It's been announced that Dark Horse Comics, Guillermo del Toro, and Universal Brand Development have teamed up to create Trollhunters: The Secret History of Trollkind, a continuation of Trollhunters' main protagonist, Jim Lake Jr.'s story in comic form. Continue reading for more details on the comic and a look at the cover artwork.
Press Release: MILWAUKIE, Ore., (July 18, 2017)—From Dark Horse Comics, Guillermo del Toro, and Universal Brand Development, comes a graphic novel with further adventures for DreamWorks Animation Television’s Trollhunters’ teenage hero, Jim Lake, Jr., in Trollhunters: The Secret History of Trollkind. Trollhunters executive producer and writer Marc Guggenheim and How to Train Your Dragon graphic novel writer Richard Hamilton work alongside Trollhunters creator and executive producer Guillermo del Toro to co-write this companion tale to the Emmy-winning Netflix series! Timothy Green II (Avenger’s Academy, Justice League: 3001) provides his artistic skills to Trollhunters: The Secret History of Trollkind with Wes Dzioba (Hack/Slash: The Series, Serenity: No Power in the 'Verse) bringing the art to life with his gorgeous colors. The amazing cover is by Bill Sienkiewicz (New Mutants, Elektra: Assassin).
Connecting directly to the Netflix original series from DreamWorks Animation Television, Trollhunters, the original graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics, Trollhunters: The Secret History of Trollkind explores Jim’s journey as the first human Trollhunter—defender of good Trolls. The secrets of the great Troll warriors of the past are crucial tools for the new Trollhunter, and the time has come for Jim to appreciate the battles of Kanjigar the Courageous, who through his own struggles, triumphs, and failures lead the Trolls after the Battle of Killahead Bridge through unknown territory, across oceans and continents, and past fearsome foes! With his friends by his side, Jim continues the fight against the Gumm-Gumms and their allies!
Trollhunters: The Secret History of Trollkind goes on sale February 14, 2017, and is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop. Visit DarkHorse.com for more information.
About Dark Horse
For more than thirty years, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, the company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Today, Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.
About Universal Brand Development
Universal Brand Development globally drives the expansion of the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. Along with franchise brand management, Universal Brand Development’s core businesses include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, and Live Entertainment based on the company’s extensive portfolio of intellectual properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, and NBCUniversal cable and television. Universal Brand Development is a business segment of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, and part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA).
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