Dark Horse Comics & ComiXology Announce Digital Distribution Agreement for
Collections, Graphic Novels, and Manga
More than 800 Dark Horse Comics titles are now available on comiXology
including Hellboy, Sin City, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avatar: The Last
Airbender, The Goon, & more!
June 15th, 2015 – New York, NY / Portland, OR – Today comiXology, the
revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform, proudly announced a
digital distribution agreement with Dark Horse Comics, the largest
independent comic book publisher, to bring their full digital catalog of
collections, graphic novels, and manga to comiXology’s platform! Now, all
Dark Horse Comics collections, graphic novels, and manga will be available
on comiXology the same day the print versions arrive in bookstores.
“We are very excited to announce that we have reached an agreement which
brings the Dark Horse catalogue found in the Kindle Store to the
comiXology platform,” remarked President and Publisher of Dark Horse
Comics Mike Richardson. “For the first time, hundreds of Dark Horse
graphic novels will be available to comiXology’s devoted readers. The
technology is stellar and we are pleased that our books will be showcased
flawlessly.”
“I’ve been a fan of Dark Horse since I was a kid – and have continued to
be so throughout their rich history – so this is an important addition
to comiXology not only for me personally, but for our customers,” said
comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “ComiXology fans have
requested Dark Horse from day one and now they’ll get their wish by being
able to read titles like Hellboy, Sin City, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Goon right now on comiXology, in
terrific HD and in Guided View!”
More than 800 titles launch today on comiXology from Dark Horse, including
the following fan-favorites:
300
Astro Boy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Blacksad
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fear Agent
Frank Miller’s Sin City
Hellboy
MIND MGMT
Serenity
Usagi Yojimbo
The Strain
Grendel
Umbrella Academy
Halo
Lone Wolf and Cub
With over 75,000 comics, graphic novels and manga from more than 75
publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of digital comics in
the world. ComiXology’s immense catalog and cinematic Guided View reading
experience make it the best digital platform for comic and graphic novel
fans worldwide.
Find your favorite comics and graphic novels at comixology.com and try the
comiXology app available on all major mobile platforms.
About Dark Horse
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a
solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique
storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an
industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and
creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In
addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike
Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo
del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo
Koike, Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own
successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X and Barb Wire. Its
successful line of comics, manga and products based on popular properties
includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider,
Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last
Airbender. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book
publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading
entertainment publishers.
