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{{Short description|American publisher}}
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{{Infobox publisher
| image        = [[File:Dark Horse Comics logo.svg|200px]]
| parent       = Dark Horse Media
| status       = Active
| founded      = {{start date and age|1986|2|4}}
| founder      = [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|Mike Richardson]]
| country      = United States
| headquarters = [[Milwaukie, Oregon]], U.S.
| distribution =
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* [[Penguin Random House#Penguin Random House Publisher Services|Penguin Random House Publisher Services]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-moves-to-random-house-for-book-distribution/ | title = Dark Horse moves to Random House for book distribution| date = October 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name=PenguinDHC>{{Cite web |title=Dark Horse Expands Partnership with Penguin Random House Publisher Services |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3603/dark-horse-expands-partnership-penguin-random |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=darkhorse.com |language=en |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605200119/https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3603/dark-horse-expands-partnership-penguin-random |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| keypeople    = {{Plain list|
* [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|Mike Richardson]], CEO<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2021-12-21/embracer-group-enters-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-dark-horse-and-forms-the-tenth-operative-group | title=Embracer Group enters into an agreement to acquire Dark Horse and forms the tenth operative group| publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=December 21, 2021}}</ref>
* Neil Hankerson, Executive VP and COO<br />Dave Marshall, Editor in Chief<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cbr.com/dark-horse-names-dave-marshall-as-editor-in-chief/ | title = Dark Horse Names Dave Marshall As Editor-In-Chief |date = September 11, 2015}}</ref>
* Freddye Miller, Managing Editor<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-freddye-miller-managing-editor-promotion/ |title=Dark Horse Comics names Freddye Miller its new Managing Editor| date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Randy Stradley]]
* [[Mike Mignola]] (''Hellboy'')
* [[Frank Miller]] (''Sin City'')
* [[Eric Powell (comics)|Eric Powell]] (''The Goon'')
* [[Joss Whedon]] (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'')
* [[Geof Darrow]] (''Hard Boiled'')
* [[Mike Allred]] (''Madman'')
* [[Stan Sakai]] (''Usagi Yojimbo'')
* [[John Arcudi]] (''The Mask'')<br />[[Gerard Way]] (''The Umbrella Academy'')
* [[Kentaro Miura]] (''Berserk'')
}}
| publications = [[Comics]], [[graphic novel]]s, [[manga]], art books, [[novel]]s
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| genre        = 
* [[Horror fiction|Horror]] 
* [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
* [[Horror and terror|Terror]]
* [[Crime fiction|Crime]]
* [[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]
* [[Fantasy]]
* [[Science fiction]]
* [[Action fiction|Action]]
* [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]
* [[Science fantasy]]
* [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]
* [[Comedy]]
* [[Dark fantasy]]
| imprints     = [[List of Dark Horse Comics imprint publications|imprint labels]] 
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| url          = {{URL|https://www.darkhorse.com/}}
| owner        = [[Embracer Group]]
}}

'''Dark Horse Comics''' is an American independent [[comic book]], [[graphic novel]], and [[Artist's book|art book]] publisher founded in [[Milwaukie, Oregon]], by [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|Mike Richardson]] in 1986.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=Dark Horse Comics |url=https://library.pdx.edu/research/dark-horse-comics/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |publisher=Portland State University Library |language=en-US}}</ref> The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of [[Portland, Oregon]], [[comic book shop]]s known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980.<ref name=":22"/><ref name=":43">{{Cite journal |last=Klaehn |first=Jeffery |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Mike Richardson Interview |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2020.1767170 |journal=Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics |volume=12 |issue=5 |pages=1207–1211 |doi=10.1080/21504857.2020.1767170 |s2cid=219432442 |issn=2150-4857|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Dark Horse Comics has emerged as the fourth-largest comic publishing company in the United States of America.<ref name=":22"/> [[Profit sharing|Dividing profits with]] artists and writers, as well as supporting artistic and creative rights in the comic book industry, Dark Horse Comics has become a strong proponent of publishing licensed material that often does not fit into mainstream media.<ref name=":22"/><ref name="NYT 2006">{{Cite news |last=Gustines |first=George Gene |date=November 12, 2006 |title=A Quirky Superhero of the Comics Trade |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/business/yourmoney/12comic.html |access-date=April 24, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Several titles include: ''[[Sin City]]'', ''[[Hellboy]]'', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[300 (comics)|300]]'', ''[[Ninja Gaiden#Comics|Ninja Gaiden]]'', and ''[[Star Wars comics#Dark Horse (1991–2014)|Star Wars]]''.<ref name="NYT 2006"/>

In December 2021, Swedish gaming company [[Embracer Group]] launched its acquisition of '''Dark Horse Media''', Dark Horse Comics' parent company, and completed the buyout in March 2022.<ref name=":62">{{Cite web |last=Salkowitz |first=Rob |title=Comics Publisher Dark Horse Acquired By Swedish Game Company |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2021/12/22/comics-publisher-dark-horse-acquired-by-swedish-game-company/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

== Overview ==
Dark Horse has published many licensed comics, including comics based on ''[[Star Wars comics|Star Wars]]'', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'', and ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]''.<ref name="NYT 2006"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=July 24, 2021 |title=Dark Horse promises 'It's not just straight white boy comics anymore' |url=https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/22592007/comic-con-dark-horse-comics-news-sdcc-2021 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> Dark Horse Comics holds a notoriety for being the most reputable publisher in regard to allowing creators to retain ownership of their work.<ref name=":72">{{Cite journal |last=Lavin |first=Michael R. |date=January 1, 1998 |title=A librarian's guide to dark horse comics |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00987913.1998.10764468 |journal=Serials Review |volume=24 |issue=3–4 |pages=76–93 |doi=10.1080/00987913.1998.10764468 |issn=0098-7913|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Founder Mike Richardson created the company with creator rights in mind because of his frustration with the treatment of artists by comic publishers of the time.<ref name=":43"/> 

They have published several [[Creator ownership in comics|creator-owned]] comics such as [[Frank Miller]]'s ''[[Sin City]]'' and ''[[300 (comics)|300]]'', [[Mike Mignola]]'s ''[[Hellboy]]'', [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', and [[Gerard Way]]'s ''[[Umbrella Academy]].''<ref name="NYT 2006"/><ref name=":62"/><ref name=":72"/><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Start To Finish: The Evolution Of Iconic Dark Horse Comics |url=https://www.opb.org/news/series/greetings-northwest/dark-horse-comics-original-sketch-slideshow/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=opb |language=en}}</ref> With an emphasis on mini and limited series, Dark Horse Comics has given itself immense flexibility in the comic book publishing industry.<ref name=":72"/> This model allows the company to pull poorly performing series while also retaining the ability to reprint past works without intense scrutiny.<ref name=":72"/>

In 2006, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that "Dark Horse pays by the story or the page, and shares profit generated by comic books and related merchandise. That is different from the standard work-for-hire arrangement at DC and Marvel: creators are paid for a specific story and perhaps receive royalties from collected editions, but the bulk of the revenue, and all of the merchandising opportunities, remain with the companies".<ref name="NYT 2006"/>

