If anyone is interested, all four of the Kabuki omnibuses (omnibii?) by David Mack are $4.99 each on comiXology. You can have the entire series for $20.
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Itâs been 400 years.
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This huge if true comic news doesnât really fit into underwear pervert comic news thread. It also doesnât fit in this thread as Dark Horse publishes quite a bit of manga.
That just shows how unique and awesome Dark Horse comics is in the US comics industry. Itâs always lived up to its name. Never big enough to not be considered an indie publisher, but never small enough to be weak. Their biggest thing is probably Hellboy. Theyâve also done licensed stuff like Alien, Buffy, Star Wars (before Marvel/Disney merger). And they also have a manga division run by Carl Horn which doesnât license a huge number of titles, but always has really top-tier ones. Berserk, Blade of the Immortal, Lone Wolf & Cub, Mob Psycho, etc.
Sometimes I catch myself thinking, what has Dark Horse even done recently? Arenât their best days in the past. Nope, theyâve always got something new and exciting going on. Have you seen Black Hammer?
If I could afford to buy Dark Horse I would, just to have it keep carrying on as-is. If they sell, it could be a positive change if the owner lets current leadership go forth simply with more investment behind them. But most likely it means bad news, as a new owner is going to want a return on investment, and the only way to increase profits is to do bad capitalism business.
I just hope they donât sell to one of the Big Two.
Ooof, I hadnât considered that possibility.
They went to Embracer who certainly is aptly named, just buying up all kinds of nerdy things lately.
I guess they are trying to get as many beloved IPs to milk and then resell for more? I really do wish they donât hollow out Dark Horse before spitting out the bones, but todayâs climate of giant conglomerates does not leave me with much hope.
I wonder if this will have an impact on the Portland comics community. Image and Oni are also based here but Dark Horse always interacted more with folks.
Black Hammer will finish, but then heâs going Image-only. I see this as a good news. No more writing DC underwear perverts, which he did on occasion. Just lots more awesome series like Descender, Ascender, etc.
Clearly the next one needs to be called Scender.
Descender - robots vs bounty hunters.
Plascender - new born babies vs bounty hunters.
Return to Scender - Elvis Impersonators vs bounty hunters.
To be or not to Bescender - Hamlet vs Elvis Impersonators.
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Image Comics workers have voted to certify the first union in comics!
" After formally announcing the formation of Comic Book Workers United late last yearâthe first specific union to support workers within comics publishingâworkers at Image Comics have voted to officially certify their union in the results of a secret ballot."
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The TopatoGO begins.
Public library got volume one of Bandette in this week and I picked it up. Itâs about a teenage thief in France and introduces the characters she interacts with. Itâs very colorful and a when I say a light, fun read, itâs not to the detriment of the comic overall.
If I had to pin down a âstyleâ the comic has, I would have to say a mix of Batman The Animated Series in how it blends modern technology with an obvious 1960âs French film aesthetic and the kinetic humor of either Astro Boy or Popeye.
If you are looking for a break from dark and serious comics, I would give this a try. Hoping they get the next volumes in the series.
Music to my ears.
Can you name even one other work of serial storytelling that took a hiatus for four years, came back, and managed to exceed expectations?
- Scott
The greatest work of graphic storytelling in the 21st century so far, and itâs not even close.
- Also Scott
This is a big deal. Image isnât Marvel or DC, but itâs on the second tier of US comics publishers. When you go to the comic shop, youâll see lots of titles from popular IP licenses such as Star Trek, My Little Pony, Transformers, TMNT, etc. They are the ones publishing Sonic: The Hedgehog comics after the Archie series ended. They also do lots of other original titles, though the licensed titles seem to be the bulk of it.
If they are doing poorly, thatâs a sign of bad times in comic land. Maybe itâs not just me who isnât getting so excited by what I see on the comic order forms these past few years.
This is a big deal like you said, but reading your post, I was worried that something had happened to Image comics as well as IDW. If Image had suddenly laid off a majority of their staff, that would be huge!
Reading the article, it looked like IDW was relying heavily on streaming revenue for their Locke and Key show, and that when that ended, that revenue stream dried up.