Dark Horse Comics
American comic book and manga publisher
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| 2025 | Iyanu animated series is planned to air on Cartoon Network and Max, scheduled for 2 seasons and 26 episodes. |
| 2025 | Planned sequel to Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness by nWave Pictures |
| 2024 | Planned launch of 5 new Millarworld series, including 'Nemesis Rogues' Gallery' with artist Valerio Giangiordano. |
| October 8 2024 | Planned release of 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man', a Dark Horse Entertainment film distributed by Ketchup Entertainment and Millennium Media. |
| 2023 | Dark Horse Entertainment produced the documentary film 'Bill Russell: Legend'. |
| 2023 | Dark Horse Comics acquired Millarworld, establishing a new imprint that focuses on creator-owned comic book properties developed by Mark Millar. |
| December 2023 | Mark Millar signed a publishing deal with Dark Horse Comics to publish Millarworld titles, including reprints of previous works and 5 new series planned for 2024. |
| June 2023 | The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos began publication, with James Tynion creating the story, Tate Brombal writing, and Isaac Goodhart providing art. The series was initially planned as a five-issue miniseries but was expanded to an ongoing series due to strong pre-order numbers. |
| June 2023 | The multi-year distribution deal between Dark Horse Comics and Penguin Random House officially began, marking a significant shift in the company's distribution strategy. |
| April 2023 | Flux House imprint continued with the publication of Hairball comic |
| February 2023 | Blue Book, written by James Tynion and illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming, began publication through Tiny Onion Studios at Dark Horse Comics. |
| 2022 | Dark Horse Entertainment produced Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles animated series |
| 2022 | Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles debuts on Netflix, based on Stan Sakai's comics, running for 2 seasons and 20 episodes. |
| 2022 | R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned, a direct-to-video prequel to R.I.P.D., was released by Universal 1440 Entertainment. |
| November 2022 | Dark Horse Comics announced a partnership with James Tynion IV to create Tiny Onion Studios, agreeing to release books including original and Substack print versions. |
| September 2022 | Eric Powell brought his Albatross Funnybooks imprint to Dark Horse Comics, expanding the publisher's portfolio with series like The Goon, Hillbilly, Big Man Plans, Brendon Small's Galaktikon, and Rebecca Sugar's Pug Davis. |
| September 21 2022 | Dark Horse Comics announced the expansion of their business relationship with Penguin Random House, establishing a multi-year distribution deal aimed at improving comic book accessibility and addressing distribution fee concerns. |
| August 2022 | Netflix and Dark Horse Entertainment renewed their first-look deal for film and TV projects. |
| July 2022 | Stan Sakai established the Dogu Publishing imprint at Dark Horse Comics and transferred his long-running Usagi Yojimbo series to the publisher. |
| June 2022 | Dark Horse Comics announced a business partnership with Penguin Random House Publishing as their new primary comic book distributor, ending a 30-year relationship with Diamond Comics Distributors. |
| April 2022 | Matt Kindt launched the Flux House imprint through Dark Horse Comics, beginning with the publication of MIND MGMT: Bootleg |
| March 2022 | Dark Horse Comics announced a new publishing line called Secret Stash Press in collaboration with filmmaker Kevin Smith. The first two books in the line include 'Maskerade' (written by Smith and Andy Mcelfresh) and 'Quick Stops' (written by Smith and set within the View Askewniverse). |
| March 14 2022 | Embracer Group finalizes the acquisition of Dark Horse Comics, securing the company's intellectual property portfolio and maintaining founder Mike Richardson's creative control. |
| January 23 2022 | Release of 'Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness', produced by Sony Pictures International Productions and nWave Pictures. |
| 2021 | Dark Horse Entertainment began producing two TV series: Resident Alien and Coyote |
| 2021 | Resident Alien television series premiered on Syfy, produced by Dark Horse Entertainment and Universal Content Productions. |
| December 2021 | Bloomberg reports Dark Horse Comics is potentially for sale to a Hollywood studio, with Netflix and Disney rumored as potential buyers. |
| December 2021 | Swedish gaming company Embracer Group launched its acquisition of Dark Horse Media, the parent company of Dark Horse Comics. |
| November 2021 | Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson announced a new line of all-ages Star Wars comics and graphic novels in collaboration with Lucasfilm and Disney Publishing Worldwide, returning to Star Wars publishing after previously holding licensing rights from 1991 to 2015. |
| June 2021 | Dark Horse opened a new video game and digital division called Dark Horse Games, focused on developing AAA video games based on the company's intellectual property. |
| June 2 2021 | Dark Horse Comics launched a Gaming and Digital Entertainment Division, partnering with AAA studios to develop video games based on their older and lesser-known intellectual properties. |
| May 2021 | Snyder revealed he had written an Alexander the Great film originally intended as a 300 trilogy conclusion, which evolved into a love story between Alexander and Hephaestion. The script was retitled 'Blood and Ashes' but was not greenlit by Warner Bros. Pictures. |
| 2020 | Mysticons television series concluded, representing the end of this particular media adaptation project for Dark Horse Entertainment. |
| 2020 | Mysticons graphic novel series concluded, ending Dark Horse's adaptation of this television property |
| 2020 | Dark Horse severed ties with writer and editor Scott Allie following accusations of sexual harassment and sexual assault spanning over a decade. |
| December 16 2020 | FX, 20th Television, A+E Studios & Vendetta Prods. reported to be developing a Wyrd television series with Matthew Rhys |
| 2019 | Dark Horse Entertainment released two film adaptations: Polar and a reboot of Hellboy, demonstrating continued comic-to-film adaptation efforts. |
| 2019 | Dark Horse Comics was acquired by Legendary Entertainment, marking a significant ownership transition while maintaining its independent publishing operations. |
| 2019 | Dark Horse Entertainment established a first-look deal with Netflix for film and TV adaptations. |
| 2019 | Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins became Dark Horse's 6th best-selling title, selling 19,000 copies. |
| 2019 | Polar, a film based on a Dark Horse Comics publication, was released by Netflix. |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy television series launched on Netflix, produced by Dark Horse Entertainment and Universal Content Productions. |
| 2019 | The Rocketeer animated series begins on Disney Junior, running for 1 season of 22 episodes until 2020. |
| April 12 2019 | Release of 'Hellboy', distributed by Lionsgate Films and Dark Horse Entertainment. |
| 2018 | Legendary Entertainment signed a film deal with Dark Horse Comics for a Black Hammer movie adaptation. |
| 2018 | Legendary Entertainment also secured a TV series deal with Dark Horse Comics for a Black Hammer television adaptation. |
| 2018 | Dark Horse Entertainment simultaneously launched two television projects: Mysticons and Trollhunters, further diversifying their media adaptation strategy. |
| 2018 | Dark Horse Comics produced graphic novel adaptations for multiple television properties, including Mysticons and Trollhunters |
| 2018 | Vanguard Visionary Associates, a Chinese media production company, became a partner of Dark Horse Entertainment with a rumored $20 million investment stake giving them a majority interest. |
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