== History ==
[[File:DarkHorseHQMilwaukieOR.jpg|thumb|Dark Horse Comics headquarters]]

=== Origins ===
Mike Richardson was an active follower of the [[Amateur Press Association]] (APA), an organization focused on critiquing comics through conventions, fan projects, and newsletters.<ref name=":72"/> As a result of his involvement, Richardson became acquainted with Randy Stradley, an early Dark Horse Comics collaborator and editor.<ref name=":72"/> The two used their contacts from the APA to recruit artists and writers, many of whom were working for several top comic publishing groups.<ref name=":72"/>

=== 1986–2006 ===
Dark Horse was founded in 1986 by [[Mike Richardson (publisher)|Mike Richardson]] with [[Dark Horse Presents|''Dark Horse Presents No. 1'']] and featured the first appearance of [[Paul Chadwick]]'s ''[[Concrete (comics)|Concrete]]'' and [[Chris Warner (comics)|Chris Warner]]'s ''Black Cross'', selling approximately 50,000 copies, which was far better than predictions.<ref name="NYT 2006"/><ref name=":72"/> The series has become a platform for new creators to highlight their works.<ref name=":72"/> The success of Dark Horse Comics can be attributed to a change in comic book marketing that occurred in the 1980s when comics began to be sold in comic specific stores.<ref name="NYT 2006"/> 

After his success, Richardson began buying the rights to several titles including: ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' in 1987, ''[[Alien (franchise)|Aliens]]'', ''[[Predator (franchise)|Predator]]'' in 1989, and ''[[Star Wars]]'' in 1991 (owned by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] prior to the Dark Horse Comics acquisition).<ref name=":72"/> Dark Horse evolved further and began producing toys in 1991.<ref name="NYT 2006"/> In 1992, Richardson formed [[Dark Horse Entertainment]], the company's critically acclaimed film and television division.<ref name=":22"/><ref name="NYT 2006"/>

With the release of the first ''[[Alien (franchise)|Aliens]]'' comic in 1988 and ''[[Predator (franchise)|Predator]]'' in 1988, Dark Horse Comics' popular characters appeared in their own line of work as well as ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'' and ''[[Tarzan in comics|Tarzan]]'' and numerous crossovers that included ''[[Superman]]'' and ''[[Batman]]'' of [[DC Comics]], and [[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]].<ref name=":72"/>

In a 1991 issue of ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'', [[Frank Miller]] introduced ''[[Sin City]]'', one of Dark Horse Comics' most successful titles.<ref name=":72"/> In addition to this title, Miller introduced several other limited series set in dystopian societies including ''[[Give Me Liberty (comics)|Give Me Liberty]]'' which ran from 1990–1991 and ''[[Hard Boiled (comics)|Hard Boiled]].''<ref name=":72"/><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=GCD :: Series :: Give Me Liberty |url=https://www.comics.org/series/4099/ |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=comics.org}}</ref>

''[[The Mask (comics)|The Mask]]'', a miniseries from [[Mark Badger]], debuted in ''[[Dark Horse Presents|Dark Horse Presents 10-20]]'' in 1991 and had a successful film adaptation, starring [[Jim Carrey]], in 1994.<ref name=":72"/> However comic sales were not strengthened by the success of the film.<ref name=":72"/>

In 1993, Dark Horse established their own limited series superhero realm with the creation of ''[[Comics' Greatest World]]''.<ref name=":72"/><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Dark Horse Comics {{!}} American comic book publisher {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dark-Horse-Comics |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> However, comic publishing changed in the 1990s and all Comics' Greatest World titles were canceled except for ''[[Ghost (Dark Horse Comics)|Ghost]]''.<ref name=":72"/><ref name=":9"/> As a result, Dark Horse Comics returned to their smaller-scale business model.<ref name=":9"/>

Dark Horse Comics created the imprint Legends and as part of their focus on creators, the publisher began working with [[Mike Mignola]].<ref name=":72"/> In 1994, Mignola's character ''[[Hellboy]]'' first appeared in ''Hellboy: Seed of Destruction'' the beginning of several limited and miniseries with crossovers that included ''[[Batman]]'' of [[DC Comics]].<ref name=":72"/>

1994 saw the release of the monthly manga miniseries, ''Oh My Goddess!''<ref name=":72"/>

The licensing to the unpopular limited series, ''[[Tarzan in comics|Tarzan]]'', was purchased by Dark Horse Comics in 1995 and ended in 1998.<ref name=":72"/>

''[[Ghost (Dark Horse Comics)|Ghost]]'', from ''[[Comics' Greatest World]]'', began running as a solo title in 1995, but ended in 1998 and was subsequently launched once more the same year.<ref name=":72"/>

[[Eisner Awards|Eisner Award]] winning ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', written and drawn by third-generation Japanese-American artist, [[Stan Sakai]] debuted in Dark Horse Comics in 1996 as a monthly issue and ran until 2019.<ref name=":72"/><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=GCD :: Series :: Usagi Yojimbo |url=https://www.comics.org/series/10934/ |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=comics.org}}</ref>

Dark Horse Comics began translating the manga series from [[Hiroaki Samura]], ''[[Blade of the Immortal]]'', in 1996 and ending in 2015.<ref name=":72"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=GCD :: Series :: Blade of the Immortal |url=https://www.comics.org/series/42164/ |access-date=April 28, 2022 |website=comics.org}}</ref>

For the first [[Free Comic Book Day]] on May 4, 2002, Dark Horse Comics published ''Star Wars: Tales – A Jedi's Weapon'' and has participated in the event every year since.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search Results: Displaying 1 to 38 of 38 results matching your search for 'free comic book day'. |url=https://www.comics.org/searchNew/?q=free+comic+book+day&selected_facets=facet_model_name_exact:issue&selected_facets=publisher_exact:Dark%20Horse |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=comics.org}}</ref>

=== 2006–2021 ===
In 2006, Dark Horse was the third largest comics publisher. Per [[Diamond Comic Distributors]], "[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] had 36.9 percent of the market", [[DC Comics|DC]] "had 32.9 percent" and Dark Horse had "5.6 percent".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Gustines|first=George Gene|date=November 12, 2006|title=A Quirky Superhero of the Comics Trade|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/business/yourmoney/12comic.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412065838/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/business/yourmoney/12comic.html|archive-date=April 12, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2007, Dark Horse donated copies of all of its published works to the [[Portland State University]] Library, which maintains both a browsing collection of book titles, in addition to a research collection which also includes every "print, poster, statue, figure, and all other products." As of July 15, 2016, the library has cataloged over 10,000 titles as "the official archive of Dark Horse publications".<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 19, 2016|title=Dark Horse Collection Reaches 10,000|url=https://library.pdx.edu/news/dark-horse-collection-reaches-10000/|access-date=July 24, 2020|website=Portland State University Library|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2011, ''Dark Horse Presents'' relaunched including the return of Paul Chadwick's ''Concrete'' and [[Steve Niles]]' ''[[Criminal Macabre]]'', as well as new talent including Sanford Greene, [[Carla Speed McNeil]], Nate Crosby and others. Starting in 2013, Dark Horse began to reprint [[EC Archives]], picking up the project of reprinting classic [[EC Comics]] from the 1950s where Gladstone left off, using the same size and format as Gladstone, with all stories reprinted in order and in full color.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

