Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 16, 2020

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 9, 2020

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BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for July 15, 2020

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for March 11, 2020

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 12, 2020

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 19, 2018

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Review: BLACKWOOD #1

BLACKWOOD No. 1 (OF 4)
DARK HORSE COMICS – @DarkHorseComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Evan Dorkin
LAYOUTS: Andy Fish
ART: Veronica Fish
COLORS: Veronica Fish
LETTERS: Andy Fish
EDITOR: Daniel Chabon
COVER: Veronica Fish
VARIANT COVER: Becky Cloonan
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (May 2018)

Sometimes, more often than I would like to admit (pride?), I read a comic book that reminds me of why I am still reading comic books.  Blackwood, a new four-issue comic book miniseries published by Dark Horse Comics, is one of those magical comic books that keep me visiting comic book shops and buying comic books wherever I can.

Blackwood is written by Evan Dorkin; drawn Veronica Fish, from layouts provided by Andy Fish; colored by Veronica Fish and lettered by Andy Fish.  Blackwood is a supernatural fantasy about a magical murder in a sorcery school.

Blackwood #1 opens by depicting two men under distress, apparently caused by supernatural forces.  Then, we meet new college student, Wren Valentine, as she arrives via train at Blackwood Station.  Wren meets another student, Reiko Oyuki; both young women have arrived in this isolated area to attend Blackwood College.

Right away, Wren and Reiko discover that there is plenty that is peculiar about the college, which offers odd, eccentric, and esoteric disciplines.  Soon, the two women are meeting fellow new students, who will join them in experiencing something ancient, sinister, and shocking.

You be forgiven for thinking about Harry Potter when you read or read about Blackwood.  The supernatural, magical-mystery boarding school/college is a well-worn fantasy setting.  Heck, DC Comics has published issues of two such comic book series (Gotham Academy; Mystik U) in just the last two years.

What should make Blackwood unique from other magical school fiction is that Evan Dorkin and Veronica Fish are singular comic book creators.  Dorkin is a imaginative storyteller who thrives in multiple genres and who can present different spins on any genre (as he shows in humor series like Milk and Cheese and Dork).

Veronica Fish's illustrations for comic books seem like someone took Archie Comics art and gave it an alternative comics slash Vertigo comics spin.  Fish's use of flat color sells Blackwood's garish Hammer Film Productions quality.  Letter and layout artist Andy Fish ties it all together with a strong sense of design, particularly in terms of what will make this funky premise work.

Blackwood may be familiar in many aspects, but it works by looking and acting differently.  And I had such a blast reading it.  Dorkin and Fish & Fish are creating something so intriguing that I think it has some kind of allure... or maybe glamour, but I found myself in the story:  confused, scared, and running alongside the rest of the Blackwood gang.  Isn't that reason enough for me to recommend Blackwood to you, dear reader?

8 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 12, 2018

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for August 22, 2018

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APR180079    MAMMON HC (MR)    $19.99
APR180050    SULLIVANS SLUGGERS HC (MR)    $19.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 18, 2018

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR180106    BLADE OF IMMORTAL OMNIBUS TP VOL 06 (MR)    $21.99
MAR180061    BROOKLYN BLOOD TP    $17.99
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MAR180060    ROME WEST TP    $15.99
MAR180023    SHAOLIN COWBOY START TREK HC    $24.99
MAY180374    WITCHFINDER GATES OF HEAVEN #3 (OF 5) (MR)    $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 30, 2018

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MAR180038    BLACKWOOD #1 (OF 4) MAIN CVR    $3.99
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MAR180098    HARROW COUNTY #31    $3.99
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NOV170026    WILL EISNER CONTRACT WITH GOD CURATORS COLL HC    $195.00
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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 9, 2018

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JAN180133    BATTLES OF BRIDGET LEE TP VOL 02 MIRACLE CHILD    $14.99
JAN180121    BEASTS OF BURDEN ANIMAL RITES TP    $19.99
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Review: BART SIMPSON Bust-Up

BART SIMPSON BUST-UP
HARPERCOLLINS/Harper Design – @HarperCollins @harperdesignbks @TheSimpsons

