MySpace Dark Horse Presents turns one year old!



One year ago, Dark Horse partnered with premier social networking
site, MySpace, to make publishing history by relaunching the
company’s flagship anthology title, Dark Horse Presents. To
celebrate the anniversary we return with some of the key players who
helped launch the series online.

Gerard Way and Gabriel Bä take their smash hit The Umbrella Academy
in a new direction, with a short story delving into the team's teen
years, when Vanya and The Kraken kicked out the jams in their punk
band, The Prime-8’s. Last year’s MDHP #1 saw the debut of Joss
Whedon’s Eisner-nominated feature “Sugarshock.” One year later,
Joss returns along with his brother Zack with an exclusive comics tie
in to Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, their much talked about series
of upcoming musical webisodes. This eight page feature introduces the
world to Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible’s squeaky clean arch enemy.
And celebrated low-brow artist Tara McPherson joins the fold with a
hauntingly beautiful tale, “How to Heal a Broken Heart.”

Each month a newcomer to the comics industry, a previously
unpublished writer or artist, debuts on MDHP. Issue #12 features
artist Steven Young, who teams with John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) in a
western tale full of subtlety, horror, and intrigue.

“Ever since the original DHP was canceled, I've been trying to bring
it back, because I love anthologies, love the absolute liberty it
gives you to try new things” says editor Scott Allie. “Hellboy
Weird Tales was an attempt to rekindle that, The Dark Horse Books of
Hauntings, etc., was also an attempt, but MDHP is the real thing. It
gives us the flexibility to jazz around as much as we want to.” He
continued, “with the sorts of creators we're working with these
days, it's essential to have a place to do this. And with so many
amazing people showing their stuff off online, it's great to know
that there's something to throw their way as well.”

MySpace Dark Horse Presents is a free online anthology that provides
fresh content the first Wednesday of every month, with stories
archived so that it's never too late to join in and catch up. To find
out more, check out:

www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents


About MySpace.com
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier
lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular
culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating
web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming,
music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups,
college communities, and member forums, MySpace has created a
connected community. As the first ranked web domain in terms of page
views*, MySpace is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of
its kind and is committed to providing the highest quality member
experience.
MySpace will continue to innovate with new features that allow its
members to express their creativity and share their lives, both
online and off. MySpace’s international network includes localized
community sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan,
France, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Canada,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Austria, and Latin America.

*Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, June 2007. For
more information on comScore Networks, please go to http://
www.comscore.com.

About Dark Horse Comics:
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how
integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling
medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant.
The company is known for the progressive and creator friendly
atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to
publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola,
Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has
developed such successful characters as The Mask, Timecop, and
SpyBoy. Additionally, their highly successful line of comics and
products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana
Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange,
Tim Burton, Trigun, and Serenity. Today Dark Horse Comics is the
third largest comic-book publisher in the U.S. and is recognized as
one of the world's leading publisher of licensed comics material.