Dark Horse Comics
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dark Horse Comics, LLC, Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
American publishing company
Key facts
- Parent company
- Dark Horse Media
- Status
- Active
- Founded
- February 4, 1986 ; 40 years ago ( 1986-02-04 )
- Founder
- Mike Richardson
- Country of origin
- United States
- Headquarters location
- Milwaukie, Oregon , U.S.
- Distribution
- Penguin Random House Publisher Services
- Key people
- Jay Komas, Interim-CEO Neil Hankerson, Executive VP and COO
- Publication types
- Comics , graphic novels , manga , art books, novels
- Fiction genres
- Horror Thriller Terror Crime Superhero Fantasy Science fiction Action Adventure Science fantasy Mystery Comedy Dark fantasy
- Imprints
- imprint labels
- Owner
- Embracer Group
- Official website
- www .darkhorse .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon, comic book shops known as Pegasus Books and founded in 1980.
Dark Horse Comics is the fourth-largest comic publishing company in the United States. 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. Several titles include: Sin City, Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 300, Ninja Gaiden, and Star Wars.
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