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: John Zakour; Carol Lay; Sergio Aragones; David Seidman; Tom & Henry Gammill; Mary Trainor; Max Davison; Ian Boothby; Peter Kuper; Tony Digerolamo; John Jackson Miller; Evan Dorkin
PENCILS: John Delaney; Carol Lay; Sergio Aragones; Hilary Barta; Tone Rodriguez; John Costanza; Phil Ortiz; Peter Kuper; Jason Ho; Eric Shanower; James Lloyd; Rex Lindsey
INKS: Dan Davis; Carol Lay; Sergio Aragones; Hilary Barta; Tone Rodriguez; Phyllis Novin; Mike DeCarlo; Andrew Pepoy; Peter Kuper; Jason Ho; Eric Shanower
COLORS: Nathan Hamill; Peter Kuper & Minah Kim; Jason Ho; Art Villanueva
LETTERS: Karen Bates
COVER: Matt Groening
ISBN: 978-0-06-269255-9; paperback (April 3, 2018)
128pp, Color, $16.99 U.S., $21.00 CAN

Bart Simpson Bust-Up is a new trade paperback comic book collection from Harper Design.  Bart Simpson Bust-Up collects 18 comic book short stories and short gags that were published in various Bart Simpson comic books during the second half of 2012.

Bart Simpson is a character on the animated television sitcom, “The Simpsons,” produced first run for the Fox Broadcasting Company.  “The Simpsons” present a satirical depiction of a working class family which consists of Homer Simpson (the father), Marge Simpson (the mother), Bart (the oldest child and only son), Lisa (the precocious and brilliant elder daughter), and Maggie (a baby girl).  “The Simpsons” also parodies American culture, pop culture, society, politics, media, etc. via the denizens of The Simpsons home town, Springfield.

In 1993, Matt Groening (creator of “The Simpsons”), Bill Morrison, and Steve and Cindy Vance founded Bongo Comics Group (or simply Bongo Comics).  Over the course of a quarter-century, Bongo Comics has published numerous comic book series and single-issue publications based on “The Simpsons.”  The comic books have starred and featured all the characters that are part of this franchise, from the Simpsons clan to the various supporting characters, including Ralph Wiggum and his father, Chief Wiggum; Bart's pals, Milhouse and Nelson; Ned Flanders; and Principal Seymour Skinner, to name a few.

Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins, has been publishing a line of full-color, original trade paperbacks that reprint select stories from Bongo Comics' various Simpsons comic books.  The latest trade paperback, Bart Simpson Bust-Up, reprints issues #73 to #77 of Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson (July 2012 to November 2012) and The Simpsons Summer Shindig #7 (May 2013).  Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson or simply Bart Simpson was Bongo Comics' long-running comic book series starring Bart Simpson that ran from 2000 to 2016.

Bart Simpson Bust-Up opens with “Everybody Really Hates Bart,” and it is Bart's fault after one of his pranks creates a nightmare right out of a horror movie.  Then, Bart is the victim of Lisa's sociological experimentation in “Decisions, Decisions.”  It is a disaster of shoe proportions in “There's No Business Like Shoe Business,” with a little help from baby genius, Maggie Simpson.

Bart and Milhouse go “Into the Woods,” showing that these two boys are not scout material.  Bart, Milhouse, and Nelson are among the boys trying to impress the “New Girl in Town.”  Bart uses old coupons and causes a disaster in “ For a Limited Time Only.”  Finally, Bart uses all his wiles to bring comfort to his family in “Railroaded.”

Harper Design has been sending me review copies of its Simpsons trade paperback originals for the past few years.  Bart Simpson Bust-Up is the fourth one they have sent me, and I am delighted to say that it is the best.  That is saying a lot because I really liked the previous three Simpsons collections that I read.

Bart Simpson Bust-Up is filled with stories that are funny (obviously), but are also imaginative and inventive.  “Good Cop, Bart Cop” (story by Ian Boothby and art by John Delaney and Andrew Pepoy) is funny in a way that recalls the best entries in the Lethal Weapon film franchise (the first two).  “Into the Woods” has a killer “special bonus” panel to end the story.  No two stories are the same; each one is a surprising and novel treat.

