Hey everybody! Welcome to the latest thrilling chapter of Previously on Comics, where we tell you about some of the big news from the past week. Before we dive in, a warning: One of this week’s stories contains some truly disturbing subject matter involving murder, which we’ve saved for last. Please take care to avoid…
Under the Sea with Ether: The Copper Golems #1
Ether: The Copper Golems #1 Matt Kindt (Writer), David Rubin (Artist) Dark Horse May 16, 2018 Ether: The Copper Golems, a continuation of Kindt and Rubin’s earlier Ether series, came out recently and found its way into my hands and eyeballs. Ether follows scientist-adventurer-detective Boone Dias as he explores and studies a fantastical dimension called “The…
A Contract with God: Curator’s Collection Venerates its Maker
A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories: Curator’s Collection Will Eisner John Lind (editing and design) Kitchen Sink Books, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics May 30, 2018 A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories: Curator’s Collection offers two volumes, showcasing Will Eisner’s celebrated artistry. The first volume gathers his sketches and pencil…
Reefer Madness is a Harsh Buzz
Reefer Madness Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Jerry Robinson, and more (Creators), Craig Yoe (Editor) Dark Horse Comics March 29, 2018 Do you miss the days when the devil’s lettuce was demonized and illegal everywhere? Love getting lit and laughing at just how misunderstood marijuana was, and still is in much of…
The Occultist Omnibus is a Magical Monster Mash
The Occultist Omnibus Mike Richardson and Tim Seeley (Writers), Victor Drujiniu and Mike Norton (Artists) Dark Horse Comics May 2, 2018 Originally published in 2012, Dark Horse is resurrecting a cult classic with the release of The Occultist Omnibus. Your typical boy-gains-supernatural-powers story, The Occultist follows the monster-fueled adventures of college kid Robert Bailey, who…
EC Archives: Vault of Horror is a Spooky Smorgasbord
The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror Volume 1 Creators include: Al Feldstein, Marie Severin, Johnny Craig, Bill Gaines, Johnny Craig, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen Dark Horse Comics February 14, 2018 Even if you’ve never heard of EC Comics by name, you’ll likely recognise their iconic spooky stories…
Giles #1: The Earth is Doomed
Giles #1 Joss Whedon and Erika Alexander (writers), Jon Lam (artist), Dan Jackson (colorist), Steve Morris (cover artist) Dark Horse February 2018 Giles is one of my favorite characters in all of the lovable Buffyverse, but the new mystery mini-series Giles is rubbing me the wrong way. I was so looking forward to it, too.
Blade of the Immortal: Brutally Beautiful
Blade of the Immortal Omnibus V Hiroaki Samura (Art and Story), Dana Lewis & Toren Smith (Translation and English adaptation), Tomoko Saito (Lettering and Retouch) Dark Horse Manga 27 March 2018 Blade of the Immortal began its manga run in 1993, finally finishing in 2012. During this nearly 20 year run, it spawned one anime…
Judge Anderson’s Emma Beeby Takes on Mata Hari in a New Dark Horse Series
Exotic dancer. Courtesan. Spy. Double agent. Traitor. The history of Margaretha Geertruida “Margreet” MacLeod, better known as Mata Hari, is fraught with controversy, but, according to an eye witness at her 1917 execution in Paris, one thing is true: Mata Hari was defiant to the end. The third offering from Karen Berger’s new Dark Horse…
10 Reasons Dark Horse Needs to Finish Releasing 3×3 Eyes
For those of us that came of age during the early anime period of the 1990s, 3×3 Eyes is a name many will recognize on the old fansub VHSes passed around among friends and local anime clubs. Based on the manga of the same name, the anime consisted of seven episodes of an OVA that…
CB Cebulski’s Asian Mask: Why the Anger?
UPDATE: The Dark Horse statement below has been updated to the correct version. In 2004 a white man named CB Cebulski pretended to be a Japanese one named Akira Yoshida. “Yoshida” wrote comics for Marvel while Cebulski worked as an Editor at Marvel. Cebulski was recently instated as Editor in Chief at Marvel, and with…
Tomb Raider Archives: A Powerful Relic in the Wrong Hands
Tomb Raider Archives Vol. 3 James Bonny, Dan Slott (Writers), Tony Daniel, Jonathan Sibal, Tyson Wengler, Romano Molenaar, Wilson Tortosa, Edwin David, Michael Choi, Joe Weems, Ryan Winn, Jay Leisten, Eric Basaldua, Leonard Kirk, Sal Regla, Francis Manapul, Kevin Conrad (Artists) Dark Horse Comics October 18, 2017 Tomb Raider Archives Vol. 3 is probably the best…