In early 2017, Dark Horse Comic entered partnership with [[Crypton Future Media]] to publish official English-language [[Hatsune Miku]]-related manga. In late summer of 2018, a set of comic books for ''[[Mysticons]]'' were released.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} In 2018, Vanguard Visionary Associates, a Chinese media production company, became a partner of Dark Horse's subsidiary Dark Horse Entertainment<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=October 29, 2018|title=Dark Horse Partners With Chinese Pop Culture Company Vanguard Visionary|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dark-horse-partners-chinese-pop-culture-company-vanguard-visionary-1155901/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 31, 2018|title=Richardson Retains 'Large Chunk' After Chinese Investment in Dark Horse|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41721/richardson-retains-large-chunk-after-chinese-investment-dark-horse|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=[[ICv2]]|language=en}}</ref> along with a "major investment stake" in the subsidiary.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Reid|first=Calvin|date=November 1, 2018|title=Chinese Investment Firm Takes Stake in Dark Horse|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/78467-chinese-investment-firm-takes-stake-in-dark-horse.html|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|language=en}}</ref> Both ''[[Forbes]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Salkowitz|first=Rob|title=Dark Horse Gets Major Investment To Expand Media Production, Publishing|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2018/10/30/dark-horse-gets-major-investment-to-expand-media-production-publishing/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' reported that "the investment stake is rumored to be about $20 million and will give Vanguard a majority interest in Dark House".<ref name=":4"/>

In 2020, Dark Horse announced it was severing ties with writer and editor [[Scott Allie]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacDonald|first=Heidi|date=June 26, 2020|title=Dark Horse, Mignola and Richardson release statements regarding Scott Allie misconduct allegations|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/dark-horse-scott-allie-misconduct/|access-date=June 26, 2020|website=The Beat|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Matthew|date=June 25, 2020|title=Dark Horse Comics ends relationship with editor Scott Allie after new sexual assault allegations|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dark-horse-comics-ends-relationship-scott-allie-sexual-assault|access-date=June 26, 2020|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en}}</ref> "after a former Dark Horse employee accused him of [[sexual harassment]] and [[sexual assault]] across a period lasting more than a decade."<ref>{{Cite web|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=June 25, 2020|title=Dark Horse Comics Cuts Ties With Editor Scott Allie After Sexual Abuse Accusations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-horse-comics-cuts-ties-editor-scott-allie-accusations-sexual-abuse-1300388|access-date=June 26, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> It was reported that in 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Elbein|first=Asher|date=July 12, 2020|title=Inside the Comic Book Industry's Sexual Misconduct Crisis—and the Ugly, Exploitative History That Got It Here|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/warren-ellis-cameron-stewart-and-the-storm-of-sexual-misconduct-allegations-roiling-the-comic-book-industry|access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref> "after reports of multiple instances of sexual misconduct" by Allie:<blockquote>Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson released a statement to ''[[Heidi MacDonald#The Beat|The Beat]]'', which in part read, "In this particular case, action was taken immediately, though we did not, and cannot, perform a public flogging, as some might wish." Although Richardson said action had been taken, Allie continued as an editor for Dark Horse, transitioning from editor-in-chief to the role of executive senior editor in 2015, before departing Dark Horse as a full-time employee in 2017, continuing to work with them [until 2020] in a freelance capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitbrook|first=James|date=June 26, 2020|title=Dark Horse Finally Cuts Ties With Editor Scott Allie After New Sexual Abuse Claims|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/dark-horse-finally-cuts-ties-with-editor-scott-allie-af-1844163340|access-date=2020-06-26|website=io9|language=en-us}}</ref></blockquote>

In June 2021, Dark Horse opened a video game and digital division, called Dark Horse Games. The division will be focused on development of [[AAA video games]] based on the company's IP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dark Horse Comics Starts A Gaming Division|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-horse-comics-starts-a-gaming-division/1100-6492241/|website=[[GameSpot]]|first=James|last=Carr|date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>

In mid-November 2021, Dark Horse founder and CEO Mike Richardson announced that the company would be publishing a new line of all-ages Star Wars comics and graphic novels in collaboration with [[Lucasfilm]] and [[Disney Publishing Worldwide]]. Dark Horse had previously held the licensing rights for producing ''Star Wars'' comics between 1991 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dark Horse Comics Returns to the Star Wars Galaxy |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/dark-horse-comics-announce |website=StarWars.com |publisher=[[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] |access-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118155124/https://www.starwars.com/news/dark-horse-comics-announce |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |date=November 18, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |title=Dark Horse to Resume Publishing Star Wars Comics in 2022 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-comics-dark-horse-2022 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118222341/https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-comics-dark-horse-2022 |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |date=November 18, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Acquisition by Embracer Group ===
In December 2021, [[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] reported Dark Horse Comics for sale to a Hollywood studio. Companies rumored as potential buyers include [[Netflix]], and [[The Walt Disney Company]] but a representative could not comment.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shaw|first=Lucas|date=December 1, 2021|title=Stage Set for Hollywood's Content Kings to Cash In|work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-12-01/stage-set-for-hollywood-s-content-kings-to-cash-in|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203044222/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-12-01/stage-set-for-hollywood-s-content-kings-to-cash-in|archive-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2, 2021|title=Dark Horse Comics Reportedly Looking to Sell to a Hollywood Studio|url=https://www.cbr.com/dark-horse-comics-reportedly-looking-to-sell-to-a-hollywood-studio/|access-date=December 6, 2021|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2021|title=Dark Horse Comics Reportedly Looking for a Buyer|url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dark-horse-comics-reportedly-looking-for-a-buyer/|access-date=December 6, 2021|website=ComicBook.com|language=en}}</ref> Later in the month, [[Embracer Group]], a video game [[holding company]], announced that it launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media, including Dark Horse Comics and Dark Horse Entertainment, and that the company would be the tenth operative division in the company.<ref name="dark horse">{{cite web |last=Partis |first=Danielle |date=December 21, 2021 |title=Embracer acquires Dark Horse, Shiver Entertainment and Spotfilm Networx |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-12-21-embracer-acquires-dark-horse-shiver-entertainment-and-spotfilm-networx |work=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=December 21, 2021|title=Dark Horse Comics bought by video game giant Embracer|url=https://www.polygon.com/22848186/dark-horse-sold-embracer-group-perfect-world|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=Polygon|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=December 21, 2021|title=Dark Horse Comics Sold to Gaming Giant Embracer Group|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dark-horse-comics-embracer-group-1235066022/|access-date=December 22, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>

