NYCC 2015: AW YEAH! ART AND FRANCO RETURN WITH “AW YEAH COMICS: ACTION CAT!”

THE EISNER-WINNING CREATIVE TEAM BEGIN A NEW ALL-AGES SAGA WITH THEIR FLAGSHIP CHARACTER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—AW YEAH! Art Baltazar and Franco are back in 2016 with an all-new adventure for their flagship character, Action Cat! Aw Yeah Comics: Action Cat! is the latest in Art and Franco’s run of incredible all-ages comics at Dark Horse, including Itty Bitty Hellboy, Itty Bitty Mask, and Grimmiss Island. The upcoming four-issue miniseries holds a new adventure for the valiant Action Cat and his sidekick Adventure Bug as they endeavor to bring comics to the good people of Skokie—even as the insidious Evil Cat lurks behind the scenes. A fun series that the whole family can enjoy, Aw Yeah Comics: Action Cat! begins March 2016. ### 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.