After two years as the online voice of Darby Pop, and the last few months writing intros for Darby Pops Off, it feels like I’ve shared a lot of information about myself, but there’s one fact I don’t think has come up yet. I’m transgender. Being trans gives me a slightly different perspective on the… Read more
In the world of publishing, you’re always on the move. It makes learning the ropes a real struggle when you’re the ‘new guy’ on the team. On top of all of your job related responsibilities, you’re learning terminology, figuring out where a particular title is at in its life cycle, even remembering the names of… Read more
Writing content for children can be intimidating. Extra expectations may be forced upon the writer. Does your script have a clear moral for your audience to learn? Will an eight year old “get” the joke you wrote about pineapples? Is the exposition too dry or uses words you can’t expect a 3rd grader to know?… Read more
The March solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to preorder our books from your local comic shop. FAKE EMPIRE TPB Diamond Order Code: JAN16 1563 Eric Palicki (W) • Vinnie Rico (A) • Sina Grace (CA) A Yahoo search for tadalafil side effects produces 1.98 million hits. Older… Read more
Art exists in a gray area. Anyone who has ever been to a convention has run across a booth that sold unlicensed fan art: art prints, posters, or on the spot sketches of our favorite characters from pop culture. The question is, when money exchanges hands, is the artist being paid for the work they… Read more
I doubt any writer in the history of the craft has claimed to have too much time to devote to their writing. The couple of hours dedicated to working on your latest script can easily be overtaken by chores, friends, and dozens of other distractions. How then do you make time to write? Jeff Marsick,… Read more
In the assassin trade, a Dead Man’s Party is part Viking funeral, part Irish wake, a twisted way for your murderous peers to either honor your memory or settle a score. Each of the five professional killers who participate have 30 days to collect the bounty on your head, adding your distinguished name to his or… Read more
All my life I’ve wanted to write a comic book. It’s a common feeling flipping through the pages of Spider-Man, The Wicked + The Divine, Lumberjanes, or any of the other great comics out there. However, the journey from comic book fan to comic book creator is longer and filled with more trials than victories…. Read more
“If you could be any superhero, which one would you be?” It’s a powerful question, one that sparks the imagination. Would you become a beloved hero you’ve read about in comics: a master detective like Batman or have an incredible suite of powers like Superman? Would you be a hero with a costume, an identity,… Read more
The January 2016 solicitations have been released. Below you can find all the information you’ll need to preorder our books from your local comic shop. Dead Man’s Party TPB Diamond Order Code: NOV15 1520 Jeff Marsick (W) • Scott Barnett (A/CA) In the assassin trade, a Dead Man’s Party is part Viking funeral, part Irish… Read more
Pick a handful of your favorite TV shows or movies. Now ask yourself, “How many of those stories started life as a book or graphic novel?” Or have ancillary publishing “product?” It’s becoming harder and harder to find a successful novel that hasn’t hopped at least one of the delivery forms. Why is that? … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jason Enright (PR@darbypop.com) Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 22nd, 2015) – Darby Pop Publishing and Bruce Lee Entertainment are pleased to announce that they are collaborating on a new comic book titled Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises, which will chronicle the return of the beloved actor, philosopher, teacher and – of… Read more