Multiple news outlets highlighted that this deal gives Embracer Group access to Dark Horse's<ref name=":2"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Leston|first=Ryan|date=November 1, 2021|title=Huge Games Company Embracer Group Buys Dark Horse Comics|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/huge-games-company-embracer-group-buys-dark-horse-comics|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=IGN|language=en}}</ref> "300-plus pieces of intellectual property".<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=December 28, 2021|title=Why Dark Horse Embraced a Sale to a Swedish Gaming Giant|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dark-horse-comics-sale-embracer-1235067627/|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> This deal also grants Dark Horse access to additional intellectual property maintained by Embracer; "sources close to the publisher say that founder and CEO Mike Richardson maintains creative control over Dark Horse under the terms of the deal, while the company receives a level of financial stability it hasn't previously enjoyed as an independent entity, even as it separates from its deal with Chinese pop culture company Vanguard Visionary Associates".<ref name=":3"/> 

''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' commented that for the Embracer Group this deal was "not just an opportunity to expand properties into comics, but other media. Dark Horse's ongoing relationship with media companies through current and future adaptations and the Dark Horse Entertainment subsidiary open up the potential for Embracer to push projects outside of the video game arena. Dark Horse isn't simply the fourth-largest comic book publisher in the U.S. industry, after all; it's also a company with a first-look deal with Netflix, as well as an ongoing relationship with Universal Content Productions."<ref name=":3"/>

Embracer finalized the acquisition of Dark Horse on March 14, 2022.<ref name="Embracer DH complete">{{cite web |date=March 14, 2022 |title=EMBRACER GROUP SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRES DARK HORSE MEDIA |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3461/embracer-group-successfully-acquires-dark-horse-me |website=Dark Horse}}</ref>

== Distribution ==
In June 2022, Dark Horse announced a business partnership with [[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random House Publishing]] as the company's new primary comic [[book distributor]] which was previously held by [[Diamond Comic Distributors|Diamond Comics Distributors]] for thirty years. In September 2022, Dark Horse Comics announced the expansion of their business relationship with Penguin Random House. This multi-year distribution deal began in June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dark Horse Signs Expanded Distribution Deal with PRHPS |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52196/dark-horse-signs-expanded-distribution-deal-prhps |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=icv2.com |language=en}}</ref>

Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson stated that the company decided to expand their business relationship with the legendary publishing company because they both wanted to improve comic book accessibility worldwide, and address fans concerns over high distribution fees with Diamond Comics, Inc.

==Imprints and studios==
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===Comics' Greatest World/Dark Horse Heroes (1993–1996)===
{{Main|Comics' Greatest World}}
From 1993 to 1996, Dark Horse published a [[line (comics)|line]] of superhero comics under the Comics' Greatest World imprint, which was later renamed Dark Horse Heroes. After 1996, publication of this line came to a near halt, ceasing production of any books concerning the characters with the publication of the last crossover books involving [[Ghost (Dark Horse Comics)|Ghost]], in the early 2000s.

===Legend (1994–1998)===
'''Legend''' was a comic book [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] at Dark Horse Comics created in 1994 by [[Frank Miller]] and [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] as an avenue for creator-owned projects.<ref name=ModernMasters>{{Cite book | first=George | last=Khoury |author2=Eric Nolen-Weathington | title=Modern Masters Volume Six: Arthur Adams | year=2006 | publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] | isbn=978-1-893905-54-2}}</ref> Its logo was a [[moai]] drawn by [[Mike Mignola]]. Later on, other creators were asked to join them. The imprint ended in 1998.

====Members====
* [[Art Adams]]
* [[Frank Miller]]
* [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]
* [[Mike Mignola]]
* [[Paul Chadwick]], [[Dave Gibbons]], and [[Geof Darrow]] were also on the initial Dark Horse Legend launch tour.
* [[Mike Allred]]
* [[Walter Simonson]]

===Dark Horse Manga===
Dark Horse Manga is an imprint for Japanese [[manga]] translated into English. The company's first ongoing title was ''[[Oh My Goddess!]]'' by [[Kōsuke Fujishima]], starting in August 1994.<ref>Horn, Carl Gustav. "Horsepower," (Dark Horse Comics, March 2007).</ref> ''Oh My Goddess!'' since became America's longest-running manga series.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Other publications include ''[[Akira (manga)|Akira]]'', ''[[Astro Boy]]'', ''[[Berserk (manga)|Berserk]]'', ''[[Blade of the Immortal]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell (manga)|Ghost in the Shell]]'', ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'', ''[[Trigun]]'' and ''[[Blood Blockade Battlefront]]'' by [[Yasuhiro Nightow]], ''[[Gantz]]'', ''[[Hellsing]]'' and ''[[Drifters (manga)|Drifters]]'' by [[Kouta Hirano]], ''[[Blood+]]'', ''[[Multiple Personality Detective Psycho]]'', ''[[FLCL]]'', ''[[Mob Psycho 100]]'', and ''[[Oreimo]]''.

Dark Horse formerly published a number of titles by the all-female Japanese manga artist group [[Clamp (manga artists)|CLAMP]], including ''[[Clover (Clamp manga)|Clover]]'', ''[[Chobits]]'', ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''. These titles are now published by Kodansha. ''[[Gate 7]]'' and Okimono Kimono are still published by Dark Horse.

A manga magazine titled ''Super Manga Blast!'' was published by Dark Horse starting in the spring of 2000. It was discontinued in December 2005 after 59 issues.<ref>{{cite web | date=November 24, 2005 | title=Super Manga Blast Discontinued | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-11-24/super-manga-blast-discontinued | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref>

Dark Horse also publishes a number of Korean [[manhwa]] titles, including ''[[Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man]]''.<ref>
"Dark Horse manhwa explodes on the scene with Banya". [http://www.comicbookbin.com/news636.html DARK HORSE COMICS CELEBRATING 20 YEARS: 1986 – 2006] ''Comic Book Bin'' (June 7, 2006). Retrieved June 6, 2013.</ref>

===Maverick (1999–2002)===
{{Main|Maverick (Dark Horse)}}
Maverick was an [[Imprint (trade name)|imprint]] for creator-owned material.

===DH Press===
The DH Press imprint publishes [[novelization]]s of Dark Horse's more popular comic book titles, including ''[[List of Alien (franchise) novels|Aliens]]'' and ''[[List of Predator novels|Predator]]''. DH Press has now been absorbed by DH Books.

===M Press===
Publications ranging from novels to film books by [[Leonard Maltin]] about [[John Landis]], to comic related material such as a biography of [[Will Eisner]], to health books. They have also published a series reprinting ''[[Playboy]]'' interviews. The M Press imprint was created to publish a diverse list of both literary fiction and non-fiction prose for authors with a unique voice. One such series is ''[[Tom Morello#Writing|Orchid]]'' by [[Tom Morello]], published from 2011 to 2013.  The newest addition to M Press is an original [[graphic novel]] ''[[The Fifth Beatle (graphic novel)|The Fifth Beatle]]'' by [[Vivek Tiwary]], [[Andrew Robinson (artist)|Andrew Robinson]], and [[Kyle Baker]], published in November 2013.

