New Dark Horse and Vertigo comic book covers

Star Wars: Blood Ties-Boba Fett is Dead #2 cover by Chris Scalf. Via.




Reset #2 cover by Peter Bagge. Via.




Ragemoor #3 cover by Richard Corben.





Mind Mgmt #1 covers by Matt Kindt and Gilbert Hernandez.




BPRD Hell on Earth: The Transformation of JH O'Donnell cover by Mike Mignola.




BPRD Hell on Earth: The Devil's Engine #1 cover by Duncan Fegredo.




Alabaster: Wolves #2 by Greg Ruth.




Mystery in Space variant by Mike Allred.




Saucer Country by Ryan Kelly. Via.




Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child by Rafael Grampa.




The New Deadwardians by I.N.J. Culbard.

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Best Covers: Dark Horse Comics solicitations for April 2012

My favorite covers from Dark Horse Comics solicitations for April 2012 (not counting two Richard Corben covers that thought were a little too disturbing to post):


GROO VS. CONAN #1 cover by Tom Luth.



STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE—IRON ECLIPSE #5 cover by Stéphane Roux.




THE GOON #39 cover by Eric Powell.



B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #2 cover by Becky Cloonan.



B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE LONG DEATH #3 cover by Duncan Fegredo.



3 STORY: SECRET FILES OF THE GIANT MAN cover by Matt Kindt.



ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN! ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 HC.



ALABASTER: WOLVES #1 cover by Greg Ruth.

They're going to be selling Game of Thrones mugs, too:

The Goon action figures

I wasn't a fan of The Goon until fairly recently, so I didn't appreciate these when they originally came out - - The Goon, Frankie, Joey the Ball, and Priest, with a build-a-figure zombie by Mezco:








Available at eBay and Amazon. Via.

Best Covers: Dark Horse solicitations for March, 2012

My favorite covers from the Dark Horse solicitations for March, 2012:


B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE LONG DEATH #2 cover by Duncan Fegredo



B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #1 cover by Mike Mignola



RAGEMOOR #1 cover by Richard Corben

*Previously: The 72 best comic book covers of 2011.

Best Covers: Dark Horse comics solicitations for February 2012

My favorite covers from Dark Horse Comics solicitations for February 2012 (of course, I'm predisposed to KOTOR, Conan, and the BPRD):


STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC—WAR #2 cover by Benjamin Carré.




STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI #1 covers by Gonzalo Flores and Wes Dzioba.



KING CONAN: THE PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #2 by Andrew Robinson.




DARK HORSE PRESENTS #9 covers by Thomas Yeates and Mike Mignola.




B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH: THE LONG DEATH #1 by Duncan Fegredo and Mike Mignola.



CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 cover by Becky Cloonan.

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Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand

LOBSTER JOHNSON: THE BURNING HAND #1 cover by Dave Johnson. You can see the rest of the Dark Horse Comics solicitations for January 2012 here.

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Dark Horse Comics: Best Covers for September 2011

Dark Horse Comics solicitations for September 2011 feature several great covers:



Covers by Francesco Francavilla and Dave Johnson for Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest #1. Both are 20% off at TFAW.



Cover by Mike Mignola for Baltimore: The Curse Bells #2. 20% off at TFAW.



Dark Horse Presents #4 cover by Geoff Darrow. Three different cover versions 20% off at TFAW.



Fear Agent #31 cover by Tony Moore. 20% off at TFAW.



Rage: After the Impact TPB cover by Stephan Martinere.



And I love that Maris Wicks stars in so many of Joe Quinones's illustrations:




Issues of Star Wars: Knight Errant are 10-20% off at TFAW.

Dark Horse Review Roundup

Dark Horse was kind enough to send me a few preview issues:

1. Hellboy The Fury #1 by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo features outstanding art, and the issue feels packed with panels. You can read a few preview pages here, but they're easily the most boring in the issue, and the preview really does the issue a terrible disservice. You can preorder the issue with the sweet Francesco Francavilla alternate cover for 20% off at TFAW.

2. Also excellent is Witchfinder: Lost and Gone Forever #5 featuring art by John Severin. The zombie cowboy army is nice, but I wish the preview showed off the witch (sorry, I'm not allowed to post anything other than what's in the public preview). This issue's also 20% off at TFAW, and I'll definitely be placing the collection on my wishlist when it's available.

3. By comparison, other than Dave Stewart's colors, I have nothing nice to say about BPRD The Dead Remembered #3 - - it feels like such a retread of previous Hellboy/BPRD stories.

4. And I didn't bother finishing Solomon Kane Red Shadows #3.

Cinderella/Star Wars mashup, perhaps?

Star Wars: Invasion—Revelations #2 cover by Chris Scalf. You can see the rest of the Dark Horse Comics solicitations for August 2011 here.

And speaking of Star Wars, here's an Imperial lady by Phil Noto:



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