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Things From Another World webstore announces its closure

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Brett

In a sort of surprise, retail store Things From Another World has announced its closure of its webstore. The online shop will shutdown as of April 30, 22025. The physical stores in Milwaukie, OR, Beaverton, OR, and Universal CityWalk, CA will remain open.

The announcement isn’t a total surprise as product availability has been spotty at best for quite some time and the site announced it was shutting down its affiliate program with no replacement, usually a sign of issues behind the scenes.

Things From Another World was opened in 1979 as a physical store by Mike Richardson who also launched Dark Horse Comics.

In 2021, Embracer Group purchased Dark Horse which included Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Entertainment, and Things From Another World. Embracer has been having issues of its own after an aggression expansion and splitting into three standalone entities. Embracer also owned the tabletop game retailer Miniature Market which it sold in 2024.

The last day for in-stock orders from the Things From Another World webstore is April 21 and it will officially go offline on April 30.

Below is the full email announcement:

Dear Valued Customers,

We regret to inform you that as of April 30, 2025, TFAW.com will be shutting down. The TFAW.com Team would like to sincerely thank you for your continued support, and for making us your comic shop. It’s been a pleasure serving the comic community for over 25 years. Please note: our physical stores located in Milwaukie, OR, Beaverton, OR, and Universal CityWalk, CA will remain open, and we hope to continue serving you in person.

Below are the relevant dates and how they will impact you.

As of the announcement, we will start to remove future preorders that will be impacted by this site closure.

April 9, 2025, will be the last subscription and preorder processing day. Any pending preorders received will be processed this day, regardless of your shipping frequency. We will allow you to remove any preorders from your account regardless of the date they were added if you do not want this last shipment.

April 21, 2025, will be the last day for In-Stock orders on the site so we can ensure all items will be shipped by April 30, 2025. You will be able to access your account up until that date.

On April 30, 2025, the site will go offline.

Signing Event: Kevin Smith heads to Things From Another World in Milwaukie, Oregon

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Graphic Policy Team

On Saturday, December 14 from 2-4 pm, Dark Horse Comics and Things From Another World welcome Kevin Smith for a signing event at the Things From Another World comic shop in Milwaukie! Smith will be celebrating and signing his comics from the Askewniverse, Masters of the Universe, and more.

Things from Another World will have copies available for purchase of their Quick Stops #1 exclusive variant illustrated by Mike Allred, The Art of Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and more by Smith. Customers who purchase TFAW’s exclusive Quick Stops #1 will also receive a free copy of their Masters of the Universe: Revelation #1 exclusive variant illustrated by Sergio Aragones, while supplies last.

Things From Another World will also have 10 pre-signed bundles available for purchase that include Quick Stops Volumes 1 and 2 and Maskerade Volumes 1 and 2. Each bundle purchase will include an opportunity for posed photography with Kevin.

Signing limits: Maximum 3 items per person to be signed. No posed photography unless a bundle is purchased. Other restrictions may apply; see staff for details.

Location and contact:

Things From Another World – Milwaukie Store
10977 SE Main St. Milwaukie, OR 97222
(503) 652-2752

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Dark Horse Comics and Things From Another World announce Two New Vice Presidents

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

Dark Horse Comics and Things From Another World have announced the promotion of Jules Morales to Vice President of Retail Sales (TFAW) and Cara O’Neil to Vice President of Marketing (DHC).

After joining Things From Another World as a Marketing and Events Specialist in 2019—already with 11 years of management and sales experience under his belt— Jules has been promoted four times in three years and now oversees the day-to-day operations of the Things From Another World brick-and-mortar locations and website. When he’s not taking care of Things From Another World, Jules spends his time enjoying a good cup of coffee and photography.

After recently celebrating her five-year anniversary at Dark Horse, O’Neil moves from Senior Director of Marketing to Vice President of Marketing.

O’Neil, a graduate of Portland State University’s Masters in Publishing program, joined Dark Horse in 2017, bringing years of combined experience in book retail and in management of marketing, publicity, and communications in the fields of publishing, non-profit administration, and more. In her time at Dark Horse, she has focused on social media and communications management for the company and has grown Dark Horse’s live streaming and video programs. She has also managed promotional campaigns for some of Dark Horse’s most popular titles including Berserk, The Witcher, Critical Role, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hellboy, The Umbrella Academy, Stranger Things, and many others. When not working on the books she loves, Cara can be found entertaining her cats, playing soccer, or enjoying video games and tabletop RPGs.

Jules Morales
Cara O’Neil

Embracer Buys Dark Horse After Mega Deal to Buy Asmodee

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Brett

Embracer Group is on a buying spree to end the year. Just lack week, the video game behemoth announced the intended acquisition of Asmodee, the board game publisher, for €2.75 billion (about $3.1 billion in US dollars). Now, the conglomerate is purchasing Dark Horse Media, making it the tenth operative group of the Embracer group. Dark Horse founder and CEO Mike Richardson will continue to lead the company with existing management.

