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The Ninja Turtles Are About To Meet The Stranger Things Kids

The Ninja Turtles Are About To Meet The Stranger Things Kids

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If there’s one sentence I never expected to type in my lifetime, “official crossover between Ninja Turtles and Stranger Things” is certainly it. Up to this point any comic offshoot of the popular TV series (the latter one) has been strictly canon, often to the detriment of the comics themselves. They often explore nooks and crannies of the existing seasons that aren’t as interesting as the main events and feature barely any of the familiar cast. Was there ever a demand for a miniseries set entirely in Russia that explains how a Demogorgon got there? No, there was not. Give us Eleven, you cowards. I guess Dark Horse not only listened to me, they read the dark recesses of my subconscious and pulled out a thing I never would have even asked for because it seemed impossible: a comic that not only features the beloved Hawkins Six, but four mutated turtles in bandanas. They’re teaming up with IDW and they’re actually going to do this. If I ever had an

Dark Horse Has The Star Wars License Back…Sort Of

Dark Horse Has The Star Wars License Back…Sort Of

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For the longest time, in the comic book industry, “Dark Horse” and “Star Wars” were synonymous with each other. They created a rich and extensive library of alternate-canon storylines from a galaxy far far away. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked — I mean, Disney got involved. Since Disney now owned both Star Wars and Marvel it made business sense to have one produce the other. So Star Wars was no longer offered for license and Marvel became the exclusive publisher of SW-related content, relaunching everything under the official new canon set by Disney. That went on for a while, but lately the Mouse’s attitude seems to be shifting. Other publishers like IDW and Boom have been allowed to adapt Disney properties…in fact, IDW has produced Star Wars titles in the last two years, mainly under the all-ages “Star Wars Adventures” brand. Which brings us to the situation with Dark Horse…it’s similar. DH has been granted the license to make Star Wars stuff again, but it won’t be

Dark Horse Announces Another Critical Role Comic Book

Dark Horse Announces Another Critical Role Comic Book

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Dark Horse has worked with a lot of properties, and a lot of partners, but their latest partnership with the cast of Critical Role seems to be working out well for them. They’ve just announced their third limited series based on the popular D&D liveplay show…this one a prequel. Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Series III will take you back to the world of the original campaign for more pre-campaign tales never before told.(IGN broke the news and first published the cover art below.) This time, the gang is on vacation in Westruun when they realize they’ve blown all their cash, and are forced to join an underground fight club to raise the money to get out of there. Soon they learn of a missing child that leads to a bigger quest. if it’s material based on the more current campaign you’re after, Dark Horse has something for you too: The Mighty Nein Origins, comics that reveal the backstory of each member of the Nein proper to their joining the

Dark Horse Announces Comic Series Based On Critical Role’s Mighty Nein

Dark Horse Announces Comic Series Based On Critical Role’s Mighty Nein

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Critical Role is the nation’s most popular D&D liveplay series, and it’s now a multimedia experience. There’s an official Critical Role campaign book issued by D&D itself. There’s an animated series on the way, and the makers even have their own board game publishing label now. This new announcement from Dark Horse, a Critical Role comic book, is just the latest product on the pile at this point. The comic book series is based around the Mighty Nein, the set of characters the cast is taking on in the show’s second series. The comics are prequels, revealing the backstory of each member of the group proper to their joining the Nein. Volume One is all about Laura Bailey’s Jester Lavorre. “Jester Lavorre had an unconventional upbringing, even for one born in cosmopolitan Nicodranas,” says the bio provided by Dark Horse. “Daughter of the famed Ruby of the Sea, she had many opportunities for mischief as a small child, of which she took full advantage! Dive into the mystery of Jester’s

The Umbrella Academy Card Game Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

The Umbrella Academy Card Game Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

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In a few days Netflix will debut the second season of their Umbrella Academy TV show, based on the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba. You could watch this family of superhero wannabes have adventures, or you could live them. The experience will soon be replicated in the form of a tabletop card game, and it’s on Kickstarter this moment. Here’s how to play: Up to six players assume the identities of the Umbrella Academy members. A Hero card tells your identity, a Life Card shows how healthy or damaged you are and Hero Attack cards let you strike at enemies with your powers (or in one case, lack thereof). But your problems aren’t just the bad guys…it’s each other! Each round starts with the turnover of a Dysfunctional Family Card that tells you what petty conflict the gang will be fighting over WHILE they’re trying to stop the villains. We think it’s both clever and hilarious this is worked into the game mechanics. The campaign for the

Marvel Comics Obtains Rights To Alien And Predator

Marvel Comics Obtains Rights To Alien And Predator

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Dark Horse Comics has been publishing material related to the Alien and Predator movies for nearly its entire existence. They took a chance on an Aliens book in 1988 and it took off, paving the way for countless expanded universe stories, and acquired Predator in 1989. It was Dark Horse that came up with the idea of merging the two properties, something the movie studio later adapted for itself. Dark Horse has wound up suffering the most from the Iger era of The Walt Disney Company…nearly everything Disney has purchased happened to be something DH has been licensing for decades. First they lost Star Wars, then Buffy, and as of now, Alien and Predator…they’re headed to the comics publisher Disney owns, Marvel Comics. IGN broke the news, and published the first-ever Marvel illustrations relating to both properties. Keep in mind these are just teaser images and do not reflect any actual plans for upcoming books… Here is a lovely Xenomorph rampaging through a nondescript space station, pausing to glance at

