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Dark Horse Comics is starting a new series by Greg Pak and Mirko Colak entitled Kingsway West. For the comic book readers that like to buy the individual issues the first issue is available. For those that like their comic books in collected editions, Dark Horse is pretty good about collecting their series so you can add the title to your collections. You’ll just have to wait a few months. Here’s the trailer through Dark Horse’s YouTube channel:
Neil Gaiman is teaming up with Colleen Doran and Dark Horse Comics to bring us Troll Bridge. If it is like anything else by Gaiman this one will be a must buy for all of his fans and readers. Libraries will also want to place this on their order list as well. It’s hard to go wrong with Gaiman. The scheduled release date is September 21 with a $14.99 MSRP. Thanks to ICv2 for the update.
For everyone that loves How to Train Your Dragon be aware that the publishing companies are changing. Titan Comics had DreamWorks Dragons series, but know it has been announced that How to Train Your Dragon will have new original stories published by Dark Horse Comics. So be prepared for the shift.
If Two Brothers is anything like Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon’s Daytripper then it will be an outstanding read and work of art. Daytripper is one that I think is a most have of graphic novel collections and even though I haven’t seen it I strongly suggest that you take a look at it. These are not your action adventure yarns by any means Daytripper was a well thought out drama, which it sounds like Two Brothers will be as well. It is slated for an October release from Dark Horse.
What most people believed would happen is going to happen. In 2015, the Star Wars comic books will be back under the Marvel Entertainment Banner. In a business sense this makes all the sense in the world. Disney now owns both Marvel and LucasFilm, so this move will have the properties under their control. Dark Horse Comics has done a great job over the past 20 plus years and we thank them for their work. Now fans must get ready for the transition, but we have 12 months.
Lucasfilm and Marvel Join Forces to Publish Star Wars Comics
The Star Wars Universe comes to Marvel Comics in 2015!
The Walt Disney Company’s Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment are joining forces to bring new Star Wars adventures to readers across the galaxy, with Marvel granted exclusive rights to create and publish Star Wars comics and graphic novels beginning in 2015.
The agreement marks a homecoming for the Star Wars comic books. Marvel Comics published the first Star Wars comic book, STAR WARS #1, in March 1977, which went on to sell more than 1 million copies. Marvel Comics published its STAR WARS series for nine years. In 1991, Dark Horse Comics took over the license, publishing fan-favorite titles like Dark Empire and Star Wars: Legacy. Last year, Dark Horse released The Star Wars #1, an adaptation of George Lucas’ original rough-draft screenplay for the film, garnering rave reviews and national media attention and ranking among the top-selling Star Wars comics of all time.
“Dark Horse Comics published exceptional Star Wars comics for over 20 years, and we will always be grateful for their enormous contributions to the mythos, and the terrific partnership that we had,” said Carol Roeder, director of Lucasfilm franchise publishing, Disney Publishing Worldwide. “In 2015, the cosmic adventures of Luke, Han, Leia and Chewbacca will make the lightspeed jump back to Marvel, to begin a new age of adventures within the Star Wars universe.
“We here at Marvel could not be more excited to continue the publication of Star Wars comic books and graphic novels,” said Marvel Worldwide Publisher and President, Dan Buckley. “The perennial brand of Star Wars is one of the most iconic in entertainment history and we are honored to have the opportunity to bring our creative talent pool to continue, and expand Star Wars into galaxies far, far away.”
“We’re incredibly excited by this next chapter in the Star Wars saga,” said Andrew B. Sugerman, executive vice president of Disney Publishing Worldwide. “Bringing together the iconic Lucasfilm and Marvel brands to tell new stories will allow us to continue to thrill lovers of the original Star Wars comic books and entertain generations to come.”
Marvel has continued to push comic book publishing forward with innovations and experiments like motion comics and digital-only releases, in addition to its deep, ongoing catalog of monthly series and graphic novels created by some of the industry’s most gifted artists and writers.
STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks in the United States and/or in other countries of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. © 2013 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.
1. Jon Sable Freelance Omnibus, Vol. 1, Mike Grell, Dark Horse, 2010. ISBN: 978-1600106941, $29.99.
2. Time Machine, H.G. Wells, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. ISBN: 978-1453767528, $ 5.95.
Other mentions: Age of Reptiles, Marvel Masterworks, DC Archives, Doctor Who, Time Lord.
This is one title that might get your gamers interested in your library’s print collection. Nintendo and Dark Horse have teamed up to bring us, Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia. I have mine on order do you have yours on order. Thanks to YouTuber “IGNentertainment” for the following trailer:
This is one graphic novel that libraries will want to put in their graphic novel collections. Everyone knows how much young women are reading P.C. Cast’s House of Night series. Now you can get a story in graphic novel form. Thanks to darkhorsecomics and YouTube for the following trailer:
Dark Horse Comics will be publishing The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Encyclopedia. It is scheduled for release on January 16, 2013. The Encyclopedia will be a full history of Zelda, it will be in color and have an introduction by Shigeru Miyamoto. This is one that will be of interest for your Zelda players and video gamers as well.
Here is a couple of upcoming releases that your library will want to consider adding to your graphic novel collection: House of Night: Legacy, ISBN: 978-1-59582-962-7, $14.99; and Guild, Vol. 2 Knights of Good, 978-1-59582-900-9, $14.99.
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