===Dark Horse Digital===
In 2011, Dark Horse launched their [[iOS]] app and online digital comics store '''Dark Horse Digital''', followed by the release of the beta version of a native [[Android (operating system)|Android]] app in 2012. Any device with a modern web browser can be used to read Dark Horse comics at their web store.
As of February 24, 2025 Dark Horse Digital has closed. No further sales will be offered on the DHD website but users can still log in and read the comics on their bookshelf.<ref>{{cite web | title=Dark Horse Digital Comics | website=Dark Horse Digital Comics | url=https://digital.darkhorse.com/ | access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref name="darkhorsecomics2025">{{cite web | title=Dark Horse Digital Closing | website=Dark Horse Comics | date=2025-02-24 | url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/4342/dark-horse-digital-closing | access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref name="thebeat">{{cite web | last=Chiu-Tabet | first=Christopher | title=Dark Horse Digital is shutting down | website=The Beat | date=2025-02-24 | url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/dh-digital-shutdown/ | access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref name="bleedingcool">{{cite web | last=Johnston | first=Rich | title=As Dark Horse Digital Closes, How Can You Get A Refund? | website=Bleeding Cool News | date=2025-02-25 | url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/as-dark-horse-digital-closes-how-can-you-get-a-refund/ | access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref name="cbrshut">{{cite web | last=Ezekwe | first=Nnamdi | title=Dark Horse Shutting Down Popular Comics Platform | website=CBR | date=2025-02-27 | url=https://www.cbr.com/dark-horse-digital-comics-shut-down/ | access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref>

===DH Deluxe===
Initiated in 1998, Dark Horse Deluxe rolled out a line of merchandise that included model kits, toys, apparel, and collectibles. Its original purpose was to draw on Dark Horse properties but expanded to include such collectibles as [[Tim Burton]]'s ''Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys'', [[Joss Whedon]]'s ''[[Serenity (2005 film)|Serenity]]'', and merchandise for the popular video-game franchise ''[[Mass Effect]]''. Dark Horse, working with Big Tent Entertainment and the [[NHK Broadcasting Center|NHK broadcasting corporation]], brought [[Domo (NHK)|Domo-kun]] to the United States with a series of products ranging from [[Qee]] figurines to journals and stationery sets. [[David Scroggy]] was Vice President of Product Development at Dark Horse for many years, starting in that department in 1993 and retiring in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2017 |title=David Scroggy, VP of Product Development, Leaves Dark Horse |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/2545/david-scroggy-vp-product-development-leaves-dark-h |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=darkhorse.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Kitchen Sink Books===
In 2013, [[Denis Kitchen]] and John Lind co-founded Kitchen Sink Books with Dark Horse as a joint venture and independent imprint.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dark Horse Announces All-New KITCHEN SINK Imprint! |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1432/dark-horse-announces-all-new-kitchen-sink-imprint |access-date=February 6, 2020 |website=darkhorse.com |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112004940/https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1432/dark-horse-announces-all-new-kitchen-sink-imprint |url-status=dead }}</ref> The imprint name is in reference to Kitchen's former publishing company Kitchen Sink Press which ran from 1970 until 1999. Kitchen said of the venture, "John and I have packaged books for a number of first-rank publishers, but we have long discussed the ideal house to enjoy maximum freedom and creativity," says Kitchen. "In longtime friend and publisher Mike Richardson and Dark Horse Comics, we found just that."<ref>{{Citation|chapter=Have We Found What We Were Looking For?|date=May 10, 2019|pages=197–208|editor-last=Paulus|editor-first=Trena M.|publisher=Routledge|doi=10.4324/9781315283258-9|isbn=978-1-315-28325-8|editor2-last=Wise|editor2-first=Alyssa Friend|title=Looking for Insight, Transformation, and Learning in Online Talk|s2cid=216619755 }}</ref> 

The imprint's output is infrequent, publishing two to three high-profile projects annually, with editorial focus on art books and deluxe format collections. Creators published under the Kitchen Sink line include Will Eisner, Frank Miller,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-frank-millers-sin-city-gets-curators-collection-from-dark-horse/|title=EXCLUSIVE: "Frank Miller's Sin City" Gets 'Curator's Collection' from Dark Horse|date=October 5, 2015|website=CBR|language=en-US|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> [[Harvey Kurtzman]], [[Tony DiTerlizzi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brutalgamer.com/2014/08/22/dark-horse-and-kitchen-sink-prep-rpg-art-book/|title=Dark Horse and Kitchen Sink prep RPG Art Book|date=August 22, 2014|website=Brutal Gamer|language=en-US|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> and collections/anthology titles include work from [[Jack Davis (cartoonist)|Jack Davis]], [[Will Elder]], [[Art Spiegelman]], [[S. Clay Wilson]], [[Monte Beauchamp]], [[Bob Powell]], [[Justin Green (cartoonist)|Justin Green]], [[Trina Robbins]], [[Harvey Pekar]], [[Arnold Roth]], and [[Al Jaffee]].

===Berger Books===
Former executive editor of Vertigo [[Karen Berger]] established the Berger Books imprint at Dark Horse in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/72827-karen-berger-to-launch-berger-books-imprint-at-dark-horse.html|title=Karen Berger to Launch Berger Books Imprint at Dark Horse|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> Titles published under the imprint include ''Hungry Ghosts'' written by [[Joel Rose]] and [[Anthony Bourdain]], [[Incognegro (comics)|''Incognegro'']] (previously published through [[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]]) and a prequel ''Incognegro: Renaissance'' both written by [[Mat Johnson]], ''The Seeds'' written by [[Ann Nocenti]], ''She Could Fly'' written by [[Christopher Cantwell (filmmaker)|Christopher Cantwell]], and ''[[LaGuardia (comics)|LaGuardia]]'' written by [[Nnedi Okorafor]].

=== Dark Horse Games ===
On June 2, 2021, Dark Horse Comics launched a Gaming and Digital Entertainment Division in partnership with AAA studios to bring many of its "older and lesser-established IPs" into the gaming market.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 2, 2021|title=Dark Horse Comics Launches Gaming and Digital Entertainment Division|url=https://www.cbr.com/games-dark-horse-comics-launch/|access-date=December 12, 2021|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Secret Stash Press (2022–present) ===
In March 2022, it was announced that Dark Horse and filmmaker [[Kevin Smith]] would be teaming up to publish the books of [[Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash|Secret Stash Press]], a new publishing line by Smith. The first two books of the line include ''Maskerade'', written by Smith and Andy Mcelfresh and ''Quick Stops'', written by Smith and set within the [[View Askewniverse]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Smith and Secret Stash Press Roll Up with Dark Horse Comics |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3453/kevin-smith-and-secret-stash-press-roll-dark-horse |access-date=September 18, 2022 |website=darkhorse.com |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922052322/https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3453/kevin-smith-and-secret-stash-press-roll-dark-horse |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Flux House ===
In April 2022, it was announced that [[Matt Kindt]] was launching his Flux House imprint through Dark Horse, starting with ''[[MIND MGMT]]: Bootleg''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Kindt Launches Flux House Imprint at Dark Horse Comics |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3484/matt-kindt-launches-flux-house-imprint-dark-horse |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=darkhorse.com |language=en}}</ref> and continuing with ''Hairball'' in April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FLUX HOUSE AND DARK HORSE COMICS ANNOUNCE HAIRBALL BY BESTSELLING WRITER MATT KINDT |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3658/flux-house-and-dark-horse-comics-announce-hairball |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=darkhorse.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Dogu Publishing (2022–present) ===
[[Stan Sakai]] moved his ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' series to Dark Horse under his Dogu Publishing imprint in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stan Sakai Bringing New Imprint to Dark Horse |language=en |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3593/stan-sakai-bringing-new-imprint-dark-horse |access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>

