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Get Spooky with the Free Dark Horse Digital Horror Sampler!

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Just in time for Halloween, Dark Horse has released a 119 page horror sampler on Dark Horse Digital! It’s a perfect time to explore the expansive line of horror stories from Dark Horse. Experience all the terror in this one of a kind sampler, featuring fourteen of Dark Horse’s most thrilling series! This collection gives readers a sneak peek at new titles, including Colder from Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra, Tim Seeley‘s Ex Sanguine, and To Hell you Ride from Lance Henriksen. The Sampler also includes sneak peeks from ongoing favorites like The Goon, Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow, and Criminal Macabre. Your nightmares will never be the same!

What’s included? Sneak peeks of:

Hellboy in Hell #1
To Hell You Ride #1
Colder #1
Criminal Macabre / 30 Days of Night #1
Ragemoor #1
Ex Sanguine #1
Creepy #10
The Strain #1
B.P.R.D 1948 #1
Baltimore: The Play
Willow #1
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Conqueror Worm
Billy the Kid’s Old Timey Oddities and the Orm of Loch Ness #1
The Goon #42

Around the Tubes

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The weekend is here, which I’m using to read some comics, yay!

Around the Blogs:

ICv2 – FX Developing TV Series Based on Del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ -I want this so bad.

 

Around the tubes Reviews:

Christopher East – Cairo

Talking Comics – Catwoman #0

Geekadalphia – The City of Ember: Graphic Novel

CBR – Daredevil #18

Talking Comics – Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo

Talking Comics – Godzilla: The Half Century War #2

Bleeding Cool – Happy #1

Talking Comics – Revival #3

Talking Comics – The Walking Dead #102

Pick of the Week – The Massive #4

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The Massive is easily one of the best comic books on the market, the series effortlessly blends action and adventure with a political message that doesn’t hit you over the head. The series follows environmental activists in a world decimated by environmental disaster. But, writer Brian Wood has imagined what it would be like with such detail, you’re convinced this could be reality. The story of the activists mixed in with how this world is and how it got there are all mysteries, slowly unraveling and have me hooked with each issue. There’s one series each month I can’t wait to read, and it’s The Massive, making it the easy pick of the week.

  • The Massive #4 – see above
  • Stumptown Vol. 2 #1 – Greg Rucka’s noir series blew me away with the first volume. Staring a strong female lead, the story, characters and art were top notch. Rucka can write, and is easily one of the best out there right now. This is an easy pick and one to not be missed.
  • The Strain #8 – This spin on the vampire tale is fantastic. Just different enough to keep me on my toes and entertained. On top of that, the art is solid. Definite must for horror fans.
  • The Activity #8 – This espionage series follows a black-ops team and their missions around the world. The series has been fantastic so far and this eighth issue is a perfect example as to it’s strength.
  • Saucer Country #7 – Part X-Files, part West Wing (the campaign season), the series is so different and so entertaining. There’s nothing else like it on the market right now.

Pick of the Week – The Massive #3

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Brian Wood‘s The Massive is a mix of environmental disaster, political message and mystery is brilliant in every sense. The series follows the crew of a boat post ecological disaster that has devastated the world. While they try to figure out the “why” as far as the change in the environment, they’re also looking for their lost sister ship while trying to survive. This series has a message while not shoving it down our throats and it’s packaged in a thriller with an intense vibe that makes you not only want to turn the next page, but fear doing so. It’s almost a psychological thriller in a way with it’s use of pacing and how it keeps the tension throughout. If this were a movie, my jaw would be clenched and I’d be grinding my teeth. This is an absolute must read and why I’m making The Massive #3 my pick for the week.

  • The Massive #3 – see above
  • Right State – A thriller surrounding an assassination attempt on a President, yes please!
  • The Strain #7 – The brilliant and exciting Dark Horse vampire series.
  • Idolized #1 – Super heroes meet American Idol in this fantastic start to Aspen’s new series.
  • Mouse Guard: The Black Axe #5 – I love this Archaia fantasy series staring mice with swords…

Pick of the Week – The Walking Dead #100

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This is the 500 lb. guerrilla in the room (though there’s also an excellent graphic novel Guerrillas Vol. 2 out too). The Walking Dead #100 has to be the pick of the week, not only because it’s a solid series, but because of what it’s doing for the comic book market. This indie book might well be the top book for the month, bringing in non-comic book fans, brought over from the television series. This is the pop culture phenomenon that’s still going and shows no sign of fading. Of all of the comic book properties that have gone big recently, it’s Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead that’s successfully converting non-comic book fans into readers…

  • The Walking Dead #100 – see above
  • The Massive #2 – Brian Wood’s latest series is amazing. There’s mystery and action along with a political message, adding in great art to the mix. This is Wood’s as you’d expect, a must read every month.
  • Revival #1 – I read it and immediately thought this was one of the best new comics of the year. I don’t want to give too much away, but it involves zombies, sort of, but totally original.
  • Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score – I’m a huge crime/noir fan, so this is a no brainer for me.
  • The Strain #6 – Vampires done right by Guillermo Del Toro.

Pick of the Week – The Massive #1

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First, I’m a huge fan of Brian Wood.  His work is just amazing, mixing political commentary with pure entertainment.  That’s why I was so excited to hear about his new series from Dark Horse, The Massive which sees it’s first issue this week.  I read the digital prelude Dark Horse released a month or so back and had the privilege to read the first issue two weeks ago.  I can say, it’s amazing.  It’s easily one of the best comics of the year, if not the best mixing action, adventure, some great characters along with a message that’s not too preachy but gets you thinking.