Umbrella Academy Season 2 Dated For July 31

Umbrella Academy Season 2 Dated For July 31

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The Umbrella Academy is returning for a second shot at greatness on Netflix…but its members cannot physically reunite to promote that fact! Fortunately this season was already filmed pre-pandemic, but getting a trailer together required some remote cooperation. It’s through this performance of a famed Tiffany cover that we finally learn the release date for Umbrella Academy Season 2….we can expect it at the end of July. See for yourself: https://youtu.be/jsigH18Brs0 The Umbrella Academy is based on the Dark Horse series of graphic novels by Gerard Way. Seven miracle babies were born in different areas, each with superpowers (well, the powers seem to have skipped one of ’em). They were all tracked down and adopted into the same family by a wealthy recluse who planned to form his own Justice League. ..however, it didn’t really work out that way and the man eventually died. Meeting back up at their pop’s funeral, the family realizes an apocalypse is on the way and their powers might be the only thing that can

Mama Mia! It’s A Mario Encyclopedia!

Mama Mia! It’s A Mario Encyclopedia!

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Dark Horse’s run of informational Zelda picture-books has become one of their most lucrative ventures — so much so that they’ve announced an expansion into other Nintendo properties. It was revealed today that Mario is getting his first giant heavy tome filled with behind-the-scenes information and amazing character art blowups. Chibi Robo, could you be next? Described as the ultimate guide to the mainline Mario series, the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia thoroughly covers everything from the original Super Mario Bros. to the ex-plumber’s recent 3D escapades. Enemy guides, world maps, level layouts, the locations of every coin, the works. If it happened in a Mario game, it’s in the Encyclopedia. We’re not sure if this is based on anything that has been released in Japan, like the Zelda books were, but one thing you won’t be reading about in the Mario Encyclopedia is Super Mario Odyssey — the book’s info stops at Super Mario 3D World for Wii U. It wouldn’t be a Nintendo product without some unexplainable and baffling

SDCC 2017: New Hellboy Speaks About Role

SDCC 2017: New Hellboy Speaks About Role

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The Hellboy films have been very much cult-classics, and were starred and helmed by fan-favorite director Guillermo Del Toro and actor Ron Perlman. But now, a reboot of the films is coming, and with it a new star in David Harbour. At San Diego Comic Con, the actor talked about the original comics, and why Hellboy is actually a perfect hero for where we are right now: “I really do think those Mike Mignola Hellboy comics are so beautiful and he’s such a hero for America that we live in today. I definitely think Hellboy is an antihero. He was kind of born into it. It wasn’t something like Batman where he chooses to go and fight crime. He was just born this weird half-demon spawned by Nazi occultists and saved by these dudes who tried to raise him right,” Harbour said. “For him, it’s a sense of discovery. His actual destiny as a ‘hero’ is to end the world. He is the beast of the apocalypse. So, in a way, his struggle to be

Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Artbook On The Way

Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Artbook On The Way

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In 2013 Dark Horse, in arrangement with Nintendo, published an English translation of Hyrule Historia, a thick hardcover full of art and sketches from every game in the Legend of Zelda Series up to Skyward Sword. It sold extremely well and was followed up with Art and Artifacts earlier this year, containing everything that didn’t make it into the first book. Now Nintendo has announced a new Zelda artbook is coming based on the latest game, Breath of the Wild. It’s a huge game, and there should be more then enough material to fill an entire book. Three images were posted to Nintendo’s UK Twitter account earlier today as a special preview. Early designs for Sidon, prince of the Zoras. Designs for Sidon’s father, King of the Zoras. And this would be the Japanese cover. Assuming it doesn’t change much before release, this will probably be what the English cover looks like as well. Dark Horse has not announced an English version of this book, but give it time —

Wonder Woman/Conan Comic Happening

Wonder Woman/Conan Comic Happening

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Comics are a funny thing, as sometimes you’d like to think about certain comic characters coming together, but it seems totally impossible for one reason or another. Yet, in recent years we’ve seen some of the most improbable team-ups ever happen. Batman and Green Hornet teamed up for the second time in history, then Batman met the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Justice League is currently teaming up with the Power Rangers,and now, Wonder Woman is about to meet Conan The Barbarian. Yep, this is happening, but what makes this exciting is that this will be written by legendary comic writer Gail Simone, who has done runs with Wonder Woman so great that fans have been begging her to come back and do more with Diana, and now they got their wish. Oh, and she’s happy to do Conan too! “I love crossovers, I love Wonder Woman, and being able to bring the undisputed greatest warriors of the DCU and Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian Age together for the very first time is

Happy Twentieth Birthday, Buffy

Happy Twentieth Birthday, Buffy

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Prepare to feel old: Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer is about to turn 20. On March 10, 1997 a TV adaption of an obscure 1992 movie appeared on an upstart network barely anybody watched…and it grew to become one of the most popular and influential programs ever made. There was nothing like it at the time and the show set the blueprint for genre television as we know it today. Every single urban fantasy or superhero series produced since that time owes something to it (or borrows from it outright). Buffy Summers saved the world. A lot. The show remains a part of pop culture to this day, and its reruns rival Star Trek’s in the timeless ability to attract new fans. Fox is aware of the debt they owe to the Slayer, and is gearing up to party. The first thing you need to do is….get out your crayons! This Friday a few advances pages from the Buffy Adult Coloring Book will be leaked on the BoxLunch &

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