=== Albatross Funnybooks (2022–present) ===
It was announced in September 2022 that [[Eric Powell (comics)|Eric Powell]] had brought his Albatross Funnybooks imprint to Dark Horse. This would include series such as [[The Goon]], ''Hillbilly'' and ''Big Man Plans'', as well as [[Brendon Small]]'s ''[[Brendon Small's Galaktikon|Galaktikon]]'' and [[Rebecca Sugar]]'s ''Pug Davis''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ERIC POWELL BRINGS ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS IMPRINT TO DARK HORSE |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3600/eric-powell-brings-albatross-funnybooks-imprint-da |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=darkhorse.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Tiny Onion Studios (2022–present) ===
In November 2022, it was announced that Dark Horse had partnered with [[James Tynion IV]] to release books of his Tiny Onion Studios. This will include original books and print versions of books previously available on [[Substack]]. The first of these books include ''Blue Book'', written by Tynion and illustrated by [[Michael Avon Oeming]], which began publication in February 2023, while ''The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos'' began publication in June 2023, with Tynion creating the story, Tate Brombal writing, and art by Isaac Goodhart. ''Christopher Chaos'' was originally envisioned as a five-issue miniseries, but due to strong pre-order numbers it has now become an ongoing series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=November 14, 2022 |title=James Tynion IV Launches Dark Horse Comic Book Line (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-tynion-iv-substack-dark-horse-1235260825/ |access-date=November 14, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dark Horse Promotes The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos to Ongoing Series (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dark-horse-promotes-the-oddly-pedestrian-life-of-christopher-chaos-to-ongoing-series-exclusive/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Comics |date=May 15, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Millarworld (2023–present) ===
{{Main|Millarworld}}
In December 2023, it was revealed that [[Mark Millar]] had signed a deal with Dark Horse to become the new publisher of Millarworld titles. This includes reprints of previous titles and new series, with five brand-new series launching in 2024, one of them being ''Nemesis Rogues' Gallery'' with artist Valerio Giangiordano.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Josh |title=Mark Millar Bringing 'Millarworld' Catalogue Over To Dark Horse Comics |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2023/12/05/mark-millar-bringing-millarworld-catalogue-over-to-dark-horse-comics/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

==Titles==
{{Main|List of Dark Horse Comics publications}}
Dark Horse Comics has acquired the rights to make comic book adaptations of many popular films, video games and series. Some of these include ''[[Aliens (Dark Horse Comics line)|Aliens]]'', ''[[Army of Darkness]]'' (before Dynamite Entertainment acquired the license), ''[[Indiana Jones comic books#Dark Horse Comics|Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Predator (comics)|Predator]]'', ''[[RoboCop (comics)#Dark Horse Comics|RoboCop]]'', ''[[The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]'', ''[[Star Wars comics|Star Wars]]'', ''[[Terminator (franchise)#Comics|The Terminator]]'', ''[[List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (and its spin-off, ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''), ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[Let Me In (film)|Let Me In]]'', ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'', ''[[Plants vs. Zombies#Other media|Plants vs. Zombies]]'', and ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.

In 2013 [[CCP Games]] announced that Dark Horse would be publishing a series of comic books based on stories collected from players of the [[MMORPG]] ''[[EVE Online]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/04/27/eve-online-tv-series-dark-horse-comic/|title=EVE Online TV series and Dark Horse comic to be based on players' true stores|last=Wilde|first=Tyler|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|date=April 27, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, [[Lucasfilm]] announced that, as of 2015, future ''Star Wars'' comics would be published by Lucasfilm's corporate sibling, [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/19945-star-wars-comics-go-to-marvel-in-2015.html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204324/http://www.newsarama.com/19945-star-wars-comics-go-to-marvel-in-2015.html/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2014|title=STAR WARS Comics Go to Marvel in 2015, Dark Horse Responds|last=Siegel|first=Lucas|work=[[Newsarama]]|date=January 3, 2014|access-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref> 

In 2017, Dark Horse Comics began publishing ''[[Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins]]'' based on the web series ''[[Critical Role]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 6, 2017|title=Cover Reveal & Release Date: Critical Role from Dark Horse Comics|url=http://geekandsundry.com/critical-role-from-dark-horse-comics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923145141/http://geekandsundry.com/critical-role-from-dark-horse-comics/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2017|access-date=September 23, 2017|publisher=[[Geek & Sundry]]}}</ref> In 2019, ''Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins'' was Dark Horse's sixth-best-selling title with 19,000 copies sold.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hibbs|first=Brian|date=July 7, 2020|title=Tilting at Windmills #281 – Looking at BookScan: 2019|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/bookscan-2019-analysis/|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=The Beat|language=en-US}}</ref> The eight volume prequel graphic novel series ''[[Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins]]'' was published by Dark Horse between 2021 and 2024.<ref name="CR Dark Horse Guide as of 2024">{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Darcy |date=April 30, 2024 |title=Your Guide to Critical Role and Dark Horse's Comic and Art Books |url=https://critrole.com/darkhorseguide/ |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Critical Role]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=June 3, 2025 |title=Discover (or Rediscover!) the origins of the Critical Role's Mighty Nein before Amazon's Prime Video TV series in a new boxed set coming this fall |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-gaming-critical-role-mighty-nein-origins-boxed-set/ |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=[[Popverse]] |language=en}}</ref> Brian Hibbs, in ''[[Comics Beat|The Beat]]''{{'s}} analysis of 2022 comics sales, highlighted that ''The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast'' was one of eight Dark Horse titles in the "Top 750" and that it was Dark Horse's 4th best selling title with 15,000 copies sold.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=April 5, 2023 |title=Tilting at Windmills #294: Looking at NPD BookScan 2022 |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/npd-bookscan-2022-graphic-novel-sales/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408141927/https://www.comicsbeat.com/npd-bookscan-2022-graphic-novel-sales/ |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Dark Horse Entertainment==
{{Main|Dark Horse Entertainment|List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications}}
Dark Horse's production studio arm, [[Dark Horse Entertainment]], produces films and television shows based on Dark Horse Comics. Established by Richardson in 1992, Dark Horse Entertainment set up shop on the lot at [[20th Century Fox|Twentieth Century Fox]] through a first-look deal with [[Lawrence Gordon (producer)|Larry Gordon]] and [[Largo Entertainment]]. Dark Horse Entertainment has produced over two dozen films and television projects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=150132 |title=Dark Horse/Universal Sign First Look Deal |work=[[Newsarama]] |date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726040536/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=150132 |archive-date=July 26, 2009 }}</ref>