In my review of the previous volume, Simpsons Comics Game On!, I wrote that one does not have to be a fan of “The Simpsons” to like it.  It is the same with Bart Simpson Bust-Up, which is filled with excellently crafted humor comics.  If you want funny comics, buy this collection.  If you are a fan of “The Simpsons,” Bart Simpson Bust-Up is too funny to pass up.

9.5 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


The text is copyright © 2018 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 2, 2018

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MAR180032    DOCTOR STAR & KINGDOM LOST TOMORROWS #3 MAIN CVR    $3.99
MAR180033    DOCTOR STAR & KINGDOM LOST TOMORROWS #3 VAR NGUYEN CVR    $3.99
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JAN180118    MILK & CHEESE DAIRY PRODUCTS GONE BAD TP    $19.99
JAN180139    OCCULTIST OMNIBUS TP    $24.99
MAR180026    XERXES FALL OF HOUSE OF DARIUS #2 (OF 5) (MR)    $4.99
AUG170059    ZODIAC STARFORCE CRIES OF FIRE PRINCE #4    $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 10, 2016

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OCT150048     ELTINGVILLE CLUB HC     $19.99
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OCT150078     WILL EISNERS SPIRIT NEW ADVENTURES HC 2ND ED     $24.99
SEP150067     ZODIAC STARFORCE #4     $3.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for April 23 2014

DARK HORSE COMICS

DEC130141 BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 15 $9.99
FEB140066 BTVS SEASON 10 #2 MAIN CVR $3.50
FEB140084 CONAN THE AVENGER #1 $3.50
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FEB140032 MIND MGMT #21 $3.99
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FEB140065 STAR WARS LEGACY II #14 $2.99
DEC130084 STAR WARS OMNIBUS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 03 $24.99
FEB140042 TOMB RAIDER #3 $3.50
FEB140072 WITCHER #2 $3.99

2012 Eisner Award Winners - Complete List

Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winners 2012

SAN DIEGO - The following awards were given out at the 24th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Friday night July 13, at the Indigo Ballroom in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, as part of Comic-Con International: San Diego.

Best Short Story
"The Seventh," by Darwyn Cooke, in Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition (IDW)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Daredevil #7, by Mark Waid, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)

Best Continuing Series
Daredevil, by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera, and Joe Rivera (Marvel)

Best Limited Series
Criminal: The Last of the Innocent, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Marvel Icon)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7)
Dragon Puncher Island, by James Kochalka (Top Shelf)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12)
Snarked, by Roger Langridge (kaboom!)

Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12-17)
Anya's Ghost, by Vera Brosgol (First Second)

Best Anthology
Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse)

Best Humor Publication
Milk & Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, by Evan Dorkin (Dark Horse Books)

Best Digital Comic
Battlepug, by Mike Norton, http://www.battlepug.com/

Best Reality-Based Work
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story, by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case (Dark Horse Books)

Best Graphic Album - New
Jim Hensons Tale of Sand, adapted by Ramon K. Perez (Archaia)

Best Graphic Album - Reprint
Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition, by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Strips
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse vols. 1-2, by Floyd Gottfredson, edited by David Gerstein and Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
Walt Simonson's The Mighty Thor Artist's Edition (IDW)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material
The Manara Library, vol. 1: Indian Summer and Other Stories, by Milo Manara with Hugo Pratt (Dark Horse Books)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, by Shigeru Mizuki (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Writer
Mark Waid, Irredeemable, Incorruptible (BOOM!); Daredevil (Marvel)

Best Writer/Artist
Craig Thompson, Habibi (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Ramón K. Pérez, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand (Archaia)

Best Cover Artist
Francesco Francavilla, Black Panther (Marvel); Lone Ranger, Lone Ranger/Zorro, Dark Shadows, Warlord of Mars (Dynamite); Archie Meets Kiss (Archie)

Best Coloring
Laura Allred, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Madman All-New Giant-Size Super-Ginchy Special (Image)

Best Lettering
Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)

Best Comics-Related Journalism
The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon, http://www.comicsreporter.com/

Best Educational/Academic Work (tie)
1. Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, by Ivan Brunetti (Yale University Press)
2. Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, by Charles Hatfield (University Press of Mississippi)

Best Comics-Related Book
MetaMaus, by Art Spiegelman (Pantheon)

Best Publication Design
Jim Henson's Tale of Sand, designed by Eric Skillman (Archaia)

Hall of Fame
Judges' Choices: Rudolf Dirks, Harry Lucey Bill Blackbeard, Richard Corben, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Gilbert Shelton

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award:
Tyler Crook

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award:
Morrie Turner

Bill Finger Excellence in Comic Book Writing Award:
Frank Doyle and Steve Skeates

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award:
1. Akira Comics, Madrid, Spain - Jesus Marugan Escobar
2. The Dragon, Guelph, ON, Canada - Jennifer Haines

The Eisner Awards are part of, and underwritten by, Comic-Con International, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contributions of comics to art and culture.

