Final 2009 for DARKHORSE, but still BOSS

Welcome to the Dark Horse Newsletter! Chances are you've already heard about  our comics being available for download  on iTunes. But did you know we've  recently expanded  our offering to  include: Hellboy: Seed  of Destruction, Umbrella  Academy: Apocalypse  Suite, Star Wars: Clone  Wars, Legacy Vol. 2,  The Force Unleashedand  Resurrection? You can  find out more on our mobile page. We've also released several  new additions to our  popular line of  GelaSkins!  We're pleased to announce  that the first designs  featuring the original art and characters of director  and artist Tim Burton are available now, as well  as a selection of sleek and sexy Bettie Page skins! Looking ahead to 2010 we've got quite a year  already planned. Hitting next month we've got a brand new   Aliens vs. Predatorseries, as well as the  launch of Mass Effect: Redemptionwhich tells  a pivotal chapter in the story of the  blockbuster sci-fi epic game: Mass Effect 2. He's back!  The Terminator returns to  DH with Zach Whedon assuming writing  duties (always two Whedons there are),  interior art by Andy McDonald, and  featuring stunning covers by Massimo Carnevale. You've all been asking, "Who is Twilight,  really"? Well, you're just going to have  to read acclaimed novelist and comics  writer Brad Meltzer's run on  Buffy the  Vampire Slayer Season 8 beginning with  issue 32 in February to find out for  yourself (hint: although there has been  much speculation that it is indeed Buffy  editor Scott Allie, I can honestly say  that it's not . . . or is it?). Comics legend Jim Shooter comes to  DH as head writer for the re-launch and  re-imagined Gold Key Comics characters:  Turok, Son of Stone, Doctor Solar, Man  of the Atom,Magnus: Robot Fighter, and  Mighty Samson. Look for the Free  Comic Book Day offering of Dr.  Solar/Magnus on May 1, 2010 which  kicks off this incredible publishing program! And coming in July, Janet Evanovich, the  New York Times #1 best-selling author  of  Finger Lickin' Fifteen, brings Alexandra  Barnaby and Sam Hooker, from the hit  Barnaby novels Metro Girl and Motor  Mouth, to Dark Horse Comics, with her  debut graphic novel -- Troublemaker! But wait a second, do you have any new  Hellboy, you ask? Check! How about  Star Wars? Now, have we ever let you  down? Conan? Yes indeed! You got  CLAMP? You better believe we've got CLAMP! . . . And that's just the begining! We've  got plenty of other new products, new  stories, new apps, and many more new  surprises with every page turn! Best wishes to all and have a safe and  Happy New Year! --Matthew Parkinson, Pony Express Editor (e-mail your comments to sireditrix@darkhorse.com) A little something for all you good girls and boys!!! The latest installment of MySpace Dark Horse Presents has been posted, featuring Conan and the Mad King of Gaul Pt. 2 by Darick  Robertson, and other all-new stories! Also,check out our MySpace,Facebook, and Twitter pages while you're at it. Turn through the pages in our Bloodsong, Crossing the Empty Quarter, Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy and The Art of Emily the Strage flip books! Extended preview: Drawing Down the Moon: The Art of Charles Vess. Learn how a comic is created in our Making of a Comic feature which highlights the Abe Sapien one-shot and Mass Effect #1. Misery Obscura: 20 Questions with punk and metal legend Eerie Von. Download the latest DH desktops here! Watch the Deadlocke video interview with Arvid Nelson & Christopher Krovatin. From the Publisher Happy Holidays! See you next year. Best, Mike Richardson, Publisher FREEBIE This month we're giving you an extra special prize. Just tell us what Dark Horse graphic novel you'd like to receive, and if we draw your name, your wish will be granted. Simply enter for your chance to win in the Freebie of the Month Contest. Good Luck! HURRY! LIMITED QUANTITIES!   A Special Thanks to a Special Talent By David Scroggy Few creators have had more of an impact on today's popular culture than writer/artist/director Tim Burton. His influence has permeated film, fashion, and graphic design. Therefore, it is quite fitting that the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York is honoring Burton with a career retrospective. Read the full article here.  Comics Feedbag Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, and drawn by 2009 Eisner winner Guy Davis, B.P.R.D.: King of Fear wraps up the Scorched Earth trilogy, which started with The Warning and The Black Goddess. Beasts of Burden #4 Usagi Yojimbo #125 Star Wars: Legacy#43 Book Barn Dark Horse is expanding its Robert E. Howard reprint line by presenting all of the original 1970s and 1980s Marvel color comic books featuringSolomon Kane in one awesome volume! Drawing Down the Moon: The Art of Charles Vess HC  Nexus Archives Vol. 10  A Wind Named Amnesia/Invader Summer Novel Product Parade Our fourth character in the Classic Uncle Scrooge statuette series is Magica De Spell, who believes that if she could somehow steal Uncle Scrooge's "number one dime" for herself, it would allow her to use her magic spells to get mountains of riches of her own. Buck Rogers  Domo Color Changing Mug Herbie Vinyl Figure