CBR Exclusive: Richardson Looks To Dark Horse's 2015 Future

11/26/2014 12:08pm
Dark Horse Comics has gone through quite a few changes in its publishing line over the course of 2014 -- not the least of which was the transition of the "Star Wars" license to Marvel. However, if Dark Horse's recent announcement of upcoming titles are any indication, 2015 is set to be a big year for the publisher as a bigger push for creator-owned content comes to the forefront. However, Dark Horse is certainly no stranger to creator-owned content. The company was founded based on creator-owned books -- it wasn't until later that it would distinguish itself as a trusted licensing partner in comics with "Aliens," "Predator" and more.
Dark Horse President Mike Richardson has been with the company since the very beginning -- and there's nobody better to speak with clarity on the current state of the company as well as what it's looking toward as 2015 comes closer. CBR News spoke with Richardson at Dark Horse's offices in Milwaukee, Oregon, touching on the concept of balance across the publishing line, new initiatives in marketing, the ever-changing comic book market, upcoming exciting projects and much, much more.

Dark Horse Comics has gone through quite a few changes in its publishing line over the course of 2014 -- not the least of which was the transition of the "Star Wars" license to Marvel. However, if Dark Horse's recent announcement of upcoming titles are any indication, 2015 is set to be a big year for the publisher as a bigger push for creator-owned content comes to the forefront. However, Dark Horse is certainly no stranger to creator-owned content. The company was founded based on creator-owned books -- it wasn't until later that it would distinguish itself as a trusted licensing partner in comics with "Aliens," "Predator" and more.

By: Steve Sunu

Dark Horse President Mike Richardson has been with the company since the very beginning -- and there's nobody better to speak with clarity on the current state of the company as well as what it's looking toward as 2015 comes closer. CBR News spoke with Richardson at Dark Horse's offices in Milwaukee, Oregon, touching on the concept of balance across the publishing line, new initiatives in marketing, the ever-changing comic book market, upcoming exciting projects and much, much more.

CBR News: Mike, let's discuss identity a bit. Looking at 2015, Dark Horse seems as though it's going through somewhat of an evolution of identity with a lot of focus on creator-owned and developing original IP. How do you feel plans for 2015 help to continue Dark Horse's evolution as a company?

Mike Richardson: Well, we're not reinventing the wheel here. From the beginning, the original idea was to publish creator-owned projects. All of our early books were creator-owned, and we've continued publishing those books through the years. Somehow, that's gotten washed away with the addition of licenses such as "Aliens" and "Star Wars" because those titles were so successful, and as a result we became known for licensed properties. But we've never stopped filling a very large portion of our publishing schedule with creator-owned projects. In that regard, it hasn't changed. Now, we want to put more emphasis on the creator-owned work to make sure people are aware that we are still in that arena. We're trying to get more creator-owned projects that people can't help but notice. Obviously, "Fight Club 2" fits that description.

Check out the full interview with Mike Richardson on CBR!

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