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Celebrate Pulp, Peril, and Pure Style with Francesco Francavilla’s Black Beetle Omnibus

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Dark Horse Books presents The Black Beetle Omnibus, Francesco Francavilla’s love letter to classic crime busters. The Black Beetle Omnibus will collect every thrilling Black Beetle tale written and illustrated by Francavilla for the first time, including the full-length adventures No Way Out and Kara Bocek and the one-shot, Night Shift. The paperback book also collects never-before-seen bonus content, including concept art, layouts, character studies, vintage-style lobby cards, behind-the-scenes material from Francavilla’s sketchbook, and a brand-new cover by Francavilla.

After witnessing an explosion that decimates the city’s organized crime community, killing dozens, the Black Beetle—Colt City’s sleuthing sentinel—is on the hunt for answers and justice in the story, No Way Out.

In Kara Bocek, the masked American hero ventures to the Middle East incognito (as Tom Sawyer) to fight Nazis in pursuit of a mysterious object of terrible power—a weapon of unknown origin, older than the pyramids, which could fuel the Thousand-Year Reich of Hitler’s dreams.

Finally, in Night Shift, the Black Beetle is on the case when a powerful totem of magic shows up at Colt City Natural History Museum, prompting Hitler to send his fearsome Werewolf Korps to collect the piece.

The Black Beetle Omnibus (paperback, 216 pages, 10.1875 x 6.625”) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on September 22, 2026. It is now available for preorder at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $29.99.

The Black Beetle Omnibus

Join Aang, Katara, Toph, and Zuko for a Day of Boomerang School in Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2 – Sokka’s Boomerang Class

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Dark Horse Books in collaboration with Avatar Studios  presents Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2—Sokka’s Boomerang Class, the next volume in the Chibis line, perfect for younger readers. Celebrated children’s author Kelly Leigh Miller writes the exciting tale of unexpected challenges with illustrations by Ruka Ito and lettering by Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt.

Sokka gets teased sometimes for being the only non-bender on Team Avatar. But he has his own special talent: throwing a boomerang! With some prodding, Aang, Katara, Toph, and Zuko join Sokka for a day of “Boomerang School” that’s full of surprises!

Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2—Sokka’s Boomerang Class (paperback, 48 pages, 5.5” x 7.9”) arrives in comic shops and bookstores on July 21, 2026. It is now available for preorder from Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $8.99.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Chibis Volume 2—Sokka’s Boomerang Class

Dark Horse Books presents the MPH Library Edition

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Mark Millar and Duncan Fegredo’s high-octane adventure comic series will be collected in the MPH Library Edition, arriving in September 2026 from Dark Horse Books. This hardcover edition collects all five issues of the action-packed series written by Millar, illustrated by Duncan Fegredo, and colored and lettered by Pete Doherty, with coloring assistance by Mike Spicer on issues #2 and #5.  

Growing up in Detroit, Roscoe and his friends know all about hard luck. But their fates take a different turn when they stumble upon a street drug called MPH—little pills that give them the power of super-speed and the opportunity of a lifetime.

Now holding the perfect Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card, Roscoe leads Rosa, Chevy, and Baseball on a lightning-fast crime spree across the nation. But that’s not enough. As a good guy dealt a tough hand, Roscoe isn’t just taking the fat cats for all they’re worth—he and his friends are sharing their take with those who need it most.

But zooming through their riches has a downside. The pills are running out, the Feds are cracking down, and a mysterious figure named Mr. Springfield is teaming up with the authorities, claiming to know more about the speedsters than they know about themselves.

The MPH Library Edition (144 pages, hardcover, 8 × 12.1875”) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on September 8, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop or bookstore for $49.99.

MPH Library Edition

Celebrate Three Decades of Mana with Legend of Mana: The Art of Mana – 30th Anniversary Edition

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Dark Horse Books and Square Enix present Legend of Mana: The Art of Mana—30th Anniversary Edition, a full-color art book giving fans a deeper look at the action roleplaying game, Legend of Mana. This will be the first time the book has been published in English and will include art created for the game’s original release in 1999, as well as art crafted exclusively for this book by Yukata koyama, Shinichi Kamoeka, Masaki Takahashi, HACCAN, and Kanta Kamei.

This 80-page special 30th anniversary edition art book contains Legend of Mana’s vast Lands and Artifacts, character pixel art, Mystic Cards, boss monster illustrations, and more. Fans can take a deeper look into the materials and illustrations created when the original version of the Legend of Mana game was released, including newly drafted selection screen art, character designs, and background art.

