Dark Horse Archives : The Shared Universe https://www.theshareduniverse.com/tag/dark-horse/ The Internet's Bay Bridge connecting the Bay Area's comic fandom. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:20:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Bay Area Fight Club: Screenings and Signings https://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-fight-club-screenings-and-signings/ Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:03:49 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=1154 This month Dark Horse Comics is releasing the hardcover edition TPB of Chuck Palahniuk’s sequel to Fight Club. This edition collects all 10-issues of Fight Club 2. Screening: Fans of the film and the comic can celebrate this weekend with a screening of the original film at the New Parkway. Tickets for the screening are only $8. A […]

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]]> Bay Area Comic Shops participating in Dark Horse Day (June 4) https://www.theshareduniverse.com/bay-area-comic-shops-participating-in-dark-horse-day-june-4/ Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:10:57 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=1142 June 4 is Dark Horse Day. No, it’s a not a day celebrating the life of 11th President of the United States James K. Polk. Dark Horse Day is a celebration of the 30th anniversary of comic company Dark Horse. In addition to extending the Universe of numerous licensed properties, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alien, and Avatar: […]

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]]> Sorry, Cracked, but superhero movies haven’t ruined comic books https://www.theshareduniverse.com/sorry-cracked-but-superhero-movies-havent-ruined-comic-books/ Sun, 22 May 2016 17:26:41 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=1108 This post is in response to Jason Iannone’s Cracked article “6 Specific Reasons Why Superhero Movies Ruined Comics.” In his post, Iannone builds a starting point for the greater discussion of how the mainstreaming of popular superheroes through film is impacting the medium where they were first created. He makes some interesting observations but ties […]

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]]> Signing: Chuck Palahniuk at Comix Experience https://www.theshareduniverse.com/signing-chuck-palahniuk-at-comix-experience/ Sun, 23 Aug 2015 18:36:20 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=959 Begin Disclosure: This disclosure is important, because I’m about to start this blurb about a signing at Comix Experience with the hyperbolic statement “Fight Club 2 is one of the top ten titles of 2015.” I respect Chuck Palahniuk greatly as an author, I believe Cameron Stewart is one of the most important comic artists working, and I consider Fight […]

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]]> Signing: “Death Head” creators Zack and Nick Keller at Dr. Comics https://www.theshareduniverse.com/signing-death-head-creators-zack-and-nick-keller-at-dr-comics/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:00:13 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=923 “I heard he lures kids into the tunnel… then chokes them till their necks snap!” Dr. Comics and Mr. Games is hosting a signing for Nick and Zack Keller as they celebrate the release of their new series Death Head. The series was announced in March by Dark Horse Comics at Emerald City Comicon. The first issue will finally […]

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]]> Berkeley’s Madefire adds Hellboy to motion comic line-up https://www.theshareduniverse.com/berkeleys-madefire-adds-hellboy-motion-comic-line/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:04:07 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=481 According to Comic Book Resources, Berkeley-based Madefire will be adding Mike Mignola’s Hellboy to their growing list of motion comics. Hellboy in Hell is the first Dark Horse title to join the Madefire Motion Book roster and more are expected to appear in the future. In August the company announced IDW’s participation with titles including […]

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]]> Dead Universes (part III): Reading order https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-iii-reading-order/ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:46:55 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=270 Originally published October 18, 2013 | Updated April 2026Originally published in 2013, this post explores how to approach reading three major Dead Universes: Defiant, Valiant, and the Ultraverse. The reading strategy you choose affects how you collect. Do you read series-by-series as they were originally published? In chronological order? Or by release date? Knowing this […]

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]]> Dead Universes (part I): Reading Dead Universes https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-reading-dead-universes/ https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-reading-dead-universes/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:41:31 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=259 Originally published October 8, 2013 | Updated April 2026 Reading and collecting Dead Universes might seem daunting. These universes were published decades ago, never collected into modern trade paperbacks, and scattered across thousands of individual comic book issues. Yet they remain accessible and surprisingly affordable. This post shares one collector’s approach to acquiring and reading […]

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]]> https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-part-reading-dead-universes/feed/ 2 Dead Universes (prologue): A time traveler finds holes in the multiverse https://www.theshareduniverse.com/dead-universes-time-traveler-finds-holes-multiverse/ Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:59:20 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=194 Originally published October 8, 2013 | Updated April 2026In 2013, we began exploring the death of shared comic universes from the 1990s boom. Over a decade later, we’re revisiting this series. Jim Shooter passed away in June 2025, and the successful Schism Kickstarter, completing his unfinished Defiant Comics story, reminded us that these dead universes […]

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]]> Comics by the Bay: Treasure Island in “Station-to-Station” https://www.theshareduniverse.com/comics-bay-treasure-island-station-station/ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:00:17 +0000 http://www.theshareduniverse.com/?p=62 Headlines in May revealing “alarming radiation levels” on Treasure Island make it the perfect candidate for spawning inter-dimensional kaiju to stomp all over San Francisco. That isn’t exactly the premise of the Dark Horse Comics one-shot Station to Station, but it would fit. The one-shot released on August 28 collects a three-part serial by Corinna Bechko […]

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