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Dark Horse is releasing Oldboy in a Deluxe Edition Format

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Dark Horse Manga has revealed that the next manga series to receive the Deluxe Edition oversized (7×10”) hardcover treatment will be Oldboy, by the legendary duo of writer Garon Tsuchiya and artist Nobuaki Minegishi. The intense, bare-knuckle manga will be collected into new volumes, Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book One and Book Two. Winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material, Oldboy is lettered by Michael David Thomas and Kathryn Renta, and translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian.

Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book One collects the original volumes 1-4, and Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book Two collects original volumes 5-8 of the mystery thriller, now packaged together in a sleek, deluxe hardcover format and features a new, noir-inspired cover made with metallic silver foil paper, and includes a ribbon bookmarker.

In Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book One:

Ten years ago, they took him. He doesn’t know who. For ten years, he has been confined to a private prison. He doesn’t know why. For ten years, his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jailers. Suddenly, one day, his incarceration ends without explanation. Sedated and dumped in a park, Shinichi Goto awakens—free to reclaim what’s left of his life—and what’s left is revenge. Collects volumes 1-4.

Then, in Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book Two:

Goto relentlessly marches forward to uncover the identity of the man who imprisoned him for ten years—seemingly for no reason. But Goto’s nemesis has lured him into a trap. Is allowing Goto the opportunity to enact his revenge just another part of his twisted plan? As he struggles to find the motive behind the punishment he endured, Goto receives clues suggesting a connection to a time long forgotten from his adolescence. Could all his torment have been the result of a schoolyard grudge? The cruel game has only just begun. Collects volumes 5-8.

Discover the classic revenge story that inspired the 2003 film by Park Chan-wook, Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book One,when the 848-page (7×10”) hardcover arrives in bookstores on January 6, 2026, and comic shops on January 7, 2026, for $69.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Oldboy Deluxe Edition: Book Two arrives as an 848-page (7×10”) hardcover in bookstores on March 24, 2026, and comic shops on March 25, 2026, for $69.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Crowdfunding Corner: Seven Dead Stars: A Universe Begins

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Grammy-nominated artists and producers, Unsecret and DJ Form, are back on the comics scene with an exciting new Kickstarter campaign, Seven Dead Stars: A Universe Begins! 

This exciting dual release of the space adventure series includes two foundational comics: Issue #0, the 24-page origin story, including a variant edition by Butcher Billy, and an official 34-page guidebook overview of the characters and storyline.

Seven Dead Stars features a star-studded roster of creators, with art by Cliff Richards, colors by Michael Bartolo, and letters and layout by Kathryn Renta.

FORM, who is one of the last humans in the galaxy, and UNSECRET, a helmeted mercenary who doesn’t remember who he truly is, make their living as GRID RUNNERS, smuggling energy from the Seven Dead Stars for alien communities living off the grid.

After a disastrous encounter with the Scorpio Regime, Form and Unsecret embark upon an unexpected adventure when they crash land on a strange planet. What they encounter there will change their lives—and the universe—forever!

The campaign for Seven Dead Stars: A Universe Begins, ends April 5.