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Dark Horse announces $9.99 Compact Editions

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Dark Horse Comics has announced a new, travel-sized way to read popular stories from creator-owned series and licensed titles with a line of compact editions coming to comic shops and bookshops beginning in May 2027. These new editions, priced at $9.99, are a convenient way to experience some of the best stories from The Witcher, Black Hammer, Cyberpunk 2077, and Canto to start, with more titles arriving in the future.

The Witcher Compact Edition: The Bear and the Butterfly and The Ballad of Two Wolves features one story about Geralt of Rivia on the hunt for a vampire, and another about a bloodthirsty werewolf plaguing the town of Grimmwald. The 200-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback arrives in bookstores and comic shops on May 25, 2027, for $9.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Comic cover featuring a character holding a fish with a butterfly perched on it, surrounded by falling snow, with a dark, stormy background.

Black Hammer Compact Edition: Secret Origins and The Event TPB collects the first two story arcs of the series when the old superheroes of Spiral City are mysteriously banished to a bizarre farm they can’t escape! Perfectly timed for celebrating 10 years of Black Hammer, the 344-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback arrives in bookstores and comic shops on June 1, 2027, for $9.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. 

Cover art of the comic book 'Black Hammer: Secret Origins and The Event.' Features a large, menacing character in the foreground with a colorful cosmic background and several smaller characters in varied expressions.

Cyberpunk 2077 Compact Edition: Trauma Team and Psycho Squad is a mind-melting introduction into Night City with two stories of its most notorious specialty units. The 200-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback arrives in bookstores and comic shops on June 29, 2027, for $9.99. Pre-orders open soon from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Cover of the comic 'Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team and Psycho Squad', featuring armed members of the Trauma Team in futuristic uniforms against a pink background.

Also coming soon to pre-order, Canto Compact Edition: The Shrouded Man allows readers to relive or experience the first two volumes of the adventures of everyone’s favorite little clockwork hero in one 328-page (5.5 x 8.5”) paperback. The book includes Canto: If I only Had a Heart #1-6, Canto: The Hollow Man #1-5 and Canto & The Clockwork Faeries one shot. This compact edition arrives in bookstores and comic shops on July 6, 2027, for $9.99. Preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop soon.

More compact editions, including Eric Powell’s Eisner Award-winning cult classic The Goon Compact Edition: Nothin’ But my Misery and My Murderous Childhood will be announced and available to preorder soon. 

Cover artwork for 'The Goon: Nothin' But Misery and My Murderous Childhood' featuring dynamic characters, including a muscular protagonist in a white shirt and a cowboy hat, confronting monstrous figures in a colorful, action-packed design.

Preview: Black Hammer: Spiral City #6

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Black Hammer: Spiral City #6

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Teddy H. Kristiansen
In Shops: May 28, 2025
SRP: $3.99

As Spiral PD begins to investigate the death of fallen hero Lady Lark, Wing Man and Concretestador take justice into their own hands in this penultimate issue! Black Hammer: Spiral City is the next era of the Black Hammer Universe; a seven-issue dystopian event series by Jeff Lemire and Teddy Kristiansen.

Black Hammer: Spiral City #6

Preview: Black Hammer: Spiral City #4

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Black Hammer: Spiral City #4

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Teddy H. Kristiansen
In Shops: Feb 26, 2025
SRP: $3.99

The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga is back in this earth-shattering story that’s essential for all superhero and Jeff Lemire fans! As the mad politician Malcolm Gold seeks to put an end to all the superhero chaos around him, Inspector Insector officials sets up business in Spiral.

Black Hammer: Spiral City #4

Preview: Black Hammer: Spiral City #3

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Black Hammer: Spiral City #3

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Teddy H. Kristiansen
In Shops: Jan 22, 2025
SRP: $3.99

The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga is back in this earth-shattering story that’s essential for all superhero and Jeff Lemire fans! With crime in Supertown out of control, insect gumshoe Inspector Insector sets out to discover what’s driving it, while former Black Hammer, Lucy Weber, tries to uncover the motivations of a new political force.