Dark Horse Entertainment's 2018 deal with Vanguard Visionary Associates was "intended to allow the company to fully finance development of properties already owned by the company, as well as acquire outside material for media adaptation. The partnership is intended to be a gateway for Dark Horse to bring its comic book library to new foreign markets, with a particular focus on China".<ref name=":5"/> In 2019, Dark Horse Entertainment set up a first-look deal with the streaming company [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-signs-umbrella-academy-publisher-dark-horse-comics-to-first-look-deal/|title=Netflix Signs 'Umbrella Academy' Producer Dark Horse Entertainment to First-Look Deal|date=May 9, 2019}}</ref>
In August 2022, Netflix and Dark Horse renewed their first-look deal for film and TV.<ref name="Renewed deal"/>

===Television===
The following are TV projects based on Dark Horse comic books:<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/keyword/dark-horse-comics/?title_type=tv | title=Best 'Dark Horse Comics' Television | work=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]]}}</ref>
*''[[Duckman]]'' (1994–1997, animated series)
*''[[The Mask (1995 TV series)|The Mask]]'' (1995–1997, animated series)
*''[[Timecop (TV series)|Timecop]]'' (1997–1998)
*''[[Fat Dog Mendoza]]'' (2000–2001, animated series)
*''[[The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series)|Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]'' (1999–2001, animated series)
*''[[Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense#Television|The B.P.R.D. Declassified]]'' (2004, special)
*''[[The Amazing Screw-On Head]]'' (2006, animated pilot)
*''[[Axe Cop (TV series)|Axe Cop]]'' (2013–2015, animated series)
*''[[Dark Matter (2015 TV series)|Dark Matter]]'' (2015–2017)
*''[[The Umbrella Academy (TV series)|The Umbrella Academy]]'' (2019–2024)
*''[[The Rocketeer (TV series)|The Rocketeer]]'' (2019–2020, animated series)
*''[[Resident Alien (TV series)|Resident Alien]]'' (2021–present)
*''[[Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles]]'' (2022–present, animated series)
*''[[Iyanu: Child of Wonder]]'' (2025, animated series)<ref>{{cite web|last=Hailu|first=Selome|title='Iyanu: Child of Wonder' Animated Series Greenlit at HBO Max and Cartoon Network|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/iyanu-child-of-wonder-hbo-max-cartoon-network-1235313445/|website=Variety|date=July 11, 2022|access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cairns|first=Bryan|title=''Iyanu: Child of Wonder'' Producers Address Demand for African Content|url=https://www.cbr.com/iyanu-child-of-wonder-saxton-moore-david-steward-ii-interview/|website=CBR|date=January 11, 2023|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111181149/https://www.cbr.com/iyanu-child-of-wonder-saxton-moore-david-steward-ii-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IyanuVoiceCast">{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|title=All-Nigerian Voice Cast Unveiled for 'Iyanu' Animated Series|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/all-nigerian-voice-cast-unveiled-for-iyanu-animated-series/|website=Animation Magazine|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>
*''[[Fear Agent#TV adaptation|Fear Agent]]'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Gregory|title=Seth Rogen and David F. Sandberg to Adapt Sci-fi Comic 'Fear Agent' for Amazon|url=https://collider.com/seth-rogen-fear-agent-series-amazon-david-f-sandberg/|website=Collider|access-date=January 22, 2020|date=January 22, 2020}}</ref>
*''[[Grendel (comics)#In other media|Grendel]]'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/netflix-orders-grendel-series-dark-horse-comic-abubakr-ali-cast-1234832350/|title=Netflix Orders 'Grendel' Series Based On Dark Horse Comic With Abubakr Ali To Star, 8 More Cast|website=Deadline|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandria|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=September 27, 2022 |title='Grendel' Series Not Going Forward At Netflix, Could Be Shopped Elsewhere |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/grendel-series-dead-netflix-shopped-dark-horse-1235128098/ |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''Hungry Ghosts'' (TBA, animated series)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sony-pictures-animation-tencent-boondocks-tartakovsky-annecy-animation-festival-2019-1203240529/|title=Sony Pictures Animation Links to Tencent, Sets New 'Boondocks,' Tartakovsky Duo|first=John|last=Hopewell|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 12, 2019|access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>
*''Lady Danger'' (TBA, animated series)<ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=Nicki Minaj To Lead Animated Series 'Lady Danger' In Works At Freevee From Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Carlton Jordan & Crystle Roberson|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/nicki-minaj-animated-series-lady-danger-freevee-curtis-50-cent-jackson-carlton-jordan-crystle-roberson-1235323720/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref>
*''[[MIND MGMT#In other media|MIND MGMT]]'' (TBA)<ref name="Renewed deal">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/idris-elba-bang-netflix-dark-horse-entertainment-1235332752|title=Idris Elba Movie 'Bang!' Set at Netflix in Extended Deal with Dark Horse Entertainment|first=Selome|last=Hailu|website=Variety|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>
*''Minor Threats'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/patton-oswalt-comic-book-threats-netflix-1235955700/|title=Patton Oswalt Comic Book 'Minor Threats' Heading to Television at Netflix (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 23, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref>
*''She Could Fly'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/christopher-cantwell-and-martin-morazzos-she-could-fly-in-development-at-amc|title=CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL AND MARTÍN MORAZZO'S "SHE COULD FLY" IN DEVELOPMENT AT AMC|website=Dark Horse Entertainment|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=April 26, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515122157/https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/christopher-cantwell-and-martin-morazzos-she-could-fly-in-development-at-amc/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''[[Sin City#Television|Sin City]]'' (TBA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/legendary-close-to-deal-with-frank-miller-for-sin-city-tv-series/|title=Legendary Close to Deal with Frank Miller for 'Sin City' TV Series|date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802234715/https://www.thewrap.com/legendary-close-to-deal-with-frank-miller-for-sin-city-tv-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Wyrd'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Matthew Rhys To Headline 'Wyrd' Drama Inspired By Comic In Works At FX From Sheldon Turner|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/matthew-rhys-star-wyrd-drama-based-on-comic-fx-sheldon-turner-vendetta-1234657691/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 16, 2020|access-date=December 20, 2020}}</ref>

===Television shows with graphic novels===
*''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' (2012–present)
*''[[The Legend of Korra (comics)|The Legend of Korra]]'' (2017–present)
*''[[Mysticons]]'' (2018–2020)
*''[[Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia|Trollhunters]]'' (2018)

===Video games with graphic novels===
*''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' (2014–present)
*''[[Tomb Raider (comics)|Tomb Raider]]'' (2014–present)

===Films===
The following are feature films based on series from Dark Horse Comics:<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://us.imdb.com/keyword/dark-horse-comics/?title_type=feature | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103081752/http://us.imdb.com/keyword/dark-horse-comics/?title_type=feature | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 3, 2013 | title=Best 'Dark Horse Comics' Movies | work=IMDb | date=May 1, 2009 | access-date=July 28, 2010 }}</ref>