Legend of Mana: The Art of Mana—30th Anniversary Edition (80 pages, 8.5” x 12”, hardcover) arrives in bookstores on July 28, 2026 andin comic shops on July 29, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $29.99.

Legend of Mana: The Art of Mana—30th Anniversary Edition

Dark Horse Books presents Moebius Library: The Depressed Hunter

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Another intensely psychedelic adventure from the legendary master of comics, Jean “Mœbius” Giraud, arrives June 2026 in Moebius Library: The Depressed Hunter. This hardcover edition will be the first time this story has been presented in English, written and illustrated by Mœbius, translated by Diana Schutz, and lettered by Adam Pruett.

In this graphic novel prequel to The Major, Mœbius’s Major Grubert finds himself attempting to chase away the blues, but gets caught up into a surreal adventure. Taking a vacation to the Airtight Garage to clear his mind, Grubert walks straight into an assassination plot: his own! As the Major goes undercover, the late, great French master cartoonist Mœbius delivers The Depressed Hunter, taking readers into the intricate world of the Major’s dreams—and nightmares!—with the lush, exquisite pen-and-ink work for which the author is best known. This is another intensely psychedelic adventure that only Mœbius could take us on!

Moebius Library: The Depressed Hunter (hardcover, 88 pages, 8.376” x 10.875”) will be available in bookstores on June 9, 2026 and in comic shops on June 10, 2026. It is now available for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop for $24.99.

Moebius Library: The Depressed Hunter

Three Goon tales are Collected for the First Time in The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Omnibus Vol. 6

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Dark Horse Books presents The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Omnibus Volume 6, the newest omnibus volume of the award-winning crime pulp series now published under Eric Powell’s Albatross Funnybooks imprint. Volume 6 will collect three Goon tales: A Ragged Return to Lonely Street, written and illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Eric Powell; The Deceit of a Cro-Magnon Dandy, written by Powell and Tom Sniegoski and illustrated by Brett Parson; Fishy Men, Witchy Women & Bitter Beer, written by Roger Langridge, illustrated by Mike Norton, and colored by Marissa Louise; and more.

Nameless Town is a tough place. So tough that the only one thing standing between you and that thing that crawled out of the sewer and ate your old neighbor lady before trying to shake you down for the cash in your pockets is a mob boss known as the Goon and his psychotic counter part that goes by Franky.

After strange journeys abroad, the Goon and Franky return to Nameless Town to find that a horde of unsavory characters has filled the void left in their absence. Our reluctant hero has his work cut out for him as he faces off against the likes of Seti the Southside Mummy, Vinny Nosferatu, and a Cro-Magnon mobster in a pinstriped suit who wants his blood.

The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Omnibus Volume 6 (paperback, 480 pages, 10.1875” x 6.625”) will be available in bookstores on August 11, 2026 and in comics shops on August 12, 2026. It is now available to preorder at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and your local comics shop and bookstore for $34.99.

The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Omnibus Volume 6

Experience the Whimsical, Tragic, and Haunting Backstories of a Party of Misfits in Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins Omnibus Volume 1

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Dark Horse Books and Critical Role present the Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins Omnibus Volume 1, a new softcover book that will collect Jester Lavorre, Caleb Widogast, Yasha Nydoorin, and Nott the Brave’s backstories together in one volume. These stories were created in consultation with the cast of Critical Role and were written by Jody Houser, Sam Maggs, and Cecil Castellucci, illustrated by Selina Espiritu, Hunter Severn Bonyun, and William Kirkby, colored by Cathy Le and Diana Sousa; and lettered by Ariana Maher. The first paperback omnibus volume will arrive in stores in Summer 2026 and will feature cover art by Robynn Frauhn.

While these stories have been previously released as individual hardcover volumes and the Dark Horse signature Library Edition oversized hardcover format, these new paperback Omnibus collections offer the content in a new format for those who prefer a paperback option.

Jester Lavorre’s unconventional upbringing full of mischief with the Traveler, Caleb’s troubled survival alongside Eadwulf and Astrid at the Soltryce Academy, Nott’s journey to escape her goblin captors and return to her family and herself, and Yasha’s emotional trauma after a loved one’s unfair death are all chronicled in this omnibus edition of Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins. Delve deep into each character’s past and witness what led these unlikely friends to form the party known as the Mighty Nein.

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins Omnibus Volume 1 (408 pages, 6.625” x 10.1875”, paperback) arrives in bookstores on July 7, 2026 and incomic shops on July 8, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and bookstore for $29.99.