According to the announcement, Dark Horse “owns or controls” more than 300 intellectual properties. It strengthens Embracer Group’s content development in comic publishing and film and tv production. Asmodee in the recent year has expanded its non-game publishing (books, art books) and also recently announced moves to bring its properties to film and television.

In the acquisition, Embracer Group gains Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Entertainment (film and television), and Things from Another World (retail with three locations and e-commerce). In the Asmodee acquisition, it was revealed that Asmodee owned two stores including the popular Miniature Market which it bought in 2021. The purchase of Asmodee and Dark Horse quickly expands Embracer’s retail operations with both physical and e-commerce options as well as its reach into television and film. The firm is clearly looking at how to expand its existing properties beyond their initial silos of release.

In the announcement, Embracer specifically mentioned the “untapped potential in creating games based on Dark Horse IP”. Embracer Group is the parent company of 86 video game development studios representing over 250 IPs in over 40 countries. Studios include THQ Nordic, Gearbox Entertainment, and others with properties such as Saints Row, Dead Island, Darksiders, Timesplitters, World War Z, and Borderlands.

Darksiders and Dead Island have seen comics based on them released by Dark Horse while Borderlands has had comic tie-ins published by IDW Publishing.

Between these two purchases, Embracer quickly becomes an IP powerhouse with the abilitiy to release concepts across video games, tabletop games, comics, movies, and television.

The amount of the purchase has not been revealed “due to commercial reasons” but Embracer will purchase 80 percent of the shares of Dark Horse from a seller based in Hong Kong and the remaining 20 percent of the shares from CEO Mike Richardson and COO Neil Hankerson. The transaction is expected to be completed in early 2022.

Things From Another World has Your Savings on Marvel with 50% Off

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Graphic Policy Team

Things From Another World is running a 3-day sale on Marvel comics and in-stock statues! This will include any comics from as recent as 30 days ago, up to 50% off. Statues will also be up to 50% off. This is a great chance to catch up on a series you’ve missed, or order something new while the new comic releases have stopped! You can find the sale here.

The sales takes advantage of TFAW’s new FREE SHIPPING promotion! When users purchase $75 of in-stock comics and/or graphic novels on the site, they can get free domestic US shipping. (Orders cannot contain products OTHER than comics and GNs.) International users will get the handling fee removed from their shipping cost.

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Celebrate Free Comic Book Day with a 20% Off Sitewide Sale at Things From Another World

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

Free Comic Book Day is here! Like always, Things From Another World are taking advantage of the opportunity to run a variety of one-day sales!

Not only is almost the entire site 20% off on May 4th, 2019, but they’re also giving away three free FCBD comics with every order! In addition, if you spend $25 or more on in-stock comics or graphic novels, shipping is free if you use coupon code FCBD19! Free shipping only applies for U.S. customers.

The sale starts at 12:01 a.m. on May 4th and lasts until 11:59 p.m. on May 4th!

Things From Another World Teams with Dark Horse for a Limited Apparel Line

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

Things From Another World has announce the first release in a line of limited-edition clothing; this initial offering will be available exclusively at Things From Another World stores and online.

The release comes from a collaboration between Things From Another World, Dark Horse Comics, and the newly established Dark Horse China Office.

The companies’ respective creative teams were curious about each other’s styles and sensibilities and looking for an opportunity to learn about, and play in, unfamiliar sandboxes. Featuring both modern and explorative takes on the iconic Dark Horse logo, the nine pieces in the collection explore what it is to be a dark horse.

While this initial launch focuses on apparel, Things From Another World is looking to collaborate with artists and creators from diverse backgrounds, on products of all types.

Stranger Things #1 Gets a TFAW Babs Tarr Exclusive Variant

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Graphic Policy Team

The nostalgia-igniting hit Netflix original series Stranger Things comes to comic shelves this September. Follow Will Byers into a dimension of decay and destruction where he must use his wits and resolve to dodge the pursuit of the Demogorgon and escape the Upside Down.

Things from Another World has an exclusive variant from Babs Tarr that you can order now. Their site is the only place you’ll get this cover.

Stranger Things #1 is out September 26th, 2018.

It’s 30-80% Off Everything from Things From Another World

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Graphic Policy Team

What does it look like when an entire website is a doorbuster? What happens when a website has thousands of doorbusters for sale instead of just the typical Black Friday dozens? Find out during TFAW.com’s Six Days of Savings sales event, where they have priced over 10,000 items at 30% – 80% off! This sale encompasses both in-stock items and pre-orders! This sale also stacks with their two coupon codes that are good through November 30th! Coupon code WHY is good for FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING of in-stock product orders of $60 or more, while coupon code WAIT gets you $10 OFF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING of in-stock product orders of $60 or more!