agents of Law]]'' *''[[Apocalypse Nerd]]'' *''[[ArchEnemies]]'' *''[[Badger (comics)|Badger]]'' *''[[Barb Wire]]'' *''[[Battle Gods: Warriors of the Chaak]]'' *''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]'' *''[[Billi 99]]'' *''[[Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities]]'' *''[[Black Cross (comics)|Black Cross]] *''[[Blackburne Covenant|The Blackburne Covenant]] *''[[Boris the Bear]] *''[[Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense|BPRD]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[Catalyst: Agents of Change]]'' *''[[Cheval Noir]]'' *''[[Concrete (comics)|Concrete]]'' *''[[Cravan]]'' *''[[Creatures of the Night (comics)| Creatures of the Night]]'' *''[[Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery|Criminal Macabre]]'' *''[[Cut (comics)|Cut]]'' *''[[Damn Nation]]'' *''[[The Dark Horse Book of]]'' *''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'' *''[[Dead or Alive (comics)|Dead or Alive]]'' *''[[The Deadlander]]''<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131574 Talking to Kevin Ferrara about ''The Deadlander''], [[Newsarama]], October 3, 2007</ref> *''[[El Zombo Fantasma]]'' *''[[Fear Agent]]'' *''[[Freaks of the Heartland]]'' *''[[Gary Gianni's The MonsterMen]]'' *''[[Ghost (Dark Horse Comics)|Ghost]]'' *''[[Gigantic (comics)|Gigantic]]''<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16735 The Ultimate Gladiator: Remender talks “Gigantic”], [[Comic Book Resources]], June 9, 2008</ref> *''[[Girl Crazy (comics)|Girl Crazy]]'' *''[[Give Me Liberty]]'' *''[[The Goon]]'' *''[[Grendel (comics)|Grendel]]'' *''[[Groo]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[The Hammer (comics)|The Hammer]]'' *''[[Hard Boiled (comics)|Hard Boiled]]'' *''[[Haunted Man]]'' *''[[Heartbreakers (comics)|Heartbreakers]]'' *''[[Hellboy]]'' *''[[The Helm]]''<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16821 My Own Worst Enemy: Hardison talks “The Helm”], [[Comic Book Resources]], June 16, 2008</ref> *''[[Hero Zero]]'' *''[[HyperSonic]]'' *''[[Kingdom of the Wicked]]'' *''[[Living With The Dead]]'' *''[[Lords of Misrule]]'' *''[[Marshal Law (comics)|Marshal Law]]'' *''[[The Mark (comics)|The Mark]]'' *''[[The Mask]]'' *''[[Maxwell Strangewell]]'' *''[[The Moth (comics)|The Moth]]'' *''[[Motorhead (comics)|Motorhead]]'' *''[[The Milkman Murders]]'' *''[[Out of the Vortex]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[The Perhapanauts]]'' *''[[Red Rocket 7]]'' *''[[Rex Mundi (Dark Horse Comics)|Rex Mundi]]'' *''[[Samurai: Heaven and Earth]]'' *''[[Scarlet Traces]]'' *''[[The Secret (comics)|The Secret]]''<ref>[http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/reviews/119385532368215.htm Review of ''The Secret'' trade]</ref> *''[[Sin City]]'' *''[[SpyBoy]]'' *''[[The End League]]'' *''[[The Thirteenth Son]]'' *''[[Timecop (comics)|Timecop]]'' *''[[Tongue*Lash]]'' *''[[Trekker (comics)|Trekker]]'' *''[[Truth Serum]]'' *''[[The Umbrella Academy]]'' *''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' *''[[Virus (comics)|Virus]]'' *''[[H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (comics)|H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds]]'' *''[[Wacky Squirrel]]'' *''[[Will to Power (comics)|Will to Power]]'' *''[[X (Dark Horse Comics)|X]]'' *''[[Zero Killer]]'' {{col-end}} ===Licensed properties=== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} *''[[Æon Flux]] *''[[Aliens (comic book)|Aliens]]'' *''[[Aliens vs. Predator (comic book)|Aliens vs. Predator]]'' *''[[Army of Darkness (comics)|Army of Darkness]]'' *''[[Conan (Dark Horse