For a list of past winners, go to http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_pastwinners.php

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors on November 23 2011

DARK HORSE COMICS

AUG110024 ALIENS FAST TRACK TO HEAVEN HC $10.99

JUN110051 BETTIE PAGE CHERRY RED KEYCHAIN $12.00

JUN110060 BETTIE PAGE GOLDEN LEOPARD KEYCHAIN $12.00

SEP110017 BPRD HELL ON EARTH RUSSIA #3 $3.50

AUG110050 BRAIN BOY ARCHIVES HC $49.99

SEP110035 DARK HORSE PRESENTS #6 LOVE VAR CVR $7.99

SEP110034 DARK HORSE PRESENTS #6 MOON CVR $7.99

JUL110088 DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES CHARACTERS #3 GOOFY $49.95

AUG110051 LITTLE LULU TP VOL 29 THE CRANKY GIANT AND OTHER STORIES $14.99

AUG110049 MILK & CHEESE DAIRY PRODUCTS GONE BAD HC $19.99

SEP110026 STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT DELUGE #4 (OF 5) $3.50

AUG110023 STAR WARS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 AT WAR WITH THE EMPIRE $24.99

SEP110040 USAGI YOJIMBO #142 $3.50

Dark Horse Comics to Collect Evan Dorkin's "Milk and Cheese"

COMICS THAT NEVER SPOIL WITH AGE!

MILK AND CHEESE TO BE COLLECTED IN A DELUXE HARDCOVER!

JULY 12, MILWAUKIE, OR—The rumors are true! Milk and Cheese, Evan Dorkin’s “Dairy Products Gone Bad,” will be collected in an all-new hardcover from Dark Horse!

A carton of hate. A wedge of spite. A comic book of idiotic genius. Dating all the way back to an appearance in Greed magazine in 1988, these gin-fueled lactic loose cannons have delighted and horrified comics fans the world over!

The Eisner Award–winning dairy duo returns in this deluxe hardcover collecting every single, stupid Milk and Cheese comic ever made from 1989 to 2010, along with a sh*t-ton of supplemental awesomeness. This has everything you need! Don’t judge it—love it! Or else!

“Not a lot of people know that I’ve been working with Dark Horse Comics since 1991, on everything from Predator to The Mask to Beasts of Burden,” said creator Evan Dorkin. “I’ve always held DH and my relationship with them in high regard—despite what they say about me—so I’m super proud as well as super stoked to have Milk and Cheese crashing the house of Hellboy, Usagi Yojimbo, and The Goon. Of course, everyone knows they can take those wimps with one beer behind their back.”

Retailers, don’t delay! Order multiple copies of this slab of comics history today! Fans, make sure your local retailer has ordered your copy of Milk and Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad, arriving on shelves and in stockings on December 21!

"Beasts of Burden" Return in Dark Horse Presents

DARK HORSE PRESENTS: BEASTS OF BURDEN!

THE RETURN OF THE PACK IN DHP #4!

June 29, MILWAUKIE, OR—Coming to you fresh from the upcoming eighty-page spectacular, Beasts of Burden returns in Dark Horse Presents #4!

Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson’s lovable and crafty team of critters is back in action for a story that will tempt your taste buds and leave you wanting more!

Adventure, mystery, horror, and humor thrive on every page of Beasts of Burden—a comic-book series that will capture readers’ hearts and haunt their dreams.

Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk and Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) first introduced these very special investigators in The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings and the other Dark Horse Book of . . . anthologies, for which they won coveted Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best Painter.

Evan and Jill will both be in attendance at San Diego Comic-Con 2011!

Looking for more Beasts of Burden? Check out the free comic on DarkHorse.com: http://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden.