Comic-book creators Matt Wagner (Grendel, Mage) and Kelley Jones (Batman: Red Rain, The Sandman) have teamed up to flesh out some of the bloody backstory of horror's most iconic vampire with Dracula: Book II – The Brides – and Fangoria has got an exclusive excerpt for you to sink your fangs into today. Check the link for more!

This second volume follows the huge success of Dracula: Book I – The Impaler, which filled in some of the mysterious gaps of Dracula's backstory that aren't included in Bram Stoker's seminal 1897 novel.

Wagner and Jones are once joined for 120 pages of sinister and sexy story (almost 30 pages longer than Book I!) by the stellar talents of José Villarrubia on colors and lettering by Rob Leigh. 

Holler - New Graphic Novel by Jeremy Massie

"Massie’s loose, upbeat art has just enough of a rough edge to make it feel right for a story about grunge rock. This bittersweet blast from the past will strike a chord with recovering high school outcasts." HOLLER, the new graphic novel from Jeremy Massie, reviewed on Publishers Weekly!

"The Painter" by Eric Drooker - from his new graphic novel, Naked City

NAKED CITY: A GRAPHIC NOVEL BY ERIC DROOKER

In this long-awaited graphic comedy from an esteemed illustrator and storyteller, three bohemians struggle to answer the question: “Is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st Century?” More:

A young singer poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes, and both of them learn a thing or two about the purpose of art and the meaning of success. The original graphic novel Naked City takes us inside the head of native New York artist, Eric Drooker (frequent cover artist for The New Yorker). His award-winning graphic novels—beginning with Flood—have charted new terrain for the form, and Blood Song is soon to be a major motion picture. Don’t miss this epic meditation on art and life.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Boxed Set

NEWS: The first 5 omnibus collections of Avatar: The Last Airbender comics will now be available together in a boxed set!

Includes the complete stories of The Promise, The Search, The Rift, Smoke and Shadow, and North and South, written by

@geneluenyang, art by @Gurihiru, in collaboration with Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

Looking for a delightfully spooky read this autumn? Let artist Tyler Crook tell you more about Harrow County! A new Complete Harrow County collection arrives this November, too.

Book launch event! Don't miss this signing event with Eric Drooker for his newest graphic novel, Naked City. He will present a slideshow with live musical accompaniment as part of this book signing event in Portland, OR.

Sunday, October 13 @ 7:00 PM

Powell's City of Books

In this long-awaited graphic comedy from an esteemed illustrator and storyteller, three bohemians struggle to answer the question: "Is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st Century?" A young singer poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes, and both of them learn a thing or two about the purpose of art and the meaning of success. The original graphic novel Naked City (Dark Horse) takes us inside the head of native New York artist Eric Drooker (frequent cover artist for The New Yorker). His award-winning graphic novels — beginning with Flood — have charted new terrain for the form, and Blood Song is soon to be a major motion picture. Don't miss Drooker’s epic meditation on art and life.

Loving, Ohio - interview with Matthew Erman about new graphic novel

"In Loving, Ohio, a cult has its tendrils in everything–quite literally. Much of Beck’s art for the interiors ranges from unsettling to visually traumatic–yet it’s the banality of The Chorus that really stokes dread for the reader. ... If you’re willing to visit Loving, Ohio, you’ll likely come away changed." DIS/MEMBER dives into the new graphic novel, Loving, Ohio, with writer Matthew Erman:

Art by Sam Beck!

Also featured in this BookRiot roundup of Captivating Comics About Cults:

The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

ICYMI, revealed this week: The Art of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, a new hardcover book offering an in-depth look at the creation of the upcoming GSC Game World title. The book will arrive in May 2025. IGN has your first look at the cover: 

My Year as Emma Creator Discusses the Inspirations Behind Debut Graphic Novel

Creator Amena Kheshtchin-Kamel spoke with ASU News about the experiences that inspired her debut graphic novel, My Year as Emma. Full interview:

“It’s a fine line that a lot of us walk between preserving our identities and struggling to adapt to whatever space we find ourselves in or are trying to break into,” Kheshtchin-Kamel said.

Dark Horse Comics now available on GlobalComix

More Dark Horse comics are coming to a vertical-scrolling format via GlobalComix, beginning with Stranger Things! Details:

ICYMI: The teams behind comic series Minor Threats and The Writer joined forces for a fun chat about their process, their inspirations, and what it's like making comics.

Featuring: Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Josh Gad, Ben Berkowitz, Max Berkowitz

THE WRITER #1 - OUT NOW!