Comics)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' *''[[The Dirty Pair]]'' *''[[Disney's Gremlins]]'' *''[[Digimon]]'' *''[[Solar (comics)|Doctor Solar]]'' *''[[Dr. Giggles]]'' *''[[Emily the Strange]]'' *''[[The Escapist (character)|The Escapist]] *''[[The Fog]]'' {{col-4}} * ''[[Gamera Comics|Gamera]]'' *''[[Godzilla Comics|Godzilla]]'' *''[[Hard Looks]]'' *''[[Harlan Ellison]]'s [[Dream Corridor]] *''[[Hellgate: London#Comic|Hellgate: London]]'' *''[[The Hire#Comics|The Hire]]'' *''[[The Incredibles]]'' *''[[Indiana Jones Comics|Indiana Jones]]'' *''[[King Kong (comic)#Dark Horse|King Kong]]'' *''[[Little Lulu]]'' *''[[Magnus, Robot Fighter]]'' *''[[Man with the Screaming Brain]]'' *''[[Megatokyo]]'' - Vols. 1-3 only {{col-4}} *''[[Nothing Nice to Say]] *''[[Pathfinder (comics)|Pathfinder]]'' <ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-123 Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Pathfinder TPB<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' *''[[Pigeons from Hell]]''<ref>[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/12086988604203.htm Sunday Slugfest: Pigeons from Hell #1], [[Comics Bulletin]], April 20, 2008</ref> *''[[Planet of the Apes (comic)|Planet of the Apes]]'' *''[[Predator (comic book)|Predator]]'' *''[[Red String (webcomic)|Red String]]'' *''[[Serenity]] ([[Firefly (television series)|Firefly]])'' *''[[Shrek#Other media|Shrek]]'' *''[[Solomon Kane (comics)|Solomon Kane]]'' *''[[Star Wars]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future|Superman vs. The Terminator]]'' *''[[Tarzan]]'' *''[[Terminator (comics)|Terminator]]'' *''[[The Thing from Another World (comics)|The Thing]]'' *''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'' *''[[Xena: Warrior Princess (comics)|Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' {{col-end}} ===''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' titles=== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} *''[[Spike & Dru (Buffy comic)|Spike & Dru]]'' *''[[The Origin (Buffy comic)|The Origin]]'' *''[[Viva Las Buffy (Buffy comic)|Viva Las Buffy]]'' *''[[Slayer Interrupted (Buffy comic)|Slayer Interrupted]]'' *''[[A Stake to the Heart (Buffy comic)|A Stake to the Heart]]'' *''[[Dust Waltz (Buffy comic)|Dust Waltz]]'' *''[[Ring of Fire (Buffy comic)|Ring of Fire]]'' *''[[Remaining Sunlight (Buffy comic)|Remaining Sunlight]]'' *''[[Uninvited Guests (Buffy comic)|Uninvited Guests]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[The Final Cut (Buffy comic)|The Final Cut]]'' *''[[Bad Blood (Buffy comic)|Bad Blood]]'' *''[[Crash Test Demons (Buffy comic)|Crash Test Demons]]'' *''[[Pale Reflections (Buffy comic)|Pale Reflections]]'' *''[[Angel: The Hollower (Buffy comic)|Angel: The Hollower]]'' *''[[Food Chain (Buffy comic)|Food Chain]]'' *''[[Blood of Carthage (Buffy comic)|Blood of Carthage]]'' *''[[Oz (Buffy comic)|Oz]]'' *''[[Giles (Buffy comic)|Giles]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[Jonathan (Buffy comic)|Jonathan]]'', *''Buffy''/''Angel'' crossover: ''[[Past Lives (Buffy/Angel comic)|Past Lives]]'' *''[[Out of the Woodwork (Buffy comic)|Out of the Woodwork]]'' *''[[Haunted (Buffy comic)|Haunted]]'' *''[[False Memories (Buffy comic)|False Memories]]'' *''[[Willow & Tara (Buffy comic)|Willow & Tara]]'' *''[[Autumnal (Buffy comic)|Autumnal]]'' *''[[Ugly Little Monsters (Buffy comic)|Ugly Little Monsters]]'' *[[Buffy Video Games#Spinoffs|''Chaos Bleeds'' comic prequel]] {{col-4}} *''[[Death of Buffy (Buffy comic)|Death of Buffy]]'' *''[[Reunion (Buffy comic)|Reunion]]'' *''[[Note from the Underground (Buffy comic)|Note from the Underground]]'' *''[[Creatures of Habit (Buffy comic)|Creatures of Habit]]'' *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'' *''[[Fray]]'' {{col-end}} ===Manga=== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} *''[[3x3 Eyes]]'' *''[[Akira (manga)|Akira]]'' *''[[Appleseed (manga)|Appleseed]]'' *''[[Astro Boy (1960s)|Astro Boy]]'' *''[[Berserk (manga)|Berserk]]'' *''[[Black Magic M-66]]'' *''[[Blade of the Immortal]]'' *''[[Blood+]]'' *''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' (aka [[Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal]]) *''[[Cannon God Exaxxion]]'' *''[[Caravan Kidd]]'' *''[[Club 9]]'' *''[[Crying Freeman]]'' *''[[Dominion: Tank Police]]'' *''[[Domu]]'' *''[[Drakuun]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[Eden: It's an Endless World!]]'' *''[[Gantz]]'' *''[[Ghost in the Shell (manga)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' *''[[Gungrave]] *''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'' *''[[Gunsmith Cats BURST]]'' *''[[Hellsing (manga)|Hellsing]]'' *''[[Hipira]]'' *''[[Intron Depot]]'' *''[[Ju-on]]'' *''[[King of Wolves]]'' *''[[Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service]]'' *''[[Lady Snowblood]]'' *''[[Legend of Mother Sarah]]'' *''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'' *''[[Lost World (manga)|Lost World]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[Mail (manga)|Mail]]'' *''[[Metropolis (manga)|Metropolis]]'' *''[[MPD Psycho]]'' *''[[Nextworld]]'' *''[[Ohikkoshi]]'' *''[[Oh My Goddess!]]'' *''[[Oldboy (manga)|Oldboy]]'' *''[[Orion (manga)|Orion]]'' *''[[Outlanders (anime)|Outlanders]]'' *''[[Octopus Girl]]'' *''[[One Missed Call (manga)|One Missed Call]]'' *''[[Path of the Assassin]]'' *''[[Reiko the Zombie Shop]]'' *''[[Samurai Executioner]]'' *''[[Satsuma Gishiden]]'' *''[[School Zone]]'' {{col-4}} *''[[Seraphic Feather]]'' *''[[Shadow Lady|Masakuzu Katsura's Shadow Lady: Sudden Death]]'' *''[[Shadow Star]]'' (''Narutaru'') *''[[Spirit of Wonder]]'' *''[[Super Manga Blast]]'' *''[[The Monkey King (manga)|Katsuya Terada's The Monkey King]]'' *''[[The Ring (manga)|The Ring]]'' *''[[Two Faces of Tomn]] *''[[Tapenshu]]'' *''[[Tomie]] ([[Museum of Terror]])'' *''[[Trigun]]'' *''[[Translucent (manga)|Translucent]]'' *''[[Venus Wars]]'' *''[[What's Michael?]]'' *''[[Who Fighter with Heart of Darkness]]'' *''[[You're Under Arrest]]'' {{col-end}} ===Manhwa=== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} *''[[Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man]] *''[[Bride of the Water God]] *''[[Chunchu: The Genocide Fiend]] *''[[Shaman Warrior]] *''[[XS Hybrid]] ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==References== {{refbegin}} *''Dark Horse Comics: The First Twenty Years'' (by [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|Mike Richardson]], [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]] and others, 384 pages, Dark Horse, March 2008, ISBN 1593076088) *{{gcdb publisher|id=512|title=Dark Horse Comics}} *[http://www.comics-db.com/Dark_Horse_Comics/ Dark Horse Comics] at the [[Big Comic Book DataBase]] *{{comicbookdb|type=publisher|id=5|title=Dark Horse Comics}} {{refend}} ==External links== * [http://www.darkhorse.com/ Dark Horse Comics] - Official Site *{{MySpace|darkhorsecomics|Dark Horse Comics}} * [http://myspace.com/darkhorsepresents MySpace Dark Horse Presents] - MySpace Dark Horse Presents * [http://www.tfaw.com/ Things From Another World] - Online retailer of comics and collectibles, sister company of Dark Horse 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