Getting Into Dark Horse Comics

Originally incepted as a series of comic book stores in the mid 1980s by founder Mike Richardson, the company was established in 1986 in hopes of rejuvenating the comic book market, which was dwindling from an extreme lack of adaptability. In the short-run, the company experienced incredible success with well over 20 awards within its first two years, and the signing on of several heavy hitters in the industry, including but not limited to Frank Miller and Mike Mignola.

Typically associated with indie comics, Dark Horse offers a fresh new perspective on comics and graphic novels, and is set apart from the two giants: Marvel Comics and DC Comics. It has the profound capacity to stay alive in this very well-dominated market, as the third largest publisher of licensed comics.

Original Dark Horse titles include famous series such as 300, Hellboy, The Mask, and Sin City. Additionally, Dark Horse took on many popular licensed titles, that include Aeon Flux, Aliens, AVP, Conan the Barbarian, Godzilla, King Kong, Planet of the Apes, Predator, Star Wars, Tarzan, Xena, and many others.

The company's branch: "Dark Horse Entertainment," has achieved success with film adaptations of its comic book series, such as The Mask and Hellboy.

Look through this list of top-selling series from Dark Horse Comics, according to the company itself. Get started today with the first issues of each series!