Black Hammer: Spiral City #3

Free Comic Book Day 2025: Dark Horse reveals details about its Mighty Nein Origins and Black Hammer releases

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Plan ahead to visit a local comic shop on Friday, May 2, 2025 for Free Comic Book Day! Dark Horse Comics presents this year’s Free Comic Book Day Silver issue, which will feature two original stories from the worlds of Critical Role and Black Hammer.

Are you ready to campaign in the fantastical world of Exandria and adventure with superheroes in alternate dimensions? Then let’s dive into this year’s featured comics:

In Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Acquired Taste, Beau and Caleb get a tip that an individual they are searching for will be at a meeting at the Taste of Tal’Dorei in Bassuras. When they arrive, the pair are surprised to be treated to some dinner theater and decor themed around a legendary band of adventurers from the area. They get entranced by the story, even experiencing it themselves, only to be interrupted by some interesting new faces entering the restaurant . . .

In Black Hammer: To Tomorrow! Colonel Weird takes a jaunt through the ages, passing old friends and foes along the way. He travels from the beginning when pulp heroes stalked the streets, through the Golden Age of heroes, the fall of Black Hammer, and the rise of a new set of heroes. This is a look at the past and potential future of Black Hammer!

The Critical Role FCBD short is written by Sam Maggs, with art, colors, and cover art by Leonardo Cino and letters by Ariana Maher. Black Hammer: To Tomorrow! is written by Jeff Lemire, with art by Letizia Cadonici, colors by Dave Stewart , and letters by Nate Piekos of Blambot.

Dark Horse Comics | CRITICAL ROLE/ BLACK HAMMER

Preview: Black Hammer: Spiral City #2

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Black Hammer: Spiral City #2

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Teddy H. Kristiansen
In Shops: Dec 18, 2024
SRP: $3.99

Insect gumshoe Inspector Insector sets up office in Supertown as a detective-for-hire while an evil political force enforces its totalitarian policies on the city and its heroes. Black Hammer: Spiral City is the next era of the Black Hammer Universe-an eight-issue dystopian event series by Jeff Lemire and Teddy Kristiansen.

Black Hammer: Spiral City #2

Don’t miss the Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire Humble Bundle

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Lose yourself in the renowned Black Hammer comic series with the Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire Comic Bundle from Dark Horse Comics! Get 20+ titles including Black Hammer Volume 1: Secret Origins, Black Hammer: Visions, featuring amazing guest writers & artists including Scott Snyder, Patton Oswalt, Chip Zdarsky, Mariko Tamaki and many more, and Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated Barbalien, to name just a few. Follow the lives and times of former heroes, now outcast, as they exist in a now hero-less society. The full bundle also includes two acclaimed Jeff Lemire graphic novels not related to Black Hammer: Mazebook and Berserker Unbound. Read the tales of Black Hammer and support The Hero Initiative with your purchase!

The Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire Humble Bundle has a retail value of $293 and you can get all 23 items for just $18!

Don’t miss the Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire Humble Bundle

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Lose yourself in the renowned Black Hammer comic series with the Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire Comic Bundle from Dark Horse Comics! Get 20+ titles including Black Hammer Volume 1: Secret Origins, Black Hammer: Visions, featuring amazing guest writers & artists including Scott Snyder, Patton Oswalt, Chip Zdarsky, Mariko Tamaki and many more, and Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated Barbalien, to name just a few. Follow the lives and times of former heroes, now outcast, as they exist in a now hero-less society. The full bundle also includes two acclaimed Jeff Lemire graphic novels not related to Black Hammer: Mazebook and Berserker Unbound. Read the tales of Black Hammer and support The Hero Initiative with your purchase!

The Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire Humble Bundle has a retail value of $293 and you can get all 23 items for just $18!

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