Part 1 of 5 - Cover by Frank Miller.
NOTE: There are 6 different versions of #100. They are numbered from 0 to 5 and are all different stories. The numbers are represented by the letter at the end of the issue number. For our fifth anniversary, Frank Miller introduced Sin City -- be here for his next hit.
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Part 4 of 5 - Cover by Dave Gibbons. NOTE: There are 6 different versions of #100. They are numbered from 0 to 5 and are all different stories. The numbers are represented by the letter at the end of the issue number.
Dave Gibbons pays tribute to EC with a scary Martha Washington cover, tied in with the 6-page story, "Attack of the Flesh-Eating Monsters," which he and Frank Miller provide for our entertainment pleasure! "Black Cross," which debuted in DHP #1,returns in an 8-page story by Chris Warner. There's a 2-page autobio strip titled "Oh, My Goodness," written by Harvey Pekar and illustrated by Joe Sacco. Ellen Fornéy (Tomato) reveals her real-life encounter with Tom Waits in a 4-page story called "Bourbon on the Rocks". There's an 8-page tale titled "Bird Dog" by Ed Brubaker (Lowlife)and Pat McEown (Grendel). Brian Sendelbach takes four pages toteach us that"Violence is Golden". And we're treated to "The Symphony of Daily Nourishment" by Rick Geary, a 1-pager with a good beat we can all dance to!
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Cover by Stan Shaw.
Jack Kirby is the undeniable King of Comics. He created most of the heroes we all grew up with. But superheroes weren't his exclusive subject matter -- he also drew westerns, crime stories, romance comics . . . and Bible plates. In the 1970s, Kirby illustrated his favorite scenes from the Old Testament; not comic stories, but illustrative plates. "It was the best work of his life," says Roz Kirby. "The artwork he was most proud of." For a look at the greatest work of the greatest illustrator comics has ever known -- will ever know -- be sure to order your copy of Dark Horse Presents #103. And as if that's not enough, the most diverse anthology in comics runs the gamut this month, ranging from the slyly hip to the angst-ridden to the weird and supernatural.
The world's first unborn superhero, "The Pink Tornado," debuts in this issue, "Mr. Painter" continues the story of a disaffected artiste, Alan Bland -- a coffee addict and tuba aficionado -- who becomes obsessed with an old painting he finds in his parents' home. Paul Pope, alternative comics genius, continues "The One Trick Rip-Off," a stylish, comics noir strip set in a near-future Los Angeles and focusing on a small group of thieves called the One Tricks. "Cal: Hairball" is a mystery featuring Cal McDonald, paranormal investigator, whose pursuit of some weird characters puts him hot on the trail of a murderer. This month, these weird characters show themselves as even weirder by killing Cal's client! Kitsch, comedy, comics noir, and Kirby -- if you're wanting anything more, you're just getting greedy!
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Cover by Scott Musgrove.
A stillborn superhero; an artiste for whom life has lost all meaning; a gang of hard-boiled thieves in future Los Angeles; a paranormal private eye. Put these diverse elements into the same book and you have the 104th issue of the comics industry's premiere anthology title. In "The Pink Tornado," the world's first stillborn superhero confronts his arch-nemesis, Dr. Canada, the nefarious leader of the secret society known only as I.C.O.N.
"That's Mr. Painter to You" is the story of Alan Bland, a disaffected artistewith an unhealthy obsession for an old painting he found in his parents' home. In "The One Trick Rip-Off," a stylish, comics noir strip set in a near future Los Angeles, we meet a small cabal of hardbitten thieves, known to each other as the One Tricks. Finally, in "Cal: Hairball" we continue unfolding the story of Cal McDonald, paranormal investigator, whose search for a murderer leads inexorably to some truly weird characters who get even weirder, fiestier, and hairier during the full moon!
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Cover by Casey Jones and Bruce Patterson.
The oldest and freshest anthology series in the comics business serves up another heaping helping of sophistication and diversity. The tales range from the supernatural to the absurd to existential to nitty-gritty crime fiction. The creators have prior credits that span the range of modern comics as well, from Ghost to Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor to Star Wars: Dark Lords of the Sith. Paul Pope, alternative comics genius, continues "The One Trick Rip-Off," a stylish, comics noir strip set in a near-future Los Angeles and focusing on a small group of thieves called the One Tricks. In "Cal Hairball," Steve Niles concludes his 4-part serial about Cal MacDonald, a paranormal investigator whose search for a murderer leads him into out onto a busy highway for a climactic confrontation with a werewolf.