The world has suffered a massive calamity when it comes to the weather, no one knows why, but this is just the backdrop of the story, instead it’s focus is on a ship searching for their lost sister ship, while dealing with this new world.  This is an environmental message for the action adventure set.  It’s beyond amazing and easily my pick of the week, if not the year so far.

  • The Massive #1 – See above
  • Saucer Country #4 – It’s X-Files meets the West Wing, the campaign season, how can I not love this book?
  • Ultimate Comics X-Men #13 – The end of the last issue was a holy shit moment.  I have no idea what to expect in this one.
  • The Strain #5 – Vampires done right.  The series is creepy and has me at the edge of my seat anticipating what’s going to happen next.
  • G.I Joe: Cobra #14 – I’m all caught up on all of the G.I. Joe series and wow have I been missing something.  This series is especially sticking out to me right now following G.I. Joe’s new role and Cobra’s numerous defections.

 

Dark Horse Comics Collects Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain!

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DARK HORSE COMICS COLLECTS

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S THE STRAIN!

JUNE 8, MILWAUKIE, OR—Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and novelist Chuck Hogan bring their New York Times best-selling series of novels, the Strain Trilogy, to Dark Horse Comics with an ongoing adventure that takes a terrifying spin on the vampire genre.

Renowned comics creator David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Silverfish) and artist Mike Huddleston (The Coffin, Butcher Baker) join forces in this comic book adaptation unlike any other—bringing del Toro and Hogan’s vision to life in a story that casts a deadly plague over the whole of humanity. The Strain Volume 1, collecting issues #1–#6 of this ongoing series, is a horror story unlike any other!

When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Centers for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders. Only an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish Harlem suspects a darker purpose behind the event—an ancient threat intent on covering mankind in darkness.

Praise for Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain:

“[The Strain] is one of the scariest comics on the stands, as genuine surprises await the reader at every turn of the page. Usually, such big reveals are left to the final moment, but with The Strain there’s almost a cliffhanger every few pages and that makes this series a truly surprising, and enjoyable, read.”—Broken Frontier

“One of the year’s best books. If I were to give you one bit of advice while reading this book, don’t read it in the dark.”—Comic Buzz

The Strain Volume 1 is on sale November 14 in comic shops everywhere!

About Dark Horse

Founded in1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo Del Toro, and comics legends such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, including The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.

Dark Horse Does Vampires Right!

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If you’ve got a taste for bloodsuckers, then look no further! Dark Horse does vampires right and gives readers who crave creatures of the night a crypt full of creepy comics!

Step into the world of Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9, as everyone’s favorite Slayer adapts to her new life in San Francisco. Then check out Angel & Faith, where the vampire with a soul and the once-evil Slayer work to atone for past sins.

This preview issue also features Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden’s Baltimore, which follows a vampire hunter living in a world beset by a post–World War I vampire infestation; samples from P. C. and Kristin Cast’s story of a vampyre boarding school in House of Night; and Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain, in which Manhattan suffers from a vampiric plague!

• Issue features selections from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #1, Angel & Faith #1, Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1, The Strain #1, and House of Night #1. Plus, the entirety of a short story entitled “Magical Mystery Tour Featuring the Beetles,” a previously unreleased, digital-only retailer exclusive from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9.

Pick of the Week – Saga #1

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I have no idea how to describe Saga #1, the new sci-fi series from the mind of Brian K. Vaughn.  I’ve dug the numerous series he’s worked on in the past and I’m convinced this will be up there with the rest of his works.  The series sees two forbidden lovers on the run from the forces that want to kill them and take their child.  There’s very much a Star Wars feel as far as look, but the world imagined looks impressive.  That’s helped with the fantastic art by Fiona Staples.

I’ve read the first issue and this one’s a no brainer, it’s that damn good and an absolute must buy.

  • Saga #1 – see above
  • Thief of Thieves #2 –  That first issue was great and the ending was a nice twist.  I was hooked and want to see what happens next.
  • The Strain #4 – We’ve seen this vampire tale before, but it’s so damn good.
  • Tranformers: More Than Meets the Eye #3 – The two Transformers series from IDW have been excellent and are great for old and new fans alike.
  • Saucer Country #1 – Vertigo is getting some new series and this is the first of the bunch that has something to do with a politician and aliens.  It’s a given for me.

Pick of the Week – The Strain #3

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There’s something really good about The Strain.  It’s a vampire tale mixed with a biological CDC thriller/procedural.  There’s enough here to make it stand out from the endless amounts of other vampire stories on the market.  The art fits the mood perfectly and there’s just a sense of dread that permeates the story.  I was looking forward to see what the series had to offer when it was announced, but I had no clue it’d be this good.  A perfect comic for these dreary winter months and one you should be absolutely reading.

  • The Strain #3 – See above
  • Last of the Greats #5 – Josh Fialkov is a twisted man and this series is a prime example.  What do you get when you take a super hero and mix him with Machiavelli?  This would be pretty close.
  • Severed #7 – A haunting horror story that just sticks with you.  There’s been so many holy crap moments already, I can’t imagine what this final issue has in store.
  • Thief of Thieves #1 – Image has been on a roll so far and this series has a lot of buzz about it.  The previews I’ve seen have been cool, and this is one I can’t wait to read.
  • Mega Man #10 – Archie has been knocking it out of the park with this series that’s fun for adults and kids and captures the spirit of the video game and cartoon series.
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