A Quirky Superhero of the Comics Trade

A spotlight on Milwaukie's Dark Horse Comics, with a nice overview of how Dark Horse is different than the large comics houses.

By nurturing and backing a quirky, brooding and inventive stable of writers and artists, Dark Horse has spent the last 20 years carving out and maintaining its place as a scrappy comic book franchise in an industry dominated by Marvel Entertainment and DC Comics.
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Dark Horse, which is privately held, has endured in an industry where many small publishers last less than a year. It has thrived, its owners say, by sharing financial success with its artists and taking its role as an independent publisher very, very seriously.

George Gene Gustines. (Nov. 12, 2006). A Quirky Superhero of the Comics Trade. New York City: The New York Times. Retrieved 11/14/2006 at nytimes.com/2006/11/12/business/yourmoney/12comic.html