Scott Musgrove and Darick Chamberlin's "The Pink Tornado" is the world's first stillborn superhero. In this last of 3 parts, he goes up against his arch-nemesis, Dr. Canada, the Provincial Man, a man with eerily detachable body parts. "That's Mr. Painter to You" concludes Stan Shaw's existential tale of a disaffected artiste named Alan Bland -- a coffee addict and tuba aficionado -- who becomes obsessed with an old painting found in his parents' home. Dark Horse Presents is the bastion of postmodern comics, 105 issues strong. Find out why readers around the world keep coming back for more, month after month. Kitsch, comedy, and noir. If you want any more than that, you're just getting greedy.
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Cover by Bill Wray.
A rock-hard projectile of indeterminate origin is forcing its way out of his buttocks! It's Big Blown Baby's first solid poo, and there's no way he's going to drop that golden brick without thousands of witnesses present to sanctify the proceedings! Join Ren and Stimpy animator Bill Wray and scatological scat-man Robert Loren Fleming for the bare-assed adventures of Big Blown Baby, in a tale heralding his four-issue miniseries!
And speaking of big, we've got the King of Monsters in an enormous bind -- it's the funniest Godzilla story you will ever read, courtesy of alternative comics legends Ed Brubaker (Prez) and Dave Cooper (Pressed Tongue). And then, after your sides are all sore from laughing, we hit you with a spot of serious entertainment, Paul Pope's latest chapter of "The One Trick Rip- Off," a crime-noir comic about a bunch of young toughs getting out-toughed by a dame. Three great tastes that go great together -- that's DHP #106!
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Cover by Mike Mignola.
Mike Mignola's Hellboy brought major attention to DHP twenty issues ago; now his latest creation is sure to do the same! Mignola and Sam and Max creator Steve Purcell have come together to introduce a waiting world to "Rusty Razorclam, President of Neptune!" The horrorist and humorist reminisce about Rusty's days as a space cadet at the Academy, a time when one of his genetic experiments got way out of hand. And this terrific lead-in starts off a killer line-up, including two new serials: Jack Pollock's "Devil Chef" and Renée French's "The Ninth Gland." But the fun doesn't end there! Rick Geary was doing "alternative" work before the word was coined -- so his "Fashions in Humiliation and Debasement" is right at home with this creative crowd! And last, but certainly not least, Paul Pope delivers another chapter in his gritty 12-part tale of urban sleeze and thievery, "The One Trick Rip-Off."
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Cover by Renee French.
Comics' longest-running anthology series serves up another feast of diverse delights, starting with a chunk of "The Ninth Gland" by Renée French, the creator of Fantagraphics's Grit Bath. It's the weird but strangely sweet story about a janitor named Huey Kittentank and two young girls who perform surgery to save the life of an unnamable foundling creature from the girls' back yard. More strange critters inhabit Jack Pollock's latest Devil Chef culinary caper, as the Chef's protégé-gone-wrong carries out unholy gustatory experiments using -- tapeworms!
Paul Pope's "The One-Trick Rip Off" continues its gritty excursion into a noir Los Angeles, replete with crime, thievery, and thuggery. Finally, newcomers Scott Gillis and Jeff DeMos offer the black humor of "The Perfect Tree," the story of a suicide attempt that doesn't go quite according to plan. Renée French and Laura Allred (Madman Comics) have created an eerily evocative cover, portraying Huey Kittentank from "The Ninth Gland." DHP #108 is your one-stop shop for all flavors from the sweet to the weird.
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Cover by Paul Pope.
New York is a young man's best friend -- if that young man has a steady job that pays big bucks. But to comic-book artist Al Milgrom, fresh off the bus from the Midwest, The Big Apple is the worst kind of enemy. He has no job and no friends. But what he does have is his "New York Pets"!
Join Al Milgrom -- one of the shapers of the Silver Age of comics -- in this behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a cartoonist. Plus the twists and dips keep on coming in Paul Pope's "One Trick Rip-Off"; Renée French continues to surprise us in "The Ninth Gland"; and the culinary wonders of the underworld are revealed in Jack Pollock's "Devil Chef"!
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Cover by Paul Pope.
All good things must come to an end. In this issue of DHP, three serials reach their finalès. In "Egg," by Frank Lovece and Christopher Schenck, Charlie's egg hatches, and what's inside is more than he or his father bargained for. Renée French comes to the bottom of her spiral into the bizarre and exposes the gooey center of "The Ninth Gland." Finally, the fate of Tubby and Vim is revealed in the final chapter of Paul Pope's "The One Trick Rip-Off." Pope provides a wraparound cover, sending everything off with a bang.
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Cover by Frank Miller and Walter Simonson.