MINOR THREATS: THE FASTEST WAY DOWN #1 - OUT NOW!

The Dark Horse Comics full schedule for Rose City Comic Con 2024 is now available! See all the special guests who will be signing at our booth (#701) and joining us for activities from a Wacom art battle to the Drink & Draw afterparty to panels and more!

DARK HORSE COMICSRCCC 2024BOOTH #701

Stop by the Dark Horse Comics booth #701 at Rose City Comic Con, Sept. 6-8, 2024, to meet some of your favorite creators and get your hands on some free swag, such as comics, pins, posters, and more! Below, please find our signing and panel/activities schedule for Rose City Comic Con from Friday to Sunday. We'll also have a variety of Dark Horse exclusives, comics, graphic novels, art books, and collectibles available for purchase in our booth store.

DARK HORSE RCCC 2024 SIGNING SCHEDULE

All creators signing in our booth offer their autographs for FREE. For most of our signings, a free print, poster, or card is provided (one per person, while supplies last). Convention exclusives and select books and comics can be purchased at our booth, or you can bring your own items to be signed; however, we may limit the type or number of items to be signed as necessary. See details for each signing below. WRISTBAND INFO: Some signings require a wristband for entry, as noted on the schedule. Drawings for wristbands for these events will begin when the exhibit hall opens to the public the day of each signing and will end when all allotted wristbands have been given out, limit one per person (must be present to receive a wristband). Come to the Dark Horse booth in the morning when the show floor opens to the public: wristbands will be given out on Saturday and Sunday between 10-10:45 am only. Limit one per person; must be present to receive a wristband. Lines may also be closed for some signings due to crowding or time restrictions. All details, guests, and events are subject to change, and some restrictions apply. Please see Dark Horse Comics staff at the booth if you have questions.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, 2024

2-2:45 pm: BEASTLANDS - Curtis Clow BACKFLASH - Steve Lieber, Mat Johnson

3-3:45 pm: HELLBOY UNIVERSE CREATORS CRIMSON LOTUS - Mindy Lee JOE GOLEM - Patric Reynolds WITCHFINDER, SHADOW OF THE GOLDEN CRANE - Chris Roberson YOUNG HELLBOY - Craig Rousseau

4-4:45 pm:  MEDUSA - Tony Parker

5-5:45 pm: RENEGADE RULE - Ben Kahn THE HUNDREDTH VOICE - Caitlin Like

6-6:45 pm: KILL ALL IMMORTALS, BREAK OUT, THE MIDNIGHT: SHADOWS - Zack Kaplan

7-7:45 pm: DOUBLE WALKER - Michael Conrad JENNY ZERO - Dave Dwonch

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 2024

10-10:45 am: Wristband drawing for Minor Threats Saturday pm signing First-come, first served, while supplies last. Limit one per person (must be present to receive a wristband).  Exhibitors are not eligible until after guests with passes have entered the show floor.

11-11:45 am: GHOSTBUSTERS: BACK IN TOWN - David M. Booher With special guests, Portland Ghostbusters, in costume!

12-12:45 pm: LIVING HELL, BLACK HAMMER REBORN - Caitlin Yarsky HARROW COUNTY, LONESOME HUNTERS, HEADLESS HORSEMAN ANNUAL - Tyler Crook COUNT CROWLEY, HEADLESS HORSEMAN ANNUAL - Lukas Ketner 1-1:45 pm: FOUR GATHERED ON CHRISTMAS EVE - Becky CloonanTHE GOON, FOUR GATHERED ON CHRISTMAS EVE - Eric Powell

2-2:45 pm: HELLBOY, BOWLING WITH CORPSES, FOUR GATHERED ON CHRISTMAS EVE - Mike Mignola THE GOON, HELLBOY: WEIRD TALES, FOUR GATHERED ON CHRISTMAS EVE - Eric Powell FOUR GATHERED ON CHRISTMAS EVE - Becky Cloonan

3-4:30 pm: THE WORLD OF MINOR THREATS - Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Heath Corson, Mike Allred

WRISTBAND REQUIRED - NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY - NO WITNESSED SIGNATURES - LIMIT ONE FREE PRINT AND 2 ITEMS + PURCHASED ITEMS TO BE SIGNED - OTHER RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY--SEE STAFF FOR INFO

5-5:45 pm: POWERS, COVER, JOY OPERATIONS - Brian Michael Bendis FML - Kelly Sue DeConnick COVER, KABUKI - David Mack POWERS, WILLIAM OF NEWBURY - Michael Avon Oeming 6-6:45 pm: THE BUTCHER’S BOY, CRONE - Justin Greenwood

