DARK HORSE DELUXE GETS GRIMM!
Hit NBC TV Show to See Full Product Line from Dark Horse
JUNE
14, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Comics’ toys and collectibles imprint,
Dark Horse Deluxe, is proud to offer new items based on characters and
stories from the hit NBC show Grimm! The Grimm collectibles from Dark Horse are licensed through NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products.
Grimm is a cop drama inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales, following Portland homicide detective
Nick Burkhardt into a reality he never knew existed. Once he discovers
this new world, and his role in it, he has to deal with much more than
the usual criminals and investigations. With his partner Hank and ally
Monroe (who is also a magical creature called a Blutbad), Nick delves
into cases involving bees, bats, bears, and more!
“As
Portland residents, we feel a special kinship with a series filmed in
our hometown,” Dark Horse Product Development VP David Scroggy observed,
“although we would have been drawn to Grimm if it were filmed in
North Dakota. The production team has been most accommodating, inviting
us to visit the sets, examine the props, and meet with the key design
and VFX staffers to help inform our line. This kind of cooperation is
rare, and it has ensured a great accuracy down to the smallest details.”
Dark Horse Deluxe is launching their Grimm
line with an assortment of products. The centerpieces of this first
wave are sculpted, wearable pin replicas of Nick’s key and one of the
coins of Zakynthos.
Nick
is bequeathed the key as his dying Aunt Marie introduces him to his
destiny as a Grimm, warning him to guard it with his life. The
key is revealed to have a map carved on the outside, which is etched
into the replica pin’s surface. Two small loops on the key allow the
wearer to easily convert it from a pin to a hanging pendant. The
mysterious, ancient coin of Zakynthos has a long history of bringing a
bad end to its possessors, although the Grimms seem strangely immune.
While its purpose remains a mystery, various dark forces are seeking it
and will kill to attain ownership of it. The Dark Horse coin pin replica is given an antique finish over zinc alloy, re-creating the patina of antiquity.
An
embossed, heavy-gauge, litho-printed, classic tin lunchbox, a
sixteen-ounce pint glass, a deluxe coffee mug, and an embroidered
skull-design patch round out the initial range of collectibles. Dark Horse will continue to offer more Grimm products, including busts, journals, and playing cards, and some very cool lenticular items. Stay tuned . . .
Look for these Grimm collectibles on sale September 25, 2013, at fine retailers everywhere!
About Dark Horse Comics
Founded
in 1986 by Mike Richardson, 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 such as Frank Miller, Mike
Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and
Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams,
and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful
properties, including The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys, Serenity, and Domo.
Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher
in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of
both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.
About NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group
NBCUniversal
is a leader in providing entertainment programming to the domestic and
international marketplaces. NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products
Group manages all global ancillary television business endeavors for the
NBCUniversal Television Group, including third-party home entertainment
distribution, consumer products, musical soundtracks, special markets
projects and the NBCUniversal Online Store. For the latest product
updates and an overview of the properties managed by the group, visit
the NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products portal at http://nbcuconsumerproducts.com.
Redstone
Arsenal, Alabama / San Diego, CA (June 14, 2013) – IDW and the U.S.
Army announced today they have entered into an all-new digital
distribution agreement to feature the U.S. Army’s America’s Army Comics
on virtually every digital platform -- the IDW Comics app; Comics by
comiXology for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Nook, Windows 8 and the Web;
Apple iBooks; Amazon Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook; and Kobo. The America’s Army Comics let readers delve into the storyline behind the highly successful America’s Army PC game (www.americasarmy.com) that provides players an inside perspective and virtual role in the U.S. Army.
NEW YORK, June 13, 2013
– Eisner Award Hall of Famer Neal Adams will create the fourth in a
series of exclusive Wizard World variant covers of Robert Kirkman's The
Walking Dead #1 comic, provided for free to all full-price attendees at
Wizard World Comic Con NYC Experience, June 28-30 at Basketball City
(Pier 36) in Manhattan. Wizard World and Skybound, Kirkman's imprint at
Image Comics, have teamed to produce the line. 
