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Make sure to check out all the cool items shipping this week from Dark Horse!

And while your there, browse around DarkHorse.com to find Previews of upcoming issues, Interviews with top creators, Zones for your favorite titles with exclusive insider information, the latest Press Releases and News, Desktops, Games, and tons of great Features like Videos, Trailers, and Animation.

Comics:


Beasts of Burden #2


Citizen Rex #4


Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #46 - Destroyer Part 2


Sugarshock One-Shot


Zero Killer #6



Products:


Classic Uncle Scrooge #2: Donald Duck

Make sure to check out all the cool items shipping this week from Dark Horse!

And while your there, browse around DarkHorse.com to find Previews of upcoming issues, Interviews with top creators, Zones for your favorite titles with exclusive insider information, the latest Press Releases and News, Desktops, Games, and tons of great Features like Videos, Trailers, and Animation.

Comics:


B.P.R.D.: 1947 #4


Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #7


Star Wars: Invasion #0 (One-Shot)



Books:


Gantz Vol. 7


Kull Vol. 1: The Shadow Kingdom


Mister X: Condemned


Noir



Products:


Classic Simpsons Character #2: Lisa Simpson


Tara McPherson Button Pack


Tim Burton PVC Set #1: Stain Boy


Tim Burton PVC Set #2: Toxic Boy


Tim Burton PVC Set #3: Oyster Boy


Tim Burton PVC Set #4: Pin Cushion Queen

Dark Horse is proud to announce that Mike Mignola's Hellboy and Gerard Way's The Umbrella Academy are now available on the iPhone.

At the time of their publication, both Seed of Destruction and Apocalypse Suite were immediately renowned by critics as unique and talented debuts by independent creators.

Soon, industry heavyweights joined the chorus. Hellboy: Seed of Destruction is the beginning of the now legendary series Alan Moore calls, "a passport to a corner of funnybook heaven you may never want to leave."

Similarly, Grant Morrison calls The Umbrella Academy "one of the great new comic books of this decade," while Newsarama says the first volume of the series, Apocalypse Suite, is "flawless."

With two blockbuster Hellboy films by Guillermo del Toro and an Umbrella Academy movie in preproduction at Universal Studios, there's never been a better time to have the start of these monumental comics at your fingertips. A perfect way to introduce friends and pop-culture fans to two of the most important comics series today, or a great way to revisit the magic of amazing sequential art, the mobile editions of Seed of Destruction and Apocalypse Suite are a necessary addition for new and serious readers alike.

The first impressive issues of Hellboy and The Umbrella Academy are now available through the iTunes Store, with subsequent issues available soon. Seed of Destruction is available as four issues at $0.99 each, or as a bundle of all four issues for $3.99. The first issue of Apocalypse Suite is available for free, with issues #2–#6 only $0.99 each, or a bundle of all six issues for $4.99.

Charles Vess is one of the most revered artists in the field of fantasy and comic art. The three-time Eisner Award winner has worked on some of the most recognizable comic properties of all time, including Jeff Smith’s Rose and Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, a retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for which he and Gaiman shared the prestigious World Fantasy Award.

For over thirty years Vess has positioned himself, through his art, as the best fantasy illustrator in recent history.

Drawing Down the Moon: The Art of Charles Vess collects decades of the artist’s unparalleled work and is scheduled to be released by Dark Horse on December 23, 2009. The hardcover, full-color, 200-page book costs $39.99.

But as a special treat, Dark Horse is happy to announce that the entire book is now available on darkhorse.com for collectors, art connoisseurs, and newly introduced fans to browse for free.

“This book has taken a bit over two years from the completion of my initial layouts to actually seeing print,” said Vess.  “So, in an effort to make certain that you know that the book will indeed be available this December, we are giving you a sneak peak of the entire 200 pages.”

“Above all,” Vess continued, “there’s the unique opportunity to view all the projects that you’d never have a chance to see except in a book like this: a 16’ bronze sculpture, event posters for local organizations, private commissions and previously unpublished paintings done just for the pure pleasure of doing them.”

Vess’s art immerses readers into a place of such fantasy and grandeur, one hopes to stay forever lost in the beauty. His masterful use of paint and brush stand out in an age of digital design, harking back to the golden age of illustration.

Dark Horse invites you to step into a realm of imagination and wonder. Anyone interested is welcome to join the magical journey.

To enter the world of Charles Vess, direct your browser to: darkhorse.com/features/ecomics and click on the Drawing Down the Moon icon.

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Make sure to check out all the cool items shipping this week from Dark Horse!

And while your there, browse around DarkHorse.com to find Previews of upcoming issues, Interviews with top creators, Zones for your favorite titles with exclusive insider information, the latest Press Releases and News, Desktops, Games, and tons of great Features like Videos, Trailers, and Animation.

Comics:


Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #29: Retreat Part 4 (Massimo Carnevale Cover)


Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #29: Retreat Part 4 (Variant Cover)


Star Wars: Invasion #4


Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels #4



Books:


Applegeeks Vol. 2: Weird Science


Exurbia


Grandville


Shaman Warrior Vol. 8

Exurbia creators Scott Allie (Solomon Kane, The Fog, Devil’s Footprints) and Kevin McGovern are taking a trip down the West Coast and stopping at several comic shops along the way!

Meet the editor of books like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Umbrella Academy, The Goon, and Hellboy along with artist Kevin McGovern as they sign copies of their strange and paranoid tale, Exurbia.

Here’s where you can catch the pair:

Oct. 14^th – Portland, OR @ Floating World Comics -- 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Oct. 17^th – Seattle, WA @ Comics Dungeon -- 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Oct. 21^st – San Francisco, CA @ Comix Experience -- 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Oct. 22^nd – Santa Cruz, CA @ Atlantis Fantasyworld -- 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Oct. 23^rd – Manhattan Beach, CA @ The Comic Bug -- 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Oct. 24^th – Los Angeles, CA @ Golden Apple Comics -- 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Oct 25^th – Las Vegas, NV @ Comic Oasis -- 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Please contact the individual stores for more details.

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