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[[File:Dark Horse Comics.jpg|right]]'''Dark Horse Publishing''' is an [[United States|American]] publishing company, and one of the largest independent American comic book publishers, behind [[Marvel Comics]] and DC Comics. | [[File:Dark Horse Comics.jpg|right]]'''Dark Horse Publishing''' is an [[United States|American]] publishing company, and one of the largest independent American comic book publishers, behind [[Marvel Comics]] and DC Comics. | ||
Dark Horse was the main publisher of ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' comics throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, including the 17-issue ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla | Dark Horse was the main publisher of ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' comics throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, including the 17-issue ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla]]'' series. Dark Horse also published a short-lived miniseries of ''[[Gamera (franchise)|Gamera]]'' comics titled ''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]''. Dark Horse has also published books besides comics, such as the [[2005]] novel ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''. It has also produced merchandise based on its comics, such as figures of [[King Kong]]. | ||
Some of Dark Horse's [[kaiju]] comics, namely ''Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe'' and ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'', have been translated into Japanese and published in [[Japan]] by [[PHASE6]], over two decades following their original publication. | Some of Dark Horse's [[kaiju]] comics, namely ''Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe'' and ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'', have been translated into Japanese and published in [[Japan]] by [[PHASE6]], over two decades following their original publication. | ||
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*''[[The Return of Godzilla (Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special manga)|Godzilla]]'' (1988-1989) [6 issues] | *''[[The Return of Godzilla (Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special manga)|Godzilla]]'' (1988-1989) [6 issues] | ||
*''[[The Godzilla Portfolio]]'' (1988) [2 issues] | *''[[The Godzilla Portfolio]]'' (1988) [2 issues] | ||
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla | *''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla]]'' (1995-1996) [17 issues] | ||
*''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1996) [4 issues] | *''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]'' (1996) [4 issues] | ||
*''[[The Return of Godzilla (Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special manga)|Terror of Godzilla]]'' (1998-1999) [6 issues, color reprint of ''Godzilla''] | *''[[The Return of Godzilla (Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special manga)|Terror of Godzilla]]'' (1998-1999) [6 issues, color reprint of ''Godzilla''] | ||
Revision as of 02:59, 20 July 2022
Dark Horse Publishing is an American publishing company, and one of the largest independent American comic book publishers, behind Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Dark Horse was the main publisher of Godzilla comics throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, including the 17-issue Godzilla series. Dark Horse also published a short-lived miniseries of Gamera comics titled Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe. Dark Horse has also published books besides comics, such as the 2005 novel Kong: King of Skull Island. It has also produced merchandise based on its comics, such as figures of King Kong.
Some of Dark Horse's kaiju comics, namely Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe and Godzilla, King of the Monsters, have been translated into Japanese and published in Japan by PHASE6, over two decades following their original publication.
Selected works
Series
- Godzilla (1988-1989) [6 issues]
- The Godzilla Portfolio (1988) [2 issues]
- Godzilla (1995-1996) [17 issues]
- Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1996) [4 issues]
- Terror of Godzilla (1998-1999) [6 issues, color reprint of Godzilla]
One-shot issues
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special (1987)
- Godzilla Color Special (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Barkley (1993)
- Godzilla versus Hero Zero (1995)
- King Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World (2005)
Comic anthologies
- Insane #1 (1988)
- Dark Horse Comics #10 (1993)
- Urban Legends #1 (1993)
- Dark Horse Comics #11 (1993)
- Dark Horse Presents #106 (1996)
- A Decade of Dark Horse #4 (1996)
Books
- Kong: King of Skull Island (2005)
Toys
- King Kong soft vinyl kit
- King Kong cold-cast porcelain kit
- Weta Workshop Collectibles
Trivia
- Dark Horse held the comic rights to Godzilla for a period of 12 years between 1987 and 1999, longer than any other American publisher.
See also
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