Posted 2/7/13 1:45 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Dark Horse, News, TV
[Update: in the original post, we mistakenly identified the release date of the first season of "The Legend of Korra" as set for May. This has not been confirmed by Nickelodeon, but we'll have an update for you when there is a concrete release date.]
The hardcover "The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series—Book One: Air" will out July 24 from Dark Horse, featuring commentary from the show's creators.
Posted 2/5/13 6:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Interviews, Movies
"The obstacles," writer and producer Peter Lenkov chuckles when I ask him about the challenges of getting his comic "R.I.P.D." to the big screen. "Being in development hell for ten years."
Lenkov, who has a list of credits going back 20 years has worked steadily in film and TV (he's the mind behind "Demolition Man," and don't think I didn't ask him about that), but "R.I.P.D." was for the longest time that elusive project, tied up in the not uncommon snarl of delays, budgetary concerns, and false starts since Universal first set eyes on the concept.
Posted 1/29/13 4:12 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Dark Horse
Arnold Schwarzenegger's been talking up a "Legend of Conan" flick since he left office and since it looks like it's actually happening, (Arnie's even saying Paul Verhoeven is interested in directing!) Dark Horse is making sure you don't forget where the barbarian king came from this May with "King Conan: Hour of the Dragon" - an adaptation of Conan-creator Robert E. Howard’s only Conan novel!
Posted 1/25/13 1:11 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Star Wars
In other "Star Wars" news: Brian Wood's take on the comic book version of the galaxy that is so very far away is sold out for the second time.
Posted 1/2/13 11:57 am EST by Charles Webb in Books, Dark Horse, Reviews
Author Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's comic-apocalyptic novel "Jam" pokes fun at military-industrial incompetence, an over-saturation of hipster irony, and the corporate hive mind--all pretty soft targets for the usually sharp and funny writer. Unfortunately, given its broadsides against such dull unworthies, a lead character who's a quivering moral vacuum (although that's not a bad thing in and of itself), and a weirdly languorous structure, this story of the carnivorous strawberry jam that ate Brisbane never really does justice to the absurdity of that pitch.
Posted 12/18/12 10:49 am EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Dark Horse
"The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys" from the My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, his co-writer Shaun Simon and artist Becky Cloonan was first announced in 2009 to coincide with the release of the band's futuristic, sci-fi concept album "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys." Well, now the comic is finally upon us as Dark Horse is set to release the first issue on June 6.
Posted 11/12/12 6:00 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Interviews, TV
It goes without saying at this point that Guillermo del Toro is a busy guy. Between directing the upcoming "Pacific Rim," producing "Rise of the Guardians," discussing a possible "Justice League Dark"-type movie (see his final answer!) and much more, he found time to oversee the adaption of he and Chuck Hogan's trilogy of vampire novels "The Strain" into a comic series for Dark Horse which has been collected in a trade to be released on Wednesday, November 14. "The Strain" is written by David Lapham with art by Mike Huddleston, colors by Dan Jackson and inks by E.M. Gist but as you'll learn from the interview below, del Toro had a hand in the production every step of the way. In case you don't know, according to Dark Horse, "The Strain" is:
Posted 11/5/12 5:00 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Dark Horse
Before you follow Hellboy and Mike Mignola into Hell, get caught up by hitting the top moments of ol' Red's mightily eventuful life with this handy "Hellboy Timeline." Just click the image below to open a nicely organized, linked image that'll take you to Dark Horse's digital store so you can pick up each of these pivotal arcs.
Posted 10/31/12 11:49 am EST by Valerie Gallaher in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Star Wars
As Dark Horse Comics President Mike Richardson posted on Facebook yesterday, yesterday's Disney/Lucasfilm merger is likely to have some sort of impact on their decades-long relationship with the "Star Wars" franchise:
"Dark Horse and LucasFilm have a strong partnership which spans over 20 years, and has produced multiple characters and story lines which are now part of the Star Wars lore. Star Wars will be with us for the near future. Obviously, this deal changes the landscape, so we'll all have to see what it means for the future." Read More...
Posted 10/25/12 2:56 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Dark Horse
Mike Norton is everywhere these days, from his highly successful web comic "Battlepug", to the gothic horror of "Revival", to work on Marvel's "Defenders" and "Young Avengers". We snagged some of the creator's precious time to chat over e-mail about where he is now with his work, what's coming up, and managing a busy schedule:
MTV Geek: Mike, you seem to be everywhere these days… How are you working on so many projects at the same time? Are you magic?
Mike Norton: Yes. I have the magical ability to not be able to say "no". Read More...
Posted 10/25/12 12:13 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Comic Books, Dark Horse, Interviews, Movies
It's very important for Tim Miller and Jeff Fowler of VFX and animation house Blur Studios that you know they're huge fans of Eric Powell's "The Goon." It's why the duo--along with producer David Fincher--are hustling so hard to put together a story reel for prospective studios for their CG adaptation of the Dark Horse ongoing. A story reel is a feature-length cut of all of the storyboards for the film with music and voice acting, and they've taken to Kickstarter to get this $400,000 project funded.
Posted 10/22/12 12:30 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Marvel
While Marvel is ending some of their biggest runs, and DC launches a new year of the New 52, the title we’re most excited about this week is GHOST #1 from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Noto. The Dark Horse book follows right up on the serialized story from Dark Horse Presents, but DeConnick ably gets you right into the weird tale of a woman with possibly supernatural powers, the ghost hunters helping her out, and the weirdest box since "Hellraiser." Plus, Noto’s art and command of characters is fab. If you’re looking for a new title to jump on board, this is the one.
Posted 10/18/12 11:49 am EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Interviews, New York Comic Con
Slipknot/Stone Sour's Corey Taylor joined MTV Geek's Steven Smith during New York Comic-Con to talk about his latest project: a comic tie-in to his band's upcoming concept album, "House of Gold And Bones." With the first half of the album on sale next week, Taylor visited the MTV Geek booth to tell us a little more about the comic, which is on the way in April of next year.
Posted 10/17/12 10:30 am EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Interviews, New York Comic Con
Stop right here if you've missed the last few "Hellboy" minis: in this conversation with MTV Geek's Steven Smith at New York Comic-Con, series creator, writer, and artist Mike Mignola talks about the end of the character and a new beginning in the new year.
Posted 10/13/12 2:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Dark Horse, New York Comic Con, News, Video Games
Dark Horse and Bioware hope you're ready for a deep dive into the Mass Effect universe with their New York Comic Con announcement of a 2013 collection bringing together the previous miniseries, shorts, and digital comics in a hardcover library edition.