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8, 2024

10-10:45 am: Wristband drawing for Minor Threats Sunday pm signing First-come, first served, while supplies last. Limit one per person (must be present to receive a wristband).  Exhibitors are not eligible until after guests with passes have entered the show floor. 11-11:45 am: EARTH BOY, PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES - Ron Chan BANDETTE - Colleen Coover PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES - Cat Farris BANDETTE, EARTH BOY, PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES - Paul Tobin

12-12:45 pm: SURVIVAL STREET: THE RADICAL LEFT - James Asmus, Colleen Coover 1-1:45 pm: ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE - Robin Hobb, Jody Houser - LIMIT ONE FREE PRINT AND ONE OTHER ITEM TO BE SIGNED

2-3:30 pm: THE WORLD OF MINOR THREATS - Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Heath Corson, Brian Michael Bendis WRISTBAND REQUIRED - NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY - NO WITNESSED SIGNATURES - LIMIT ONE FREE PRINT AND 2 ITEMS + PURCHASED ITEMS TO BE SIGNED - OTHER RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY--SEE STAFF FOR INFO -----

DARK HORSE SDCC PANEL AND ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE

Please join us at the panels and other activities listed below, brought to you by Dark Horse Comics and friends! Please visit the Rose City Comic Con website for more panels featuring Dark Horse creators and guidelines for attending panels.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6

5-6 pm - Room E141-144: Dark Horse Manga Panelists: Carl Horn, Zack Davisson. Dark Horse Comics has published manga in English since 1988! Our titles by Japanese creators include Innocent, Berserk, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Captain Momo’s Secret Base, H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu, Mob Psycho 100, Cat + Gamer, Danganronpa, Gunsmith Cats Omnibus, and many more. Please come by our panel to hear about our releases, and ask questions! 6:15-7 pm - Wacom Stage, Booth 1007: Dark Horse Rumble 

Cintiq Showdown featuring artist guests of Dark Horse ComicsArtists: Cat Farris, Lukas Ketner, Caitlin Like, and Tony Parker More details here

8 pm - Spirit of ‘77: Drink & Draw **Tickets Required -- Purchase through Rose City Comic Con** The Drink & Draw (21+) is the official Friday night afterparty of Rose City Comic Con! Draw for a cause with professional creators, comic publishers, and the RCCC Staff! Make new friends and flex your creative muscles as you draw based on prompts chosen by our comic guests.

Fans with the most loved drawings at the end of the night will win exclusive prizes from Dark Horse Comics, Wacom, Oni Press, and more!

There will also be a live auction featuring art from our comic guests and other collectibles with 100% of the proceeds benefiting The Hero Initiative. Tickets won’t last, so buy today! This event is 21+.

Dark Horse Guest Judges: Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum! Joining Christopher Priest, Jody Houser, and Zack Davisson.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7

10:30-11 am: Booth #885 to #701: Ghostbusters Costume Parade! Dark Horse and the Portland Ghostbusters are joining forces at Rose City Comic Con! Wear your finest Ghostbusters cosplay or other gear, and meet up at the Portland Ghostbusters booth #885 at 10:30 am. Once gathered, the group will parade down the aisles to the Dark Horse booth #701. 

At the Dark Horse booth, the Portland Ghostbusters team will be able to pose for photos with fans, and all are invited to join our comic signing with Ghostbusters: Back in Town comic writer David M. Booher from 11-11:45 am! 

12:45-1:30 pm - Room E141-144: Thirty Years of Hellboy: An Anniversary Celebration

Panelists: Mike Mignola, Michael Avon Oeming, Cara O’Neil, Chris Roberson. Moderator: Ben Saunders. 

Hellboy is one of the most successful independent comic book heroes of all time. Creator Mike Mignola found the perfect outlet for his unique aesthetic sensibility with this great character, combining his love of both traditional folklore and pulpy drama with wit and panache across literally hundreds of exquisitely designed pages distinguished by an almost symphonic approach to the contrasts of extreme light and shadow. It’s hard to believe that it has been thirty years since Mike Mignola first summoned Anung Un Rama from the depths of his imagination. Join him in conversation with [TBD] for a special anniversary celebration of his work to date, and perhaps a glimpse into what is coming next for our favorite half-demon.

