Dark Horse Comics Specialty Items For August 2008 Posted by Curto on May 9, 2008 at 11:56 PM CST: BERNIE WRIGHTSON’S FRANKENSTEIN Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (W) and Bernie Wrightson (A) On sale Oct 29 FC, 240 pages $29.95 HC, 9" x 12" Few works by comic-book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson’s illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983. Twenty-five years later, this magnificent pairing of art and literature is still considered to be one of the greatest achievements made by any artist in the field. Now, Wrightson and Dark Horse Books are collaborating on a beautiful new hardcover edition of the book, published in a larger 9" x 12" format intended to show off the exquisitely detailed line art of one of the greatest living artists in comics today. This book includes the complete text of the original ground-breaking novel, and the original forty-seven full-page illustrations that stunned the world with their monumental beauty and uniqueness. • The original edition of this book is nearly impossible to find. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy one of the most talked-about books of the last twenty-five years, Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’S TAROT On sale Aug 13 78-card deck, instruction pamphlet, 64-page softcover book, in reclosable box with magnetic closure $14.99 Lost hundreds of years ago, the Slayer’s tarot is an important artifact from Slayer history that came into existence after a group of women shared a vision of a rogue Slayer who would love a vampire and who would be aided in her fight against evil by a group of mystical allies. The heretical prophecy led to the suppression of the deck by the Watcher’s Council. Written and conceived by Rachel Pollack, author of twelve books on the tarot, including the renowned 78 Degrees of Wisdom, she teams with long-time Buffy artist Paul Lee to create this one-of-a-kind tarot card set. DOMO 5.5" FLOCKED VINYL FIGURES On sale Oct 29 Classic Brown 5.5" Flocked Vinyl Figure $24.99 Olive Green 5.5" Flocked Vinyl Figure $24.99 Ruby Red 5.5" Flocked Vinyl Figure $24.99 Earl Grey 5.5" Flocked Vinyl Figure $24.99 Polar White 5.5" Flocked Vinyl Figure $24.99 Domo is back! Following the success of our 8" Domo series, we are excited to ramp up a second series of Domo flocked vinyl figures—this time at 5.5". Available in limited quantities, our 5.5" Domo flocked vinyl figure comes in four colors: Classic Brown (limited edition), Olive Green (limited edition of 800), RAAAAR!! Red (limited edition of 800), Earl Grey (limited edition of 800), and Polar White (limited edition of 500). These fun, furry-flocked figures are fuzzy to the touch, just like Domo. TARA MCPHERSON AND BECI ORPIN JOURNALS On sale Sept 17 Tara McPherson “Mr. Wiggles” Journal 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral-bound journal $9.99 Beci Orpin “Folklore” Journal 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" spiral-bound journal $9.99 Two of our favorites are back! We love everything that Tara McPherson and Beci Orpin do, so we’re thrilled that they have agreed to design two new journals for Dark Horse. While both artists incorporate pleasing colors with wonderful designs and a sense of fun, their styles are unique and irresistible. INDIANA JONES AND THE TOMB OF THE GODS #3 (of 4) Rob Williams (W), Steve Scott (P), Nathan Massengill (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Tony Harris (Cover) On sale Aug 27 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Miniseries Breakneck adventure doesn’t let you stop for breath in this continuation of Indiana Jones’s search for ancient artifacts and treasures! Once again, archaeologist and self-stated preserver of history Dr. Henry Jones Jr. is on the trail of something colossal. With exotic locations, natural disasters, wild animals, ever-pesky Nazis, and a beautiful fortune hunter, Indy’s quest for the Tomb of the Gods could be his most amazing and historically disturbing escapade ever! This way for a touch of history and a lot of gripping adventure—Indiana Jones is not your average archaeologist! SERENITY LASER ENGRAVED ACRYLIC ORNAMENT On sale Oct 8 4" x 4" clear lucite cube $16.99 Joss Wheden’s blockbuster Serenity continues to capture the attention of fans of fantastic adventure. Dark Horse is pleased to support the “browncoats” with the next in our series of Serenity themed ornaments. We have scanned the Serenity ship and using the wonders of modern science, crafted it as a wire frame 3D image inside a 4" x 4" clear lucite cube. This process has allowed us to acheive an unprecedented level of accurate detail. We are adding a mechanism of ribbon that can be glued to the cube for hanging display, but as with most ofther “tombstone”-style collectibles, it may be best displayed sitting on a window sill or over a small LED light base. The LED light, commonly available on the open market, is NOT a part of the package. SERENITY: BETTER DAYS Joss Whedon (W), Brett Matthews (W), Will Conrad (P), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jo Chen (Cover) On sale Oct 29 FC, 80 pages $9.95 TPB, 6" x 9" Serenity: Better Days follows everyone’s favorite space cowboys in a thrilling, action-packed adventure, where Mal and his crew take on a heist that promises a big payoff. But when one of Serenity’s crew is taken captive and tortured, the gang must put their enduring differences aside and work together to save one of their own, even if it may mean losing the cash prize of a lifetime. Joss Whedon returns to the world of his blockbuster film Serenity, reuniting with Brett Matthews and Will Conrad, his collaborators on the bestselling 2005 series Those Left Behind. • Collects Serenity: Better Days #1-3.