DARK HORSE TO PUBLISH EDGEWORLD, A SCI-FI WESTERN COMIC

Dark Horse, the legendary comic book publisher of titles including Black Hammer, Hellboy, Sin City and The Umbrella Academy will publish Edgeworld, an edgy expectation-busting western set in the far reaches of outer space, for the first time in print in August 2022. Written by animator and producer Chuck Austen, who makes his return to comics with his good friend, long-time Marvel/DC artist Patrick Olliffe (Spider-Girl; Hawkman), Edgeworld is a gritty, sexy, potent adventure series that’s part science fiction, part detective series, and part western. Joining Austen and Olliffe, in his first creator-owned comic, are acclaimed colorist Lee Loughridge, and letterer Jodi Wynne. Edgeworld is currently in development as an original animated series at Amazon Studios with Chuck Austen and Patrick Olliffe serving as executive producers.

In Edgeworld, Killian Jess is the magistrate and a former United Authority soldier who knows the system, upholds the law, and delivers the verdict—with a vengeance. Alongside native Palan Cheela, Killian fights to protect the planet Pala, a backwater, frontier planet on the edge of known space located beneath a riftgate—the greatest and most valuable discovery in galactic history. Together, the duo must battle alien invasions, military forces, black market traders, otherworldly infestations, drug runners and the disastrous, ecological aftermath of a brutal, planet-wide war, in order to save the world they love.

About the Writer: Chuck Austen has worked on so many different things he feels the desperate need to lie down. His animation skills have been part of King of the Hill, Steven Universe, The Cleveland Show, and he co-created the hit series Tripping the Rift for SYFY. He has spent the last five years as a producer for DreamWorksTV on Dawn of the Croods, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. He also wrote a lot of comics, including Uncanny X-Men, JLA, Superman, and The Avengers. His favorite personal work, by far has been with comiXology, Patrick Olliffe and the talented team on Edgeworld.

About the Artist: Patrick Olliffe is a veteran comic book illustrator with over 32 years of experience, working for some of the largest publishers in the industry, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse and Disney Publishing. His long list of credits include drawing such characters as Spider-Man, Thor, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Catwoman, Hawkman, plus for Disney’s Marvel Press, Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Hulk, The Avengers, and The X-Men. He is thrilled to be partnering with Chuck Austen and the rest of the team to bring Edgeworld to life!

Edgeworld [on sale August 23, 2022 is the latest release from the Dark Horse Books and comiXology Originals print program. It is available for pre-order now through Amazon and Barnes & Nobleand your local comic shop.