1:45-2:30 pm - Room E141-144: Creator-Owned Comics with Dark Horse

Panelists: Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Conrad, Tyler Crook, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Zack Kaplan, Caitlin Yarsky.

What's it like to create your own original worlds, characters, and tell your story through comics? Hear from creators doing just that in this fun and engaging discussion about making comics with your friends!

6:15-7 pm - Room E141-144: The Endlessly Expanding World of Minor Threats Panelists: Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Heath Corson, Mike Allred, Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction. Moderator: David F. Walker.

Join Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and host David Walker as they explore the low-level villains of Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down and Barfly while looking ahead at the growing Minor Threats universe with creators Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction, Mike Allred, and Heath Corson. Each will present sneak peeks of their upcoming books that will change the very face of Twilight City forever!

SUNDAY, SEPT. 28

12-12:45 pm - Room E141-144: Dark Horse Showcase

Panelists: Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Mike Mignola, Eric Powell. Moderator: Cara O’Neil.

Join Dark Horse Comics for an exciting panel highlighting new and upcoming comics and graphic novels from all-star creators!

The Art of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now available for pre-order! This art and lore book will be available in both a standalone hardcover volume and a Deluxe Edition including slipcase and additional art in portfolio. Details:

Dark Horse Comics presents The Complete Elfquest Volume Eight: FutureQuest the final volume in The Complete ElfQuest omnibus series, arriving in January 2025.

DETAILS AND PRE-ORDER: https://www.darkhorse.com/Search/elfquest

At over 700 pages, this beautiful softcover volume collects ElfQuest’s Stargazer’s Hunt and FutureQuest story arcs, with brand new art and commentary by co-creators Wendy and Richard Pini.

The Pinis are joined by writers John Ostrander (Star Wars: Legacy), Ben Harkins (ElfQuest: The Rebels), and artists David Boller (Spider-man 2099), Dennis Fujitake (Dalgoda), Delfin Barral (Stargate), Sonny Strait (ElfQuest: Stargazer’s Hunt), Terry Beatty (Batman: Gotham Adventures), Craig Taillefer (Books of Magic), Charles Barnett III (Deathstroke the Terminator), Paul Abrams (Badger), Kathryn Bolinger (Rai), Jerry Braccia (ElfQuest: JiNK), and Jen Marrus (X-O Manowar), with letterers Chuck Maly (ElfQuest: The Rebels) and Nate Piekos (Stranger Things: The Voyage).

About The Complete ElfQuest Volume Eight: FutureQuest:

Cutter’s quest is complete, but now stargazer Skywise and his daughter Jink set out on separate quests of their own to recover something precious that has been lost—or stolen. Their journeys span both space and time, bridging the past and the future of the World of Two Moons, now known as Abode.

Meanwhile the planet’s human inhabitants have entered their own technological age and have come to face the truth: they were never alone on their world. One perplexing mystery remains unsolved—why did the elves of Abode disappear, and where did they go? Jink makes the answer her personal quest, even as she crosses paths with a rowdy group of space-faring misfits, The Rebels, on their own search for answers.

“These characters and stories have been a long time brewing,” confides Richard and Wendy Pini. “And we’re thrilled for them finally to get the top-notch Dark Horse treatment. The number eight has always been special to ElfQuest (the elves count on eight fingers) and this volume completes a very special octad for us. Now readers can follow the elves’ adventures from the distant past right on through the not-so-distant future.

Continuing the 45+ year legacy of ElfQuest, The Complete ElfQuest Volume Eight: FutureQuest, will be available in bookstores on January 14, 2025 and in comic shops on January 15, 2025 for $29.99. Pre-order now from TFAW, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your local bookstore, or visit PRH Comics or Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you.

Be sure to follow DarkHorseComics on social media and check our website, www.darkhorse.com for more news, announcements, and updates.

The saga of Iyanu: Child of Wonder continues with Volume 4, due out March 2025 from Dark Horse and YouNeek Studios! Details: 

By Roye Okupe, Sunkanmi Akinboye, Toyin Ajetunmobi, Spoof Animation. In this series suited for readers age 12 and up, Iyanu must face her destiny and save all of Yorubaland with help from her friends. Among them are Biyi, a carefree adventurer; Toye, the bookworm; and Ekun, the magical and opinionated giant leopard. Together, all four, known as Team Chosen, will embark on an epic adventure full of twists, turns, and laughter that will change their lives forever! Iyanu is soon to be an animated series on MAX and Cartoon Network with Lion Forge Entertainment.

The official Avatar: The Last Airbender comics, continuing where the animated series left off!

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