Frank Miller and Walter Simonson are just two reasons to get into the all-new DHP! Walter Simonson brings us an all-new story starring the galaxy-spanning Star Slammers. Space is a dangerous and mysterious place, but with the Star Slammers around, there's always a little bit of hope and a whole lot of adventure! Meanwhile, on the other side of the galaxy, Lance Blastoff is jet-packing his way across the cosmos, courtesy of Frank Miller! It's an all-new, politically incorrect, sci-fi adventure -- fun for the whole family! Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha will have you begging for treats with the latest installment of "Trypto the Acid Dog"! Our canine hero finds himself down in the fighting ring with an angry pit bull. Can he fight his way out before his family moves to a new city and leaves him behind? Finally, in the second of Ed Brubaker's "Lowlife" stories, a relationship falls apart, a man goes crazy with a gun, and the sun turns black.
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Cover by Frank Miller and Roger Langridge.
DHP continues to mix it up this month, and it's all decked out in its new flip-book format! Frank Miller provides a cover featuring the return of John Arcudi's misfit detective The Creep! Arcudi is joined by Firearm artist Brian O'Connell for a story that proves that pain, unlike beauty, is not just skin deep.
Also, Roger Langridge and Gordon Rennie bring us a hilarious send-up of classic silver-age superhero comics in "Dr. Spin," and Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha present the third chapter of "Trypto the Acid Dog," in which the caped canine escapes the gladiator pit, only to find his family has moved to another town. Finally, the conclusion of Ed Brubaker's "Lowlife" trilogy cuts another insightful slice off the mass psychosis of modern society.
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Cover by Arthur Adams and Evan Dorkin.
Monkeyman and O'Brien make their return to these pages with an all-new serial by Legend cartoonist Arthur Adams! Our daring duo butts heads with Gorhemoth, the living garbage heap. Meanwhile, the only monster on Evan Dorkin's "Hectic Planet" is that twisted creature called love, and Halby is suffering at its hands!
In the final chapter of "Trypto the Acid Dog" by Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer, and Steve Leialoha, the faithful canine saves his boy and family from the hands of evil; and in their last chapter, Dr. Spin and Spin Girl save comic books as we know them, ensuring future employment for their creators, Gordon Rennie and Roger Langridge.
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Cover by Al Williamson.
Variety is the spice of life, and nothing is spicier than DHP! First up, a delectable dish from Mark Schultz and Al Williamson. "One Last Job" is a short tale about an interplanetary bounty hunter who's ready to quit for the joys of love, but can't seem to keep himself from chasing just one more big score. Our second course is a healthy helping of The Lords of Misrule, currently enjoying its own DH miniseries. Taking urban legends and standing them on end, John Tomlinson and Peter Snejbjerg have brewed up a prequel that will keep you up all night.
This is followed by the tantalizing continuation of "Trout," Troy Nixey's surrealistic journey. Trout is in search of evil that escaped him when he wasn't paying attention, and he may end up uncovering more secrets than he was planning for. Finally, Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) offers his famous "Hectic Planet" dessert. A love lost is the worst thing in the world, especially when it has gone and died without telling you. Be careful, because mourning can be explosive. Topping it all off is a crisp afterdinner mint, a one-page tale about the intuitive power of friends and coping with loss. "Gather Ye Rosebuds" is by Bob Schreck, Casey Jones, and Monty Sheldon.
Oh, and don't forget our appetizer, a scrumptious cover by Al Williamson based on an idea he had when he was twelve, later sketched out when he was nineteen, and now finally finished, at an age where Al's far too charming to have to disclose how old he really is.
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Cover by Peter Snejbjerg .
Old ladies with sharp objects are bad, especially in the world of The Lords of Misrule. Urban legends become real nightmares, courtesy of John Tomlinson and Peter Snejbjerg (who provides this issue's gruesome cover). Speaking of bad dreams, Trout's has gotten free, and he's just about to catch up with it. But what happens when you look in the face of your own terror? "Trout" is by Canadian artist Troy Nixey.
"Jack Zero," the new strip by Arnold Pander and European performance artist Zero Boy continues as Jack meets Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickock, Annie Oakley, and the love of his life, Rose Barclay. Hanging with these dangerous folk starts the Jack Zero legend, the stuff pulps are made of. Finally, in the first part of "Imago," writer John Arcudi and artist Brian O'Connell look at the difference between two generations of superheroes, as nobility clashes with grim and gritty.
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Cover by Dan Brereton, Stan Manoukian and Vince Roucher.
Giant-sized flip-book issue! Featuring 48 fat pages and: * Dan Brereton's The Nocturnals! * Tarzan and Shadow artists Stan & Vince debut their high-paced, ultraviolent "Metalfer"! * An all-new Starship Troopers story by Jan Strnad and Tommy Lee Edwards !
