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| − | '''Dark Horse Comics''' is one of the largest "independent" American [[comics|comic]] book publishers. |
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| + | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an American comic book publisher which held the publishing license for [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'']] ([[1998]]<nowiki/>–[[2018]]), and [[Angel comics|''Angel'']] comics ([[1999]]–[[2002]], [[2011]]<nowiki/>–[[2018]]). |
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| − | *''[[Earthly Possessions]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Past Lives]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Strange Bedfellows]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Long Night's Journey]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Autumnal (Angel comic)|Autumnal]]'' |
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| + | Dark Horse has also held the publishing license for other [[Joss Whedon]] works like ''Firefly'', ''Dollhouse'', and ''Dr. Horrible'', as well as works by [[Jane Espenson]] (''Husbands'') and [[Felicia Day]] (''The Guild''). |
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| − | Dark Horse Comics are the publishers of various ''[[Buffy comics]]'': |
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| + | In August 2018, it was announced that [[20th Century Fox]] was taking the license back, and ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' would have its last publication at Dark Horse, twenty years after the title's debut in comics.<ref>Kiel Phegley, [https://www.cbr.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-finale-joss-whedon-interview/ “INTERVIEW: Joss Whedon Teases Buffy’s Surprising End & Dr. Horrible’s Return”]. ''Comic Book Resources'', August 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.</ref> |
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| − | *''[[Spike & Dru]]'' |
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| − | *''[[The Origin]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Viva Las Buffy]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Slayer Interrupted]]'' |
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| − | *''[[A Stake to the Heart]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Dust Waltz]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Ring of Fire]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Remaining Sunlight ]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Uninvited Guests]]'' |
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| − | *''[[The Final Cut]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Bad Blood]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Crash Test Demons]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Pale Reflections]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Food Chain]]'' |
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| − | *''[[The Blood of Carthage]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Oz]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Giles (Buffy comic)|Giles]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Jonathan]]'', |
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| − | *''[[Past Lives]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Out of the Woodwork]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Haunted]]'' |
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| − | *''[[False Memories]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Willow & Tara]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Autumnal (Buffy comic)|Autumnal]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Ugly Little Monsters]]'' |
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| − | *[[Buffy video games|''Chaos Bleeds'' comic prequel]] |
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| − | *''[[Death of Buffy]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Reunion (Buffy comic)]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Note from the Underground]]'' |
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| + | ==Cameos== |
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| + | Some notable references to the publishing’s titles in the [[Buffyverse]] comics are: |
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| + | * Cameos of ''Hellboy''<nowiki/>'s title character in ''[[Spike and Dru: The Queen of Hearts]]'', ''[[City of Despair]]'', ''[[The Blood of Carthage, Part Three]]'', ''[[Past Lives, Part Two]]'', ''[[Desperate Measures]]''. |
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| + | * [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] wearing a B.P.R.D. patch (''[[The Core, Part One]]''–''[[Old Demons, Part Three]]''), the logo also as a tattoo in ''[[Harmonic Divergence]]''. |
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| + | * The insertion of the ''Alien''’<nowiki/>s Xenomorph into the [[canon]] lore in story ''[[In Space No One Can Hear You Slay]]''. |
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| + | * Various covers included in the comic shop of story ''[[No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here]]''. |
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| + | The Dark Horse logo itself appears in stories ''[[On Your Own, Part One]]'' and ''[[Future Shock]]'', and covers for ''[[No Future for You, Part Three]]'' and ''[[Wolves at the Gate, Part Three]]''. |
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| + | ==Selected bibliography== |
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| + | Below is a non-exhaustive sample of Buffyverse titles published by {{PAGENAME}}: |
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| + | *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Angel (Dark Horse series)|Angel]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Angel & Faith Season Ten]]'' |
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| + | *"[[Buffy: The High School Years]]" |
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| + | *"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Adult Coloring Book]]" |
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| + | *"[[Big Bads & Monsters Adult Coloring Book]]" |
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| + | *''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven]]'' |
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| + | *"[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve]]" |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | *[http://www.darkhorse.com/ Official website] |
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| + | *[[Wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Wikipedia entry]] |
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| + | ==References== |
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Revision as of 13:22, 8 November 2019
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book publisher which held the publishing license for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998–2018), and Angel comics (1999–2002, 2011–2018).
Dark Horse has also held the publishing license for other Joss Whedon works like Firefly, Dollhouse, and Dr. Horrible, as well as works by Jane Espenson (Husbands) and Felicia Day (The Guild).
In August 2018, it was announced that 20th Century Fox was taking the license back, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer would have its last publication at Dark Horse, twenty years after the title's debut in comics.[1]
Cameos
Some notable references to the publishing’s titles in the Buffyverse comics are:
- Cameos of Hellboy's title character in Spike and Dru: The Queen of Hearts, City of Despair, The Blood of Carthage, Part Three, Past Lives, Part Two, Desperate Measures.
- Xander wearing a B.P.R.D. patch (The Core, Part One–Old Demons, Part Three), the logo also as a tattoo in Harmonic Divergence.
- The insertion of the Alien’s Xenomorph into the canon lore in story In Space No One Can Hear You Slay.
- Various covers included in the comic shop of story No Need to Fear, the Slayer's Here.
The Dark Horse logo itself appears in stories On Your Own, Part One and Future Shock, and covers for No Future for You, Part Three and Wolves at the Gate, Part Three.
Selected bibliography
Below is a non-exhaustive sample of Buffyverse titles published by Dark Horse Comics:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic
- Angel
- "Creatures of Habit"
- Fray
- Tales
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine
- Angel & Faith
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Ten
- Angel & Faith Season Ten
- "Buffy: The High School Years"
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Adult Coloring Book"
- "Big Bads & Monsters Adult Coloring Book"
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eleven
- Angel Season Eleven
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Twelve"
External links
References
- ↑ Kiel Phegley, “INTERVIEW: Joss Whedon Teases Buffy’s Surprising End & Dr. Horrible’s Return”. Comic Book Resources, August 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.