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“Breaking Into Comics” Contest Generates Thousands of Pages. And, Very Soon, a Dream Fulfilled

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on November 7, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7th, 2014 Darby Pop Publishing’s “Breaking Into Comics” Script Contest Generates Thousands of Pages. And, Very Soon, A Dream Fulfilled. Recently, IDW-distributed Darby Pop Publishing did something rather unusual when it put out an “open call” for finished comic book scripts — one of which will become the basis for a… Read more

DOBERMAN Doesn’t Believe in Parachutes in the January Solicits

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on November 4, 2014

The January solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to pre-order our books from your local comic shop. DOBERMAN #5 Diamond Order Code: NOV14 0528 Rob Rosell (W) • Scott Marder (W) • Jack Lambert (W) • Brandon McKinney (A) • Bernard Chang (C) From the producers of IT’S… Read more

MICHAEL MYERS (Tyler Mane) to Spend HALLOWEEN at COMIKAZE EXPO with DARBY POP PUBLISHING BOOTH #806!

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on October 20, 2014

MICHAEL MYERS (Tyler Mane) to spend HALLOWEEN at COMIKAZE EXPO with DARBY POP PUBLISHING, BOOTH #806! October 31st and November 1st, 2014 – Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA (October 20, 2014): Darby Pop Publishing announced today that Tyler Mane – none other than “Michael Myers” himself from Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN –will be appearing at their… Read more

Darby Pop’s Smorgasboard of October Conventions and Signings

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on October 12, 2014

For the month of October you’re going to find Darby Pop Publishing a little bit of everywhere: conventions, signings, your local comic book store, east coast, west coast. There will be no escape!     The first event you’ll find us at is SoCal Comic Con on Sunday, October 5th. In attendance will be INDESTRUCTIBLE… Read more

The DEAD SQUAD Faces Hell Itself in the December Solicits

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on October 12, 2014

The December solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to pre-order our books from your local comic shop. DEAD SQUAD #3 Diamond Order Code: OCT14 0577 Matthew Federman (W) • Stephen Scaia (W) • Michael Montenant (A) • Matt Timson (C) The Dead Squad has thirteen hours to live… Read more

Breaking Into Comics: Darby Pop’s Script Contest

Written by Kristine Chester | 1 Comment | Published on September 9, 2014

We all know how hard it is to get a foothold in the comic book industry, especially for a Writer. Ask any Pro, and they are likely to tell you that the only way “in” is to fund your own book and hope others take notice. It’s like asking an MBA to finance a start-up… Read more

Barry Cowboys Up with INDESTRUCTIBLE #9 in the November Solicits

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on September 4, 2014

The November solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to pre-order our books from your local comic shop. INDESTRUCTIBLE #9 Diamond Order Code: SEP14 0530 Ken Kristensen (W) • Giancarlo Caracuzzo (A) • Jose Lopez (CA) As Tarr’s sinister plan is revealed, it’s up to Barry to save hero… Read more

The DEAD SQUAD Gets Deployed in the October Solicits

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on August 2, 2014

The October solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to pre-order our books from your local comic shop. DEAD SQUAD #1 Diamond Order Code: AUG14 0518 Matthew Federman (W) • Stephen Scaia (W) • Michael Montenant (A) • Steve Firchow (CA) • Howard Chaykin (CA) The latest from Darby… Read more

Announcing Darby Pop’s 5th Title: DEAD SQUAD

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on July 30, 2014

Saturday (July 26th) at San Diego Comic Con International, Darby Pop Publishing announced plans for the October release of their fifth all-original title — DEAD SQUAD — to be distributed by IDW. The comic book series will be written by scribes Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia. While the duo is relatively new to comics, their work… Read more

The Darby Pop Highlights: DOBERMAN #1 Unashamedly Channels the 80s

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on July 26, 2014

We’ve been talking up DOBERMAN #1 for months and finally the issue has reached the hands of readers everywhere. This love letter to 80s action films has received a lot of support and kind words and we thought we’d share some with you. DOBERMAN #1  Fanboy Comics’s Contributor Tim Palmer wrote an ecstatic review of the… Read more

San Diego Comic-Con 2014

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on July 7, 2014

The many fine folks from Darby Pop will be present at San Diego Comic-Con 2014, which runs from Wednesday, July 24-Sunday, July 27 this year. The IDW Publishing booth #2643 will have issues of INDESTRUCTIBLE, CITY: THE MIND IN THE MACHINE, THE 7TH SWORD, and DOBERMAN available for sale along with lithographs and buttons. In… Read more

The Darby Pop Highlights: Featuring Double Helpings of INDESTRUCTIBLE!

Written by Kristine Chester | No Comments | Published on July 4, 2014

This week saw the release of not only INDESTRUCTIBLE #7 but INDESTRUCTIBLE Vol. 1, our very first trade paperback! We’re super excited about the releases over here at the Darby Pop offices and rather than keep all the good words to ourselves, we wanted to share what people are saying across the web. INDESTRUCTIBLE #7 So,… Read more