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NEW ISSUES OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES CONTINUE VIA DIGITAL PUBLICATION, FOLLOWED BY EXPEDITED PRINT COLLECTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Reaffirming its commitment to its
fans and the storytelling vision of its creators, Dark Horse Comics is
proud to announce the establishment of Dark Horse Digital Exclusives,
which will include all-new, exclusive story content for The Ghost Fleet, Resurrectionists, and Sundowners.
Additionally, Dark Horse will publish print graphic novel collections for The Ghost Fleet and Sundowners, collecting the DHDE original content for fans looking to complete their print collections. A full collection of Resurrectionists, featuring the final issues available as digital exclusives, will also be available, ahead of schedule.
“We are confident in the quality of these stories and want to ensure
that readers have the opportunity to fully experience them,” said Dark
Horse president and publisher Mike Richardson. “Dark Horse is throwing
its support behind these creators and their innovative titles, and we
are choosing to continue them in a series of original graphic novels.
These stories deserve to be told, and to continue in a reader-friendly
and accessible format. In the meantime, for those who would like to
continue reading the series, we will also offer new issues of each title
on our Dark Horse Digital platform.”
Creators of the Dark Horse Digital exclusive series also expressed
their enthusiasm and excitement at the opportunity to conclude their
stories on both the DHD platform and in collected graphic novels.
“Since my very first baby steps with the company, Dark Horse has been
incredibly welcoming and supportive—they take wild chances on wild
creators with bananas ideas (Go get The Paybacks in September!),” Ghost Fleet
writer Donny Cates said. “The market can be a bear sometimes; we all
know this. It’s no one’s fault. As a former retailer myself, I know how
hard the decisions that go into taking on new books can be. But instead
of cursing the darkness, we’re going to shine a light. And in the case
of Ghost Fleet it’s going to be a shotgun-fireball ending
you’ll see from f#%ing space. Thanks to the tireless creative efforts of
Daniel Warren Johnson, Lauren Affe, Chris Crank, our editorial
heavyweights, and Dark Horse’s seemingly never-ending commitment to
making great comics, we will give the fans what they deserve: an awesome
ending to an awesome comic.”
“I’m not sure why some books succeed while others don’t, especially
when I know Dark Horse has been making some super-cool, all-new,
creator-owned material that I was proud to be part of,” Tim Seeley,
writer of Sundowners, said. “But I’m glad they’ve got the
dedication and respect to ensure readers and creators get to bring their
stories to a logical conclusion.”
“I am a huge fan of both Ghost Fleet and Sundowners and am thrilled Dark Horse is committed to continuing them in another format, along with the remainder of the Resurrectionists run,” Resurrectionists
writer Fred Van Lente said. “They’re all great comics, and moving them
to the digital space is a great opportunity to give them another chance
to thrive.”
New issues of The Ghost Fleet, Resurrectionists, and Sundowners
on Dark Horse Digital will debut the same date as their originally
scheduled print counterparts. Release dates for the graphic novel
collections can be found below.
The Ghost Fleet Volume 2: Hammer Down
Donny Cates (W), Daniel Warren Johnson (A)
$14.99, 978-1-61655-711-9
Available 10/7/2015
Resurrectionists: Near-Death Experienced
Fred Van Lente (W), Maurizio Rosenzweig (A)
$19.99, 978-1-61655-760-7
Available 8/19/2015
Sundowners Volume 2
Tim Seeley (W), Jim Terry (A)
$19.99, 978-1-61655-785-0
Available 8/26/2015
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About Dark Horse
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, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, 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.
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