Rich Hedden tells the tale of Snipe, a monster hunter in Hollywood, where the true beasts come in the hundreds! * Jeff DeMos and Scott Gillis return to tell the tale of a man obsessed with circles in "A Hole in the Head." * Two covers -- one by Dan Brereton and one by Stan & Vince! Plus new strips by Diana Schutz, Bernie Mireault, & Rupert Bottenberg and Steven Weissman
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By Mike Mignola, Jason Armstrong, and others; cover by Mignola
Hellboy is off to England to slay a dragon. Right. If it were only that easy... Plus: the moon turns red! A giant meteor is on a collision course with Earth! An alien monster rampages through Neutron City! Only the atomic might of Doc Thunder can save us!
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By Mike Mignola, Jason Armstrong, and others; cover by Mignola
Hellboy is off to England to slay a dragon. Right. If it were only that easy... Plus: the moon turns red! A giant meteor is on a collision course with Earth! An alien monster rampages through Neutron City! Only the atomic might of Doc Thunder can save us!
32pg" Cover price $2.95.
Cover by John Byrne, Frank Miller, Eddie Campbel, Eric Vincent and Dale Eaglesham.
Alien Fire returns from Anthony Smith and Eric Vincent! New Material from Eddie Campbell, Frank Miller, John Byrne, John Arcudi and Dale Eaglesham! Cover by Miller and Byrne! We had so much great material left over from the 64-page Annual (offered last month) that we couldn't fit it into a regular-sized issue! In this 48-page "Post-Annual," readers will see: the action-packed conclusion to "Interlude," the prelude to John Byrne's The Next Men; Marv comes closer to finding Goldie's killer in Frank Miller's Sin City; Eddie Campbell's trip "Around the World in Eighty Frames," plus, John Arcudi and Dale Eaglesham's The Creep.
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.
Cover by Eric Vincent. In Alien Fire, by Anthony Smith and Eric Vincent, ex-Earthman Ed Williams' negotiations for a 1952 Buick Roadmaster end in war: John Arcudi and Dale Eaglesham's The Creep closed another case; the gargoyle Mikio learns a lesson about gambling (and cheating) in Jo Duffy and Jo Chacon's Fancies; and in Sin City by Frank Miller, after being shot at, run over, and beaten up, Marv finally loses his temper!
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.25.
Cover by Frank Miller.
In an extended installment of Frank Miller's Sin City, Marv discovers that the secret behind Goldie's murder is big--bigger than he ever dreamed--and it involves a murder farm, a smiling cannibal killer, and a helicopter full of corrupt, machine-gun-toting cops. Marv's in the thick of it, and his only weapon is a hatchet.
Pity the bad guys! Meanwhile, over in Alien Fire, creators Anthony Smith and Eric Vincent find a way to bring happiness to an extraterrestrial empire with a 1952 Buick Roadmaster! Rick Geary also chimes in with a morbid little ditty entitled The Baggage Coach Ahead.
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.25.
Cover by Frank Miller.
The action in Frank Miller's Sin City continues at breakneck pace as Marv races toward a confrontation with Goldie's killer. Don't miss this chance to see the master of the comics medium cut loose! In The Creep, Oxel Karnhus, the acromegalic private eye, finally breaks down and buys a gun--and it's a good thing, `cause he's gonna need it!
Story by John Arcudi, art by Dale Eaglesham. Finally, the Earth Boys return to Earth, only to find that the planet has changed its name so as not to be associated with the four dangerous youths! Story by Brett Brooks and Cliff Biggers, art by David Johnson. Full color cover by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley.
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.25.
Cover by Frank Miller.
Still on the trail of Goldie's killer, Marv seeks new clues in Sin City's red light district. Story and art by Frank Miller. Only one more issue to go in this acclaimed serial! In The Creep, Oxel Karnhus brand new gun proves itself a necessary tool.
Story by John Arcudi, art by Dale Eaglesham. And in Earth Boys, our four heroes leave the president a gift that keeps on giving--giving alien invaders directions to Earth, that is! Story by Cliff Biggers and Brett Brooks, art by David Johnson. Full-color cover by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley.
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.25.
Cover by Paul Chadwick.
If variety is the spice of life, this is one spicy issue! First up, award-winning writer/artist Paul Chadwick returns to the pages of the book that launched his most famous creation: Concrete! Next, writer Ed Brubaker and artist Eric Shanower present part two of "An Accidental Death." A girl is missing, and only two teenage boys know the guilty secret behind her disappearance.
Finally, the Doctor may be in, but he's definitelyway out! Dr. Giggles operates as only he can. Scripted by writer/director Manny Coto and illustrated by Alan J. Burrows, Dr. Giggles prepares to leap onto the silver screen in the film of the same name from Dark Horse and Largo Entertainment! Front cover by Paul Chadwick, back cover by Doug Mahnke
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