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins Omnibus Volume 1

Delve into the Beginning of a Genre with The History of Metroidvania: Decade One – 1980-1990

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Dark Horse Books introduces the world to Jeremy Parish‘s in-depth exploration of the metroidvania genre in The History of Metroidvania: Decade One—1980-1990. Parish, the current Media Curator at Limited Run Games and video game historian, pens this exhaustively researched book about the gaming trends of the early 1980s and how those beginnings shaped the initial expressions of the metroidvania concept.

Where did these games with heavy role-playing influences come from in the first place? Although the genre’s name might appear to hold the answer—a combination of Nintendo’s sci-fi adventure Metroid and Konami’s monster-movie action series Castlevania—the metroidvania draws from a far wider range of influences.

In this comprehensive account, you’ll see how gaming trends of the early 1980s came together to give us initial expressions of the metroidvania concept, and how the design language of the genre evolved over the course of the 8-bit hardware era. From text-based adventures to coin-op tests of pure dexterity, the metroidvania took its cues from early computer hits and best-selling console masterpieces, evolving alongside the medium itself.

The History of Metroidvania: Decade One—1980-1990 (hardcover, 232 pages, 9”x12”) will be available in bookstores on March 3, 2026 and in comic shops on March 4, 2026. It is now available for pre-order from Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop for $54.99.

The History of Metroidvania: Decade One—1980-1990

Dark Horse Books presents the Strange Things and Dungeons & Dragons Library Edition

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Follow the crew from Hawkins, Indiana, as they discover the legendary monsters and epic adventures of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game together in the new Strange Things and Dungeons & Dragons Library Edition a deluxe, oversized hardcover, under license from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. These action-packed stories are written by Jim Zub, Jody Houser, and Eric Campbell; illustrated by Diego Galindo; colored by Msassyk and Diana Sousa; and lettered by Nate Piekos. The Library Edition will also include a sketchbook section, cover gallery, and will feature cover art by fan-favorite Stranger Things artist Kyle Lambert.

Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, watch Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood. See the party come together as a team through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons about friendship and find the courage to stand up to the bullies that challenge their everyday.

Then, uncover how Eddie Munson and his Hellfire Club take the boys’ tabletop adventures to new heights! After Will and El move away, the Mirkwood gang is hesitant to join a new campaign. But Eddie conjures up his charm and inspires them to adventure. Using his experience as both a dungeon master and a Hawkins High veteran, Eddie helps the boys navigate the perils of their fantasy world and their real lives.

Stranger Things and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Library Edition (hardcover, 192 pages, 8” x 12.1875”) will be available in bookstores on May 26, 2026, and in comic shops on May 27, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore for $49.99.

Stranger Things and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Library Edition

Dark Horse Books presents From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition featuring The Alternates and Barfly

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Dark Horse Books presents the From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1, a new oversized hardcover collection compiling the first two series tied into Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn’s genre-bending crime drama, Minor Threats. From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 will also feature new cover art from Hepburn, a sketchbook section, and pinups from some of comics’ leading artists.

The first tie-in series, From the World of Minor Threats: The Alternates, is written by Tim Seeley, Oswalt, and Blum, with illustrations by Christopher Mitten and Tess Fowler, colors by Ian Herring, and lettering by Nate Piekos. It follows Mary the Multi-Monster, The Tripper, Crab Louie, Kid Curious, and Persona, offbeat b-list superheroes formerly known as The Alternates, who seemingly sacrificed themselves to stop an invasion from another dimension. Instead, they were transported to a mirror reality where they lived complex lives in a more four-dimensional existence, expanding both their powers and consciousness.

Five years later, they’ve returned to Twilight City, struggling to reacclimate to their old lives in a traditional two-dimensional superhero world–in withdrawal from the vivid ones they left behind. When elements from this alternate reality turn up as a dangerous new street drug, some of the heroes band together to destroy it, while others succumb to its temptation.

The second series, From the World of Minor Threats: Barfly, is written by Kyle Starks, Oswalt, and Blum, with illustrations by Ryan Browne, and lettering by Piekos. It’s a heartwarming, feel-good, coming-of-age story about an insect monster-man searching for his identity amongst the criminal underworld of Twilight City. A grimy punk rock odyssey that answers the question “How much $#!% can one lackey eat before he says NO MORE?!

From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 (hardcover, 248 pages, 8” x 12.1875”) will be available in bookstores on June 2, 2026 and in comic shops on June 3, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop or bookstore for $49.99.

From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1
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