'''''Released projects'''''
* ''[[Dr. Giggles]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Timecop (film)|Timecop]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]'' (1995)
* ''Enemy'' (1996)
* ''[[Barb Wire (1996 film)|Barb Wire]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Mystery Men]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Virus (1999 film)|Virus]]'' (1999)
* ''[[G-Men from Hell]]'' (2000)
* ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision]]'' (2003, direct-to-video)
* ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Son of the Mask]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Hellboy: Sword of Storms]]'' (2006, animated, television)
* ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Hellboy: Blood and Iron]]'' (2007, animated, television)
* ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' (2008)
* ''[[R.I.P.D.]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Sin City: A Dame to Kill For]]'' (2014)
* ''[[300: Rise of an Empire]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Polar (film)|Polar]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Hellboy (2019 film)|Hellboy]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness]]'' (2022, animated)<ref>{{cite web|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|title=Sony Pictures Intl. Productions, Ben Stassen, Matthieu Zeller Team on 'Chickenhare' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/sony-pictures-international-productions-ben-stassen-dark-horse-chickenhare-1234903147/|website=Variety|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>
* ''[[R.I.P.D.#Prequel|R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned]]'' (2022, direct-to-video)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3727630/r-i-p-d-2-rise-of-the-damned-on-the-way-from-universal-home-entertainment/ |title='R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned' on the Way from Universal Home Entertainment |first=John |last=Squires |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=August 17, 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Blu-ray|access-date=October 21, 2022|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=31520}}</ref>
* ''[[Hellboy: The Crooked Man]]'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/hellboy-crooked-man-details-plot-production-millennium-efm-1235264086/|title='Hellboy: The Crooked Man' Plot & Production Details Revealed By Millennium; Reboot To Be A "Departure" & First In New Series — EFM|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 18, 2023|access-date=February 18, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218192047/https://deadline.com/2023/02/hellboy-crooked-man-details-plot-production-millennium-efm-1235264086/}}</ref>
* Untitled ''Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness'' sequel (2025, animated)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Rebecca |date=2023-12-05 |title=The Inseparables: new nWave title encourages audiences to dream big |url=https://blooloop.com/theme-park/in-depth/the-inseparables-nwave-pictures/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Blooloop |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* ''Bang!'' (TBA)<ref name="Renewed deal"/>
* ''[[Dept. H#Film adaptation|Dept. H]]'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/dept-h-is-coming-to-netflix-mike-richardson-keith-goldberg-and-paul-schwake-producing|title=DEPT. H is coming to Netflix! Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Paul Schwake Producing!|website=Dark Horse Entertainment|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515122157/https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/dept-h-is-coming-to-netflix-mike-richardson-keith-goldberg-and-paul-schwake-producing/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Emily the Strange#In other media|Emily the Strange]]'' (TBA, animated)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-10-30 |title='Emily The Strange' Animated Feature In Works From Bad Robot, Warner Bros Pictures Animation |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/emily-the-strange-animated-feature-bad-robot-warner-bros-in-works-1236161716/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Lady Killer (comic book)#Film adaptation|''Lady Killer'']] (TBA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/netflix-sets-blake-lively-to-star-diablo-cody-to-write-lady-killer-adaptation-of-dark-horse-comic|title=Netflix Sets Blake Lively To Star, Diablo Cody To Write 'Lady Killer,' Adaptation Of Dark Horse Comic|website=Dark Horse Entertainment|date=May 6, 2021|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515122157/https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/netflix-sets-blake-lively-to-star-diablo-cody-to-write-lady-killer-adaptation-of-dark-horse-comic/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Mystery Girl'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/tiffany-haddish-to-star-in-and-produce-mystery-girl-alongside-dark-horse-entertainment-wonderland-sound-and-vision-for-netflix|title=Tiffany Haddish to Star in and Produce "Mystery Girl" Alongside Dark Horse Entertainment & Wonderland Sound and Vision|website=Dark Horse Entertainment|date=March 13, 2021|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515122134/https://www.dhentertainment.com/news/tiffany-haddish-to-star-in-and-produce-mystery-girl-alongside-dark-horse-entertainment-wonderland-sound-and-vision-for-netflix/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[Tank Girl#Film|Tank Girl]]'' reboot (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|title=Exclusive: Margot Robbie's 'Tank Girl' Movie Lands Director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte|url=https://collider.com/margot-robbie-tank-girl-director-miles-joris-peyrafitte/|date=September 10, 2019|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[Polar (film)#Future|The Black Kaiser]]'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott |title=Cannes: Mads Mikkelsen to Return as 'The Black Kaiser' in New 'Polar' Adaptation|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2022-mads-mikkelsen-dark-kaiser-polar-jonas-akerlund-1235144766/|access-date=2023-05-23|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2022-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Baraclough|first=Leo |title=Mads Mikkelsen Reteams With Vanessa Hudgens in Hitman Actioner 'The Black Kaiser' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/vanessa-hudgens-mads-mikkelsen-the-black-kaiser-1235615912/|access-date=2023-05-23|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2023-05-18}}</ref>
* ''[[The Goon#Film|The Goon]]'' (TBA, animated)

===Cancelled projects===
{{Main|List of unproduced Dark Horse Comics projects}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite book | title=Dark Horse Comics: The First Twenty Years | first=Mike | last=Richardson | author-link=Mike Richardson (publisher) | publisher=Dark Horse Comics | date=March 2008 | isbn=978-1-59307-608-5}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.darkhorse.com}}
** {{cite web | url = http://www.dhorse.com/ | work = Dhorse.com | title = former Dark Horse website | access-date = October 10, 2022 | archive-date = March 31, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220331184935/https://dhorse.com/ | url-status = dead }}
* {{Comicbookdb|type=publisher|id=5}}
* {{Gcdb publisher|id=512|Dark Horse Comics}}
* {{Oregon Encyclopedia|dark_horse_comics|Dark Horse Comics}}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.tfaw.com/ | title = Things From Another World | quote = Online retailer of comics and collectibles; sister company of Dark Horse Comics | access-date = October 21, 2006 | archive-date = May 16, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210516032012/https://www.tfaw.com/ | url-status = dead }}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.comics-db.com/Dark_Horse_Comics/index.html  | title = Dark Horse Comics | work = [[Big Comic Book DataBase]]| url-status = usurped  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130909061421/http://www.comics-db.com/Dark_Horse_Comics/index.html | archive-date = September 9, 2013 }}

===Interviews===
* {{Cite web |title=Tim Ervin |url=https://www.cbr.com/from-the-editors-desk-tim-ervin/ |department=From the Editor's Desk |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=January 8, 2009}}
* {{Cite web |title=Chris Warner |url=https://www.cbr.com/from-the-editors-desk-chris-warner/ |department=From the Editor's Desk |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=January 14, 2009}}
* {{Cite web |title=Diana Schutz, Part I |url=https://www.cbr.com/from-the-editors-desk-diana-schutz-part-i/ |department=From the Editor's Desk |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=January 20, 2009}}
** {{Cite web |title=Diana Schutz, Part II |url=https://www.cbr.com/from-the-editors-desk-diana-schutz-part-ii/ |department=From the Editor's Desk |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=January 22, 2009}}
* {{Cite web |title=Randy Stradley |url=https://www.cbr.com/from-the-editors-desk-randy-stradley/ |department=From the Editor's Desk |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=February 25, 2009}}
* {{Cite web |title=Shawna Gore |url=https://www.cbr.com/from-the-editors-desk-shawna-gore/ |department=From the Editor's Desk |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=March 16, 2009}}

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