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Dark Horse Heroes Can Be Good
November 24, 2007 @ 02:51 PM
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 19 Comments
In the back of this week’s Dark Horse comics, they are running an interesting feature, where they spotlight various “Dark Horse Heroes” – characters, creators and fans that they feel deserve some recognition from the fans. I was particularly interested in the back of Umbrella Academy and Grendel, because they featured someone that I think some of our readers here will be quite familiar with.
It’s a fellow who sometimes gets into trouble for his views, but ultimately, he’s a good guy.
Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about…
Cade Skywalker!!!
You go, Cade!
Well chosen, Dark Horse!!
Oh, and also, pal, Alex Cox, also had the honor to appear alongside Cade.
Good company you keep, Alex!!
Seriously, congrats.
19 Comments
Tom Fitzpatrick
November 24, 2007 at 5:13 pm
In response to the title of this blog:
“They can?!?”
mrjayberry
November 24, 2007 at 6:03 pm
I was hoping this was about Ghost or, well, perhaps,
Oh alright but Ghost was cool.
anonymous
November 24, 2007 at 6:52 pm
I thought it would be John Byrne.
The Goddamn Skateman
November 24, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Seriously I thought it would be John Byrne too. Sad.
Tom Fitzpatrick
November 24, 2007 at 9:44 pm
Since you guys love Byrne so much, you might be happy to hear that IDW is doing two volumes of JB’s NEXT MEN and possibly new series by JB himself.
Billy F
November 25, 2007 at 12:02 am
I actually thought it was Frank Miller.
Bartbart Quimby
November 25, 2007 at 7:53 am
I thought it was Lindsay Lohan.
Sidney Assbasket
November 25, 2007 at 7:54 am
I thought it was Hitler. Seriously.
stealthwise
November 25, 2007 at 10:10 am
Who the hell is Cade Skywalker? We’re not getting MORE prequels, are we?
Tom Fitzpatrick
November 25, 2007 at 10:38 am
At least it wasn’t Britney Spears. Seriously.
Luis Dantas
November 25, 2007 at 11:14 am
According to Wikipedia Cade Skywalker is a descendant of Luke, not an ancestor of his.
Apodaca
November 25, 2007 at 2:55 pm
I was halfway expecting this to be about me.
Rohan Williams
November 25, 2007 at 4:16 pm
For the uninitiated who don’t buy any Dark Horse monthlies, what the heck is a Dark Horse hero?
J.C.
November 25, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Does Dark Horse even still publish original content other than Mignola’s stuff?
Oh and I thought it was going to be about Tag and Bink.
Brian Cronin
November 25, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Dark Horse is doing a promotion where they spotlight creators, characters and/or fans that they deem to be “Dark Horse Heroes.”
Brad Curran
November 25, 2007 at 7:13 pm
They show up in Dark Horse’s answer to Bullpen Bulletins. The ones I’ve seen spotlight a creator and a fan/shop owner.
And Dark Horse publishes a lot of original stuff beyond the licenses and the Mignola-verse, including the Umbrella Academy and– the Umbrella Academy! Seriously, though, they’ve got a pretty good stable of creator owned work. I think Greg reviews most of their monthlies in that regard. I mean, come on, they’ve published Usagi Yojimbo for forever!
Rohan Williams
November 25, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Ahhh, thanks, Brian. In that case, congratulations!
Teddy
November 26, 2007 at 9:01 am
Congratulations, Alex! Brian’s coyness has stolen your thunder!
Scott MacIver
November 26, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Not Usagi Yojimbo? Easily in my top 5 monthlies every dang month. I loves me my bunny samurai.