Dark Horse Comics

The Dark Horse Comics logo features a horse motif.

Dark Horse Comics is a publication company founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson that provides services for a number of notable corporations, particularly those involved in the comic book industry. Dark Horse Comics has collaborated with Nickelodeon and Comicraft on a number of occasions, including on works of the Avatar franchise, starting with Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Art of the Animated Series in 2010.

History

In 1980, Richardson opened a comic-book store, Pegasus Books, in a small town in Oregon. The business took off, but Richardson became frustrated by the lack of quality in the products he was selling and, using funds from his retail operation, set up Dark Horse Comics in 1986. Since then, the company has published many comics, including collaborations with DC Comics and Marvel, and has also worked on numerous Star Wars comics. In 2011, for their 25th anniversary, Dark Horse Comics opened up an e-book shop for all of their comics.

Avatar works

Art books

• Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Art of the Animated Series (2010)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Poster Collection (2015)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender—Coloring Book (2016)
• The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book One: Air (2013)
• The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book Two: Spirits (2014)
• The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book Three: Change (2015)
• The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book Four: Balance (2015)
• The Legend of Korra—Coloring Book (2017)
• Beasts of the Four Nations: Creatures From Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra

Compilations

• The Lost Adventures (2011)
• Team Avatar Tales (2019)
• Patterns in Time (2022)

Free Comic Book Day issues

• "Relics" (2011)
• "Dirty Is Only Skin Deep" (2011)
• "Rebound" (2013)
• "Shells" (2014)
• "Sisters" (2015)
• "Friends for Life" (2016)
• "Lost Pets" (2018)
• "Clearing the Air" (2021)
• "Matcha Makers" (2021)
• "Beach Wars" (2022)
• "Lost and Found" (2023)

Graphic novel trilogies

The Promise Part One (2012) Part Two (2012) Part Three (2012) The Search Part One (2013) Part Two (2013) Part Three (2013) The Rift Part One (2014) Part Two (2014) Part Three (2014)

Smoke and Shadow Part One (2015) Part Two (2015) Part Three (2016) North and South Part One (2016) Part Two (2017) Part Three (2017) Turf Wars Part One (2017) Part Two (2018) Part Three (2018)

Imbalance Part One (2018) Part Two (2019) Part Three (2019) Ruins of the Empire Part One (2019) Part Two (2019) Part Three (2020)

Standalone novels

• Katara and the Pirate's Silver (2020)
• Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy (2021)
• Suki, Alone (2021)
• Azula in the Spirit Temple (2023)
• The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer (2024)
• Mystery of Penquan Island (2025)
• Ashes of the Academy (2025)

Avatar: The Last Airbender—Chibi

• Avatar: The Last Airbender—Chibi Vol. 1: Aang's Unfreezing Day (2022)

External links

• Dark Horse Comics