 | Aliens was first published in 1988 and set in the Alien fictional universe. Some stories often feature the company Weyland-Yutani and the United States Colonial Marines. Originally intended as a sequel to James Camerons Aliens, the first mini-series features the characters of Rebecca Newt Jorden and Corporal Dwayne Hicks. Later series also included the further adventures of Ellen Ripley. Other stories are completely unique to the Alien universe, and are often used to explore other aspects of the species, such as their sociology and biology. |
 | Aliens versus Predator comics are part of the crossover franchise, most recently published by Dark Horse Comics. According to the notes which accompany the first Aliens vs. Predator crossover, the original idea of combining Aliens with Predators was the result of a brain-storming session between the comics authors (Chris Warner is specifically credited) in the late 1980s. |
 | Despite not all of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics being canonical, series creator Joss Whedon and a number of writers involved with the television series authored many of the comic books, which elevates them above the level of fan fiction in many peoples eyes. Overviews summarizing the comic books storylines were written early in the writing process and were approved by both Fox and Joss Whedon, and the books were therefore later published as official Buffy merchandise. |
 | Conan, the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E. Howard, is the protagonist of two major comic series published by Dark Horse Comics. The first series, entitled simply Conan ran for 50 issues from 2004 to 2008; the second, entitled Conan the Cimmerian, began publication in 2008. Dark Horse has also published a few one-shots and several mini-series. |
 | In 2005, the first two issues of the comic book series were released by Dark Horse Comics. "The Boring Issue" (#1) and "The Lost Issue" (#2). "The Dark Issue" (#3) were published in 2006. The collected edition of the first three comic books ("Emily the Strange: Lost, Dark, and Bored") was published in November 2006. "The Rock Issue" (#4) was published in 2007. An ongoing monthly, standard length series has been published since March 2008. |
 | The Goon is a comic book series created by Eric Powell in March 1999. The story is about the adventures of the Goon, a muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary enforcer for the feared mobster Labrazio. The Goon (and his sidekick Franky) often get tied up in other machinations, often in relation to the evil zombie gangs under the command of the Nameless Zombie Priest.The series has a distinctly paranormal slant, with the average story concerning ghosts, ghouls, skunk-apes with an unnatural hunger for pie, extra-dimensional aliens, and mad scientists. |
 | Hellboy is a comic book character created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. He has appeared in a number of eponymous miniseries and one-shots, as well as some crossovers. Hellboy fights for the BPRD, an international non-governmental agency, and himself against dark forces including Nazis and Baba Yaga, in a series of tales that have their roots in folklore, pulp magazines, vintage adventure, and horror fiction. He has been dubbed the "Worlds Greatest Paranormal Investigator." |
 | The events of Predator #1-4 revolve around NYC Detective Schaefer and his partner, Detective Rasche, who discover a Predator in New York City during a drug deal gone bad. Schaefer believes the Predator and a mysterious army general have a connection to his brother, Dutch, which leads Schaefer on a hunt into Colombia. There in South America Schaefer has yet another run in with a Predator as well as a Colombian drug lord - an old NYC adversary. Successfully eluding both, Schaefer is transported back to the U.S. only to find a government plot to hand him over to the Predators. |
 | Sin City is the title for a series of comics by Frank Miller, told in a film noir-like style (now known as Neo noir). The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horses Fifth Anniversary Special" (April, 1991), and continued in Dark Horse Presents #51–62 from May 1991 to June 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several other stories of variable lengths have followed. All stories take place in Basin City, with frequent recurring characters and intertwining stories. |
 | We wanted to create sequels to the movies we loved, says Mike Richardson, the comics fan and entrepreneur who challenged publishing giants Marvel and DC in 1986 when he founded Dark Horse Comics -- one of the most successful independent publishers in the industry. Though it was Marvel who first got the ball rolling on Star Wars comics in the 1970s and 1980s, Dark Horse revitalized the license in the early 1990s and proved it could do as good if not better a job than either of the Big Two. |
 | Dark Horse Comics acquired the rights in 1990 and published The Terminator (titled Tempest in trade paperbacks to distinguish itself), where a group of human soldiers and four Terminators come to the present, to respectively kill or protect the developers of Skynet. One of the Terminators is Dudley, a human doctor with cybernetic implants, and he betrays his group as he feels he can make a difference in the past.In the following years sequel Secondary Objectives, the surviving Terminator leader, C890.L, is reprogrammed to destroy another Terminator sent to aid him and kill Sarah Connor. |